Jan 07, 1997

Redmond National Bank

Bruce Pavitt has joined Redmond National Bank as its business relationship officer. Pavitt will be responsible for developing new business opportunities for RNB's relationship-based lending programs.

Virginia Mason

John Walburn has joined Virginia Mason Medical Center as employee/labor relations specialist. Walburn will consult with Virginia Mason managers, employees and human resource representatives.

MWW/Savitt

MWW/Savitt, a Seattle-based independent public relations firm, has hired Lisa Jones as vice president of creative services. Jones will direct MWW/Savitt's creative services division, managing a diverse range of creative projects, including corporate and image advertising, collateral and on-line communications for such clients as The Ackerley Group, Trillium Corporation, PhotoDisc, and the Washington Dairy Products Commission.

The Traver Company

The Traver Company has been selected by Step by Step Graphics from a field of nearly 2,000 entries, for inclusion in the 1997 Design Process Annual. The company will be showcased in an article depicting the design process of Jim Rittiman, related species, a gallery exhibition catalogue produced for Meyerson & Nowinski Art Associates. The Traver Company is also designing a comprehensive sales and marketing collateral system for the Washington State Convention & Trade Center.

Digital Kitchen

Digital Kitchen, a Seattle-based broadcast design firm, has hired Mary Edmonds as client services director. Edmonds will focus her efforts on account management and production coordination for accounts such as Intel, Nike, Precor and K2. The offices of Digital Kitchen are located in Bellevue.

Noble House Hotels & Resorts

Noble House Hotels & Resorts, a Kirkland-based hotel management company, has acquired the Grove Isle Club & Resort, a 50-room luxury property located on its own private island off Coconut Grove in Miami. The resort has been incorporated as the second in a series of Noble House Hideaways Collection, a new division of Noble House & Resorts. The Grove Island Club will be operated under the direction of general manager Hans Mulders and Ben Woodson.

Northwest Natural Gas

Richard Reiten, president and chief operating officer of Portland-based Northwest Natural Gas, has been appointed chief executive officer. Reiten succeeds Robert Ridgley who is retiring but will continue as chairman of the board of the company.

Jan 06, 1997

Branch, Richards & Co.

Branch, Richards & Co. P.S., certified public accountants, has promoted Jim Warricks to tax manager, Sarah Lovejoy to audit supervisor and Charlotte Vail to audit senior. The offices of Branch, Richards & Co. are located in downtown Seattle.

Dining Out for Life

The fourth annual Dining Out for Life, the restaurant industry's effort to fight against AIDS, will take place nationwide on March 13. In King County more than 200 restaurants are expected to participate by pledging 30 percent of their food and non-alcohol sales revenue to the cause. All proceeds will benefit the Chicken Soup Brigade's practical support services for people living with AIDS in King County. Restaurants still have time to sign up for the event. For more information call (206) 323-DINE.