Published: Monday, February 18, 2008
Business FYI
People
Brian Ellefson has been hired by Cascade Bank of Everett as a vice president and business banking officer. Ellefson previously worked as a credit analyst, personal banker and commercial loan officer.
Kevin Anderson, with Integrated Rehabilitation Group, has earned status as a certified strength and conditioning specialist. A graduate of Washington State University, has been with IRG since 2006 and now is at the Everett Physical Therapy and Sports Performance Center.
Bryan Weener, 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.
Sean Abbott, with CDi Engineers in Lynnwood, has received his mechanical engineering license. He has been with CDi since 2006. His interest is in energy conservation and his projects include Providence Everett Medical Center's new central utility plant.
Mick Monken has joined Perteet of Everett as a senior project manager in the firm's transportation design group. He worked most recently as the city of Woodinville public works director.
Eric Cheffer and Frank Taylor have earned have earned building operator level 1 certification from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council. Cheffer is a jail maintenance technician with Snohomish County facilities management in Everett. Taylor is a facilities employee at Community Transit in Everett.
Karen Charnell, Patti Olson, Sondy McCutcheon and Ray Cook were honored recently by the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce. Charnell, director of the Snohomish Senior Center, received the Outstanding Community Service award for her work on a new senior center facility. Olson, Frontier Bank manager, received the Chamber Volunteer of the Year award for her work in the chamber's membership drive and ambassador program. McCutcheon, owner of the Cabbage Patch restaurant, received the Outstanding Contributing Chamber Business award for hosting chamber meetings. Cook, president of Snohomish Affordable Housing Group, accepted the Spirit of Snohomish award.
Business news
Bank of Everett has begun a certificate of deposit account registry service that provides a secure savings and investment option. The service increases access to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance for individuals and companies. Call 425-740-2888.
About 150 people are needed to fill the jobs that will be created when a Kohl's department store opens in April in Snohomish. Full- and part-time positions have been created. Applicants should go to www.kohlscareers.com or call 877-NEW-KOHLS, a 24-hour job hotline to get details and begin the application process. A job fair for the store continues this week at the Holiday Inn, 3105 Pine St. in downtown Everett. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The McDonald's restaurant at 4020 Colby Ave., Everett, has a new PlayPlace activity center for its young customers.
The Washington Association of Landscape Professionals has named the winning projects in the Environmental Landscape Awards program. Presentation of the awards was made in January during the association's annual conference at the Future of Flight Museum in Mukilteo. Winners include Pacific Earth Works of Monroe for the Brightwater wetland mitigation project; Northwestern Landscape for the Lynnwood Convention Center project; Terra Firma Hardscapes of Everett for a residential project; LandHoe! of Mukilteo for a residential project; Grounds Professionals of Mukilteo for the Front Yard Haven project.
Events
African American Business Achievement Awards, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26, University of Washington Club, Seattle. Call 206-543-9327 or e-mail busdev@u.waashington.edu.
Center for Career Alternatives, annual Building a Better Community dinner, 5 p.m. March 6, Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Go to www.ccawa.org.
Everett Boat Show drops anchor at Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center, March 6 – 9.
Meetings
Business Breakfast Club meeting, 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, A.P. Barbara's Restaurant, 4025 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Guests are welcome. For more information, contact Joseph Cunnane at 425-672-7100 or joe@cunnanelaw.com The Everett BBC chapter meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at IHOP, 10301 Evergreen Way, Everett. Contact Dawn Robnett at 425-367-2121 or dawnrobnett@cbbain.com.
Everett chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. John Peterson of Snohomish County Council on Aging is the speaker. Call Linda Cline at 360-794-5851.
Workshops
International Business Roundtable, part three, hosted by Everett Community College, is set for noon March 14, Whitehorse Hall, room 105, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St., Everett. Lance LeLoup, a Washington State University political science professor and vice provost of the school's international programs, is the speaker. Lunch reservations at 425-388-9572 or e-mail cblackburn@ everettcc.edu.
Dealing with Downsizing, free seminar, hosted byMountlake Terrace Plaza, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, 23303 58th Ave W., Mountlake Terrace. Presented by Marsha Stephens from Elders on the Move Relocation Services. Call 877-804-8800 to sign up.
Home buying seminar, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 19203 36th Ave W., Suite 101, Lynnwood, Alderwood Business Campus. Contact Kathy Proctor, 425-876-4547 or seminar@kathysproctor.com.
Homebuyer workshops for Boeing employees and others, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Keller Williams, 19000 33rd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Free. Call 800-724-8160, ext. 9001.
Good deeds
Workforce Development Council of Snohomish County has been selected to receive a grant from the state school superintendent's office to work on a dropout prevention program called Building Bridges. The council applied for the grant in partnership with the Everett, Marysville, Stanwood-Camano school districts and the Northwest Educational Service District 189. Funds will be used to engage schools, families and communities in student retention and retrieval at schools throughout the county.
UnitedHealthcare recently donated $10,000 to the Everett Food Bank at Volunteers of America. The donation will be used to provide food as well as help the agency's counseling and educational programs.
Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation, an independent volunteer group supporting tree fruit research is raising money to save the foundation's community display garden at the Washington State University Northwest Research and Extension Center, 16650 Highway 536, near Mount Vernon. Contributions can be sent to Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation, P.O. Box 9716, Seattle, WA 98109. For more information, go to www.wwfrf.org.
The Explosion Basketball club recently donated to the Sky Valley Food Bank in Monroe. the donation was based on a percentage of ticket sales in November and December. The team also is planning a Sky Valley Food Bank Night at the end of its season. For information about the food bank, go to www.svfoodbank.org.
TCBA Fusion Basketball, Whitfield's Insurance, Ezzell's Chicken, Explosion Basketball and the YMCA of Monroe recently ran a free-throw marathon to benefit the Cocoon House, which helps homeless teens in Snohomish County. Members of the TCBA Fusion Girls Basketball team plan to shoot two hours of free throws and lay-ups. The girls have collected pledges that will be calculated depending on the number of shots that they make. TCBA Fusion Basketball is a program serving girls and boys in Snohomish County.
The Assistance League of Everett recently received a $5,000 grant from the McNaughton Foundation. The donation will be used to buy children's clothing for the organization's oldest and largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell. Operation School Bell provides new school clothing for children of families in need from 14 Snohomish County school districts. The McNaughton Foundation, whose headquarters are in Edmonds, focuses on children, the support and education of youth, local charities and assisting and advancing the quality of life.
Snohomish Chamber of Commerce recently made donations to Snohomish County Search and Rescue, the Snohomish Boys and Girls Club and the Snohomish Senior Center.
The University of Washington Bothell has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service 2007 Honor Roll for its leadership in a variety of community based service learning projects.
Boeing has awarded $93,550 to the Student Conservation Association Washington Trails Association and the National Parks Conservation Association to support flood recovery activities at Mount Rainier National Park.
The Fred Meyer Foundation has given three $3,000 grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County. The money will be used at the Monroe, south Everett/Mukilteo and Alderwood clubs. The foundation is funded by donations from employees, the company and its customers.
Brown & Cole Stores, owners of Arlington Food Pavilion and Everett Cost Cutter, are offering a bag rebate of five cents for each bag the customer provides. The nickel is returned to the customer, or if the customer chooses, it can be paid forward to the Stilly Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force.
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.
Brian Ellefson has been hired by Cascade Bank of Everett as a vice president and business banking officer. Ellefson previously worked as a credit analyst, personal banker and commercial loan officer.
Kevin Anderson, with Integrated Rehabilitation Group, has earned status as a certified strength and conditioning specialist. A graduate of Washington State University, has been with IRG since 2006 and now is at the Everett Physical Therapy and Sports Performance Center.
Bryan Weener, 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.
Sean Abbott, with CDi Engineers in Lynnwood, has received his mechanical engineering license. He has been with CDi since 2006. His interest is in energy conservation and his projects include Providence Everett Medical Center's new central utility plant.
Mick Monken has joined Perteet of Everett as a senior project manager in the firm's transportation design group. He worked most recently as the city of Woodinville public works director.
Eric Cheffer and Frank Taylor have earned have earned building operator level 1 certification from the Northwest Energy Efficiency Council. Cheffer is a jail maintenance technician with Snohomish County facilities management in Everett. Taylor is a facilities employee at Community Transit in Everett.
Karen Charnell, Patti Olson, Sondy McCutcheon and Ray Cook were honored recently by the Snohomish Chamber of Commerce. Charnell, director of the Snohomish Senior Center, received the Outstanding Community Service award for her work on a new senior center facility. Olson, Frontier Bank manager, received the Chamber Volunteer of the Year award for her work in the chamber's membership drive and ambassador program. McCutcheon, owner of the Cabbage Patch restaurant, received the Outstanding Contributing Chamber Business award for hosting chamber meetings. Cook, president of Snohomish Affordable Housing Group, accepted the Spirit of Snohomish award.
Business news
Bank of Everett has begun a certificate of deposit account registry service that provides a secure savings and investment option. The service increases access to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance for individuals and companies. Call 425-740-2888.
About 150 people are needed to fill the jobs that will be created when a Kohl's department store opens in April in Snohomish. Full- and part-time positions have been created. Applicants should go to www.kohlscareers.com or call 877-NEW-KOHLS, a 24-hour job hotline to get details and begin the application process. A job fair for the store continues this week at the Holiday Inn, 3105 Pine St. in downtown Everett. Hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday and 12:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
The McDonald's restaurant at 4020 Colby Ave., Everett, has a new PlayPlace activity center for its young customers.
The Washington Association of Landscape Professionals has named the winning projects in the Environmental Landscape Awards program. Presentation of the awards was made in January during the association's annual conference at the Future of Flight Museum in Mukilteo. Winners include Pacific Earth Works of Monroe for the Brightwater wetland mitigation project; Northwestern Landscape for the Lynnwood Convention Center project; Terra Firma Hardscapes of Everett for a residential project; LandHoe! of Mukilteo for a residential project; Grounds Professionals of Mukilteo for the Front Yard Haven project.
