Apr 11, 1996

Meisenbach Capital Management

Meisenbach Capital Management (MCM), a Seattle-based brokerage firm, has promoted Jon Curley to executive vice president. The firm is specialized in executive benefit plans, employee benefits, wealth transfer and venture development.

Todo Inc.

Todo Inc., a company currently owning 11 stores in the Seattle area and planning to open a new division, Todo Wraps, has promoted Kim Beach to vice president of finance and has named David Cree as vice president of real estate and construction. Before joining Todo, Beach was chief financial officer for an investment company in Portland, and Cree was vice president of real estate and construction for Pacific Linen in Bothell.

Restaurants Unlimited

Restaurants Unlimited's Restaurant Division and Cinnabon World Famous Cinnamon Rolls will become two separate companies to address the different needs of the restaurant brands and Cinnabon bakeries. Also, Restaurants Unlimited is pursuing the sale of the restaurant division to an investor group led by Rick Komen, founder of Restaurants Unlimited, together with the management of the Restaurant Division.

U.S. Bank

Seattle-based U.S. Bancorp Securities, a brokerage firm, has named Michael Kerns to vice president. Kerns is currently an investment representative serving customers on the Olympic Peninsula and in Seattle. Kerns joined PeoplesBank in 1987 as an investment officer.

McCormick & Schmick

Harborside, a new restaurant owned by Portland-based McCormick & Schmick Management Group, is scheduled to open on May 6. Greg Soukup, former executive chef at McCormick & Schnick's Seafood restaurant in downtown Seattle, has been named executive chef at Harborside, located in the AGC Building at the south end of Lake Union.

Imagio

Imagio, a Seattle-headquartered advertising and public relations firm, has opened an office in Portland. The Portland office, established at 2115 SE Ladd Avenue, will be headed by Stefana Young, account supervisor.

Apr 09, 1996

Northwest Cable Advertising

Seattle-based Northwest Cable Advertising, providing advertisers access to cable network, has hired Jennifer Linthicum as a program sales person in Tacoma and Scott Oakes as a program sales representative in Seattle.

Horton Lantz Marocco

Seattle-based Horton Lantz Marocco, a marketing, advertising and design firm, has celebrated its inaugural year. During this year, the agency has changed its name from Horton Lantz to Horton Lantz Marocco, due to the contributions Craig Marocco has made. It has also grown from a staff of five people to its present size of 12 and has moved into a larger office.

Louisiana-Pacific

Portland-headquartered Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (LP), a building products company, has named Warren Easley to the newly created post of vice president of technology and quality. Easley joins L-P after a 27-year career at E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co where he held a variety of research and technical management positions.

Wedgwood Retirement Inns Inc.

Wedgwood Retirement Inns Inc. of Vancouver has named Victor L. Lund chairman of the board. Paul W. Dendy has been elected president. Lund, the company's founder, previously was president. Dendy has been vice president of project acquisitions and financing. Both have also been named to the board of directors of Greenbriar Corporation as Wedgwood has been acquired by Greenbriar.

Consolidated Graphics

Consolidated Graphics, a printing company of Houston, has announced the signing of a letter of intent to acquire Bridgetown Printing Co. from Oregon Lithoprint Inc. of McMinnville, Ore. Bridgetown Printing Co., a commercial printer in Portland, will continue to operate under its current name and existing management.

Superweek of Cycling

Seattle will host a week-long cycling and community festival that will culminate with the Microsoft Grand Prix, first event of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team Trials-Cycling. The event is comprised of five races for road qualifying and a six-day event for track qualifying to select the 1996 U.S. Olympic Cycling Team.

Adhost

Adhost, an Internet advertising firm providing World Wide Web site-hosting services to Northwest businesses, has opened in Bellevue. Will Riffle is the president of the company, Amy Riffle is the marketing director and the technical director is Troy Roper.