People who want to make postage more personal can now create stamps bearing photos of themselves, their children, their pets or just about anything else – as long as it’s not obscene or blatantly violates copyrights. Stamps.com is testing a service called PhotoStamps that lets people upload photos through a Web site, then choose a border design and denomination. The stamps, which are legal U.S. postage, come in sheets of 20 and cost $16.99 – more than twice the cost of each 37-cent stamp – plus shipping and handling.
The state’s General Administration Department seeks proposals for a lease on space for the new Boeing 7E7 job training center. The building should have about 30,000 square feet of classroom or office space, with another 12,000 square feet of high-ceiling, warehouse-type space. The building must be within 10 minutes of the Boeing Co.’s 7E7 assembly line at Paine Field. Details are available at the department’s Web site, www.ga.wa.gov.
SonoSite hires iLook distributor
Bothell-based SonoSite Inc. said Boston Scientific Corp. will be the exclusive distributor of the iLook ultrasound system to vascular specialists in this country. The four-year distribution agreement covers the iLook 15 and iLook 25 models, which are designed to help medical technicians guide intravenous catheters and other medical devices into the body.
A sharp increase in commercial lending helped First Heritage Bank post a 161 percent increase in its second quarter earnings. The Snohomish-based bank reported a profit of $306,000 for the quarter, compared with $117,000 for the same period of 2003. Profits for the first half of the year were double last year’s, at $717,000, up from $354,000. The bank will pay a dividend of 50 cents a share to shareholders of record as of July 14. First Heritage is a publicly traded bank, but its shares are not traded on any stock exchange.
A Safeway gas station is planned for a vacant lot on Broadway between 16th and 17th streets in north Everett, just north of the existing supermarket. The location for the station was incorrect in a story on Wednesday’s Business page.
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