This certainly isn't relevant to traffic engineering, but I know other Twin Cities based traffic engineers read this blog (thanks by the way). As a service to them, here's a warning about two clients who are deadbeats.
CEI Ventures (signed contract by Matt Crowe. I think he folded up shop at CEI. He's calling his latest venture Huckleberry – http://www.huckventures.com/About/MatthewCrowe.aspx)
Select Senior Living/Coventry Senior Living (signed contract by Kerry Johnson)
I know it's a tough economy out there. I know things don't go the way developers sometimes want them to. I also know getting stiffed is part of being in business. That still doesn't make it right and I'd be careful of doing business with either of these companies.
I will certainly retract this post if either of them come through with payment. I'll also let you know about any deadbeats in the future. I'd appreciate you letting me know about other developers our community should be concerned about working for.
We seem to be getting more and more non-payments as well. This is a great idea to inform others of payment problems. It may not get you your money but it might save others from being burned as well.
Do you/have you sent clients to collections?
For more on Matt Crowe: http://www.ripoffreport.com/investment-brokers/matthew-crowe/matthew-crowe-matt-crowe-non-2946f.htm#
MATTHEW CROWE HAS FILED FOR BUSINESS BANKRUPTCY…HE’S A SCAMMER. GOT CHASED OUT OF MINNEAPOLIS AND NOW PURSING HIS DREAM (MORE SCAMMING) IN SAN FRAN!
Matthew Crowe, as surety for Matthew Crowe Co., CEI Ventures Ltd., Victoria Drive LLC, Demolition Services Inc., Construction Cleaning Specialists Inc., Huckleberry Ventures LLC, Crowe Companies Midwest Inc., Whispers Speakeasy LLC, Jertt LLC, Robert Street Rental Properties LLC, Minnetonka Charters LLC, 1DollarClub.org and Crowe International Inc., doing business as Huckleberry Ventures and TruCoaching, Jordan, Minn.; filed Nov. 6, 10-38048; Chap. 7; assets, $2,499; liabilities, $2,514,210
Matthew Crowe is a liar–BEWARE!!
Matt launched this company today: http://corp.ahhha.com/team
It’s sad that a respected Silicon Valley PR firm, Ignite, is representing the company with someone named Carmen Hughes, who is guaranteed to get ripped off, as will all the other vendors to the dead-out-of-the-gate dumb venture.
Latest Google search:
http://bit.ly/fKJ1Pz
He’s still doing it. Now he’s ripping people off with a new company called Ahhha.com based out of San Francisco.