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Pocono Business Journal
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THIS MONTH
Drawing the Connection
Between Art and Business
• ESU Grows With New Colleges .................p. 11
• Continued Growth in Regional Health Care p. 15
• Leadership Pocono – Economic Developmentp. 14
• New Era for Pocono Tourism.....................p. 3
• Report to Business from Monroe Cty.
Commissioners........................................... 6
• Focus List:
Performing Arts Centers........................p. 20
• Op-Ed:
Negative Impact of Minimum Wage.........p. 4
• PBJ Columnists:
Business Lawyer......................................p. 5
HR Toolbox...............................................p. 4
Marketing Momentum.............................p. 7
Report on Regional Healthcare.............p. 10
Residential Real Estate Quarterly..........p. 17
Sustainable is Attainable.........................p. 5
May 2007, Vol. 3, Issue 5
QUOTE
“Here’s what we have to offer business.
We supply all the things they need in the
workplace. We’re the graphics designers;
we’re the printers; we’re the brochure
people. We’re all the things businesses
need to stay in business.”
Laura Goss, executive director, Pocono
Arts Council
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OBSERVE
8 National Teacher Day
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21 28 1st Newspaper Cartoon
in the US (1754)
Nurses Day
Mother’sDay
American Red Cross
Founded (1881)
Memorial Day
QUESTION
What is the average household
size in Monroe County?
See PMCC Business Magazine ad
for the answer on page 10.
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Laura Goss, executive director of the Pocono Arts Council, takes a momentary break from her desk to enjoy the artwork in the front office that doubles as a gallery. Goss maintains that there is a direct link between the arts and the economy.
By Ken Clark
It is generally agreed that God and Mammon make a bad
marriage. However, the relationship between the arts and
business apparently constitutes a match made in heaven, at
least in the Poconos where both entities feed and nourish
each other.
In Stroudsburg, every opening of the box office at the
Sherman Theater spells an uptick in business all along Main
Street. In return, Richard W. Berkowitz, who rescued and
rehabilitated the dying 1929 movie house in 2005, is opening
the door to financial support through his 501C3 corporation
to enhance ticket sales.
In Bushkill, with construction of a brand new 5,000-home
community on the horizon, the Mountain Laurel Center for
the Performing Arts, which is right next door, expects an
exponential increase in audience. In addition to the 40,000
to 60,000 tickets that Richard Bryant, president and CEO
of Mountain Laurel, expects to sell this year, the venue will
receive up to $1 million from the tourist hotel tax. Local
businesses and individuals are lining up to join a fund-raising
“Harry’s Club”, named for Harry Kiesendahl, the center’s
late founding chairman , as a further boon to the box office.
In addition to Pike County’s Mountain Laurel Center, the arts
are flourishing and boosting business on a major scale in Milford
as well, with such annual events as the Milford Music Festival,
Arts After Dark, the Black Bear Film Festival and a variety of
crafts’ shows at Grey Towers.
“These venues not only increase tourism, but they increase
the rate of overnight stays in hotels and dining at our restaurants,” said Amy Gruzesky, executive director of the Pike County
Chamber of Commerce. “Then, of course, there’s the downtown
retail overflow. The smaller venues draw not only tourists but also
residents from surrounding areas. Arts After Dark, which showcases local art galleries one Saturday a month, makes the town
more vibrant. Stores and galleries remain open until 9 at night.”
In Hawley, the Wayne County Arts Alliance raises money for
the arts through events drawing businesses into sponsorship of
everything from ethnic cooking to clocks and bird houses and by
tours of the homes and studios of 25 local artists who create such
things in support of their work.
With possibly more boutiques, antique shops and art galleries per capita than any other town in the four-county region, Jim
see DRAWING page 8
Professional Profile - Pocono Raceway: Unique, Fast-Growing, Dynamic Business
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Pocono Business Journal | May 2007
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POCONO
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PUBLISHER / EDITOR
Marynell Strunk
The Business of Being an Artist in the Poconos
By Robin Gaffney
An artist, aside from being creative and honing their skill also attempts to make
money in their chosen craft. Pocono Business Journal thought it would be interesting
to interview several artists based in the Poconos and ask them how business is for
them.
The article is spread out over the entire paper, giving the reader a view of the art
and the people who make it.
REPORTERS
Ken Clark
Robin Gaffney
Kathy Ruff
see ARTIST page 3
CONTRIBUTORS
Jim Clauser
Thomas Ford
Richard J. Henley
Heidi Hewlett
Victoria Mavis
Dominick Sacci
Lesley Smith
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLES
• The Business of Being an Artist in the Poconos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 2
• Pike County Aims to Attract Filmmakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 8
• Regional Arts Council Works to Promote Culture & Economy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p. 9
PHOTOGRAPHER
Perry Hebard
EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Danielle Eberhardt
Robin Gaffney
Lynn Schwarz
• Pocono Raceway: Unique, Fast-Growing, Dynamic Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 - 13
DEPARTMENTS
COPY EDITOR
Joan Groff
SALES
Phyllis M. Hilkert
PRODUCTION/DESIGN
Jason Trump
CIRCULATION
Robin Gaffney
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• Business Briefs – Who’s Who/What’s What. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19
• Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
• Columnists
Business Lawyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
HR Toolbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Marketing Momentum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Report on Regional Healthcare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sustainable is Attainable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tax Facts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
• Editorial – PA Chamber: Negative Impact of Minimum Wage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
• Focus List – Performing Arts Centers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
• Register – Deeds and Mortgage Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 - 23
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Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Challenger World.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
DTR Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
ESSA Bank & Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
East Stroudsburg University of PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Journal Newspapers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
LTS Builders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Michael Baxter & Associates Commercial Real Estate. . . . . . . 12
Nassau Broadcasting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PA Treasury Department. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Pocono Medical Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Pocono Mountains Business Magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Pocono Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Pocono Raceway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sherman Theater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Target Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
TN Printing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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NEWS
Good Timing for Pocono Tourism
By Robin Gaffney
The Pocono Mountains is about to experience a new
era. Pocono Mountains Vacation Bureau (PMVB) recently
announced a new name, logo and brand identity designed
to maintain the region as a leading vacation area. The organization now will be changed to two new designations: the
Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau among leisure travelers;
and the Pocono Mountains Convention & Visitors Bureau
for group travelers. The branding campaign is designed to
convince prospective visitors that “It’s Time for the Pocono
Mountains.”
“Our goal in creating a new brand for the Pocono
Mountains is to communicate, not only to our visitors, but
also to every member of our community, what it means
to be part of our dynamic destination. Tourism is vitally
important to this region and to the state, and the time has
arrived for a new era in the Pocono Mountains,” explains
Robert Uguccioni, executive director for PMVB. According to Uguccioni, the entire new campaign is designed
better to reflect the needs and desires of today’s traveler.
Uguccioni explains that the region’s division produces
$1.073 billion in total travel expenditures, employs more
Woodloch, and Mt. Airy Resort and
Casino. With the future addition of an
indoor water park to Split Rock Resort, Sterrett believes the area offers a
diverse tourism product with so much
to do and see here. PMVB is funded
in part by room tax legislation which
offers more funds to market the destination. Sterrett explains PMVB now
is able to do more market research,
find resources, get media coverage
and do more advertising which enables them to get their message out.
“Publicity, editorial coverage, and
advertising really makes a difference
in our business,” says Sterrett.
Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort,
a member of the PMVB, located in
Shawnee-on-Delaware, is getting
geared up for the exciting changes to
the region.
“With all of the changes that
we have undergone over the last
570-895-2300
(On Route 611 just north of Mount Pocono)
than 24,510 people and generates $273.64 million tax dollars.
“This region has a long history as one of the country’s
most popular vacation destinations. With the opening of
new resorts, new spas and the development of new and
improved attractions, the time was right to invest in a new
campaign that would ensure our success,” says Uguccioni.
According to the PMVB, they began a four-stage
branding process in fiscal year 2005-06. This process
included a brand assessment, the development of the brand
promise, creation of a brand blueprint and the design of
a brand acculturation program, which addresses how the
Pocono Mountains will deliver the new brand promise.
“The timing is perfect, and there are a lot of exciting
things coming to the Pocono area,” says Gail Sterrett, director of marketing for PMVB. According to Sterrett, there
is an immense amount of re-investment and new investment in our area such as Great Wolf Lodge, The Lodge at
couple months-management changes,
renovations, golf course upgrades,
our spa coming soon, etc.-the timing
could not be more perfect for us.
We welcome the opportunity to be
a part of this new campaign and are
prepared to lead, by example, the
move towards the new and recentlyrediscovered Pocono Mountains,”
says Monica Startari, marketing director for Shawnee Inn. Startari also
believes the new branding efforts
will have a tremendous and positive
impact on Pocono resorts, but also on
many of the other local businesses as
well.
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Trout painting by Mark Malak.
Name: Mark Malak
Genre: Painter/Sketch Artist/Photographer
Response: “Moving to eastern PA from Pittsburgh has been rewarding as far as my art
and photography business. There are many neighborhoods around here that are supporting more art shows and making the arts part of their community. I think it’s great
for people of all ages.” Malak, a member of the Wayne County Arts Alliance, began
doing arts shows in the area over the past few years. “Each year I try to expand further
to shows where I haven’t participated. If I could say one thing about my paintings and
photographs, it would be that I hope everyone looking at my work gets the same enjoyment out of viewing it as I get out of creating it. Painting what I’m passionate about and
photographing the nature around us is what truly relaxes me.”
see ARTIST page 10
Dr. William Swallow • Sharon Beckage, PA-C • Dr. Christian Sorensen
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EDITORIAL
The Negative Impact of the Minimum Wage Hike Felt Throughout PA
• The business owner with a young family who must now
work 15 more hours a week at his pizza shop because he
cannot afford the financial hit of the increased minimum
wage.
PA Chamber of
Commerce
Lesley Smith
The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry
reminds elected officials preparing to debate a Rendell
administration budget proposal, peppered with new and
costly mandates, that government interference with the free
market is not the silver bullet for ensuring the economic
well-being of the Commonwealth and its residents.
Supporters of having the government, instead of the
private market, determine wage rates have said that there
has been no solid evidence supporting claims that increasing the minimum wage leads to lost jobs. But just tell
that to the roughly 70 Kennywood Park employees who
were laid off as a result of the recent increase in the state’s
minimum wage. The southwestern Pennsylvania amusement park was forced to lay off these workers – largely
high school and college students – and raise ticket prices
to make up for increased labor costs. Another 20 workers
were laid off at nearby Idlewild Park.
Other examples:
• The fitness chain store operator in the Lehigh Valley
who laid off 100 part-time workers.
• The central Pennsylvania business that reduced its work
force by three “marginal” workers, will attempt to automate additional work and will consider a reduction in
health-care benefits.
• The central Pennsylvania business that runs an apprenticeship program for engine repair had to reduce available one opportunity.
• The large multi-state food retailer that will raise prices to
consumers to cover additional costs.
• The eastern Pennsylvania-based retailer that cut hours
back in its stores and still surrendered profits.
• The western Pennsylvania manufacturer that laid off two
employees.
Making Work Fun
HR Toolbox
Victoria Mavis
www.pbjonline.com/blog
Work and fun are two words that really don’t seem
to go together.
But many companies now recognize the value of
creating opportunities to merge the two, including improved employee creativity, productivity and retention.
So, how can you inject fun into the work environment?
Do something unexpected to break the tension. Use
break time as a time to share a personal story, or provide
a pizza party to plan a party. Better yet, plan a wellness
day with blood pressure screenings and offer chair massages to employees.
What’s surprising is that such gestures let the hot
air out of stressful situations and create a positive atmosphere where employees feel more calm and happy.
Other approaches can include holiday parties, company picnics or “Dress Down Friday.”
But fun activities don’t have to be limited to work
Employers, consumers know what government
doesn’t always understand
When the price of a product or service increases,
consumers who cannot absorb the increase outright either
limit their purchasing, find a way to fit the higher cost into
their budget or stop purchasing that product or service
altogether. It’s no different for employers faced with higher
costs of running a business – in this case, added labor costs.
Impacted employers, unable to absorb the wage hike that
went into effect in January, had little choice but to pass the
cost on to consumers, reduce hours or benefits for employees, lay off workers or freeze hiring. More may be forced
to do the same when the final wage adjustment takes effect
in July.
The philosophy that Pennsylvania can mandate itself
into prosperity is flawed because it fails to recognize that
the money to pay for government mandates – whether artificial wage rates, new programs or regulatory requirements
– has to come from somewhere. When those mandates fall
on job creators, the options for paying for them are limited.
Are there Pennsylvanians who benefited from the minimum
wage increase? No doubt. But either directly or indirectly,
many Pennsylvania consumers and workers were and still
could be impacted negatively by the government’s refusal
to let the market and competition for workers dictate wage
rates.
Pennsylvania cannot mandate itself
into prosperity
We’ve said it once, and we’ll say it again – economic
prosperity doesn’t come from government mandates,
but rather from a free market within an environment of
competitive business taxes, limited and efficient regulation,
balanced labor laws, and freedom from the risk of arbitrary
confiscation due to lawsuit abuse that government helps
to foster. Pennsylvanians will be best served if elected officials recognize government’s true role.
Lesley Smith is the director of communications for the
Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, the state’s
largest broad-based business association, with a membership representing more than 50 percent of the private
workforce. More information is available on the Chamber’s
Web site at www.pachamber.org.
hours. Clients report that off-hour leisure activities
beyond the workplace promote camaraderie, unfettered communication and better understanding among
employees – elements that create a positive trickle into
the work environment.
For example, some companies adopt a charity
event. The employees join together to volunteer their
time or to help raise money for a designated charity.
The employer provides tee shirts with the company logo
to further emphasize the teamwork approach. Other
approaches include coordinating recreational or cultural
outings or sponsoring a bowling or softball team.
Creating an outlet for non-work fun provides an opportunity for employees to get to know each other better
and to develop a deeper respect for each other. Employees shed their work facades, garb and behaviors and
dive into an informal and fun activity where workplace
barriers and tensions erode. That sets the stage to create a unique bonda that leads to improved confidence,
interaction and productivity in the workplace.
That bond and its benefit also extends to the
employer as employees recognize that their employer
sees them as valued individuals. They feel a part of an
extended family, a priceless asset to the employer that
translates into improved employee loyalty and retention.
As the market for qualified employees tightens, that
culture will yield immeasurable benefits.
The benefits for blending fun and work permeate
into other nooks and crannies in the workplace. The
camaraderie developed during fun activities promotes
enhanced trust, teamwork and creativity in the employee’s day-to-day activities that removes invisible barriers
PBJ READER’S RESOURCE
www.linkedin.com
Is your business LinkedIn?
Social networking has become a wave of the
future. With LinkedIn, the “myspace” for the
business world, businesses now can browse
through millions of contacts and find references,
hires and contacts. By creating a business profile,
to be viewed by over 10 million professionals in
130 different industries, you are connected to
various employers, colleagues, clients and partners. LinkedIn The main purpose of LinkedIn is to
assist professionals to find a job or, for employers
to find a new employee. The network is free
to join and has endless job-expanding
and business
opportunities.
Robin Gaffney
Have something
to say ???
Send Letters to the Editor
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Remember to include your
contact information.
and improves communication.
Remember also to consider some of the barriers
fun activities themselves can create, depending on the
type of event and structure. Mandating participation in
events can cause dissension among some not interested
in participating and can open the employer to a certain
amount of liability.
