Business Beat

New faces:

LeMaster & Daniels PLLC has added the following people to the staff of its Spokane Valley office:

Keith Taylor was hired as an auditor in the Governmental Services Division. Taylor holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho-Moscow where he majored in accounting.

Karen Creveling-Hughes joined the firm as a senior accountant in the Tax and Advisory Business Services Department. Creveling-Hughes received a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Central Washington University. She was previously an accountant in the office of Scott M. Bessier.

Marty Bademian has joined Washington Mutual Bank’s Spokane Home Loan Center as a loan representative. Bademian has more than seven years of lending experience and was formerly the manager of Spokane Railway Credit Union’s Lincoln Height’s branch.

Farm Credit Services has hired the following three employees:

Rick Shields was named vice president of customer accounting and support. Shields, a CPA, will oversee all phases of loan accounting, participation/syndication accounting, lease accounting, and branch operational assistance and training. He was previously vice president and manager of finance and compliance at Seafirst Bankcard Services.

Mark Botterbusch joined Farm Credit Services as a product consultant. Botterbusch will help develop large or unique products, including leases and participations, coordinate loan pricing exceptions with management, and assist with profitability analyses. He previously worked for Key Bank of Washington, most recently as an underwriting officer.

Brad Rutt was named an accountant. Rutt will provide operational support to ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principals, Internal Revenue Service regulations and internal control procedures. Rutt was previously a senior staff accountant for Ripley Doorn & Co. PLLC in Nampa, Idaho.

Spokane Railway Credit Union has hired Tracy Heartburg as manager of its Coeur d’Alene branch. Heartburg, who has several years of local credit union experience, was previously a branch manager for Great American Bank and Washington Mutual.

Brad Sharples-Faucher and Roger Snyder have joined the physical therapy staff at Kootenai Rehabilitation Center. Sharples-Faucher is a recent graduate of Idaho State University’s physical therapy program and an alumnus of the University of Idaho. Snyder did his undergraduate work at the University of California-San Francisco and graduate work in physical therapy at the University of Miami.

Moving up:

Delinda Welch has been promoted to manager of Spokane Railway Credit Union’s service center, which is the hub of its centralized telephone reception system. Welch had served as supervisor of the service center for more than three years.

Steve Jungen has been promoted to loan officer at the Hayden Lake Branch of Idaho Independent Bank. Jungen, who received a bachelor’s degree in business from Washington State University, has been with the bank since 1995.

Starting up:

Wells Fargo’s Business Banking Group is expanding into Spokane and has appointed Troy Tymesen as a commercial loan officer for small business with annual revenues up to $10 million. Tymesen, who received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Carthage College, began his banking career in 1989.

Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza has opened a store at 2418 W. Northwest Blvd. Owners are Bill and G’Nell DeLack. The store is the seventh franchise for the pizza chain in Spokane.

Elected:

Potlatch President and Chief Operating Officer L. Pendleton Siegel has been elected to the timber company’s board of directors. His term will begin Nov. 1. Siegel has served as Potlatch’s president and COO since May 1994.

Dennis Cutter, president and CEO of Spokane Railway Credit Union, was elected treasurer of the World Council of Credit Unions. Cutter, who has been active in the World Council since 1988, is one of two United States representatives elected to the council’s executive committee.

Kudos:

Dave Pelz, Fran Cook, John Marcheso and Roberta Dresback have qualified as members of the 1997 President’s Council of New York Life Insurance Co. Members rank in the top six percent of New York Life’s 6,800 active agents in the United States, based on 1996-97 sales performance.

Thomas Drynan has qualified as a member of the 1997 Chairman’s Council of New York Life Insurance Co. He is associated with New York Life’s Spokane General Office.

The Spokane Chapter of Executive Women collected and donated 2,085 books during its book drive this year.

Events:

Monday - Allan de Laubenfels will discuss “Long-range County Planning” during a meeting of Associated Engineers at noon at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Cost: $3 for salad, $9 for full lunch.

Tuesday - Washington Attorney General Christine Gregoire will discuss the tobacco industry settlement during a meeting of the Spokane Valley Rotary from noon-1:15 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel at Sullivan Road and I-90. Cost: $10, including buffet lunch.

