Lawrence Lorimer, manager of the JCPenney store at Marysville Towne Center, and Ralph Rutledge, manager of the JCPenney store at Alderwood Mall, have received the Chairman’s Award from the company, its highest honor for managerial excellence.
Kathy Nelson has joined Valley General Hospital as the marketing and strategic planning director.
Heather Gastkill has joined Skin Solutions of Edmonds as a manicurist.
Robert Shumate has joined Integrated Rehabilitation Group as manager of its Mukilteo Physical Therapy clinic.
Businesses
3 D Automotive Services will hold a free car care clinic for women, 10-11:30 a.m. May 21 at 14219 Smokey Point Blvd., Building 3. To sign up, call 360-658-8087.
Flying Pig Brewing Co. owner Joel Starr has formed an Everett Fourth of July Fireworks Foundation to raise money for the holiday fireworks display over Port Gardner Bay. The organization is about halfway to its goal of raising $60,000 for the event. To donate, or for details, call Starr at 425-344-1606.
Mumtaj Indian Cuisine has opened at 2925 Wetmore Ave. in Everett. The restaurant’s telephone number is 425-258-3460.
Pacific Earth Works Inc. of Monroe recently received an environmental landscape grand award from the Washington Association of Landscape Professionals. The award was for the company’s work at the University of Washington. The company also was honored for its work on school athletic fields in Seattle and for its maintenance of a private estate in east King County, its new landscaping for a home in Gig Harbor and a landscape remodeling at a Seattle home.
Events
North Sound Letip, an organization whose members exchange business tips, meets every Thursday at 7:30 a.m. at La Quinta Hotel, 4300 Alderwood Mall Blvd., Lynnwood. For details, call 425-787-8736.
“Smart Borrowing Strategies” is the topic of a free one-hour satellite broadcast being offered by the 20 Everett-area Edward Jones investment representatives. The broadcasts will be at 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 and 5:30 p.m. May 10. To reserve a seat or for details, call James Kellett at 425-258-6434.
Author Tom Peters and Gov. Christine Gregoire will be among the speakers at a business symposium from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 12 at the Lynnwood Convention Center, 3711 196th St. SW. The cost is $135 per person. For details, call William Bell at 425-921-3421 or e-mail him at wbell@snowcowdc.org. To register, go online at www.worksourceonline.com.
The Washington Technology Center will host a 10th anniversary symposium, discussing micro- and nano-scale products, from 1-6:30 p.m. May 19 at Fluke Hall on the University of Washington campus. For details, go online at www.watechcenter.org/re/labevent.
Good Morning, South County!, the South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly networking breakfast, will be from 7:30-9 a.m. May 20 at Embassy Suites Hotel, 20610 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt will be the keynote speaker at the Technology Alliance’s annual State of Technology luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 26 at the Westin Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave., Seattle. The cost is $95. For details or to register, go online at www.technology-alliance.com or call 206-389-7261.
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