Nov 05, 1996

B & OI

Bank & Office Interiors, a Seattle full-service office furnishings dealership, has named Lesli Ann Cone as vice president of sales and marketing. Cone, who is in charge of sales and marketing for all three B & OI offices located in Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane, will oversee 50 employees.

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Michael Sandler, a partner at the Seattle law firm Foster Pepper & Shefelman, has been appointed to the U.S. panel of Commercial Arbitration and Mediation Center for the Americas (CAMCA). CAMCA is a joint venture of the American Arbitration Association and arbitral institutions in Canada and Mexico, aimed at resolving commercial disputes between North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) business partners.

Seattle University

The Albers School of Business and Economics at Seattle University is looking for volunteer companies to participate in a new MBA course on value creation. The course focuses on various methods of measuring value in a publicly traded company, including the EVA approach. The course will begin in winter quarter, which begins Jan. 6 and ends March 22. To be eligible, a company must be publicly traded, and preferably be engaged in some R & D spending. Companies must be willing to provide background industry data and to suggest a strategy that students could evaluate. Interested companies should contact Suzanne Erickson at (206) 296-5736.

Hornall Anderson Design Works

Hornall Anderson Design Works (HADW) has recently acquired an array of new local, national, and international clientele. HADW will do work for Birley's, a gourmet sandwich company based in London; Cascadian Farm, an organic food grower and manufacturer; Bath & Body Works, a retailer of natural and healthy products for personal care; AirTouch Cellular, provider of cellular and PCS services; Allaire, an Internet software firm; and Picture Vision, a provider of digital imaging through the Internet.

Maltby Topsoil & Wood Recovery Center, Inc.

Maltby Topsoil & Wood Recovery Center, Inc. has moved its offices. The company is now located at 14821 Smokey Pt. Blvd., Marysville, WA 98270. The new phone numbers are: office (360) 651-2336, fax (360) 653-2005, toll free (888) 489-4098, foreign exchange (206) 489-4089.

Zirkle & Co.

Fred Zirkle, president of Zirkle & Co. has been elected as chairperson of the M & A Source. M & A Source is the world's largest association for business brokers facilitating business transfers valued from $1 million to $1 billion.

Nov 04, 1996

Garvey, Schubert & Barer

Jennifer Bucher, Robert Culver, Berrie Martinis and Andrea Orth have joined the Seattle law firm of Garvey, Schubert & Barer as associates. Bucher is a litigator whose practice focuses on professional malpractice, construction, insurance coverage and personal injury cases. Culver concentrates his practice on all aspects of consumer and Chapter 11 cases as well as litigating contract, tax and collection cases. Martinis has joined the firm's corporate practice group, and Orth joins the firm's litigation practice group.

AdCorp

Redmond-based AdCorp has hired Mark LaFond as production manager and Pamela Ridgway as account executive. LaFond will oversee scheduling and quality control in the company's design, photography, electronic pre-press and printing facility. Ridgway will over see client services for the company.

Hammerquist & Saffel

Hammerquist & Saffel Creative Services, a Seattle-based agency, has picked up four new clients. Joining forces with H & S will be companies Cascade Clear, Cascade Designs, Milgard Window and Mission Ridge ski area.

Andover Printing

Tim Prather and Mike Morrison have joined the management team at Andover Printing. Prather will act as operations manager and Morrison will serve as prepress manager. Together they will share the responsibility for all production operations at Andover. Andover Printing is located in Seattle.