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Helpful Tips: Sell your way to wealth

We hope the Lock Haven Express feature articles relating to start-up and small business affiliations has been helpful. These articles were intended to provide small business owners with a “treasure map” through the murky waters of business and offer strategies to generate profits, avoid problems and protect assets. The characteristics of an entrepreneur, why investments fail, how to make money with Clinton County real estate and access to start-up funding may be helpful, but one of the most important learned skills is “How to Sell Your Way to Wealth.” As C. Grant Miller, ...

US home sales fall for the third straight month in May amid rising mortgage rates

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in May for the third straight month as rising mortgage rates and record-high prices discouraged many prospective homebuyers during what’s traditionally the housing market’s busiest period of the year. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell 0.7% in May from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.11 million, the National Association of Realtors said Friday. Existing home sales also fell 2.8% compared with May last year. The latest sales still came in slightly higher than the 4.07 million ...

Woodlands Bank recognizes JSHS student in Investing Challenge

JERSEY SHORE — Brighter Financial Futures and Woodlands Bank were honored to recognize high school student Aidyn Evans from Jersey Shore High School, who worked under the leadership of educator, Timothy Dershem. Aidyn finished first place in Woodlands Bank/Lycoming County Spring 2024 ...

Helpful Tips: Dig for easy start-up funding

Now that you have read strategies in The Express BusinessBriefs for Clinton County real estate investments, it may be time to “dig for easy start up money.” Sixty-four percent of small business owners and start-up entrepreneurs garner funding from personal and family savings, 18% from banks and unfortunately, over 18% from personal credit cards. While money may be a prerequisite to starting a new business or investing in real estate, Bradley Vincent wrote “Money is a tool. Use properly and make something beautiful; use wrong, it makes a mess!” The newbee investor will ...

Marshall, Parker & Weber principals named Pennsylvania Super Lawyers

WILLIAMSPORT — Marshall, Parker & Weber, LLC, a local elder law and estate planning firm, announces that Certified Elder Law Attorney Matthew J. Parker and Certified Elder Law Attorney Tammy A. Weber were named to the 2024 Super Lawyers list in the field of elder law by the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers organization. This is the 16th year that Parker has been named to the list and the sixth year for Weber. Elder law is the legal field which concentrates on the circumstances and legal needs of older adults and persons with special needs. Elder law includes issues such as: estate ...

Twinkle Toes Dance Studio celebrates 25 years

LOCK HAVEN — Twinkle Toes Dance Studio celebrated its 25th anniversary with a memorable recital that left the audience spellbound. The recital held this past week on Monday, May 20; Wednesday, May 22; and Thursday, May 23, at Price Auditorium showcased the culmination of years of hard ...