Business FYI
Published 9:00 pm Sunday, December 26, 2004
Jerry Otis was honored Dec. 22 by Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon in recognition of the Mountlake Terrace volunteer’s work. Otis, a carpenter by trade, is co-founder of the Regional Access Mobility Program and has helped to build wheelchair ramps for the elderly and disabled.
Amit Kumar, chief executive officer and president of Mukilteo-based CombiMatrix Corp., recently was appointed as a board member of the Nanobusiness Alliance. The organization, founded in 2001, is the first trade group representing the emerging nanotechnology industry.
New business
Rainier College Counseling is a new business started by Deborah Cossey, a former teacher and counselor in the Everett School District. Cossey said she can help students and their families in Snohomish and north King County with college planning, selection, application and financial aid processes. For details, call 425-483-5869.
Events
Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson will speak at the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce’s first “state of the city” breakfast on Jan. 11. The event begins at 7 a.m. at the Everett Golf and Country Club, 1500 52nd St. SE in Everett. For cost and registration information, call 425-257-3222, ext. 0. by Jan. 6.
What happened to the dollar? is the question that John Becker, vice president of foreign exchange for US Bank, will tackle on Jan. 11 at the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, 1301 Fifth Ave., Suite 2500 in downtown Seattle. For more information about the 8 a.m. breakfast talk, call the Greater Seattle Trade Development Alliance at 206-389-7289 by Jan. 7.
A new economic development luncheon series kicks off Jan. 19 with an update on Paine Field. The event, presented by the South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce, will run at 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 20610 44th Ave. W in Lynnwood. The cost is $25 for chamber members or $30 for nonmembers and those paying after Jan. 16. For reservations and information, call 425-774-0507, ext. 0.
Business news
Snohomish County Corrections is hiring jail custody officers to begin work in March at the new county jail. The agency will test applicants beginning at 8 a.m. Jan. 11 at WorkSource Everett, 3201 Smith Ave. Positions pay between $3,139 and $4,166 a month, plus benefits. Applicants must pass initial written and physical ability tests and pass a background check. For more information, go to www.go2worksource.com or call 425-388-3231.
The state Department of Revenue reported that registered businesses paid nearly 98 percent of the state and local taxes due, a slightly higher rate than in previous years. The 2.2 percent noncompliance rate is down from 2.5 percent found in a 2003 study and 2.8 percent in the mid-1990s. The department’s newest study found that businesses paid all but $182.6 million of the $8.4 billion in business taxes due during 2000.
Awards
Reid Middleton and its president, Hugh Townsend, recently received the 2004 President’s Award from the Snohomish County Economic Development Council. The Everett-based planning and engineering firm helped to create the Technology Corridor Partnership of Snohomish County this year to study infrastructure needs between Bothell and Everett, where a growing number of technology and biotech firms are doing business.
Good deeds
Tulalip Tribes have given a $5,000 grant to KSER (90.7 FM), in Everett. The unrestricted grant will help the community-supported radio station complete remodeling and repair work at its new location at 2623 Wetmore Ave.
Conklin Appliance World in Lynnwood recently donated a new refrigerator to Edmonds Community College’s Services for Students with Disabilities office. The refrigerator is used to keep certain medications cool and also stores snacks that diabetic students need.
Everett Transit and the Amalgamated Transit Union’s Local 883 collected more than 500 toys and filled a 28-foot bus during its recent Toys for Tots drive.
The Everett AquaSox Baseball Club and Endeavor Elementary School recently teamed on an effort that collected nearly 800 cans of food for a local food bank.
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.
