Brent Koos, Briana Lawrence and Melissa Phillips have joined the Everett consulting firm of Shockey/Brent Inc. Koos is a design planner, Lawrence is a natural resource consultant and Phillips is an environmental specialist.
Dan Marsh has been named vice president of electronic manufacturing solutions and microelectronic solutions at Crane Aerospace and Electronics in Lynnwood.
State Rep. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, has been awarded the 2005 Cornerstone Award by the Association of Washington Business for her support of business.
Laura Byers of Coastal Community Bank has been named administrator of all its branches. She’s at the Stanwood-Camano branch of the Everett-based bank.
New Business
Jason Crawford of Lake Stevens has launched a new business, Vegistroke, which has developed and is selling a system that allows Ford Powerstroke pickups to use recycled vegetable oil as a supplemental fuel system. For details, go online at www.vegistroke.com.
Businesses
Vision Plus, a vision clinic, will mark its first anniversary in business in January. It is at 7520 Totem Beach Road, Marysville.
Events
“Meth Watch,” a free training seminar for retail stores, will be shown at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at the Everett Fred Meyer Store, 8530 Evergreen Way. Sessions will cover ways methamphetamine can affect business, safeguards against identity theft and other topics. To register, call Snohomish County Meth Action Team coordinator Beth Kerwin at 425-239-1956.
A Defense and Security Grants Conference will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the Museum of History and Industry 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle. Sessions will cover ways companies can get federal defense and homeland security grants. The cost is $100. The program is co-sponsored by the Snohomish County Economic Development Council and the Washington Technology Center. For details, go online at www.watechcenter.org or contact Angie Santo at 206-616-4187 or asanto@watechcenter.org.
“Identity Theft: What You Need to Know” will be the topic of a lecture from 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 11 in Room 202 of the Triton Union Building at Edmonds Community College, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. The speaker will be Steve Hailey, who teaches classes on information security at the college and is president of CyberSecurity Institute, which specializes in computer forensics and information security services. The session is free. To register, e-mail shailey@edcc.edu, call 425-640-1902 or go online at http://cis.edcc.edu.
“How Great Leaders Use Stories to Inspire” will be the topic when the Snohomish County chapter of the Washington Society of Certified Public Accountants meets from 7:45 to 9 a.m. Dec. 13 at the Quality Inn &Conference Center, 101 128th St. SE, Everett. The speaker will be Evelyn Clark of Clark &Co. The cost is $15. To register, go to www.wscpa.org/wscpa/ chapmeet/chsn7.htm.
The South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce will hold an orientation meeting from 4 to 5:15 p.m. Dec. 13 at the chamber office, 3815 196th St. SW, Suite 136, Lynnwood. To register for the free event, call the chamber at 425-774-0507.
Awards
Riley’s Emporium on First Street in Snohomish has been honored as having the most outstanding holiday decorations and window display by the Snohomish Visitors Center. Honorable mentions went to other historic downtown Snohomish businesses, including: Queen Bee, Joyworks, Cinnamon Stick, Java Inn, Sun Song, Pegasus, Case e Cucine Francesca, Annie’s Antiques, Inside Out, Blooming Hearts, Used CD Shop, Lodge Podge, Bungalow Basics, Mrs. Pennycook’s Tea Room, Speckled Hen and Snohomish Pie Co.
Good deeds
3 D Automotive, 14219 Smokey Point Blvd., Marysville, is joining with the U.S. Marine Corps and KISM (92.9 FM) radio of Bellingham to collect donations for Toys for Tots. The auto service shop will collect unwrapped toys through Dec. 14.
Milham Family Chiropractic, 11419 19th Ave. SE, Suite A109, Everett, will host a Toys for Tots collection of new, unwrapped toys from Dec. 12-19. Included in the event will be free information about chiropractic care and free spinal screenings. Call 425-379-2556 for more information.
Announcements
The University of Washington’s Bothell campus will offer two new courses at Everett Station during the winter quarter for students pursuing bachelor’s degrees. The classes, which start Jan. 3, are BBUS 300, “Management of Organizations and Teamwork Skills,” which meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 to 6:35 p.m., and BIS 365, “Popular and Consumer Culture: The Meanings of Money,” which meets Tuesdays and Thursday 7:15 to 9:20 p.m. An information session will be 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 13 in Room 214 of the University Center at Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. For details about the center or its classes, call 425-352-5000 or 425-25-9505.
The University of Washington Business School has created a Business and Economic Development Center, which it says will be the nation’s largest faculty research group devoted to the study of issues facing businesses owned by minorities.
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