But as the employer, you can set the guidelines and
tone for types of activities you will support. Be sure
to invite everyone and promote a variety of events that
welcomes singles, couples, families, men and women
– events that consider the variety of personal lifestyles,
interests and occupations of your employees. TIP:
Take pictures of events and post them so employees can
remember the good times and the fun offered by their
employment.
Be creative and discover ways to inject fun into the
work environment. The benefits far outweigh the costs
– and everyone remembers and loves having fun.
Victoria Mavis is the President/CEO of Core People
Resources, LLC, a Web-based human resources expert
system which is designed to help small employers reduce the risk of financial exposure associated with employment issues. The company is located in Wind Gap.
Vickie has over 17 years experience and her expertise
is in providing businesses with practical and affordable
approaches to their ‘people’ problems through the use
of Internet technology. You can reach her at vmavis@
corepeopleresources.com
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EDITORIAL
Purchasing Land for Your Dream Home
Sustainable is
Attainable
Jim Clauser
Each of us has an American dream to purchase a
home on a beautiful piece of property. This dream can
become a nightmare if you do not do some homework
prior to purchasing a suitable piece of property. There
are many issues for consideration when deciding to
purchase the appropriate piece of property for a home.
Local municipal ordinances, building permits, highway
occupancy permits, building setback limits, easements,
clear titles, deed restrictions, environmental considerations, etc., are a few that will play an important role
when looking to purchase property.
I would like to focus briefly on some of the environmental issues that play an important role in the decision-making process. You want to make sure you have a
sound investment and a plan of action before you spend
a single dollar on a piece of land. That is why the environmental considerations should be right up front in the
decision process. Early planning, if approached properly,
will avoid time delays and wasted dollars.
Prior to making a final decision on your purchase,
there are a few recommendations that I feel potentially,
could stop a disaster and save you money in the long
run.
Simply stopping by your local Conservation District
or the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(NRCS) to research soil type information is a great start.
Each county office will have a specific “soil survey”
book that was developed for that particular county. The
information in the soil survey will provide a valuable
understanding of the land which you want to purchase
and the ability to decide most efficiently where and how
to build your home. Using this reference will assist in
choosing a site that is both environmentally and structurally ideal. Although the soil survey is a great tool for
some preliminary planning, it is always wise to speak to
professionals regarding structural considerations, road
access and proper drainage.
Visit the property often to help feel more comfortable before making a decision. Look around for the obvious things like streams, wet areas, spring seeps, standing water, steep slopes, flood plain areas, etc.. All of
these conditions could delay the project if environmental
permits are needed to impact these areas. Environmental
issues could prove to be costly and time consuming if
not taken into consideration right from the start.
Don’t forget that you will need to have an erosion
control plan developed for the earth moving activities
associated with the construction project. Pennsylvania
and other surrounding states require that all landowners
develop and implement an erosion control plan during
construction. Proper erosion control will keep sedimentation to a minimum and will protect waters of the commonwealth as well as the neighbors down stream.
Doing some homework prior to purchasing property will help make a sound investment. Try to obtain
assistance with soil and erosion control issues from your
local conservation office. Visit the local municipal office
to learn their permitting process in advance to minimize
delays. Check with the current owner to secure copies of
site, subdivision and wetland plans to start the decision
processes.
Jim Clauser has served as District Manager for the
Carbon County Conservation District since 1989.
Prior to Jim’s position in Carbon County, Jim held a
position with the USDA Soil Conservation Service in
Northampton and Lehigh Counties. The Carbon Conservation District, as well as the other 65 Districts
in Pennsylvania, is committed to natural resource
conservation through leadership, education, technical
assistance, planning, and compliance to ensure longterm protection of our valuable natural resources.
Readers can reach Jim at [email protected].
Business Acquisitions Offer Many Traps for the Unwary
The Business
Lawyer
Tom Ford
The sale of a business is an exciting time for seller
and buyer. One is realizing the reward of years of
hard work building up the business, the other is looking forward to entrepreneurship, perhaps for the first
time. With rewards come risks for everyone involved.
For most, it is the transaction of a lifetime, and it is one
where a small mistake could have devastating consequences.
In this month’s Business Lawyer, we will take a
look at some common mistakes made in these transactions. Sometimes they result from well-intentioned, but
insufficiently experienced, legal representation, sometimes because the parties (gasp!) don’t think they need a
business lawyer to navigate the minefields of selling or
buying a business.
Seller Financing Mistakes
Often, the seller will have to fund part of the acquisition and agree to take payments over time. Unfortunate sellers sometimes neglect to secure that debt
properly. To start, the seller needs a proper form of
promissory note and purchase-money security agreement. The seller also needs to file the proper security
documents...a mortgage, if real estate is being transferred or pledged, and a financing statement on the
proper assets and receivables of the business. The financing statement gives the seller a lien on the business
assets the same way a mortgage gives one on real estate.
Without a recorded financing statement, the seller is just
another unsecured creditor, waiting in line with the rest
of the buyer’s creditors. In most cases, that seller will
not recover anything.
Buying the Wrong Thing
There is a subtle, but crucial, difference between
buying a “business” and buying its assets. If buying the
business, a buyer will be responsible for all of the prior
obligations of the business. This includes trade debt,
taxes, liability for product failures, or liability to someone who fell on the premises. In an “asset purchase,”
many of those obligations can be avoided and the buyer
can take the business assets free of almost all pre-existing obligations. (The “almost” part being another trap
– even in an asset purchase there can be some hidden
pitfalls that will take an experienced business lawyer to
navigate around.)
Seller’s Consulting Obligations
The seller knows all the ins and outs of the day-today operation of the business. Often the buyer wants
post-closing help from the seller. This may include
introductions to clients or vendors, actual operations’
services, tutoring and instructions on procedures or
equipment, and the like. Sellers don’t always live up to
expansive oral assurances of being there when needed,
or sometimes they cannot let go and are there too much.
An experienced business lawyer will be familiar with
the issues and friction that develop in such circumstances and will help the client negotiate and draft the
appropriate provisions and, if advisable, employment
and consulting agreements.
Non-Competition Agreement
The acquired business is valuable to the buyer
largely because of the seller’s efforts in making it a productive enterprise – the seller
had the know-how, contacts,
experience, and reputation in
the community that made the
business profitable. Imagine
the chagrin of the buyer who
learns, sometime after the
closing, that the seller has
decided to get back into the
business. This might happen months later when the
seller decides that retirement
doesn’t suit the seller as well
as the seller thought it would,
or is unhappy with the way
the buyer is running the
business. Unless the buyer
negotiated an enforceable
non-compete as part of the
acquisition deal, the buyer
will be left helplessly to
watch the seller start “stealing” back customers.
Purchase Price Allocation
Parties negotiating the deal without the benefit
of experienced business lawyers will often come to
agreement on a single price. They don’t usually think
about how the price will be allocated to the inventory,
equipment, goodwill, non-compete, or any of the other
elements of the transaction. The allocation could have
sever tax and capital gains implications for the parties.
A business lawyer will insist that they obtain allocation
advice from a tax professional and incorporate the allocation into the deal terms.
Conclusion
We’ve examined only a few of the many traps
laying in wait for the unwary in a business acquisition.
There are many risks and complications which require
analysis by each party’s business lawyer and tax professional to avoid potentially devastating financial or legal
consequences after the closing.
Tom Ford is a principal at Smithford Business Lawyers, LLC, with offices in Stroudsburg and WilkesBarre. You can reach him at 1.800.728.1406, by
e-mail at [email protected], and read his blog
at www.pbjonline.com/blog.
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Monroe County Commissioners Report to Business
By Ken Clark
In an address to more than 100 civic and business
leaders last month, Monroe County Commissioners
Donna Asure, Robert Northstein and Suzanne McCool
boasted of their accomplishments and fired back at criticism of their leadership.
At the top of the list of accomplishments cited were
an $80.8 million budget, untouched by tax increases for
the past five years, or by property
reassessments for seven.
At the forefront of their counterattack was a single target -- the
Pocono Record, which has editorially excoriated them on half a dozen
issues.
Asure said she was most proud
of commission efforts, in conjunction with the Northeast Pennsylvania
Alliance (NEPA), to bring new business into the region and to preserve
open space with use of $20 million
in money from an open bond referendum eight years ago to buy up
and exempt thousands of acres from
development.
“We are very proud of our
partnership with NEPA,” she said.
“It’s going full tilt, and it’s going to
get bigger and better. We’re bringing
in millions of dollars in economic
development because of this partnership for infrastructure, ordinances
and zoning.”
Nothstein cited holding down
taxes by resisting a property tax
re-evaluation as a major accomplishment. He said, despite constant
delays in receiving state and federal
monies owed the counties, he and
his fellow commissioners still have
managed to keep a tight rein on the
budget.
“We pore over documents,” he
said. “Last year, we pared $9 million
from that process, and it would have
necessitated a tax increase had we
not done so.”
For McCool, health care is a
major issue.
“We are very close to bringing a federally qualified health care
program into our county,” she said.
“What that means is that people who
have no insurance or are under-insured will have a place to go to see a
doctor.”
Having laid out what they consider their best accomplishments, all
three commissioners used the forum
to lash out at what Northstein called,
“the nefarious conduct of the Pocono
Record.” The newspaper repeatedly
has attacked the commission over
development of Jim Ertle’s Crossroads shopping center at the confluence of Routes 611, 33 and I-80 and
the handling of a sex scandal at the
Monroe County Department of Corrections. Also criticized has been the
operation of the Children and Youth
department, refusal of the commissioners to answer questions with
respect to announcement that a huge
Johnson & Johnson distribution center will be built at Tobyhanna, and
firings of county personnel. Finally,
the Record urged voters to elect a
new slate of commissioners from
candidates endorsed by the paper on
grounds that the present board has
“lacked leadership.”
Nothstein said when the Record
does attend commission meetings,
its reporters “pile errors on top of
errors “and we get blasted.” He was livid at criticism
of the Ertle development, which dominated front page
when Ertle opened the Kohl’s department store without
a township permit.
Asure said editorial and news column attacks on the
board were launched when the commissioners declined
to comment on the Johnson & Johnson development.
“Yes, we knew about Johnson and Johnson for a
very long time,” she said. “But we signed a document
from the governor’s office that said, ‘you shall not say
Johnson and Johnson out loud or you will jeopardize
funding.’ That meant we would jeopardize the project;
we would jeopardize the jobs; we would jeopardize the
economic development.”
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Thorpe is to the Poconos what Soho or Greenwich Village are to Manhattan. Most of the artists, many relocated from New York and Philadelphia, are in the business
of art itself, so no great fund-raising effort is evident.
“The only fund-raiser for the arts here is people trying to sell their art work,” said Marianne Monteleone,
president of the Mauch Chunk Historical Society and,
herself, an artist and gallery owner.
Still, Jim Thorpe promotes the arts through a yeararound “Second Saturday”
gallery walk and some 35 theatrical productions at the
Mauch Chunk Opera House, and artist Victor Stabin has
converted an old industrial building into a beehive of
studios where artists of every discipline now practice.
“The last opening I went to there rivaled anything in
New York or Chicago,”
Monteleone said. “It was just phenomenal!”
Jim Thorpe, however, isn’t the only venue in which
art and business blend under one roof. Witness Jill
Elizabeth whose East Stroudsburg Liztech boutique and
gallery has gained a nationwide customer base for her
unique jewelry designs, or the Deer Head Inn in Delaware Water Gap, which has become nationally renowned
as a venue for some of the top jazz musicians in the
nation, or the Castle in Hawley, a sprawling warehouse
jammed with a staggering array of lamps, statuary and
furniture, ranging from beautiful to bizarre. In these
cases, business is art, and vice versa.
“The arts have always been good for business,”
Mountain Laurel’s Bryant said. “The arts distinguish a
community, attract people to come live in a community
in the first place. They raise real estate taxes, and they
make the community a more appealing place to live and
to work. Every time you put on a show, you have a positive impact on numerous businesses around you. Across
the country, we see that every dollar spent producing,
making the art, is multiplied seven times over in the surrounding community.”
Mountain Laurel got off to a shaky start, trembling
briefly on the brink of becoming a multi-million-dollar
failure. Under Bryant’s leadership, honed by a decade
of marketing and promotion for theater venues ranging
from the American Ballet Theater to the Kennedy Center
for the Performing Arts, it has recovered and will launch
a new season in mid-June.
The Sherman Theater’s Berkowitz, Bryant’s only major competitor for the audience dollar, echoed Bryant’s
view of the importance of theater to the community.
“If you go across the country and look at historical
downtown theaters and what they bring is a proven
fact,” he said. “It’s like running a mall. People know
that there’s something they can do when they come
downtown, so they take advantage of it. You’ll find that
business will continue to grow in downtown and surrounding areas.”
Berkowitz, a long-time professional actor, said
51,000 people have come through the Sherman’s doors
since its inaugural two years ago. He said every opening, from such touring spectaculars as “Bowfire” and
“Capitol Steps” to local productions by Pocono Lively
Arts, drives “the instant gratification business -- hotels
and restaurants,” and trickles down to shops along the
way.
“There’s an Irish store, Fitzpatricks, that just opened
about a year ago, and they purposefully stay open when
it fits their demographic (as did the Irish dancers of
“Celtic Cross” on March 10). They’ll tell you that while
they may not sell things on the night of the event, a lot
of people find out about them because of that.”
Tamara Murphy, executive director of the Wayne
County Arts Alliance, also sees a growing symbiosis
between art and income. The village of Hawley comes
alive whenever the Alliance stages one of its fund-raising festivals. May 6 will mark an International Food
Tasting event in which local artists prepare their favorite
ethnic dishes to draw crowds to their works and, at the
same time, widen small town cultural horizons.
“I remember one individual who attended the food
tasting last year, an individual who was clearly of a rural
background, who said to one of the servers, ‘Well, I just
ate me some Middle East!’” Murphy said. “That may
not create world peace, but it’s certainly a step toward
cultural exchange and awareness.”
At the end of June, local artists in Hawley will open
their homes and studios to public tours and, in another
public fund-raiser, local businesses will sponsor specific
works by local artists and display them at their shops.
Last year, the theme was bird houses, one of which
weighed nearly a ton. This summer, local artisans will
decorate clocks for an event titled “Hour Town”, pun
intended.
As if that were not enough, all summer long the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary and Glass Museum
in White Mills sponsors the Wildflower Music Festival
in which major musical groups from all over the nation
perform outside for audiences seated, with their picnic
baskets, on a wide green lawn beneath ancient shade
trees. Overseeing most of the regional action is the Pocono
Arts Council which, under the leadership of executive director Laura Goss, has seen its budget grow
from $68,000 in 1995 to $220,000 today, and, which in
concert with the Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, has
raised grants totaling $415,000 since 1997. The Arts
Council conducts an ongoing series of fund-raisers in a
bid to delete the image of “the starving artist,” but Goss
said it’s not always easy.
“We battle a lot of things,” she said. “We battle
personal services. Businesses get hit by social services
and a variety of non-profits that need funding to meet
the huge increase in population, and when you weigh
arts versus special service agencies, there’s enormous
competition.”
In order to win in a world with more good causes
than there are donors, Goss said education is key.
“We need to make people realize how important the
arts are to their lives,” she said. “The arts touch everything you do. Your clothing is designed by an artist.
