Business Beat

New Faces:

Wayne Heggemeier, a graduate of Washington State University, has joined Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Co.’s Spokane sales department as a property and casualty specialist. Heggemeier will offer marketing and servicing support for customers in the Spokane market area.

Ricky Wheeler has been named sales manager for hotels in Spokane and North Idaho which are owned or operated by Hospitality Associates of Spokane. Hotels in her region include the Rodeway Inn City Center and the Comfort Inn Broadway, both Spokane; Comfort Inn and Holiday Inn Express, Coeur d’Alene; Inn At Priest Lake, Coolin, Idaho, and Connie’s Best Western in Sandpoint. Wheeler previously operated a balloon shop in Coeur d’Alene.

Darlene Klister, a paralegal with the Spokane law firm of Paine, Hamblen, Coffin, Brooke & Miller, has been named a director of the Washington State Paralegal Association. Sheri Olsen, who works for Lukins & Annis P.S. as a paralegal, has been named treasurer of the statewide organization.

Dr. Michael Gillum, of the Physicians Clinic of Spokane, and Bridget Piper, of Sterling Savings, have recently joined the VNA Home Health Care Services board of directors.

Moving Up:

Joe Clements, an Edward Jones representative in Spokane, has become a part owner in St. Louis-based Jones Financial Cos. Clements has been with Edward Jones since 1987 and has served the Spokane area for eight years. He will remain in Spokane.

James Hughes has been named agency manager of the Country Companies Spokane Agency. He replaces Dan Rushing, who has been named manager of another Country Companies agency in Illinois. Hughes joined the company in 1992 as an agent in the Central Washington agency. He has been an agency development specialist since 1994.

Starting Up:

W. Berry Fowler has founded The Krypton Institute, which offers comprehensive training and support to small business owners. The Spokane-based institute offers a five-day course and follow-up consultation for independent business people. Fowler founded and was chairman of Sylvan Learning Systems and the Little Gym International. He has more than 17 years of consulting experience with growth companies nationwide.

Transactions:

Terry Sullivan has sold his ownership interest in Windermere Real Estate/Manito Inc. to business partners Joe Nichols and Cate Moye. Sullivan will remain a member of the Spokane Association of Realtors and keep his role as director in the Washington Association of Realtors and the National Association of Realtors. He plans to focus on developing four South Hill plats, consulting with new home sales and marketing specialists and managing his own investment properties.

Feed Specialties in the Spokane Industrial Park has been renamed ADM Animal Health & Nutrition to reflect its affiliation with a national division of Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. ADM bought Feed Specialties, a manufacturer of vitamin and mineral premixes for 500 Inland Northwest customers, in 1994. The Spokane-based company at that time was called the Leo Cook Co.

Elected:

VNA Home Health Care Services has elected new officers of the board: Sue Devaney, Central Pre-Mix Concrete Co., chair; Rick Fike, K.K. & R. Pharmacies Inc., vice chair; Mike Wilson, Sacred Heart Medical Center, secretary; Tom LaLone, Lloyd’s Appliance & TV Center, treasurer.

BDO Seidman LLP has re-elected Daniel Pavelich as chairman of the board. Pavelich is managing partner of the accounting firm’s Spokane office. He is a 26-year veteran of BDO Seidman and has served two previous consecutive three-year terms on the board. Pavelich is the firm’s designated industry specialist in mining and forest products.

Kudos:

The Boat Shop of Spokane was named one of Honda Marine’s top dealers. The awards were given to the ten dealerships who sold the most Honda 4-stroke outboard engines throughout the year. Larry and Patsy Bennett accepted the award for The Boat Shop of Spokane.

Dean Haagenson, president of Contractors Northwest Inc., received an award of merit, in the Associated Builders and Contractors’ 1995 Excellence in Construction Awards competition. The award was given for the Coldwater Creek Office Building in Sandpoint.

G. Eugene Harder of McFarland & Alton was presented the Bo Engstrom Award by the Inland Pacific Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors. The award recognizes personal excellence through enthusiasm, initiative, integrity and outstanding service to the chapter and to ABC.

Events:

Tuesday - James Mahoney will discuss stress in the workplace at a luncheon meeting of the Institute of Real Estate Management at 11:45 a.m. at the Shilo Inn, 923 E. Third. Call Marlene at 622-3512 by Monday for reservations.

