Norm Brown of Cdi Engineers in Lynnwood has been recognized in a national competition. Brown was awarded an honorable mention for his submission of the renovation project at Seattle Center’s McCaw Hall in the 2007 ASHRAE Technology Award Society competition, new public assembly category. Brown is one of only seven engineers nationwide to be recognized by the society. The $119 million McCaw Hall project previously won first place awards in the society’s local and regional levels. Brown’s project experience also includes Edmonds Center for the Arts.
Tony Smith has been promoted to the position of Allstate Insurance Co.’s Northwest regional financial services leader. He works from the company’s Bothell office. Smith, an Oregon native, joined Allstate five years ago and previously worked with Prudential Financial Services.
Dan Lampard is a new vice president and marketing director for Cascade Bank.
Mike Jackson has been promoted to the position of engineering manager at Monroe’s Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. A graduate of the University of Utah, Jackson has held key positions with other large cabinet manufacturers.
Cyndy Ruiz, Gustavo Tejeda and Giovana Ashby have joined the human resources department at Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. in Monroe. All three have longtime experience in human resources for various manufacturing and technology companies and will use their language skills in working with company employees.
Paul Luczyk of A Team Home Inspection in Mukilteo recently returned from an industry seminar on engineered wood products, Uniform Building Codes and other topics.
Susan Harness has joined the law offices of Steven Ashlock and Karen Halverson. A graduate of Oregon State University, Harness earned her law degree through the Rule 6 Law Clerk program. Praciticing family law and dependency management, Harness joins the criminal practice as it relocates its offices to 3117 Oakes Ave., Everett.
Melissa Simpson has opened a new Allstate Insurance agency at 10519 20th St. SE, Suite 5, in Everett. For more information, call 425-334-7834.
Business news
HBA Design Group is the new name of Higa Burkholder Associates. The company has provided civil engineering and land-use planning in the Northwest for more than 16 years and is now offering more services for diverse clients in a larger region. A member of the United States Green Building Council, the company has a staff of planners, engineers, landscape designers and design technologists.
Lavender Hills Farm is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays through Sundays through Dec. 24. Lavender products, arts and crafts will be available for sale. Cider and treats will be served. The farm is located at 7508 108th St. NE, Marysville. Call 360-651-2086 or go online to www.lavenderhillsfarm.com.
Bartell Drugs has been named winner of the 13th annual “Best in the Northwest” Washington Family Business awards sponsored by the Family Enterprise Institute of Pacific Lutheran University. The company was founded in 1890 by George Bartell Sr., whose grandchildren oversee operations of the company’s 54 regional stores.
Events
Snohomish County livestock producers meet today for a roundtable meeting and dinner. The event, sponsored by Washington State University Extension Snohomish County and the Northwest Agriculture Business Center, begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Library Building, 106 Cedar Ave., Snohomish. There is no cost, but reservations must be made by calling 360-707-2021. Meeting topics include the need for a meat processing plant in the county and marketing local meats.
Snohomish County’s third annual Focus on Farming Conference, “New Opportunities for Northwest Washington Agriculture,” is planned for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. The conference will feature a day of seminars, panels, networking and exhibits at the Lynnwood Convention Center. The conference fee is $30, registration begins at 7 a.m., and the event includes a gourmet lunch, morning coffee and baked goods, and a wine-and-cheese tasting. Registration forms and a list of speakers, seminars and workshops are online at www.focusonfarming.org. For information, call 425-388-7112.
Getting Your Dough to Rise, the monthly personal finance show aired Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. on KSER 90.7 FM, will feature two guests. Host Chuck Noel will talk with Joe Davis, an enrolled agent with the IRS, about year-end tax moves and investment ideas and with Erin Gray of Green Century Mutual Funds about socially responsible investing.
Dr. Jane Ballard of the Snohomish Health District is the speaker at the Human Services Council of Snohomish County networking roundtable is set for 11 a.m. Thursday at the Washington State University Cooperative Extension Education Center, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. Ballard plans to talk about public health indicators for the county. Call 425-252-1244 by Friday if you are attending.
Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce plans a membership rally at its Business Before Hours meeting 7 to 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 1, Canoes Cabaret Room, Tulalip Casino, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd. The event is sponsored by the Everett Explosion basketball team. To register, call 360-659-7700 or e-mail Edith@marysvilletulalipchamber.com.
