Wenatchee Business Journal back issues from July 2008:
It's hog heaven in olds station: Harley-Davidson dealership buys land next to Weinstein.
Jul 01, 2008; ... The thunder of motorcycles will soon be heard on Ohme Gardens Road as riders make their way to the new Legend Harley-Davidson dealership. Dale Bone, owner of Legend Harley-Davidson in Silverdale and Wenatchee, has purchased a 2.75-acre parcel at 425 Ohme Garden Road from BJ ....
Financial support for events center takes off: business partnerships energize new venue development.
Jul 01, 2008; ... 'Build it and they will come' works in the movies, but it takes a lot more in real life to make a venue work, according to the managers of the Wenatchee Regional Events Center and the Wenatchee Performing Arts Center, and the owner of the Wenatchee AppleSox. To be successful, ...
Hospital board approves $150 million expansion plan.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Central Washington Hospital's board of directors has approved a $150 million expansion plan to build a 190,000-square-foot, five-story tower of private patient rooms on the hospital's existing 17-acre property at 1201 S. Miller Street. To make way for the new structure, an ...
New tech directory puts NCW on the map.(PUBLISHER'S NOTEBOOK)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Whether you consider them techno-geeks or wizards of the wireless age, the local members of GWATA (the Greater Wenatchee Area Technology Alliance) are an important force for progress in our Valley and now they have cooked up something extraordinary. The newly launched NCW ...
Sandy's Pet Supply opens in Victorian Village.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Just as Katrina Keppler's Village Pets store closed in Mission Village, a new one has opened in the Victorian Village. Sandy's Pet Supply opened July 1 at 615 S. Mission St., Wenatchee in the Victorian Village. Owner Sandy Schimpf said she had been considering opening ...
Verizon Plus closes East Wenatchee location.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Verizon Communications Co. closed its Verizon Plus store at 335 Valley Mall Parkway, East Wenatchee, June 30. The store, which employed seven people, was an outlet where customers could sign up for landline telephone service, Internet and wireless services. It also served as a ...
KCB Charters gets rolling with bus service.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Keegan and Candi Bray of Cashmere started KCB Charters, a deluxe motor-coach service, April 1. The Brays purchased a Greyhound-style 47-passenger bus from Las Vegas Bus Sales for $35,000. It was previously owned by a university. The deluxe motorcoach contains three 15-inch DVD ...
Thurnock's Easy Chair opens in East Wenatchee.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Easy Chair opened on June 13 at 818 Valley Mall Parkway in East Wenatchee. Located between Garlini's restaurant and the Clearwater Steakhouse, the business specializes in buying overstocked, returned and liquidated furniture items from the Seattle area. A few of the items ...
Oberdorf takes over 19th hole at Leavenworth club.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Kairoly Rideg and Jozsef Szigeti have combined their 50 years of culinary talents at the Oberdorf Restaurant in Leavenworth. Located at the Leavenworth Golf Club at 9101 Icicle Road, the duo takes over where the previous tenants left off last year at the end of the golf season, ...
Great Harvest Bread Company finds home.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... A new bakery in Wenatchee is on the way, but first the building has to rise. Chris and Kyle Skalisky began the process of starting a Great Harvest Bread Co. in Wenatchee in February of this year. The Great Harvest chain, headquartered in Dillon, Mont., has more than 200 ...
Public works.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The city of Wenatchee's new public works building at 1402 McKittrick St. is expected to be completed in September, with staff moving in by November. Designed by Wagner Architects and being ...
Olds Station Park and Ride opens.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Link Transit is putting on the finishing touches at the new Park and Ride on Penny Road in Olds Station, next to Link's operations and maintenance base. It's official opening date is July 15, but it is being used already. Bike racks will be installed soon. This land was ...
Wheatland Bank adds Ellensburg, Yakima branches.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Spokane-based Wheatland Bank will open its 12th branch in Ellensburg in mid-July, according to vice president and marketing director Josh Falconer. The bank opened a Wenatchee branch in 2007 at 1114 N. Mission, followed by a Yakima location in early 2008. The Ellensburg branch ...
Grant money available for local art groups.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Wenatchee Arts Commission invites community arts organizations to apply for funding to support arts programs in the coming year. The Community Art Support Grant Program provides up to $1,500 each year for selected groups that are promoting the visual and performing arts, producing arts ...
Barros combines Ford, Lincoln and Mercury car lots.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Town Ford and Town Lincoln Mercury are moving in together. Tom Barros, owner of the Ford and Lincoln Mercury dealerships in Wenatchee as well as Town Toyota in East Wenatchee, said his company is merging the two dealerships to become more efficient. Ford owns and ...
Lithia restructures regionally; local building plans on hold.
