Business FYI

  • Sunday, September 12, 2004 9:00pm
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Stevi Boskovich has been hired as marketing coordinator and Casey Price has been hired as group sales coordinator for the Everett Events Center.

Bruce Goetz has been elected to the board of examiners for the accreditation program of the American Association of Airport Executives. Goetz is superintendent of operations for the Snohomish County Airport.

New Business

Curves for Women will host a grand opening 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today for its third Everett site, 5217 Evergreen Way. For details, call 425-290-5333.

Espresso Americano has opened at Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave. Its hours are 5 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. For details, call Ron DeMiglio at 425-870-1050.

Power Quality Testing recently opened in Everett at 12414 Highway 99, Suite 101. This consulting firm examines a building’s electrical wiring system for power problems that can damage, destroy or cause the misoperation of sensitive electronic devices. For details, call 425-347-1055 or visit www.PowerQualityTesting.com.

Events

The Commissioners of Diking District No. 5 will meet at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the main conference room of Buse Timber and Sales at 3812 28th Place NE in Everett. For details, call 425-258-2577.

The Everett morning chapter of LeTip International will host a business mixer at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pockets Sports Bar, 13619 Mukilteo Speedway in Lynnwood. The cost is $10. For details, call 425-745-1012.

WSA (formerly the Washington Software Alliance) will have its 20th anniversary celebration 6-10:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Experience Music Project in Seattle. Steve Ballmer, chief executive officer of Microsoft, is the keynote speaker. The event is sold out. To get on the members-only waiting list, call 206-448-3033, ext. 107. For sponsorship opportunities, which include tickets, call Kate Olson at ext. 136.

The Evergreen chapter of the Association of Information Technology Professionals will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Flying Pig, 2929 Colby Ave., Everett. Microsoft’s Chris Scoville will speak on “Understanding the .NET Development Environment.” The cost is $23. For details, call Kim Fisher at 425-261-5603.

Announcements

The Business Breakfast Club seeks members who are accountants, hair stylists, dentists or members of other trades. The club meets at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays at A.P. Barbara’s Restaurant, 4025 196th St. SW in Lynnwood. For details, contact Steve Motenko at 425-478-4848 or Motenko@aol.com. The Web site is www.eade.com/bbc.

Send items to Mike Benbow, business editor, The Herald, P.O. Box 930, Everett, WA 98206, by fax to 425-339-3435 or by e-mail to economy@heraldnet.com.

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