Wenatchee Business Journal back issues from January 2009:
Fueling the economy, a tank at a time independent gas station owners weather rollercoaster gasoline prices.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Gas is almost free again, compared to the peak prices this summer. John Haberman, co-owner of Valley North Service Center and Wenatchee Valley Truck Stop, said prices have fallen almost $3 a gallon in the past four months, but people are not burning gas for the fun of it, at ...
Marketing, computer firms merge: Saggezza, Firefly develop software for dentists and more.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Advertising agency Saggezza Creative Group and computer and networking services, provider Firefly have merged in a move that will help the new company facilitate a nationwide rollout of a mutual software project. Saggezza, owned by Korey Korfiatis, and Firefly, owned by Denton ...
Brian's Pizza gives up lease at the mall.(Brian's Bulldog Pizzain Cashmere)(Brian Wintermeier)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Brian Wintermeier, owner of Brian's Bulldog Pizzain Cashmere, has closed his Wenatchee Valley Mall restaurant after seven months in business. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wintermeier said concerns about the economy, lack of mall traffic and reluctance of mall staff to ...
Readers' Choice Awards to be announced at expo.(PUBLISHER'S NOTEBOOK)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Brrrrr! Not only is it cold outside, but the business climate has also gotten a bit chilly for some of us in recent months. In the interests of keeping the flames of hope alive, there's a big event this month that may be just the thing to help heat up business around here ....
New minimum wage takes effect Jan. 1.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Washington's minimum wage increased 48 cents to $8.55 an hour beginning Jan. 1, 2009. Washington's minimum wage applies to workers in both agriculture and non-agricultural jobs, though 14- and 15-year-olds may be paid 85 percent of the adult minimum wage, or $7.27 an hour. ...
Cashmere Valley Bank prepares for disaster.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Cashmere Valley Bank recently announced a change in its disaster recovery provider. The change moves its co-location or 'hot site' from Monett, Mo., to Liberty Lake, Wash. The bank will also upgrade its computer server location in Cashmere next year. In the event of ...
Matas lease former Pizza Hut building.(THE BUZZ: TIPS, RUMORS AND MISCELLANEOUS PIECES OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Juan and Victoria Mata, owners of the Camino Real restaurant in Cashmere, have leased the 1,860-square-foot former Pizza Hut building at 1450 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, and plan to switch things up, opening a Mexican style eatery at the site. They signed a five-year lease ...
Buses on the pedestrian bridge still an option.(THE BUZZ)
Jan 01, 2009 ... If all goes well in the next couple of months, Link Transit may have the data in hand that gives it the go-ahead to put buses on the pipe line bridge. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Richard DeRock, Link's general manager, brought up the subject at December's Wenatchee Valley ...
Korfiatis active in E3, administrator of economic development district.(CORRECTION)(Correction notice)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Jennifer Korfiatis is the administrator of the NCW Economic Development District, a nonprofit organization covering Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties and the Colville Confederated Tribes. That entity is part of E3, a committee that includes a number of local agencies and ...
El Mundo gets new owners: Tiffany turns over Spanish-language weekly to Montoya.(Gustavo Montoya)(El Mundo Communications Inc.)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Jim Tiffany has sold local Spanish-language newspaper El Mundo to El Mundo Communications Inc. Gustavo Montoya is the managing partner. No sales price was disclosed, but Tiffany said he is carrying the contract until April so the new owners, who run a finance/mortgage ...
Global's Santa Ana Star Center management contract at risk.(Global Entertainment Corp.)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Global Entertainment Corp., which built and currently manages Wenatchee's newly completed Town Toyota Center, is struggling to hang on to the management of an arena it built in Rio Rancho, N.M. Although the contract has not been cancelled yet, the city of Rio Rancho has started ...
Coffee stands on the move--literally: boundary line disputes send Aut-To Mocha north and Java Dog south.
Jan 01, 2009; ... Recent property line boundary issues have forced both Java Dog and Aut-To Mocha to move buildings--in opposite directions. The new Java Dog building at Seventh and Mission, owned by Norman Winters of Peters Street Management, was picked up and moved 16 feet to the south--closer ...
North Central Washington Expo 2009 Business Summit: Tradeshow.(Conference notes)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Grow your business on the 'Hottest Day in Paradise" Thursday, January 22, 2009 Wenatchee Convention Center On Jan. 22, hundreds of business people from throughout the Wenatchee Valley will leave the cold of winter behind and spend one day "heating up the ...
