Business FYI
Published 9:00 pm Sunday, February 5, 2006
Denise Sullivan has been promoted to assistant credit review officer in the credit administration department at Frontier Bank. Also, Brenna Decker has been promoted to new accounts officer at the bank’s Arlington office.
David Larson joined Action Cleaning Services as sales and service representative for Whatcom, Skagit, Island and Snohomish County.
Candy Wavra has been named Mary- sville branch office manager for Whatcom Security Agency.
Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson has been named 2005 Citizen of the Year by the Snohomish County-Camano Association of Realtors. Also, Jean Tank, who serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Realtors, received the Realtor of the Year Award. Sharon Harriss of Windermere MH Inc. in Everett received the Realtor Community Service Award, Bill Steffener, a sales associate with RE/MAX Northwest in Everett, received the Frank Nardo Realtor Achievement Award, and Dyann Arthur, a home loan consultant with Countrywide Home Loans, received the Affiliate of the Year Award.
Chip Halbert has been promoted to development services manager in the Edmonds office of Landau Associates. Other promotions include: Michelle Ramos to geotechnical group manager, Benni Jonsson to staff engineer, Shannon Moore to senior project scientist and Anne Halvorsen to senior project scientist. New to the firm are: Anthony Katsaros, AICP, senior environmental planner, Sacha Maxwell, staff scientist and Chris Anderson, staff scientist. Also, Gary Huitsing, staff engineer and Dana Olcott, senior staff engineer recently completed their P.E. exam.
Mark Stavig, P.E., Associate, has joined the mechanical consulting firm of CDi Engineers. Also new are: Jill Connell, P.E., LEED AP; Lisa Rosenow, CSBA, LEED AP; Robert Kuchcinski, P.E.; Marc Rypdahl; and Frank Colon.
Paul Luczyk, owner of “A” TEAM Home Inspection, Inc. of Mukilteo, recently attended Inspection World 2006.
Events
The Winter Meet Your Chamber and Business After Hours Mixer will be 4:30-7 p.m. Wednesday at Everett Symphony, 2710 Colby Ave. The event is free; make a reservation by today at www.everettchamber.com or by calling 425-257-3222.
Olympic Hot Tub will be represented at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show Wednesday through Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
Good Morning, Everett! Networking Breakfast presented by American Family Insurance will be 7:30-9 a.m. Friday at Quality Inn &Conference Center, 101 128th St. SE. Cost for members pre-paid by Wednesday is $15; $20 after or at the door; $25 for nonmembers. Visit www.everettchamber.com or call 425-257-3222.
An overview of South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce benefits and activities will be 4-5:15 p.m. Feb. 14 at the chamber office, 3815 196th St. SW, Suite 136 in Lynnwood. For details, call 425-774-0507, ext. 0.
The Licensing Executives Society will meet 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Columbia Tower Club in Seattle. Cost for members is $32; nonmembers pay $42. Add $7 for registrations past noon on Feb. 13. Go to www.usa-canada.les.org/chapters/seattle/upcoming.asp.
Good Morning, South County! Networking breakfast will be 7:30-9 a.m. Feb. 17 at Embassy Suites Hotel in Lynnwood. Cost for members is $20, discounted to $17 with registration paid by Feb. 14. For details, call 425-774-0507, ext. 0, e-mail info@s2c3.com or visit www.s2c3.com.
The La-De-Biz-Ness Showcase will be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 18 at Olympic Place in Arlington. Tickets are $1 plus a pair of pantyhose which will go to Pathways for Women-Working Wardrobe program. Table space is $35. For details, call 425-231-5246 or fishwash@tgi.net.
Two Harlem Globetrotters will appear Feb. 18 at Haggen Food &Pharmacy stores in Marysville and Stanwood. Sterling Forbes and Eathan O’Bryant will be at the Marysville store 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. and at the Stanwood store 2:30-3:30 p.m. Also, the Globetrotters will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 23 and 24 at the Everett Events Center. For details, call 866-332-8499 or go to www.Everett EventsCenter.com.
The WSA Health IT dinner program and micro-briefing will be 5-8 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Westin Hotel, Seattle. Cost for members is $48; $72 otherwise. For details, visit www.wsa.org.
“Legally Speaking: What Every Entrepreneur Should Know about Building a Business” will be 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 14 at 10900 NE Fourth St., Ste. 1700, Bellevue. Cost is $40. For details, visit www.watechcenter.org or call 206-616-4187.
A “Pathways to Work” Employment Support Class for Women will be 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Sept. 26-Oct. 11 at YWCA Regional Center, 3301 Broadway, Everett. For details, call 425-258-2766, ext. 226.
New business
Coastal Community Bank has opened a new South Whidbey branch on Main Street in Freeland. For details, call 360-331-1344.
Out of the Blue Aviation, a new flight school and aircraft rental facility, will offer an open house from 3-8 p.m. Friday at Arlington Airport. For details, call 360-652-8080.
Business news
The Leading Edge chapter of Business Network Int’l holds lunchtime networking meetings 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesdays at Amante’s Restaurant, 4730 196th St. SW, Lynnwood. The cost is $10. For details, contact Jodi Sakas at jodi.sakas@home 123.com or 800-225-0996.
The Port of Everett has been selected to participate in an Environmental Management System program through the American Association of Port Authorities.
Send news and color photos 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.
