Dec 13, 1995

Digital Post & Graphics

John Detrick has been hired as chief engineer for Digital Post & Graphics, a Seattle-based component digital production house specializing in video graphics and editorial, computer animation and visual effects on video, CD-Rom and other interactive and new-media platforms. Detrick comes to Seattle from Dallas where he designed, installed and maintained the Stokes Group, one of the Southwest's largest digital production and interactive media facilities. He also worked in broadcast engineering with KTUL Tulsa, an ABC affiliate, handling day-to-day operations and satellite transmission, and was engineer for Challenger Productions, responsible for the technical aspects of televising large-scale live television remotes and major sporting events for networks.

Bristol Productions Limited

Bristol Productions Limited of Olympia has added Matthew Chapman, a recent graduate of Central Washington University, as a production assistant. Also, Ken Gaer was promoted to creative director, in charge of all graphics, including 2-D and 3-D animation.

Univar Corporation

Kirkland-based Univar Corp., one of the largest chemical distributors in North America, has acquired Berk Limited, a chemical distributor in the United Kingdom with sales of approximately $70 million (U.S.). Berk will be merged with K&K-Greeff Limited, the UK subsidiary of Univar Europe, to form the second largest chemical distribution company in the UK. The combined firms are merging under the name Univar PLC, but will retain their established trading names.

Spokane Technet Committee

Spokane Technet, an organization dedicated to facilitating the networking of high technology companies in the Inland Northwest, has added several new members to its committee. They are: Linda Clark, ComputorLink; Sue Christilaw, Itron; Janine Kardokus, Johnson Matthey; Reed Olsen, OSI; Art Hill, Argo Technologies; Stan Hatch, The Towne Group; and Glen Larson, Telect.

Elgin Syferd/DDB Needham

Seattle's Elgin Syferd/DDB Needham (ES/DDBN) took one award and placed as a finalist in four categories in the 10th Annual London International Advertising Awards. The winning radio ad was a pro-bono public service spot for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, called "Turkey Special." A corresponding print ad placed as a finalist in the copywriting and public service categories, and a radio advertisement created for King County Metro-Transit entitled, "Hot Dog Tongs," was a finalist in the categories of humor and artist performance.

The Bank Marketing Association

The newly formed Northwest Chapter of the Bank Marketing Association has identified its leadership for the coming year. Barbara McCarthy of Frontier Bank was named president. Other officers include: Dorothy Harris of Evergreen Bank, treasurer; Gary Martin, Frontier Bank, membership chair; John Waggoner, Clarke-American, program chair; Sharon Harris, National Bank of Tukwila, communications co-chair; Pam Townsend, North Pacific Bank, communications co-chair; and Gib Black, Gib Black Advertising Group, design consultant.

Seattle Public Schools

Seattle Public Schools has appointed Juluis Johnson as chief of staff and Geri Lim as school district budget manager. Formerly, Johnson was chief of operations and administration in the city administrators office of the city of Washington, D.C. Among his duties there, Johnson was responsible for oversight of Washington D.C. Public Schools. A retired Army brigadier general who has worked with Seattle School Superintendent John Stanford over the years, Johnson was the director for the Gulf War Heroes Welcome parades in D.C. and New York City. He also directed two presidential inaugurals, served two terms in Vietnam, and was the commanding general responsible for the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) and JROTC programs in high schools, colleges and universities spanning an area from Maine to the Virgin Islands. Lim brings more than 13 years of public agency financial expertise to the school district. Most recently, she managed one of five teams which prepared and monitored the city of Seattle's $3.3 billion biennial budget and was involved in the reorganizational, design and development of city government. Prior to joining the Office of Management and Planning, Lim was manager of finance and administration for the city's Department of Community Development.

Dec 12, 1995

The Bartlett Group

Stacy Drake has been promoted to account executive for the Bartlett Group, a Seattle public relations and marketing communications firm. Drake joined the company in 1993. She was formerly publications editor at the New York Maritime Trade Association.

Foster Higgins

James B. Dexter has been elected a principal of Seattle-based A. Foster Higgins & Co. Inc., an international consulting firm specializing in actuarial work, employee benefits, health care, information systems and communication. Dexter, who has extensive experience consulting with clients on actuarial and retirement issues, was previously a managing consultant.

TRIsource

TRIsource, a two-year-old provider of Windows development services, has opened a usability lab at its Seattle headquarters for use by independent software vendors. TRIsource and its ISV clients operate the lab as an integral part of the Windows development process. The usability lab's services are open to any software organization. TRisource expects primary users to be its customer base of ISVs that include Asymetrix, Adobe Systems, Corel, Midisoft, Numera and others. For more information about the usability lab, call Gerald E. Weltner Jr. at (206) 322-1513.

