Business Beat

NEW FACES:

Johnson Matthey Electronics has hired the following people: Philippe Valle was appointed multi-media/training manager for the Sputtering Targets Group. Valle will design JME’s electronic multi-media presentations, including its Web page and will provide internal training to sales and customer service personnel.

Judy Carver joined JME’s Sputtering Targets Group as marketing communications/promotions coordinator. She will manage external communications, oversee preparation of sales promotion materials, manage JME’s trade show participation and maintain the company’s Web page.

New additions to the staff of the Waterford on South Hill include:

Mark Blazer has been named administrator. He has 10 years of experience in the health care management field and was previously area senior administrator with Marquis Quality Healthcare in Portland.

Sue Ferguson was hired as director of nursing services. She previously worked as director of nursing for a mental health resource center, and as a nurse surveyor for the state of Florida.

Deneice Hastings joined Waterford as a retirement counselor. For the past five years, she was on the adjunct faculty at Gonzaga University as a supervisor for student teachers.

Maisie Bauer joined Waterford as a registered nurse in the wellness center. Bauer is a graduate of the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education and was previously an accountant for a Spokane firm.

Stephanie Stones was hired as administrative assistant to General Manager Edward Murphy. She has worked previously as an administrative assistant, cost accountant and office manager.

MOVING UP:

Jody Stewart, a registered associate and operations manager of D.A. Davidson & Co.’s Spokane office, was promoted to associate vice president. Stewart joined DAD in 1992 after working as operations manager for Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards in Bellevue.

Greg Gorton has been appointed technical services superintendent for Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Co.’s Mead primary aluminum facility. Gorton will manage Mead’s engineering, laboratory, environmental and maintenance areas. He most recently served as the engineering department manager.

Rob Corcoran was appointed engineering department manager at Kaiser’s Mead plant. Corcoran most recently served as senior staff engineer at Kaiser’s Division Technology Center at the Mead facility. His new responsibilities include overseeing capital projects and providing technical support for Mead’s production and maintenance departments.

U.S. Bank of Idaho has named Richard Nixon manager of its Fourth Street branch in Coeur d’Alene. Nixon will oversee a sales and service staff of 20. He had been assistant manager at the Fourth Street branch since 1995.

Valerie Busch has been promoted to certified dry cleaning manager for Westco Martinizing. Busch will manage Westco’s dry cleaning store in the Boulevard Shopping Center in Lincoln Heights.

STARTING UP:

Brothers Eric and Wayne Warner have opened Northwest Radiator at 620 N. Freya.

Stephen Anderson has started Business Services Inc., a payroll processing company, at 1723 E. Dalton.

ELECTED:

The Spokane Credit Association has installed Jim Dodson, sales manager for the Spokane office of Allied Credit, as president. Other officers and directors are: vice president for education, Jeannie Reynolds, Northland Peterbilt; vice president of marketing, John Geyer, Seafirst Bankcard Services; secretary, Nick Warrick, Credit Bureau Services; treasurer, Paul Billberg, Credit Bureau Services; directors: Lynne Cosand, URM Stores Inc.; Lyn Krauss, Spokane Federal Credit Union; Jodi Steele, Aetna Adjustment Co.; Pat Williams, Spokane Postal Credit Union; Lorilei Bruggink, Farmers and Merchants Bank; Barbara Marks, Thunderbird Lubrications Inc.; and Scott Peterson, Seafirst National Bank-Private Banking.

The Inland Northwest Sheet Metal Contractors Association has elected the following officers and directors: president, Keith Nemitz, Nemitz Sheet Metal; secretary/treasurer, Richard Pansie, Spokane Tin & Sheet Iron Works. Directors: Roy Fair, Carlson Sheet Metal, and Rick Schrader, Pro Heating & Air Conditioning.

KUDOS:

Northwest Farmer-Stockman Inc. of Spokane has been honored by Mutual Protective/Medico Life Insurance Cos. of Omaha. The Spokane insurance company placed third nationally in 1996 for total premiums collected and first in long term care premiums written for its Omaha-based underwriter. Michael R. Craigen is general manager of Northwest Farmer-Stockman, which is a subsidiary of Cowles Publishing Co.

The North Idaho Imaging Center has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in ultrasound following a survey by the American College of Radiology. NIIC is a full-service diagnostic radiology facility, jointly owned by Kootenai Medical Center and Radiology Associates of North Idaho.

