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Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Credit crunch is taking a bite out of bank startups - Dayton Business Journal:
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million in its initial public offering. The located at 548 N. Lewis Road in extended the offering that began last summef to a first closingon Jan. 16. The offering will continure throughMarch 15. CEO Joseph Major has said the perceives credit crunch created by the subprime mortgagde crisis coupled with the typicallyt slow period of July and August put a crimp in The bank originally hoper toraise $9 million to $20 million in initiapl capital. Most other startups attempting to raise money through initial offerings in the past year have encounteredf the sameproblems (see related story on page 26).
Thre e more startups are in the planning including Monument Bankin Doylestown, which is set to open next Two more are planned in Northeast Philadelphiaz that will serve the Russian-speaking immigrant community, New American Bank and Right Prestige Community Bank of Newtown openee in October and was sold to anothetr startup, the parent to First Priority Bank of Milestone Bank of Doylestown opened in Novembefr and Vantage Point Bank openede shortly before the New Year in Fort Colonial American Bank of West Conshohockebn opened last February.
For the second time sincse August, Mark Graham has been promotefdat Graham, 46, has been tapped to head the company'es wealth advisory services, where he will be responsiblse for managing that business line in the company'ss 10-state platform. In August, Graham was promoted to the new positiomn of president ofthe mid-Atlantic regional banking market. Graham has been with the companu since 1983 and was president of the Pennsylvani marketsince 1998.
He was succeededf in that role by Jeffrey chief operating officer of the Pennsylvania A company spokesmansaid Graham'es mid-Atlantic regional president positionm will not be filled as individual market manager such as Culp will report jointly to Graha and Bob Harra, president of Wilmingtoj Trust and head of the regional banking business. Small Business Administration lender Preferred Capitao of Wilmingtonacquired asset-based lender Business Credit Partnersd of Ardmore. The privately held Business Creditg Partners services smallto mid-sized businesses with credit needxs up to $3 million.
It began operationsd in 2006 and was established out of a reorganization of a busineses formerly known as Mercantile Business Rocco Perate, president and CEO of Preferred Capital, will take on the same role at Business Credit Partners. The two companieas will operate as separate entities and maintaihn their respective headquarters but Perate said theywill "morw than likely" be branded under the Preferred Capital name this Philadelphia-based Gemino Healthcare Finance said it provided funding to 12 health care-related companies with total credit facilities exceeding $45 millioj in 2007, following its March It also opened offices in Dallas and Los Sovereign Bank opened a new branch at 1001 Gap Newpor t Pike in London Grove Villag in Avondale, one of four branches the bank plans to open in Greatedr Philadelphia this year...
Beneficial Bank opened a brancbh at 1600 Sumneytown Pikein Lansdale... has openexd a branch at 800 Bethlehem Pikein Springhouse.
million in its initial public offering. The located at 548 N. Lewis Road in extended the offering that began last summef to a first closingon Jan. 16. The offering will continure throughMarch 15. CEO Joseph Major has said the perceives credit crunch created by the subprime mortgagde crisis coupled with the typicallyt slow period of July and August put a crimp in The bank originally hoper toraise $9 million to $20 million in initiapl capital. Most other startups attempting to raise money through initial offerings in the past year have encounteredf the sameproblems (see related story on page 26).
Thre e more startups are in the planning including Monument Bankin Doylestown, which is set to open next Two more are planned in Northeast Philadelphiaz that will serve the Russian-speaking immigrant community, New American Bank and Right Prestige Community Bank of Newtown openee in October and was sold to anothetr startup, the parent to First Priority Bank of Milestone Bank of Doylestown opened in Novembefr and Vantage Point Bank openede shortly before the New Year in Fort Colonial American Bank of West Conshohockebn opened last February.
For the second time sincse August, Mark Graham has been promotefdat Graham, 46, has been tapped to head the company'es wealth advisory services, where he will be responsiblse for managing that business line in the company'ss 10-state platform. In August, Graham was promoted to the new positiomn of president ofthe mid-Atlantic regional banking market. Graham has been with the companu since 1983 and was president of the Pennsylvani marketsince 1998.
He was succeededf in that role by Jeffrey chief operating officer of the Pennsylvania A company spokesmansaid Graham'es mid-Atlantic regional president positionm will not be filled as individual market manager such as Culp will report jointly to Graha and Bob Harra, president of Wilmingtoj Trust and head of the regional banking business. Small Business Administration lender Preferred Capitao of Wilmingtonacquired asset-based lender Business Credit Partnersd of Ardmore. The privately held Business Creditg Partners services smallto mid-sized businesses with credit needxs up to $3 million.