Your car is designed by an artist. Your house is designed
by an artist. Everything you hear on the radio or see on
TV is touched by an artist. Everything that goes on in
your daily life is touched by an artist. I think people lose
sight of that. They think art is just a picture you hang on
your wall, but that’s a very small minority of what the
arts have to offer.”
“Here’s what we have to offer business. We supply all the things they need in the workplace. We’re
the graphics designers; we’re the printers; we’re the
brochure people. We’re all the things businesses need to
stay in business.”
Manhattan to the bridge over Dingman’s Ferry. It is
a relatively easy drive for people. They don’t have to
pay an arm and a leg for overnight shoots. They could
do it in a day.”
An arm and a leg, some filmmakers might contend their first born became the price of production
in New York City some 25 years ago, and movie companies retaliated en masse by moving the bulk of their
work to Canada. McEvoy is determined that no such
fate awaits a renewal of the industry here.
“Nowadays, you have so many independent
filmmakers and independent companies, and that has
made a big difference,” she said. “We have access
to a lot of union people who have second homes out
here, and I’m sure they would like to spend more time
in their vacation homes, but we also have wonderful
availability of really talented residents, too.”
To lure filmmakers to sets in Pike County, McEvoy said the Film Commission is working with the
Pike County Visitor’s Bureau to build a professional
website on which any filmmaker can find available locations, along with a resource guide to make choosing
local settings easy. Once the site is up and running,
she said she will start an e-mail blitz of production
companies and advertising agencies around New
York, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Connecticut,
inviting them to come and shoot. She will also work
with Nancy Pitcher, executive director of the Black
Bear Film Festival, being held this year on Oct. 1214, to get the word out that the Delaware Highlands
area aspires to become the new on-location place to
be.
McEvoy wants still photographers, ad agencies
and the makers of commercials and documentaries,
such as “Nature’s Keepers,” just shot in Pike for
PBS, to avail themselves of the local scenery, but
big-budget movies still top her wish list for the local
economy.
“If we had a full motion picture filming here for a
month, it could generate millions and millions of dollars for the economy,” she said. “When you consider
hotels, food, dry cleaning, printing and all the other
support services that go hand in hand, the amount
of money is staggering. And if you get a film like
“Witness” (which starred Harrison Ford on location
in Lancaster), consider what that did for the Amish.
What that would generate for us in terms of revenue
for the next 20, 30 or 40 years is just incalculable.”
McEvoy is a natural for the job of promoting
and building a local film industry and dealing with
the people who make it run. She worked for several
years for a Los Angeles ad agency where she wrote,
directed and produced commercials and videos. She
also is an actor who still carries a union card for the
Screen Actors Guild.
“I have worked on more than 20 films in my
lifetime,” McEvoy said. “I know what they’re looking
for, and I know they want it yesterday.”
Pike County Aims to Attract Filmmakers
By Ken Clark
Back in the 1920s, when movies were infants
becoming toddlers just learning to talk, such stars as
Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin enjoyed regular
play dates in Pike County. Early filmmakers, lured by
sylvan vistas and rural charm, brought their casts and
cameras to the area in droves -- along with a measure
of fame and a cash infusion for the local economy.
Laurie McEvoy, who chairs the Pike County Film
Commission, is determined to bring those days back
in a big way, and not just with movies.
“People always associate the Film Commission
and filmmaking with movies, but that’s not the only
thing that brings in working production,” she said.
“What we’re really looking for are a lot of local ad
agencies and production companies making catalogues and commercials.”
McEvoy, who serves as marketing director for
Woodloch Pines resort in Hawley when she’s not
busy trying to get the cameras rolling again, said the
region is just as alluring now as it was nearly a century ago.
“We have such a stunning backdrop and such variety,” she said. “We have these beautiful all-American downtown Main Street U.S.A. scenes. We’ve got
new buildings; we’ve got beautiful old factories and
warehouses that are a photographer’s or a filmmaker’s
dream; the barns, the farms, the beautiful country roads, the stunning colors in fall, the lakes, the
waterfalls. We offer so much in this area, and what’s
interesting for Pike is our close proximity to New
York City. It is literally 100 miles from downtown
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Regional Arts Council Works to Promote Culture and Economy
By Kathy Ruff
“When they have a show and you see what happens
collaborative energies to unite all of the art groups in
on Main Street with the people that are here visiting,
the region.
Throughout the ages, societies have embraced culthat’s an obvious economic impact. If you are in Pike
The Pocono Arts Council offers a variety of
ture as an integral component of developing communiCounty, the Black Bear Film Festival is a specific
membership options for individuals, students and busities, revitalizing economies and strengthening neighevent that pumps money into the community.”
nesses. It circulates a monthly newsletter of regional
borhoods. The artistic influences, ranging from the
events, programs and services to its nearly 750 mem Visitors attracted to other regional festivals and
clothes you wear and the music you hear to the movies
First Saturdays on Main Street create an economic
bers and the public.
you watch, represent a chief ingredient in cultural and
boon for area retailers, recreational attractions and
For more information on the Pocono Arts Council
societal advancement.
lodging facilities. The Pocono Arts Council hopes to
or its programs or services, visit www.poconoarts.org
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The Poconos is no exception.
continue that trend and to expand further the council’s
or call 570-476-4460.
Despite the area’s population
growth, many residents continue
to commute to work in New Jersey
and New York, allowing little time
for participation in or enjoyment of
artistic endeavors, a big challenge
for the area.
But the Pocono Arts Council, a
Stroudsburg-based art service organization, works to meet that challenge.
“Culture is something that brings
people together and helps build community,” says Laura Goss, executive
director of the Pocono Arts Council.
“In history, the arts have often been
the forerunners of what comes and
goes because they are such an integral part of our lives.”
Recognizing that, in 1975 the
Monroe County Commissioners created the Monroe County Arts Council to be a leader and advocate for
artistic and cultural pursuits throughout the county. Over the years, its
influence expanded and, in 2005, it
changed its name to the Pocono Arts
Council (PAC) to reflect better its
extended market. PAC serves as a
grass-roots resource for technical assistance, information, programs and
funding for multi-discipline arts-related activities in Monroe, Pike and
Wayne counties.
The council’s activities also have
expanded over the years to include
class offerings in a variety of artistic
disciplines, Youth in Music Excellence Awards, exhibitions for members and high schools and its Arts
in Education Regional Residency
program.
“It’s a real cross section,” says
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By Richard J. Henley,
FACHE, FHFMA
The return of warm weather each spring puts people
in a frenzy to get in shape for the summer. No matter what the motivation, focusing more attention on a
healthy lifestyle is always a great idea. At Pocono Medical Center, we provide opportunities for prevention,
wellness and health education throughout the year, because health risk factors don’t change with the seasons.
Often, people think that being health conscious
simply means eating well and exercising. While those
are two imperative steps, everyone also should be
informed enough to participate actively in their health
care decisions. Getting informed starts with asking questions, which is why we are so excited about our ongoing
program, “Ask the Doctor.” This two-fold program promotes a proactive approach to health by inviting people
to submit questions about health topics and by providing an in-person forum for interaction with our physicians. Questions for our online “Ask the Doctor” can be
submitted via the Pocono Health System Web site, and
those questions are answered then by a member of our
medical staff and published. We also sponsor live “Ask
the Doctor” sessions that are free and open to the public,
as part of our community education initiative. Each
“Ask the Doctor” event has a theme; the most recent
were “Modern Methods of Heart Care” and “Colorectal
Cancer.” These provide an opportunity for the public to
hear the latest treatment techniques and medical trends
from local doctors. After gaining insight on the topic, the
audience is invited to ask questions of our expert panels.
The real benefit of both “Ask the Doctor” formats is
that people can educate themselves, learn about prevention and ask questions about treatment. That way, in the
event that they or a family member ever does become ill,
a knowledge base exists that will help ease the anxiety.
In addition to education, screenings are another
important part of prevention and healthy living. To
promote vigilance to personal health, the medical center
sponsors numerous free screenings throughout the year
that are free to the public, including colorectal cancer,
skin cancer, asthma, depression, oral cancer, speech,
hearing and more.
Unfortunately, education and preventive measures
do not always stop a disease. Some people who are
diagnosed often feel overwhelmed or defeated because they lack the skills to manage their illness, and
they don’t know how to acquire them. PMC is helping
to change that by offering a comprehensive diabetes
education program, called “Success With Diabetes.” The
program teaches clients with diabetes how to self-manage through medication, exercise and meal planning.
Originally recognized in 2000, PMC’s program has been
deemed among the best: It was awarded the American
Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Education Recognition
Certificate in 2006, the gold standard in diabetes education. Our Hughes Cancer Center also has programs to
help patients learn to manage the disease. Our Breast
Cancer Nurse Navigator walks patients through the
diagnosis and treatment processes to ease fears and confusion. The Center also coordinates various art therapy
and support groups to help patients and their loved ones
manage the difficult challenges cancer presents.
To set a positive example for prevention, our employees are creating healthier lifestyles for themselves
which makes all of our patient programs even more
meaningful. Recently, all PMC facilities became smoke
free, an initiative that has been embraced by the entire
PMC family as a way to demonstrate our health leadership in the community. This year, 194 PMC employees
are participating in Shape Up PA, a team-centered health
program designed to encourage Pennsylvanians to adopt
healthy eating habits and increase physical activity. As
an added incentive for all employees to join the Shape
Up PA program, PMC paid the registration fee. In fact,
the program was so well received last year, that one of
our teams won the state title for overall weight loss,
besting 559 teams.
This time of year is ideal for jump-starting a healthier lifestyle, especially in the Poconos where hiking,
biking and outdoor activities are so easily accessible.
But I challenge you to take your personal wellness plan
a few steps further. In addition to the increased physical
activity that is so enticing this season, remember to include education and prevention measures that will keep
a spring in your step all year.
Richard J. Henley, FACHE, FHFMA is the president
and CEO of Pocono Medical Center and Pocono
Health System. He has more than 25 years of experience in heathcare, executive leadership, strategic
planning, and operations and finance. Henley also
serves on the Board of Governors of the American
College of Healthcare Executives, an international
professional society of 30,000 healthcare executives
who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other
healthcare organizations.
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glad the area has grown and I am able to have my gallery, LizTech,
located in East Stroudsburg. I am grateful for the support from the
local people and grateful for the growth, which without, I couldn’t
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NEWS
ESU Shows Growth with Two New Colleges
Dr. Alla Wilson, founding and interim Dean for the College of Business, Management and Economics at East
Stroudsburg University of PA.
By Ken Clark
An extensive reorganization of disparate academic departments has resulted in the birth of two
new colleges at East Stroudsburg University. They
are the College of Education and the College of
Business, Management, and Economics.
Education, under Dean Dr. Pamela A. Kramer,
incorporates Early Childhood and Elementary
Education; Media Communication and Technology;
Professional and Secondary Education; Reading,
and Special Education and Rehabilitation, all of
which once fell under the rubric of the School of
Professional Studies.
Business, Management, and Economics, headed by Interim Dean Dr. Alla L. Wilson, consists of
four existing departments; Business Management
and Economics; Sports Management; Recreation
and Leisure Services Management, and Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management.
It may seem like a mere rearrangement of deck
chairs aboard a cruise liner, but Dr. Kenneth W.
Borland, Jr., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at ESU, says the change, born of a
single conversation, was a long time coming and
still has a long way to go.
Borland said a little over two years ago, he was
talking to a young lady who was looking for a college that would prepare her to become a wedding
planner.
He urged her to consider ESU and spelled out
details of university departments that would prepare her to reach her goal.
“Her response to me was, ‘But you don’t have a
College of Business’,” he said. “So she chose to go
to one of our sister universities because they had a
College of Business.”
The missed recruiting opportunity set Borland
to thinking about filling the void. He started promoting the idea among faculty, and two years later,
last December, the idea became a reality when the
ESU Council of Trustees approved the two new
colleges, along with a new independent department
of Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Studies.
All three new entities now are up and functioning, but a long and complicated process of getting
them accredited by various collegiate accreditation
commissions remains. The Association to Advance
Collegiate Schools of Business, for example, has
accredited only 44 undergraduate programs since
its founding in 1916.
“The curriculum has not changed at this point,”
Borland said. “I expect that it probably will emerge
and grow and develop in ways that it could not
have before. It’s really bringing four departments
and three different schools from the university into
one new college. That was the first step for us. In
terms of curriculum, that will be a second or a third
or a fourth step.”
Formation of the new colleges is part of an
ongoing expansion at ESU, and Borland said other
initiatives are bound to follow.
“We’re continuing to think outside the box,
but it’s not thinking outside the box simply to be
creative or to draw attention to ourselves,” he said.
“It’s thinking outside the box in terms of what is
the best way we can operate as a growing university, and what’s the best thing we can do for our
students and faculty to really help accentuate the
academic quality that’s here already and that which
we want to expand.”
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Pocono Raceway: Unique, FastBy Kathy Ruff
For over three decades, thousands of auto racing enthusiasts converge on Long Pond’s Pocono International
Raceway to watch NASCAR drivers vie for points and
prestige on the 2.5-mile tri-oval track.
The track’s proximity within 200 miles of a population density of 60 million people in the northeast offers
unparalleled market opportunities.
In 2005, the track spawned easily 93 percent of the
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state’s over $390 million economic impact generated
from auto racing. Over $363 million in economic impact
in the Poconos spread from Monroe County’s lodging,
recreation, retailers, gas stations, restaurants and other
ancillary venues into areas including the Lehigh Valley
through Lackawanna County.
“This is a unique business,” says Dr. Joseph R.
Mattioli, Jr., chairman and CEO of Pocono International
Raceway. “Auto racing is a very fast-growing and very
dynamic kind of business. The politics are tremendous.
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In addition to the Pocono 500 and Pennsylvania
500 NASCAR races, the facility offers three infield road
courses and a 2.5-mile international road racing circuit.
The raceway’s rental program, including motorcycles,
stock cars and Indy-type cars, offers track space simultaneously for up to three different tracks between April
1 and November 15 for driving schools, car clubs and
racing clubs.
“The impact is spread out tremendously,” says Mattioli. “When we started in
1971, we had a very big crowd, but over
the next 20, 30 years, we actually doubled
the seating. We are successful. It has been
very good for the area and very good for
my family.”
For Doc Mattioli and his wife, Rose,
it’s all about family.
Mattiolis’ children began helping out
in the 1960s on the maintenance crew or
selling hot dogs and programs. That participation eventually evolved into ancillary businesses including an auto racing
museum, concessions and souvenirs and
hospitality.
“Everybody has their little piece,
and they still keep involved in the major
corporate racing business, but at the same
time they have their own little interests,
their own little piece of the cake if you
will, and they enjoy it,” says Mattioli.
The Mattioli family holdings include
a campground within a half-mile of the
track, the Blakeslee Inn Restaurant and
Motel and another racetrack in South
Boston, Virginia. An extended-stay resort
currently being built near the racetrack
soon will offer yet another family-run
offshoot.
“We like to give all our grandchildren
something to do other than the racetrack,”
says Mattioli. “Our racetrack is run by
six non-family department heads we
have had for over 30 years. They have
been here a long time. All of our kids and
grandchildren, they all participate. But
on a day-to-day basis, I like to give them
something else they can sink their teeth
into and run it as their own, and we can
sort of keep score and see how they are
doing.”
Having family members sink their
teeth into different family holdings is
ironic since Mattioli began his career as a
dentist in Philadelphia. But at the age of
35, Mattioli’s desire to pursue his passion
to build and create replaced his dental
practice. He got involved in land development projects including the racetrack,
construction of a golf course and ski areas
including Camelback and Timber Hill,
now Alpine Mountain.
