Michele Nicholas has joined Wright Line as an account representative serving the northern Washington area.
Sarah Hogarth has been named branch manager of Coastal Community Bank’sSouth Whidbey Branch.
Jeff Butcher has joined Bank of America as a vice president and client manager for business banking in the downtown Everett office.
Greg Livengood has been named associate and project manager of an electrical design studio that specializes in military and education projects.
Elaine Metz has been promoted to program director for the YMCA’s Big Brothers Big Sisters program. Also, Victor Tanis has been named aquatics director at the Marysville Family YMCA. At the Everett Family YMCA, Steve Skinner has been promoted to youth and family program director, Jennifer Paynter has been named member services director and Shaune Randles has been named health, P.E. and aquatics director. At the Mukilteo Family YMCA, Debbi Whitcombe has been named associate executive director, Leslie Sutherland has been promoted to senior program director and Traci Detroit-Smith has been promoted to member services director.
Rock Peterson, owner of Brien Ford, recently received Ford’s Silver Anniversary Award commemorating his 25th year as a Ford dealer in Everett.
Elizandro “Jesus” Botello of Everett, a foreman of Land Hoe! Landscape Design &Construction in Mukilteo, was scheduled to be designated certified landscape technician in landscape construction.
Matthew Smith of Brier has been named director of business development by The Economic Development Council of Snohomish County.
Erin Nielsen has been named program manager of the Procurement Technical Assistance Program, sponsored by The Economic Development Council of Snohomish County and the Department of Defense.
Dan Leach has joined Wells Fargo Investments, LLC in Everett as a financial consultant.
Eric Irelan and Jonathan Dong have joined Everett-based Perteet Inc. as transportation planners. Darrell Smith, the former traffic engineer for the city of Edmonds, has also joined the company.
Events
Motivational speaker Patrick Snow will be featured at the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce meeting beginning at 7 a.m. Friday at the Tulalip Casino. For reservations, call the chamber at 360-659-7700.
A job fair for custody officers at the Snohomish County Jail is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the WorkSource office at the Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. Written exams begin at 9 a.m. and noon. Pay for the job starts at $3,139 a month.
The Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce mixer will be 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Dinners Ready kitchen, 25 95th Drive SE, Suite 106, Lake Stevens.
The 2006 NFIB/IBA Small Business Day at the state Capitol will be 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday in the Columbia Room at the Capitol in Olympia. For details, go to www.NFIB. com/WA.
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce’s January after-hours networking event, sponsored by Quackenbush &Hansen, will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at 17325 W. Main St. For details, call 360-794-5488.
The city of Edmonds Economic Development Department will hold two neighborhood business district meetings this month. “Focus on Firdale Village” will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the library at the Edmonds Homeschool Resource Center, 23200 100th Ave. W. “Focus on Five Corners” will be at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 30 in Room F102-103 at Edmonds Woodway High School.
Jewelry Is Fun will host an open house and jewelry showcase 5-8 p.m. Jan. 31 at the Lynnwood Convention Center, at 3711 196th St. SW. For details, contact the Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce at 425-774-0507 or www.s2c3.com.
The inaugural Groundfrog Day will be 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 2 in downtown Snohomish between avenues B and C.
A free, advanced-level business workshop, hosted by The SBA and Strategic &Learning Services will be 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 16 at the SBA Education and Training Center at the U.S. Small Business Administration, Seattle District Office. For details, go to www.sba.gov/wa/ seattle, call 206-553-7050 or e-mail shelia.berry@sba.gov.
The Livestock &Cattlemen’s Winterschool, “Profit Generating Strategies,” will be at 8:30 a.m. March 11 at Skagit Valley College. Registration is $75 per individual or $125 per couple if paid by March 1, and includes a prime rib lunch. For details, call 360-428-4270 or go to www.skagit.wsu.edu.
New business
Edmonds Chiropractic Therapy Clinic has opened at 420 Fifth Ave. S. Ted Edwards specializes in joint pain and allergy relief. For details, call 425-776-8657 or go to www.chiroted. com.
Business news
Terra Resource Group, an independent staffing firm headquartered in Everett, has purchased Renton-based Allstaff Inc.
Marysville Family Medicine has received a $20,000 grant from First Choice Health to improve the use of technology for patient care.
Arlington’s River Rock Inn has been endorsed as a member inn by the board of directors for the Washington Bed and Breakfast Guild.
Good deeds
Cascade Bank collected more than 2,100 pounds of nonperishable food items for food banks in Snohomish and King counties during a holiday food drive in conjunction with Food Lifeline.
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