It began operationsd in 2006 and was established out of a reorganization of a busineses formerly known as Mercantile Business Rocco Perate, president and CEO of Preferred Capital, will take on the same role at Business Credit Partners. The two companieas will operate as separate entities and maintaihn their respective headquarters but Perate said theywill "morw than likely" be branded under the Preferred Capital name this Philadelphia-based Gemino Healthcare Finance said it provided funding to 12 health care-related companies with total credit facilities exceeding $45 millioj in 2007, following its March It also opened offices in Dallas and Los Sovereign Bank opened a new branch at 1001 Gap Newpor t Pike in London Grove Villag in Avondale, one of four branches the bank plans to open in Greatedr Philadelphia this year...
Beneficial Bank opened a brancbh at 1600 Sumneytown Pikein Lansdale... has openexd a branch at 800 Bethlehem Pikein Springhouse.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Picking a payroll provider - Birmingham Business Journal:
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Taylor, assistant medical director ofStephen M. a Birmingham-based psychiatric practice located on Blue Lake said outsourcing payroll services allowd her and her husband to focus on maintaininvg theburgeoning practice. “I consideres doing it myself, but I knew I didn’t want to put any time commitmenrttoward it,” she said. “There are a lot of laws dealingb with payroll taxes thatI didn’t really want to be responsibles for – I wanted to focus on the needs of our business.
” Running a successful businessw is harder than it especially when it comes to Tracking employees’ hours, printing paycheckse and figuring out how much in taxes to withholed over a certain period of time can take precious time away from the most important businesxs objective: Generating revenue. Staying up-to-date on payrolol laws and regulations can bea headache. And payinvg taxes late means penalties and interest will be charged by city andfederal agencies, which would hurt a businesses’ bottojm line. During these harsh economic times, boosting profits and revenue is even more saidCarol Helton, district sales managedr of ’s Birmingham operations.
“It’s more importanft now than ever,” she said. “Small business owneras have to concentrate all theie time and energy on makinh theirbusiness successful.” However, choosingt a payroll provider – or the right software to use is not as easy as pickinyg up the phone book and pointing a finger at one of the companie s on the page, Helton said. “It’s just important that peopled check out thecompanu thoroughly,” she said. “Find out theier reputation and howlong they’vwe been in business.
” Also, it’se important to make sure the payrol company is willing to be held liable for any errors that might occur in the payroll If a problem ever arises, the company wouldc put their best foot forward and fix issuse at the drop of a said Taylor, who uses a payroll “It was something I didn’ty have to worry about and I know they pay all of my taxees on time,” she said about her “For me, that’s worth Choosing software is a total different animal. Business owners shoulfd make sure that they test the software instead oftakinfg someone’s word on its worth.
A software programn may meet the needs of one butnot another, said Larry White, director of payrolo training for the . legitimate payroll software costsbetween $500 and $800 on the low end, he The programs have licensing agreements and usually have upgrad e and update fees. Payroll regulations and tax rateschange periodically, so software users will need to purchasee updates for the progran at least once a year.
“You can’ty just buy a softwars program and have it last for10 it’s not going to happen,” White Many business owners do not figure in the cost of updatingf the software, making payments and filingb quarterly payroll tax reports when they look for said Sylvana Siegel, president of the . They also do not factord in the extra time and money needed torectifhy mistakes. In comparison, a payroll service charges them anannuaol rate, she said. A payroll servicew costs an averageof $100 per week, or aboug $2,600 per year, for a compan y that pays 50 employees everyg other week.
Siegel, who has almost 25 years in thepayrolp industry, said that business owners do not usuallyt place their full attention on payroll. They can lose more moneuy when they processtheir payroll, especially if they make mistakes, Siegel said. They oftenb hire payroll services to clean uptheir “The software guides you to do the righ t thing, but you stillk need to know what you’re doing to do she said.
Taylor, assistant medical director ofStephen M. a Birmingham-based psychiatric practice located on Blue Lake said outsourcing payroll services allowd her and her husband to focus on maintaininvg theburgeoning practice. “I consideres doing it myself, but I knew I didn’t want to put any time commitmenrttoward it,” she said. “There are a lot of laws dealingb with payroll taxes thatI didn’t really want to be responsibles for – I wanted to focus on the needs of our business.
” Running a successful businessw is harder than it especially when it comes to Tracking employees’ hours, printing paycheckse and figuring out how much in taxes to withholed over a certain period of time can take precious time away from the most important businesxs objective: Generating revenue. Staying up-to-date on payrolol laws and regulations can bea headache. And payinvg taxes late means penalties and interest will be charged by city andfederal agencies, which would hurt a businesses’ bottojm line. During these harsh economic times, boosting profits and revenue is even more saidCarol Helton, district sales managedr of ’s Birmingham operations.
“It’s more importanft now than ever,” she said. “Small business owneras have to concentrate all theie time and energy on makinh theirbusiness successful.” However, choosingt a payroll provider – or the right software to use is not as easy as pickinyg up the phone book and pointing a finger at one of the companie s on the page, Helton said. “It’s just important that peopled check out thecompanu thoroughly,” she said. “Find out theier reputation and howlong they’vwe been in business.
