Published: Monday, July 4, 2011
Biz Bits
Events
Sterling Gurney, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, will be hosting a coffee club at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Edward Jones, 602 2nd St., Suite C, Snohomish. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors.
GROW Washington will host a free workshop to help you become a successful business owner. The meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at 1204 First St., Snohomish. Info: 360-217-7235 or www.growwashington.biz.
ERA Dan Williams Realty Office is hosting a free Washington State Housing Finance Commission curriculum workshop from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in its conference room at 430 91st Ave. #6, Lake Stevens. Call 425-268-9683 for seating confirmation.
Certified Instructors Paula Forenza and Tom Lasswell will be presenting.
ReMax Real Estate also will host a free Washington State Housing Finance Commission curriculum workshop from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Canyon Park ReMax Office in the Woodlands Technology Building, 1909 214th St. SE #205, Bothell. Call 425-770-5504 for seating confirmation.
People
The Washington State Dairy Women selected Shannon Rodeffer of Snohomish County as the 2011-2012 Dairy Ambassador during a coronation ceremony held June 24 in Lynnwood. Emily Neff of Marysville and Laurel Bareman of Lynden were named alternates. As a representative of the Dairy Farmers of Washington, Rodeffer will visit schools, attend county fairs, appear at Washington Interscholastic Activities Association events and speak before the Legislature promoting the health and nutrition benefits of dairy products. A dairy ambassador typically makes 400 public appearances during her year-long tenure. Rodeffer also will receive a $7,000 scholarship to continue her education.
Landau Associates has hired new staff members. Brandon Duncan joined the Edmonds environmental group as a staff environmental engineer. Duncan received an M.S. in environmental engineering from Rice University. Allan Barton also joined the Edmonds office as a GIS technician. He has five years of experience working as a GIS technician and GIS analyst. Landau Associates is a geotechnical and environmental engineering and natural resource consulting firm with offices in Edmonds, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, West Richland and Portland.
Jim Kellett, an Everett financial advisor for Edward Jones, recently met with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., urging legislation to increase savings and enhance retirement security. Kellett was one of 52 financial advisors chosen from among the firm's nearly 12,000 who traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby on behalf of individual investors. "We appreciate the opportunity to communicate the concerns of individual investors, especially those here in Everett, and make sure they are heard on Capitol Hill," Kellett said.
Everett family law attorney Michele M. O'Loane of The Law Office of Michele M. O'Loane has been named by Washington Super Lawyers & Rising Stars as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state for 2011. In addition to representing clients in the collaborative law divorce model, O'Loane provides legal coaching to self-represented litigants in divorce and post-divorce matters.
Global Spectrum, the management company for the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, has named Sarah Eskenazi as director of catering. Eskenazi fills a new role designed to enhance service for Conference Center clients. Eskenazi has an extensive history in the food and beverage industry, including catering and management roles at Ray's Boathouse, Rosario Resort and Spa, Panera Bread and the Seattle Art Museum. Her principal role at the conference center will include coordination of all catered functions.
New businesses
Lynne Westwood, a qualified Zumba instructor, recently opened her Zumba studio, Forever Dancing, on the corner of Broadway and 19th Street in North Everett. Contact Westwood for class schedules: 425-297-3909.
Angel Pet Hospital has leased medical office space at Aurora Marketplace, 23632 Highway 99, Edmonds. Regency Centers, which operates the marketplace, announced the lease agreement this week. The veterinary clinic has leased 1,322 square feet of space and is slated to open for business in September.
Lynnwood's CareForce Inc., an in-home care provider, has launched a new website that allows customers to browse services online and see prices for in-home services. Go to the company's website: www.careforce.com.
Good deeds
Safeco Insurance Foundation has expanded its annual homelessness initiative, committing $430,000 to provide basic and emergency services in communities throughout Washington and Oregon. The foundation awarded $15,000 to the Interfaith Association of Northwest Washington in Everett, one of 32 grant recipients. The Everett organization focuses on ending homelessness through housing and comprehensive programs while increasing united action among faith groups.
Clothes for Kids, a nonprofit serving families in Snohomish County, is expanding and seeking volunteers to serve on committees. These committees work closely with the Clothes for Kids Board of Directors and staff to help fulfill the mission of the organization. Clothes for Kids is at 16725 52nd Avenue West, Suite B, Lynnwood. For more information or to volunteer, contact Rob Schwertley at 425-741-6500 or rschwertley@clothesforkids.org.
Awards
Snohomish's Soundair Aviation Services has been named one of the best 100 companies to work for in 2011 by Seattle Business magazine. Soundair provides repair and overhaul services of aircraft components and proprietary engineering to commercial and military aircraft operators throughout the world. "This recognition is the result of attracting and retaining quality employees that are engaged in the decision making process and buy into the company's corporate culture of providing excellence to its customers," said Robert J. Klem, chairman.
