Business FYI
Published 9:00 pm Sunday, October 10, 2004
Kurt Lippmann and Tom Sanger, both certified public accountants, have been admitted as partners in the Everett office of Moss Adams LLP.
John Rodgers Blackburn, of Bothell; Eugene Greenway, of Edmonds; and D. Scott Sandelin, of Camano Island, were recently honored for 50 years of service with the Washington State Bar Association.
Eric Cumley, an investment representative with Edward Jones in Everett, has earned the designation of certified financial planner.
Aaron Misiuk and Diana Lachman, nurse practitioners, have joined Allergy and Arthritis Specialists in Everett.
New businesses
The Spotted Cow Ice Cream &Coffee Co. has opened in Mill Creek. Hours of operation for the business, located in the Thomas Lake Shopping Center at 3414 132nd St. SE #307, are 5:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 5:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m.-8 p.m. Sunday. A grand opening will be Saturday and Sunday. For details, call 425-337-8494.
Walker’s Healthy Pet has opened a new store in Smokey Point at 3704 172nd St. NE. For details, call 360-653-6701.
Skyline Properties will host a grand opening Oct. 20 at its new Everett office in the Quadrant Business Park at 808 134th St. SW, Suite 211. For details, call 425-609-9220.
West Marine Inc., a specialty retailer of boating supplies and apparel, has opened a new Edmonds store at 188 Sunset Ave. S. For details, call 415-399-1002.
Northwest Plus Credit Union will open its new Smokey Point branch office at 17021 Smokey Point Blvd. on Tuesday . The branch will have a loan officer and full-time hours: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. A grand opening will be 4-7 p.m. Nov. 4. For details, call 425-297-1033.
Business News
The Boeing Co. has given a $40,000 grant to Seattle Pacific University to support and improve math and science education for K-12 teachers.
The Cascade Orthodontic Center in Marysville is offering children $4 per pound of Halloween candy brought to the office. Dr. Jason Bourne will give $2 to the child and $2 to the Marysville and Lake Stevens Boys &Girls Clubs. Candy can be dropped off during business hours Nov. 2-4 and Nov. 10 at the Marysville office, 815 State Ave., Suite 3; and Nov. 1, Nov. 8-9 at the Lake Stevens office, 430 91st Ave. NE, Suite 3.
Seismic Shock Control Systems Inc., which develops and manufactures base isolation systems in Arlington, has signed a licensing agreement with Kukje Bridge System Co. Ltd., of Seoul, South Korea. Kukje will have the right to sell and install the Axon Seismic Bearing on bridges in Korea, in addition to having limited rights to manufacture certain components.
Snohomish County ranks fourth in the state in visitor spending, as determined by new tourism economic impact figures. Approximately $608 million was spent last year in the county, a 5% increase from 2002. Snohomish County trails only King, Pierce and Spokane counties. For details, go to www.experiencewashing ton.com/industry.
Dream Dinners Inc., a Snohomish-based company that invented the idea of an assemble-and-freeze meals store, was recently featured on the CBS “Early Show” as part of a segment on the growing nationwide trend of “make and take meals.”
Events
WSA will host its wireless conference and trade show, “Tech Future: Crossing the Wireless Chasm,” on Tuesday at the Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave., Seattle. Registration and a continental breakfast will be at 7 a.m., followed by the conference and trade show 8 a.m.-6 p.m. For details, call 206-448-3033, e-mail info@wsa.org or go to www.wsa.org.
The Puget Sound American Marketing Association plans a luncheon, “UPS: Aligning an Iconic Brand With an Expanding Company,” noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., Seattle. The association also will host “Technology + Marketing: Customer Acquisition Through Incentive Solutions” 7:30-9 a.m. Oct. 28 at the Meydenbauer Center, 11100 Sixth Ave., Bellevue. Pre-breakfast networking is at 7 a.m. For registration, go to www.psama.org.
The Everett Area Business Expo will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct 20 at the Everett Events Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave. This Everett Chamber of Commerce event will be presented by Electronic Business Machines Inc. For details, call 425-257-3222 or go to www.everettchamber.com.
The Smokey Point Area Chamber of Commerce plans a Business Expo 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 30 at Oberg’s Banquet Facilities at Hawthorn Inn &Suites, 16710 Smokey Point Blvd. For details, call 360-652-4244 or John DeLuca at 425-350-4241.
The seventh annual Puget Sound Conference for Manufacturers will be 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at the Doubletree Hotel SeaTac, 18740 Pacific Highway S., Seattle. Lester Thurow, an MIT professor, former staff economist to the President’s Council of Economic Advisors and popular author, is the featured speaker. The event theme is “How to Thrive in the Global Economy – Considerations, Opportunities and Pitfalls.” Cost is $350 for members of the Kent Chamber &Partnering Associations; $450 for others. For details, contact Robin Hasbrouck at 253-854-1770 or events@kentchamber.com.
Meetings
The Everett Chamber of Commerce will have its annual meeting luncheon noon-1:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Everett Events Center Conference Center, 2000 Hewitt Ave. Registration is at 11:30. Cost is $35 for members registered by Thursday ; $45 for non-members or members registering after Thursday. Reserved seating for a table of 10 is $350, by Thursday. For details, call 425-257-3222 or go to www.everettchamber.com.
The Lakeshore Ladies Investment Partnership plans its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21in the clubhouse of the Village Condominiums at 12600 Fourth Ave. W., Everett. The investment club is seeking new members. For details, call 425-353-7770 or 360-653-6759.
Awards
Fluke Corp., specializing in test and measurement equipment, has been given the Silver Award in the annual IDSA/Business Week magazine design competition for its Fluke 1650 Multifunction Tester.
Send your Business FYI items 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
