Brooke Franchise Press Releases and Franchise News
Brooke Capital Announces Operating Initiatives And Schedules First Quarter Financial Results And Conference Call
Brooke Capital Corporation (AMEX: BCP) announced that it has reduced its staff by approximately 17% by reducing its workforce at its Overland Park and agent service centers effective May 2, 2008. This... more (5/5/2008) Brooke Capital Corporation Announces Director Resignation
Brooke Capital
Corporation (AMEX: BCP) today announced that Keith Bouchey, a member of its
board of directors, has resigned as a director effective immediately.
About our company...Brooke Capital... more (3/12/2008) Brooke Capital Corporation Elects James Zuhlke Executive Vice President
Brooke Capital
Corporation (AMEX: BCP) today announced the election of James R. Zuhlke as
executive vice president for insurance company operations. Zuhlke, 61, is
responsible for Brooke Capital Co... more (2/6/2008) Brooke Corporation To Present At Fbr Investor Conference
Brooke Corporation
(NASDAQ: BXXX) today announced its participation in the upcoming FBR Capital
Markets Investor Conference held at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel. Keith
Bouchey, president and chie... more (11/18/2007) Brooke Franchise Corporation's National Convention A Success
Brooke Franchise
Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), recently
concluded its third annual national franchise convention, held Oct. 21-23 at
the South Point Casino and Hot... more (11/2/2007) $1 Billion In Premiums Milestone To Be Celebrated At Brooke Franchise's National Convention
Dane Devlin, chief
operating officer of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke
Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), is pleased to announce the achievement of the "$1
Billion in Premiums Mi... more (10/9/2007) Brooke Franchise Ceo To Present At Company's National Convention
Kyle Garst, chief
executive officer of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke
Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), will present a keynote session at Brooke's 2007
National Franchise Conven... more (10/1/2007) Brooke Franchise Corporation Agrees To Acquire Insurance Agency Network
Brooke Franchise
Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announces an
agreement to acquire 60 insurance agency locations from entities associated
with Chicago-based J and P ... more (9/27/2007) Brooke Corporation Expands Executive Ranks
Robert D. Orr,
chairman and founder of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX) announced the
appointment of Keith Bouchey as director, president and CEO of Brooke
Corporation effective Oct. 1, 2007. Bouc... more (9/14/2007) Brooke Credit Corporation Merges With Oakmont Acquisition Corp.
Robert D. Orr,
chairman and chief executive officer of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX)
announced today that Oakmont Acquisition Corp. stockholders have approved the
previously announced proposed ... more (7/18/2007) Cynthia Weber Scherb To Head Brooke Franchise Corporation's Legal Team
Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation , announces the appointment of Cynthia Weber Scherb as chief legal officer and general counsel. Scherb will assume responsibility for B... more (7/3/2007) Super Bowl Champion Coach Dick Vermeil To Keynote Brooke Corporation's 2007
Brooke Corporation
(NASDAQ: BXXX) is pleased to announce that Super Bowl champion coach Dick
Vermeil will deliver the keynote presentation at its 2007 National Franchise
Convention. Vermeil will gi... more (6/11/2007) Brooke Franchise Corporation Elects Officers
Brooke Franchise
Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), today
announced the election of Kyle L. Garst as its chairman and chief executive
officer, and Dane S. Devlin as its... more (6/5/2007) Brooke Corporation Announces Management Changes
Brooke Corporation
(NASDAQ: BXXX) today announced that Shawn T. Lowry has resigned as director,
president and chief executive officer of its wholly owned subsidiary, Brooke
Franchise Corporation, e... more (5/18/2007) Brooke Franchise Academy Facility To Open
Dane Devlin, senior
vice president of operations of Brooke Franchise Corporation, announced that
renovations will soon be completed on its new $3 million training academy and
customer service cente... more (4/4/2007) Magazine Cites Brooke Franchise
Entrepreneur magazine has again named Brooke Franchise Corporation the No. 1 franchise opportunity in its miscellaneous financial services category, according to its 28th annual Franchise 500Ć survey.... more (2/15/2007) Brooke Franchise Corporation To Host Advertising Center Grand Opening On Feb.9
Brooke Franchise
Corporation, the insurance agency subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ:
BXXX), will celebrate the grand opening of its advertising center located on
its Phillipsburg campus dur... more (2/5/2007) Brooke Corporation Acquires Generations Bank
Robert D. Orr,
chairman and chief executive officer of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced that Brooke has acquired Generations Bank from Kansas City Life
Insurance Company for $10.1 milli... more (1/8/2007) Brooke Franchise Corporation Among Entrepreneur Magazine's Top 500 Franchises
Entrepreneur magazine
recently named Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke
Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), No. 37 among its top 500 franchise opportunities,
according to its 28th annual ... more (1/4/2007) Brooke Corporation And First American Capital Corporation Close Stock Transaction
Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), and First American Capital Corporation
today announced the closing of Brooke's acquisition of approximately 46.8
percent of FACC's outstanding common stock... more (12/8/2006) Insurance Office Opens In Flint Township
Rodney Jefferson has opened Brooke Business Insurance, an independently owned Brooke franchise, at 2119 S. Linden Road in Flint Township.
