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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) Terri Stefnik (click to enlarge) Terry McTigue   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, February 11, 2008 Business FYI People Alice Cunningham, co-owner of Olympic Hot Tub Co., is the keynote speaker at the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce meeting, 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Shoreline Center, 18560 First Ave. NE, Shoreline. Olympic, the oldest spa and hot tub company in the Northwest, has a retail store in Everett. For information, go to www.shorelinechamber.com. Brian Wenner, executive chef of Haggen Market Street Catering, recently trained line cooks for the new Epic Roasthouse on the San Francisco waterfront. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Weener joined Haggen in 2003. For more information, go to www.marketstreetcatering.com. Dawn Herrick, a professional mechanical engineer with CDi Engineers in Lynnwood, has earned her fire protection engineer license. Terri Stefnik, Kim Westlund, Stacy Sharpe, Casandra Sargent and Hayley McClellan have been promoted at Frontier Bank. Stefnik, a vice president who has been with the bank for 14 years, is the new marketing and public relations manager for the bank. Westlund is a new assistant vice president and works as the operations manager at the bank's Lynnwood office. Sharpe was promoted to operations officer at the bank's Monroe office. Sargent was promoted to new accounts officer at the Marysville office. McClellan, who began her banking career 18 years ago with Frontier, is now a loan support officer with the bank's Everett real estate department. Terry McTigue has been named to the private banking officer for Coastal Community Bank's Stanwood and Camano Island branches. Coastal Community Bank has a new full service branch under construction on Highway 532 in Stanwood, in addition to the office on Camano Island at Terry's Corner. Business news Sea-Lect Plastics Corp. of Everett has been honored with a Washington State Business Leadership Network's Governor's Award. The company has a commitment to employ people with disabilities and the network is a group of employers who educate and support businesses to hire, retain and improve customer service for people with disabilities. Mukilteo author David Ash, the writer and publisher of the humorous Haiku for Life series (including Haiku for Catholics, Haiku for Coffee Lovers and the recent Haiku for Chocolate Lovers) plans to read and signs books at The BookWORKS 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, at 1510 Third St., Marysville. Call 360-659-4997. Casper's Everglades Mobile Kitchen is a full-service catering business specializing in southern cuisine. Owner Casper Townsend can be reached at his headquarters, 12121 Admiralty Way, Suite H-202, Everett, or by calling 425-501-2558 or e-mailing eatmoregator@mac.com. The business[`]s clients include Boeing, Comcast and Home Depot, and the mobile kitchen has been popular at local and regional fairs and festivals, Townsend said. The Cash Store, a retail and fine arts center at Bayview Corner, 7 miles east of the Clinton ferry dock on Whidbey Island, is home to several new businesses. The store is owned and operated by Goosefoot, a nonprofit organization. New tenants include The Open Door Gallery and Coffee, the Basil Cafe and La Salon Bella. For more information, call 360-321-4535. Barnett Implement Co. of Snohomish has been named one of the top dealers of Sycamore products in the nation. Sycamore Professional, of Louisville, Ky., makes portable generators. Six Snohomish County businesses have won excellence awards from the Snohomish Health District. Judged by their industry peers, the businesses were honored for their food safety practices. An awards ceremony is set for 3 p.m. Tuesday in the health district's auditorium, 3020 Rucker Ave., Everett. Winners are Bistro San Martin, 231 N. Olympic Ave., Arlington, owners Martin Estrada-Perez and Steven Van Matre, full-menu category; That Burger Place, 9414-B State Ave., Marysville, owner Beata Maziarz, fast-service category; L'Artisan French Bakery Cafe, 11419 19th Ave. SE, Suite B-103, Everett, owners Jacky and Rosanna Lichtenthaler, limited menu category; Granite Falls Red Apple Market, 115 N Granite Ave., Granite Falls, owner Mike Trask, grocery store category; and the Nile Temple booth at the Evergreen State Fair, Nile Temple of Mountlake Terrace, temporary food establishment category. Wilmer Communications of Edmonds has been selected as the agency of record, handling advertising and media