Jan 24, 2012

Cedarbrook Lodge

Johnson

The Cedarbrook Lodge promoted Terra Johnson to catering and events manager. Johnson joined the Cedarbrook team in February 2011 as the assistant food and beverage manager and was responsible for daily oversight of all the front of the house operations for the restaurant, meetings and banquet events.

City of Kirkland

The Kirkland City Council unanimously elected Joan McBride as mayor and Doreen Marchione as deputy mayor. Both positions are elected by the city council to serve two-year terms. McBride has been on the city council since 1998 and served as mayor from 2010 to 2011 and as deputy mayor from 2002 to 2009. Marchione has served on the city council since January 2010.

The Law Offices of James S. Rogers

The Law Offices of James S. Rogers hired Dana Henderson. Henderson will work in the firm's serious injury and wrongful death practice. She was previously a partner at Betts Patterson Mines and has 14 years of legal experience.

Jan 20, 2012

Magner Sanborn

Magner Sanborn, a Spokane-based advertising, brand design and marketing firm, added three people to its digital team in Spokane: Dragan Rusnov as system architect, Ethan Craft as web developer, Alexa Lohmeyer as junior web developer and Areli Nathanson as interactive designer. Clients include Netflix, Amtrak Cascades, Providence Health Care and AmericanWest Bank.

Odom Corp.

Southern Wine & Spirits of America, a wine and spirits distributor with operations in 35 markets, said it will acquire the balance of Odom Corp.'s share in the companies' wine and spirits joint venture as a result of the state privatizing liquor distribution and retailing. Southern's Pacific Northwest headquarters will be in Kirkland. Odom will remain in Bellevue, and focus on beer and non-alcoholic beverages in the Northwest and Alaska. Southern's primary distribution center in this state will be its 350,000-square-foot facility in Puyallup that was acquired last year. It will start operating March 1. John Klein will be executive vice president and general manager.

Jan 19, 2012

Banner Bank

Banner Bank has hired Frank Spicer as vice president and relationship manager. He will be based in Seattle and handle commercial lending for business clients. Spicer has nearly 30 years of experience in the industry, most recently as relationship manager at Frontier Bank. He also worked at U.S. Bank and Seafirst Bank/Bank of America. Banner has 89 branch offices and seven loan offices Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

College Cellars

Three College Cellars wines made by students at Walla Walla Community College's Enology and Viticulture program were awarded medals in the 2012 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition. The 2008 Walla Walla Valley Sangiovese and the 2009 Columbia Valley Syrah won silver medals. The 2008 Walla Walla Valley Governor's Red won a bronze. The wines were produced by students under the direction of instructor Tim Donahue. The school said College Cellars is the first teaching/commercial winery at a two-year college in the United States. Proceeds support the wine education program.

NAES Corp.

Issaquah-based NAES Corp., a provider of services to the energy industry, hired Debra Olson as vice president and general counsel. She has served as the chief legal executive for several energy industry organizations, including Areva Solar, Vestas Americas and Calpine Corp. NAES is owned by Itochu International.