Another venture started in 1973 when
the family undertook development of a
250-lot real estate development. Racetrack improvements and other ventures
repeatedly pushed the project to the back
burner.
“I was just getting ready to start that
about four years ago and re-do it, and
then I got interested in the gambling thing
up here,” says Mattioli. “We started working on that. We put the real estate on ice
again for a while. Once we got into the
investigation of the application and saw
all the ins and outs and the problems that
I saw, that would not be conducive to running a family business like we do here,
we dropped it.”
Now, Mattioli re-allocated the $50
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racetrack.
“Right now, we have completed the clubhouse,
and a swimming pool is in the ground,” says Mattioli.
The gated community project will include a recreation
building, tennis, basketball and bocci courts and a variety of lodging opportunities including two-story houses
with four one-bedroom apartments, four two-bedroom
apartments and four apartments with two bedrooms all
on one floor. Mattioli expects construction to begin by
June.
“We are going to have extended stay motel-hotel
so they can get a three-bedroom home or five apartments for the whole family or one apartment, and they
can stay a week, a day, two weeks, the whole season,
for three months or ski season,” says Mattioli. “I don’t
want to open up until we get all the amenity packages
done. Then we will put the apartments in.”
Amenities and apartments aside, Mattioli shares
his enthusiasm and business experience.
“I love it,” he says. “I feel very fortunate. The
most important thing is to do what you love to do. If
you do that, you can’t help but get ahead.”
Mattioli Main Street Project
By Kathy Ruff
Another side of the Mattioli family that many
people are now beginning to see involves philanthropy.
About 25 years ago, Doc Mattioli’s philanthropic
nature created the Mattioli Foundation, a charitable
organization, that has given away, among other things,
$50,000 annually in educational scholarships to five
area high schools over the past ten years and $1.5
million to the Pocono Medical Center for expansion
projects.
“Every couple years as we build up our principal
in our foundation, we try to find something we feel we
would like to do,” says Mattioli.
Recently that interest turned to downtown Stroudsburg when the foundation donated $1 million to the
Mattioli Main Street Trust Fund.
The funds will be used for beautification improvements in downtown Stroudsburg from 5th to 9th
Streets and on 7th Street from Main Street to Courthouse Square. Property owners and groups can apply
for funds for improvement projects such as plantings,
landscaping, signage, lighting and building façade
improvements.
Stroudsburg holds a soft spot in Mattioli’s heart.
When his father was a prizefighter in the l920s, he
brought the family to the then Penn Stroud Hotel, now
Best Western, while he trained. Mattioli recalls being
rocked to sleep as a child by his mother on rockers
located on the hotel’s front porch. Those childhood
memories linger in Mattioli’s heart and mind. When he
saw a decline in Stroudsburg’s downtown appearance
and activity, he knew what he had to do.
“When I first heard about the fires and how downtown was getting beat up, I thought it was something
unique that my children could follow through on, and
my grandchildren,” says Mattioli. “It’s something I
thought was important for the family to get their teeth
into and work on, and we hope that they will continue
it after my wife and I are gone.”
Mattioli’s philanthropic roots began with two $100
hit-and-run donations to the child of a poor family in a
cathedral in Tucson and a needy man in Easton struggling to pay for coffee and doughnuts.
“It struck me how badly people have it,” says
Growing, Dynamic Business
‘Doc’ Mattioli at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond. In 2005, the raceway generated 93 percent of the state’s economic impact revenues
generated from auto racing.
Main Office:
Pocono International Raceway
Address:
P.O. Box 500, Long Pond, PA 18334
Phone
570-646-2300
Web Sites:
www.poconoraceway.com
Email:
[email protected]
NASCAR Events:
Pocono 500 on June 10, 2007 &
Pennsylvania 500 on August 5, 2007
Employees:
40-50 year-round, 2,000 race week.
Year Opened:
2005 (Honesdale location opened July 2006)
Main Principals:
Dr. Joseph R. Mattioli, Jr., CEO and chairman of the board; Dr.
Rose Mattioli, Secretary/Treasurer
Significant Dates:
1957 Pocono Raceway incorporated.
1968 First race on three-quarter mile track
1971 First 500-mile Indy race on two and one-half mile track
1974 First 500-mile NASCAR race
1982 Second NASCAR race added
Mattioli. “In the background of my mind, I found out
that it’s easy to make money, but it’s very hard giving
it away judiciously. So from that time on, we started
giving money away as we had surplus from here and
there. It’s something I enjoy doing, and I am trying to
get my kids involved so that they give money away,
too.”
An advisory committee will administer awards
from the trust fund including representatives from the
Pocono Mountains Visitors Bureau, Pocono Mountains
Chamber of Commerce, the Jacob Stroud Corporation
and the county commissioners office.
“When you give away a substantial amount of
money, you do it for that particular reason, and there is
not ulterior motive,” says Mattioli. “It makes you feel
real good when you can do it.”
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NEWS
Leadership Pocono – Understanding Economic Development
By Leadership Pocono
Media Committee
Chris Paige
Leadership Pocono
held their most recent session at the end of March
at Burnley Workshop. The
class heard from experts
in the field of economic
development. Charles
Leonard, executive director of Monroe County
Industrial Development
Authority, discussed the
importance of proper planning for industrial development. John Casella, director of Monroe County
CareerLink, presented the topic of workforce development and the important role that CareerLink plays in
the area. Brad Klien, Center for Research and Economic Development at ESU, discussed the advantages of
having a business accelerator program in the area, and
Carol Sitroon, Mount Airy Resort, talked to the class
about becoming agents of change through leadership.
“People are the key to Leadership Pocono. Our
classmates and speakers prove that the Poconos have
a wealth of talent, and I look forward to working
together on common goals for many years to come,”
says Chris Paige, member of Leadership Pocono
2007 and owner of an assessment management firm.
“I love working through the challenges and ideas
with the other students in Leadership Pocono. It is a
wonderful opportunity to connect with exciting people from different sectors of our community,” says
Rachel Frick Cardelle, also a member of Leadership
Pocono 2007 and grant specialist at Northampton
Community College.
The next session will be at Northampton Community College in May and focus on education
throughout Monroe County.
The Leadership Pocono program is now accepting applications for the class of 2008. For more
information please visit their website at www.leadershippocono.org or contact Peter Alasty at the Pocono
Mountains Chamber of Commerce at 570-421-4433.
“Leadership Pocono,” written by the Leadership
Pocono Media Committee, will be a monthly contribution that will chronicle the progress of Leadership
Pocono Class of 2006/2007. The members of the
Leadership Pocono
Media Committee
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this is an opportunity for businesses to be recognized
for excellence.
Members of the Pocono Mountains Chamber of
Commerce may enter any of the ten categories up for
grabs. The categories range from Best New Business
to Best Web Site. There is a $35 entry fee for each
category entered.
Proceeds from the competition and the awards
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businesses and the local United Way” said George
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Businesses can enter by going to the BizzyAwards.com website and downloading an application, or by picking one up at the Pocono Mountains
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Stroudsburg. You can also get one at the United Way
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Stroudsburg - The Blue Ribbon Foundation of Blue Cross of Northeastern
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throughout BCNEPA’s service area to improve the quantity and quality of direct
health care for uninsured and underinsured individuals. Grants are being used to
provide medications and medical supplies to free clinic clients; add medical personnel and expand the hours at understaffed clinic locations; purchase diagnostic
testing supplies and equipment; and provide translation services for non-English
speaking patients.
In Monroe County, Pocono Health System’s Expansion of Care project
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underinsured patients.
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NEWS
Growth in Regional Heath Care Continues
By Kathy Ruff
For the past few decades, the number of people
living in the Poconos has continued to grow. East
Stroudsburg-based Pocono Medical Center (PMC),
the only hospital in Monroe County, recognizes what
that growth means and worked to meet an intensifying
demand for basic health care services stretching into
outlying areas of the county.
In 2003, PMC expanded its service area by opening its first satellite facility, Mountain Family Care, a
family health care practice located in
the Mountain Healthcare Center at the
Pocono Mountains Corporate Center on
Route 611 north of Mount Pocono.
The practice offers same- and
next-day appointments and extended
hours for medical care, testing and other
health care services to accommodate the
area’s divergent needs.
“Since I started here, the practice
has more than doubled in patient volume,” says Christian Sorensen, M.D.,
physician with Mountain Family Care.
“The area has generally been underserved for a long time. My feeling about
this practice is that we are going to grow
into it very quickly. It’s already fairly
busy. It will continue to grow probably
for quite some time.”
Sorensen believes Pocono Medical
Center’s decision to create a presence
on the mountain represents a wise business move.
“In terms of the needs of this area,
which has exploded in terms of population, they need good medical care,”
says Sorensen. “A lot of the people that
come here have commuted back and
forth from New York and New Jersey to
see doctors. We need to provide access
to the patients that need them, and a lot
of the patients that come to this practice and live in this area are working
people.”
The practice caters to the needs
of the growing population, in part by
offering extended hours to accommodate the schedules of working families.
The practice offers a variety of medical
services to the area in conjunction with
other health care providers located in
the Mountain Healthcare Center including internal medicine, ophthalmology, urology, colon and rectal surgery,
nephrology and diagnostic services.
Pocono Health System recently
began a series of community leadership
events with business, community and
education leaders to brainstorm programs needed in the area. Preliminary
ideas include workplace flu shots and a
health fair this summer.
Mountain Healthcare Center is
a collaborative community initiative
developed to bring convenient, quality
healthcare to an under-served area of
Monroe County. Among the organizations involved in making the center
a reality were Sanofi Pasteur, Spread
Eagle Development Corporation, PPL,
Coolbaugh Township officials, Monroe
County Industrial Development Authority, Monroe County Re-Development
Authority and the Monroe County Commissioners.
Geisinger, the northeast and central
PA based health care system also has a
presence in the Pocono region. For the
past 20 years, Geisinger has provided
care from the Mountainhome and Mount
Pocono facilities. In February 2004,
Geisinger built a new facility on Route
940 in Mount Pocono and since the doors opened has
seen 40 percent growth.
“There are no plans for facilities expansion at this
time. We are focusing on program development. As
we see a need for additional services we will expand,”
says Kim T. Aboud manager of public relations and
marketing for Geisinger.
Conversely, as part of the ongoing strategic plan,
Pocono Medical Center intends to open additional satellite and outpatient facilities in Brodheadsville in the
western end of Monroe county and Marshall’s Creek
in the northeast. The specific locations and opening
dates are in the planning phase. The planned satellites
will emulate the Mountain Healthcare Center model
– bringing convenient, quality health care to areas with
limited or no basic health care services. Pocono Health
System (PHS) includes a network of medical facilities
throughout the region. The system manages five health
care subsidiaries to provide services collectively to
residents and visitors of Monroe County and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
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NEWS
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Cash � Savings Accounts � Certificates of Deposit �
Unpaid Wages � Safe Deposit Boxes � Jewelry
Claim What is Yours!
The Treasury Department is seeking the owners of over $1 billion in unclaimed property — Claim What Is Yours!
Search Pennsylvania’s Unclaimed Property Database
www.patreasury.org
You Could Have Money
Waiting For You!
Frequently Asked Questions
WHAT IS UNCLAIMED PROPERTY?
Unclaimed property is defined as financial assets that
have remained unclaimed by the owner for approximately
five years.
HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF I HAVE UNCLAIMED
PROPERTY?
tions on the claim form to determine the additional
documentation that is required.
Go to www.patreasury.org
Unclaimed property may include:
Click on the icon that says
“Search the Unclaimed Property Database”
WHAT HAPPENS TO PROPERTY THAT IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY CLAIMED?
Property owners never lose their ownership rights. The
Commonwealth serves as custodian, holding assets
indefinitely until the owners or their heirs make a rightful
claim. Upon approving a claim, the Commonwealth will
turn over either the property itself or, if the property has
been sold, the proceeds of the sale. By law, securities,
such as stocks, are sold immediately upon receipt.
Tangible property, such as jewelry, received by Treasury
may be sold through the department’s eBay auction if
the property owners cannot be found after two years.
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Unclaimed Wages
Savings and Checking Accounts
Money Orders and Travelers Checks
Certificates of Deposit
Life Insurance Policies
Expired Gift Certificates/Gift Cards
Stocks and Dividends
Utility Deposits
Safe Deposit Box Contents
Refunds
Unclaimed property does not include real estate, boats,
cars or bicycles.
Type your last name in the “Last Name” field
and press the Tab key.
Type your first name in the “First Name” field.
Click the “Search” button.
If you do not have access to the Internet, please call
1-800-222-2046 and a customer service representative
will assist you.
IF I FIND MY NAME ON THE DATABASE, WHAT IS
REQUIRED TO FILE A CLAIM?
The documentation required to complete a claim varies,
depending on who is claiming the property (the owner or
a legal representative of the owner) and the type of property being claimed. In all cases, claimants are required to
sign a claim form. It is important to follow the instruc-
HOW CAN I PREVENT MY PROPERTY FROM
BECOMING UNCLAIMED?
Keep bank accounts active. Make an annual deposit or
withdrawal and be sure to notify the bank of a change of
address. These steps are considered owner activity and
will prevent your assets from becoming unclaimed.
To search by telephone call 1-800-222-2046 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Administered by the Pennsylvania Treasury Department
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NEWS
First Quarter Reflects Mild Activity for Pocono Real Estate Market
Residential Real
Estate Quarterly
Dominick J. Sacci
Historically, (pre-fall of 2001), the local market
activity would be quiet January through the middle
of February. Then, the industry would have what is
called, “winter season” and the market would quiet
down again, but remain mildly active in April and
May. June is typically the quietest month due to
weddings, graduations, race weekend, and Fathers
Day. July through October is “summer season.”
The mild activity would return for another 30 days.
Then the market would quiet down through the end
of year holiday season, and the cycle would start
over again.
While overall market conditions have transitioned, 2007 is on target as being a “historical
market.” As far as new business, Realtors® felt a
winter season this year, something not felt overall
last year. A total of 907 sold (in our local MLS)
in the first three months of 2006 versus 822 in the
same period this year.
It appears that property values have finally sta-
bilized. The average sales price for a home in 2006
was $193,972, the average sales price YTD is only
$194,119. This is a point of interest because there
was a value percentage increase of 8.2% last year,
and a 14% increase each year from 2002 through
2005. In our first three months of 2007 property
values increased 0.1%.
One of the main market conditions that will
impact values further is the amount of inventory on
the market. For an accurate picture of the adjustments the market is making, data prior to 2005 and
2006 need to be considered. In March of 2004 we
had 1818 residential homes on the market for sale.
In the same month in 2005 we had 1764, seven
months later the market would begin its transition.
In March of 2006 we had 2422, and this March we
had 3,263, an increase of 35% from 2006.
It is very simple, in business when demand is
high and supply is low, prices are up, and sellers
are happy. When supply is up and demand is low,
prices need to be adjusted to accommodate the
buyer.
So how long does this transitioning, stabilizing
and new market last? My prediction is if this cycle
started in the fall of 2005, and the last two market
cycles in our area were between five and eight
years --- you do the math.
The real estate market will feel this secondary mortgage market adjustment for at least the
next two years. Also, the Pocono market will never
adjust as aggressively as those bubble markets
bursting around the region. Families
move
PBJ Ad May
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3/27/07
Poconos for a better way of life and affordability. It
will take a very long time for those Pocono qualities to disappear.
