Business Beat
NEW FACES:
Dr. Terri Lewis has joined Inland Imaging as a pediatric radiologist. Lewis, who is board certified in diagnostic radiology, graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Medicine and completed a radiology residency at St. Francis Hospital in Evanstown, Ill.
Duvoisin & Associates has hired Ben Peressini as director of healthcare economics. Peressini earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and a master’s degree in statistics from Montana State University. He previously worked for Medical Service Corp. of Eastern Washington/Premera Blue Cross as conversion system lead and cost utilization analyst.
Principal Residential Mortgage Inc. has added the following people to its staff:
Kathy Bidle was hired as sales manager for the Spokane area. Bidle has 13 years of mortgage lending experience, including conventional, FHA, VA and construction loans, and 10 years of management experience with Washington Mutual Bank. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Eastern Washington University.
Christine Burton joined the company as a mortgage loan officer. She has six years of experience and previously was an internal loan representative at Washington Mutual Bank.
Amy Kremin was hired as a mortgage loan officer. Kremin, who has four years of lending experience, previously was an assistant manager at Washington Mutual Bank.
Janek Co. has added the following people to its staff:
Sue Myers joined the company as a residential specialist. Myers previously worked as a dental assistant for many years.
Bonnie Clark, who has several years of experience in the local business community, was hired as a commercial agent.
Richard Barrett joined Janek Co. as a commercial specialist. He has eight years of experience in commercial real estate and leasing.
MOVING UP:
ALSC Architects of Spokane has promoted four people to associate principal:
Marian B. Evenson, who is a 1981 graduate of Washington State University, has been with the firm for 17 years. She has provided programming, interior design and space planning service for clients such as the Spokane School District, Gonzaga University, Washington State University, Coldwater Creek, Cowles Publishing Co. and Telect.
Dave Huotari is a 1983 graduate of the University of Idaho and has been with ALSC for 13 years. He is heavily involved with K-12 school planning, including projects such as the new Browne Elementary School for Spokane School District 81, Franklin and Jefferson Elementary Schools in Pullman, and facility upgrades for Cusick School District.
W. Scott Whitesitt earned bachelors degrees in architectural studies and architecture in 1985 and 1986 from Washington State University. Whitesitt, who completed additional study in urban housing at the University of Copenhagen, joined ALSC in 1993. His design efforts include Trent Elementary School modernization in Spokane and several projects throughout the nation for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, including the award winning Base Exchange Shopping Mall at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.
Rustin Hall received bachelors degrees in construction management and architecture in 1985 and 1984 from Washington State University. He joined ALSC six years ago. He has been involved in project development, design and construction administration for the city of Richland Shops Complex, the new Spokane Valley YMCA and the new Indoor Practice Facility at Washington State University.
STARTING UP:
Bridget Campbell has opened a media planning office for the Roulac Group of San Rafael, Calif., in Coeur d’Alene. The Roulac Group is a consulting firm whose work includes corporate property investments, REITs, securities forms and debt and equity positions. Campbell is media director for the company.
TRANSACTIONS:
GeoEngineers Inc. has acquired Gifford Consultants of Spokane. The combined operation will do business as GeoEngineers-Gifford. The acquisition gives Redmond, Wash.-based GeoEngineers a base for additional expansion in the Inland Northwest. The two operations will be completely integrated over the next two months, and both will move to a new, larger facility in June. James Harakas, manager of GeoEngineers’ Spokane office, will continue as the manager in Spokane. Allen Gifford, president of Gifford Consultants, is now a principal at GeoEngineers. All 12 Gifford employees are being retained.
MOVING:
Argonne Agency Inc. and R.G. Schoenberger Insurance, both independent insurance agencies, are merging operations. Both offices have moved to 324 N. Mullan Road.
EVENTS:
Monday and Wednesday - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Direct Mail/Mail Order Marketing” 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.
Tuesday - Donald J. Boudreaux, president of the Foundation for Economic Education, will discuss “Private vs. Public Wants” during the 11th Annual Freedom Philosophy Day lecture presented by the Washington State University College of Business and Economics at 7:30 p.m. in Todd Hall on the WSU campus in Pullman. For information, call Rom Markin at (509) 335-5051.
