Apr 02, 1996

Public Utility District

Eldon Landin, who served as manager of the Douglas County Public Utility District for the past 10 years, announced he will retired on July 31. Landin joined the district as special billing clerk in 1956.

Panlabs

Panlabs, based in Bothell and Taipei, a contract research provider in the fields of drug discovery, pharmacological testing and process improvement, announced it has created a new biosafety services division. The division, headed by Alexander F. Sito, Ph.D., will conduct cell line characterization, viral validation and bioanalytical testing.

McCann-Erickson

Seattle-based McCann-Erickson has promoted Rachel Jones from assistant account executive to account executive, Laura Hicks from account coordinator to business coordinator, and has hired Cecilia Nguyen-Eldridge as production accountant. Nguyen-Eldridge was previously a receiver at Waldenbooks.

Clover Park Technical College

Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood will receive approximately $270,000 in donated computer software from Microsoft. The contribution is the college's portion of nearly $10 million in software products and technical support Microsoft donated recently to the state's 32 community and technical colleges.

Subert-Gregory

Subert-Gregory, an advertising, public relations and marketing firm located on Mercer Island, won seven awards at the 1995 Washington Press Association's awards banquet and third place in the overall "Sweepstakes." The Sweepstakes is awarded to the participant that wins the most awards in all categories combined.

Seattle University

John W. Ellis, chairman and chief executive officer of the Seattle Mariners, will present "The Mariners in '96" during a Seattle University downtown alumni breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on April 4 at the Four Seasons Olympic Hotel. To make reservations, call the Alumni Relations Office at (206) 296-6100 by April 2.

Showplace Kitchens & Baths

Diana Valentine and Delores Hyden, from Redmond-based Showplace Kitchens and Baths, have been invited by the National Kitchen and Bath Association to be certification exam jurors. They will judge the design portion of the kitchen and bath design certification exams.

Apr 01, 1996

Minority/Women Businesses

King County Executive Gary Locke and King County Council members have attributed the county's seventh annual "Celebrate Success" awards honoring outstanding minority/women businesses. Awarded are: Susan Black and Associates, architecture and engineering category; Lin and Associates, architecture and engineering category; Seattle Super Smoke, concessions category; Wespac Inc., construction category; Wright Inc., construction category; Eldridge & Company, consultant category; Washington Transit Advertising, consultant category; Andover Printing, purchasing/service category; and Evergreen Computer Products, purchasing/service category.

Department of Transportation

Metro Transit is looking for citizens to serve on each of four sounding boards that will help Metro carry out its six-year Transit Development Plan. For information, call Pat Cleary of the Department of Transportation at 684-1142 (voice) or 684-1682 (TTY).

Henry Cogswell College

The Board of Directors of Kirkland-based Henry Cogswell College, a school specializing in engineering, engineering computer and computer sciences for working adults students, has authorized the relocation of the College's main campus and administrative offices in Downtown Everett, effective August 15.

Seattle University

An information session on Seattle University's executive master of not-for-profit leadership (NPL) program in the Institute of Public Service is scheduled for April 10 at 6 p.m. on campus. Curriculum, admission requirements, internships, and career opportunities will be discussed. For more information, call the Seattle University at (206) 296-5440.

The Meetings Industry Council

The Meetings Industry Council, representing six Puget Sound associations in the meetings and hospitality industry, will hold a one-day meetings industry extravaganza on April 17 at the Washington State Convention & Trade Center. For additional information, contact Tracy Schneider at (206) 935-9283.

Bell Harbor Conference Center

Lisa Sondermann-Gilbert has been named director of conference services for Bell Harbor International Conference Center, a meeting facility located on Seattle's downtown waterfront which is scheduled to open in June. And, Nancy Vercoutere has been named human resources director and assistant to the general manager.

Oh Boy! Oberto Sausage

Laura Oberto, chief operational officer of Kent, Wa. and Albany, Ore. based Oh Boy! Oberto Sausage Company, a snack food company, has been named 1996 Executive of the Year by Snack Food Magazine. In 1994, the family-owned company acquired the Smoke Craft and Lowrey's meat snack brands. It employs nearly 500 people.