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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) Matt Poischbeg (click to enlarge) Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory (click to enlarge) Sandy Ward (click to enlarge) Bobby Thompson (click to enlarge) Lyle Ryan (click to enlarge) Debbie Bronson   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Mike Benbow, Business Editor benbow@heraldnet.com   Published: Monday, September 29, 2008 Business FYI People Jonalyn Woolf-Ivory, Sno-Isle Libraries director; Lyle Ryan, Frontier Bank president; Matt Poisch­beg, Sea-Lect Plastics vice president; and Debbie Bronson, director of human resources for Cascade Bank have been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of Leadership Snohomish County. The organization's mission is to develop community leaders for today and tomorrow and encourage their involvement in civic responsibilities and leadership within Snohomish County. The eight-month program is designed to help participants acquire an understanding of the critical issues affecting the region and the leadership and stewardship capabilities necessary to resolve them. For more information, e-mail executive director Sarri Gilman, sarrig@leadershipsc.org or go to www.leadershipsc.org. Sandy Ward, the Future of Flight Aviation Center & Boeing Tour's marketing director, has been selected by the Travel Industry Association to serve as a member of the National Council of Attractions board of directors. The Travel Industry Association is the national, nonprofit organization representing all components of the $740 billion travel industry. The organization's mission is to promote and facilitate increased travel to and within the United States. Neale Frothingham, housing director, and Bobby Thompson, asset management analyst and have joined Housing Hope. Thompson previously worked in the retail and corporate level at Starbucks and was group sales coordinator for the Comcast Arena. Frothingham has worked in a variety of fields, including financial planning, retail property development and disaster preparedness. Sue Skidmore and Richard Blachaiski were introduced as new members of the Rotary Club of Lynnwood at the group's regular meeting on Sept. 18. Skidmore, community bank manager for The Bank of Washington located on 196th Street SW in Lynnwood, was sponsored by Mike Echelbarger of Echelbarger Investments Inc. Blachaiski is presently employed by Sterling Savings Bank located on Alderwood Mall Parkway in Lynnwood, and was sponsored by Andrew Ballard, president of Marketing Solutions Inc. Special events Candidates for 39th District state senate -- Republican Val Stevens and Democrat Fred Walser -- and 44th District representative candidates -- Democrat Liz Loomis and Republican Mike Hope -- will take part in a candidate forum conducted by the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce on Friday at the Tulalip Casino. The Business Before Hours event starts at 7 a.m. with breakfast. Registration is $23 or $28. For more information, call 360-659-7700 or e-mail billw@­marysvilletulalipchamber.com. Kathleen Connors, president of the Washington Council on International Trade, leads a business roundtable discussion on the importance of international trade in "Perceptions, Reality, a New Administration and the Future of U.S. Trade Policy," 7:30 to 9 a.m. Oct. 10 at Room 105, Whitehorse Hall, Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St., Everett. Connors has extensive experience representing American businesses before U.S. and foreign government policymakers, shaping beneficial trade policy, designing issue-specific advocacy campaigns and promoting business interests. For reservations, call Cheryl Blackburn at 425-388-9572 or e-mail cblackburn@everettcc.edu. The Snohomish County Economic Development Council's Octoberfest Networking Everett will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Everett Yacht Club. Live music by the Stuart Little Jazz Mice, featuring Sam Samano on vocals, and delicious food from Celebrations Catering Service will be featured. EDC President Deborah Knutson will provide a quick economic update. Registrations, $40, must be made before Oct. 10. For more information, call Tina Marie Stryker at 425-248-4218 or e-mail tstryker@snoedc.org. One sponsorship spot and a limited number of exhibitor booths are still available the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce Community Expo, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 18, at the Everett Mall. For more information, all 425-257-3222, ext. 0 or e-mail info@­everettchamber.com. Massage Envy will offer free one-hour therapeutic massages Oct. 6 to help in the fight against breast cancer. Proceeds go to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Massage Envy will start taking appointments for the free massages today. Hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. For information, call 425-353-5000 (Everett), 425-341-2200 (Mill Creek), 425-368-0800 (Woodinville) or 206-366-1111 (Shoreline) for reservations or more information. The Northwest Industrial Woodworking Expo, Nov. 13 and 14 at the Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, will feature more than 200 exhibitors, numerous product introductions and a series of professional seminars and roundtable discussions. Guests can gain free admission by visiting www.northwestwoodexpo.com and following the "Guest" links. Use NWPR for the pass code to register for free. For more information, call 828-459-9898 or go to www.tsiexpos.com. South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce members are invited to bring a nonchamber member buddy to breakfast to their Good Morning, South County! networking event, 7 to 9 a.m. Nov. 14 at the Lynnwood Convention Center. The first 40 nonchamber guests registered are compliments of the "Bring a Buddy to Breakfast" sponsor, Affiliated Associates of America. Chamber members can register themselves and their guests by calling 425-774-0507, ext. 0. "Bring a Buddy to Breakfast" launches the chamber's new referral incentive program. For more information, contact Deb Anderson at 425-774-0507, ext. 14. Business news Smoking Ty's BBQ, a professional barbecue team of Everett, will compete in the Jack Daniel's World Championship Invitational Barbecue, Oct. 24 and 25 in Lynchberg, Tenn. First Heritage Bank has contributed $10,000 to Camp Fire USA Snohomish's $2.7 million campaign. The funds will help complete new buildings at the Camp Killoqua, including a new leadership center. Greg Starup, vice president of commercial lending for First Heritage, has been a Camp Fire board member since the late 1980s and is on its capital campaign committee. Everett-based Printer Ink Source, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary in early 2009, has a new Web site at www.printerinksource.com. Good deeds NW Plus Credit Union has donated 50 backpacks to Durham School Services. The backpacks were accumulated from donations from NW Plus members and staff, and contain a variety of school supplies ranging from pencils and paper to flash drives. Durham will donate the back packs to students in the Everett School District. Money talk KSER's (90.7 FM) personal finance show, "Getting Your Dough to Rise," will dedicate the hour to the current financial situation in the U.S., from its origin in residential real estate, which will be addressed by Glenn Crellin, Washington Center for Real Estate Research director; to the resulting freezing-up of the credit markets, explained by Tony Barufi, Seattle Northwest Securities portfolio manager. Michael Parks, Marple's Pacific Northwest Letter editor, and James McCusker, a columnist for The Herald and the Snoho­mish County Business Journal, and the show's economist, will join host Chuck Noel to offer their perspectives on this issue. Miscellaneous Everett Afternoon LeTIP, a local networking group, has openings for the following positions: plumber, hairdresser, banker and handyman. Join the group for a free lunch at 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays in the meeting room at Shawn O'Donnell's restaurant at 122 128th St. SE, Everett. Bring 50 business cards to share. Call 425-359-6620 for more information. The Department of Labor and Industries has proposed a 3 percent increase in 2009 workers' compensation rates. Average premiums would go up by just under 2 cents per hour worked. "We are in times of economic uncertainty and we want to do what we can to keep businesses strong in Washington state," said L&I director Judy Schurke. "We are recommending a modest increase, even though inflationary pressures suggest a larger increase is indicated." Two of the biggest factors that influence rates are workers' wages, which were up 5 percent last year, and health-care costs, which are estimated to increase by 5.5 percent in 2009. Send news and color photos to Mike Benbow, Business editor, The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, fax to 425-339-3435 or e-mail to ­economy@heraldnet.com. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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