ohnert Park, Calif.-based CrossCheck, Inc., a leading check guarantee company, announced that it is opening a new sales office in Glendale, Calif. on January 5, 2004.

"CrossCheck has been steadily growing at an impressive rate for quite sometime now, and we don't want to lose that momentum," said J. David Siembieda, President and CEO of CrossCheck. "We are opening the sales office in Los Angeles to ensure healthy growth into the future and continue our focus on check services.

"Once the new office is established, we plan to open sales offices in other markets across the United States."

Siembieda said the company decided on the Los Angeles area because there is a lot of opportunity for growth there and a large base of people from which to hire.

CrossCheck is now in the process of hiring to fill positions at the new 10,000-square foot office. The company said it will immediately employ about 50 account executives and several administrative assistants and sales support representatives. Recruiting will continue through 2004; the goal is to have 70 employees by the end of the office's first year.

CrossCheck has invited interested applicants to visit its Web site: www.cross-check.com , or call 707-584-WORK for available positions and contact information.

CrossCheck, Inc. provides check guarantee and approval, Internet services and transaction processing for a variety of merchants nationwide. CrossCheck's Telesales division markets check services to high-ticket businesses including auto dealers, contracting and building supplies, specialty retail products and services, medical services and e-commerce. CrossCheck does not sell equipment, gift or loyalty card programs or debit/credit card services.

For more than 20 years, the company's goal has been to increase merchants' profits by allowing them to accept more checks and to provide their customers with payment flexibility.

In 2002, CrossCheck said it handled more than 30.4 million transactions for its 79,000 retail and dealer outlets across the United States.