Aug 07, 2019

Vera Whole Health

Seattle-based Vera Whole Health is teaming with Premera Blue Cross to open two advanced primary care centers in Spokane. The first will open Jan. 1 at 9001 N. Country Homes Blvd., and the second in mid- to late 2020. No location was disclosed for the second center. Both will operate under the name Vivacity Care Center. They are part of a growing trend of health insurance companies integrating primary care into health plans in order to expand options for members. Premera is based in Mountlake Terrace.

Zevia

Robert Gay, chief strategy officer and executive vice president of sales and marketing at Zevia, yesterday started a nearly 5,000-mile cross-country bike ride, from Neah Bay to Key West, Florida. Los Angeles-based Zevia is supporting Gay's journey and also partnering with Trips for Kids, a nonprofit that promotes healthy lifestyles, environmental awareness and personal empowerment for young people using the bicycle as a tool. Zevia, a maker of zero-calorie drinks, will help open new Trips for Kids chapters in the Seattle, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Jacksonville, Florida, areas.

Aug 06, 2019

First Northwest Bancorp

Larry Hueth, president and CEO of First Northwest Bancorp, will leave the company at the end of the year to pursue other interests. Matt Deines has become president and CEO of the company's subsidiary, First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Port Angeles. At the start of 2020, Deines will assume Hueth's role as president and CEO of First Northwest Bancorp. Deines was executive vice president/CFO at Liberty Bay Bank and Sound Community Bank.

Paccar

Kevin Baney is the new general manager of Kenworth Truck Co. and a vice president at parent company Paccar in Kirkland. Baney was assistant general manager for sales and marketing at Kenworth for nearly three years, and was chief engineer for nearly five years before that. He has been at Paccar for 25 years.

T-Mobile

Bellevue-based T-Mobile donated $1 million to Feeding America, one of the nation's largest hunger-relief organizations. The donation comes from sales proceeds from T-Mobile CEO John Legere's slow cooker cookbook. It equates to 10 million meals.

Aug 02, 2019

Precept Wine

Hilfman

Seattle-based Precept Wine hired Zack Hilfman as senior vice president of sales and strategic development and Carrie Lackie as order processing supervisor; and promoted Jami Klicker to Washington on-premise territory manager. Hilfman was vice president of sales for the Northwest Division at Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. At Precept, he is responsible for key brands and national initiatives between Precept and Southern Glazer's. Lackie also came from Southern Glazer's, where she spent seven years in sales and administration. Klicker has been part of Precept's retail division since 2017, managing the Browne Family Vineyards Seattle tasting room and assisting with management of its Walla Walla flagship tasting room.

State of Alaska

Ben Stevens is the new chief of staff for Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Stevens was an adviser to Dunleavy and a former state senator. He replaces Tuckerman Babcock, who will become an adviser and requested the move. Babcock was named with Dunleavy in lawsuits by three former state employees who alleged they wrongfully terminated when Dunleavy took office. Those cases are pending.

Adaptiva

CEO World Awards named Jim Souders of Adaptiva as 2019 CEO of the Year in the Information Technology Software category. Souders has over 20 years of business experience with tech companies. Kirkland-based Adaptiva develops IT security solutions.

Penser

Penser North America won a $4.58 million contract to manage workers' compensation claims for specified contractors at the Hanford Site in Richland. The contract with the U.S. Department of Energy includes one base year and four option years. Penser has a current contract for the program that expires at the end of September. The Lacey-based company has branch offices in Richland and Anchorage.

Boeing

Boeing donated $3 million to an education program that will benefit 2 million students in Brazil. The program with Ayrton Senna Institute will boost STEM and comprehensive education over the next three years. In the last two years, Boeing and Ayrton held coding classes and STEM training in 125 schools throughout Brazil.