Tuesday - John Coggins will discuss ways to innovatively streamline and significantly reduce the costs of public procurement at a luncheon meeting of the National Association of Purchasing Management-Spokane at 8923 E. Mission. Cost: $11.25; for reservations or information, call Dean Stone at 927-6417.
Tuesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to potential and existing small-business owners from 1-4 p.m. at the Tri-County EDD, 347 W. Second, Suite A, in Colville. For appointments, call (509) 684-4571.
Tuesday and Wednesday - Avista Corp. and the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce present a free energy efficiency workshop from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Tuesday and from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. To register, call Diane Clawson at 747-0077 by Friday.
Wednesday - Yoshio Nomoto, consul general of Japan at Seattle, and Tom Ikeda, a retired Microsoft executive and director of the Densho Project for the Japanese American Chamber of Commerce, will discuss the Japanese economy and their recommendations for Spokane companies doing business with Japan at the Japan Week Business Luncheon at noon at the Commons at Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute. Cost: $15; for reservations, call 777-3742.
Wednesday - The Spokane Chapter of the International Association for Administrative Professionals will celebrate Professional Secretaries Week with a special banquet dinner at 5:30 p.m. at the Gonzaga University COG. Cost: $15 for dinner; for information, call 536-8918.
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. in the eighth floor training room at 4407 N. Division. To register or for information, call 482-3805.
Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “Basics of Recordkeeping” from 8 a.m.-noon on the second floor of the Spokane Regional Business Center, 801 W. Riverside. Cost: $35; for information or to register, call 353-2820.
Wednesday - The Idaho Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Finding Your Best Customers” from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the North Idaho College Workforce Training Center, 525 W. Clearwater Loop in Post Falls. Cost: $39; for information, call (208) 769-7863.
Thursday - The Spokane Business and Industry Disaster Planning Committee presents a workshop to assist local business and industry with preparedness training and education on planning for emergencies from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Airport Ramada Inn. Cost: $50, including lunch and course materials; for information, call Carol Morrisen at 477-7608.
Thursday - Greg Johnson of Paine Hamblen Coffin Brooke & Miller LLP will discuss “When the Clock Strikes 2000: Practical and Legal Issues” during a breakfast meeting of the Spokane Chapter of the Washington Society of CPAs from 7:30-9:30 a.m. at the Schoenberg Center on the Gonzaga University campus. Cost: $45 for nonmember CPAs, $40 for members and non-CPAs or $10 for students; for information, call Jim Morrison at 455-8173.
Thursday - Julie Delaney, staffing manager for OfficeTeam, will discuss “Career Success in the Office of the Future” during a free seminar presented as part of a Professional Secretaries Week open house from 4:30-7 p.m. at 601 W. Riverside, Suite 1050. For information or reservations, call 747-9080.
Thursday and Friday - Gonzaga University School of Business Administration, the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, Credit Bureau Services and The Pacific Institute present a video series by Gonzaga President Robert Spitzer SJ, on “Purpose in Life: Ethics and Organizational Success” from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. both days at GU’s Crosby Student Center, 502 E. Boone. Cost: $345; for information, call Karen Warrick at 324-1343.
Thursday and Friday - Tim Kelleher, a director and writer for television and feature films, will discuss writing for film and film directing during the Fourth Annual Professional Seminar presented by the Eastern Washington University Department of Electronic Media, Theatre and Film at University Theatre on EWU’s Cheney campus. The sessions are free and open to the public, but reservations are required; for reservations, call 359-6390.
Thursday and April 29 - The Small Business Development Center presents a class on “Personnel Policy Manual” 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 and Saturday - Tuck Marshall, president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers, will be the keynote speaker during the First Annual NIMBA Conference & Expo presented by the North Idaho Mortgage Brokers Association at the Coeur d’Alene Inn and Conference Center, 414 W. Appleway in Coeur d’Alene. For information, call Dean Cole at 1 (877) 827-3547.
Saturday - “Technology Rocks” is the theme of an open house at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, 665 N. Riverpoint Blvd., from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.