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Compiled by JENNIFER SUMMER
Sterling Bank to open new Kingwood banking center
Sterling Bank recently announced it has entered into a 10-year lease with Northpark Shopping Center Plaza LP for a new Kingwood banking center.
This new 3,803-square-foot facility and 1,392-square-foot drive-through, which will open in January, is in an office building nearing completion in the Northpark Shopping Plaza between Kingwood Drive and Northpark Drive on U.S. Highway 59. It replaces a smaller, older Sterling office in the same area.
“We’re delighted to be able to offer our Kingwood-area customers the convenience and elegance of this new, expanded Kingwood banking center,” said Downey Bridgwater, chairman, president and CEO of Sterling.
“We needed the additional space to accommodate our growth in Kingwood and to better serve our customers in the area, and what a great space it will be.”
For more information on Sterling Bank and its many locations, visit www.banksterling.com.
GrowthForce Named Small Business of the Year
A small business, whose mission is to help other small businesses grow, was selected the 2008 Small Business of the Year by the Lone Star College System. GrowthForce received the honor at the 22nd Annual Small Business Development Center Advisory Council Small Business Awards Banquet held on Nov. 20 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel.
GrowthForce won for the Lone Star College-Kingwood service area based on its accomplishments in four categories: business achievements, contributions to the community, references and application essay. There were 130 businesses nominated for the award and one winner for each of the five colleges in the Lone Star College System.
GrowthForce, an outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services firm, was founded in Kingwood, Texas, by Stephen King, a certified public accountant with three decades of experience in the accounting industry.
The company is not a traditional CPA firm, but rather uses its advanced QuickBooks® expertise to deliver Fortune 500 quality accounting services and systems for small businesses. Since its opening in 2004, GrowthForce has succeeded in doubling its revenues every six months achieving more than $1 million in revenues.
As part of GrowthForce’s contributions to the community, King has been active in the Kingwood Chamber of Commerce, the Humble Area Chamber of Commerce, the Houston CPA Society Northeast Satellite, Houston Technology Center, Lake Houston Family YMCA and the Village Learning and Achievement Center as a member of its board of directors.
In accepting the award, King acknowledged that “helping to share business knowledge and best practices” with other small businesses has led to this success. He credited his staff for the company’s performance: “It’s not the CEO who keeps clients happy; it’s the talent of his staff. We are here because our clients love us – and the results we create for their businesses.”
For more information, contact GrowthForce at 281-358-2007 or www.growthforce.com.
Citizens Bank building in Humble honored by IBAT
The Citizens Bank building in Humble was honored with a Silver Eagle Award in the annual Best of Community Banking competition by the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT).
The award was presented during IBAT’s 34th annual convention and recognized the Humble location of the Kilgore-based independent community bank for the architectural design of the building which officially opened to the public on July 2, 2007.
Present to accept the award was James L. “Jamey” Smith, the Houston Region CEO and Humble Banking Center CEO for Citizens Bank. Representing Jim Singleton Architects were Jim Singleton and Wade Zimmer who designed the building. Frost Construction, a Humble-based company, was the contractor for the project.
The four-story bank building dominates the landscape for those driving down FM 1960 just a mile west of Highway 59. Its unique and ornate architecture sets the bank building apart from any of the surrounding structures.
Singleton designed the building, which is the first ground-up facility that Citizens Bank has built since the financial institution was founded in 1949. The main bank in Kilgore moved into a remodeled hotel, and the other locations have been placed in existing buildings. The bank is also constructing a location in The Woodlands that should open in late 2008 or early 2009 and will be likely be constructing a building in College Station in the near future.
In Humble, however, the four-story 45.000 square foot building – the bank occupies approximately 7,500 square feet of the total space – is accentuated by a 30 by 40-foot limestone entryway, 14-foot ceilings and large windows.
Led by Smith, a longtime resident of the Humble-Kingwood area, Citizens Bank promotes the economic growth and quality of life of the community by providing services that are competitively priced and designed to meet a diverse range of financial needs.
