May 11, 2005

Outsource Marketing

Kethy Wang has joined Bellevue-based Outsource Marketing as marketing project manager. She will work with clients, partners and vendors, as well as provide administrative support to the firm's principals. Wang's experience is in retail apparel and media sales. Outsource Marketing says its work is to provide marketing for companies without marketing departments.

Hispanic America Group

Hispanic America Group has moved its corporate office to Olympia. It is a marketing and advertising firm with a focus on the Hispanic market. The phone number is (360) 459-2395.

Paccar

Bellevue-based company Paccar's board of directors elected Kenneth R. Gangl senior vice president. Gangl has six years of experience with Paccar, which designs and manufactures trucks.

May 10, 2005

America's Foundation for Chess

Thea Kleiber has joined America's Foundation for Chess as development director. Shelley Noble has joined the foundation's Western Washington board. Kleiber was with the Seattle Symphony and Noble is a program director at Hope-Link. The nonprofit works to bring chess into classrooms.

Authentic Home

Kathy Banak, owner of the West Seattle interior design firm Authentic Home, will open a second store May 16 north of University Village at 2809 N.E. 55th St. A grand opening is set for June 9 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. A new Web site is posted at http://www.authentic-home.com.

Mforma

Bellevue company Mforma appointed Jonathan Sacks president and chief operating officer. Paul Bianchi is Mforma's senior vice president of human resources. Jim Brelsford is general counsel and John Brimacombe was named chief strategist for games. Mforma publishes and distributes games and other entertainment designed for mobile technology. Sacks was president of both AOL Interactive Services and IDG Books Worldwide. Brelsford was a senior partner at Jones Day. Bianchi was vice president at PeopleSoft. Brimacombe founded UK startup nGame, which Mforma acquired.

May 09, 2005

Rain for Rent

Rain for Rent named Searl LaChausse sales representative in its Arlington office. Randy Harris was named branch manager of the company's Alaska office. LaChausse will manage sales in northern Washington, northern Idaho and British Columbia. Harris will manage sales and operations in Alaska. Rain for Rent is headquartered in Bakersfield, Calif., and rents tanks, pumps, pipe and filtration equipment.

Starbucks Coffee

Starbucks Coffee Co. has opened a coffeehouse and drive-thru at the corner of First Avenue and Walker. This is its third drive-thru location in Seattle. Twenty people will staff the 2,200-square-foot coffeehouse. Starbucks has 9,000 retail locations worldwide.

(Note: An incorrect location was given in an earlier version.)

ICM Asset Management

ICM Asset Management of Spokane has named Tim Chervenak president and chief operating officer. Chervenak has more than 20 years of financial services and management leadership experience, including as west coast regional director for Piper Jaffray.