People
John McAlpine has been re-elected president and Darrell Gray secretary of the KSER Foundation. McAlpine, Gray and treasurer David Ash make up the foundation’s executive committee. In addition, Christina Robertson, Sandy Thompson and Monica Weber have joined the board of the foundation, which oversees public radio station KSER (90.7 FM). The station is expected to move to a new studio in north Everett by Feb. 1.
Paula Beatty, the executive director for Providence Hospice and Home Care of Snohomish County, has been promoted to executive director of in-home services for northwest Washington, and executive director of Providence’s senior and community services. In her new job, she also will oversee the programs at Providence Hospice of Seattle and Providence Home Services in Bellevue.
Chris Ritchie has joined Echo Falls Country Club in Snohomish as its general manager. He previously was general manager at Whittier Narrows Golf Course in Los Angeles. In his new job, he will oversee golf, food and beverage services and other programs at the club.
David Toyer will join Barclays North Inc. as its vice president for government affairs, an Everett-based property development company. Toyer previously was Snohomish County manager for the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.
Greg Weaver has been elected to the board of directors of the Washington Biotechnology and Biomedical Association. He is chief financial officer of Nastech in Bothell.
Businesses
Espresso Buono has opened at 5106 196th St. SW in Lynnwood, next to Wight’s Nursery. The owner is Peny Wight. The shop sells espresso drinks, Italian sodas, soups, breads and chocolates and features a fireplace room, book shop and displays of local art.
Gamut360 Holdings has formed in Everett to be a real estate development and business merger and acquisition firm. It was founded by Bob Dobler and Bruce Mckinnon. Dobler will be the managing partner.
Jeld-Wen, the door manufacturer, has created a new Web site that allows visitors to learn about a range of the company’s products and local retailers who sell them. The site is at www.jeld-wen.com. The company, which is based in Klamath Falls, Ore., has two Everett plants.
Krows Kloset, a clothing consignment and coffee shop geared toward teens, has opened at 3614 Colby Ave. in Everett. The store is open seven days a week.
Pacific Seafood Co. of Mukilteo recently received a 2003 Better Workplace Award from the Association of Washington Business. Pacific Seafood was a winner in the job training category among companies with 26 to 100 employees, and also was a winner in the benefits and compensation category. The company was one of 19 to receive the awards from the association.
Smashed Tomatoes Italian Restaurant has opened at 1509 Wall St., in the Monte Cristo building. The owners are Kristie and Aaron Ledbetter. It is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Friday. The telephone number is 425-252-5032.
Events
The Washington Department of Revenue will hold a free new business outreach workshop 1:30-4:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Everett Public Library, 2702 Hoyt Ave. The workshop is intended to help new and small businesses understand how to report state taxes. For details or to register, go online at dor.wa.gov or call 425-356-2911.
United Way of Snohomish County will hold six basic wills seminars in 2004. The first will be 6-8 p.m. Jan. 21 at the United Way office, 917 134th St. SW, suite B-1. Others will be on March 17, May 19, July 21, Sept. 15 and Oct. 20. The seminars are free, but seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call 425-921-3404 or e-mail donnah@uwsc.org.
Good deeds
The employees of Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. in Monroe collected more than 1,200 of food and $5,662 in cash that was donated to the Sky Valley Food Bank in November. It was the company’s third annual drive to benefit the food bank.
Taco Time is expending its "Ned’s Coupon Book" fundraising program by making it more available to nonprofit groups in Snohomish County. The coupon books are available to selected nonprofits at no cost. They then can sell the books for $1. The coupons have a value of $5, and are valid at any of Taco Time’s 73 locations in western and central Washington. Groups can place orders until Feb. 16. For details, contact Gretchen Everett, the company’s director of marketing and advertising, at 425-226-6656, ext. 216 or at gretchen@tacotimenw.com.
Customers and employees of Top Food & Drug in Snohomish have raised more than $5,000 this year to benefit the Snohomish Food Bank. The store is continuing to accept donations.
Announcements
The Snohomish County Workforce Development Council has $400,000 in customized training funds available to businesses or business consortia. Companies in manufacturing, construction, health care, business services, hospitality, public service, education and biotech and biomedical devices are encouraged to apply. The deadline is Dec. 31. For a copy of the request for concept paper, go online at www.snocowdc.org/RFP/customizedtraining03.htm or call the council office at 425-921-3423.
The Washington State Auditor’s Office has given the Port of Everett a clean report on a recent audit of leasehold tax records dating from Jan. 1, 2000, to June 30, 2003. Tenants who lease port property for more than 30 days pay a leasehold excise tax of 12.84 percent, instead of paying property tax. Earlier this year, the port had received a clean audit on its 2002 financial statements from the state auditors.
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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