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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, March 27, 2006 Business FYI People Mark McDonough and Brittney Baldwin have joined Shockey/Brent, Inc. of Everett. Scott Wurtz LMP RBT has joined Bowenwork Health Center in Marys-ville. Mike Sink has been named executive director of Sherwood Community Services in Lynnwood. J. Walter Hyer III has joined the board of directors at Landau Associates, an Edmonds consulting firm. Jerry Porter has been named graduate of the quarter at the Everett ITT Technical Institute. Ted Gay, owner of Emerald City LINE-X in Lynnwood, was recently honored for 2005 sales. Melody Grondahl has been named top sales producer in auto, property, commercial and life insurance at Allstate Insurance Company. Events The "State of the Tribes" 2006 Address at Business Before Hours will be 7-9 a.m. Friday at the Tulalip Casino. Cost is $15 per person if you pre-register; $18 at the door. To register, e-mail to Sharon@marysvilletulalipchamber.com or call 360-659-7700. The National Speaker's Association Northwest Chapter Meeting will be from 8:30-11:45 a.m. April 8 (with a bonus session from 12:15-1:45 p.m.) at Embassy Suites Hotel, 3225 158th Ave. SE, Bellevue. Cost for guests is $65. Register at www.nsanorthwest.org or call 425-458-5771. Implementing a Security Awareness Program, a free information technology lecture at Edmonds Community College, will be from 8 a.m.-noon April 15 in Snohomish Hall, Room 110, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. The 2006 Washington State Technology Summit, presented by the Washington Technology Center, will be from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. April 28 at the Microsoft Conference Center, Redmond. Cost is $150. To register, visit www.watechcenter.org or call 206-616-4187. AccessIQ: "The Business of Research & Development," hosted by the Microfabrication Laboratory at the Washington Technology Center, will be from 7-9 a.m. May 18 at the University of Washington Club, Seattle. Cost is $35. For details, visit www.watechcenter.org or call 206-616-4187. The Seven Decisions Seminar with Andy Andrews, presented by Alexander Reed Construction Inc.'s Community Enrichment Fund, will be held from 9:15-3 p.m. May 18 at Holiday Inn-Everett. Single tickets are $225; six tickets are $1,300 and 12 tickets are $2,500. For details, call 360-657-1927. Business news KSER's monthly personal finance show, hosted by Chuck Noel, airs its annual income tax preparation show from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Guests will be Bill Reith, CPA, Hascal Sjoholm, Everett and Grace Jurado, tax specialist, at H & R Block, Mill Creek. For questions, call 425-303-9070. The show is at 90.7 FM. Electrical and Plumbing continuing education courses are being offered by the Construction Industry Training Council in April at various sites including Bellevue and Everett. Register online at www.citcwa.org or call 425-454-2482. The Home Depot will host free workshops through April. For details, call 800-430-3376 or visit www.homedepot.com. The Snohomish County Workforce Development Council recently discussed the creation of a Snohomish County Veterans Advisory Committee. In attendance were: Naval Station Everett, the Washington State Employment Security Department, Thomas James International, Snohomish County Human Services, Community Trades and Careers, Catholic Community Services, the Department of Labor, Snohomish County Veterans Assistance, and TRAC Associates. Edmonds Community College is hiring instructors to join its full-time faculty in various departments. For details, got to jobs.edcc.edu or call 425-640-1510 or e-mail to jobs@edcc.edu. Awards The City of Arlington's Economic Development Plan received one of the 2006 Vision 2020 Awards. The plan was a detailed economic development strategy. Send your Business FYI news and color photos to Mike Benbow, Business editor, The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, by fax at 425-339-3435 or by e-mail at economy@heraldnet.com.

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