Business Beat

NEW FACES:

Mike Emenegger has joined Wendt Advertising in Spokane as art director. Emenegger was previously a graphic designer at Zak Designs.

Crowley Realty Better Homes and Gardens has hired Mark Grace, Steve Johnson, John St. Marie, Katherine Hampton-Nowland, and Steve Flinn as agents. All were previously with Showcase Properties.

LynAnn Henderson and Kelly Hampton have been hired as warehouse supervisors at Supervalu. Both were transferred from Ryan’s Division in Billings, Mont.

Mike White has been hired as the meat product manager at Supervalu. White transferred from the Great Lakes Division, where he was assistant meat product manager.

Century 21 Peoples Choice, 110 W. Crawford, has hired Roger Hamilton, Jim Palmer Jr. and Bess Welchy as associates. All three have completed training at Century 21’s Northwest regional office.

Chad Hutson has joined Spokane County’s Public Works Department as a public information specialist. Hutson was previously managing editor of the Spokane Valley News.

MOVING UP:

Jeri Dial has been promoted to traffic manager at Supervalu. Dial joined the company in 1975 and has held various positions in the Transportation Department.

John Cushman has been promoted to warehouse shift superintendent at Supervalu. Cushman, who has been with the company for about 18 years, previously was the warehouse supervisor.

June Davis, a registered respiratory therapist, has been appointed director of cardiopulmonary services at Holy Family Hospital. Davis has been at Holy Family for more than 20 years.

Diane Ortiz of First Interstate Bank Investment Services Division, has been promoted to area investment manager. Ortiz has been in the banking industry for 15 years. Her responsibilities include managing and coaching six personal financial representatives in Spokane, Montana and North Idaho.

STARTING UP:

Mobile Mini-Golf, P.O. Box 10442 Spokane, rents full-scale, 9-hole miniature golf courses for any special event in any location. Courses come fully equipped and ready to play.

ELECTED:

Hobart Jenkins, a director of Kootenai Electric Cooperative, was elected to the board of directors of the Northwest Public Power Association. Jenkins has served the cooperative as a director since 1989.

The Inland Empire Chapter of the Land Surveyor’s Association of Washington has elected the following officers for 1995: Kenneth Seiler, Seiler Engineering and Surveying, president; Scott Valentine, vice president; Jeff Mackleit, Thomas, Dean and Hoskins, secretary; and Rudy Kitzan, Adams and Clark Inc., treasurer.

The Inland Northwest Sheet Metal Contractors Association elected the following officers and directors for 1995: Keith Nemitz, Nemitz Sheet Metal, president; Roland Cummings KC Sheet Metal, vice president; Richard Pansie, Spokane Tin & Sheet Iron Works, secretary/treasurer; Donald Zoda, Randolph Sheet Metal, immediate past president. Directors include: David Mull Jr., Mull Tin Shop; Robert Brandt, Krueger Sheet Metal; Harvey Chapman, Morrison Refrigeration; and Jeff Jansen, Northwest Air System.

New officers and board members of the Greater Spokane Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America include: Jennifer West, Jennifer West Public Relations, president; Pat Lynch, Washington Water Power, presidentelect; Bridget Piper, Sterling Savings Association, immediate past president; Ed Neunherz, Spokane Lilac Festival Association, secretary; and Maria Ranniger, MTR Communications, treasurer. Directors are Juliann Smitt; Chris Erikson, Rockwood Clinic; Teresa Stueckle, Spokane Transit Authority; Kerry Lynch, Alliance Pacific Inc.; Jeff Stafford, Eastern Washington University; Jessie McManigal, United Way of Spokane County; and Marilyn Thordarson, Sacred Heart Medical Center.

KUDOS:

Krueger Sheet Metal Co. has been awarded the 1995 Firestone Master Contractor Award. The award is presented annually by Firestone Building Products Co., Carmel, Ind., to the company’s top licensed commercial roofing contractors in U.S. and international sales regions. Krueger Sheet Metal received the award for its consistent, quality installations of Firestone roofing systems during 1994.

Telect Inc. has been selected as a GTE Vendor of Excellence. Telect is one of 27 GTE suppliers to earn this recognition, which is based on an extensive qualification process.

Lewiston-based Beamers Hells Canyon Tours and Excursions was designated a “Blue Chip Enterprise” by Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Nation’s Business magazine for its creative use of resources in meeting business challenges.

The American Automobile Association recently awarded three Inland Empire hotels and one restaurant the Four Diamond Award. Selected for the 1995 honors for exceptional service and facilities are: Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, The Coeur d’Alene Resort, The Sheraton-Spokane Hotel and Beverly’s Restaurant.