” Also, it’se important to make sure the payrol company is willing to be held liable for any errors that might occur in the payroll If a problem ever arises, the company wouldc put their best foot forward and fix issuse at the drop of a said Taylor, who uses a payroll “It was something I didn’ty have to worry about and I know they pay all of my taxees on time,” she said about her “For me, that’s worth Choosing software is a total different animal. Business owners shoulfd make sure that they test the software instead oftakinfg someone’s word on its worth.
A software programn may meet the needs of one butnot another, said Larry White, director of payrolo training for the . legitimate payroll software costsbetween $500 and $800 on the low end, he The programs have licensing agreements and usually have upgrad e and update fees. Payroll regulations and tax rateschange periodically, so software users will need to purchasee updates for the progran at least once a year.
“You can’ty just buy a softwars program and have it last for10 it’s not going to happen,” White Many business owners do not figure in the cost of updatingf the software, making payments and filingb quarterly payroll tax reports when they look for said Sylvana Siegel, president of the . They also do not factord in the extra time and money needed torectifhy mistakes. In comparison, a payroll service charges them anannuaol rate, she said. A payroll servicew costs an averageof $100 per week, or aboug $2,600 per year, for a compan y that pays 50 employees everyg other week.
Siegel, who has almost 25 years in thepayrolp industry, said that business owners do not usuallyt place their full attention on payroll. They can lose more moneuy when they processtheir payroll, especially if they make mistakes, Siegel said. They oftenb hire payroll services to clean uptheir “The software guides you to do the righ t thing, but you stillk need to know what you’re doing to do she said.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Public employers modifying health benefits - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:
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The survey, conducted by Brookfield-baseds , showed public employers nationwide are modifying their employewe health care benefits to includemore cost-saving measures. The survey found that 72 percent of public employersa are increasing or considering an increase intheit employees’ deductibles, coinsurance or copays. In 74 percent of public employers are increasinf or considering an increas inemployee premiums. When askede why they were consideringhighef deductibles, 46 percent of public employers cite the financiakl crisis. Almost the same percent, 45 cite the crisis as the reason why they are thinkingt about higheremployee premiums.
“Thesd findings are surprising, although cost-sharing measures have been common in the corporat e world for quitesome time, publicf employers have traditionally not modified theif health care plans in this Sally Natchek, senior director of research at the foundation said in a “The fact that the majorityu of public employers are now increasin deductibles, copays and premiums illustratesa the dual effect rising health care costsz and the financial crisis are having on their plans.” Othedr cost-saving programs that public employers are institutinvg include adding a consumer-driven health plan, shifting to a self-funded plan and introducinfg spousal surcharges.
Nearly three-fourths of public plan sponsoras are placing more emphasis on controlling prescription drug The majority of public employers are expandinvg participant education about drug optionsand costs, increasinyg copayments and/or coinsurance for drugs and mandating the use of generix drugs, the survey found.
The survey, conducted by Brookfield-baseds , showed public employers nationwide are modifying their employewe health care benefits to includemore cost-saving measures. The survey found that 72 percent of public employersa are increasing or considering an increase intheit employees’ deductibles, coinsurance or copays. In 74 percent of public employers are increasinf or considering an increas inemployee premiums. When askede why they were consideringhighef deductibles, 46 percent of public employers cite the financiakl crisis. Almost the same percent, 45 cite the crisis as the reason why they are thinkingt about higheremployee premiums.
“Thesd findings are surprising, although cost-sharing measures have been common in the corporat e world for quitesome time, publicf employers have traditionally not modified theif health care plans in this Sally Natchek, senior director of research at the foundation said in a “The fact that the majorityu of public employers are now increasin deductibles, copays and premiums illustratesa the dual effect rising health care costsz and the financial crisis are having on their plans.” Othedr cost-saving programs that public employers are institutinvg include adding a consumer-driven health plan, shifting to a self-funded plan and introducinfg spousal surcharges.
Nearly three-fourths of public plan sponsoras are placing more emphasis on controlling prescription drug The majority of public employers are expandinvg participant education about drug optionsand costs, increasinyg copayments and/or coinsurance for drugs and mandating the use of generix drugs, the survey found.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Austin only major city to add jobs in last year - Denver Business Journal:
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The region added about 3,400 jobs between April 2008 andApril 2009, makinh it the only one of the nation'sz 38 largest cities to post a job gain, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics This is the third consecutive month that Austihn has outperformed all of the other U.S. citied with labor forces of 750,000 or The unemployment rate for April stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 percenty increase in job totalsis modest, but stilp a better showing than cities such as Portland (dowh 4.7 percent) and Raleigh, N.C. (down 3.3 percent).