Jul 01, 2008; ... Feeling the pinch in the car sales market, Medford, Ore.-based Litha Motors Inc. announced June 2 that it would begin a major restructuring plan to address conditions affecting the auto retail industry and the company. The company listed higher gasoline prices, tightening credit ...
$13 million Marriott hotel in the works.
Jul 01, 2008; ... The same company that built and operates Wenatchee's Holiday Inn Express in 1996 will begin construction of a new four-story Marriott Springhill Suites hotel on North Wenatchee Avenue by September. The property is located across Walnut Street from the new Sonic Drive In ...
A conversation with Don Moos: 'nothing gets done if you don't do it,' says former state lawmaker, agriculture director.(dialogue with Donald Moos)(Interview)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008; ... A two-minute conversation in 1969 convinced Donald Moos, then director of agriculture for Washington state, to enact a law that effectively shut down the importation of non-specific grapes used to make fortified wine. That decision ended up playing a large role in the protection ...
Recipes for success: caterers cook up opportunities to get out of the kitchen.
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Stuffed mushrooms and shish kabobs for an after-hours business meeting. A full-course plated dinner at an awards banquet. Crackers, fruit and cheese at a cocktail party. Whatever is on the menu, a successful catering job ...
Cashmere Brewing Company moving to grow.(UPDATES)
Jul 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Then: Joe Nestor planned to start a small brewery as a foundation for a brew pub in Cashmere in 2005. Nestor said he wanted to supply his own quality beer at his pub and not focus on distribution. Now: The Cashmere Brewing Company is moving, ...
Why do you show original artwork in your business?(WE HAD TO ASK)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Not every business hangs original artwork on its walls, but some make it a point to display, sell or promote local artists. The Wenatchee Business Journal had to ask, "Why do yon show original artwork in your business?" Arlberg Sports Arlberg Sports, at 25 N, ...
New owner keeps traditions at Hart's British Fish & Chips.(UPDATES)(Company overview)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Then: In 1994, the Wenatchee Business Journal reported that Hart's British Fish & Chips founder Dan Hart planned to increase the seating capacity at the restaurant from 35 to 50 people. At the time, the restaurant had been at 609 N. Wenatchee Ave. for seven years. In November ...
Milner attends cosmetic dentistry education program.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Wenatchee dentist Doug Milner of Fibonacci Smile attended the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's 24th Annual Scientific Session May 6-10 in ...
Melton and crew get implant practice.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Wenatchee dentist Dr. Fred Melton and his two assistants, D. Broderson and C. Magnussen, attended a three-day, hands-on course in Tacoma for the placement of dental implants. Two days of classroom instruction were followed by a day of placement of implants in actual patients. Each of the ...
Four 'super lawyers' at JDSA.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Four partners at Jeffers, Danielson, Sonn & Aylward, RS. of Wenatchee have been named Super Lawyers by Washington Law & Politics Magazine M. Danielson, David E. Sonn, J. Patrick Aylward and StanleyA. Bastian. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This is the fifth year for ...
Scribner now manages Solstice Spa's front desk.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Laurie Scribner)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Solstice Spa & Suites in Leavenworth has hired Laurie Scribner as front desk manager. She started managing, coordinating and supervising day-to-day operations of the spa/lodging/retail business June 1. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
United Way honors volunteers, contributors.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... United Way of Chelan and Douglas Counties recognized campaign business leaders and volunteers at its annual luncheon in May. Several local businesses and their employees received awards for their support of United Way during the annual fundraising drive last fall. Top ...
NCNB promotes two.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Jennifer Reynolds has been promoted to assistant vice president at North Cascades National Bank in Chelan. Reynolds is the loan administration coordinator and has worked at NCNB for the past 10 years. She graduated from the University of Washington with a major in biology and began her ...
Merrill honored by orthodonists for work on government affairs.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Robert Merrill)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... East Wenatchee Orthodontist Dr. Robert Merrill was recently honored by the House of Delegates of the American Association of Orthodontists for eight years of outstanding service to the AAO's ...
Sarty Mountain Inc. leadership attends training.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Members of the Sarty Mountain Inc. leadership team recently returned from a two-day intensive training session in Renton. Valda Sarty, Courtney Starevich and Brooke Richardson attended the May 19-20 Strictly Business: The Owner's Workshop course. The course provided business ...
Windermere's Leavenworth office adds new associate.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Windermere Real Estate/NCW has added sales associate Cliff Larson to its Leavenworth office. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Larson worked for Wenatchee Ford in auto retail sales for 30-plus years. Larson ...
Swindell earns Realtor of the quarter award.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jacqueline Swindell has received Windermere Real Estate/ NCW's ...
Smithson is president elect of insurance group.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Insurance advisor Kathy Z. Smithson of Smithson Insurance Services in East Wenatchee, recently returned from the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Washington State Convention and was elected as the state's ...