The Citizens Bank in Humble is located at 8811 FM1960 Bypass Road W., Humble, Texas 77338. For more information, call 281-446-4445.
Century 21 has new owners
Century 21 Outstanding Homes has proudly announced the real estate company’s recent acquisition by Baseball Partners LLC from Lou and Doris Snipp. With this change, Lou and Doris are excited about focusing on their personal clients, teaching real estate classes, and having a little bit more leisure time. The new owners include Mark Snipp, Rebekah Snipp, John Altic and Kelly Altic.
With this exciting new opportunity, each managing partner looks forward to meeting the present and future needs of the real estate community while growing the business and fostering a superior real estate experience for home buyers and sellers. Furthermore, the new owners will create an exciting and dynamic place to work for the company’s team where they will strive for excellence and be known among their peers as best in class.
Century 21 Outstanding Homes is a full service brokerage providing residential and commercial properties in the Atascocita, Kingwood and Houston Metro area and is located at 18455 West Lake Houston Parkway, Suite 250, in Atascocita.
Local SCI executive receives certification
Service Corporation International, a trusted provider of end-of-life arrangements and services, is pleased to announce that David Hass from Kingwood has completed the Certified Pricing Professional program.
Hass is managing director of Strategic Pricing for SCI Management, a subsidiary of Service Corporation International.
In that capacity, he oversees strategic pricing for SCI affiliates throughout North America.
The Professional Pricing Society (www.pricingsociety.com) is the only organization in the world that offers a professional pricing certification. Hass is one of only 57 pricing professionals certified through the program.
Each graduate of the CPP program fulfills rigorous certification requirements, including six full-day workshops and related testing followed by three months of intensive study using the 300-page study guide created by Temple University for the Professional Pricing Society and revised by the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.
Get Recognized!
The holiday season is a time of a celebration so make sure your business, customers and employees are recognized this holiday or your accolades are known. E-mail any business information, press releases, celebrations or grand openings to Jennifer Summer at jsummer@hcnonline.com and we will make sure you get your business in the spotlight
Sterling Bank to open new Kingwood banking center
Sterling Bank recently announced it has entered into a 10-year lease with Northpark Shopping Center Plaza LP for a new Kingwood banking center.
This new 3,803-square-foot facility and 1,392-square-foot drive-through, which will open in January, is in an office building nearing completion in the Northpark Shopping Plaza between Kingwood Drive and Northpark Drive on U.S. Highway 59. It replaces a smaller, older Sterling office in the same area.
“We’re delighted to be able to offer our Kingwood-area customers the convenience and elegance of this new, expanded Kingwood banking center,” said Downey Bridgwater, chairman, president and CEO of Sterling.
“We needed the additional space to accommodate our growth in Kingwood and to better serve our customers in the area, and what a great space it will be.”
For more information on Sterling Bank and its many locations, visit www.banksterling.com.
GrowthForce Named Small Business of the Year
A small business, whose mission is to help other small businesses grow, was selected the 2008 Small Business of the Year by the Lone Star College System. GrowthForce received the honor at the 22nd Annual Small Business Development Center Advisory Council Small Business Awards Banquet held on Nov. 20 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel.
GrowthForce won for the Lone Star College-Kingwood service area based on its accomplishments in four categories: business achievements, contributions to the community, references and application essay. There were 130 businesses nominated for the award and one winner for each of the five colleges in the Lone Star College System.
GrowthForce, an outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services firm, was founded in Kingwood, Texas, by Stephen King, a certified public accountant with three decades of experience in the accounting industry.
The company is not a traditional CPA firm, but rather uses its advanced QuickBooks® expertise to deliver Fortune 500 quality accounting services and systems for small businesses. Since its opening in 2004, GrowthForce has succeeded in doubling its revenues every six months achieving more than $1 million in revenues.
As part of GrowthForce’s contributions to the community, King has been active in the Kingwood Chamber of Commerce, the Humble Area Chamber of Commerce, the Houston CPA Society Northeast Satellite, Houston Technology Center, Lake Houston Family YMCA and the Village Learning and Achievement Center as a member of its board of directors.