Charlie Parrish, owner/broker of Evergreen Realty in Sandpoint, was named “Top Producer for 1996” by the Bonner County Association of Realtors. The award goes to the Realtor who has sold the most dollar volume of real estate during the year. Parrish specializes in Schweitzer properties.

Thomas Koelewyn, managing partner of New York Life Insurance Co.’s Spokane office, is a qualifier for the prestigious National Management Award sponsored by the General Agents and Managers Association. Koelewyn has been managing partner for the Spokane general office since 1990.

OPPORTUNITIES:

Beginning this fall, the Gonzaga University School of Business Administration will offer early morning courses in the master of business administration and master of accountancy programs. Each course will be held from 7 to 8:15 a.m., two days a week. For more information, call Carol Wilson at 328-4220, ext. 3414.

EVENTS:

Monday through Thursday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to potential and existing small-business owners from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in the Business Information Center at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. For appointments, call 353-2820. Counselors also are available on Tuesdays at the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, 8817 E. Mission. For appointments there, call 924-4994.

Tuesdays and Thursdays through June 12 - Spokane Falls Community College presents a course on “Starting a Small Business” from 6:30-9 p.m. each night at SFCC, 3410 W. Fort George Wright Drive. Cost: $80; call 533-3522 for information or to register.

Wednesday - Spokane certified management consultant William Olson will speak on “I Hate Selling: A Counter-Intuitive Approach to Marketing Professional Services” during a meeting of the Inland Northwest Society of Consulting Professionals at 7:15 a.m. at the Ridpath Hotel. For more information, call Melody Kelsey at 455-8244.

Wednesday - Marc Cashman of Cashman Communications in Los Angeles will discuss “Widescreen Radio” during a meeting of the Spokane Advertising Federation at 11:45 a.m. at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park. Cost: $10 for members and students, including lunch, $15 for non-members; for information or reservations (deadline is Monday), call Judy Morris at 448-5255.

Wednesday The Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute presents a workshop conducted by Tony Lentz on “Linking Basic and Applied Research” at 4:30 p.m. in the fourth floor board room at SIRTI, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd.

Wednesday - PacifiCAD Inc. presents a Softdesk application workshop on “Better Designs on Time and Within Budget for Civil Engineers and Surveyors” at Gonzaga University’s Foley Center teleconference room. Cost: $99, including lunch, workbook and materials; for information or to register, call Jason Qunell or Tom Aylala at 326-7789 or 800-722-2621.

Wednesday - Gonzaga University presents an information session on its master of arts in organizational leadership program at 6 p.m. in Room 101 of Gonzaga’s Administration Building. For more information, call department chair Joseph Albert at 328-4220, ext. 3564.

Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired executives presents a workshop on “Effective Marketing to Increase Sales” from 8 a.m.-noon at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. Cost: $35, including materials; for information or to register, call 353-2820.

Wednesday and Thursday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to potential and existing small-business owners at the Panhandle Area Council, 11100 Airport Drive in Hayden on Wednesday and at the North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, 525 Clearwater Loop in Post Falls on Thursday. For appointments at the Panhandle Area Council, call (208) 772-0584; call (208) 769-3296 for appointments at the NIC Workforce Training Center.

Thursday - Automated Options Inc. presents a free Solomon Solutions Seminar beginning at 9 a.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Call Automated Options at 467-9860 for information.

Thursday and April 10 - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Everything You Need to Know about Marketing a Small Business” from 6-9 p.m. both nights at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; call 358-7890 for information or to register.

Friday - The Hispanic Business and Professional Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Cavanaugh’s Fourth Avenue. Visitors are welcome; reservations aren’t required.

Friday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents an introductory workshop for small-business owners from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, 8817 E. Mission. Cost: $35, including lunch; call 353-2820 for information or reservations.

Friday - Roger Smith, president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, will speak on “IP Law, from Sideshow to Center Ring” during a law forum sponsored by Gonzaga University’s School of Law from 7:15-8:30 a.m. at the Jepson Center Auditorium on the GU campus. Cost: $8 if tickets are purchased by Monday, $10 after Monday; for information or to register, call 328-4220, ext. 3759.

April 18-19 - Gonzaga University School of Law will sponsor a day and a half Continuing Legal Education program at the Inn at Semi-Ah-Moo in Blaine, Wash., entitled “Basic Basics of Estate Planning.” Cost: $300 if you register before April 4, $350 after April 4; call Marge Buck at 328-4220, ext. 3738, for more information.

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