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Banking & Finance
NEW VENTURES: Phoebe Richland expands with personal-care home, adds 40 jobs
A new personal-care facility has opened in Richlandtown, as Meadow Glen at Phoebe Richland is accepting patients.
National Penn shareholders reminded of merger deadline
North Carolina-based BB&T Corp. has issued a reminder to stockholders of Allentown’s National Penn Bank that an important deadline is looming in its planned $1.8 billion National Penn Acquisition.
Read More »Lender looks to fill businesses credit void
Opportunities exist for businesses to acquire loans that do not involve the traditional route of applying directly to a bank.
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Former National Penn exec to helm Fleetwood Bank
Fleetwood Bank, a Berks County-based community bank with assets of more than $230 million, has named a new president. Timothy P. Snyder.
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NEW VENTURES: In-home personal-training franchise opens in Lehigh Valley
GymGuyz, an in-home mobile, personal training and fitness franchise company, is now in the Lehigh Valley.
Greater Lehigh Valley small-business lending on the rise
U.S. Small Business Administration lending is up dramatically in the Greater Lehigh Valley, according to a release from Tony Leta, director of SBA’s Eastern Pennsylvania District.
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