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HAMPTON CONSULTING CORP ANNOUNCES SHANE HESSMAN
December 21, 2004
Hampton Consulting Corp (Hampton) is pleased to announce the recent employment of Shane Hessman.
Shane comes to Hampton after a 3 year tenure with Commercial Federal Bank, where he provided investment planning and
serviced their Western Kansas branches. Shane said, “I am excited about the opportunity to join the Hampton
team, especially after spending the last few months servicing the Kansas City branches.”
Shane resides in Pratt with his wife Stephanie and three children.
He is a 97’ graduate of Kansas State University with a B.S., finance. He holds a Series 7 securities license and a life-health license.
Von Hampton, CEO commented “We saw the ideal fit in Shane, he expresses the service first philosophy that our company was founded on.
Shane has all the tools to help our clients; knowledge, experiences and desire all wrapped up in an easy to talk to person.”
Shane subscribes to Hampton’s approach of investment planning, by preserving principle, tax efficient growth, and diversification of
individual portfolios. |
HAMPTON
CONSULTING CORP ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF CORPORATE RETREAT IN NORTH EAST
KANSAS
December 01, 2004
Hampton Consulting Corp (symbol HCNP) Pratt, Kansas announced completion
of the acquisition of a corporate retreat located north east of Topeka
Kansas, by its wholly owned subsidiary Pathway Advisors, Inc. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO HAMPTON CONSULTING CORP
October 28, 2004
TELS Corporation announced that it has formally changed
its name to Hampton Consulting Corp. |
HAMPTON AND
HAMPTON NAMED FMNN PRIVATE-SOLUTIONS PARTNER FOR TAX AND ESTATE PLANNING
September 13, 2004
Free-Market News Network, Corp. (FMNN) expanded membership services in a new
direction - and to thousands of potential viewers - by appointing a
Kansas-based Hampton & Hampton as its private-solutions partner for
independent tax and estate-planning services. Hampton brothers Heath and Von
will offer columns to FMMN members on Free-Market approaches to these vital
financial strategies. Hampton & Hampton (H&H) is a 60-year-old, Midwestern
financial, private banking and accounting firm with a solid free-market
heritage and an expanding base of branch offices and headquarters in Pratt,
Kansas and elsewhere. "We feel especially fortunate to be able to provide
our membership with the unique free-market orientation that Hampton and
Hampton brings to tax and estate planning," said Anthony Wile, Founder and
President of FMNN. "It is rare to find an accounting firm with the kind of
free-market approach that Hampton and Hampton has adopted for its clients.
However, the company's location in Kansas gives them a sympathetic
customer-base that numbers in the thousands - and they are growing at a
rapid rate." President Von Hampton commented from his Kansas office, "We are
excited about reaching FMNN membership with our private solutions to the
very public problems of over-taxation and over-regulation in both the
corporate and personal areas. The solutions we offer are always within well
defined legal limits - but within these limits we seek to preserve as much
of a family's or business' asset-base as possible." FMNN: Through its
media-rich Internet site at www.freemarketnews.com, FMNN offers innovative
private solutions to public problems from top free-market thinkers around
the world. |
ACCOUNTING FIRM
PRESIDENT VON HAMPTON PICKED AS FMNN TAX FREEDOM STRATEGIST
September 01, 2004
Free-Market News Network, Corp. (FMNN) announced the appointment of
Kansas-based Von Hampton as FMNN Tax Freedom Strategist. Von Hampton - a
free-market problem solver in accounting and estate planning - believes that
individuals ought to hold on to as much of their wealth as legally possible.
Von and his brother Heath (see recent August '04 bio and release) come by
their free-market views via family tradition: Some 60 years ago, the Hampton
brothers founded a full-service financial firm in Pratt, Kansas with a
free-market approach to accounting and investing - and that firm, Hampton
and Hampton, carries on today. "Von has built a great free-market oriented
tax and estate-planning practice in Kansas," said Anthony Wile, Founder and
President of FMNN. "Unlike many such firm whose principals seem to believe
that they are in one way or another government agents, the Hampton and
Hampton approach is based on respect for the individual's right to retain
his or her savings and family wealth whenever legally possible." From
Kansas, Mr. Hampton commented: "One ordinarily doesn't necessarily associate
tax planning with a free-market orientation, but I would argue that nothing
is more important than helping people create a posture of privacy and
protection when it comes to their wealth. The government is not our friend
in these matters. Only a commitment to disciplined planning can reduce the
likelihood of costly, unanticipated errors - and that commitment has to be
shared equally between the client and the strategic problem solver." Mr.