Three Spokane-area Taco Time restaurants were among 20 nationwide which received the company’s Five-Star Award for quality. The restaurants are located at 1414 W. Francis, 2410 N. Monroe and 12804 W. Sunset Highway. They are managed by Linda Krall, Jeremy Kiehn and Nicole Churchill. District manager is Sandy Bowman.

CERTIFICATIONS:

Joe McBride has been awarded advanced speaker certification in marketing by International Speaker Network. The award requires 128 hours of instruction in presentation skills, competence in subject area, and successful completion of a two-step process of presentations evaluated by a panel of other professional speakers.

Michelle Ohmstede has been certified by the Biofeedback Certification Institute of America. Since her graduation from Gonzaga University, she has been working in behavioral medicine with John T. Lloyd, Ph.D.

EVENTS:

Monday Workshop on effective communicating skills from 6-9 p.m. at the Business Training and Technology Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $39; call 533-4700 for more information or to register.

Monday - Rabbi Daniel Lapin, chairman of Toward Tradition, will lecture on “The Morality of the Marketplace” at 3:30 p.m. at Gonzaga University’s Jepson Center Auditorium. Free; call Douglas Kries at 328-4220, ext. 3320, for more information.

Monday Whitworth Institute for International Management sponsors a free symposium on Strategic Alliances in Japan/U.S. Businesses from 8 a.m.noon at SIRTI, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Call 466-3742 to register. A luncheon will follow at Courtyard by Marriott, 401 N. Riverpoint Blvd.

Tuesday The Spokane Area Convention and Visitors Burea sponsors a a luncheon and Team Spokane meeting on Pacific Rim Business Etiquette from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Ridpath Hotel, 515 W. Sprague. Cost: $12 per person; call 624-1341 for reservations.

Tuesday Current U.S.-Japan Relationships, a luncheon featuring the consulate general of Japan and members of the downtown Kiwanis, is scheduled from noon-1:15 p.m. at the Ridpath Hotel, 515 W. Sprague. Cost: $8 per person; call 624-6161 for reservation or more information.

Tuesday and Wednesday The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) offers free business counseling to potential and existing small business owners/operators in Idaho and Washington: 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, Lewis-Clark State College, call (208) 799-2465; 1-4 p.m. Tuesday, Tribeck SBDC, 901 N. Colorado, call 735-1000; 9 a.m.-3p.m. Wednesday, Panhandle Area Council, 11100 Airport Drive, Hayden, Idaho, call(208) 772-0584.

Tuesday and Wednesday The Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and Active Corps of Executives (ACE) will offer two workshops to enhance management planning for people in business or anticipating to start a business at Eastern Washington University Center, 705 W. First. Tuesday’s class, Basics of Business Recordkeeping, begins at 8 a.m., as does the Wednesday session on Preparing a Successful Business Plan. Cost: $30 per person for each, or $50 for two, including workbooks. Registration deadline is Monday.

Wednesday The Instrument Society of America (ISA) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) jointly sponsor Electrotechnology ‘95 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Sheraton-Spokane Hotel. Free.

Wednesday Inland Northwest World Trade Council sponsors a luncheon meeting on Japanese Business Protocol at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute, 4000 W. Randolph Road. For information about reservations and cost, call 625-6190.

Thursday - Julie Prafke, president of Humanix Temporary Services, is the featured speaker for the Women’s Network for Entrepreneurial Training (WNET) breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. at the Spokane Small Business Development Center in the SIRTI building, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $3, including refreshments; call 353-2800 to register.

May 4-5 Washington State Paralegal Association (WSAP) holds its 20th annual convention, Law Office Technology in 1990’s and Beyond, at the Sheraton-Spokane Hotel. For registration, call Darlene Klister at 455-6000.

May 2-30 - Spokane Credit Association and the Spokane Chamber of Commerce offer a comprehensive credit collection course: May 2, Introduction to credit collections; May 4, Types of Collection Payments; May 9, Phone Collections; May 11, Phone Collections Continued; May 16, Phone Collections and Problem Solving; May 18, Collection Letters; May 23, Skip Tracing Techniques; May 25, Bankruptcy; May 30, Unusual Collection Problems. Classes are from 6 p.m.- 9:15 p.m. at Gonzaga University Conference Center. For more information and registration, call 324-1285.

CONVENTIONS:

Thursday-Saturday Future Business Leaders of America, annual state meeting, Inn at the Park/Ridpath.

Thursday-Saturday Washington Commission for the Humanities, dress rehearsal, Cavanaugh’s River Inn.

Thursday-April 30 Shriners Directors of Nursing Conference, Inn at the Park.

Friday-April 30 State Young Republicans convention, Cavanaugh’s Fourth Avenue.

Friday-April 30 Annual Spring Antique and Collectors Show, Interstate Fairgrounds.

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