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Dr. Colin Collins, a cancer specialist, has joined the scientific advisory board of the subsidiary reference laboratory of CombiMatrix Corp. He is an associate professor of urology at the Cancer Research Institute and Department of Laboratory Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and is considered a leading authority on prostrate cancer, the company said.
Jay Tveidt, president of business brokerage firm VR Tveidt &Associates Inc., will serve as president of the Rotary Club of Lynnwood. Other new officers for 2008-09 are President-elect Theresa Poalucci, publisher of The Journals Newspaper Group; Vice President Andrew Ballard, a marketing consultant and owner of Marketing Solutions Inc.; Treasurer Allison Gilham, a vice president of Prime Pacific Bank; and Secretary Joseph Fitch, president of Awards Service Inc. Nicola Smith, retiring club president and senior associate dean of Edmonds Community College student services, will continue to serve on the club’s board of directors.
Dave Clark has been named assistant editor of the Snohomish County Business Journal. Clark previously served as webmaster, reporter, photographer, video manager and page makeup editor and designer for the Stanwood News for nearly four years. He has lived in the area for many years and graduated from Everett Community College, where he was editor-in-chief of The Clipper, the college newspaper.
Dr. Anitha Sampathkumar, a specialist in family medicine, has joined the staff of Group Health in Everett. She practiced medicine in India for four years before coming to the U.S. and completing a residency in internal medicine at Prince George’s Hospital in Maryland.
Karen Clements, chief finance officer for the Port of Everett, has again earned the professional finance officer award from the Washington Finance Officer’s Association. The award requires ongoing education and professional excellence. Clements has received the award for each of the past 19 years.
Karen Jamison of Lynnwood recently visited the annual seminar for Mary Kay Inc. in Dallas that was attended by some 35,000 of the company’s independent beauty consultants. The event included classes on leadership skills, team building and time management. Jamison was recognized as sales queen of her unit during the event.
New business
Dr. Teresa Bujacich and John Donald have opened a new clinic for alternative medicine. Bujacich is a naturopathic physician and she and Donald are both licensed acupuncturists. The clinic is at 2804 Grand Ave., Suite 300, in Everett. Call 425-259-2102 for more information.
Special events
United Way’s annual Spirit of Snohomish County Breakfast — 7:30 a.m. Sept. 10 at the new Tulalip Resort Casino Hotel — will feature Robert Fulghum, author of the “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” The breakfast, in its 12th year, celebrates the spirit of giving back to the community by recognizing people for volunteerism. Spirit of Snohomish County winners are nominated by the public in five categories: youth, adult, labor, business-organization and the Reeves-Sievers’ award for lifetime achievement. The breakfast is open to the public; however, seating is limited and advance reservations are required. Cost is $25 per person. Call United Way at 425-374-5570 for information and reservations. You may also make reservations at www.uwsc.org.
A conference on the Emerging Northwest Tribal Economies will take place Aug. 21-22 at the Tulalip Casino. The keynote speaker will be Tex Hall of the Inter-tribal Economic Alliance. Topics include tribal opportunities, diversifying tribal economies and construction. For information and registration, call 206-463-4400.
Meetings
Meet other business owners, swap ideas and grow your business by word of mouth and referrals with a free business mixer presented by Everett Afternoon LeTip, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 19 at The Victorian Manor, 610 First St., Snohomish. Bring lots of business cards to hand out. Snacks, live music and door prizes are also featured. For more information, call Vicki M. at 425-359-6620 or e-mail vicki@mdclean.net.
The Women Business Owners power lunch will feature Diane Giese of Puget Sound Health Alliance, who will lead a presentation on the truth about health insurance, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., in Seattle. Cost is $31 for members before Aug. 26, or $41; or $46 and $56 for nonmembers. For more information, call 206-575-3232 or go to www.womenbusinessowners.org.
Drs. Jerry Dreessen and Jason Gilmore of Back to Action Chiropractic holds a patient appreciation day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at their office, 6603 220th St. SW, Suite 100, in Mountlake Terrace. Free mini-massages will be available along with health and wellness screenings ($25) and backpack evaluations, consultations, and scoliosis and postural examinations for kids ($10). A blood drive conducted by the Puget Sound Blood Center runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call 425-670-2600.
Business news
OutBack Power Systems Inc. of Arlington, a manufacturer of power electronics products for renewable energy applications worldwide, recently introduced its new corporate Web site to better reflect the company’s evolving brand and increase its level of service and support for its customers and partners. OutBackPower.com features a streamlined design and user interface.
The JCPenney Afterschool Fund has awarded a grant of $40,800 to the YMCA of Snohomish County to help more children participate in safe, life-enriching after-school programs. The Everett, Marysville, Mukilteo, and Southeast Family YMCA branches will each receive $10,200. This gift is four of 340 similar grants being awarded by the fund to YMCAs around the country. The grant award is targeted to help YMCAs provide financial assistance to youth who are not participating in an after-school program because their families lack the necessary financial resources or those who are currently participating in a program, but who are at risk of leaving due to lack of funds.
Washington workers earned 5 percent more in 2007 than they did in 2006. During the same period, inflation grew by 3.9 percent, according to a report from the state Employment Security Department. Annual wages in Washington averaged $45,023 in 2007, up from $42,999 in 2006.
The Needle &I in Everett, an authorized dealer for Bernina sewing machines, is accepting pre-orders for the new Bernina 830, which offers a large variety of new features, according to owner Georgia Gale.
For the 11th straight year, the Port of Everett has received a clean audit from the Washington State Auditor’s Office. It covers all of 2007 and looks the port’s handling of its finances and compliance with certain state laws and regulations. Auditors note that the port’s assets and liabilities are both growing. It also points out that the $400 million redevelopment project now under way exposes the agency to real estate market risk and escalation of construction costs.
Honors
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has recognized the U.S. Postal Service’s Bothell main post office for excellence in its voluntary protection programs concerning employee safety and health.
Seminars
Home Depot stores will host free home-improvement workshops in August, September and October. The workshops are designed for people of all abilities and include hands-on practice as well as question-and-answer sessions. Here is the schedule: August — installing a toilet, 10 a.m. Saturdays; tiling floors and walls, 11 a.m. Saturdays; installing a speed connect faucet, 1 p.m. Saturdays; decorative paint techniques, 1 p.m. Sundays; storage solutions: sheds, garages and garden areas, 6 p.m. Aug. 25; September — closet organization, 10 a.m. Saturdays; tiling floors and walls, 11 a.m. Saturdays; fall cleanup made simple, 1 p.m. Saturdays; installing laminate flooring, 1 p.m. Sundays; October — creating an energy-efficient home, 10 a.m. Saturdays; tiling floors and walls, 11 a.m., Saturdays; installing interior lighting — electrical safety, 1 p.m. Saturdays; winterizing your lawn, 1 p.m. Sundays.
Good deeds
Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. of Monroe has donated cabinets for Kensington Square/Housing at the Crossroads, a project in Bellevue to provide transition housing for homeless families that need help re-entering the work force.
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