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Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

Business Beat

Architecture

Kieran Sprague has been hired by the Spokane Home Builders Association as government affairs director. Sprague has worked as advocacy and strategic initiatives coordinator at the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce since 2017.

Fisher Construction group has hired Patrick Lundstrum as project manager for the company’s Spokane office. Lundstrum has more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry.

Banking

Mountain West Bank has promoted Shari Sugimura, regional branch manager of its northern region, to senior vice president. Sugimura started her banking career in 1977 as a teller and joined Mountain West Bank in 2006 as branch manager.

Health

Spokane Dermatology has hired Drew Reese as a certified dermatologist. Reese has been in practice since 2009 and worked previously for MultiCare in Spokane.

Manufacturing

Clearwater Paper Corp. has appointed Robert Hrivnak as senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer. Hrivnak worked previously as chief accounting executive at Itron Inc.

Honors

Forbes released its 2019 “Best-in-State Wealth Advisers” list, including Janice Baldwin of Merrill Lynch’s Coeur d’Alene office and Jason E. Johnson of Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. in Spokane.

United Fresh Produce Association announced the honorees of its 2019 Retail Produce Managers Awards Program. Twenty-five grocery store managers were listed, including Gregory Barnufsky Jr. of Yokes Fresh Markets in Spokane.