Events
African American Business Achievement Awards, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 26, University of Washington Club, Seattle. Call 206-543-9327 or e-mail busdev@u.waashington.edu.
Center for Career Alternatives, annual Building a Better Community dinner, 5 p.m. March 6, Sheraton Seattle Hotel. Go to www.ccawa.org.
Everett Boat Show drops anchor at Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center, March 6 – 9.
Meetings
Business Breakfast Club meeting, 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays, A.P. Barbara's Restaurant, 4025 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. Guests are welcome. For more information, contact Joseph Cunnane at 425-672-7100 or joe@cunnanelaw.com The Everett BBC chapter meets at 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at IHOP, 10301 Evergreen Way, Everett. Contact Dawn Robnett at 425-367-2121 or dawnrobnett@cbbain.com.
Everett chapter of National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Evergreen Lanes, 5111 Claremont Way, Everett. John Peterson of Snohomish County Council on Aging is the speaker. Call Linda Cline at 360-794-5851.
Workshops
International Business Roundtable, part three, hosted by Everett Community College, is set for noon March 14, Whitehorse Hall, room 105, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St., Everett. Lance LeLoup, a Washington State University political science professor and vice provost of the school's international programs, is the speaker. Lunch reservations at 425-388-9572 or e-mail cblackburn@ everettcc.edu.
Dealing with Downsizing, free seminar, hosted byMountlake Terrace Plaza, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, 23303 58th Ave W., Mountlake Terrace. Presented by Marsha Stephens from Elders on the Move Relocation Services. Call 877-804-8800 to sign up.
Home buying seminar, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, 19203 36th Ave W., Suite 101, Lynnwood, Alderwood Business Campus. Contact Kathy Proctor, 425-876-4547 or seminar@kathysproctor.com.
Homebuyer workshops for Boeing employees and others, 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Keller Williams, 19000 33rd Ave. W., Lynnwood. Free. Call 800-724-8160, ext. 9001.
Good deeds
Workforce Development Council of Snohomish County has been selected to receive a grant from the state school superintendent's office to work on a dropout prevention program called Building Bridges. The council applied for the grant in partnership with the Everett, Marysville, Stanwood-Camano school districts and the Northwest Educational Service District 189. Funds will be used to engage schools, families and communities in student retention and retrieval at schools throughout the county.
UnitedHealthcare recently donated $10,000 to the Everett Food Bank at Volunteers of America. The donation will be used to provide food as well as help the agency's counseling and educational programs.
Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation, an independent volunteer group supporting tree fruit research is raising money to save the foundation's community display garden at the Washington State University Northwest Research and Extension Center, 16650 Highway 536, near Mount Vernon. Contributions can be sent to Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation, P.O. Box 9716, Seattle, WA 98109. For more information, go to www.wwfrf.org.
The Explosion Basketball club recently donated to the Sky Valley Food Bank in Monroe. the donation was based on a percentage of ticket sales in November and December. The team also is planning a Sky Valley Food Bank Night at the end of its season. For information about the food bank, go to www.svfoodbank.org.
TCBA Fusion Basketball, Whitfield's Insurance, Ezzell's Chicken, Explosion Basketball and the YMCA of Monroe recently ran a free-throw marathon to benefit the Cocoon House, which helps homeless teens in Snohomish County. Members of the TCBA Fusion Girls Basketball team plan to shoot two hours of free throws and lay-ups. The girls have collected pledges that will be calculated depending on the number of shots that they make. TCBA Fusion Basketball is a program serving girls and boys in Snohomish County.
The Assistance League of Everett recently received a $5,000 grant from the McNaughton Foundation. The donation will be used to buy children's clothing for the organization's oldest and largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell. Operation School Bell provides new school clothing for children of families in need from 14 Snohomish County school districts. The McNaughton Foundation, whose headquarters are in Edmonds, focuses on children, the support and education of youth, local charities and assisting and advancing the quality of life.
Snohomish Chamber of Commerce recently made donations to Snohomish County Search and Rescue, the Snohomish Boys and Girls Club and the Snohomish Senior Center.
The University of Washington Bothell has been named to the President's Higher Education Community Service 2007 Honor Roll for its leadership in a variety of community based service learning projects.
Boeing has awarded $93,550 to the Student Conservation Association Washington Trails Association and the National Parks Conservation Association to support flood recovery activities at Mount Rainier National Park.
The Fred Meyer Foundation has given three $3,000 grants to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Snohomish County. The money will be used at the Monroe, south Everett/Mukilteo and Alderwood clubs. The foundation is funded by donations from employees, the company and its customers.
Brown & Cole Stores, owners of Arlington Food Pavilion and Everett Cost Cutter, are offering a bag rebate of five cents for each bag the customer provides. The nickel is returned to the customer, or if the customer chooses, it can be paid forward to the Stilly Snohomish Fisheries Enhancement Task Force.
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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