Dominick J. Sacci is Vice President and General
Manager for Wilkins & Associates Real Estate,
Inc. Mr. Sacci has been tracking market statistics
for the last four years. Market data was compiled
from the Pocono Mountain Association of Realtors
MLS system. Readers can discuss the residential
real estate market with Mr. Sacci at www.pbjonline.
com/blog
Contact PBJ for
Ad Rates.
www.pbjonline.com
e-mail: [email protected]
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An LTS Perspective on Sports & Entertainment
Playing to Win
RUBEN
STUDDARD
With opening talent by
NADEEN EDWARDS
JUNE 30
Sponsored by S&K Construction Co., Inc.
Proceeds to benefit:
YMCA
Years ago, the Pocono Mountains were
known as a seasonal home-away-fromhome for many visitors, who were
attracted by the spectacular recreational
opportunities of the region. Maybe their
homes were not constructed for yearround living, but they kept coming back,
again and again.
The game has changed. Starting in the
1990s, many sought to convert their
homes to year-round residences. This
way, they could enjoy the inspiring
mountain environment and all it offers,
anytime.
Now, playing on the winning team means
to follow the principles of Smart Growth.
At LTS Builders, staying on top of our
game can best be achieved by listening
to the land – balancing growth with the
needs of the environment.
No matter the players, we believe there
is only one way to preserve the beauty
and wonder of the Pocono Mountains,
and that’s by Smart Growth. It’s what
makes us all winners.
WOMAN’S RESOURCES OF MONROE COUNTY
www.SHERMANTHEATER.com
570.420.2808 - 524 Main St., Stroudsburg
Homes Built By Smart Growth.
P.O. Box 160
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(570) 424-5372
Part of a series of LTS perspectives on topics of interest to the business community
© 2007 LTS Builders
LEADERSHIP POCONO PROGRAM
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
WHO’s WHO
ANTOLIN
BAJ
BULANDA
CANNAVO
HARVELL
HERMAN
JOHNSON
McGOWAN
MORRIS
PARADA
PONNATHPUR
SITTIG
SOKOLOSKI
WRIGHT
JONES
Adam- Julia Adam, has been named new Brand Product
Development Manager for Pocono Mountain Vacation
Bureau. Julia was a Tourism and Travel Management
major and has interned in various marketing positions in
the tourism industry throughout her schooling.
Operation Center Reset mission, providing field service
representatives to work directly with the soldiers and
their equipment, fielding and transferring new equipment to Army units, and repairing computer equipment.
As branch chief, he supervises 66 people.
McGowan- Ryan McGowan joins the staff at NEPA Alliance as a Local Government Specialist. Prior to joining
NEPA, he served under Mayor Christopher A. Doherty
as Project Manager for the City of Scranton’s Department of Parks and Recreation.
Alleyne- Cynthia Alleyne has been hired as a Travel
Counselor in the Pocono Mountain Vacation Bureau’s
call center and as an Information Specialist at the
PMVB’s Visitor’s Centers. Cynthia has worked for the
PMVB as a temporary for three months and recently has
become a full time employee.
Clark- Donna Clark has recently joined Pocono Medical
Home Care, Inc. (PMHC) as a physical therapist. Clark
has more than 22 years experience in the rehabilitative
arena and is also a member of both Pennsylvania and
American Physical Therapy Associations. Clark holds
credits for continuing professional education in leadership, geriatrics, orthopedics, neurology and other areas.
She is a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist and
is experienced in a variety of settings.
McLaud- Denise McLaud joins the staff at NEPA as
the Marketing and Web Development Specialist. Prior to
joining NEPA, she was employed by Friendship House
and has developed websites and databases for several
non-profits in the area including EOTC and Friendship
House.
Antolin- Eleanor Antolin, MD, of Pocono Medical
Center, received the second annual Pocono Medical
Center Physicians of the Year award for her commitment to quality, her willingness to continue learning and
adapting and her interactions with peers, patients and
families.
Baj- Michael Baxter & Associates Commercial Real
Estate and Property Management (MB&A) announces
Commercial Specialist Chris Baj passed the initial
CCIM test. The completion of CCIM testing is the highest professional certification earned in commercial real
estate. Currently all full-time commercial specialists at
MB&A have earned or are earning this certification.
Bechthold- Gean Bechthold has been named the Forward Repair Activity (FRA) Support Program manager,
FRA Division, Command, Control and Computers/Avionics Directorate for Tobyhanna Army Depot. As chief,
he supervises 38 employees who reset equipment returning from Iraq and provide field service representatives to
work directly with the soldiers and their equipment, new
materials fielding to transfer new equipment to Army
units and computer repairs to equipment sent to the
depot for repair or servicing.
Bishop- Pocono Medical Home Care, Inc. (PMHC) of
Stroudsburg announces the appointment of Physical
Therapist, Cheryl Bishop as Director of Rehab Service.
Bishop holds membership in the American Physical
Therapy Association as well as the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association. Bishop’s experience spans
geriatrics, orthopedics, traumatic brain injuries, retraining and preventive rehabilitation. Cheryl has
been part of the PMHC team for 10 years.
Bulanda- Larry Bulanda has been named the Quality
Management Division chief, Productivity Improvement
and Innovation Directorate for Tobyhanna Army Depot.
As chief, he supervises 24 employees who provide
quality management for several Tobyhanna activities to
advance depot quality leadership.
Cannavo- Jay Cannavo has been named the Forward
Repair Activity (FRA) Central branch chief, FRA
Division, Command, Control and Computers/Avionics
Directorate for Tobyhanna Army Depot. The branch
is responsible for accomplishing the depot’s Tactical
Harvell- Michael Baxter & Associates Commercial Real
Estate and Property Management (MB&A) announces
the hiring of Christine Harvell as a Commercial Specialist. Harvell has more than a decade of sales management
experience and five years of multi-million dollar real
estate production.
Moore - Great Wolf Lodge® in the Pocono Mountains,
Pennsylvania’s Year-Round Family Resortä, has promoted Maggie Moore to the position of director of brand experience to oversee signature guest experiences including Cub Clubä, the children’s craft and activity room, as
well as the resort’s “Brand Wolf” special events. Moore
was most recently promoted from ambassador of fun at
Great Wolf Lodge, where she implemented a variety of
educational-themed craft projects for guests.
Herman- Dr. Charles K. Herman, Medical Director of
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Pocono Medical
Center, recently was promoted to the rank of Assistant
Clinical Professor in the Department of Plastic Surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New
York City. His academic appointment is a result of
his excellent academic credentials, numerous publications in national and international journals, and clinical
research activities. Dr. Herman is Board-Certified by
the American Board of Plastic Surgery. His practice
includes cosmetic surgery of the face, breast, and body,
reconstruction of the face and breasts, and microsurgery.
Dr. Herman also has been selected as a contributing
author to a landmark textbook in the field of plastic
surgery: “Grabb’s Encyclopedia of Flaps, 3rd Edition,”
which will be published later this year. It is one of the
most important textbooks in plastic surgery and is used
as a reference throughout the world.
Morris- William P. Morris joins NEPA Alliance as a
part time Accounting Specialist. He previously managed
the Scranton Electronic Commerce Resource Center
(SECRC) Program at the University of Scranton. He
has over 34 years in management positions in engineering, automation, manufacturing/industrial and overhaul
operations.
Johnson- Kenneth P. Johnson joins the staff at NEPA
Alliance as a Local Government Specialist. Ken has
experience in the region as a former municipal manager
in two Luzerne County communities and as a manager
and a municipal treasurer in two central Pennsylvania
communities.
Phillips- Debbie Phillips joins the staff at NEPA Alliance as an International Trade Specialist. Debbie is
assisting the International Program Manager. She has
worked with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture in Washington D.C. and the
Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce.
Jones- Brad Jones earns the award of Ten Outstanding
C4ISR Personnel of the Year for the Tobyhanna Army
Depot chief of staff. He is now director of the Productivity Improvement and Innovation Directorate. C4ISR
refers to Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
equipment. Jones earned the award for significant contributions to accomplishments of the U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command
and the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC).
Ponnathpur- Vidya Ponnathpur, MD, FACC of Pocono
Medical Center, received the second annual Pocono
Medical Center Physicians of the Year award for her
commitment to quality, his willingness to continue learning and adapting and his interactions with peers, patients
and families.
Parada- John Parada has been named the Forward
Repair Activity (FRA) Support Program manager, European and Deployed Branch, FRA Division, Command,
Control and Computers/Avionics Directorate for Tobyhanna Army Depot. As branch chief, he supervises 15
employees who provide on-site support for maintaining,
testing, repairing, screening and limited-warranty repair
of Standard Army Management Information System
(STAMIS) and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS)/nondevelopmental item (NDI) computer equipment.
Please send all press releases for
consideration to [email protected]
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
WHO’s WHO
Schmidt- Debbie Schmidt joins the staff at NEPA Alliance as an Administrative Assistant in the Operations
Division.
Sittig- Pennsylvania-based Northeast Financial Group
announces that Fred Sittig has joined Northeast Financial Group (NEFG) as a new Investment Advisory
Associate. Sittig has become part of a network of offices
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania servicing clients
in multiple states across the US. Sittig will be working
in the Tannersville office. His primary objective is to
provide comprehensive insurance services and management of the firm’s client base.
Sokoloski- Michael Sokoloski has joined Asera Care
Hospice as Provider Relations Manager for Monroe
County, PA. He has over seven years experience in
longterm care, most recently as an Assistant Administrator of a longterm care facility in Lackawanna
County. He also has five years of experience in commercial and workers’ compensation insurance as a Medical Claims Analyst for Concentra Preferred Systems in
East Stroudsburg. Michael is responsible for acting as
a liaison between Asera Care and the families of those
receiving care, the doctors referring the care and the facilities in which care is being delivered. Michael is also
responsible for community awareness and education.
Wright- Russell Wright has been named the Forward
Repair Activity (FRA) East branch chief, FRA Division,
Command, Control and Computers/Avionics Directorate
for Tobyhanna Army Depot. As branch chief, he supervises 66 employees who perform systems maintenance
and overhaul at 11 repair activities in the eastern United
States and at deployed sites around the world.
WHAT’s WHAT
Access Office Technologies announces employee and
Co-operative Education student, Steven Gilboy, received first place in the SkillsUSA State Championship
for computer maintenance and technology. SkillsUSA
is a national non-profit organization serving teachers,
high school and college students who are preparing for
careers in trade, technical and skilled service occupations. Steven is a senior at Stroudsburg High School and
Monroe County Career & Technical Institute.
Citizens Bank presented Penn’s Northeast with a
$10,000.00 check as part of their three-year commitment
to support regional economic development marketing.
Penn’s Northeast is a regional economic development
organization serving Lackawanna, Luzerne, Monroe,
Pike and Wayne Counties.
The Stroudsburg Office of Coldwell Banker Phyllis
Rubin Real Estate was named to the Coldwell Banker
Top 20 Offices Nationally for February 2007.Coldwell Banker Phyllis Rubin Real Estate was recognized
among the 3,900 Coldwell Banker offices for February’s
adjusted gross commission in offices of 11 to 20 sales
associates. In the past, several other CBPRRE offices
have been honored with this distinction.
Core People Resources (CPR), a web-based human
resources company, today announced the launch of its
web-based Information Technology (IT) program for
small and enterprise-level businesses. With the addition
of this IT package to CPR’s existing suite of human resources solutions, CPR now helps small and enterpriselevel businesses and organizations better understand
how information technology affects their operations,
employees and customers. The IT modules, offered in
basic, small business and enterprise levels, are designed
to help any size organization.
Golden Travel Guides announced the launch of their
certified Group Sales Division – EasyMeetings.com.
Easy Meetings was designed to help executives plan
corporate meetings, seminars, and conferences. The staff
consists of certified meeting planners (CMP) who plan
everything from a luncheon meeting for the Board of Directors, a sales meeting for 1500, or a national company
convention for 20,000, all at an affordable price. Easy
Meetings and GoldenTravelGuides secure meetings and
conventions each year for companies like Toyota, the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mercedes Benz, and a
wide array of other business sectors. There is no fee for
these services.
Lehigh Carbon Community College (LCCC) has received the following Paragon awards from the National
Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR):
gold for “Aspire: The Lehigh Carbon Community College Magazine,” gold for the electronic viewbook, and
silver for a postcard. LCCC’s entries were among 2,020
submissions. The Paragon Awards recognize outstanding
achievement in communications at community, junior,
and technical colleges.
Pike County Conservation District was recently approved by the PA Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for Level 3 delegation for administrative
and enforcement functions in the Erosion and Sediment
Pollution Control and the National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Program for the discharge
of stormwater associated with construction activities.
Artwork by Nancy Wells entitled Shadow Reaching.
Name: Nancy Wells
Genre: Painter/Dollmaker/Sculptor/Poet
Response: “Last year I took part in the Wayne County Artist Studio Tour and was pleasantly surprised by the support and enthusiasm of the people who
went on the tour. There seems to be a genuine appreciation in the community for the fact that so many artists have moved into the Pocono area in the last
few years. Wayne County Arts Alliance has a yearly fundraiser where the local artists participate in embellishing some chosen object, which is then auctioned off to the public. Living so close to the Delaware River has given me access to a wide range of art situations which have been very exciting.” Wells
operates a studio and gallery which is where she shows her work, located in Damascus. “Although my studio is basically open by appointment only, I am
also more than happy to open to anyone who drives by and knocks on my front door.”
see ARTIST page 20
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FOCUS LIST
PERFORMING ARTS CENTERS
Company Name
Address
Phone/Fax
Web site
# of
Seats
Years in
Business
Average
Tocket
Price
Event Type
Business
Contact
Mauch Chunk Opera
House
14 West Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229
570-325-4439
570-325-8927
www.mauchchunkhistory.
com
330
124
72
$25-live performances
$5-movies
Darryl Monteleone
Mt. Laurel Center
Bushkill Rd, PO Box 1233
Bushkill, PA
18324
570-426-2080
570-588-5211
www.mountainlaurelcenter.
com
5509
4
$40
Concerts, fine arts,
educational
programming
Sheila Daykin
Penn’s Peak
325 Maury Rd.
Jim Thorpe, PA
18229
1-866-605PEAK
610-826-9648
www.pennspeak.com
1800
DND
Varies by
event
National concerts, lunch
& Dinner Theatre,
special events
DND
Pocono Playhouse
PO Box 207
Mountainhome, PA 18342
570-595-7456
DND
www.poconoplayhouse.com
485
60
$23-$25
Live broadway style
perfomance
DND
Shawnee Playhouse
5 River Rd
PO Box 159
Shawnee-on-Delaware, PA
18356
570-421-5093
570-424-9168
www.theshawneeplayhouse.
com
200
28
$15-$25
Professional
theatre,musicals,
comedies, childrens
theatre, etc.
Susan Bourn
Sherman Theatre
524 Main St.
Stroudsburg, PA
18360
570-421-5093
570-424-9168
www.shermantheater.com
1000-2000
3
Regional
Talent-$16
National
Talent-$35
Concerts, Theatre,
Business/Private Events
Richard Berkowitz
Disclaimer: The companies listed above are located in the four counties that serve the Pocono region; Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne. If you know of a company that offers this
product or service and was not included on the list, please contact Pocono Business Journal to be included in future Focus Lists. DND= Did not disclose.