“Snohomish County – Share Your Heritage” is the topic of the quarterly tourism forum sponsored by the Snohomish County Tourism Bureau. The event is 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Lynnwood Convention Center. Cost is $30, with lunch. The forum offers ideas for increasing cultural heritage tourism in the county. For information and registration, call 425-348-5802 by Friday.
Everett Area Jaycees club is running a Young Professionals’ Network Night and Jaycee Open House, set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at the Flying Pig, 2929 Colby Ave., downtown Everett. Learn more about the club and network with other young people in business. For information, go online to www.everettjaycees.org.
Celebrate the holidays with Greater Marysville Chamber of Commerce with a special After Hours at the Chamber event sponsored by the chamber’s board of directors. The event is Dec. 7 at the chamber office, 8825 34th Ave. NE, Suite C, Tulalip. For information, call 360-659-7700 or e-mail Edith@marysvilletulalipchamber.com.
Good Morning, Everett! is the networking breakfast sponsored by the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce. The next event is set for 7:30 to 9 a.m. Dec. 8 at Everett Golf and Country Club, 1500 52nd St. Everett. Call 425-257-3222, ext. 0.
Patrick Snow talks about “creating your own destiny” at the next meeting of Snohomish County Human Resources Association, 11:30 a.m. Dec. 14 at Holiday Inn and Conference Center, 3105 Pine St. Everett. For reservations and information, call 425-551-4303 or e-mail Keri.Boswell@wizardint.com.
Education, workshops
Degree and post baccalaureate programs in elementary education are available at Western Washington University’s Everett Community College site. For more information, attend a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday in the conference rooms at Everett Community College’s Parks Student Union Building. Call 425-339-3810 or e-mail may be sent to Sue.Burke@wwu.edu.
Earn a two-year degree in hospitality business management at Edmonds Community College and then earn a bachelor’s degree at Washington State University. For more information about hospitality and tourism training, call 425-640-1137 or go online to http://hosp.edcc.edu. Most courses are available online.
Construction industry training classes are available at Edmonds Community College. The college received a grant from the state Board of Community Colleges to enroll 45 additional construction students. Snohomish County has a construction work force of nearly 4,000, a college spokesman said. For more information about classes, call 425-640-1604 or go online to http://cit.edcc.edu/.
An educational exchange program by the Everett Community College’s Nippon Business Institute is set for March 3 through 17. Students from the school’s sister college, Toho Gakuen University will arrive from Japan to study English and enhance their English language skills. The college is looking for host families to care for the Japanese students during their stay. Students will be in class during most days. For more information, call 425-388-9195 or e-mail kkoss@everettcc.edu to request a host family application.
A new composite technician certificate that prepares manufacturing employees to enter the growing composite industry can be completed in nine days at Edmonds Community College’s Business and Training Center. The next training session is 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 11 through 21 at Monroe Hall, the material science lab, EdCC, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Cost is $995. For information or to register call 425-640-1840 or e-mail mtech@edcc.edu.
Good deeds
A book sale to benefit Providence Hospice of Snohomish County is ongoing today in the main lobby of Everett Mutual Tower on Colby Avenue. In addition, when you present your book receipt to Tully’s Coffee in the building, you will receive a 10 percent discount on your order. For more information, call 425-261-4805.
Frontier Village La Hacienda family Mexican restaurant is sponsoring a fundraising dinner event to benefit the Lake Stevens Middle School PTSA. The dinner is 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the restaurant. The PTSA will receive a percentage of dinner checks when diners provide a PTSA coupon. Coupons can be printed from the Programs page at the middle school Web site, http://www.lkstevens.wednet.edu/lsms/ptsa.
Jersey Mike’s Subs, 11815 Mukilteo Speedway, Suite C, Mukilteo, is helping Columbia Elementary School raise funds for its Camp Orkila fund. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10, the restaurant is donating a percentage of sales to the school. For more information, call 425-348-5480.
Everett City Concierge office is a drop-off location for Toys for Tots. Staff members are accepting donations of new, unwrapped toys from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. Saturday through Dec. 21 at the southwest corner of Hewitt Avenue and Broadway in downtown Everett. For information, call 425-322-2658.
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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