Burkenpas is executive director at Pediatric Therapy Center.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Dick Burkenpas was recently named the new executive director for the Pediatric Therapy Center (PTC) in Wenatchee. His new assignment began on April 28. Burkenpas hails originally from the Puget Sound area and previously served as Quincy Valley Medical Center's ...
Healthy Options promotes one, adds two.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... John Springer, PT, has accepted the position of executive director of Healthy Options Home Health Care in Wenatchee. He has worked with the agency as a physical therapist for the past 11 years. Christine Evensen has joined Healthy Options as an occupational therapist and BJ ...
Doneen honored with NWPPA for service.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(award for Michael Doneen)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Michael Doneen, retired Douglas County Public Utility District Commissioner, received a Lifetime Membership Award from the Northwest Public Power Association at the 68th Annual Conference and Membership Meeting in ...
Benton joins Wenatchee Valley Federal Credit Union.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Wenatchee Valley Federal Credit Union has added Pamela Benton to its team, bringing the total number of staff to 17. Benton is assistant manager to the CEO, Barb Cawood. She moved to Wenatchee from Spokane, where she worked at Global Credit Union in the operations center and in the IT ...
In other WVFCU news, CEO Barb Cawood and Robyn Higdon, who handles clearing services, attended the Annual Galaxy Conference June 8-13 in Las Vegas.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Conference news)
Jul 01, 2008 ... In other WVFCU news, CEO Barb Cawood and Robyn Higdon, who handles clearing services, attended the Annual Galaxy Conference June 8-13 in Las Vegas. Galaxy Plus Credit Union Systems, a unit of Fiserv Inc., is a leading provider of ...
McNair honored for service.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Thomas L. McNair of Wenatchee was honored at MetLife's annual Leaders Conference held May 28-31 in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Membership in this group is reserved for outstanding individuals who exemplify the highest standards of personal integrity, ...
Cascade Veterinary Clinic adds two partners, one vet.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(appointment of Ty Johnson and Andy DeMarco )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Drs. Ty Johnson and Andy DeMarco have joined as ownership partners with Dr. Ed Womack in Cascade Veterinary Clinic, 1201 Walla Walla Ave., Wenatchee. The two have dedicated a number of years in the practice and said they look forward to being more involved in the clinic. ...
Maydole wins Edward Jones award.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(award for Mark J. Maydole )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Mark J. Maydole of Edward Jones recently won the firm's Pacesetter Award, which recognizes financial advisors who achieve high levels of success early in their careers with the financial ...
Speidel's a 'super lawyer,' too.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Wenatchee attorney Russell J. Speidel has been named by Washington Super Lawyers magazine as one of the top attorneys in Washington for 2008. Only 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers ....
Loomis attends leadership summit.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Kris Loomis, CPA, CVA with Cordell, Neher & Co., PLLC, of Wenatchee recently attended the ...
Inna's Cuisine selected to serve 2008 Royalty Dinner.(COMPANY AWARDS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Inna's Cuisine, 26 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, was the location for the 2008 Apple Blossom Royalty Dinner. Jim and Corinne Telford ...
WVFCU awarded for NIE participation.(COMPANY AWARDS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Wenatchee Valley Federal Credit Union was named "2008 Partner of the Year" by ...
Ogden Murphy Wallace makes top 100 list.(COMPANY AWARDS)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Ogden Murphy Wallace PLLC, a multi-specialty law firm with offices in Wenatchee and Seattle, has been named one of Washington's 100 Best Companies to work for by Washington CEO Magazine. Ogden Murphy ...
Estate-grown grapes bring recognition to Tsillan Cellars.(COMPANY AWARDS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Tsillan Cellars, owned by Bob Jan-" kelson, is producing award-winning wines from the 40-acre vineyard first planted seven years ago. The 2006 Estate Riesling was awarded 91 points by the Wine Spectator, brought home best of show, best of varietal and a gold medal at the 2007 ...
Reaching for the top.(BACK IN THE DAY: Excerpts from the Wenatchee Business Journal published 20 years ago this month)(Top Foods )(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... TOP Foods is right on schedule toward opening its new 62,000 square foot store at the foot Grant Road in East Wenatchee in late August. The store will become the largest grocery in the area, is twice as big as the current store up Grant Road and will employ more than twice as ...
Food fight: competition watch TOP grow and wonder what will happen.(BACK IN THE DAY: Excerpts from the Wenatchee Business Journal published 20 years ago this month)
Jul 01, 2008 ... TOP Foods new East Wenatchee store is the talk of the rest of the Wenatchee area grocers. The reason is simple. As Brian Kingsbury, manager of the North End Safeway says, "TOP is going to have to get somebody else's customers ... There are only so many people in Wenatchee and people can ...
