Jan 07, 1997

Redmond National Bank

Bruce Pavitt has joined Redmond National Bank as its business relationship officer. Pavitt will be responsible for developing new business opportunities for RNB's relationship-based lending programs.

Virginia Mason

John Walburn has joined Virginia Mason Medical Center as employee/labor relations specialist. Walburn will consult with Virginia Mason managers, employees and human resource representatives.

MWW/Savitt

MWW/Savitt, a Seattle-based independent public relations firm, has hired Lisa Jones as vice president of creative services. Jones will direct MWW/Savitt's creative services division, managing a diverse range of creative projects, including corporate and image advertising, collateral and on-line communications for such clients as The Ackerley Group, Trillium Corporation, PhotoDisc, and the Washington Dairy Products Commission.

The Traver Company

The Traver Company has been selected by Step by Step Graphics from a field of nearly 2,000 entries, for inclusion in the 1997 Design Process Annual. The company will be showcased in an article depicting the design process of Jim Rittiman, related species, a gallery exhibition catalogue produced for Meyerson & Nowinski Art Associates. The Traver Company is also designing a comprehensive sales and marketing collateral system for the Washington State Convention & Trade Center.

Digital Kitchen

Digital Kitchen, a Seattle-based broadcast design firm, has hired Mary Edmonds as client services director. Edmonds will focus her efforts on account management and production coordination for accounts such as Intel, Nike, Precor and K2. The offices of Digital Kitchen are located in Bellevue.

Noble House Hotels & Resorts

Noble House Hotels & Resorts, a Kirkland-based hotel management company, has acquired the Grove Isle Club & Resort, a 50-room luxury property located on its own private island off Coconut Grove in Miami. The resort has been incorporated as the second in a series of Noble House Hideaways Collection, a new division of Noble House & Resorts. The Grove Island Club will be operated under the direction of general manager Hans Mulders and Ben Woodson.

Northwest Natural Gas

Richard Reiten, president and chief operating officer of Portland-based Northwest Natural Gas, has been appointed chief executive officer. Reiten succeeds Robert Ridgley who is retiring but will continue as chairman of the board of the company.

World of Concrete

The World of Concrete trade show is being held Jan. 20-24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The event is the largest annual international exposition and conference focused on concrete construction. It features over 1,000 exhibitors and is expected to attract over 50,000 visitors. For more information, call (630) 543-0870.

Drilling, blasting

A Jan. 27-31 course on drilling and blasting techniques for construction, quarrying, open pit mining, trenching and pipe lines will be held at the University of Washington. For more information, contact Engineering Professional Programs at the UW by calling (206) 543-5539.

AACE meeting

The Seattle Section of AACE International is holding a Jan. 16 dinner meeting at Latitude 47 in Seattle. The event will feature a presentation by Kelly Smith of Baugh Industrial on Access-based project management. The evening will kick off with a 5:30 p.m. reception, followed by dinner at 6:45 p.m. Cost is $22 and reservations must be made by Jan. 14. For more information, contact John Schaufelberger at (206) 685-4440.

Flagger training

The Evergreen Safety Council is offering a two-day flagger instructor certification course Jan. 16-17 at the Evergreen Safety Center (401 Pontius Ave. N., Seattle). Class runs from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Cost is $355 for Safety Council members and $395 for non-members. For more information, contact Evergreen Safety Council at (800) 521-0778.

Residential permitting

The King County Department of Development and Environmental Services is offering a Jan. 16 class to help private citizens and members of the real estate, architectural and construction professions learn how to apply for permits to build single-family homes and other small projects in unincorporated areas of the county. Class will be held from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at the King County DDES building, 3600 136th Place S.E., Bellevue. Cost is $30. Pre-registration is required. Call (206) 296-7270 for more information.

Home builders' show

Innovative building techniques, products and systems will be demonstrated at the 1997 National Association of Home Builders' show Jan. 24-27 in the Astrodome in Houston. For more information, contact APA -- The Engineered Wood Association at (206) 565-6600.

Lift truck instructor

A lift truck instructor update class will be held Jan. 22 in Portland (Halton Co., 422 N.E. Columbia Blvd.) and Jan. 23 in Seattle (Evergreen Safety Center) by the Evergreen Safety Council. Class will run from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at both locations. Cost is $178 for Safety Council members and $198 for non-members. For more information, contact Evergreen Safety Council at (800) 521-0778.

Job profits

FMI Corp. is offering its job profits program in several cities during the month of February. The dates and locations are: Feb. 3 in Chicago; Feb. 4 in Des Moines, Iowa; Feb. 5 in Albany, N.Y.; Feb. 18 in Tampa, Fla.; Feb. 19 in Charlotte, N.C.; Feb. 24 in Philadelphia; and Feb. 25 in Portland, Ore. For more information, call April Fowler at FMI, (800) 877-1364.

How to survive a hazardous waste inspection

OLYMPIA -- Are you ready to have a Department of Ecology inspector stop by to see how you handle hazardous wastes? If not, Ecology is offering workshops around the state to teach you how to survive a hazardous waste inspection and save time and money as well. The workshops will cover hazardous waste designations, regulations, waste reduction, record keeping, dangerous waste annual reports and container management. The workshops will be offered in the following cities: Silverdale, today; Vancouver, Jan. 9; Lacey, Jan. 13; Mount Vernon, Jan. 15; Lynnwood, Jan. 17; Spokane, Jan. 28; Richland/Tri-Cities, Jan. 30; Yakima, Feb. 4. The $25 advance fee includes all materials and lunch. Registration at the door will cost $35 if space is available. For information, call (800) 874-2022 or contact one of the following people at the nearest Ecology office: Jan Brydsen in Spokane, (509) 456-2876; Jim Pearson in Yakima, (509) 457-7142; Dave Saunders in Olympia, (360) 407-6348; or Victoria Sutton in Bellevue, (206) 649-7085.

Denmark produces the most windmills

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- Denmark has become the world's largest producer of windmills following the bankruptcy of a U.S. manufacturer, a Dutch association claimed last Thursday. In the past four years, Danish wind turbine production has quadrupled, delivering more than 600 megawatts of new generating capacity every 12 months -- the equivalent of a medium-size nuclear power station, the Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association said. In 1995, Denmark supplied nearly half the world's wind turbines; with the bankruptcy last year of Kenetech, one of the world's three largest makers, Danish companies now have 60 percent of the world market, the association said. Denmark began a national windmill program in 1979 under pressure from grassroots organizations demanding new sources of electricity that have less impact on the environment than conventional plants. The country now has a wind power capacity of about 750 megawatts, supplying about 5 percent of Denmark's electricity. It takes 1,200 windmills with rotors 142 feet in diameter to produce 650 megawatts. Vestas of Denmark is the world's largest constructor of windmills, with a global share of 20.9 percent. The main wind-energy markets include Germany, Britain, India, China and the United States.