Cable
Television
Advertising
YOUR MESSAGE can reach over 52,000 households in
Monroe County on these Cable Networks:
Name: Kate Jordan and CJ McKenna
Genre: Acoustic based duo: Singer-Songwriters/Musicians/Entertainers
Response: “We have taken our music from Maine to Tennessee to
Arizona with performances at clubs, colleges, festivals, ski areas and
various venues. With all of our traveling, the Poconos have remained
our home base. This is our home and we feel strongly about giving back
to the community. We have been involved with many benefit performances over the years including Habitat for Humanity, PATH, Relay for
Life, we are honored when asked to be a part of all these events over the
years. The Poconos are also home to many other talented musicians that
we have had the pleasure of sharing the stage. This area seems to have
attracted and kept these great folks here. The music scene has evolved
greatly over the years; clubs have come and gone but the area is strong
still for musicians.”
Musicians (l-r) CJ McKenna and Kate Jordan.
Call Us at 570-854-0355
or e-mail [email protected]
“Whatever you are, be a good one.”
Abraham Lincoln
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
May 1
Excel Level 1, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development, 9:00
a.m.-12:00 noon. Cost: $ 150 (includes materials). To register, visit http://academic.scranton.
edu/department/cce/excel.htmlor call (570) 941-7582.
Interview Prep: Job Applications, Dress to Impress, Why Should I Hire You?, 1:00 p.m.-3:00
p.m., Website Enrollment, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville.
Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit
www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
Marketing Toolkit Workshop for Gift Shop and Studio Owners along the PA Route 6 Artisan
Trail, 8:00 a.m-11:00 a.m.;Honesdale Chamber of Commerce. Anyone who currently
owns/operates or is thinking of opening a gift shop, studio or gallery is invited. Cost: $20 per
participant or $30 for couples/partners. Fee includes light refreshments and 45-page Marketing Toolkit. Register now by contacting the PA Route 6 Heritage Corporation at 814-435-7706
or [email protected].
Selling Yourself, The Department of Business, Management and Economics at Cedar Crest
College, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. This course will teach you how to develop a comprehensive
approach to selling yourself. To enroll or for more information, please contact the Center for
Lifelong Learning at 610-740-3770 or email [email protected]
Wayne County Chamber of Commerce, Tri-Chamber Business Card Exchange, 5:30
p.m.-7:30 p.m., Caesars Cove Haven, off Rt. 590,Lakeville. Hors d’oeuvres, Cash Bar and
Surprises. To RSVP or for additional information, contact The Wayne County Chamber of
Commerce 253-1960 or [email protected].
May 2
LeTip of Stroudsburg, 7:01 a.m-8:31 a.m. A wonderful opportunity to expand your business.
Each chapter has individual business categories-so there are no conflicts of interest-ever! Your
chapter becomes your sales force without increasing staff. Contact Louise Bach (570) 5884113 or Carole Miller (570) 426-1676.
Website Enrollment, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Career Exploration, 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monroe
County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the Career Resources Center
to enroll. For more information visit www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
May 3
BNI (Business Network International), Bartonsville, 7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Howard Johnson,
Rt. 611 & I-80 Exit 302B, Bartonsville. Contact Karen Sherrill, (570) 895-4242.
Website Enrollment, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Update Your CareerLink Resume Using Microsoft
Word, 2:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the
Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
May 4
May
Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the Career Resources
Center to enroll. For more information visit www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
May 12
ASP.net 2.0 Level 1, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development.
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Cost: $672 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.scranton.
edu/department/cce/asp.html or call (570) 941-7582.
MS Word 2003 Level II, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $165 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/word.html or call (570) 941-7582.
May 14
Computer Basics, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570)
620-2850 or visit the Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit www.
pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
Learn To Use Your Computer, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training &
Development. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Cost: $150 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/windows.html or call (570) 941-7582.
MS PowerPoint 2003 Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training &
Development. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $113. To register visit http://academic.scranton.
edu/department/cce/powerpoint.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce, Business Card Exchange, Membership Appreciation, Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Shawnee-on-Delaware, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., Chamber
Members Only, Reservations a must. Call (570) 421-4433.
May 15
Excel Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development, 9:00
edu/department/cce/excel.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Interview Prep: Job Applications, Dress to Impress, Why Should I Hire You?, 1:00 p.m.-3:00
p.m., Website Enrollment, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville.
Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit
“Business Communications Workshops,” Topics include: The Drafting Process and Delivering the Good News; Conveying Bad News; Composing E-mail and Memos; and Selling Your
Idea. University of Scranton College-Center for Professional Training & Development .Cost:
$165 which includes materials & texts. To register visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/Bus_communication.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Northeast PA Logistics & Transportation Industry Partnership is holding a special informational session for local guidance counselors, superintendents, PA CareerLink and Workforce
Investment Board Staff from 11:30a.m. – 1:30p.m. Woodlands Inn & Resort in Plains
Township. The session will discuss priority careers available in the Logistics & Transportation
Industry. RSVP, Julie Davis at the Luzerne/Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board, Inc. at
570-822-1101, ext. 217 or at [email protected].
May 7
Resumes & Cover Letters, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m., E-Resumes, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon,
May 8
Excel Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development, 9:00
edu/department/cce/excel.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Interview Basics, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Salary Negotiation, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Website Enrollment, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850
or visit the Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit www.pacareerlink.
state.pa.us.
MS Access 2003 Level II, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $165 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.
scranton.edu/department/cce/access.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce, Women in Business, Pangea Resturant, Scotrun.
12:00 noon. Topic: “Branching Out, presented by Danielle Jordan of Fidelity Home Abstracts.
Sponsor: Noelle Vanderbrink of Festivities Magazine. Cost: $13 Chamber members in
advance, $16 non-members & walk-ins. Call (570) 421-4433.
May 9
May 16
“Cascading Style Sheets,” teaching students to format and present Web pages in XHTML.
University of Scranton- Center for Professional Training& Development. 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.
Cost: $295(includes materials and texts). To register, visit www.scranton.edu/cptd or call
(570) 941-7582.
Website Enrollment, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call
(570) 620-2850 or visit the Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit
May 11
Adobe InDesign CS2 Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training &
Development. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $295 (includes materials and lunch). To register visit
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/inDesign.html or call (570) 941-7582.
BNI (Business Network International), The Shawnee Inn, Shawnee-on-Delaware, 7:00 a.m.
– 8:30 a.m., breakfast. Fee $10. Contact Victor Brozusky, Access Office Supply, (570) 4210648.
“Business Communications Workshops,” Topics include: The Drafting Process and Delivering the Good News; Conveying Bad News; Composing E-mail and Memos; and Selling Your
Idea. University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training &Development .Cost: $165
(includes materials & texts). To register, visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/
Bus_communication.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Computer Basics, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Employer Website Assistance, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
MS Word 2003 Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $150 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.
scranton.edu/department/cce/word.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Website Enrollment, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Computerized O’Net Career Assessments, 9:00
a.m.-11:00 a.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the
Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
May 24
University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training& Development. 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.
Cost: $295(includes materials and texts). To register, visit www.scranton.edu/cptd or call
(570) 941-7582.
Development. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $295 (includes materials and lunch). To register
visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/inDesign.html or call (570) 941-7582.
MS Access Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development.
edu/department/cce/access.html or call (570) 941-7582.
QuarkXPress 7 Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $295 (includes materials & lunch). To register visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/quarkXpress.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Website Enrollment, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Career Exploration 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Monroe
County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the Career Resources Center to
enroll. For more information visit www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
May 17
University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 9:00 a.m-4:00 p.m.
Cost: $295 (includes materials and texts). To register, visit www.scranton.edu/cptd or call
(570) 941-7582.
Mail Merge Using MS Word 2003, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training &
Development. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Cost: $125. To register call (570) 941-7582.
Website Enrollment, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Update Your CareerLink Resume Using Microsoft
Word, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850
or visit the Career Resources Center to enroll. For more information visit www.pacareerlink.
state.pa.us.
May 10
MS Access Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Cost: $150 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.
May 23
Each chapter has individual business categories-so there are no conflicts of interest-ever!
Your chapter becomes your sales force without increasing staff. Contact Louise Bach (570)
588-4113 or Carole Miller (570) 426-1676.
Website Enrollment, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call
Sir Ken Robinson, Ph.D.,keynote presenter at i xchange 2007, Ben Franklin Technology
Partners. The i xchange will combine an executive networking session, the keynote address
by Robinson, and the presentation of Ben Franklin’s thirteenth annual Innovation Awards.
Individuals interested in learning more about or purchasing tickets to the i xchange may visit
www.nep.benfranklin.org or call 610-758-5200.
Board Meeting, NAIFA-Poconos (National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors).
For more information call (570) 595-9640 or email [email protected].
Computerized O’Net Assessments, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Monroe County Career Link,
Tannersville. Call (570) 620-2850 or visit the Career Resources Center to enroll. For more
information visit www.pacareerlink.state.pa.us.
MS Access Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development.
edu/department/cce/access.html or call (570) 941-7582.
May 22
Interview Basics, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Salary Negotiation, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Website
Enrollment, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570)
Resumes & Cover Letters, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m., E-Resumes 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon,
Adobe Acrobat Pro, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development.
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $295 (includes materials and lunch). To register visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/acrobat.html or call (570) 941-7582.
BNI (Business Network International), The Shawnee Inn, Shawnee-on-Delaware, 7:00 a.m.
– 8:30 a.m., breakfast. Fee $10. Contact Victor Brozusky, Access Office Supply, (570) 4210648.
Resume Critique, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Employer Website Assistance, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
May 18
Development. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $295 (includes materials and lunch). To register visit
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/inDesign.html or call (570) 941-7582.
BNI Visitors Day, 7:00 a.m. Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort. Steve Gambino, Area Director of
BNI, will share the secrets to success through “word-of-mouth” marketing. Cost: $ 10 room
fee which includes full breakfast. RSVP to Sharon Fish at 570.424.4000 ext 1416 or Victor
Brozusky at 570.421.0648.
“Business Communications Workshops,” Topics include: The Drafting Process and Delivering
the Good News; Conveying Bad News; Composing E-mail and Memos; and Selling Your Idea.
University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development .Cost: $165 (includes
materials & texts). To register, visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/Bus_communication.htmlor call (570) 941-7582.
Mail Merge Using MS Word 2003, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training &
Development. 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. Cost: $125. To register call (570) 941-7582.
Pocono Mountains Chamber of Commerce, Monthly Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Shawnee Inn &
Golf Resort, Shawnee-on-Delaware. Sponsor: Action COACH. Special Program: Pocono Family YMCA. Advance Registration: $10 Chamber members, $14 non-members. At the door: $12
Chamber members, $18 non-members. Call (570) 421-4433.
Resume Critique, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Employer Website Assistance, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
May 19
Adobe Acrobat Pro, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development.
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $295 (includes materials and lunch). To register visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/acrobat.html or call (570) 941-7582.
May 21
May 25
BNI (Business Network International), The Shawnee Inn, Shawnee-on-Delaware, 7:00
a.m. – 8:30 a.m., breakfast. Fee $10. Contact Victor Brozusky, Access Office Supply, (570)
421-0648.
“Business Communications Workshops,” Topics include: The Drafting Process and Delivering the Good News; Conveying Bad News; Composing E-mail and Memos; and Selling
Your Idea. University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training& Development .Cost:
$165 (includes materials & texts). To register, visit http://academic.scranton.edu/department/
cce/Bus_communication.htmlor call (570) 941-7582.
Computer Basics, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Employer Website Assistance, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
MS Access 2003 Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $177 (includes materials and lunch). To register visit
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/access.html or call (570) 941-7582.
May 26
Adobe Acrobat Pro, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $295 (includes materials and lunch). To register visit
http://academic.scranton.edu/department/cce/acrobat.html or call (570) 941-7582.
May 29
Why Should I Hire You? 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Salary Negotiation, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.,
Website Enrollment, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call
May 30
Each chapter has individual business categories-so there are no conflicts of interest-ever!
Your chapter becomes your sales force without increasing staff. Contact Louise Bach (570)
588-4113 or Carole Miller (570) 426-1676.
MS Access Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Cost: $150 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.
MS Word 2003 Level I, University of Scranton-Center for Professional Training & Development. 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Cost: $150 (includes materials). To register visit http://academic.
scranton.edu/department/cce/word.html or call (570) 941-7582.
Website Enrollment, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m., Mock Interviews (Must attend Interview Prep
and Basics), 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570)
May 31
Website Enrollment, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m., Update Your CareerLink Resume Using
Microsoft Word, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Monroe County Career Link, Tannersville. Call (570)
If you would like to have your business event
listed in the PBJ Calendar of Events, please
submit information to [email protected].
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PBJ REGISTER
NEW CORPORATIONS
The Corporation Bureau at The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of State has informed the
Pocono Business Journal that it is in the process of
revising the database access for this information.
Therefore New Incorporation listings will not be
available until further notice.
FICTITIOUS NAMES
The Corporation Bureau at The Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, Department of State has informed the
Pocono Business Journal that it is in the process of
revising the database access for this information.
Therefore New Incorporation listings will not be
available until further notice.
DEEDS
(March 2007 - Over $250,000)
Carbon County
Franklin Township
Anthony Novak to Ronald Nametko, $390,190. John
Christman to Colleen Kochik, $400,000.
Kidder Township North
Harvey Lisgar to Scott Lisgar, $375,000.
Kidder Township South
Kristine Whitham Petruska to Patricia Sweetin,
$252,000. Ann Carew to Nicholas Romano,
$400,000. William James to Frank Nemshick III,
$260,000.
Lower Towamensing Township
Mahlon Kocher to David Pritchett, $299,900.
Palmerton Borough
Kal Tac Inc to Ryan Connell, $284,900.
Penn Forest Township
Deutsche Bank national Trust Company to Robert
Epps, $308,897. Falcon Crest Homes to Janet
Acevedo, $279,750.
Summit Hill Borough
Gary Borger to M Zero LLC, $345,000.
Towamensing Township
Carol Miller to Jerome Foley, $437,000.
Monroe County
Barrett Township
Michael Walters to Katharine Legg, $325,000. Stanley and Carol Zimmer to Social Bliss LP, $450,000.
First Natioonal Bank of Palmerton to Highland
reserve Builders LP, $330,000.
Chestnuthill Township
Travis and Amanda Robbins to Charles and Harriet
Weatherford, $265,000. David and Michelle Infante
to Raul and Ileana Aledo, $360,000. Dean and
Sharon Green to Barry Saam, $260,000. Alton and
Kathyann McNeill to Robert Gittens, $365,900.
Coolbaugh Township
Michael and Joanne Bartel to Lamarr Norwood and
Phyllis Jackson, $306,000. M&E Builders Inc to
Esther Echevarria, $289,000.
East Stroudsburg Borough
Edward and June Katz to Philip Joyce, $287,000.
Charles and Wanda Lasher to Martin Perdomo,
$275,600. JCE Real Estate LLC to King KLP LLC,
$254,900. William and Sandra O’Brien to Alda
Enterprises, $275,000. Christopher and Agnes
Machmer to David and Susan Austin, $275,000.
Johns Manville International Inc to Charles and Joan
Hannig, $290,000.
Hamilton Township
Stephen and Bambi Seagrave-Daly to Kenneth
Horen, $399,000. Stetcom LLC to Frank Hess,
$412,500. JAM Real Estate Group to JARM Realty
LLC, $650,000. Harmon Homes Inc to Allen and
Movelene Emmons, $475,979. Iouri and Tamara
Zaharchenko to James Ferraro, $568,500. CRI
Northwestern I Trust to NHS III Properties LLC,
$272,504.
