Dec 29, 2004

First Tee

Heidi Wills, a member of the board of directors of The First Tee of Greater Seattle, was named executive director of the local chapter of the international nonprofit outreach program. Wills will oversee fundraising and development, and manage fiscal and program operations. Wills served four years on the Seattle city council and was also a senior aide to King County Executive Ron Sims.

The First Tee is an outreach program of the international nonprofit World Golf Foundation. Its goal is to provid educational programs for young people to promote values through golf. First Tee has programs in 39 states and four countries. The Seattle chapter served more than 500 local youngsters this year and expects to work with three times as many next year.

Prepared Response

Prepared Response, a public safety solutions company, is opening a new office in downtown Tacoma at 1127 Broadway. Expansion is the result of growing interest in emergency preparedness for critical infrastructure in the public and private sector. Prepared Response started on an initiative this year to make schools safer by mapping over 450 high school facilities in Washington State using Web-based software that allows emergency responders to act quickly in an emergency. Prepared Response has secured new business in California, Missouri and South Carolina. Prepared Response has also partnered with Seattle real estate company The Benaroya Co. to map more than 1.2 million square feet of office space in downtown Seattle. Prepared Response is headquartered in Seattle.

Fatburger

A new Fatburger restaurant recently opened near Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood at 18530 33rd Ave. W., Suite B. The 2,300-square-foot restaurant feature 1950s style decor and can accommodate 80. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based chain has more than 60 restaurants, including locations in Redmond, Bellevue and Issaquah. New restaurants are slated to open in the next few months in Arizona, Northern California, Georgia, Louisiana, New York and also in Canada.

Dec 28, 2004

Dillon Works!

Mukilteo's Dillon Works!, a design and fabrication company that has done work for Walt Disney, Sony and Nordstrom, hired Ted Burleson as director of operations. Burleson has 30 years' experience in project management, estimating and fabrication in the entertainment industry here and abroad. Burleson will oversee design and fabrication.

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

Seattle's Northwest Hospital & Medical Center added Jane E. McKee as an advanced registered nurse practitioner. She joins the practice at Lake Forest Park Medical Clinic at 17191 Bothell Way N.E. in North Seattle. McKee earned a master's in nursing from the University of Nevada. She has been a nurse with the city of Seattle for four years, including work at Northwest in rehabilitation and chronic disease care.

Saltmine

Saltime added Bill Bronske to its Web development team and Curt Collinsworth as creative director. Terri King is a director of business development in the company's Portland office. Saltmine is based in Seattle and provides Web design, application development and systems integration services.

Transportation Security Administration

The Transportation Security Adminstration named Dick M. Suekawa as acting federal security director at Spokane International Airport. He replaces Dave Kuper, who resigned for personal reasons. Suekawa has been federal security director at Indianapolis International Airport and has 27 years of experience in the U.S. Secret Service.

Dec 27, 2004

The 5th Avenue Theatre

Alhadeff

Brooks

Fuller

The 5th Avenue Theatre named former board president Ken Alhadeff board chairman. New officers are: Norman B. Rice, president; William K. Blethen, treasurer; Margaret Inouye, secretary. New board members are Betsy A. Brooks, Gary J. Fuller, Stephen Koehler, Lonnie Pacelli and Sterling Wilson. The 5th Avenue Theatre is a musical theater company based in Seattle.

Rainier Industries

Rainier Industries recently acquired EGE System Sun Control. Karl-Erik Westin started EGE Westin AB in Hallsberg, Sweden, and launched EGE System Sun Control in Redmond in 1982. The Redmond company's product line includes retractable window awnings and solar shading screens for interiors and exteriors. Seattle-based Rainier provides fabric and display products and specializes in tents. EGE Westin AB continues to operate in Sweden under the direction of Jan-Erik Westin.

Transportation Security Administration

The Transportation Security Adminstration named Dick M. Suekawa as acting federal security director at Spokane International Airport. He replaces Dave Kuper, who resigned for personal reasons. Suekawa was federal security director at Indianapolis International Airport and has 27 years of experience in the U.S. Secret Service.