Who is producing NCW Expo 2009 Business Summit and Tradeshow?(EXPO 2009)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The Oliver Group LLC, based in East Wenatchee, is producing the NCW Expo 2009 Business Summit and Tradeshow Jan. 22 at the Wenatchee Convention Center. The Oliver Group LLC is a direct marketing company that provides marketing tools and strategies to small and medium sized ...
Six reasons decision makers attend trade shows.(EXPO 2009)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 1 To find out about new industry products and services 2 To visit competing companies and compare prices and services 3 To visit various companies and hear and compare points of view 4 To meet ...
A conversation with Buell Hawkins: outgoing Chelan County Commissioner sees similarities between now and 2001.(Interview)(Company overview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Outgoing Chelan County Commissioner Buell Hawkins saw a lot of changes in the past seven-and-a-half years. He took office in the summer of 2001 before Sept. 11 and the following economic slowdown that quivered through the local economy. The business effects paled locally next to ...
Executive Flight expects gains in 2009.(OUTLOOK 2009)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Executive Flight, a private air charter company based at Pangborn Memorial Airport, projects that 2009 will be a time for growth for the company and new opportunities will take off as the national and international business climate changes. Business isn't falling from the skies ...
Full Throttle changes gears to include equipment rentals.(OUTLOOK 2009)(Full Throttle Recreation Club)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Despite a slow economy, Jeff Mortensen, manager of Full Throttle Recreation Club in East Wenatchee, says interest and membership continues to expand as the company reorganizes and seeks out new markets. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] He projects the company will grow in ...
Financing and risk slow the market, but not all is lost.(Commercial real estate)
Jan 01, 2009; ... The outlook for Commercial real estate deals in 2009 is lukewarm, according to projections from Realtors Pat Scofield, Alan Beidler and Ran Stephenson who were asked to rate 2009 on a scale of 1-10. Their ratings ranged from 5-7 due to concerns about the financial markets, builders holding ...
Wheat prices drop, but so do fuel costs.(OUTLOOK 2009)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Thank God for the snow. Without it, the wheat crop on the Waterville plateau wouldn't have much of a chance to become toast. Kevin Whitehall, general manager of the Waterville-based Central Washington Grain Growers, which manages 20 cooperative storage facilities in five ...
Apple Valley TV adjusts to digital.(OUTLOOK 2009)
Jan 01, 2009; ... When the switch to digital TV happens Feb. 17, area broadcasting channels will stay on the air, said Lonnie England. England, owner and producer for Apple Valley TV, said all Apple Valley TV translators now receive digital feed on KWCC, KNEE and KCKM. That digital feed is ...
Great Harvest Bread Co. sets record for opening.(UPDATES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Then: Chris and Kyle Skalisky bought franchise rights to bring a Great Harvest Bread Co. to Wenatchee in the fall of 2007. Great Harvest, based in Montana, has more than 200 stores nationwide and specializes in fresh milled and baked breads and baked goods. Kyle Skalisky had ...
Columbia Colstor explores new markets.(UPDATES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Then: Columbia Colstor Inc. was founded by Don McGraw in Quincy in 1983. The company focused on refrigerating northwest products whether-it be seafood, apples or french fries. By 2000, the company had six locations across Washington including a facility in Wenatchee at 410 N ....
Wenatchee Natural Foods adds space for health services.(UPDATES)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Then: Kathy Lingo purchased the Wenatchee Natural Foods business at 222 N. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee, from Delmon Meier in 2001. Over the next few years, she worked to rearrange it and add more merchandise. When she bought the store it didn't have a deli section, no meat department, no ...
Peterson named branch manager at Wenatchee D.A. Davidson & Co.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(John Peterson)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... John Peterson has joined the private client services office of D.A. Davidson & Co. in Wenatchee as vice president, financial consultant and branch manager. Peterson will continue to work with his clients and will also oversee the management and day-today operations of the seven-person ...
Eurton selected for agriculture leadership program.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Justin Eurton, production coordinator and food safety manager with C&M Packing, LLC, in East Wenatchee, has been selected to participate in an 18-month agriculture and forestry leadership development program. As a member of Class 31 of the Washington Agriculture and Forestry Leadership ...
Bergman earns RPVI credential.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dr. R. Thomas Bergman, a vascular surgeon at Wenatchee Valley Medical Center, has successfully completed the Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation (RPVI) exam and has ...