Jackson Township
D Allen and Elizabeth Shaffer to Robert and Cindy
Janacek, $330,000. Claudius Peters to Melissa and
Oral Seudath, $250,000. Robert and Kathleen Schlichting to Peter and Jennifer Zabierek, $365,000.
Edward and Linda Springer to John and Jennifer
Simpson, $337,500.
Middle Smithfield Township
Daniel and Renee Cudney to Paragon Relocation
Resources Inc, $299,000. Paragon Relocation Resources Inc to Kenneth Harrington, $299,000. NVR
Inc/Ryan Homes to Mark and Theresa Williams,
$543,940. NVR Inc/Ryan Homes to Anna Bialek,
$529,565. Toll PA IV to Adam and Minnad Breittholz, $526,803. Toll PA IV to Elvis and Claudia
Morales, $418,743. JBM Builders to Alfredo Vidot,
$281,000. Toll PA IV to Herbert Santos, $419,003.
Toll PA III to Kevin and Beth Fitzgerald, $826,361.
John and Christine O’Leary to William Ahnert,
$500,000. Toll PA IX to Thomas Griffin, $450,513.
LTS Development LLC to Reinaldo and Lillian
pagan, $318,800. Big Ridge Developers LP to
Hootieco LLC, $343,000. Toll PA IX to Alexander
and Christine Bearn, $662,638. Toll PA IV to Stephen Graves, $292,650. Toll PA IV to Thomas and
Colleen Whitaker, $305,769. Toll PA IV to Aquane
and Derika Nealy, $273,410. Toll PA IV to John and
Michelle Fulmer, $296,660. Michael and Karen Piccolo to Harold and Linda Beyer, $329,000.
Mount Pocono Borough
Donald and Olivia Smith to S Robert Allcorn,
$1,250,000.
Paradise Township
Gary and Shannon Northrop to Audrey and Mark
Keitt, $269,900.
Pocono Township
Kevin and Amy Matthews to Randy Nguyen,
$365,000. Raul and Ileana Aledo to Glenn and
Sherley Dowling, $525,000. Arthur and Cherriann
Crabtree to Amy Altemose, $293,000. CMC Development Corp to Luz Vasquez, $390,652. James
and Lana Haney to Ronald Lazrovitch, $262,500.
Francois and Lutricia Milien to Salvatore and Lisa
Lamantia, $329,000. Derrick Thomas to Steven and
Melissa Franklin, $301,000.
Polk Township
Timothy and Tammy Moll to Hayden and Dale
Morris, $409,000. Martina Innis (Trust) to Keith and
Melissa Hubbard, $255,000.
Price Township
Victor and Cynthia Kolubinskyj to Jonathan and
Eileen Gartner, $254,000. April Smigley to John and
Yvarrure Sibilia, $320,000.
Ross Township
Robert and Tammy Jones to Kenneth Carson,
$590,000. Brian Gore and Shirlee Totin to Emily
Gomez, $349,000.
Smithfield Township
Gregory and Carlena Back to Neville Edwards,
$275,000. James and Kathleen Suttle to Juan and
Lisa Almonte, $520,000. Monika Reimel to National
Residential Nominee Services Inc, $306,000. National Residential Nominee Services Inc to Jocelyn
Palao, $306,000.
Stroud Township
Joao and Dina Catarino to Quentin Jones, $365,000.
Myung Lim Ko to Rafael and Gertrudis Jimenez,
$299,000. Angel and Rosa Figueroa to Sergio and
Ita Santamauro, $333,000. Adam Self to Sirva
Relocation Credit LLC, $299,999. Sirva Relocation
Credit LLC to Frank Capasso, $299,999. Henry and
Mark Gearhart to Stefanie Buissereth, $250,000.
EM2 Properties LLC to Josephine Montella,
$534,000. Kevin and Amy Matthews to Randy
Nguyen, $365,000. Cendant Mobility Financial
Corp to Carolyn Nelson, $275,000. LTS Development LLC to Anderson Dotel, $409,700. Clarence
and Paula Morrison to John Karanu, $360,000.
Joel and Melissa feaster to Cartus Relocation Corp,
$250,000. Cartus Relocation Corp to Adam and Diane Iosca, $250,000. NVR Inc/Ryan Homes to Matthew and Victoria Tuttle, $319,765. NVR Inc/Ryan
Homes to Ella Marie Gales and Lewis Allen. Arthur
and Carole Biagi to Anthony and Connie Cruci,
$350,000. Ronald Reese to Mark and Kim Callo,
$363,500. Peter and Kathleen Dermody to Carl and
Esther Willis, $350,000. Stephen and Donna Bezner
to Phyllis Gaubault, $345,000.
Stroudsburg Borough
James and Caroline Rabold to Conahan Weiss
Investment Company, $728,000. Marion Barhight to
3 Twins Realty Partners, $520,000. Gwynne Reese
to Sharon Doerr, $295,000.
Tobyhanna Township
Thomas and Maureen Driebe to Dmitri Shuster,
$375,000. Sandra and Regis Menke to James and
Lori Wilson, $294,000. Luana Wojcik to John
Pritchard, $325,000. Jeffrey Kwan to Matthew and
Sean McNally, $330,000. Teicher Organization at
Pine Crest Lake LLC to Stephen and Shielagh Hochberg, $259,900. John and Heather Iacono to Diane
Aparbal, $260,000. Fernando and Columba Masci
to Jeffrey and Madhuri Black, $422,000. Frank
and Jodi Forcino to Peter and Karen Kozlowski,
$365,000. Peter Iaconis to Scott and Louann Vanblarcum, $410,000. Kenneth Perry to Lia Gikashvili,
$290,000. Alla Leybinsky to Rock Tchintchin,
$250,000. Peter and Darlene Sherman to Michael
Hoessly, $425,000. J Albert Mastro to Marilyn
Hynes, $322,000. Richard and Roberta Caravello
to John Metz, $460,000. Teicher Organization at
Pine Crest Lake LLC to Joseph and Marie Damato,
$250,000. David and Barbara Burdick to Raymond
and Patricia DiMarcello, $386,000.
Tunkhannock Township
Neil and Grace Cashman to Hin and Wing Chan,
$380,000. Curtis Brunner to Don and Jessica Gibbons, $275,000. Larry and Ann Moyer to Tunkhannock Township, $464,800.
Pike County
Blooming Grove Township
Ronald and Nicole DeVita to David and Karen
Calabrese, $405,000. Glenn and Mary Ann Strys to
George Barenholtz, $320,000. Glenn and Mary Ann
Strys to Robert and Lori Rossier, $440,000. Martin
and Jusith Greenstone to John and Dawn Dimitriadis, $292,500. Country Club Realty LLC to Jose
and Gloria Hernandez, $289,900. Andrew Sesser to
Thomas and Victoria Jordan, $304,000.
Delaware Township
ABD woodland Lakes Inc to Richard and Tami Bocchino, $290,000. Allison Rappa to Andrew and Alba
Walsh, $250,000.
Dingman Township
Wendy Spurr to Frank Montenes, $254,200. George
and Carol Hill, $350,000. Theodore Lamicella to
Christian and Tracy Derr, $279,900. Milford West
Development LLC to Steven and Tracy Taylor,
$460,500. Rosemary Palermo to Eugene Buhler,
$315,000. Jaroslaw and Renata Truszkowski
to Timothy and Michelle Reynolds, $325,000.
Judith Sellin to Mary Beberman, $250,000. ABD
Woodland Lakes Inc to William and Vicki Gentile,
$364,000.
Greene Township
Laura Roberts to Michael Slattery, $305,000.
Lackawaxen Township
Donald Schweer to Paul Siebold, $355,000. William
and Irmgard Kaiser to Robert and Allison Morriss,
$445,000. Joann and Robert Bello to Allan and
Mary Lynn Martin, $285,000. E-Builders Inc to Aaron and Jennifer Batelic, $270,000. Carol Nunziato
to Gail Eisenfeld, $279,000. Anthony and Nancy
Mazzo to Arthur and Augusta Marchiano, $630,000.
Florence Doran to Nancy Mazzo, $1,325,000.
Lehman Township
Sean and Yates Hyde to Fareeda Wahid, $259,170.
J&S Real estate Properties to Ana and Douglas
Beckworth, $304,900. Fred Todino to John and Jane
Hoopingarner, $273,000.
Matamoras Borough
Joyce Rocko to Pike and Orange Holdings LLC,
$325,000.
Milford Borough
Abraham and Carol Wohl to Craig Evan Associates
Inc, $755,133. Community Building Projects, LLC
to Old Lumberyard Investments LLC, $2,300,000.
Community Building Projects LLC to Cummins
Creek Contractors Inc, $397,500.
Milford Township
William Schwab to Joseph Biondo, $300,000.
Palmyra Township
Jerrol and Elizabeth Cutler to Wilson Tooma,
$565,000. William and Cortenay Forbes to Janice
Helms, $550,000. Gerald Greenwalt to Eric and
Lisa Perakslis, $330,000. James and Sharon Carty
to John Kane, $935,000. Michael Poller to John and
Matthew Diliberto, $305,000. Michael Butcofski to
Greentown LLC, $1,250,000.
Shohola Township
James Marion to Emilio and Celeste Ortiz,
$250,000. David and Janet Churchill to John and
Anne Kramer, $317,000. Vannatta Realty and Builders to Christopher and Dianne Walzer, $302,400.
Chad and Susan Small to James and Pamela Dzbenski, $257,500. Pierre and Christine Delaplace to
Gary and Denise Anderson, $300,000.
Wayne County
Buckingham Township
Francis Webster to Susan Odhner, $270,000. Tracy
Chicosky to Kevin Schrader, $575,000
Canaan Township
Robert and Gail Ruben to James Karras, $750,000.
Clinton Township
Joseph and Mary Dills to Shawn Sullivan, $306,000.
Damascus Township
Shawn Canfield to Timothy and Amber Benson,
$265,000. Treodore Dennis to William and Melinda
Headley, $272,500.
Dreher Township
Eric Ott to Farid Jaber, $499,000.
Honesddale Borough
James and Linda Zefran to AKG Realty, $250,000.
Lake Township
James and Alison Meyers to James and Patricia
Robertson, $250,000. Dominic and Debra Mustascio
to Herbert and Joanne Stermer, $255,625. Julia Ribaudo Realty partners to BHG Aviv, $4,743,600.
Lehigh Township
Chris and Jenny Balton to Maksim and Olga Olbinsky, $330,000.
Manchester Township
Michael Lutz to Daniel Daly, $270,705.
Mount Pleasant Township
Frank and Jean Quaglio to Brian and Sherrie
Stephens, $250,000. Bruce and Susan Loomis to
Jolanta Bott, $425,000.
Palmyra Township
Daniel and Karen Rozsitch to Hawley Management,
$310,000.
Preston Township
Tracy Chicosky to Kevin Schrader, $575,000. Joseph Kunz to Kevin and Karen Kappler, $265,000.
Prompton Borough
Alfred Faatz to Harry and Jennifer Keller, $463,500.
South Canaan Township
Robert Ruben to James Karras, $750,000.
Sterling Township
William and Jane Siebecker to Michael Berardi
Revocable Trust, $550,000.
Texas Township
BGM Fastener Co to Seven One One Jimlin,
$300,000.
MORTGAGES
(March 2007 – Over $250,000)
Carbon County
Franklin Township
Gary Wentz, Mauch Chunk Trust Co, $745,000.
Gary Wentz, Mauch Chunk Trust Co, $255,000.
Anthony Taibi, Harleysville National Bank & Trust,
$379,107. Colleen Kochik, National City Bank,
$280,000. Anthony Novak, World Savings Bank,
$292,500. Moses Bobadilla, ABN Amro Mortgage,
$323,000.
Jim Thorpe Borough
Michael Martino, First Star Savings Bank,
$256,000.
Kidder Township North
Scarlet Oak Acquisition LLP, Mauch Chunk Trust
Co, $395,000.
Kidder Township South
Stephen Keen, Bank of America, $319,000. Diane
Babb, Countrywide home Loans, $395,000. Francis
Barbella, MERS, $770,000.
Lehigh Township
Cathleen Dezolt, MERS, $250,000.
Lower Towamensing Township
Carol Miller, MERS, $447,375.
Nesquehoning Borough
Interchange Partners, Wachovia Bank, $475,000.
Interchange Partners, Wachovia Bank, $475,000.
Brian Seitz, Seitz Brothers Exterminating Company,
$1,271,100.
Palmerton Borough
Michael Carty, Keystone Nazareth Bank and Trust,
$250,000.
Penn Forest Township
Theodoras Pasportis, National City Mortgage,
$280,948. Paul Lisa, Suntrust Mortgage Inc,
$268,050. Robert Epps, MERS, $278,007. Timothy
Carlsen, MERS, $277,500. Rustin Paul, MERS,
$296,400. Janet Acevedo, National City Mortgage,
$265,750. Larry Iaquinto, Citibank NA, $300,000.
Summit Hill Borough
Michael Pascoe, Option One Mortgage, $460,500.
Towamensing Township
Jerome Foley, Wells Fargo Bank NA, $349,600.
Monroe County
Barrett Township
Richard and Shelton Unger, Bryn Mawr Trust,
$400,000. Eastern Realty Corp, Wells Fargo Bank,
$250,000. Judith and Donald Crabtree, Wachovia
Bank, $364,215.
Chestnuthill Township
Rafael and Evelyn Santiago, MERS, $309,650.
Adam and Theresa Jacob, MERS, $262,200. Joseph
Sulima, MERS, $270,000. Lanny and Tamara Lutz,
MERS, $314,500. Bruce and Pamela Johnson,
Wachovia Mortgage, $304,000. Deborah Waddell,
MERS, $306,000. John and Lily Decker, Option One Mortgage, $280,000. Thomas and Eva
Verrastro, Option One Mortgage Co, $254,700.
Livania and Manuel Mendes, MERS, $251,500.
David and Lynette Quaresimo, Nova Savings Bank,
$1,795,000. David and Lynette Quaresimo, Nova
Savings Bank, $670,000. Robert Gittens, MERS,
$292,720.
Coolbaugh Township
Lamarr Norwood and Phyllis Jackson, MERS,
$306,000. Robert Foster, Suntrust Mortgage,
$274,700. Manuel and Damaris Castillo, Indymac Bank, $274,550. Esther Echevarria, MERS,
$274,550. Suzanne Cicero, First Horizon Home
Loan Corp, $317,400.
East Stroudsburg Borough
Parktowne Townhouses Apartment Associates/
Bergen Parktowne Townhomes, Capmark Bank,
$4,660,501. Martin Perdomo, MERS, $275,600.
Horvath Communications, Keybank National Association, $2,400,000. Patrick and Barbara Mullally,
Wayne Bank, $900,000.
Hamilton Township
Scott and Allison Bergen, MERS, $301,000. Kenneth Horen, MERS, $319,200. JARM realty, Wayne
Bank, $400,000. Novelene and Allen Emmons,
MERS, $427,500. Rural Conservation partners/Old
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Currents, Omega Bank, $1,500,000. Michael and
Cheryl Craig, Sun Federal Credit Union, $324,000.
Roger and Lynn Rakus, MERS, $322,500. Yvonne
and Walter Alvarez, Chase Bank, $250,000. Charles
and Elaina Prinzivalli, MERS, $476,000. james Ferraro, MERS, $454,800. NHS III Properties/Northwestern Human Services Inc, Commerce Bank,
$10,316,000.