In accepting the award, King acknowledged that “helping to share business knowledge and best practices” with other small businesses has led to this success. He credited his staff for the company’s performance: “It’s not the CEO who keeps clients happy; it’s the talent of his staff. We are here because our clients love us – and the results we create for their businesses.”
For more information, contact GrowthForce at 281-358-2007 or www.growthforce.com.
Citizens Bank building in Humble honored by IBAT
The Citizens Bank building in Humble was honored with a Silver Eagle Award in the annual Best of Community Banking competition by the Independent Bankers Association of Texas (IBAT).
The award was presented during IBAT’s 34th annual convention and recognized the Humble location of the Kilgore-based independent community bank for the architectural design of the building which officially opened to the public on July 2, 2007.
Present to accept the award was James L. “Jamey” Smith, the Houston Region CEO and Humble Banking Center CEO for Citizens Bank. Representing Jim Singleton Architects were Jim Singleton and Wade Zimmer who designed the building. Frost Construction, a Humble-based company, was the contractor for the project.
The four-story bank building dominates the landscape for those driving down FM 1960 just a mile west of Highway 59. Its unique and ornate architecture sets the bank building apart from any of the surrounding structures.
Singleton designed the building, which is the first ground-up facility that Citizens Bank has built since the financial institution was founded in 1949. The main bank in Kilgore moved into a remodeled hotel, and the other locations have been placed in existing buildings. The bank is also constructing a location in The Woodlands that should open in late 2008 or early 2009 and will be likely be constructing a building in College Station in the near future.
In Humble, however, the four-story 45.000 square foot building – the bank occupies approximately 7,500 square feet of the total space – is accentuated by a 30 by 40-foot limestone entryway, 14-foot ceilings and large windows.
Led by Smith, a longtime resident of the Humble-Kingwood area, Citizens Bank promotes the economic growth and quality of life of the community by providing services that are competitively priced and designed to meet a diverse range of financial needs.
The Citizens Bank in Humble is located at 8811 FM1960 Bypass Road W., Humble, Texas 77338. For more information, call 281-446-4445.
Century 21 has new owners
Century 21 Outstanding Homes has proudly announced the real estate company’s recent acquisition by Baseball Partners LLC from Lou and Doris Snipp. With this change, Lou and Doris are excited about focusing on their personal clients, teaching real estate classes, and having a little bit more leisure time. The new owners include Mark Snipp, Rebekah Snipp, John Altic and Kelly Altic.
With this exciting new opportunity, each managing partner looks forward to meeting the present and future needs of the real estate community while growing the business and fostering a superior real estate experience for home buyers and sellers. Furthermore, the new owners will create an exciting and dynamic place to work for the company’s team where they will strive for excellence and be known among their peers as best in class.
Century 21 Outstanding Homes is a full service brokerage providing residential and commercial properties in the Atascocita, Kingwood and Houston Metro area and is located at 18455 West Lake Houston Parkway, Suite 250, in Atascocita.
Local SCI executive receives certification
Service Corporation International, a trusted provider of end-of-life arrangements and services, is pleased to announce that David Hass from Kingwood has completed the Certified Pricing Professional program.
Hass is managing director of Strategic Pricing for SCI Management, a subsidiary of Service Corporation International.
In that capacity, he oversees strategic pricing for SCI affiliates throughout North America.
The Professional Pricing Society (www.pricingsociety.com) is the only organization in the world that offers a professional pricing certification. Hass is one of only 57 pricing professionals certified through the program.
Each graduate of the CPP program fulfills rigorous certification requirements, including six full-day workshops and related testing followed by three months of intensive study using the 300-page study guide created by Temple University for the Professional Pricing Society and revised by the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester.
Get Recognized!
The holiday season is a time of a celebration so make sure your business, customers and employees are recognized this holiday or your accolades are known. E-mail any business information, press releases, celebrations or grand openings to Jennifer Summer at jsummer@hcnonline.com and we will make sure you get your business in the spotlight
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