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     We lend, consult and we are buyers. Our service group has a wealth of experience and capacities and has operations and new projects in Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, North Carolina, Kentucky, Florida, Ohio, Nebraska, Michigan, Wisconsin, Maryland, Minnesota and Tennessee. Currently the group owns and/or manages 4,700 apartments, 50 hotels, thousands of senior care bed units, five movie theaters, offices, shopping centers and can build virtually anything. Current development and lending projects include over $500 million in apartments, hotels, parking and retail.

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Bountiful Health Care, UT Covenant Senior Living Belmont Independent Living

Non-Real Estate Loans
• A/R Financing • Inventory Financing
• A/R Management • Equipment Leasing
• Term Loans • Traditional Factoring
• Equipment Financing • Trade Finance
• Purchase Order Financing • Structured Finance
• Letters of Credit  
 

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 Useful service links
 • Schain, Burney, Banks & Kenny, Ltd. (Land use attorneys)
 • Strategy Planning Associates (Market Research)
 • Residential Lending--Franklin Home Funding
 • C You At The Movies 
 
 



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Capital Freeze Thaws for Real-Estate Funds - 1 day ago
Real-estate funds saddled with boom-time properties are getting relief from Wall Street firms and other investors hoping to capitalize on their need for cash.
New Resorts Owners Roll Dice - 1 day ago
Morris Bailey and Dennis Gomes are paying $35 million for Resorts Atlantic City, at a time when gambling revenue is declining and customers are being siphoned off to Pennsylvania venues.
Citigroup Gets Burned in the Caribbean - 7 hours ago
The bank is selling its mortgage on the Viceroy Anguilla to Starwood Capital Group at a hefty discount, the latest example of capitulation by a bank that has nursed a troubled real-estate project for years.
Corio's Turkish Strategy Stumbles - 2 days ago
The Dutch company's expansion has yielded disappointing results due to the weak economy, competition and the difficulties of exporting Western shopping concepts to a country steeped in different traditions.
Help for Hyatt Isn't Enough - 2 days ago
A Jacksonville hotel missed paying its mortgage despite $5 million in help from the Hyatt chain.
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