Jackson Township
Robert and Cindy Janacek, MERS, $264,000. Jonathan and Elizabeth Fritz, Downey Savings and Loan
Assoc, $333,000. Philip O’Reilly, Bank of America,
$416,000. Leroy Abrams, MERS, $357,000. Peter
and Jennifer Zabierek, MERS, $265,000. Nicholas
Paust, MERS, $285,500. Christopher and Sandra
Dipasquale, MERS, $414,000. John and Jennifer
Simpson, MERS, $270,000. Alan and Christine Villano, MERS, $264,000.
Middle Smithfield Township
Kenneth Harrington, MERS, $299,000. Mark and
Theresa Williams, MERS, $417,000. Anna Bialek,
MERS, $397,150. Ronald and Victoria Macuga,
MERS, $252,500. Shannon Klein, World Savings
Bank, $363,750. Judson and Maureen Kinsky,
Wayne Bank, $600,000. Adam and Minnad Breittholz, MERS, $310,000. Elvis and Claudia Morales,
MERS, $328,000. Alfredo Vidot, MERS, $281,000.
Herbert Santos, MERS, $335,202. Kevin and Beth
Fitzgerald, Wells Fargo Bank, $417,000. W. Peter
Ahnert Jr., Lester Abeloff, $500,000. W. Peter
Ahnert Jr. and Abigail, Emily and Robert Ahnert,
Lester Abeloff, $300,000. Ronald Bowman, GMAC
Mortgage, $287,755. Thomas Griffin, MERS,
$360,000. Reinaldo and Lillian Pagan, National
City Bank, $302,800. Alexander and Christine
Bearn, MERS, $570,000. Stephen Graves, MERS,
$278,000. Wladyslawa Kata, MERS, $300,000.
Charles Rean Jr, MERS, $252,000. Lamar and Denise Clarrett, MERS, $352,200. John and Michelle
Fulmer, MERS, $279,500. Ronald Bowman, GMAC
Mortgage, $287,755. George and Nurys Sabando,
World Savings Bank, $376,000.
Mount Pocono Borough
S. Robert Allcorn, Donald and Olivia Smith,
$675,000. Richard Flynn, MERS, $266,400.
Paradise Township
Audrey and Mark Keitt, MERS, $256,405.
Pocono Township
RJAD LLC, Community Bank & Trust, $688,000.
Glenn and Shirley Dowling, MERS, $420,000.
Jecenia Perez and Anna Hilario, National City Bank,
$265,500. Leroy and Celia Love, Chase Bank,
$309,400. Douglas and Colette Belanger, Bank
of America, $350,000. Luz Vasquez and Luilly
Martinez, ABN Amro Mortgage, $312,500. Jerry
and Holly Sullivan, Wachovia Mortgage, $276,319.
Nicholas and Roseanne Cavataio, MERS, $365,000.
Bridge Associates of Pocono Township/REO Acquisitions, Community Bank & Trust, $3,650,000.
Ronald Lazrovitch, MERS, $262,500. Anita and
Bozena Gawrych, MERS, $278,000.
Polk Township
Hayden and Dale Morris, MERS, $259,000. Sunil
and Lopa Patel, Penn Security Bank, $450,000.
Sunil and Lopa Patel, Penn Security Bank,
$450,000. Sunil and Lopa Patel, Penn Security
Bank, $450,000. Richard Cherry, First National
Bank of Palmerton, $790,000. Mark and Debra
DeLuca, MERS, $417,000.
Price Township
John and Yvarrure Sibilia, Option One Mortgage,
$304,000. Luis and Lisette Aponte, M&T Trust,
$250,000. Price Township Development Corp, Penn
Security Bank & Trust, $550,000.
Ross Township
Randy Gonzalez, MERS, $280,000. Jonathan and
Kelly Gillow, Indymac Bank, $278,000.
Smithfield Township
Paul and Belinda Gordon, MERS, $252,000. Neville
Edwards, JP Morgan Chase Bank, $255,000.
Lizzie Brown, MERS, $320,000. Remington Ball,
Sovereign Bank, $381,555. Juan and Lisa Almonte,
MERS, $416,000. Salvatore and Helen Lancia,
Citizens Bank of PA, $250,000. Susan Mirkovic,
MERS, $255,500. Shawnee Holding Inc, Small
Business Administration, $1,000,000. Shawnee
Holding Inc, Small Business Administration,
$1,000,000. Gordon and Cynthia Way, MERS,
$539,750.
Stroud Township
Quentin Jones, MERS, $310,250. Donald and Agnes
Brand, JP Morgan Chase Bank, $310,160. herman
and Raquel Rink, Wells Fargo Bank, $264,000. Eric
and Christine Fitje, MERS, $256,000. Sergio and
Ita Santomauro, ABN Amro Mortggae, $266,400.
Frank Capasso, Wells Fargo Bank, $284,999. Stefanie Buissereth, Option One Mortgage, $250,000.
Josephine Montella, Prosperity Mortgage, $365,000.
Randy Nguyen and Thanh Lu, MERS, $292,000.
Carolyn Nelson, MERS, $261,250. Jose and Teresa
Melendez, MERS, $352,000. Llewellyn and Maureen Kirton, MERS, $288,000. Mary, Daniel and
Edward Henning/AMD Leasing Co, First National
Bank of Palmerton, $1,000,000. James and Deborah
Ferraro, Option One Mortgage, $272,000. Anderson
Dotel, National City Bank, $360,000. John Kakanu,
MERS, $360,000. Gloria Milan, MERS, $264,766.
Maria Purington, Penn Security Bank & Trust,
$250,000. William Nieves, National City Bank,
$268,000. Matthew and Victoria Tuttle, MERS,
$287,750. Ella gales and Lewis Allen, MERS,
$292,350. Anthony and Connie Cruci, MERS,
$280,000. Biospectra Inc, ESSA Bank & Trust,
$250,000. Mark and Kim Callo, MERS, $290,800.
Robbie and Squitri Pancham, Prosperity Mortgage, $298,392. Carla and Paulo DeSouza, MERS,
$328,900. Carl and Esther Willis, MERS, $280,000.
Jules and Martine Germain, Household Finance
Consumer Discount Co, $365,940. Reginald and
Atolia Lawrence, MERS, $320,000. Anne Illidge,
Beneficial Mortgage Co, $274,930. DEPG Stroud
Assoc/DEPG Stroud General, First National Community Bank, $9,350,000. Phyllis Gaubault, Wells
Fargo Bank, $293,000. Lance and Diane Goldberg,
Irwin Union Bank and Trust, $350,000. Jerome and
Denise Williams, Beneficial Mortgage, $437,995.
Patrice and Wilbert Soriano, MERS, $342,000.
Stroudsburg Borough
Jay and Sandra Vaughan, MERS, $292,000. SDT
Realty, Pocono Community Bank, $1,400,000.
Sharon Derr and Roger Juschitsch, Option One
Mortgage Corp, $280,250. C&K McConnell Street,
Sovereign Bank, $500,000. William and Elaine
Schmidt, Seattle Mortgage Co, $300,240. William
and Elaine Schmidt, Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development, $300,240. Leighter Corp, NBT
Bank NA, $2,500,000. Jere Dunkelberger, Pocono
Community Bank, $362,125. PPC Realty, Pocono
Community Bank, $574,250.
Tobyhanna Township
William and Patricia Cahill, Wachovia Bank NA,
$250,000. Dmitri Shuster, Alexander Bakis, Yanina
Semenenkova and Ellen Opman, National City
Bank, $300,000. Robert and Sherri Halgas, Wilmington Trust, $1,500,000. William and Ann Underland, Seattle Mortgage Co., $300,240. William and
Ann Underland, Housing and Urban Development,
$300,240. Joseph and Laurene Mastantuono, MERS,
$317,825. Ned and Mary Ann Wehler, Wells Fargo
Bank, $475,000. Kamaladeen and Shanta Mohamed,
MERS, $412,000. John Pritchard, ABN Amro
Mortgage, $260,000. Sean and Matthew McNally,
MERS, $297,000. Jeffrey and Madhuri Black,
MERS, $316,500. Peter and Karen Kozlowski, Penn
Security Bank & Trust, $292,000. Scott and Lorann
Vanblarcum, Pentagon Federal, $328,000. Rock
Tchintchin, MERS, $250,000. Elisha and Sharon
Braitwaite, MERS, $261,000. Michael Hoessly
and Selina Luger, National City Bank, $340,000.
Edward and Diana Blickendorfer, Pocono Community Bank, $270,000. Victoria Easterling, Citizen’s
Bank, $250,000. Raymond and Patricia DiMarcello,
MERS, $308,500.
Tunkhannock Township
Optasite Towers/Optasite Towers Holding/Optasite Inc., Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc.,
$150,000,000. Michael Barr, Household Finance
Consumer Discount Co, $265,431. Falcon Crest
Homes and Salvatore and Joseph Modica, Com-
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merce Bank, $2,000,000. larry Woods and Karen
Sternberg, MERS, $356,000. William Wilton,
MERS, $255,800. Daniel and Colleen Washburn,
MERS, $308,000.
Pike County
Blooming Grove Township
David and Karen Calabrese, Wells Fargo Bank,
$318,400. Benjamin Coale, Citicorp Trust,
$270,000. Brianna Bickmann, MERS, $397,000.
Bunnary Say, MERS, $693,900. Lori and Robert
Rossier, MERS, $352,000. Victor and Katarzyna
Orkoosh, MERS, $272,000. Jose and Gloria Hernandez, JP Morgan Chase Bank, $275,405. Louis
Weissbart, MERS/HSBC Mortgage, $417,000.
Delaware Township
Phillip and Tara Clarke, MERS, $320,000. Melba
Duncan, MERS, $540,000. Cionaod Ocinneide, Sussex Bank, $500,000. Salvatore and Sarah Didino,
Beneficial Consumer Discount Co, $257,947.
Thomas and Donna Parker, MERS/Home Loan
Center Inc, $260,000. William and Evgenya Pager,
MERS, $308,800.
Dingman Township
Salvatore Barcia, JP Morgan Chase Bank, $409,500.
Felix Louisot, MERS, $280,000. Pepito and Grisel
Berrios, MERS, $262,885. Andrew and Lyn Zecchino, MERS, $312,000. Matthew and Kathleen
Wagner, MERS, $284,000. Steven and Tracy Taylor,
MERS, $368,400. Edgar and Marion Almquist,
Citizens Bank, $340,000. Richard and Hilary Dambach, MERS, $270,000. Scott and Sharlene Plotkin,
Option One Mortgage Corp, $292,500. David and
Karin Gerhauser, First Horizon Home Loan Corporation, $319,562. Michelle and Timothy Reynolds,
MERS, $292,500. Richard Miller, Vertical Lend
Inc, $412,500. Richard Miller, Housing and Urban
Development, $412,500. Craig and Cathy Anderson,
Bankunited FSB, $266,000. Elizabeth and Richard
Adlung, MERS/North American Savings Bank,
$260,000. Michael Bandelt, MERS/Suntrust Mortgage, $267,400.
Greene Township
Jeffrey and Beverly Olear, National City Mortgage, $325,000. Anthony and Lisa Boccia, MERS,
$316,800. John and patricia Rauch, MERS,
$260,000.
Lackawaxen Township
Optasite Towers LLC, Morgan Stanley Asset
Funding Inc, $150,000,000. Joseph and Irmgard
Colombo, Vertical Lend Inc, $544,185. Joseph and
Irmgard Colombo, Housing and Urban Development, $544,185. Paul Siebold, MERS, $284,000.
Hana Heig, MERS, $304,500.
Lehman Township
Panagiotis Papagiannakis, GMAC Mortgage,
$326,520. Dennis Lopez, MERS, $270,000. Fareeda
Wahid, MERS, $259,170. Paul and Christina Frangipane, MERS, $261,800. Deanna Romano, MERS,
$258,400. Ruben and Darlene Flores, Household
Finance Consumer Discount Company, $277,737.
Ray and Launie Summerville, MERS/Countrywide,
$250,000.
Matamoras Borough
Ian Fox, Washington Mutual Bank, $270,900. Pike
and Orange Holdings LLC, Joyce Rocko, $292,500.
Milford Borough
Robert Ciervo, MERS, $305,000. Cummins Creek
Contractors Inc, Sussex Bank, $298,125.
Milford Township
Janeth and William DeGraw, Countrywide Bank
NA, $310,500. Janeth and William DeGraw, Housing and Urban Development, $310,500. Thomas and
Noreen Russo, MERS, $320,000.
Palmyra Township
Wilson Tooma, Wells Fargo Bank, $417,000. Eric
and Lisa Perakslis, Wells Fargo Bank, $264,000.
Thomas and Cheryl Mueller,Wayne Bank, $275,000.
Carl and Elizabeth Nurick, MERS, $321,600. Shalom Ilyaev, Michael Butcofski, $875,000.
Shohola Township
Daphna and Iran Bavli, Bank of America, $250,000.
Irene Valentine, MERS, $347,000. Laura Malone,
MERS, $263,900.
Westfall Township
Westfall Town Center Joint Venture, Sovereign
Bank, $11,000,000. Eric and Christy Conklin,
MERS/HSBC Mortgage, $328,000. Lori Earle and
Allen Serra, MERS, $478,400.
Wayne County
Buckingham Township
Kevin Schrader, Honesdale National Bank,
$431,000.
Cherry Ridge Township
James and Sharon Adams, Wells Fargo Bank,
$316,000.
Damascus Township
Robert Ward, Dime Bank, $397,300. Joseph and
Diana Barreiro, Dime Bank, $1,125,000.
Honesdale Borough
AKG Realty, Community Bank & Trust, $300,000.
Lake Township
Jerome and Margaret Scott, MERS, $507,500.
Christopher and Claudine Chapman, MERS,
$418,000. Robert and Loretta Johnson, Citimortgage Inc, $560,000. BHG Aviv, LaSalle Bank,
$370,000,000.
Lehigh Township
Maksim Kunin, MERS, $264,000.
Manchester Township
Daniel and Angela Daly,Honesdale National Bank,
$300,000.
Mount Pleasant Township
Jolanta Bott, Honesdale National Bank, $340,000.
David and Heather Matisoff, MERS, $329,000.
Paupack Township
Michael and Joanne Vecchiarelli, ABN Amro Mortgage, $266,000. Mid Mountain Associates, First
National Community Bank, $400,000. Theodore
Lambrinos, MERS, $417,000. James and Michelle
Carton, Chase Bank, $300,000. Bakker Marine Inc,
Wachovia Bank, $600,000.
Preston Township
Kevin Schrader, Honesdale National Bank,
$431,000.
Prompton Borough
Harry and Jennifer Keller, MERS, $370,800.
Salem Township
John, Helen and David Bergey, Honesdale National
Bank, $250,000. Lisa and Michael Vaccaro, MERS,
$325,000. Six GS, Paterson Restoration Corporation, $309,050. Kendon and Dorothy Sickler,
Wachovia Mortgage, $250,000. Hugh and Joann
Kelley, MERS, $292,160.
South Canaan Township
Gregory and Donna Salko, MERS, $380,000.
Sterling Township
Michael Berardi Revocable Trust, William and Jane
Siebecker, $250,000.
Texas Township
Seven One One Jimlin, Community Bank & Trust
Co, $500,000. Joseph Putney, GMAC Mortgage,
$253,500.
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