Brooke Franchise Corp. combines the concept of local owner... more (12/2/2006) Brooke Corporation To Present At Friedman Billings Ramsey's 2006 Investor Conference
Brooke Corporation
(NASDAQ: BXXX) President and Chief Operating Officer, Anita Larson, and Chief
Financial Officer, Leland Orr will participate next week in Friedman Billings
Ramsey's 2006 Inve... more (11/22/2006) Johnny Bench, Robert Orr Presentations Highlight Brooke National Franchise Convention
Brooke Corporation
(NASDAQ: BXXX) recently wrapped up activities at its second national
franchise convention, held Oct. 22-24 at the South Point Casino and Hotel in
Las Vegas. Nearly 1,000 Brooke f... more (11/1/2006) Brooke Credit Corporation Closes $45 Million Debt Offering
Michael Lowry,president and chief executive officer of Brooke Credit Corporation, the finance company subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced Brooke Credit has closed a private plac... more (11/1/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces Selected September Results
Shawn Lowry,
president and chief executive officer of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a
subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected September
2006 results.
Lowry announced ... more (10/12/2006) Brooke Corporation Agrees To Acquire Controlling Interest In First American Capital Corporation
Brooke Corporation
(NASDAQ: BXXX) today announced that it has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire 55 percent of the common stock of First American Capital
Corporation for $3 million in c... more (10/6/2006) Brooke Credit Corporation Qualifies Funeral Home Loans For Warehouse Facility
Michael Lowry,
president and chief executive officer of Brooke Credit Corporation, the
finance company subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced
Brooke Credit has reached an agreem... more (8/30/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Ranked No. 22 Among Top 100 U.s. Insurance Brokers
Business Insurance
magazine recently named Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke
Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), the 22nd largest broker of U.S. business,
according to its July 17, 2006 ... more (8/22/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Upgrades Agency Management System
Leland G. Orr, general
manager of Brooke Franchise Corporation's Phillipsburg, Kan. campus, announced
that Version 6.0 of the Brooke Management System was released today. Brooke
Franchise Corpo... more (7/31/2006) Brooke Advertising Center To Open July 31
Leland G. Orr, general
manager of Brooke Franchise Corporation's Phillipsburg, Kan. campus, announced
the July 31 opening of the new Brooke advertising center facility at 195 State
Street in Ph... more (7/20/2006) Brooke Corporation To Host National Franchise Convention In Las Vegas
Brooke Corporation
(NASDAQ: BXXX) will return to Las Vegas for its 2006 annual national
franchise convention, scheduled Oct. 22-24 at the new South Coast Casino and
Hotel.
Approximately 1,000 Br... more (7/17/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Selects Christenson, Barclay & Shaw For Yellow Page Placement
Brooke Franchise
Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced
that it has selected Christenson, Barclay & Shaw (CB&S), one of the top
yellow page advertising agencies i... more (7/12/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Uses Ivans Solution For Electronic Data Interchange
Brooke Franchise
Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced
that the next version of its Brooke Management System will include a new
module for insurance policy manag... more (7/6/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Utilizes Claritas Inc. To Enhance Location Selection Process
Brooke Franchise
Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced
that it has enhanced the location selection process for its independent
insurance agents through the use o... more (6/28/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Selects Irondo Imaging Station By Inlite Research, Inc.
Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX - News), announced that it selected iRondo Imaging Station by Inlite Research, Inc. to process all faxed and scanned doc... more (6/12/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Selects Ams Setwrite™ Solution For Its Auto & Home Rating
Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced that it has selected AMS Services to power the auto and home rating features in the next version of its Brook... more (6/7/2006) Brooke Corporation To Participate In Sandler O'neill's 2006 Financial Services Conference
Shawn Lowry, director and vice president of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), and president and chief executive officer of its insurance agency subsidiary, Brooke Franchise Corporation, will particip... more (6/1/2006) Brooke Franchise Sales Fall For Year
Brooke Franchise reported a 2.9 percent decrease in combined same-store sales for converted and startup franchises combined and a median growth rate of negative 2.3 percent for the year that ended Apr... more (5/16/2006) Brooke Credit Appoints Barbara Davison To Board Of Directors
Michael Lowry, chief executive officer and president of Brooke Credit Corporation, the finance subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX) announced Brooke Credit has appointed Barbara Davison to ... more (5/11/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Acquires Insweb Retail Insurance Business
Shawn Lowry, president of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX), announced the acquisition of all property and casualty retail customer accounts from InsWeb ... more (5/2/2006) Brooke Corporation Adds Mitch Holthus And Shawn Lowry To Board Of Directors
Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq: BXXX) today announced that Mitch Holthus and Shawn Lowry were elected to its board of directors at yesterday's annual meeting of shareholders held in Overland Park. The... more (4/29/2006) Brooke Credit Corporation Announces Selected Results For February 2006
Michael Lowry, president of Brooke Credit Corporation, the finance subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq:BXXX), announced selected February 2006 results.
