Published: Monday, January 9, 2012
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Tulalip Resort Casino has named Linda M. Botts as national sales manager of the hotel. The London native has 12 years of hospitality sales experience, which includes a previous role with Clipper Vacations as the assistant vice president of sales. She has served as president of Skål International Seattle and is a member of Meeting Professionals International. Botts' Tulalip responsibilities include developing new group business, managing corporate accounts, and business travel.
Tulalip Resort Casino also has appointed Samuel B. Askew as general manager of the hotel. Askew brings more than 11 years of hospitality experience, having worked as hotel director at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort and as director of operations at Alderbrook Resort & Spa. In 2010, he was named Washington State General Manager of the Year and the Washington Lodging Association and Innkeeper of the Year by the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau.
Mutual of Omaha Bank has named Kris Gjylameti assistant vice president and regional account executive for the Pacific Northwest region of its community association banking operation. Based in Seattle, Gjylameti will provide specialized banking services to property management companies, homeowner associations and homeowners in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Gjylameti joined the bank's community association banking team in 2006.
Fox Sports 1380 has announced the addition of longtime Seattle radio personality Rob "T-Man" Tepper to the "Fox Sports Tonight" program. Tepper will team up with former Major League Baseball pitcher and analyst Rob Dibble starting Monday night. Tepper is known for his radio work in Seattle, where he hosted an FM morning show on KUBE 93 for 14 years. He has served as a fill-in host on Fox Sports Radio since the fall. "Fox Sports Tonight" airs weeknights from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, please visit www.FOX SportsRadio.com.
Events and classes
Sultan Mayor Carolyn Eslick will host a free business workshop on entrepreneurial planning. The workshop will be held in the Sultan Visitors Information Center, 320 Main St., from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 20. This is the first of four business workshops hosted by Eslick to help small business owners succeed and prosper. Eslick is the founder of GROW Washington, a not-for-profit organization created to help Washington entrepreneurs become sustainable business owners. Space is limited. RSVP: 360-793-0983 or debbie@skyvalleyvic.net.
Learn about Everett Community College's Aviation Maintenance Technician School at an information session at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The session is at 9711 32nd Place W., Building C-80, Paine Field in Everett. The school is one of only about 150 schools nationwide that train airframe and powerplant mechanics. Students can earn a Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant license, a certificate in aviation technology or an associate technical arts degree. Info: www.everettcc.edu/aviation or 425-388-9533.
The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Microsoft to offer members free classes. The classes will be held from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Olympic Place, 20909 Olympic Place, Arlington. The first class is an introduction to Office 365 -- the "cloud" service that gives businesses the capabilities and efficiencies to grow. The second describes how to find and manage customers. This session features Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM online. To register, go to tinyurl.com/ASPCCmicrosoft.
Wells Fargo is hosting a free home preservation workshop in Seattle for Wells Fargo and Wachovia Mortgage customers facing financial hardships. The free workshop will be held Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the CenturyLink Field Events Center, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle. Parking is free. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is recommended. Sign up by Tuesday at www.wfhmevents.com/leadingthewayhome or call 1-800-405-8067.
Insurance License Express is offering pre-licensing courses in the state of Washington for life, property and casualty licenses. Pre-licensing education can prepare candidates for licensing exams. Info: www.InsuranceLicenseExpress.com or 866-739-7277.
The Washington Technology Industry Association's human relations community will discuss how to keep and motivate your company's high performers, especially as other tech companies actively recruit them. Speakers include Shelly Holt, director of global recruiting at Concur, and Jenn McColly, global HR director at Concur. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Moss Adams, 999 Third Ave., Suite 2800, Seattle. It's free for WTIA members, $25 for nonmembers. Register by noon Jan. 17 at tinyurl.com/WTIAhrforum.
The newly expanded Yoga Circle Studio will celebrate its reopening with a free yoga class and a wine and cheese reception at 5 p.m. Saturday at 707 Pine Ave., Suites A-102 and 103, Snohomish. The introductory yoga class taught by studio owner Karen Guzak will run from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. The wine and cheese reception follows from 6 to 8 p.m. Both events are open to the public.
The Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce invites members to attend the next meeting of its coffee club from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday. The chamber will have a brief presentation on current events in the market and economy followed by an informal discussion. The coffee club is hosted by Diana Jackson at her Edward Jones office, 1905 Main St., Lake Stevens. RSVP: 425-397-6019.
Honors and accomplishments
CMC Biologics, a Bothell-based bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing organization, has been issued a European patent covering a method for improving productivity in microbial fermentations and mammalian cell culture bioreactors. The invention is designed to optimize production of a biotherapeutic in a continuous fermentation process.
Send your Biz Bits news and color photos by email to economy@heraldnet.com or by mail to The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206.
