Area Development
Yodle Inc., a local online marketing firm, will expand into a new 35,000-square-foot office located in Cambridge Corporate Center at 10101 Claude Freeman Drive in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company expects to create approximately 130 jobs, doubling its current employee base in the city. The majority of new employees will be in sales with the remainder primarily working in client services positions.

“Yodle has seen significant growth in Charlotte since we first established a presence in the city in 2007,” said Michael Gordon, Yodle's chief financial officer. “With Charlotte’s talented labor pool and business friendly climate, we look forward to continued growth in the years to come.”

“Yodle is changing the game by offering affordable online marketing and customer service programs to small businesses, which comprise 80 percent of the chamber’s membership base,” said Bob Morgan, Charlotte Chamber president. “As a leading edge company in an ever-changing environment, Yodle’s success serves as an example to other growing companies.”

DTZ and TRIPP Commercial jointly represented Yodle in its real estate transaction. Jones Lang LaSalle represented Mainstreet Claude Freeman, the building owner. Cambridge Corporate Center is owned through a partnership between DRA Advisors LLC and Mainstreet Capital Partners.