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Commercial lenders Cynthia Weaver and Bob Yost have joined Mountain Pacific Bank in Everett, as has business development and marketing officer Sandy Bartel. Both Weaver and Yost are bank vice presidents and commercial lending officers. CEO Mark Duffy said the bank is “moving into a growth mode again.”
Greg Lowry is the new general manager of the Lynnwood Convention Center. He has more than 20 years of experience in the events industry.
Amy Norman was voted best dentist in Western Washington for the third consecutive year by KING-TV and KOMO-TV viewers. Norman, who offers general and cosmetic dentistry, has worked in the Everett area for 16 years.
Wayne Brown of Mill Creek and Diana Clay of Edmonds have joined the board of trustees of Edmonds Community College. Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed Brown to serve until 2016 and Clay to serve through 2013. They replace Mauri Moore, who’s moving to Seattle, and Jennette Wood, whose term ended in September. Brown is operations leader at the Boeing Co. and Clay is co-owner of Clay Enterprises, which works in real estate.
New business
Austin Everett has started Mobile Excellence, a mobile car-detailing business based in Edmonds. Everett said the business is completely self-contained and offers a waterless wash system. He offers a full range of services for vehicle interiors and exteriors, as well as windshield chip repairs typically covered by insurance. Everett said he is licensed in Edmonds and with the state.
Classes
It’s time to register for winter classes at Everett Community College’s campus in Monroe. Classes start Jan. 9. Some of the business-related classes include accounting, keyboarding, Excel, computer literacy, using the computer and managing files, word processing, databases, PowerPoint and basic computer systems. The campus also offers two business degrees: associated in business and associate in technical arts in business administration. Info: Call 425-259-8732 or go to www.everettcc.edu/eastcounty.
The state Employment Security Department has extended a contract with Microsoft to make the entire suite of online courses available free to state residents for another year. “This is one of the most cost-effective investments we’ve ever made in skill training,” said Paul Trause, employment security commissioner. In the past year, more than 12,000 people took 29,000 Microsoft courses. Courses include computer literacy, an array of Office and Windows products and training for IT professionals. For info or to register online, go to tinyurl.com/WorkSourceElearn.
Business classes offered by the Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce include introduction to blogging at 5:30 p.m. Thursday and blogging for business at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17. The classes will be at the school district service center, 12309 22nd St. NE. Cost is $35. Call Melody Sedy at 425-334-0433 for information or the register.
Using social media to enhance project management will among the items discussed at a project management open house from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Snohomish Hall 304 at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W. The annual open house gives people a chance to network with instructors, students and industry professionals and find information about becoming a certified project manager. The free event includes refreshments.
Business events
Craig Chance of Columbia State Bank will be the speaker at the Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at 12309 22nd St. NE. Chance oversees the bank’s small business loan program. RSVP by Wednesday at 425-334-0433.
Tours of the new WorkSource office in Monroe will follow a grand opening ceremony at 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at 17150 W. Main St. The new office will include a partnership between the job agency and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which is providing the space at no cost. It includes a resource room, a meeting/classroom, and home for YouthBuild Snohomish County, a construction training program.
Ship visits
Here’s a November schedule for ship visits at the Port of Everett: Tuesday, Pacific, carrier Westwood; Nov. 15, Victoria, Westwood; Nov. 16, Millennium Falcon, Eastern Car Liner; Nov. 16, Kraszewski, Chipolbrok; Nov. 22, Cascade, Westwood; Nov. 24, Orto, Fesco; Nov. 26, Millennium Falcon, ECL; Nov. 29, Columbia, Westwood.
New products
Everett’s Fluke Corp. has produced an online version of its Test Tools catalog to help people find product information. Go to www.fluke.com/fluke/usen/support/catalog.
Real estate
Realty Marketing Northwest is selling a unique bit of real estate this month in Brier through a silent auction. The 2.5-acre site is in a residential neighborhood not far from Alderwood mall that is valued at $249,900. There is no minimum, and sealed bids are due no later than 5 p.m. Nov. 16. For more information, go to www.rmnw-auctions.com.
A free seminar for first time home-buyers is offered from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday by ERA Dan Williams Realty, 430 91st Ave., No. 6, in Lake Stevens. The class follows the state Housing Finance Commission curriculum and looks at how to proceed in today’s market and to apply for federal tax credits. Call 425-268-9683 to register.
Good deeds
Ethan Allen celebrated the relocation of a design center in Lynnwood last month with a silent auction that raised $2,000 for Housing Hope. The new store is at 2617 196th St. SW and includes 11,395 square feet of the company’s home products and furnishings.
Honors
Chocolates by George!, owned by George Brunjes in Freeland on Whidbey Island, won a second-place medal in the Sweet Heat division of the Scovie Awards in Albuquerque, N.M. He competed with his Sky Rockets in Flight truffle. Brunjes said that since 2005, the company has garnered four first-place and 15 other awards for chocolate creations.
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