Kristoffer "Kit" Tangen and Bill Gasperetti are new vice presidents of income property and construction lending for Everett-based Cascade Bank. A resident of Bellevue, Tangen will serve borrowers in Snohomish and King counties. Gasperetti, who previously worked for another local bank, will serve borrowers in eastern King County.
Stu Schell has been named the new community services counselor of Purdy and Walters at Floral Hills Funeral Home and Cemetery in Lynnwood. He previously was a crisis chaplain for Fire District No. 7 and a pastor in local churches.
Lori Bielinski, a 1980 graduate of Lynnwood High School, has been named the executive director of the Washington State Chiropractic Association. A licensed massage therapist, Bielinksi was a senior policy analyst for former state Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn.
John Doolittle has joined the Snohomish County Economic Development Council as a research assistant. He also will assist the council’s staff in responding to inquiries from businesses interested in locating in the county. A volunteer with the Edmonds School District, Doolittle has more than 15 years of planning and market research experience.
A Comfort Inn hotel recently opened at 4117 196th St. SW in Lynnwood. Owned and operated by Ephrathan Inc. of Lynnwood, the former Holiday Inn Express underwent $200,000 in renovations to all 46 rooms, including new furniture and decor and the addition of wireless Internet access.
Get Up and Go! is a new fitness training business started by Chris Ann Scott, a certified personal trainer. Scott, who also is a part-time fitness instructor at the Mukilteo Family YMCA, works with people over the age of 50 in their homes. In addition to one-on-one training, she offers lessons for small groups and walking groups. For details, call 425-772-3805.
Marketing farm products will be the focus of a Washington State University’s Small Farms Program and the WSU Skagit County Extension workshop on Friday in Mount Vernon. The seminar will be 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the WSU Mount Vernon Research and Extension Unit, 16650 Highway 536. The cost is $30, which includes lunch. To register or for details, call 360-576-6030, ext. 21.
Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon will be the speaker at the Monroe Chamber of Commerce’s monthly meeting. The meeting will be at 11:45 a.m. March 9 at New Horizon Christian Church, 18200 Cascade View Drive. To reserve a seat, call the chamber at 360-794-5488 by Friday.
The Snohomish County Tourism Bureau will talk about the hotel-motel tax at its next quarterly tourism forum, noon-2 p.m. March 9. The meeting will be at the Quality Inn, formerly the Holiday Inn, at 128th Street SW and I-5 in south Everett. Local officials will talk about how the lodging tax is collected and distributed and how nonprofit organizations can apply for funds from it. To reserve a place at the lunch meeting, which costs $20 per person, call the tourism bureau no later than Friday at 425-348-5802.
The South Snohomish County Chamber of Commerce will present an overview of chamber activities and membership benefits from 4 to 5:15 p.m. March 9 at the chamber office, 3500 188th St. SW, Suite 490, in Lynnwood. The event is open to all new, existing and prospective chamber members. While the session is free, reservations should be made by calling 425-774-0507.
Hyundai of Everett has been named to the Hyundai Board of Excellence for achieving high levels of sales and customer satisfaction over the past year.
Neil Neroutsos of the Snohomish County Public Utilities District recently received a special Best of Show Totem award from the Public Relations Society of America in Seattle. He was honored for his work on a public affairs program at the PUD.
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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