Hampton's free-market, problem-solving efforts has continually boosted the
firm's bottom line - which has seen rapid revenue growth of some 20%
annualized rate per location. In addition to the Hampton contribution,
revenues and profits come from selling annuities, sector rotation, corporate
bonds, and investment banking fees. FMNN: Through its media-rich Internet
site at www.freemarketnews.com, FMNN offers innovative private solutions to
public problems from top free-market thinkers around the world. |
FMNN APPOINTS
HEATH HAMPTON AS SPECIAL SITUATIONS ANALYST
August 26, 2004
Free-Market News Network, Corp. (FMNN) today announced the appointment of
Heath Hampton as its Special Situations Analyst. As President of
Kansas-based Pathway Advisors, a division of TELS Corporation (TELS: PK),
Mr. Hampton advises money managers and financial planners on the value of
sector rotation and raises money for numerous public and private ventures.
He also publishes the Pathway Advisors research report on a regular basis to
inform clients of suggested sector rotation strategies that provides the
basis of his strategic investment approach. Mr. Hampton will provide his
monthly report to FMNN viewers along with company-specific research reports
on promising special situations. His analysis will be featured on FMNN radio
and eTV shows. "We are very pleased to have Heath as our Special Situations
Analyst," said Anthony Wile, Founder and President of FMNN. "Heath has been
a financial advisor, tax accountant and consultant to major financial
services firms for almost 15 years throughout the Midwest. He has a
free-market outlook and - because of his familiarity with almost every
aspect of the financial scene - he's especially skilled at identifying the
kinds of special equity opportunities that our members seek." Mr. Hampton
commented from his Kansas office, "Providing detailed research reports for a
free-market oriented audience provides me the opportunity to act on my
personal beliefs in a professional context. Many of the problems we face in
business and industry today are the result of too much government action
rather than too little. While I have always incorporated that line of
thinking into my investment analysis, I am particularly excited about
expanding this approach for the FMNN audience." When asked exactly what it
means to be a Special Situations Analyst, Mr. Hampton replied, "I believe
that distortions that enter the marketplace as a result of government
inference often lead to new business opportunities for those free-market
oriented entrepreneurs who seek private market solutions to the government
created public problems. One such problem is identity theft, and we seem to
be facing a virtual epidemic of personal-privacy invasion. This is an
excellent example of a public problem created by government-mandated
identification numbers that every American is basically forced to maintain
but which are not well safeguarded. A free-market solution to this problem
may yield tremendous profits for the founders and others involved with its
growth." |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH AWARD-WINNING FINANCIAL PUBLISHER PBP
July 30, 2004
Tels, Inc. - comprised of Hampton & Hampton (Inc) (H&H) and Pathway
Advisors, Inc. ("Pathway") - has formed an alliance with the cooperative
financial publisher Palisade Business Press, Inc. Hampton & Hampton (H&H) is
a 60-year-old, Midwestern financial firm specializing in accounting, tax
services, financial and estate planning and investment management. With a
solid free-market heritage and an expanding base of branch offices and
headquarters in Pratt, Kansas and elsewhere, H&H provides thousands of
clients with a one-stop shopping approach that allows for effective
integration of financial services to generate innovative, powerful
solutions. "Our interest in PBP is motivated by their leadership in the
field of independent financial publishing," said H&H president Von Hampton,
"and by the synergy between what we offer now in terms of accounting and
wealth planning services and what PBP can offer to those same clients." PBP
is a leading cooperative book publisher and marketing resource for
investment professionals with a focus on free markets and financial
planning. PBP, which has been recognized by Barron's magazine as providing
one of the "top ten" investments books in 2002, publishes the annual Liberty
in Media Awards by Texas Congressman Ron Paul - a compendium of the year's
best articles focused on free-market issues. Mark Fadiman, a former
financial journalist and founder of PBP, will retain his role his role as
president and editor in chief while seeking to expand PBP's publishing and
marketing services through introductions provided by H&H to its small and
mid-sized business clients. PBP has business relationships with other
national financial companies, most prominently among them the web-based
independent research firm of Financial News Network, Corp. for which Mr.
