David Carlson has joined Higa Burkholder Associates of Everett as a planner and site designer. He has more than 20 years experience in planning, engineering, architecture, construction and development. In addition, James Kresege and Peter Landry have joined the firm as civil engineers. Kresege has 38 years experience in the field. Landry has seven years of engineering experience and has a background in geology.
David Brooks has been named chief operating officer for Providence Everett Medical Center. Based at Providence’s Colby campus, he will have overall responsibility for programs and services at each Providence Everett site. He previously was senior vice president and chief operating officer at Central Dupage Health in Winfield, Ill.
Rocky Wens, the owner of ESP Inc. of Lynnwood, has been named 2004 Small Business Person of the Year for Washington by the federal Small Business Administration. The company provides engineering support for government agencies, the military and aerospace companies. In 2002, he was named the state’s Minority Business Person of the year by the SBA. Last year, he was named Snohomish County Business Executive of the Year by the Snohomish County Business Journal.
Tom Harville of Edmonds has been elected to the board of directors of Recreational Equipment Inc. Harville is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of the Bon Marche.
Jeff Jordan has been named North Puget Sound District manager for Wells Fargo. He will supervise 12 Wells Fargo locations, including the branches at Alderwood, Bothell, Canyon Park, Edmonds, Frontier Village, Lake Stevens, Lynnwood, Martha Lake, Monroe and Snohomish.
Allstar Fitness will open a 38,000-square-foot sports club in Monroe later this year. The club is under construction at 14925 Chain Lake Road. It will be the club’s sixth Puget Sound location.
G.I. Joe’s will hold a grand opening celebration for its Frontier Village store on Wednesday. The store is at 519 Highway 9 in Lake Stevens.
Lynn Pitts of Marysville has become a consultant for Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct sales company that offers gourmet foods and gifts at home tasting parties.
SoilSoup Inc. of Edmonds has received the American Horticultural Society’s 2004 G.B. Gunlogson Award, which goes to new technologies that make home gardening more productive and enjoyable. The company’s product is a diluted liquid form of compost, which helps plants absorb nutrients and may prevent or eliminate some plant diseases.
"Learn How to Target Your Market & Not Spend a Lot of $$$" will be the topic of a workshop 7:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Northwest Women’s Business Center, 728 134th St. SW, Everett. The speaker will be Patrick Snow, an entrepreneur and author. The cost is $20 for those who register today; $30 at the door. For details, call 206-553-7315. To register, go online at www.sba.gov/wa/seattle/seawnet.html. "Making Money While Making a Difference" will be the topic when the Puget Sound chapter of the American Marketing Association meets 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., Seattle. The speaker will be Kit Herrod, the director of corporate relations at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The cost is $23 for association members and students, $28 for others. For reservations, go online at www.psama.org.
The inaugural Northwest Business Resource Fair will be from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 20 at Everett Community College’s Applied Technology Training Center, 2333 Seaway Blvd., Everett. The event is designed to teach people about resources available to those who own or want to start a small business. The cost is $20. The registration deadline is Tuesday. For details, call the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce at 425-257-3222 ext. 208.
"Avoiding Communications Overload — The Employee’s Perspective" will be the topic when the Puget Sound chapter of the American Marketing Association meets 7:30-8:45 a.m. April 22 at Seastar Restaurant, 205 108th Ave. NE, Suite 100, Bellevue. The speaker will be James Greathouse, the manager of internal communications for Eddie Bauer. The cost is $23 for association members and under-graduate students, $28 for others. For reservations, go online at www.psama.org.
The Snohomish Conservation District will offer a spring small farm clinic 9 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24 at the Stilliguamish Grange, 6521 Pioneer Highway, Stanwood. The speakers will be small farmers Henning and Elizabeth Sehmsdorf of Lopez Island. The cost is $5 per person or $7.50 for a couple or family.
Scoop on Cool Careers 2004, an event where children can meet women with interesting jobs, will be 2-4 p.m. May 1 at the Microsoft Conference Center, Building 33, 16070 NE 36th Way, Redmond. It will be hosted by U.S. Rep Jay Inslee.
U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen will speak when the Everett Area Chamber of Commerce holds its general membership luncheon 11:30 a.m.-1:15 p.m. May 3 at the Marine View Conference Center, 404 14th St., Everett. The cost is $25 for chamber members who pay by April 26 and $30 for non-members or people who register after April 26.
Edmonds Community College will host a career fair and series of job-search workshops 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 6 in the Triton Union Building on campus, 20000 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. About 50 employers are expected to attend the job fair. The workshops, which will run at the same time, will cover ways to find jobs, how to interview for jobs and how to think through career transitions. The events are free. For details call 425-640-1256.
The Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound recently gave $31,410 to the Providence General Foundation. The money will pay for additional monitors and equipment for the newborn intensive care unit at the Providence Pavilion for Women and Children in Everett. EverTrust Bank recently gave $2,500 to the Monroe Arts Council for its community arts project, "The River of Life Mural," which will be commissioned this summer in downtown Monroe.
Snohomish County is accepting applications from public and nonprofit agencies for projects that assist tourism development and promotion. The program is funded through the tax on hotel and motel rooms. Funds will be available about July 15, and will be awarded on a competitive basis. Pas grants have been about $5,000. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. April 30. For details or an application package, contact the Office of Housing and Community Development, 2731 Wetmore Ave., Suite 402, Everett.
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