YES launches
Issued over Business Wire on July 9, 2025. Reprinted here in full.
WAKE FOREST, N.C., July 9, 2025 (BUSINESS WIRE) Charlie Yokley, AICP, a leading land entitlement expert in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area with more than two decades of success addressing entitlement challenges in public and private sectors, has announced the launch of Yokley Entitlement Services (YES).
Yokley, who has managed entitlement strategies for thousands of residential lots and millions of square feet of commercial space, including leading one of the Triangle’s highest-rated public planning departments, created YES to address gaps in the entitlement space and guide projects through the phase between concept and construction.
We started YES to fix what has for the most part been broken in the world of entitlements. YES can provide effective solutions, while bringing grit, clarity, and ownership to every deal.
Charlie Yokley, AICP
The firm offers services ranging from pre-acquisition assessments and individual project management to comprehensive team integration, designed to assist developers, landowners, engineers, contractors, homeowners, and attorneys in navigating entitlements with speed, clarity, and results.
About YES
YES specializes in land entitlement consulting throughout North Carolina, assisting clients with zoning, plan approvals, variances, permitting, and public processes. Founded by Charlie Yokley, AICP, the firm combines decades of experience to help guide projects from conception to approval.
Where we work now. This release describes the firm at launch. We carry projects through hearings in North Carolina, southern and Tidewater Virginia, and coastal and northern South Carolina, and the written work travels further. What that means.
Original release: Business Wire. Media contact: Paul Williams, 310/569-0023, paul@medialinecommunications.com.