Business FYI

Ruth Bagge has joined Cascade Bank as a new vice president and branch manager of the bank’s downtown Everett office. Bagge, who has 25 years of experience in banking, also is a member of the Mukilteo Chamber of Commerce.

Tori McKlveen is a new radiologist at Lynnwood’s Veterinary Specialty Center of Seattle. McKlveen will provide a full range of radiology services for referring veterinarians and their clients’ pets, including x-ray, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging.

Candace McKenna has been elected as vice president of KSER (90.7 FM), the nonprofit community radio station in Everett. McKenna, a software test manager for Microsoft, is a Snohomish resident.

Tammi Cross, Holly Kluin, Cathy Moylan, Dirk Muyskens, Robin Reinig, Mel Takehara and Julie Sager have been promoted at Everett-based Frontier Bank. Cross is a new assistant vice president in the audit department; Kluin is the new manager of the Lake Stevens branch; Moylan is now the accounting officer for Frontier Financial Corp.; Muyskens is the new assistant vice president and commercial loan officer at the Bothell branch; Reinig is now manager of the Marysville branch; Takehara is a new vice president and commercial loan officer at the Marysville branch; and Sager has been named as a training officer.

Nastech Pharmaceuticals Co. of Bothell has nominated Myron Holubiak, Leslie Michelson and Gerald Stanewick to the company’s board of directors. The three potential board members have experience in the investment markets and in the health care and pharmaceutical industries.

Renee Denham, a graduate of Eton Technical Institute in Everett, has earned her certified medical assistant credential.

Anne-Marie Lee, a physician in the endocrinology department at The Everett Clinic, has been named by the Diabetes Physician Recognition Program as a doctor providing quality care to diabetes patients. The recognition program is run by the National Committee for Quality Assurance and the American Diabetes Association.

Steven Crawford, an Everett-area dentist, will attend the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s 20th annual scientific conference this month in Vancouver, B.C.

Larry McGee and Nancy Kaminski are the new owners of the four Designers Warehouse furniture stores in Snohomish and Everett. McGee and Kaminski previously owned Time Travelers Antiques in Snohomish. The couple said they plan several changes for the furniture stores, including the new name of Designers Furniture Warehouse, A World of Quality Furniture. A grand opening of the four stores under new ownership kicked off Saturday.

The Low Income Housing Institute of Seattle has completed renovation of 40 units of family housing at the Cedarwood II Apartments. A public open house celebration will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the apartments, 420 101st Ave. SE in Lake Stevens. Briere Construction Co. supervised the improvements to the eight buildings, which contain 26 two-bedroom units, 12 three-bedroom units and two townhouse-style, four-bedroom units.

Spring into Monroe, which features sidewalk sales and other activities among Monroe’s downtown merchants, will be held May 7-8.

Country Yarns, a new shop at 8728 160th St. SE in the Clearview area, will hold its grand opening from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 15. The store will feature a variety of yarns for knitting and crocheting as well as related supplies. Information: 360-668-6775.

"Smart Women Finish Rich" is the title of a free seminar presented at noon Tuesday by Mary Basili of Edward Jones Investments. For more information about the seminar, call 425-379-9313.

A class for aspiring screenwriters is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday in the University Center at Everett Station, Suite 3201 Smith Ave., Suite 200. To reserve a space in the free, one-hour class, e-mail info@indiefilmgroup.com or call 1-866-484-3434.

Career Fair 2004 will be held at Edmonds Community College between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 6. The fair will include more than 50 local employers from both the public and private sectors. For job seekers who want advice before the May 6 event, a series of workshops are scheduled on Tuesday to teach interviewing and job search skills. The workshops and the job fair, which are free and open to the public, will both be held in the Triton Union Building at EdCC, 20000 68th Ave. W in Lynnwood. Information: 425-640-1256.

"Northwest eBusiness 2004: Strategic Leadership in the Information Age" will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center on Seattle’s waterfront. The conference, sponsored by the University of Washington Business School, will include a talk on radio frequency identification from an Intermec Technologies Corp. executive. The keynote speaker is Harriet Pearson, IBM’s chief privacy officer. For more information on registering or the schedule, call 206-616-1039.

Free workshops focused on financial security kick off May 10 at the YWCA of Snohomish County, 3301 Broadway in Everett. Aimed at women between the ages of 22 and 35, the Wi$e Up Financial Education Project will present eight workshops between May and August on saving, using credit and investing. To sign up for any or all of the sessions, call 206-542-7303 or send an e-mail to kgilman@nwlink.com.

Bruce Edwards, an Everett author, has received an honorable mention in the Writers Notes Book Awards from Writers Notes magazine. Edwards’ book, Andros Draw the Line, is a crime thriller. It is his first novel.

Abarim Business Computers in Edmonds, Computer Concepts in Bothell and NCC National Computer in Lynnwood recently received "top rating" honors for both quality and price in the Puget Sound Consumers’ Checkbook. Out of three dozen shops rated by the publication, only five in the region received the top rating in both categories.

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

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