Bowling is for all ages and enjoying renewed popularity, according to Floyd Wentz, owner-manager of Columbia and Eastmont Lanes.(BACK IN THE DAY: Excerpts from the Wenatchee Business Journal published 20 years ago this month)
Jul 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Bowling is for all ages and enjoying renewed popularity, according to Floyd Wentz, owner-manager of Columbia and Eastmont Lanes, pictured at right in this ...
Help sought to build 3 Center flagpoles. (News briefs.(from 1988)(Wenatchee Downtown Association)(Brief article)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Wenatchee Downtown Association is seeking $4,722 to raise three flagpoles in front of the Wenatchee Center to fly the national, state and the newly designed city flags. Association chairwoman Jeanne Lodge ...
Real Homes tests non-foreclosure auction market.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Non-foreclosure home auctions are the normal way to sell homes in Australia, said Paul Thomas, project manager for Seattle-based Northwest Auctions, but they are just catching on here in the states. They are useful to residential builders as a tool to dispose of inventory that ...
Burned building gets new lease on life: Cornerstone Management Services revitalizes distressed properties.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 01, 2008; ... A major repair effort is underway at a fire damaged apartment building at 314 S. Mission St., Wenatchee. The structure, originally built as a single-family house in 1916, caught on fire on Oct. 27, 2007, causing more than $40,000 worth of damage, according to city of Wenatchee ...
Auctions are an old tool for real estate agents.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Al Lorenz, Realtor and owner of Criterion Properties, LLC, in Chelan, also advertised an auction in May. He teamed up with Boise-based Selequity Auctions to auction off his own 37-acre parcel in Sunnystope, and had expected eight to 10 serious bidders to show up. But when the day of the ...
Top properties.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The following is a list of upper-end residential and commercial property sales in Chelan and Douglas counties, as compiled by Chet Haney, owner of Cornerstone Realty Services. Haney publishes the list once a month from his office in Tonasket. Chelan County ...
Eastmont Plaza.(BUILDING EAST WENATCHEE)(Blodgett Construction Associates Inc.)(MJ Neat & Associates)(East Wenatchee Investments, LLC)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Going up Ninth St. N.E. from Valley Mall Parkway the old Eastmont Junior High School complex is on the right, across from the City of East Wenatchee offices. The complex consists of four buildings, two of which are visible from the street. m Building #1 is a two-story brick and ...
Building permits.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The following commercial building permits, permits for residential projects valued at $250,000 and more or multiple projects by the same owner were issued recently. Chelan County Kevin and Heather Knight, 3898 Old Monitor Road, Monitor; $ 250,000 for a commercial ...
Bid results.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The following are bid requests and bid results involving local companies or projects that were listed at The Wenatchee Plan and Copy Center last month. Some are also provided by the PUD No. 1 of Douglas County. The information on the bid requests includes the project name, ...
Development agreements remain useful tool.(IN THE FIELD)
Jul 01, 2008; ... In the world of land development, almost every project of any size has some unique circumstance that leads to difficult interpretations of the land-use code and development regulations for the local jurisdiction. These issues might involve offsite improvements or special ...
Newly registered contractors.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jul 01, 2008 ... The following is a list of newly registered contractors in Chelan and Douglas counties based on a monthly report from the Washington Department of Labor and Industries. The list includes all new contractors in the area as well as those that have reregistered due to changes in business name ...
Feeling the pinch: cost-of-living raises require careful consideration.(TOOL BOX)(Interview)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Costs are going up and people across the board are feeling the pinch. Richard C. Hartnack, vice chairman of the Consumer Banking Group for US Bancorp., part of US Bank, said in an interview with the Wenatchee Business Journal in June that he makes a high figure salary and he's ...
Pee Bee Jingles.(BUSINESS BIRTHS)(Columbia River Media Group)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Owner: Pauline Bessire Startup date: May 1, 2008 Phone: 509-998-7126 Pauline Bessire comes from a musical family. She said her mother taught her how to sing and harmonize when she was little, and Bessire has been singing ever since--in church, ...
A Formal Occasion.(BUSINESS BIRTHS)(Company overview)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Owners: Robert and Judy Martin Startup date: June 2008 Address: 17 S. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee Phone: 664-3073 This spring, Judy Martin only wanted wedding dresses for her two daughters weddings. She got three, buying an extra, just to be safe ....
Tsillan Studio Designs.(BUSINESS BIRTHS)
Jul 01, 2008; ... Owner: Nicole Hill Startup date: March 1, 2008 Phone: 509-264-5584 www.TsillanStudioDesigns.com Nicole Hill and her mother, Karen Hill-Jahr, have made jewelry as a hobby since Nicole was 11 years old. Working with beads, pearls, semiprecious ...
Business licenses.(FRESH BUSINESS)
Jul 01, 2008 ... Business licenses are required for any business that does business physically in Wenatchee, East Wenatchee, Cashmere and Leavenworth. The following businesses have been issued new business licenses according to city records. Businesses without addresses are operating from a home ...