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Rentec Direct Celebrates Significant Milestones And 13 Years Of Advancing The Property Management Industry
Rentec Direct, the award-winning property management software solution, is celebrating significant milestones including its 13th anniversary this year. In 13 years of business, Rentec Direct has grown to a team of 15 employees and has maintained a 30% or higher year-over-year growth rate. Founded in 2009 with the mission to…
Read MoreSouthwestern Oregon Job Vacancies Reach Record in 2021
Private employers in Southwestern Oregon were looking to fill about 4,800 job vacancies in 2021 according to estimates from the Oregon Employment Department’s annual Job Vacancy Survey. The record level of vacancies came as employers tried to replace jobs lost during the pandemic recession in 2020. Employers reported a record…
Read MoreRCC welcomes Small Business Development Center to Redwood Campus
In spite of pandemic impacts, the Rogue Community College Small Business Development Center team helped 35 new businesses get started in 2020-21, and assisted regional small businesses in securing $88 million in capital and small business loans. Now, the services of the SBDC have an accessible, welcoming new home at…
Read MoreSOU recognized as “First-gen Forward” institution
Southern Oregon University has been selected to be part of the 2022-23 cohort of First-gen Forward, a nationwide initiative to improve academic outcomes for first-generation college students. SOU will become one of about 300 higher education institutions to have received the designation, becoming eligible for professional development opportunities, community-building experiences and access to…
Read MorePeople’s Bank Reports 2021 Earnings
People’s Bank of Commerce (OTC PINK: PBCO) announced today (1/19/2022) its financial results for the 4th quarter and year-ended 2021. Highlights Fourth quarter net income of $3.0 million, or $0.59 per diluted share Year-to-date net income of $11.5 million, or $2.44 per diluted share Quarterly non-PPP loan growth rate of…
Read MorePeople’s Bank of Commerce Reports Earnings
January 21, 2021 MEDFORD, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–People’s Bank of Commerce (OTCBB: PBCO) announced today its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2020 operations. The bank reported net income of $6,131,000 for the full year of 2020 compared to $4,068,000 in 2019, a 51% increase. In 2020 earnings per…
Read MoreIncreased Merger Consideration for Willamette Community Bank
Highlights of the Announcement Cash consideration will be increased to $1.70 per share Total merger consideration of $11.18 per share for shareholders of Willamette Community Bank January 22, 2021, 7:20 PM Eastern Standard Time MEDFORD, Ore. & ALBANY, Ore.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–People’s Bank of Commerce (OTCBB: PBCO) (“PBCO” or the “Company”), and…
Read MoreOver $3.6 million in grant funds are now available for eligible businesses impacted by COVID19 in Jackson and Josephine Counties
Applications for this new “Southern Oregon CARES Business Grant” (“SOCARES”) fund may be accessed through SOREDI, which has contracted as grant administrator for both counties. These new grant funds are available in all 36 Oregon counties through a $55 million allocation made by the State of Oregon. These funds are intended…
Read MorePeople’s Bank of Commerce (Medford) and Willamette Community Bank (Albany) have announced a merger.
Note : I proudly serve on the board of People’s Bank and offered to include the shareholder mailing about the merger in this months journal. This is not a solicitation or recommendation to any shareholders. It’s just a story and insert (by a sponsor of the Southern Oregon Business Journal…
Read MoreWillamette Community Bank to Merge With People’s Bank of Commerce
People’s Bank of Commerce (OTCPK: PBCO) (“PBCO” or the “Company”), and Willamette Community Bank (OTCPK: WMCB), headquartered in Albany, Oregon, announced the signing of a definitive agreement whereby Willamette Community Bank will merge with and into People’s Bank of Commerce. Highlights of the Announced Transaction Pro forma assets of approximately…
Read MoreSOREDI Seeks Applications from Rural Entrepreneurs and Companies for its 2020 Southern Oregon Rural Startup Challenge
SOREDI is pleased to announce it is now accepting applications for its inaugural Southern Oregon Rural Startup Challenge, providing up to $60,000 in capital investments by December 31 to rural startups and companies seeking expansion capital. SOREDI, which has facilitated the Southern Oregon Angel Investment Network for numerous years, has…
Read MoreSouthern Oregon’s, Tim Williams, Named President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association
Tim Williams, managing partner, and lead litigator at Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, P.C., was elected President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association (OTLA), effective August 14, 2020, after serving the association for the full length of his legal career. Dwyer Williams Cherkoss Attorneys, P.C. has offices in Bend, Eugene, Medford,…
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