responsibilities for Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore. For information, go to www.wilmerco.com. Dream Dinners, the Snohomish-based innovators of the meal-assembly business, have joined forces with the Hope Heart Institute, a nonprofit agency dedicated to the prevention and treatment of heart disease. Beginning with its February menu and then throughout the year, Dream Dinners is identifying menu items that fit the Hope Heart Institute's criteria for a heart-healthy diet. Go to www.dreamdinners.com and www.hopeheart.org for more information. Meetings Good Morning, South County! networking breakfast with the South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce, 7:30 a.m. Friday at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Business After Hours with the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce Chamber, 5-7 p.m. Feb. 26, Iron Horse Casino, 7903 Evergreen Way, Everett. Appetizers, beverages, fun surprises and a no-host bar available. Register online at www.everettchamber.com or call 425-257-3222, ext 0. Women Business Owners Power Lunch, 11:30 a.m. Feb. 21, Washington Athletic Club. Speaker is Lori Richardson of Score More Sales. Go to www.womenbusinessowners.org or call 206-575-3232. Greater Everett Business and Professional Women, 5 p.m. Feb. 25, Shawn O'Donnell's American Grill, 112 128th St. SE, Everett. Topic is the BPW/WA Foundation. Events State of the County Luncheon with the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Holiday Inn Everett, 3105 Pine St., Everett. Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is the featured speaker for this annual event. Cost is $35 for members or $50 for nonmembers. Register online at www.everettchamber.com or call the chamber at 425-257-3222, ext. 0. Plastic Surgery: Getting out of Debt is a free seminar set for noon Feb. 19 at SnoCope FCU. For information and to reserve a place, call 425-388-3481. The workshop reviews smart credit use, warning signs of credit card trouble and options for getting out of debt. Everett Area Chamber of Commerce Weekend with the Harlem Globetrotters. Cheer on the Harlem Globetrotters 7 p.m. Feb. 22 and 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Comcast Arena at the Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Discounted tickets available to Chamber members. Order tickets by noon on Friday by calling 425-322-2609 or 425-322-2635 during business hours. Go to www.everettchamber.com for more information. Workshops EmpowerYOUniversity class, Making Your Products Easy to Buy, Own and Refer, presented by Alice Cunningham, co-owner and co-founder of Olympic Hot Tub Co., 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday, United Way of Snohomish County, 3120 McDougall Ave., Suite 200, Everett. Learn how to help your customers become advocates for your products and services. Register online at www. everettchamber.com or call 425-257-3222, ext. 0. Good deeds Smokey Point Cycle Barn plans to sponsor an event to benefit Locks of Love, from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Cycle Barn, 3131 A1 Smokey Point Drive, Arlington. Locks of Love uses donated hair to make hair pieces for cancer patients. Karen Bray of Top Notch Barber Styling plans to donate her work and provide haircuts for those who donate their long hair to Locks of Love. Those who want to support the charity, but lack the long hair can make a financial donation to Locks of Love at the event. Off-duty personnel from the Lake Stevens Fire Department plan to raise funds by delivering Valentine's Day flowers for Hearts on Fire. Flowers need to be ordered from the Lake Stevens Haggen Food & Pharmacy, 8915 Market Place NE. Call 425-377-7100. Deliveries will be made from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Valentine's Day. Advance orders are requested to ensure the off-duty personnel can make as many deliveries as possible. Haggen is donating the delivery fees to the fire department. Proceeds will go to the fire department's Aid Medic Fund, which uses funds to obtain additional equipment for emergency medical services crews. For more information, call the Lake Stevens Haggen, 425-377-7100, or Laana Larson of the Lake Stevens Fire Department, 425-334-3034. The Marysville John L. Scott office recently made a donation to the foster care program at Compass Health. Employees of John L. Scott donated new wrapped gifts for 30 children in December. The gifts were given to children who receive full-time or weekend foster care through Compass Health. Send 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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