Jun 12, 1995

Seattle V.I.P.

Seattle V.I.P., a convention, meeting, and event management company, has promoted Jani Lauvrak to sales manager. Lauvrak began her career in 1988 as director of sales for the Eastside-King County Convention and Visitors Bureau. She joined Seattle V.I.P. in 1990 as the person responsible for new business development. Seattle V.I.P. has also added Dana Perlin Eckoff as meetings manager. Previously, Eckoff worked with the Atlanta Health Care Alliance, the Georgia Newspaper Association, the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians, and other professional associations.

Mathers Controls Inc.

Burlington-based Mathers Controls Inc., a manufacturer of marine electronic controls, has appointed Fisheries Supply Company of Seattle as its sole distributor of its line of light commercial and recreational marine controls in Washington and Alaska. Fisheries Supply Company of Seattle is a 67-year-old distributor of marine accessories.

Cornerstone Communications

Seattle-based Cornerstone Communications, a video services company, has added Phil Polizatto as a writer, producer and director. Polizatto's background includes more than 13 years as a corporate video producer, most recently with Boeing. His work has garnered national and international awards.

Department of Social & Health Services

State department of Social & Health Services has named superintendents for three state juvenile rehabilitation centers and for a school. Don Mead, a former juvenile rehabilitation director in San Francisco, Calif., will manage the Echo Glen Children's Center in Snoqualmie. Previously, Mead earned accreditation of the first residential treatment program by the American Correctional Association (ACA) and established a national juvenile detention resource center that was sponsored by the ACA and U.S. Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to institutions. Arthur D. Schmidt, former superintendent of the Palmer Correctional Center in Wasilla, Alaska, will supervise the Green Hill School in Chehalis. Schmidt has nearly 20 years of experience with corrections systems in Alaska. Donald G. Bonamy will run the Indian Ridge Youth Camp in Arlington. Bonamy served as superintendent of Indian Ridge when it was an adult corrections center under the state Department of Corrections. Formerly, he was superintendent of the Monroe Special Offender Center, a 144-bed institution specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of chronic mentally ill offenders. Dr. Asha Singh has been appointed as medical superintendent at Fircrest School in Seattle. She is the former school's medical director, a position she held since 1990. Previously, she was a staff physician in Lakeland Village, another DSHS residential care center for people with developmental disabilities located near Spokane.

The Global Online Services Summit

Focusing on world wide web and interactive multimedia in Europe, Asia, and North America, the Global Online Services Summit will take place at the Sheraton Hotel of Brussels in Belgium from May 31 to June 2. The summit, organized by New-York-based Jupiter Communications, will bring together leaders and deal-makers from the industries. Representation will include online system operators, media companies, telecommunications powers, technology and manufacturing enterprises, and companies of the emerging World Wide Web marketplace. For additional information, phone at 1-212-941-9252.

Jun 09, 1995

FourGen Software Inc.

Fourgen Software Inc., a Seattle-based developer of business applications software, has named Mike McHenry as major account manager and Bill Redinger as western regional sales director. Previously, McHenry was district sales manager for Bellevue-based Knowledge Ware Inc. Prior to joining FourGen, Redinger directed Northwest sales as regional branch manager at Oracle Corp.

Yantai Agreement

A sister city agreement designed to enhance international goodwill and increase trade was recently finalized in Olympia by the Port of Olympia and the Port Authority of Yantai, a rapidly expanding Chinese port on the Yellow Sea. The signing by Yantai Port Director Zhu Yi and Port of Olympia Commissioner Jeff Dickison finalized an agreement that commenced last fall when a similar signing ceremony was held in China. Yantai port officials are particularly interested in exporting certain agricultural products from Washington state.

CB Commercial

Clete Casper, a former Washington State University football star, has been hired by CB Commercial as a specialist in the sale and leasing of office properties in the surrounding Seattle market. Casper was previously employed by the Sabey Corporation as development manager from May 1985 to February 1995.

John L. Scott

John L. Scott has added several new sales associates to its offices in the Puget Sound area. They include: Dane Terry, Henry Samonte, Greg Gamble and Ron Branch, Lake Union; Marc Greg, Issaquah; and Chris Endresen, Poulsbo. Also, American Properties Northwest Inc., in Everett, has recently become the newest member of the John L. Scott network.

Windermere

Windermere Real Estate has added several new sales associates to offices in the greater Seattle area. They are: Robert Coles, Bellevue-South; Valerie Schmidt, Kent; Sherry Paulsell, Madison Park; Richard McPhaden, Northwest; and Anna Mangus, Wedgewood.

Seattle Brewing leases space

Seattle Brewing Company has leased 18,948 square feet of a 41,222-square-foot facility warehouse at the Intrawest Industrial Center Woodinville I. Seattle Brewing signed a 20-year lease that begins August 1 and runs through July 31, 2015. The company will use the facility as a microbrewery for the production, distribution and storage of beer.

Realty World

Realty World is opening a real estate school and training center, located at the firm's Seattle office at 7801 Rainier Ave. S. Through a self-paced, audio-tape program, the school offers both pre-licensing and continuing education courses, including real estate law, finance and broker management. Cost is $125. For more information, contact Linda Taylor at (206) 722-2017.

Shopping center adds new tenant

Cross Court Shopping Center, adjacent to Cascade Mall in Burlington, will soon expand and add a new tenant. Ground breaking for a 13,500-square-foot Western Warehouse retail store, is scheduled to begin this month with an anticipated opening in October. Cross Court is owned and managed by the Winmar Company, a subsidiary of Safeco Properties.

CREW-Northwest luncheon

Commercial Real Estate Women-Northwest will feature Constance Proctor and Mark Reddington, at its June 14 luncheon. Proctor, a partner in the law firm of Alston, Courtnage, MacAulay and Proctor, and a member of the Seattle Symphony Concert Hall design review committee, will discuss the lease issues surrounding the new concert hall. Reddington, is a partner at the architectural firm of Loschky, Marquardt and Nesholm, and the project designer for the concert hall. He will share some history behind the project and design concept. The luncheon will be held at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers. Registration will begin at 11:45 am. For further information contact Holly Jones at (206) 778-6162.