Published: April 19, 2008 10:56 pm            

4-20 Business briefs

Legacy Bank announces recent promotion

Legacy Bank is happy to announce the recent promotion of one of its bank associates at the Support Central location in Oklahoma City.

Amy Warren recently has moved from the position of Call Center Specialist to the position of eBank Administrator at the Support Central office in Oklahoma City.

Legacy Bank has been an Oklahoma bank since 1902. For more information visit www.legacybank.com.



Century 21 Mark V Realty recognizes Pearcy

Century 21 Mark V Realty would like to congratulate Jenny Pearcy. She has earned Century 21’s Regional honors for the 2007 Rising Star Award.

“We are thrilled to have Jenny on our team,” said David Webb, broker of Century 21 Mark V. “It’s an exciting time to be with Century 21 systems as we are increasing our market presence in Jenny, who successfully completed extensive training and licensing through Charles Barnes Real Estate Classes as well as extensive specialty courses offered through Century 21 Systems.”

Pearcy has been an Edmond resident since 2002. She has served at John Ross Elementary as a homeroom mother, with the Meet-the-Masters art program as well as a substitute teacher. Pearcy and her family come to Oklahoma from Houston. She previously worked as a pharmacy technician.

Pearcy graduated from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas with a Bachelor of Business Administration with a minor in marketing.

Century 21 Mark V Realty is a full-service real estate brokerage company specializing in residential, commercial and recreational properties, located at 100 S. Baumann Ave. To know more, go online to sellingedmondok.com.



Farmers Insurance agent completes career agents course

Jeanna McManus of Guthrie, an agent for Farmers Insurance Group, has completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers.

The University of Farmers is a training facility located in Agoura Hills, Calif. Farmers CEO Paul Hopkins said the university is national in scope, and offers training to Farmers’ 14,000 agents and its staff, 500 district managers and 10,000 claims staff year-round.

“McManus completed the five-day Career Agents Course which is clearly defined and targeted to enhance the professional skills of Farmers’ agents,” said Annette Thompson, Farmers vice president.



EEDA releases 2008 Edmond Economic Profile

The 2008 Edmond Economic Abstract, a 14-page economic profile of the city of Edmond, was released recently by the Edmond Economic development Authority.

The Economic Abstract, published annually by the EEDA and sponsored by Oklahoma Christian University, contains demographic information including population, income levels, cost of living, crime figures, traffic counts and more.

The 2008 Economic Abstract also contains information on Edmond’s residential and commercial real estate markets, retail and hotel development, taxable sales statistics and public and higher education information.

“This information is critical to the EEDA’s recruitment efforts and plays a significant role in a company’s decision to expand their business into the Edmond market,” said EEDA Executive Director Janet Yowell.

The information in the 2008 Economic Abstract is carefully researched by the EEDA from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, SRC LLC, the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, C2ER, the Oklahoma Tax Commission and more.

Copies are available at the Edmond Economic Development Authority, 825 E. Second St., Suite 200 and online at http://www.eeda.com. For more information, call the Edmond Economic Development Authority at 340-0116.



Edmond Allstate agent awarded for volunteerism

Exclusive Allstate Agent Jon Luecke received the Agency Hands in the Community award for his commitment to helping others in his area. With this award comes a $500 grant from The Allstate Foundation for Habitat For Humanity where Luecke volunteers.

“Allstate is proud to help Habitat For Humanity with its cause,” said Denis Bailey, field vice president for Allstate’s Southwest region. “The grant from The Allstate Foundation will provide much needed assistance for its efforts. We believe in supporting programs to strengthen the communities where we live and work.”

Through the Agency Hands in the Community grant program, Allstate agents and personal financial representatives are recognized for outstanding commitment to community service with a $500 donation to the charitable organization where they volunteer. To qualify for the grant, agents and personal financial representatives must show evidence of volunteer work that has had a positive impact on the local community.

Luecke’s agency is at 1401 E. Ayers St.



Coffey-Sears joins American Bank Systems

American Bank Systems, a national leader in providing technology solutions to financial institutions, announced recently that regulatory compliance expert Elva Coffey-Sears has joined the company as vice president.

“Elva is one of the nation’s top bank compliance experts, and she brings a unique perspective from serving both as a regulator and a banker,” said ABS Chairman James W. Bruce Jr. “As we expand our exclusive and fully automated compliance technology to broader markets, Elva’s vast national experience will be invaluable.”

At ABS, Coffey-Sears joins the cadre of compliance specialists who monitor regulations, maintain the various libraries of compliance/audit procedures and support of CompliancePro, the automated, browser-based system which provides a comprehensive compliance risk management system for financial institutions. Coffey-Sears also will provide compliance consulting and review services.

Coffey-Sears is a nationally recognized regulatory compliance expert with more than 25 years of experience. She is frequently sought after to speak at national compliance conferences and has served as an examiner with the Office of Comptroller of the Currency.

Coffey-Sears has an undergraduate degree from Loyola University of Chicago and is a Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager and a Certified Risk Professional. She serves as a reviewer and participant in the annual review and revision of ABA’s Reference Guide to Regulatory Compliance.



Coverall Cleaning Concepts expands into Oklahoma

Coverall Cleaning Concepts, a leading commercial cleaning franchising organization, recently announced that PCS LLC, a Master Franchise Group, has purchased the franchising rights for Oklahoma, and plans to open a Coverall Cleaning Concepts Support Center in Oklahoma City by mid-year.

The Oklahoma City Support Center will do business under the name Pacific Commercial Services and will function as a franchise sales office, training center and central contact point for local businesses interested in using the company’s cleaning services. New franchise owners will be furnished with comprehensive training, equipment, billing and collection services, and an initial customer base.

Shawn Vick, regional director, and Ryan Robertson, operations manager, will manage the new Support Center.

PCS LLC is headquartered in Dallas and is owned by Dallas entrepreneurs Stan Bert and David Wood. Bert and Wood began franchising with Coverall Cleaning Concepts in 2004 with the purchase of the five territories of Dallas, St. Louis, Kansas City, Denver and Nashville. These Support Centers also conduct business under the name Pacific Commercial Services.

For more information, visit www.coverall.com.



United Country–Central Oklahoma Realty recognized at national convention

United Country–Central Oklahoma Realty of Edmond/Guthrie was recognized at the United Country Real Estate Training and Awards Convention on Feb. 21-24 in Kansas City, Mo., with the company’s Diamond Award.

“Even in a challenging real estate market, the United Country tools work,” said Diane Feinberg, owner/broker. “For example, we advertise properties in our community to buyers across the country with an award-winning Web site that has 35,000 visitors a day. This type of progressive technology helps us provide exceptional customer service to buyers and sellers in any type of market.”

United Country Real Estate is the only national real estate franchise system specializing in properties in and around the small cities and towns of America. Based in Kansas City, Mo., the company has been an innovator in rural real estate marketing since 1925. United Country supports more than 700 offices nationwide.

        

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