Dec 10, 1999

Continental Savings Bank

David Hatlen as been promoted to vice president and producing manager of Continental Savings Bank's downtown Seattle branch, 1314 Sixth Ave. As branch manager he will continue to originate loans and oversee loan origination and processing by a branch staff of 20. Hatlen, Continental's top producing loan officer in 1998 and 1999, was a senior loan officer at the Seattle branch. In addition to his bank duties, he is president of the Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association.

State School Directors' Association

Judy James, Edmonds school board member, has been named president of the Washington State School Directors' Association for the year 2000. James joined the Edmonds board in 1987. Joining James as officers of the association will be Bill Williams, North Thurston and Connie Fletcher, Issaquah. Elected to serve three-year terms on the board of directors are: Mary Fertakis, Tukwila; Quent Goodrich, Chimacum; Roy Parsons, Kelso; and Lynn Fielding, Kennewick.

Longview Fibre

Three hundred long-time Longview Fibre Co. employees, representing a total of 8,155 years of company service, were recognized at the annual Longview Fibre service-award dinner. For the longest company service, the only 60-year award in Longview Fibre's history was presented to Richard P. Wollenberg, president and chief executive officer.

Intermec

Intermec, an Everett-based global supply chain management technologies company, announced that senior vice president David Mills has been elected vice president of Unova, Intermec's parent company. Based in Everett and London, Mills will lead Intermec's worldwide sales and service organization.

Riddell Williams

Seattle-based law firm Riddell Williams announced that effective Jan. 1, 2000, it would no longer be affiliated with Graham & James. Along with dissolving the affiliation, the firm is changing its logo and its Web address. The firm's new Web address is www.riddellwilliams.com.

Dec 09, 1999

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Richard P. Chamberlain and Neil Armstrong Dial have joined the law firm of Foster Pepper & Shefelman in its Seattle office. Chamberlain concentrates his practice in real estate and land use law and is experienced in negotiating and drafting commercial real estate documents. Dial focuses his practice in securities and complex litigation.

Davis Wright Tremaine

John L. Hendrickson, formerly partner and chair of the Bellevue office of Foster Pepper & Shefelman, has joined the Bellevue office of Davis Wright Tremaine as a partner. Hendrickson will continue to focus his practice in the areas of real estate, land use and telecommunications law.

Tully's Coffee

Tully's Coffee announced that it has formed Tully's Coffee Europe. The joint venture was created based on the company's acquisition of Belgium-based Seattle Coffee Factory, which currently operates five stores in Stockholm. These five stores will be re-branded as Tully's Coffee by January 2000.

Perkins Coie

Seattle-based law firm Perkins Coie announced that Thomas McDonald has joined the firm as of counsel in the Olympia office. McDonald will focus his practice on environmental law, including water resources, shoreline and coastal zone law, water quality and the Endangered Species Act.

OpenTable.com

OpenTable.com announced the first real-time online restaurant reservations system in Seattle. The company links diners to open tables at fine dining establishments in major cities around the country. The Seattle network is made up of 13 OpenTable charter restaurants: Adriatica, Avenue One, Axis, Blowfish Asian Cafe, Buca di Beppo, Dahlia Lounge, Dulces Latin Bistro, Ponti Seafood Grill, Ray's Boathouse, Reiner's, Sazerac, The Painted Table and Union Bay Cafe.

AudioTrack

AudioTrack Watermarking Solutions, a Seattle-based developer of advanced watermarking tools and services for audio content, announced a research and development partnership with Cambridge Consultants Ltd., the UK-based division of Arthur D. Little consulting firm. Under the terms of the agreement, Cambridge Consultants takes an equity stake in AudioTrack