People
New physicians at the Everett Clinic include: Ruth Baer, hand surgeon, Everett campus; Oliver Tai, nephrology, Everett; Perry Soriano, oncologic surgery, Everett; Tonia Martinez-Lemke, Silver Lake; Haritha Vankireddy, family medicine, Lake Stevens; and Lila O’Mahony, physician, various locations.
Bryan Lutz is a new vice president and regional area mortgage manager for Horizon Bank in Snohomish County. He will lead the expansion of the bank’s mortgage division in the county. Patrick Doyle is a new mortgage loan officer at the bank’s Murphy’s Corner office and Mark Hatate has been named the mortgage loan office for the Lynnwood office. Angie Seo has been promoted as a mortgage loan officer in the Edmonds office. Terri Hemmann, a mortgage loan officer with Horizon for 17 years, will continue to serve the Everett office on Evergreen Way.
Special events
The Lake Stevens Chamber of Commerce’s gala dinner and auction will be 5:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Comcast Arena at Everett. The Chamber’s largest fundraising effort includes live music, champagne and hors d’ oeuvres, plus a silent auction followed by dinner. This year’s guest emcee is Rick O’Connor of the Everett AquaSox. Tickets are $70 per person and include champagne reception and dinner. RSVP by Tuesday by calling 425-334-0433 or e-mail info@lschamber.org. Reservations and payments can also be made at www.LSChamber.org. Items to be auctioned off can be dropped off at North County Bank in Frontier Village or at the Lake Stevens Sewer District office on Vernon Road. Cash donations of $300 are also accepted. Call auction coordinator Stephanie Haynes at 425-280-5372 about donations.
Job help
Women interested in re-entering the work force because of divorce, separation, death or disability of a spouse or because of loss of welfare can get free help from the Pathways for Work Program of the YWCA. The next class will be Oct. 1 through 14. The program is designed for people who have spent at least a decade out of the work force. Call 425-258-2766, ext. 226 for more information or e-mail cfisher@ywcaworks.org.
Business events
Living in a rural place isn’t always idyllic. Forest landowners can learn to protect their land from vandalism, crime or wildfire at two county extension workshops Oct. 6 and Oct. 20. The first workshop deals with security and the second with preventing wildfire. Both are from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Snohomish County Extension Cougar Auditorium, 600 128th St. SE, Everett. The cost is $25 for one workshop or $40 for both. For more information or to register, contact Kevin Zobrist at 425-357-6017.
The Northwest Agriculture Business Center will offer a value-added product development course for farmers, ranchers and nursery operators starting this fall. The training course will span eight months and guide participants through a financial analysis, business and marketing plan development, product evaluation, on-farm progress assessments and initial production. Eligible products include food crops, greenhouse, nursery, livestock and poultry. The goal is to launch at least 18 new local products or services by the end of the class. The center is located at 419 S. First St., Mount Vernon. Space is limited. Applications are due Oct. 15. The course costs $250 per organization. For more information, call 360-336-3727.
Business news
Bike Works, of Lake Stevens, recently remodeled its shop at 2010 Grade Road in downtown Lake Stevens. Bike Works offers bicycle maintenance classes, organized rides and other events. The shop has information for riders interested in road, cross country, triathlon, BMX, downhill, mountain and other bicycle rides. To check out the 2009 bikes and an events calendar, go to www.bikework sls.com. For more information, call 425-334-7812.
Snohomish-based Dream Dinners has partnered with “REDBOOK” magazine to feature a recipe this month called Country Chicken with Apples. The promotion includes a national sweepstakes at dreamdinners.com that includes a magazine subscription offer, samples and coupons.
The purchase of new hybrid vehicles or those operated by clean, alternative fuels will be exempt from sales tax starting Jan. 1, 2009. The vehicles must be hybrids getting at least 40 miles per gallon or vehicles powered by natural gas, propane, hydrogen or electricity. Vehicles must be registered, titled or delivered between Jan. 1, 2009 and Dec. 31, 2010.
Honors
Morgan Sound Inc., of Lynnwood, is one of six nominees for the national Parnelli award for sound company of the year, which recognizes outstanding companies and individuals for their work in presentation and concert audio. Morgan Sound qualified for the award after earning Front of House magazine’s Hometown Hero award for the Northwest region. The Parnelli awards ceremony will held Oct. 4 in Las Vegas.
Awards
Nominations are open for the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Awards of Excellence. The awards will be presented to honorees during the Chamber’s annual Night of Stars gala on Dec. 10. In addition to the Henry M. Jackson Citizen of the Year award, the Chamber will recognize the achievements of businesses and individuals in the following categories: corporate executive of the year, small-business executive of the year, service to business, business innovation, employer of the year, employee of the year, Dick Stephens community caring, and young professional of the year. Except the Jackson award, all other awards require Chamber membership. Deadline for nominations is Friday, and nominations may be mailed or submitted online. Award criteria and nomination forms are at www.everett chamber.com. For more information, call 425-257-3222.
Send your Business FYI news and color photos 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.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