Washington PUD Association

The Washington Public Utility Districts Association, representing 28 public utility districts that provide energy and water service to over 1.5 million customers in the state, has elected new officers. Skagit County Public Utility District Commissioner Jones E. Atterberry, a Realtor and associate broker with Century 21-All Pro in the Burlington area, has been elected president of the Association. William H. Hewitt, a commissioner from Grant County PUD, was elected vice president, and Clallam County PUD Commissioner Hugh Simpson has been chosen to serve as secretary-treasurer.

Targeted Genetics

Targeted Genetics Corp. has named Bruce H. Devens to the position of director of immunology. Devens, who holds a doctorate in experimental pathology from the University of California, Los Angeles, has focused his research on immune regulation and the role of the immune system in human disease. He joins the Seattle company from Syntex Discovery Research, where he was most recently senior department head of inflammation biology and immunology. At Syntex, he had responsibility for managing products at various stages of development, from the laboratory through FDA approval. Devens previously held positions as senior scientist, and research investigator in the immunopharmacology department at Hoffmann-La Roche and, prior to that, was assistant professor of biomedical sciences (pathology) and biology at the University of California, Riverside. Targeted Genetics has several product candidates in clinical trials for acquired and inherited diseases, including cancer, Gaucher disease, cystic fibrosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) -- the virus that causes AIDS.

Johnstone Supply's 200th store

Johnstone Supply, Inc. held its grand opening for their Olympic Peninsula store. The "Olympic-200" celebration marked the opening of Johnstone Supply's 200th member store. The 10,500 square foot store and showroom located at 250 Wilkes Avenue in Bremerton, was toured by over 200 customers and vendors. Founded and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Johnstone Supply is one of the nation's largest wholesalers of HVACR and appliance parts and supplies.

Basic business management workshops

Bellevue community college will be offering six half-day workshops covering the basics of business success as a construction contractor. The workshop will be taught by Charles Barb, Ph.D., a principal of Shawcroft, Barb & Associates, Inc., a local business consulting firm working extensively with small construction contractors. The series includes: Starting a construction business, Jan. 6; Construction sales and marketing, Jan. 17; Construction estimating and bidding, Jan. 31 ; Construction job-cost accounting, Feb. 14; Construction planning, scheduling and control, Feb. 28; and Construction safety plans, training and inspection, Mar, 13. Each workshop is $65, for more information call (206) 641-2263.

Puget Sound Safety Summit

The Puget Sound Safety Summit will be holding a seminar, "A life on the line", regarding the scope, purpose and application of OSHA's Lockout/Tagout standard on Dec. 13., 9 a.m. - Noon. Neal Key, Mike Ficker, and Mike Gonzalez of Panudit Corp. will facilitate the event. The seminar will be held at the Aerospace Machinist, Industrial District Lodge #751: 9125 15th Place South, Seattle, Conference Room C. For more information call (206) 763-1300.

Holiday celebration

The Puget Sound Chapter #60, National Association of Women in Construction will hold their Holiday Celebration dinner on Dec. 19 at the Meany Tower Hotel, 4507 Brooklyn Ave., Seattle. Social hour begins at 5:45 p.m., dinner at 6:45 p.m. For reservation please call Mary Bartok at (206) 481-5765.

GeoEngineers hires marketing assistant

Lynda A. Reite has been promoted to assistant marketing coordinator in the Redmond office of GeoEngineers Inc., a 150-person environmental and geotechnical firm with offices in Washington, Oregon and Alaska. Reite will be responsible for production of statements of qualifications, proposal packages, lead tracking, assisting with local teaming opportunities and maintaining the marketing external E-mail system. She has been with the company since 1993.

Pacific Salmon Commission gets new chair

Bob Turner, director of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, has become chair of the United States Section of the Pacific Salmon Commission, formed by the treaty between the U.S. and Canada to guide salmon management on the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Oregon. The U.S. Section includes representatives of Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Indian tribes from the Northwest. Turner becomes chair at a critical time. In recent years, the commission has been unable to reach agreement on cooperative, coast-wide harvest strategies that contribute to the rebuilding of dwindling salmon stocks in both the U.S. and Canada. It also has not ensured that each country receives benefits equivalent to its production of salmon. Canada is refusing to negotiate harvest sharing agreements until progress is made on the equity issue. The U.S. Section is also represented by G.I. James of the Lummi Indian Tribe; James Pipkin, the special federal negotiator for Pacific Salmon; and David Benton, acting deputy commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

OSU study of upper Columbia Basin funded

CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) -- A group of Oregon State University researchers has received a $900,000 federal grant to study fishery habitat in the upper Columbia River Basin. The money from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be used to study relationships linking biological, hydrological and geological processes. "Cold water fish communities throughout the Columbia River Basin face high risks of extinction due to degraded freshwater habitats," said Hiram Li, professor of fisheries biology. "More than 76 populations of salmon and trout are at risk of extinction in eastside habitats. "The survival of these fish communities depends on our understanding of the processes that control stream temperatures and habitat."

