May 01, 2001

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray

Bartlett

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray, a provider of investment products and services, has promoted Michael Bartlett to branch manager and vice president, investments, at its Everett branch and to branch manager at its Poulsbo branch. Bartlett has been with the Everett office since 1994. His primary goal is to expand the presence of the company in Snohomish and Kitsap counties.

GM Nameplate

Redd

GM Nameplate, a Seattle-based company specializing in product identification components, has hired Mandy Redd as marketing communications specialist. Redd will oversee marketing literature, media relations, advertising and public relations strategies.

PRR

Bell

PRR, a communications, marketing, creative design and public affairs consultancy in Seattle, announced that Gordon Bell has joined the company's Web development team as a senior Web developer. Prior to joining PRR, Bell worked as a Web application developer at Fuze Technologies.

Administrator for the Courts

Clark County Superior Court Presiding Judge Robert Harris is the new president and King County Superior Court Judge Deborah Fleck is the new president-elect of the State Superior Court Judges' Association. Harris has served as president-elect for the past year. During his tenure, he will focus on the importance of adequate funding of the courts, implementing reforms suggested by the state Jury Commission, and increasing cooperation among Washington's trial court levels. He has been on the superior court bench since 1979. Fleck has served on the superior court bench since 1992, chairing numerous committees aimed at improving operations of the courts in relation to family and juvenile issues as well as race and justice issues. She was honored as Judge of the Year in 2000 by the Washington State Trial Lawyers' Association.

Apr 30, 2001

Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce

Fred and Willie Grimm will be honored as the 2001 Business Person (Couple) of the Year. They have given a combined 60 years of service to the Bainbridge Island community. Mr. Grimm started his orthodontist practice in 1970. He was a founding commissioner for the Parks and Recreation Board and has been active in Kiwanis, Stevens Pass Junior Ski Racing Program, and the island's Harbor Patrol for water-skiers. Mrs. Grimm began as a volunteer in 1970 at the Bargain Boutique, which supports the Children's Hospital in Seattle. She become manager in 1980 and still serves in that capacity. Don Nakata will be honored in memoriam. A life-time island resident, Don was president of the Town and Country Thriftway parent corporation. He was involved in many community activities and in September 2000 he and his wife Ellen lead a 634-person team in the Race for the Cure. Nakata died October 3, 2000 at age 66.

XL images

XL images, a Seattle-based creative group and large format graphics manufacturer, has purchased large format digital print-house SuperGraphics of Sunnyvale, Calif. The combined entity will retain the SuperGraphics name and continue production in California and Seattle. XL images' Seattle-based parent company GM Nameplate specializes in the custom design and manufacture of product identification components, electronic input devices and molded assemblies. The company owns and operates manufacturing plants in Washington, Oregon, California, North Carolina and Singapore.

Preston Gates & Ellis

Preston Gates & Ellis announced that David Domansky has been named of counsel in its Seattle law office. Domansky has broad corporate transactional experience focusing primarily on the development and financing of domestic and international independent power and energy projects. He also advises clients in structuring and implementing joint ventures, limited partnerships, mergers and acquisitions, and, stock purchases and sales.

Kimpton Group

Thomas LaTour, CEO of the Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, operators of the Alexis Hotel, Hotel Monaco and Hotel Vintage Park in Seattle, has been elected tot he additional position of chairman of the board of the company following the recent death of company founder William Kimpton. LaTour is responsible for the overall strategic and operational direction and growth of the company