People
Curtis Arnesen joins Mountain Pacific Bank as a vice president and commercial loan officer. Arnesen has worked in local community banking for the past 10 years and has a range of commercial lending experience. He will work at the Everett branch.
Shannon Bell has been name
d district retail leader for the Seattle Cascades district of KeyBank. She’ll oversee management of 30 branches operating in Everett, Bellevue and Bellingham. Bell began her career at KeyBank 17 years ago as a teller.
John McKeon, chief executive of McKeon Financial, has earned a top 20 spot on the top 20 producers list, based on the highest levels of production with his broker-dealer, Independent Financial Group. IFG is based in San Diego, Calif., and has 430 representatives.
Tom Hoban, chief executive and co-founder of The Coast Group of real estate companies, will be the featured speaker at the CEO to CEO breakfast on March 24 at the Harbor Club in Seattle. Contact John Hartman at 206-230-9070 to reserve a seat.
New business
Emergency Dental Care USA specializes in dental emergency related pain. The office is open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., at 10305 19th Ave. SE, Everett. Emergency Dental bills most insurance companies and has payment options available. Call 425-357-0911.
Events
Learn the basics of marketing and selling your products to the government during a free course hosted by the Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center. The course runs from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, and will be held at the Economic Development Council of Snohomish County. Info: www.washingtonptac.org.
Western Washington University will host an information meeting on its weekend master’s of business administration program in Everett. The meeting starts at 6 p.m., April 5, at the University Center of North Puget Sound, Gray Wolf Hall, Room 380, 2000 Tower St., Everett. For more details: www.wwu.edu/weekendmba.
Interconnect Systems presents a free seminar on planning business phone systems. The free event is hosted through the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce and will take place from noon to 1 p.m. March 15 at the chamber office, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Suite 205, Everett. Info: 425-257-3222 ext. 0.
Everett Community College will hold an information session on its high performance management certificate program. The session runs 6 to 7 p.m., March 23, at EvCC’s Corporate and Continuing Education Center, 2333 Seaway Blvd., Everett. Info: 425-267-0150.
Honors
The Western Washington University team took second place at the eighth annual Intercollegiate Marketing Competition on Feb. 26 in Vancouver, B.C. The teams consist of undergraduate business major students. The competition challenged their analytical, presentation and marketing skills.
Marysville Care Center, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, recently was named one of U.S. News and World Report’s best nursing homes. Facilities were chosen based on ratings through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The center is located at 1821 Grove St., Marysville.
Everett-based Fluke Corp.’s Fluke 381 clamp meter has won awards from three industry media: Plant Engineering, Control Engineering and EC&M Magazine. The company’s Fluke 365 clamp won an additional award with Control Engineering.
Send your Business FYI 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.
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