Business Beat
New faces:
Ben Cozza has been named network analyst at Farm Credit Services. His responsibilities include supporting Windows NT workstation and server. Cozza, who received a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems from Eastern Washington University, previously was a technical support specialist for Olivetti North America.
Studio H Advertising and Design in Coeur d’Alene has hired Tom Latham as a graphic designer. Latham, who specializes in logo design, will do prepress and layout work. A graduate of Kansas State University, he was previously a designer for RPI in Kansas.
Lori Kempe has joined Dakotah Direct Inc. as a voice systems analyst. Kempe, who was previously a communications supervisor/analyst at Sacred Heart Medical Center, will assist Dakotah’s voice engineering team.
Steptoe, Wash.-based Micro-Ag Inc. has named John Morgan of Colfax as general manager. Morgan, who has been a wheat grower for nearly 40 years, received a bachelor’s degree in agricultural engineering from Washington State University.
The Spokane office of Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. has added the following people to its staff:
Scott Brunson, a graduate of Brigham Young University, was hired as a business assurance associate.
Matt Colbert, also a business assurance associate, is a graduate of the University of Idaho.
Clint Marshall, who graduated from the University of Idaho, also joined the firm as a business assurance associate.
Linda Thrash is serving a Tax Department intern. Thrash, a student at Eastern Washington University, will join the firm full time in September.
Spokane chiropractor Gina Yaritz has been appointed to the Washington State Chiropractic Association Board of Directors. Yaritz will represent District 5, which encompasses the greater Spokane area. Yaritz, who has been in practice for six years, operates Central Chiropractic with her sister, Dr. Debra Yaritz.
Moving up:
The following employees of the Spokane office of Coopers and Lybrand L.L.P. have received promotions:
Lisa Orlando was promoted to business assurance senior associate from business assurance associate.
Lesley Ackerman was promoted to tax senior associate from tax associate.
Sandy Murphey has been promoted from project manager to managing associate at Design Source Inc. Murphey, who has been with the firm for six years, also has been awarded certification status by NCIDQ, the National Council of Interior Design Certification.
The dean of the School of Social Work and Human Services at Eastern Washington University, Michael Frumkin, has been named acting provost and vice president for academic affairs at the university. Frumkin will continue to serve as dean and as assistant vice provost for Inter-Institutional Academic Program Planning, a position he has held for the past year.
Transactions:
Klundt Hosmer Design has been hired by Itronix Corp. to serve as its agent in developing corporate marketing and communication products for both print and electronic media. They will develop Itronix corporate identity products, national print advertising, direct mail marketing, Web site, CD-ROM, desktop presentations, trade show displays and other marketing and communications materials.
Elected:
The Inland Empire Chapter of the Land Surveyor’s Association of Washington has elected the following officers for 1998: Rudy Kitzan, Hahn Engineering, president; Ramon Welborn, city of Spokane, vice president; Todd Pocock, Simpson Engineers, secretary; and Chris Lampe, Wyatt Engineers, treasurer.
New officers of the Inland Northwest Catering Association include: President, Dennis Little, Catered Ambiance; vice president, Dan Davis, Alliant Food Service; secretary/membership coordinator, Jennifer Weinmeister, Bayou Brewing Co.; and treasurer, Julie Raftis, Bayou Brewing.
Kudos:
The Spokane advertising agency of Warner Birchell and Hall has received two national awards for excellence in advertising for work produced on behalf of Yoke’s Food Stores. The agency received two Creative Choice Awards at the National Grocers Association’s February convention in Las Vegas.
Coldwell Banker Grand Realty has been awarded the Coldwell Banker President’s Award of Honor, one of only 277 residential affiliate firms selected out of more than 1,536 Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp. companies. The designation is awarded to companies which attained adjusted closed gross commission income of $1,000,000 to $3,249,999 during 1997.
Events:
Monday and April 20 - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Top Performing Employees” from 6-9 p.m. each night at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; call 358-7890 for information or to register.
Mondays through Thursdays, through May 21 - The Training and Education Coordinating Center presents a course on “Introduction to Business Office Skills for Health Care” from 6-9 p.m. each night at the Business Training and Applied Technology Center, 3939 N. Freya. Cost: $290.56 for state residents, plus $42 lab fee; call 533-4700 for information.
