Business beat

New Faces

Robert Howard has been hired as a mortgage loan officer for Global Credit Union’s Spokane Home Loan Center. He has 12 years of related experience and previously worked for US Bank Home Mortgage.

Timothy Lederhos has been hired by H2E Incorporated of Liberty Lake as an electrical/automation engineer. He previously worked for El Automation in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.

TD&H Engineering has hired Gabe Gallinger as a senior project manager. He holds professional engineering licenses in Washington and Idaho and is a graduate of Washington State University.

Promotions

Asuris Northwest Health has promoted Brady Cass from director of Eastern Washington operations to president. He has been with the company since 2005.

Julie Read has been promoted to community affairs coordinator for The Spokesman-Review. She previously served as community affairs administrative assistant for the company’s marketing department.

Kudos

The Washington State Dietetic Association has named Allison Stanton as its 2010 Recognized Young Dietitian of the Year. Stanton is a pediatric clinical dietitian at Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center. The association also presented Livia Wagner with its Emerging Dietetic Leader Award. Wagner works as a dietitian for Deaconess Medical Center and Valley Hospital and Medical Center and is president of the Greater Spokane Dietetic Association.

Kauffman and Associates Inc. has been named to the Inner City 100 for the fifth consecutive year and has been inducted into its Hall of Fame. Inner City 100, which is sponsored by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City and Bloomberg Businessweek, recognizes inner city companies and CEOs successful in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovative business practices and job creation in American urban communities.

United Foodservice Purchasing Co-op LLC, supply chain management company, has named Avista 2009 Utility Company of the Year for its work on energy incentive projects.

The following Spokane VA Medical Center nurses were recognized for exceptional performance during the Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Nurses Association’s National Nurses Week: Tammy Marsden, Laura Moyers, Karla Linton and Nancy McCloskey.

Elected

Jim Vancho has been elected as secretary of the American College of Chiropractic Orthopedists. He is a chiropractor in Post Falls.

Appointed

Litehouse Foods in Sandpoint has appointed Paul Kusche as vice president of marketing and innovations for the company’s board of directors.

New Business

Mai and Ho To have opened Mai’s Nails on Spokane’s South Hill. The company specializes in providing manicures and pedicures, acrylic nail application and waxing. Location: 4310 S. Regal St. Contact: (509) 448-3088.