Festival of Trees designers lauded.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The following awards were presented to the designers of the 2008 Wenatchee Festival of Trees that were displayed Nov. 21 to 24 at the Performing Arts Center of Wenatchee and the Wenatchee Convention Center. The event is a community benefit for the Performing Arts Center of ...
Mazzola's Resource Solutions teaches grantwriting 101.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Michelle S. Mazzola, owner of Resource Solutions, recently taught Grantwriting 101 to school administrators and their staff. More than a dozen participants learned to use computerized databases to locate funding sources and how to customize ...
Brangwin still a Rising Star.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Woods & Brangwin, PLLC)(John Brangwin)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... For the fourth year in a row, John Brangwin, a 36-year-old attorney and partner in Woods & Brangwin, PLLC, in Wenatchee, has been designated a Rising Star by Washington Law and Politics. Less than 2.5 percent of Washington attorneys receive this honor each year. Rising Stars, ...
Milner takes root canal course.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Doug Milner )(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dentist Doug Milner of Fibonacci Smile in Wenatchee attended a two-day hands-on course in South Hackensack, N.J. The attendees learned and practiced state of the art techniques for providing root canal procedures from Innovators and long time ...
Darling attends seminar on sedatives.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dentist John Darling of Fibonadci Smile in Wenatchee attended a three day "Enteral Sedation" continuing dental education seminar in Chicago Dec. 7-9. The seminar dealt with ...
Blauman promoted to director at Reliv.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Kathleen Blauman of Wenatchee, an independent distributor for Reliv International, a direct selling company that provides nutritional supplements, was ...
Hidgon named WVFCU CEO.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Robyn Higdon)(Wenatchee Valley Federal Credit Union)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Robyn Higdon was named the new CEO of Wenatchee Valley Federal Credit Union on Dec. 1. Higdon has been acting as interim CEO since July 25. She replaces Barbara Cawood in the role. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Higdon has worked for WVFCU-for 8-and-a-half ...
Gere takes continuing driver's education training.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Teddy Gere, owner of The Art of Driving, LLC, completed eight credit hours of ...
Cromar recertifies with allergy, immunology board.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Bradley W. Cromar)(Wenatchee Valley Medical Center)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Dr. Bradley W. Cromar of Wenatchee Valley Medical Center has recertified with the American Board of Allergy and Immunology. Cromar, who works in the allergy department at WVMC, is the only board certified ...
Galloway joins Tastefully Simple.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Jessi Galloway of East Wenatchee has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products. ...
Annis teaches aesthetics course in San Francisco.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Shawna Annis, RN, BSN, and aesthetic medical practitioner for Professional Skin Solutions, recently taught an Advanced Medical Aesthetics Training Course in San Francisco along with Dr. James E. Fulton Jr., MD, PhD., who was a developer of Retin A. Annis's three-day workshop was ...
Chelan PUD hires Janney for finance, risk job.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Chelan County Public Utility District)(John Janney)(Brief article)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Chelan County Public Utility District has filled a new combined finance and risk position with a familiar face. John Janney will be the new executive manager of finance, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Janney, 46, served as executive ...
Wells Fargo offers grant to YWCA's TechGYRLs.(GOOD DEEDS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The YWCA Wenatchee Valley has received a $1,680 grant from Wells Fargo for the afterschool program TechGYRLS at Clovis Point Intermediate School. The program, offered during the school year, is for girls ages 10 to 14. Some of the funds ...
Sasseen donates $2,400 to student development skills program.(GOOD DEEDS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... State Farm Insurance agent Linda Sasseen donated $2,400 to the Wenatchee Valley College student development course "Keys to College Success." The money will be used for scholarships to help adult basic education (ABE) and English as a second language ...
Students win at this year's Apple Cup Cross-State Rivalry Football Game.(GOOD DEEDS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Students attending University of Washington and Washington State University scored a big win at this year's Apple Cup game, thanks to members of Washington's tree fruit industry. The Washington Apple Education Foundation made an $8,000 ...
Supermarkets took hold in East Wenatchee in 1950s.(LOOKING BACK)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Housewives shopping for groceries before World War II generally had to visit a butcher shop, bakery, greengrocer and dry goods store to stock up for family meals. With the increase in suburban development in the 1950s, supermarkets--which first appeared in 1930 flourished across America ....
