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Associated Press
09-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Land Entitlement Expert Launches Yokley Entitlement Services (YES) to Provide Full Suite of Project Guidance Resources
WAKE FOREST, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 9, 2025-- Charlie Yokley, AICP, a leading land entitlement expert in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area known for his more than two-decades track record of success solving entitlement challenges in the 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 meet a series of needs in the entitlement space and guide projects of all sizes through the often messy space between concept and construction. 'We started YES to fix what has for the most part been broken in the world of entitlements,' said Yokley. 'Whether it's slow approvals, expensive consultants, or disjointed teams, YES can provide effective solutions, while bringing grit, clarity, and ownership to every deal. Our mission is to make the entitlement process simpler, faster, and able to move forward. I've seen firsthand how these services are desperately needed and am excited to support clients in getting their projects across the finish line. We're positioned to be the most trusted and rewarding entitlement partner in the region.' From pre-acquisition quick checks and individual project management to full-team integration, YES is designed to help developers, landowners, engineers, contractors, homeowners, and attorneys navigate entitlements with speed, clarity, and results. Yokley, who is a veteran of both public- and private-sector entitlement work, built YES to serve clients with right-sized, relationship-driven support. About YES YES specializes in land entitlement consulting—helping developers, landowners, law firms, engineers, and contractors navigate zoning, plan approvals, variances, permitting, and public processes throughout North Carolina. YES manages every step needed to take a project from idea to 'approved.' Founded by the Triangle's foremost entitlement thought leader, Charlie Yokley, AICP, YES combines Yokley's decades of public- and private-sector experience to help developers, landowners, engineers, contractors, homeowners, and attorneys navigate entitlements with speed, clarity, and results. Learn more View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact: Paul Williams 310/569-0023 [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA NORTH CAROLINA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SMALL BUSINESS RESIDENTIAL BUILDING & REAL ESTATE COMMERCIAL BUILDING & REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY URBAN PLANNING CONSULTING SOURCE: Yokley Entitlement Services Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 07/09/2025 11:50 AM/DISC: 07/09/2025 11:51 AM
ABC News
30-06-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Compulsory super contributions are rising but will you get it?
Compulsory super contributions from employers will rise to 12 per cent from July 1, but millions of workers are missing out on their entitlements and the ATO rarely penalises employers that don't pay it.
Sky News
27-06-2025
- Business
- Sky News
Sky News Business Podcast: Welfare reforms, bond markets and skills
As Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer backs down over planned cuts to disability entitlements, Paul Kelso discusses the latest developments with Simon French, chief economist and head of research at Panmure Liberum. Paul also speaks to George Lagarias, chief economist at Forvis Mazars, about how the bond markets have reacted to the U-turn. And there is an interview with entrepreneur Simon Squibb on the drop in the number of graduate-level jobs.
Wall Street Journal
16-06-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Mayday on the Fiscal Titanic
Greg Ip may be correct that the Republicans have done more than Elon Musk to cut spending, but he mischaracterizes the GOP's efforts as 'serious' ('Capital Account: GOP, Not Musk, Deploys the Chain Saw,' U.S. News, June 9). If the Republicans were serious, why not begin by cutting 3% off every line in the budget, no exceptions, other than interest on the debt? If the Republicans were serious about addressing entitlements, why not start with Medicare, an $850 billion program that exclusively benefits the elderly, the wealthiest cohort of society?
Bloomberg
21-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
America's Debt Problem Is Also a Retirement Problem
The wise minds at Moody's Investors Service finally acknowledged last week what the other two main credit rating agencies did years ago: America has a debt problem. Now it's time for America to recognize that solving its debt problem will require addressing another hard truth: Americans have a retirement problem — specifically, they retire too soon. Despite reports that Moody's decision is related to the fiscal impact of the $3.7 trillion tax legislation the House is currently debating, that bill is just the proverbial rearranging of deck chairs on the Titanic. The biggest source of America's long-term debt problem, which is not even included in the 10-year budget projections, is unfunded entitlements, largely Social Security and Medicare.