Sterling Gurney, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, will be hosting a coffee club at 10:00 a.m. Thursday at Edward Jones, 602 2nd St., Suite C, Snohomish. Edward Jones provides financial services for individual investors.
GROW Washington will host a free workshop to help you become a successful business owner. The meeting will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at 1204 First St., Snohomish. Info: 360-217-7235 or www.growwashington.biz.
ERA Dan Williams Realty Office is hosting a free Washington State Housing Finance Commission curriculum workshop from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in its conference room at 430 91st Ave. #6, Lake Stevens. Call 425-268-9683 for seating confirmation.
Certified Instructors Paula Forenza and Tom Lasswell will be presenting.
ReMax Real Estate also will host a free Washington State Housing Finance Commission curriculum workshop from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Canyon Park ReMax Office in the Woodlands Technology Building, 1909 214th St. SE #205, Bothell. Call 425-770-5504 for seating confirmation.
People
The Washington State Dairy Women selected Shannon Rodeffer of Snohomish County as the 2011-2012 Dairy Ambassador during a coronation ceremony held June 24 in Lynnwood. Emily Neff of Marysville and Laurel Bareman of Lynden were named alternates. As a representative of the Dairy Farmers of Washington, Rodeffer will visit schools, attend county fairs, appear at Washington Interscholastic Activities Association events and speak before the Legislature promoting the health and nutrition benefits of dairy products. A dairy ambassador typically makes 400 public appearances during her year-long tenure. Rodeffer also will receive a $7,000 scholarship to continue her education.
Landau Associates has hired new staff members. Brandon Duncan joined the Edmonds environmental group as a staff environmental engineer. Duncan received an M.S. in environmental engineering from Rice University. Allan Barton also joined the Edmonds office as a GIS technician. He has five years of experience working as a GIS technician and GIS analyst. Landau Associates is a geotechnical and environmental engineering and natural resource consulting firm with offices in Edmonds, Seattle, Tacoma, Spokane, West Richland and Portland.
Jim Kellett, an Everett financial advisor for Edward Jones, recently met with lawmakers in Washington, D.C., urging legislation to increase savings and enhance retirement security. Kellett was one of 52 financial advisors chosen from among the firm's nearly 12,000 who traveled to Washington, D.C., to lobby on behalf of individual investors. "We appreciate the opportunity to communicate the concerns of individual investors, especially those here in Everett, and make sure they are heard on Capitol Hill," Kellett said.
Everett family law attorney Michele M. O'Loane of The Law Office of Michele M. O'Loane has been named by Washington Super Lawyers & Rising Stars as one of the top up-and-coming attorneys in the state for 2011. In addition to representing clients in the collaborative law divorce model, O'Loane provides legal coaching to self-represented litigants in divorce and post-divorce matters.
Global Spectrum, the management company for the Edward D. Hansen Conference Center, has named Sarah Eskenazi as director of catering. Eskenazi fills a new role designed to enhance service for Conference Center clients. Eskenazi has an extensive history in the food and beverage industry, including catering and management roles at Ray's Boathouse, Rosario Resort and Spa, Panera Bread and the Seattle Art Museum. Her principal role at the conference center will include coordination of all catered functions.
New businesses
Lynne Westwood, a qualified Zumba instructor, recently opened her Zumba studio, Forever Dancing, on the corner of Broadway and 19th Street in North Everett. Contact Westwood for class schedules: 425-297-3909.
Angel Pet Hospital has leased medical office space at Aurora Marketplace, 23632 Highway 99, Edmonds. Regency Centers, which operates the marketplace, announced the lease agreement this week. The veterinary clinic has leased 1,322 square feet of space and is slated to open for business in September.
Lynnwood's CareForce Inc., an in-home care provider, has launched a new website that allows customers to browse services online and see prices for in-home services. Go to the company's website: www.careforce.com.
Good deeds
Safeco Insurance Foundation has expanded its annual homelessness initiative, committing $430,000 to provide basic and emergency services in communities throughout Washington and Oregon. The foundation awarded $15,000 to the Interfaith Association of Northwest Washington in Everett, one of 32 grant recipients. The Everett organization focuses on ending homelessness through housing and comprehensive programs while increasing united action among faith groups.
Clothes for Kids, a nonprofit serving families in Snohomish County, is expanding and seeking volunteers to serve on committees. These committees work closely with the Clothes for Kids Board of Directors and staff to help fulfill the mission of the organization. Clothes for Kids is at 16725 52nd Avenue West, Suite B, Lynnwood. For more information or to volunteer, contact Rob Schwertley at 425-741-6500 or rschwertley@clothesforkids.org.
Awards
Snohomish's Soundair Aviation Services has been named one of the best 100 companies to work for in 2011 by Seattle Business magazine. Soundair provides repair and overhaul services of aircraft components and proprietary engineering to commercial and military aircraft operators throughout the world. "This recognition is the result of attracting and retaining quality employees that are engaged in the decision making process and buy into the company's corporate culture of providing excellence to its customers," said Robert J. Klem, chairman.
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