Monday through Friday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to existing and potential small-business owners from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Business Information Center in Room 240 of the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. For appointments, call 353-2820. Counselors also are available on Tuesdays at the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, 8817 E. Mission. For appointments there, call 924-4994.
Tuesday - Washington state Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Spokane Valley Rotary at noon at the Spokane Valley Doubletree Inn, I-90 and Sullivan Road. Cost: $10, including lunch; for information, call Mike Momb at 921-5655.
Tuesday - The Small Business Development Center presents Session I of an International Fast Track Series: International Business Made Easy, from 6-9 p.m. at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $35, or $90 for the three-part series; call 358-7890 for information or to register.
Tuesday - Gonzaga University School of Business Administration will hold an MBA/MAcc information meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Spokane Valley Doubletree Inn. Call Carol Wilson at 323-3414 for information.
Tuesday - Merrill Lynch presents a free luncheon seminar on “The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 - Focus on IRAs” from noon-1 p.m. at Patsy Clark’s Mansion. For more information or to register, call Margot Hamstra at 458-4219.
Tuesday and Thursday - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Selling Your Expertise” from 6-9 p.m. each night at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Cost: $45; call 358-7890 for information or to register.
Wednesday - Julia Hubbel will discuss “Professional Networking Skills” during a meeting of the Spokane Building Owners and Managers Association from noon-1:15 p.m. at Cavanaughs Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Luncheon cost: $10; call Toni at 533-2701 for reservations.
Wednesday - Attorney Brian Gosline will discuss “Valuations Gifting and Estate Taxes” during a meeting of the Spokane Area Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Cavanaughs River Inn. Cost: $14, $7 for students; call Scott Wilhelm at 921-8766 for more information.
Wednesday - The Small Business Development Center presents a workshop on “Critical Issues in Business Continuation Planning” from 6:30-9:30 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 - The Spokane office of the Washington state Department of Revenue presents a free “New Business Outreach” workshop from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at 4407 N. Division. To register or for more information, call 482-3805.
Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “Basics of Recordkeeping” from 8 a.m.-noon at the Small Business Administration Conference Room, 601 W. First. Cost: $35; for information or to register, call 353-2820.
Wednesday - HealthPlus, Medical Service Corp. of Eastern Washington, Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska and Rockwood Clinic present a free program on “Managing Depression in the Workplace - Insightful Information for Employers” from 3-5:30 p.m. at Cavanaughs Inn at the Park. Call 838-2531, ext. 6200, for information or reservations.
Wednesday - Richard “Rick” Burton, director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon College of Business, will be the featured speaker at a program sponsored by the Greater Spokane Sports Association and the Journal of Business at noon at Cavanaughs Inn at the Park. Cost: $15, including lunch; for reservations, call 456-5812.
Thursday - The Washington State Employees Credit Union presents a free home-buying workshop for consumers from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Gonzaga University’s Schoenberg Conference Center. To register, call 326-1210.
Thursday - Former Mayor Jack Geraghty will discuss “The Leadership Contract” during a meeting of the Spokane Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Cavanaughs River Inn, 700 N. Division. Cost: coffee only, $4 for members, $6 for nomembers, or full lunch, $12 for members, $17 for nonmenbers; call 625-3843 for information.
Thursday - Winners from the Block Kids and CAD/Drafting competitions will present their projects during a meeting of Spokane Chapter 143 of the National Association of Women in Construction at 5:30 p.m. at Cavanaughs Fourth Avenue. Cost: $14, including dinner; for reservations, call Becky McMahan at 535-3531.
Thursday - “Accelerated Performance Improvement” is the subject of the meeting of the Right Side of the Mountains Chapter of the Association for Quality and Participation at 3 p.m. at Gonzaga University’s Schoenberg Conference Center, 900 N. Pearl. For more information, call Lois Quinn at 324-5669.
Friday - Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest presents a four-part series on “Relationship Selling, Part I: Getting Potential Customers to Listen to You” from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Cost: $149 for members, $225 for nonmembers; to register, send checks to Associated Industries, P.O. Box 729, Spokane, WA 99210-0729, or register online at http:/ /www.aiin.com.