Mar 18, 1997

TCI

TCI Media Services (Puget Sound) has hired Steve Fries as account executive and has promoted Trisha Vanderhoff to account representative in the Tacoma office. Sophia Marciano has been promoted to Everett sales manager. As the first on-site sales manager for the Everett office, Marciano will support and oversee all sales in the Everett area.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Alayne Pettyjohn, director of paralegal services at Lane Powell Spears Lubersky LLP has been elected to serve as vice president on the board of the Pacific Region of the Legal Assistant Management Association (LAMA).

King County MWB loan program

The Economic Development Program of King County's Office of Budget and Strategic Planning has retained Cascadia Revolving Fund, a 10-year old, non-profit community development financial institution, as program administrator for the King County Minority and Women Business Loan Program. The program provides state-funded loans under $50,000 to credit worthy Washington State Certified minority or women-owned businesses located in King County, outside Seattle city limits, that can not get financing through conventional loans. Cascadia hired Mary Ann Johnson to administer the loan program. For more information on the program call (206) 447-9226.

LEP Group

John Swope has been hired to handle European business development at the LEP Group of Logistics and Transportation Services. Based at LEP's Seattle headquarters, Swope will concentrate on developing and promoting added logistic services in Europe to multi-national corporations in the U.S. that are seeking to establish or expand their presence in the region.

Hornall Anderson

The Frank Russell Company, a Tacoma-based investment management and consulting company, has hired Hornall Anderson Design Works to create a marketing kit on the company's services for 401(k) and other types of retirement savings plans.

Keesal, Young & Logan

The law firm of Keesal, Young & Logan has opened an office in Hong Kong. Jon Zinke will act as head of the office. Keesal, Young has offices located in Seattle, Anchorage, Long Beach and San Francisco.

Kaufer Miller Communications

Kaufer Miller Communications of Seattle has opened an office in San Mateo, Calif., to support its growing Bay Area client base. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company BITSource has been added to its client portfolio. Kaufer Miller is a communications and marketing agency for emerging consumer and business-to-business technology companies.

Mar 17, 1997

Continental Savings Bank

Continental Savings Bank announced the following promotions: Curt Byers, vice president and manager of secondary marketing; Sharon Cummings-Todhunter, vice president and manager of underwriting; Lisa Holman, vice president and manager of residential software support; Kelly Moen, vice president of income property loan administration, and Kyle Samuels, vice president and general counsel.

Lane Powell

Gary Kirk has been elected partner at the Seattle law firm of Lane Powell Spears Lubersky. Kirk concentrates his practice in estate planning and taxation.

The Bellevue Club Hotel

The Bellevue Club Hotel is adding a new spa to its existing health club facility. The new spa will feature facials, manicures, pedicures and different massage treatments complementing the already existing sauna, steam rooms and sun rooms. Spa construction is scheduled to be completed by May 15.

Enzo's

When Vince Mottola, a long-time Seattle restaurateur and owner of Vince's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria, decided to sell the last of his restaurants after suffering a stroke last year, three employees offered to purchase the lower Queen Anne location. Vince's Restaurant is now known as Enzo's Ristorante Italiano. Jacki Schmick will act as manager and Jim Sheppard and Warrel Dane will act as chefs.

Camp Fire

The 1997 officers for the Central Puget Sound Council of Camp Fire Boys and Girls board of directors are as follows: Larry Bishop, president; Joe Niemer, first vice president; Ann Hooper, second vice president; Robert Gumulkiewicz, third vice president; Ernest Morris secretary; and Carolyn Kelly, treasurer.

Peak Technologies

Bellingham-based Peak Technologies, a developer of Internet performance products, has announced a new product: JetEffects, an animation tool for Web sites. JetEffects, a Java-based software product, allows Web authors to add animation to any Web site without experience in Java or HTML programming. JetEffects can be downloaded from the Peak Web site for a free 30-day trial period.