Sep 24, 1997

Intermec

Intermec announced a new corporate structure which integrated the recently acquired Norand Corp. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and United Barcode Industries of Stockholm. Since the consolidation, the organization has been renamed Intermec Technologies Corp. Four global products divisions will focus on core technology areas. The divisions are Local Area Systems, general manager Steve Winter; Norand Mobile Systems, Tom Miller; Government Systems, Mike Callahan; and Labeling Systems. Intermec COO Ed Borey serves as acting manager for Labeling Systems.

Outstanding Business Awards

Eight business in Southwest King County were awarded the 1997 Outstanding Business Awards with five of the companies based in Tukwila. The awards program is organized by the Southwest King County Chamber of Commerce. Winners from Tukwila are: M.A. Segale, Leadership Company of the Year; Identity Computer Solutions, Small Business of the Year -- Tukwila; Southtowne Auto Rebuild, Green Company os the Year; Charlie Frame, manager of Baker Commodities, Business Leader of the Year.

JPC

Architect Dan Butler has been promoted to president at JPC, Inc. in Redmond. Architects Ann Derr and Dennis Dieni join him as vice presidents. Butler's design clients have included Microsoft, Coinstar and Universal Avionics. Derr's major clients have included AT&T Wireless Services. Dieni most recently headed the construction administration of a 225,000-square-foot expansion of Microsoft headquarters in Redmond.

d'ARCH

LeeAnn Forrest has joined d'ARCH Corporation, a computerized graphics a pre-press services firm as principal-in-charge of hardware, software and large-format color sales for the Pacific Northwest. She has over 12 years of design administration experience and is a Certified Design Administrator.

Sep 23, 1997

Warner-Lambert pleads guilty for polluting

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Warner-Lambert Inc. pleaded guilty Friday and was fined $3 million for falsifying reports on the levels of pollutants released from a wastewater treatment plant in Puerto Rico, the Justice Department said. The pharmaceutical company also will pay a $670,000 civil penalty for releasing excessive levels of pollutants from 1992 to 1995, violating its wastewater discharge permit 347 times, Justice officials said in a written statement. The plant's supervisor, Juan Ruiz Orengo, pleaded guilty to similar charges and could be sentenced to up to 27 months in jail. He was responsible for collecting and analyzing wastewater samples for 34 different pollutants, including fecal coliform, metals, oil and grease, the department said. The facility now is in compliance with the law and "seems to have changed its corporate attitude towards environment law," said Jeanne M. Fox, an Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator.

Sep 19, 1997

Seattle Times

The Seattle Times Co. has been included in the Working Mother magazine list of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" for the seventh year, along with other Northwest firms including Eddie Bauer Inc. of Redmond and Nike and Sequent Computer Systems, both of Beaverton, Ore. The Times also announced it will build a new childcare facility at 214 Minor Ave. N., one block north of the newspaper's headquarters. The old facility was transferred to City Light as part of the Times' master plan for its redevelopment project.

Kitsap MLS joins Northwest MLS

Most of the brokers in Computer Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) in Silverdale have voted to join the Kirkland-based Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), a regional association serving King, Pierce, Snohomish and Grays Harbor counties. The merger should be completed by Oct. 1. Kathleen Kershaw, executive director of CMLS, will remain in Silverdale as area services manager for NWMLS. Randy Smith, designated broker at Coldwell Banker Park Shore in Port Orchard, will be Kitsap County's representative on the NWMLS board of directors.

Sep 16, 1997

German car makers focus on environment

FRANKFURT, Germany -- Small is big at this year's International Auto Show, as traditional German car makers turn their technology to making more compact, environmentally-friendly cars. Smart, the bright, urban mini-car that looks like it drove right out of the Internet, made its debut last week after three years in production. Combining Mercedes-Benz technology and the Swatch watch company's pop design, Smart aims to revolutionize the way compact cars are made. The roadster is produced by Micro Compact Car, a joint venture between Swiss watchmaker SMH and Daimler Benz, parent company of Mercedes-Benz. It's expected to go on sale in Austria, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland in March 1998 and will cost 16,000 to 20,000 DM ($9,000 to $11,100). Mercedes also introduced two new small cars of its own, a futuristic four-door subcompact and a sport utility vehicle designed for the U.S. market. A third car, the CLK coupe, completed the company's auto show premiers. The Mercedes subcompacts, know as the A-Class can seat five people and are designed to be environmentally-friendly and economical cars with all of the comfort and safety features of a traditional large Mercedes. The CLK coupe is more like a traditional Mercedes sedan, although somewhat smaller and with a line that slopes towards the front, giving it a sporty look. The M-Class is a hybrid sport utility vehicle that looks like a sleek truck and is supposed to drive like a car. It is the first Mercedes to be produced outside of Germany, at a newly built plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. American car-makers introduced sports cars and sedans designed to be competitive on the European market, and Chevrolet unveiled its latest Corvette convertible and a 1998 Camaro with a powerful V-8 engine. Cadillac showed its new Seville, with an automatic transmission technology designed to perform like a manual gearbox.