Tulalip Resort Casino has named Linda M. Botts as national sales manager of the hotel. The London native has 12 years of hospitality sales experience, which includes a previous role with Clipper Vacations as the assistant vice president of sales. She has served as president of Skål International Seattle and is a member of Meeting Professionals International. Botts' Tulalip responsibilities include developing new group business, managing corporate accounts, and business travel.
Tulalip Resort Casino also has appointed Samuel B. Askew as general manager of the hotel. Askew brings more than 11 years of hospitality experience, having worked as hotel director at the Suquamish Clearwater Casino Resort and as director of operations at Alderbrook Resort & Spa. In 2010, he was named Washington State General Manager of the Year and the Washington Lodging Association and Innkeeper of the Year by the Kitsap Peninsula Visitor and Convention Bureau.
Mutual of Omaha Bank has named Kris Gjylameti assistant vice president and regional account executive for the Pacific Northwest region of its community association banking operation. Based in Seattle, Gjylameti will provide specialized banking services to property management companies, homeowner associations and homeowners in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Gjylameti joined the bank's community association banking team in 2006.
Fox Sports 1380 has announced the addition of longtime Seattle radio personality Rob "T-Man" Tepper to the "Fox Sports Tonight" program. Tepper will team up with former Major League Baseball pitcher and analyst Rob Dibble starting Monday night. Tepper is known for his radio work in Seattle, where he hosted an FM morning show on KUBE 93 for 14 years. He has served as a fill-in host on Fox Sports Radio since the fall. "Fox Sports Tonight" airs weeknights from 7 to 10 p.m. For more information, please visit www.FOX SportsRadio.com.
Events and classes
Sultan Mayor Carolyn Eslick will host a free business workshop on entrepreneurial planning. The workshop will be held in the Sultan Visitors Information Center, 320 Main St., from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Jan. 20. This is the first of four business workshops hosted by Eslick to help small business owners succeed and prosper. Eslick is the founder of GROW Washington, a not-for-profit organization created to help Washington entrepreneurs become sustainable business owners. Space is limited. RSVP: 360-793-0983 or debbie@skyvalleyvic.net.
Learn about Everett Community College's Aviation Maintenance Technician School at an information session at 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The session is at 9711 32nd Place W., Building C-80, Paine Field in Everett. The school is one of only about 150 schools nationwide that train airframe and powerplant mechanics. Students can earn a Federal Aviation Administration airframe and powerplant license, a certificate in aviation technology or an associate technical arts degree. Info: www.everettcc.edu/aviation or 425-388-9533.
The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Microsoft to offer members free classes. The classes will be held from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Olympic Place, 20909 Olympic Place, Arlington. The first class is an introduction to Office 365 -- the "cloud" service that gives businesses the capabilities and efficiencies to grow. The second describes how to find and manage customers. This session features Microsoft Office 2010 and Microsoft Dynamics CRM online. To register, go to tinyurl.com/ASPCCmicrosoft.
Wells Fargo is hosting a free home preservation workshop in Seattle for Wells Fargo and Wachovia Mortgage customers facing financial hardships. The free workshop will be held Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the CenturyLink Field Events Center, 800 Occidental Ave. S., Seattle. Parking is free. Walk-ins are welcome, but registration is recommended. Sign up by Tuesday at www.wfhmevents.com/leadingthewayhome or call 1-800-405-8067.
Insurance License Express is offering pre-licensing courses in the state of Washington for life, property and casualty licenses. Pre-licensing education can prepare candidates for licensing exams. Info: www.InsuranceLicenseExpress.com or 866-739-7277.
The Washington Technology Industry Association's human relations community will discuss how to keep and motivate your company's high performers, especially as other tech companies actively recruit them. Speakers include Shelly Holt, director of global recruiting at Concur, and Jenn McColly, global HR director at Concur. The meeting will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 17 at Moss Adams, 999 Third Ave., Suite 2800, Seattle. It's free for WTIA members, $25 for nonmembers. Register by noon Jan. 17 at tinyurl.com/WTIAhrforum.
The newly expanded Yoga Circle Studio will celebrate its reopening with a free yoga class and a wine and cheese reception at 5 p.m. Saturday at 707 Pine Ave., Suites A-102 and 103, Snohomish. The introductory yoga class taught by studio owner Karen Guzak will run from 5:15 to 5:45 p.m. The wine and cheese reception follows from 6 to 8 p.m. Both events are open to the public.
The Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce invites members to attend the next meeting of its coffee club from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday. The chamber will have a brief presentation on current events in the market and economy followed by an informal discussion. The coffee club is hosted by Diana Jackson at her Edward Jones office, 1905 Main St., Lake Stevens. RSVP: 425-397-6019.
Honors and accomplishments
CMC Biologics, a Bothell-based bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing organization, has been issued a European patent covering a method for improving productivity in microbial fermentations and mammalian cell culture bioreactors. The invention is designed to optimize production of a biotherapeutic in a continuous fermentation process.
Send your Biz Bits news and color photos by email to economy@heraldnet.com or by mail to The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206.
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