Barry Kinyon has been named training manager at Donnelly Communications for its Everett and Atlanta locations.
Bob Nelson has been named health and safety services director of the Snohomish County Chapter of the American Red Cross.
David Levy, a urologist with the Everett Clinic, has been elected to the Society of Urologic Oncology.
Barbara Grimes has been promoted to assistant vice president at Cascade Bank.
John Hellman has been named the state director of legislative affairs for Verizon in the company’s Olympia office. Dan Russell of Snohomish has been named one of two 2004 agents of the year in Western Region District No. 2 by Country Insurance &Financial Services.
Evelyn Green, Karen Plate, Sarah Jusko and Cathy Surerus have received scholarships from the Valley General Hospital Foundation to further their education in health care. All are employed at the Monroe hospital.
Christy Green and Janis McCullough have joined Cascade Rehabilitation.
Liz Norsby has been named assistant vice president-operations officer and Gwynn Krey has been appointed consumer products officer at the Lynnwood branch of Prime Pacific Bank.
Lisa Schmitt has joined Summit Rehabilitation.
Lyle Ryan, president and CEO of Frontier Bank, was scheduled to be inducted as president of the Everett Rotary Club on Saturday.
Terry Quick of ENTCO International Inc. in Lynnwood has been named a finalist in the Event Planner of the Year and Event Producer of the Year categories for the Event Solutions Spotlight Awards.
Anna Goykhman has joined Mark D. Mestel’s firm as an associate. She has been with the Snohomish County Public Defender Association.
Events
A Business After Hours Mixer will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Historic Van Valey House, 2130 Colby Ave., Everett. For details, visit or call 425-257-3222.
The Snohomish Chamber Clues Cruise &Poker Run will be July 9. The cost is $50 for driver and navigator, and $15 for each additional passenger. For details, call 360-568-2526 or visit .
“Growing Your Business in a Wal-Mart World,” a free one-hour satellite broadcast, will be held at 8:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on July 12 at a variety of locations. For details, call 425-258-6434.
“Introduction to Sustainable Materials,” a brown bag series and networking event, will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 13 at the PUD Building Training Center, 2320 California St., Everett. For details, call Kathy Kiwala at 425-388-3425 and press 0.
Business news
The state has launched ChooseWashington.com, a business recruitment Web site.
Dillon Works! Inc., a custom design and fabrication company, has completed the new Kids’ Zone exhibit at the Point Defiance Zoo &Aquarium in Tacoma.
New business
Cinderellie’s Closet, a bridal boutique, has opened at 610 Main St. in Edmonds. For more information, call 425-806-6910.
Glazed and Amazed, a “paint your own pottery” shop, has opened at 514 Main St. in Edmonds.
Good deeds
The Everett Aquasox recently partnered with the Boys &Girls Clubs of Snohomish County to collect new and gently used baseball equipment. The equipment is being accepted at AquaSox home games and the AquaSox office, along with John L. Scott in Mukilteo and State Farm Insurance in Lynnwood. A free ticket voucher will be given with each donation.
Whidbey Island Bank recently gave a $1,000 grant to Village Community Services of Arlington.
Sierra Pacific Industries has donated $10,000 to the Everett Community College Foundation. The California-based company is looking to purchase the Riverside Business Park site from the Port of Everett.
The Port of Everett will donate $2,500 to Everett’s Fourth of July Community Celebration and $2,500 to the Mukilteo Lighthouse Festival’s Run-A-Muk, a 5K/10K race.
Awards
Frontier Bank has been named a “Top 20” industry earnings performer by the Independent Community Bankers of America.
Neah Power Systems has been named a Venture All Stars Top 25 Emerging Company.
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