YESCO BILLBOARDS TO HONOR SON OF EMPLOYEE FEATURED IN “UNDERCOVER BOSS”

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Graphic Honoring Riley Scott Byington.
(Graphic courtesy of YESCO)  

YESCO BILLBOARDS TO HONOR SON OF EMPLOYEE FEATURED IN “UNDERCOVER BOSS” WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18 

SALT LAKE CITY (January 2023) – YESCO, the 103-year-old company known for manufacturing and maintaining internationally recognizable signs, will honor the life of Riley Scott Byington, the son of YESCO Las Vegas’ paint foreman Eric Byington, on Wednesday, Jan. 18.  

As a part of a commitment made to Eric by YESCO Executive Vice President Jeff Young on the CBS series “Undercover Boss,” which aired on January 15, 2016, it is the company’s great honor to remember Riley every year on his birthday, Jan. 18. This year marks the eighth year in a row the company has shared his picture on digital billboards located in Utah and Nevada. 

“Eric Byington has been an indispensable member of the YESCO Las Vegas team since 1991,” said Jeff Young, executive vice president, YESCO. “It is our company’s privilege to recognize his son each year on his birthday to honor his extraordinary life.” 

Young went undercover as the YESCO “boss” on Season 7, Episode 5 of the popular series, which is available for download on YouTube, Hulu, Amazon Prime and Paramount+.  

ABOUT YESCO
YESCO specializes in the manufacture of custom electric signs, sign maintenance and out-of-home advertising. In addition, YESCO operates sign and lighting service repair stores throughout North America as well as a sign financing business. Thomas Young founded the company in Ogden, Utah, in 1920 after borrowing $300 from his father. YESCO began by offering wall painted advertisements, gold-leaf window lettering and coffin plates. Today, helmed by the second, third and fourth generations of the founder’s family, YESCO creates, services and maintains award-winning displays for some of the most prestigious brands. For more information, go to www.YESCO.com. 

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