"Office Hero" campaign launched

The King County Commission for Marketing Recyclable Materials has launched the 1996-96 Office Hero program, a public-private partnership designed to bring together manufacturers, dealers, retailers, commercial recycling businesses, and industry associations to increase the sale of recycled office products in the county. The Marketing Commission has increased the effectiveness of rate-payer dollars through private sector contributions from major supporting manufacturers, retailers and distributors of recycled products such as Corporate Express, Avery Dennison, Smead, GreenDisk, James River, Fort Howard and Emerald Data Products. During December, 7,500 businesses and 300 government offices will receive The Essential Guide to Recycled Office Products, an 80-page publication highlighting the variety of locally available recycled office products. Along with the guide, posters and buttons are being sent to individuals that take the "Office Hero Challenge," a commitment to try at least five recycled products within three months. For more information, contact June Angus at (206) 296-4348.

Grant awarded for sewage plant cleanup

The Washington State Department of Ecology has awarded a $1.33 million grant to the King County Department of Metropolitan Services to clean up the former Lake Hills Sewage Treatment Plant in Redmond. The grant will cover some of the costs associated with restoring wetlands and digging out contaminated sediments from sludge lagoons. Samples of sediment and shallow soils at the site show contamination by PCBs and mercury. Cleanup is planned to start next year and run for about a year. The Lake Hills Sewer District built the sewage treatment plant in the 1950s, and Metro operated it from 1964 until it closed in 1973. The city of Bellevue owned the site from 1973 to 1979. The King County Office of Open Space bought the site in 1994; and after cleanup, it will be added to Marymoor Park. Metro and Bellevue will jointly conduct cleanup with the grant, which covers approximately 40 percent of the costs eligible for such funding. The money comes from Ecology's Local Toxics Control Account, funds generated by state taxes on toxic substances.

Compromise on chemicals that harm ozone

VIENNA, Austria (AP) -- A U.N.-sponsored conference approved a schedule to reduce the use of chemicals that hurt the Earth's protective ozone layer, but environmentalists said the plan wasn't strong enough. The U.N. Environment Program said the 110-government conference agreed late Thursday to new commitments to strengthen the 1987 Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. But the environmental group Greenpeace said the meeting was a failure. "For the first time, the will to protect the ozone layer has been overtaken by the desire to advance narrow commercial interests and to cut financial support for developing countries," Clive Bates of Greenpeace said Friday. Ozone, a gas in the stratosphere, prevents harmful ultraviolet radiation from reaching the Earth. Its depletion, caused in large part by industrial chemicals, is believed to increase skin cancer and cataracts. A hole in the ozone layer, first observed over the Antarctic in the 1980s, is growing rapidly and was twice as big in September as a year ago, according to the U.N. World Meteorological Organization. Under the compromise, industrialized countries will phase out the pesticide methyl bromide by the year 2010, while developing countries, which previously faced no controls, agreed to freeze use of the chemical at average 1995-98 levels by 2002. A U.N. statement said industrialized countries account for about 80 percent of the worldwide use of methyl bromide. The group had earlier agreed to a freeze by 1995. Industrialized countries agreed to interim reductions of 25 percent by 2001 and 50 percent by 2005. Exemptions are allowed for certain trade-related applications and agricultural uses. Controls on hydrofluorocarbons were tightened slightly. Known as HCFCs, they are a much less damaging substitute for chlorofluorocarbons. Both chemicals are used for refrigeration and cleaning.

ARCO upgrades spill recovery team

ARCO Transportation Co. has announced a contract with Clean Pacific Alliance, a joint venture of National Response Corp. and Crowley Marine Services Inc., to provide equipment and resources for enhancing spill-response coverage for Washington, Oregon and California. CPA will pre-position response vessels and equipment, thereby increasing capabilities in these states of handling offshore incidents. ARCO Transportation, the marine and pipeline division of Los Angeles-based ARCO, also announced that CPA will be named as a primary provider in ATC's spill-response plans, replacing Marine Spill Response Corporation, as soon as CPA resources are in place. The transition is expected to be complete by the first quarter of 1996.