Tuesday - A class on how to buy a computer intelligently will be held from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at the Business Training and Applied Technology Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $40; call 533-3770 for more information and to register.

Tuesday - PacifiCAD Inc. sponsors a free seminar on Autodesk’s latest software solutions for architecture, mechanical design, engineering, construction and related fields from 8 a.m.-1p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park. Call 326-7789 to register.

Tuesday - The community colleges’ Training and Education Coordinating Center presents a course on sexual harassment in the workplace from 9 a.m.-noon, at 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $35; call 533-4700 for information and to register.

Tuesday - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on how to solve common computerized accounting problems from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI), 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $35; call 358-7544 for information and to register.

Thursday - Spokane attorney Diane Emmons will speak on construction lien laws at a meeting of the National Association of Women in Construction at 5:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Fourth Ave. Cost: $13, including dinner; call 924-7180 for information and to register.

Thursday - Alex MacWilliams, partner in the Alberta law firm of Milner Fenerty, will speak on “Articling for Law School Graduates in Canada: A Preview of Things to Come in the U.S.?” at a Law Forum presented by Gonzaga University’s School of Law from 7:15-8:30 p.m. in the Jepson Center Auditorium. Cost: $6.50 through Monday, then $10; for tickets call 328-4220, ext. 3759.

Thursday - The Small Business Development Center presents an employer’s tax seminar from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at SIRTI, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $20; call 358-7544 for information and to register.

Thursday - The state Department of Community Trade and Economic Development sponsors a conference on permit regulatory reform from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. in Moses Lake. For information and to register, call (360) 753-2222.

Thursday - The American Society for Training and Development holds a workshop on conflict resolution presented by Jane Kiser Lambarth from noon-2:30 p.m. in the lower level meeting room of the Masonic Temple, 1108 W. Riverside. Cost: $7 for ASTD members, including lunch, $10 for guests; call 625-6354 to R.S.V.P.

Thursday - Minnesota Western and Executive Presentations present Digital Solutions ‘96 from 9 a.m.-noon or 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh River Inn, Shoreline Room A. Cost: $96; call (800) 573-5600 to register.

Thursday - The Northwest Inland Empire Chapter of the American Production and Inventory Control Society presents an eight-week master planning certification review course at Key Tronic Corp. Cost: $125 for members, $150 for non-members; call 928-8000 for information and to register.

Thursday and Jan. 25 - The Small Business Development Center presents a course on mail order and direct mail marketing from 6-9 p.m. at SIRTI, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; call 358-7544 for information and to register.

Friday - Gonzaga University School of Law presents a seminar entitled “Take Control of Your Workload” from 8:30 a.m.-4:45 p.m. at the WestCoast Ridpath Hotel, 515 W. Sprague. Cost: $150, including continental breakfast, buffet lunch and program materials; call Marge Buck at 328-4220, ext. 3725 for information.

Jan. 22 and Jan. 24 - The Training and Education Coordinating Center presents a class on how to hire right from 6-9 p.m. at the Business Training and Applied Technology Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $59; call 533-4700 for information and to register.

Jan. 22 - A workshop on business planning for start-up ventures will be held from 6-9 p.m. at SIRTI, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $50 for up to two people from the same business; call 358-7544 for information.

Jan. 22 - The Northwest Inland Empire Chapter of the American Production and Inventory Control Society presents a review course on systems and technologies certification at Key Tronic Corp. Call 928-8000 for information.

Jan. 23 - The Training and Education Coordinating Center presents an ISO 9000 overview from 8 a.m.-noon, at the Business Training and Applied Technology Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $75; call 533-4700 for information and to register.

Jan. 23-25 - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents three workshops for small business owners: “Basics of Recordkeeping,”Jan. 23, 1-5 p.m.; “Preparing a Business Plan,” Jan. 24, 1-5 p.m.; and “Marketing Excellence,” Jan. 25, 1-5 p.m. The workshops are held at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. Cost is $35 for each workshop, $60 for two, or $90 for all three. Call 353-2820 for information and to register.

Conventions:

Tuesday-Thursday - Agricultural Exposition and Farm Forum, Spokane Convention Center.

Tuesday-Friday - Tri-State Specialty Foods Conference, annual meeting, Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park.

Thursday-Saturday - Washington State Veterans of Foreign Wars, annual midwinter conference, Red Lion City Center.

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