Dr. Leroy Hood, president and co-founder of Institute for Systems Biology, and Dr. Josh LaBaer, founder and director of the Institute of Proteomics at Harvard Medical School, have joined Lumera Corp.’s Scientific Advisory Board.
Ian Michaelson of Monroe was recently inducted into Sigma Iota Epsilon, an honorary society in the Management Department at Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics.
Gary Weikel, Snohomish County special projects director and Parks and Recreation director, has been named chairman of the Providence General Foundation 2006 Board. Also, Don Ayres, American Life Inc., property manager, was elected first vice chairman; Jeff Moore, Everett Public Schools, second vice chairman; Larry Jubie, treasurer; and Karen Hansen, Mill Town Credit Union, secretary. Erin Nielsen has been honored by the federal Small Business Administration for support of the agency’s business development programs in the Northwest. Nielsen is the manager of the Washington State Procurement Technical Assistance Center.
Greg Livengood, Scott Roberts and Bill Van Vlack, accredited in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, have been named associates at Sparling, a Seattle-based specialty electrical engineering and technology consulting firm.
Sharon Shaw is the new executive director for the Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce.
Clay Siegall has been appointed to the board of directors for Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc., of Bothell.
Events
“Good Morning Lake Stevens” networking breakfast, a Greater Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce event, will be at 7 a.m. Tuesday at the Lake Stevens School District Educational Service Center. Member cost is $18; $20 for nonmembers.
“A Financial Workshop for Individual Investors,” a free three-week event hosted by Edward Jones, will be weekly 5-8 p.m. May 9-23 at 2320 California Ave., Everett. For details, contact investment representative Peter Harvey, Accredited Asset Management Specialist, at 425-339-2017. Also, an orientation will be at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mitzel’s Restaurant at 303 128th St. SW, Everett.
Magnetize Your Marketing Message, hosted by the South Snohomish County Power Partners Chapter of LeTip, will be 9 a.m.-noon May 11 at the Embassy Suites in Lynnwood, 20610 44th Ave. W. Cost is $35 at the door; $25 for registration on or before May 1. For details, go online to www.MagneticMarketing Message.com or call Marcia Riner at 425-948-4000.
Business news
KSER’s monthly personal finance show will air at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on 90.7 FM, Snohomish County’s public radio station. Hosted by Chuck Noel, the hour-long show will feature Kenneth Fisher, a Forbes columnist and money manager; Albert Lim, a research analyst at Frank Russell in Tacoma and Mike Parks, editor of Marple’s Pacific Northwest newsletter. Call-ins are welcome.
VisualGraphics of Mukilteo has acquired five new local business accounts: Madison Records LLC, Allied Construction Associates, US Cold Patch, Paules/McGrath and Group Four Inc. Visual Graphics is celebrating its 30th year as a graphic design studio.
Obergs Restaurant &Banquet Facility in Arlington is now owned and operated by Hawthorn Inn &Suites. The restaurant is closed for a complete remodel for the next six to eight weeks; the banquet facilities and meeting rooms will remain open.
The Arlington-Smokey Point Chamber of Commerce will consolidate into one office May 1. The phone number will be 360-659-5453 and the address will be P.O. Box 3035, Arlington, WA 98223.
New business
The Needle &I opened April 14 at 2931 Rucker Ave. in Everett. For details, call 425-259-3013.
Bickford Mortgage has opened at 10025 19th Ave. SE, Ste. 100, Everett. For details, call 425-334-4700 or go online to www.bickford mortgage.com.
Awards
Landau Associates of Edmonds is the only firm of 12 selected by the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 6 office to provide three distinct services in five areas of the Northwest. This Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract is for forest service land throughout Oregon and Washington and for locations in Alaska and Idaho.
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