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, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $35; call 358-7890 for information or to register.

Wednesday - The Spokane Building Owners and Managers Association presents a debate between Judith Gilmore and Rob Higgins, candidates for City Council Position 2, from noon-1:15 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Cost: $9; call 466-4905 for reservations.

Wednesday - The Inland Empire Council of the National Association of Investors Clubs presents a workshop - “Stock Analysis Lite” - from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Valley Library, 12004 E. Main. Cost: $15; to register, send name, address, phone number and check payable to Inland Empire Council, NAIC, P.O. Box 781, Davenport, WA, 99122. For more information, call Linda Wilbur at 534-0600, ext. 19.

Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “Cash Flow Strategies” 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 - The Small Business Development Center presents a workshop on “Critical Issues in Business Continuation Planning” from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $15; call 358-7890 for information or to register.

Wednesday - Kristine Wolbach, a tax specialist with McDirmid, Mikkelsen & Secrest P.S., will speak on “Survival Tips in Dealing with the IRS” during a meeting sponsored by the Spokane Area Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s River Inn. Cost: $14, $7 for students; for more information, call Scott Wilhelm at 921-8766.

Wednesday - The Spokane office of the state Department of Revenue presents a free “New Business Outreach” workshop from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and again from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at the department’s Spokane office, 4407 N. Division, eighth floor training room. To register or for more information, call 482-3805.

Wednesday through Oct. 27 - The Inland Northwest Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning Association presents a class on “Blueprints and Diagrams” from 6-9:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the Master Technician Training Center, 811 E. Sprague. Cost: $120 for members, $220 for non-members; for information, call 747-8810.

Thursday - Jana McDonald will speak on “Managing Environmental Issues in Private Industry” during a meeting of Spokane Chapter 143 of the National Association of Women in Construction at 5:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Fourth Avenue. Cost: $14, including dinner; for reservations, call Becky McMahan at 535-3531 by noon Tuesday.

Thursday - The National Center for Women and Retirement Research and Smith Barney present a free seminar on “Money Matters Especially for Women” from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Spokane Club, 1002 W. Riverside, and again from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. For reservations, call Diane Snyder at 455-6099.

Thursday - Charmin Scivally of the Spokane County Planning Department will discuss “Growth Management and Zoning Requirements for Home-based Businesses” during a meeting of the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce Lone Eagles at noon at Percy’s in University City. For information or reservations, call 924-4994.

Thursday - The African American Forum presents the Second Annual African American Recognition Banquet & Extravaganza to benefit the Carl Maxey Endowed Scholarship Fund at 6 p.m. at the Ridpath Hotel. Cost: $45 per person, or $360 for a table of eight; for reservations, send checks payable to Carl Maxey Endowed Scholarship Fund to the African American Forum, P.O. 9656, Spokane, WA, 99209-9656. For more information, call Stephen Wilson at 922-4600 or William Brown at 467-8415.

Thursday - The Small Business Development Center presents an “Employer’s Tax Seminar” from 9 a.m.5 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $20; call 358-7890 for information or to register.

Thursday - Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest presents a class on “How to Use Your Wage and Salary Surveys” from 8:30 a.m.-noon at 920 N. Washington. Cost: $49 for members, $75 for non-members; to register, send checks to Associated Industries, P.O. Box 2125, Spokane, WA, 99210-2125 or register on line at http://www.aiin.com.

Thursday and Oct. 23 - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Starting and Operating a Construction Business” from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; call 358-7890 for information or to register.

Friday - The Leadership Toolbox and the Washington Holistic Management Project present a seminar on “Foundation Fund-raising and Grant Writing” from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Eastern Washington University in Spokane. For more information on the Leadership Toolbox, call Anja Speerforck at (202) 234-9382, ext. 244; for information on the Washington Holistic Management Project, call Don Nelson at 335-2817.

Saturday - The Washington State Housing Finance Commission presents a free seminar on the Community Home Buyer’s Program and House Key, a loan program for first-time home buyers, from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in conference room A at Rock Pointe III, 1330 N. Washington. For reservations, call Doug True or Susan Wilton at 325-9955.

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