Fadiman consults and serves as web editor. "The support that Tels is
providing to us is something we have been seeking in a business partner for
over a year now," said Mr. Fadiman. "The publishing business, including
cooperative publishing and market services, is extremely competitive and the
additional capitalization and business introductions will allow us to expand
our services into new areas while solidifying our market niche. H&H's
clients have been benefiting all along from the terrific accounting and
wealth management services that H&&H provides - and now they will benefit
from additional services in marketing and publishing." PBP has published
nearly 100 financial titles (mostly in finance and investing) and generated
nearly $1 million in publishing and marketing revenue since its founding in
1997. The firm has pioneered low-cost book-printing using a new generation
of low-cost Hewlett Packard printers, table-top binders and cutters. PBP has
also provided marketing materials for such giant Wall Street firms as
Raymond James and investment manager Reinhardt Werba Bowen and tk., Canada's
largest independent financial advisory firm. A former Wall Street reporter
for Investor's Business Daily and the author of two acclaimed business books
- "Rebuilding Wall Street" (Simon & Schuster, 1992) and "MarketShock" (John
Wiley & Sons, 1994) Mr. Fadiman founded PBP five years ago to fill a market
niche that he believed financial information giants weren't addressing. |
TELS HOSTS
ANNUAL BARBECUE FOR SHAREHOLDERS AND ANNOUNCES RELOCATION OF NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS TO PRATT, KANSAS
July 09, 2004
Over 300 shareholders attended an informal meeting of the company’s
employees. The event included country western music, impromptu discussions
of the company’s new services and a Midwestern style barbecue. The gathering
was held at the local county fairgrounds. Von Hampton, CEO, and brother
Heath Hampton took this opportunity to announce the relocation of the
national headquarters to Pratt, Kansas. Von and Heath expressed their
heartfelt appreciation to the company’s employees, shareholders and clients
for their trust and support. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SECOND PRIVATE PLACEMENT
May 25, 2004
TELS Corporation announced today that it has completed the second private
placement of the year. The company issued 32,350 units; each unit consisting
of a $5 (face value) convertible debt; ten shares of common stock and ten
common stock purchase warrants for net proceeds of approximately $323,000.
The net proceeds from this offering will be used for general working capital
purposes and expansion. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF NEW CEO
May 24, 2004
Effective May 19, 2004, Von Hampton was appointed the President and Chief
Executive Officer of TELS Corporation following Ron Wolfbauer’s resignation.
The resignation was for personal reasons and not as a result of any
disagreements with the company. Von Hampton will continue to serve as
president of Hampton & Hampton Public Accounting, Inc. Strategic Futures &
Options appoints Nick Repke president of the wholly owned subsidiary. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNCOUNCES PLANS TO OPEN NEW OFFICE IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS
February 10, 2004
TELS announced today that its Hampton and Hampton P.A. subsidiary plans
to open a new office in Kansas City, Kansas within the next 90 days. Von
Hampton, President of Hampton and Hampton P.A., commented, “This new Branch
is part of our overall plan to expand our business. We intend on opening an
Additional 5 branch offices in Florida, Arizona and California within the
next 12 months. I am very pleased with the completion of the merger with
TELS Corporation. Our initial tests of cross marketing to our existing
clients has been very receptive. This new partnership will allow us to
expand on the existing client base in Kansas City and complete the exposure
of our other services in that metropolitan area. The merger will be the fuel
that allows us to grow at a rapid and more profitable rate.” |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF HAMPTON & HAMPTON PUBLIC ACCOUNTING AND PATHWAY
ADVISORS
February 05, 2004
TELS Corporation announced today completion of the acquisition of Hampton &
Hampton, P.A., Inc. (Hampton) and Pathway Advisors, Inc. (Pathway) effective
January 28, 2004. TELS acquired all of the issued and outstanding common
stock of both Hampton & Pathway pursuant to two separate share exchange
agreements. TELS issued 3 million shares to Von Hampton and 3 million shares
to Heath Hampton. This new relationship provides the opportunity for
Strategic Futures & Options (Strategic), a TELS subsidiary, to expand its
hedging strategy services to Hampton’s agricultural, energy and livestock
business clients. Hampton, Pathway and Strategic will operate as three
wholly owned subsidiaries of TELS and function as a multi-disciplinary tax
accounting and financial services firm. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF PRIVATE PLACEMENT
January 26, 2004
TELS Corporation announced today that it has completed a private placement
of 2 million units; each unit consisting of one share of common stock and
one common stock purchase warrant for net proceeds of approximately
