Business FYI

Published 9:00 pm Sunday, April 8, 2007

Ryan Lundquist has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant at Snohomish County Fire District 7. Lundquist began working for the district as a resident firefighter in 1997 and was hired full time in 2000. He is a certified paramedic and is a specially trained member of the department’s technical rescue team. Lundquist graduated from Cascade High School in Everett in 1995.

Dan Barrington has been hired as assistant vice president and retail office manager for the Edmonds office of Horizon Bank. He has more than six years financial experience and worked most recently as assistant vice president and banking center manager for Bank of America.

News and notes

Hyundai of Everett has been named to the Hyundai Board of Excellence, a national network of recognized dealers. The local dealership recently achieved Silver level status through sales numbers and customer satisfaction reports.

Skookum Brewery has opened at 19529 17th Drive NE, west of I-5 south of Island Crossing near Silvana. Owners are Ron Walcher and his wife Jackie Jenkins.

S.D. Deacon Corp. of Washington has received a 2007 Excellence in Construction award from the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. S.D. Deacon received the award for interior improvement or renovation of more than $10 million for its work in the $21.9 million renovation and expansion of the Everett Mall.

ITT Technical Institute in Everett has scheduled an open house for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at 1615 75th St. SW, just off Seaway Boulevard. Instructors will be on hand to offer information about degree programs.

The Center for Women’s Business Research has published a resource guide that provides strategies and success stories for women working on growth in their businesses. The guide is sponsored by Key Bank. For information about the guide, e-mail info@womens businessresearch.org.

Events

Diversity Business Expo, sponsored by Everett Community College, Snohomish County government and the city of Everett, is set for 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in the Weyerhaeuser Room at Everett Station, 3201 Smith Ave., Everett. The free event gives minority owned business owners tips on doing business with government and features speakers from local governments, schools, Boeing, Community Transit and Sound Transit. To register, e-mail Karen Shaw at kshaw@ci.everett.wa.us.

The spring Snohomish County Job Fair offers free seminars for criminal justice job seekers. The event is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 19 in Parks Student Union Building at Everett Community College, 2000 Tower St., Everett. More than 60 employers will be on hand. For information, call 425-388-9278 or go online to www.snocojobfair.com.

Women Business Owners Power Lunch, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 26, Washington Athletic Club, Seattle. Speaker is Christie Mueller. Call 206-575-3232 or go online to www.women businessowners.org.

Seminars, classes

Raising goats is the topic of a livestock seminar offered by the Snohomish County Extension office of Washington State University set for 6 to 9 p.m. April 30 at the extension office, 600 128th St. SW, Everett. To register, call 425-338-2400, ext. 5502.

Complete your bachelor’s degree in human services through Western Washington University. Learn more at an information session set for 10 a.m. April 25, Everett Community College, Broadway Center office. Call 425-339-3810, ext. 17 or go online to www.wwu.edu/hs.

Good deeds

In celebration of Earth Day, four AAA-approved auto repair business in Snohomish County are set to collect used lead-acid vehicle batteries and remove switches that contain mercury from vehicles as part of an AAA event. The seventh annual Great Battery Round Up and Mercury Switch Out program is April 16 through 27. Participating are Conaway Motors, 5201 Colby Ave., Everett, 425-353-3611; Dave’s Lynnwood Automotive, 20010 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood, 425-774-1213; Big O Tires 4 Less, 70-C State Ave., Marysville, 360-659-4946; and L&B Auto Repair, 8023 79th Ave. SE, Snohomish, 360-568-2918. Each battery collected generates a monetary donation to an environmental charity.

The seventh annual Volunteer Expo kicks of National Volunteer Week in Snohomish County. The event is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Everett Mall. More than 70 nonprofit groups will be on hand. For information, call 425-921-3459.

TriWest Healthcare Alliance of Oak Harbor recently contributed $40,000 to the Armed Services YMCA of Oak Harbor to be used to help military families on Whidbey Island with child care and after-school services.

Send news and color photos 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.