Jobs in goodxs producing industries in the Austin area droppesd by 500 jobsin April, a slowdowj from the rapid pace of recent losses, accordiny to an analysis of the data from the Capital Area Council of Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and business servicr sector employment is back to its all-tim e high last seen in October 2008. But another key sector for the region, technology, isn't doingb quite as well. Computer, semiconductor and other electronix component manufacturing isstill falling. Jobs in the semiconductor segment fellto 15,700 back to spring 2006 As Texas cities go, Austin's 5.
8 percenft unemployment rate was one of the healthiest. Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percent in April and Houstonat 6.3 percent. Only San Antonio'xs rate was lower than Austin's at 5.4 percent. Smallee metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumount all had rates above8 percent.
The region added about 3,400 jobs between April 2008 andApril 2009, makinh it the only one of the nation'sz 38 largest cities to post a job gain, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics This is the third consecutive month that Austihn has outperformed all of the other U.S. citied with labor forces of 750,000 or The unemployment rate for April stoodat 5.8 percent. The 0.4 percenty increase in job totalsis modest, but stilp a better showing than cities such as Portland (dowh 4.7 percent) and Raleigh, N.C. (down 3.3 percent).
Jobs in goodxs producing industries in the Austin area droppesd by 500 jobsin April, a slowdowj from the rapid pace of recent losses, accordiny to an analysis of the data from the Capital Area Council of Retail, hotel, and restaurant jobs are all up from this time last And professional and business servicr sector employment is back to its all-tim e high last seen in October 2008. But another key sector for the region, technology, isn't doingb quite as well. Computer, semiconductor and other electronix component manufacturing isstill falling. Jobs in the semiconductor segment fellto 15,700 back to spring 2006 As Texas cities go, Austin's 5.
8 percenft unemployment rate was one of the healthiest. Dallas-Fort Worth stood at 6.6 percent in April and Houstonat 6.3 percent. Only San Antonio'xs rate was lower than Austin's at 5.4 percent. Smallee metro areas including McAllen, Brownsville and Beaumount all had rates above8 percent.
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Sauced Pizza to open in old Enoteca Vin space in Glenwood South - Triangle Business Journal:
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is the creation of Mike Lombardo, who also owns Luckyt B’s in the hip downtown Raleigh district, and Kurt Lam, the two announcec in a news release Friday. The restaurangt will offer pizza by the slice and a full bar as well as dinnerand late-night dining. The owners say they will adopf an emphasis on the use of fresj ingredients forSauced Pizza’s appetizers, salads, calzones and othef casual-fare items.
“I’ve been in the bar and nightlifes business for 12 years now here on Glenwoo Southand I’ve always felt like a New York-Style pizza restaurant would be successful, and I stillp do”, Lombardo said in a written Sauced Pizza plans to cater to the late-night crowsd on Glenwood South by offering food well past the last call of its bar at 1:30 a.m. Lombardpo and Lam also hope to attracyt sports fans by installinfseveral high-definition, flat-screen televisions.
“This is something that I know this market willappreciatd – not only from a nightlife-perspective, but as a dinner, and late-night establishment cateringh to customers of all types,” Lombardo said in a writtejn statement. “We want families to be just as welcom e and comfortable here as the customerxs who will be in fora late-night A Web site has been established at .
is the creation of Mike Lombardo, who also owns Luckyt B’s in the hip downtown Raleigh district, and Kurt Lam, the two announcec in a news release Friday. The restaurangt will offer pizza by the slice and a full bar as well as dinnerand late-night dining. The owners say they will adopf an emphasis on the use of fresj ingredients forSauced Pizza’s appetizers, salads, calzones and othef casual-fare items.
“I’ve been in the bar and nightlifes business for 12 years now here on Glenwoo Southand I’ve always felt like a New York-Style pizza restaurant would be successful, and I stillp do”, Lombardo said in a written Sauced Pizza plans to cater to the late-night crowsd on Glenwood South by offering food well past the last call of its bar at 1:30 a.m. Lombardpo and Lam also hope to attracyt sports fans by installinfseveral high-definition, flat-screen televisions.
“This is something that I know this market willappreciatd – not only from a nightlife-perspective, but as a dinner, and late-night establishment cateringh to customers of all types,” Lombardo said in a writtejn statement. “We want families to be just as welcom e and comfortable here as the customerxs who will be in fora late-night A Web site has been established at .
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
County attorney files suit against FM 1960 strip center, massage parlors - Your Houston News
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County attorney files suit against FM 1960 strip center, massage parlors Your Houston News In a petition filed today, Ryan names Empire Foot Reflexology, owned by a Rebecca McLemore, Crystal Relaxations, Royal Spa, and Nite Moves, all of which are owned or leased by George Naddour, among the businesses he wants to close down due to the fact ... |
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