$280,000. The net proceeds from this offering will be used for general
working capital purposes and expansion. |
TELS CORPORATION
SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT TO ACQUIRE BOTH HAMPTON & HAMPTON PUBLIC ACCOUNTING,
INC. AND PATHWAY ADVISORS
December 10, 2003
TELS Corporation announced that it has signed a Letter
of Intent to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of common
stock of both Hampton & Hampton as well as Pathway Associates in exchange
for the issuance of six million shares of TELS common stock. When issued,
the six million shares will represent approximately 20% of the issued and
outstanding common stock. Closing of the transaction is expected to take
place within 60 days. Hampton and Hampton and Pathway Associates are
affiliated entities engaged in certified tax planning and accounting and
financial planning investment banking and business consulting. |
TELS
CORPORATION FORMS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH PATHWAY ADVISORS INC. AND HAMPTON
INVESTMENT COMPANY
December 01, 2003
Strategic Futures and Options, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of TELS Corporation, announced that it is forming a strategic
alliance with Pathway Advisors Inc. and Hampton Investment Company. This
newly formed alliance between Strategic, Pathway and Hampton will assist
Strategic in their rapid growth business plan for 2004. Pathway and Hampton
will refer clients who want to participate in diversifying and hedging their
portfolio by trading futures and option to Strategic. In addition, Strategic
has retained Pathway as a consultant on investment banking to help acquire
the additional capital required to execute their rapid growth business plan. |
TELS CORPORATION
COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF STRATEGIC FUTURES AND OPTIONS, INC.
September 13, 2002
TELS Corporation announced that it has completed its
acquisition of Strategic Futures and Options, Inc. pursuant to the Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization dated as of August 16, 2002. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
August 19, 2002
TELS Corporation announced that it has signed a
definitive agreement pursuant to which it will acquire the shares of
Strategic Futures & Options, Inc., in exchange for 18,500,133 shares of its
common stock. TELS anticipates that the closing will occur on or before
August 30, 2002. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF A LETTER OF INTENT
June 15, 2002
TELS Corporation announced that it has signed a letter
of intent pursuant to which TELS will acquire 100% of the shares of
Strategic Futures & Options, Inc., in exchange for 18,500,000 shares of TELS
common stock. The acquisition is scheduled to close on July 25, 2002. TELS
anticipates that Strategic Futures & Options will assume management control
of TELS after the closing. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCES SALE OF OPERATIONS
July 27, 2001
TELS Corporation announced that it has sold its
operations. The Board of Directors is seeking a merger partner for the TELS
"public shell" with a desire to be "public" and a future potential to
increase shareholder value. TELS sold its assets and subsidiaries to Dr. and
Mrs. John L. Gunter for their assumption of about $1,700,000 in liabilities.
The only operating subsidiary, TEL electronics, inc., has approximately $1
million in assets and projects a small profit for 2001. |
TELS CORPORATION
ANNOUNCED THE END OF MERGER NEGOTIATIONS WITHOUT REACHING AN AGREEMENT. IN A
RELATED MATTER, TELS ANNOUNCED THE CLOSING OF HTI, A WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY
OF TELS LOCATED IN SANTA...
November 19, 1999
TELS Corporation announced the end of merger
negotiations without reaching an agreement. In a related matter, TELS
announced the closing of HTI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TELS located in
Santa Clara, California, in the electronics contract manufacturing business. |
As previously
announced, TELS Corporation is in the process of negotiating a merger
agreement. This definitive agreement between the Company and Circuit
Technologies, Inc., (CTI) is subject to...
October 01, 1999
As previously announced, TELS Corporation is in the
process of negotiating a merger agreement. This definitive agreement between
the Company and Circuit Technologies, Inc., (CTI) is subject to numerous
conditions, some of which have not yet been met, including, among other
conditions, execution of the agreement by all of the parties and the
completion of a due diligence review by TELS. |
TELS Corporation
announced that the Company is in the final stages of negotiating a merger
agreement.
September 14, 1999
TELS Corporation announced that the Company is in the
final stages of negotiating a merger agreement. |
TELS Corporation
announced that TELelectronics, inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of TELS
Corporation, has signed a three year exclusive Preferred Manufacturer
Agreement with Cendant Corporation....
June 02, 1999
TELS Corporation announced that TELelectronics, inc., a
wholly owned subsidiary of TELS Corporation, has signed a three year
exclusive Preferred Manufacturer Agreement with Cendant Corporation.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. |
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