Sep 15, 1995

Prism Group

WOODINVILLE (PRN) -- Prism Group Inc., a Woodinville software manufacturing company, has announced the creation of its new software manufacturing company, Prism Software Production (PSP), and the appointment of Colin Aldworth as its president. PSP was formed by integrating the operations of Prism Group's Software Production Inc. and MicroDisk subsidiaries, a move the company expects will yield greater operational efficiencies. Aldworth comes to PSP from Wall Data Inc., a publicly held $100 million software development firm, where he was manager of operations, responsible for all product specifications, printing and packaging, inventory, fulfillment, quality assurance, vendor management, technical specifications and product localization. Prior to Wall Data, Aldworth was a senior executive for an international printing and paper manufacturer where he was responsible for operations and new technologies.

Andersen Consulting & Co.

Andersen Consulting, a $3.45 billion global management and technology consulting organization, has promoted Fred N. Higgins and Gwen E. Houser associate partners in its Seattle office. The company also announced the promotion of 16 managers: Charles D. Angevine, Sandeep K. Arora, Lee J. Baldwin, Jonathan A. Croy, Paul J. Davenport, J. Andrew Dutton, Mark D. Hadland, Darrin R. Harris, Samuel Koshy, Larry P. LeSueur, Eric S. Merrifield Jr., Linda S. Pawson, Kristen E. Peterson, David T. Poole, Erin B. Rieley and Teri L. Strochein.

Argentum Photo & Digital Imaging

Seattle-based digital imaging facility Argentum Photo & Digital Imaging has been acquired by Prolab Inc., a provider of photographic services to the Northwest for over 21 years. Prolab has recently made an investment in state-of-the-art digital technology and formed a digital imaging department which will be staffed and supervised by Argentum personnel. Prolab is also establishing a satellite office in downtown Seattle.

Pierce Transit

Pierce Transit operators Valerie Anderson and John Rourick have been named operator of the quarter for the first and second quarter of 1995, respectively. Both operators were recognized at meetings of Pierce Transit's Board of commissioners and received a day off with pay for their efforts.

Sep 14, 1995

Northwestern Trust

Northwestern Trust & Investors Advisory Co., a Seattle-based company providing trust, custody, and investment management services, has added David C. Williams as managing director. Williams has 18 years of trust and investment experience. Prior to joining the company, he served as the regional manager, personal trust for Interstate Bank. His experience also includes managing the personal trust departments for SeaFirst Bank, Security Pacific Bank of Washington, and Rainier Bank. Williams is a member of the Estate Planning Council of Seattle and is past president of the Corporate Trustees Association of Washington.

Marina Village Inn

Bill Rode, Marina Village Inn's original innkeeper, has returned to the Everett hotel after two years with Penninsula Management in Tumwater and the Tri Cities. Rode helped Marina Village owners Bob and Su Champion open the 15-room hotel in 1986. Since then, it has grow to 26 rooms with two conference facilities, and became the only Snohomish County hotel to win the AAA Four Diamond Award.

Azteca Restaurant Enterprise Inc.

Seattle-based Azteca Restaurant Enterprises Inc. has announced the opening of its 27th Azteca Mexican Restaurant, at 420 Three Rivers Mall Drive in Kelso. The 5,550-square-foot restaurant will open Sept. 21. Azteca was named "Business of the Year" for 1995 by the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce. In 1994 and 1995, Azteca was named "Best Mexican Restaurant" in Evening Magazine's Best of Western Washington Viewers' Poll and "Favorite Overall Establishment" by Seattle Entertainment '94. The company operates 27 Azteca restaurants in Washington and Oregon.

Sep 12, 1995

ATS

Applied Technical Services Corp. (ATS), a Bothell-headquartered provider of turnkey manufacturing services for Northwest electronics companies, has added three employees to its staff. Daniel L. Ritz, who has more than 30 years of experience in electronics materials management, procurement, engineering and manufacturing, takes on the responsibilities of director of materials. He previously worked for Texas Instruments in Austin, Texas. Sandy Leonard has been hired as manager of human resources. Leonard comes to ATS with 20 years of experience providing comprehensive information and developing programs covering all aspects of human resources in the workplace. Former positions include manager of human resources for Motorola Inc. Wireless Data Group in Bothell, and CISD International Inc. in Costa Mesa, Calif. And, David North has joined ATS as senior production supervisor, continuing an 11-year career in contract manufacturing that includes tenures at Prism Electronics in Redmond and Assemblers Automated in Rush City, Minn.

Health Care Policy Board

Gov. Mike Lowry has appointed Susan M. Johnson to the newly created Health Care Policy Board. She will fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Pam McEwan. Johnson currently serves as director of government relations for the statewide council of Services Employees International Union. She formerly served on the governor's Citizen Task Force on Government Efficiency and Effectiveness, an advisory committee to the Health Services Commission, a committee to the Department of Health and the State Board Community and Technical Colleges, and currently serves on the Governor's Task Force on Higher Education. Johnson also has served on boards for the Seattle Metrocenter YMCA, the Seattle Downtown Human Services Council, People for Fair Taxes, Washington Women United and the University of Washington Women's Center. The Health Care Policy Board, a nine-member group which replaces the Health Services Commission, will focus on involving and informing the public on emerging health care issues.

Sagent Corp.

Sagent Corp., a six-month-old company with headquarters in Bellevue, has been awarded a contract by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Entitled "Cost-based Generation of Scalable, Reliable, Real-Time Software Components," the contract extends for two years, committing Advanced Technology Program funds of $1.9 million with a cost share of $168,000. The technology area of the contract is component-based software. It addresses the problems associated with the design and operation of distributed networks of computers and information systems faced by business and industry in the creation of "virtual enterprises." Sagent technology, "multiple autonomous decision makers," is designed to synchronize the many events in a network to ensure that they happen in the proper order and that data remain consistent throughout the network.