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  • Monday, November 11, 2013 6:05pm
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CG Engineering in Edmonds recently hired three new employees. Marco Orejuela Quintana is a structural engineer-in-training. He is a graduate of Gonzaga University’s Civil Engineering program. Dirk Rogstad is a structural engineer-in-training and James Ellis is a civil engineer-in-training. Both are graduates of Washington State University’s Civil Engineering program. All three hold EIT certification in the State of Washington.

Windermere Real Estate in Mukilteo has welcomed Rick Carlson to their team. Carlson comes to Windermere from REI in Redmondm where he served as retail operations manager. A native of Washington, Carlson has particular expertise in Snohomish County neighborhoods. Windermere Real Estate is located at 12003 Mukilteo Speedway.

Events

The Global Entrepreneurship Summit is 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 22 in the Weyerhaeuser Room at the Everett Transit Center, 3225 Cedar St., Everett. The keynote speaker for the event is consultant, author, speaker and award-winning entrepreneur Sunny Kobe Cook. The Summit is part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. Purchase tickets at http://shindigg.com/Event/hD18ySNn.

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