Business Beat

Architecture

• The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards presented Anne Hanenburg with a Washington Landscape Architecture License. Hanenburg works for SPVV Landscape Architects of Spokane. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture with a minor in horticulture from Washington State University, a bachelor’s degree in theater with a minor in chemistry from Eastern Washington University and a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Idaho.

Engineering

• Rob Haneline has been hired as director of quality control and project development and management for Trindera Engineering in Coeur d’Alene. The firm also hired Pablo Martinez as an electrical drafter. Martinez holds an associate’s degree in computer drafting and design from ITT Technical Institute.

• DCI Engineers promoted Brian Matz from project manager to senior project manager for the company’s Spokane office. He has been with the company for nine years.

• Nichole Dahl Ryan has been hired by Numerica Credit Union as cash management sales manager. She previously worked as a treasury management consultant for AmericanWest Bank. She has more than 12 years of banking industry experience and is a graduate of Big Bend Community College and Eastern Washington University. The company also hired Curt Fuller as a business services relationship officer. He has 26 years of banking industry experience and previously worked for Banner Bank’s Spokane Commercial Loan Center as a vice president/ relationship manager. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Eastern Washington University.

• Cherry Creek Mortgage has hired Jay Greene as a mortgage loan originator. He has more than 14 years of retail and wholesale mortgage lending and previously worked for First Priority Financial.

• Damian Fischer has been hired as a mortgage loan originator for Mountain West Bank. He holds a degree in business administration and finance from Seattle University.

• The Beef Checkoff Program presented Adam Hegsted with a 2011 Foodservice National Beef Backer “Innovator of the Year” award. Hegsted is executive chef of the Ts’elusm Steakhouse at the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort.

Insurance

• Melissa Xiong and Sara Evers have been hired as commercial account representatives for Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA. Xiong previously worked for Regal Aviation Insurance in Coeur d’Alene and holds a bachelor’s degree from Lewis-Clark State College. Evers previously worked for Pemco Insurance in Spokane.

Marketing

• Banner Marketing in Spokane Valley promoted Alison Roberts from account manager to Western region manager.

• Mark Johnson has been appointed by the Board of County Commissioners to the Spokane County Library District’s board of trustees. He is a resident of Medical Lake and general manager of West Company Inc.

Real estate

• Keller Williams Realty has hired Kara Werre as a real estate agent. She previously worked as a transaction coordinator.

Utilities

• Greg Gfeller has been named operations manager for Coeur d’Alene by Avista Utilities. He has been with the company since 1978.