Lowry announced loan portfolio balances ... more (3/18/2006) Brooke Franchise Buys Insweb's Insurance Accounts
Brooke Franchise Corp. has bought the property and casualty retail customer accounts of InsWeb Corp. in Gold River.
Financial terms were not released.
Brooke Franchise, a subsidiary of Overla... more (3/1/2006) Bouchey Appointed To Brooke Credit Board Of Directors
Michael Lowry, president of Brooke Credit Corporation, the finance subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq:BXXX), announced the appointment of Keith Bouchey to Brooke Credit's board of directors.... more (2/21/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces Selected January Results
Shawn Lowry, president of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq:BXXX), announced selected January 2006 results.
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation ... more (2/18/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Recognized By 'Entrepreneur' Magazine
Entrepreneur magazine has named Brooke Franchise Corporation (Brooke) as its number one miscellaneous financial services franchise for the third consecutive year.
The company also made an impressive... more (2/15/2006) Brooke Corporation Agrees To Acquire Generations Bank
Robert D. Orr,
chairman and chief executive officer of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX),
announced that Brooke has signed a definitive agreement to acquire all of the
capital stock of Generations ... more (1/24/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces December Franchise Additions
Shawn Lowry, president of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected December 2005 results.
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporatio... more (1/17/2006) Brooke Credit Corporation Announces Selected Results For December 2005
Michael Lowry, President of Brooke Credit Corporation, the finance subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected December 2005 results.
Lowry announced that loan portfolio bal... more (1/17/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Top Insurance Franchisor
The 27th Annual Franchise 500® survey of Entrepreneur Magazine (January 2006) has named Brooke Franchise Corporation as No. 54 among its top 500 franchises - an 18 position climb from the No. 72 slot ... more (1/10/2006) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces November Franchise Additions
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation assisted franchisees and
others in the acquisition of businesses in the states of Arizona, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Mich... more (12/14/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Celebrates Milestone
Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announces the opening of a new franchise in Fredericksburg, Virginia, that marks the Company's 500th franchise loca... more (11/21/2005) Brooke Credit Corporation Announces Selected Results for October 2005
Michael Lowry, President of Brooke Credit Corporation, the finance subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected October 2005 results.
Lowry announced that loan portfolio bala... more (11/16/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces October Franchise Additions
Shawn Lowry, President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected October 2005 results.
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation... more (11/15/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces September Franchise Additions
Shawn Lowry, President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected September 2005 results.
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporati... more (10/11/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Acquires Hosford Insurance Agency
Shawn Lowry, President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq:BXXX), announced the closing of the acquisition of Sacramento-based Hosford Insurance Agency, Inc. Ho... more (10/5/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Debuts New Agency Management System
Brooke Franchise Corporation has announced the debut of its proprietary agency management system specifically designed for its franchisees. One thousand pizzas were delivered to Brooke franchisees and... more (9/26/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Acquires Toyne and Associates
Shawn Lowry, President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (Nasdaq:BXXX), announced the closing of the acquisition of the assets of Overland Park-based Toyne & Associat... more (9/22/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces August Franchise Additions
Shawn Lowry, President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected August 2005 results.
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation ... more (9/13/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces July Franchise Additions
Shawn Lowry, President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected July 2005 results.
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation as... more (8/23/2005) Brooke Credit Corporation Increases Lending Facility to $80,000,000
Michael Lowry, President of Brooke Credit Corporation, the finance subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced that it has increased to $80,000,000 its lending facility through DZ BANK ... more (8/1/2005) Brooke Franchise Corporation Announces June Franchise Additions
Shawn Lowry, President of Brooke Franchise Corporation, a subsidiary of Brooke Corporation (NASDAQ: BXXX), announced selected June 2005 results.
Lowry announced that Brooke Franchise Corporation as... more (7/14/2005) Brooke Corporation To Host National Franchise Convention In New Orleans
Robert D. Orr, Chairman and CEO, announced that Brooke Corporation will host its 2005 Annual Franchise Convention at The Fairmont New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 16th -19th. Orr noted, ... more (7/6/2005)
|
View Franchise Details
