Oct 31, 2000

Digital Signature Trust

Digital Signature Trust (DST) has become the latest firm to meet the rigorous licensing requirements of Washington state's Electronic Authentication Act. The Utah-based company, an affiliate of Zion's Bancorp, is the fourth firm to become a state-licensed certification authority. A certification authority acts as a "third party" in electronic transactions, providing verification of the authenticity of digital signatures used to sign documents online. The licensing of DST is especially important to the state of Washington's efforts to offer citizens the convenience of conducting online transactions with state agencies.

Short Cressman & Burgess

Carina Enhada has joined the Seattle law offices of Short Cressman & Burgess as of counsel. Formerly with Foster Pepper & Shefelman, Enhada joins the firm's construction industry practice group.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Nine lawyers from Lane Powell Spears Lubersky in Seattle were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2001-2002. The lawyers and their specialty areas include: Charles Ekberg, bankruptcy law; D. Wayne Gittinger and Michael Morgan, corporate law; James Robart, business litigation; Reed Schifferman, personal injury; George Kirklin, who has been named for the two specialty areas of business litigation and personal injury; Leigh Stephenson-Kuhn, employee benefits law; John Folawn, legal malpractice law; Robert Maloney, business litigation and civil litigation.

Washington Auctioneers Asssociation

Scott Musser, of Musser Brothers Auctioneers in Kennewick, was named Northwest Champion Auctioneer at the first annual contest during the Northwest Auctioneer Convention earlier this month in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. Seventeen auctioneers competed. The winner will compete in the International Auctioneers Championships held in July in Boise.

Landor Associates

Landor Associates, a Seattle-based branding consultancy and strategic design firm recently promoted Jim Heissenbuttel to electronic production manager, Brian Huddleston to account executive, Annett Kohlmann to marketing coordinator and Jay Porter to account analyst. In addition, the firm has hired eight new staff members. Kevin Branton and Emily Witt are project coordinators. John Ellis and Brett Kingsbury are account executives. Carol Stanley is an electronic production designer. Kelly Parvin is a designer. Susan Curhang is a brand strategist and Hollie Orcutt is a receptionist

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Christenson Electric

Portland-based Christenson Electric has acquired Philips Electric of Eugene, Ore. The move has created a unified company offering telecommunications, low-voltage technical, lighting and residential with commercial, institutional and industrial services. Philips Electric was founded by Nathan Philips in 1980. Philips is serving as general manager and the Philips Electric name remains the same. Also, all 60 Philips employees continue to work for the company. The merger gives 55-year-old Christenson Electric a presence in the Eugene market and added expertise in low-voltage fire alarm and access control systems. Christenson provides a full range of electrical service and construction in to customers in Oregon, Washington and California.

Paul Davis Restoration

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Paul Davis Restoration has opened a new Seattle branch office. The company provides loss mitigation, restoration and reconstruction services. The new branch specializes in fire and water damage mitigation and restoration services. It is being headed up by industry veteran Doug Anderson and is serving the greater west King County area. The office is located at 12250 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, (206) 364-3000.

Oct 30, 2000

The Trade Bank

Boyer

The Trade Bank in Seattle has hired Jennifer Wallis Boyer as a relationship manager. Boyer provides international trade finance services to companies in Washington, Idaho and Alaska that import and/or export goods and services. Prior to joining The Trade Bank, she served at Wells Fargo as an associate. The Trade Bank is a joint venture between Wells Fargo and the HSBC Group and is the only nationally chartered bank exclusively dedicated to providing banking services to middle market importers and exporters.

Charter Bank

Gagliardi

Bret Gagliardi has joined Charter Bank in Bellevue as a senior vice president. Gagliardi will assist with strategic planning. He has more than 20 years of banking experience, most recently as senior vice president for Columbia Bank.

Shandwick International

Culter

Shandwick International, a Bellevue-based company providing reputation management for technology-based clients, has hired Jennifer Culter as a new assistant account executive. Culter will work on proactive outreach and media relations for the Microsoft TV platform. She previously worked as an account coordinator for the Townsend Agency in San Diego.

Microserv Technology Services

Microserv Technology Services’ new National Logistics Center in Tukwila recently earned the ISO 9001 certification. This is the second Microserv facility to earn this certification; the company’s Kirkland headquarters became ISO 9001-certified in August 1999. The ISO 9001 certification designates that a company is dedicated to providing continuous improvements in delivering products and services. The 28,000- square-foot Microserv National Logistics Center opened in July in Tukwila and is the home for the company’s distribution, warehouse and computer repair center.

InterStar

Julie Cooper has joined InterStar, the marketing and public relations arm of Seattle-based ISNetworks, as an account assistant. ISNetworks is an e-commerce and information system software company specializing in digital signature technology.