Tramps' Olds Station hotel still a possibility: hotel brand change raises neighbor concerns, need for new variances.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Hoteliers Steven and Tanya Tramp, who once planned to construct a four-story Hampton Inn and Suites on their vacant Olds Station property, have switched gears and now propose to build a three-story Comfort Suites hotel instead. The Tramps applied to the Chelan County Port ...
Tire retailer waited 3 years to develop Wenatchee property: timeline part of Discount Tire's long-term plan.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Discount re Co. opened its first Wenatchee store on Dec. 18 after a three-year process. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The company originally purchased 1.05 acres of the former D&L RV Center property at 1914 N. Wenatchee Ave., for $848,540 in August ...
Top properties.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 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 ...
Building permits.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 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 Luis and Leah Soto, $270,000 for a single family home at 5435 Whispering Ridge Road, ...
East Wenatchee growth requires creative planning.(IN THE FIELD)
Jan 01, 2009; ... As most folks know by now, the Growth Management Act passed by the state Legislature in the early '90s requires that cities and counties identify areas around cities that are planned for urban growth. The planning horizon for this effort is supposed to be 20 years. In other ...
Bid results.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 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 arc also provided by the PUD No. 1 of Douglas County. The information on the bid requests includes the name of the ...
Newly registered contractors.(REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 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 ...
Discrimination claims are on the rise: employers need to take precautions to reduce lawsuit risks, says Sparks.(TOOL BOX)
Jan 01, 2009; ... A report released by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission shows that claims against employers were up 9 percent in 2007 versus 2006. A total of 82,792 cases were filed in 2007 compared to the 75,768 in 2006. The report says the increase could be due to a greater ...
Opportunities abound in post-Soviet economy.(ON PROFIT)
Jan 01, 2009; ... As my previous updates have indicated I am on sabbatical with my family this year. I am serving as a professor of business, teaching primarily entrepreneurship, at LCC International University in Klaipeda, Lithuania. (www.lcc.lt) The mission of LCC is to help bring the market economy to ...
KnitabiliTea.(BUSINESS BIRTHS)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Owners: Kara Meloy and Amanda Thomas Startup date: April 2008 Address: 12 S. Wenatchee Ave., Wenatchee Phone: 509-662-2669 Jackson Meloy loves to go to work everyday. He sits in the front window and lures people in by his personality. ...
Lemongrass.(BUSINESS BIRTHS)(Company overview)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Owner: Natalie Bennett Startup date: Dec. 11 Address: 1052 Springwater, Wenatchee Phone: 888-3885 www.lemongrassnaturalfoods.com A few years ago, Dennis and Natalie Bennett began looking for ways to increase their health and energy ...
Systematech.(BUSINESS BIRTHS)
Jan 01, 2009; ... Owner: Daniel Pirestani Startup date: October 2008 Address: 23 S. Wenatchee Ave., Suite 223, Wenatchee Phone: 293-5488 www.systematechinc.com Daniel Pirestani and DeRicki Johnson have a long history in the technology and ...
Business licenses.(FRESH BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... 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 ...
Liquor licenses.(FRESH BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... The following liquor license information is distributed by the Washington state Liquor Control Board in Olympia. Licenses sought Snowdrift Cider Company, 277 Ward St., East Wenatchee; Ringsrud Cidery, LLC, Grace Ann Larsen, Timothy William Larsen, Lars Peder ...
Commercial lawsuits.(FRESH BUSINESS)(Water Works Properties, LLC)(Premium Developments, LLC)(Lake Hills Development LLC)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Water Works Properties, LLC, and McQuaig v. Premium Developments, LLC, White Water Works Properties LLC, owned by John McQuaig, is seeking the remainder of payment for property purchased by Premium Developments, LLC, owned by Calvin White. In 2007, Premium Developments purchased ...
Tax liens.(FRESH BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... A tax lien is a legal claim filed in court by a government agency against a person or business owing taxes. Liens are civil, not criminal claims, and normally seek to attach money and/or property to pay the taxes. A list of liens is kept at the county courthouse showing who the ...
Judgments.(FRESH BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... When an individual or business doesn't pay taxes, the state can file a lawsuit against the person or business and obtain a judgment against any property a person or business owns. Judgments are filed in Chelan County Superior Court as records of judgments paid or satisfied. The following ...
Bankruptcy filings.(FRESH BUSINESS)
Jan 01, 2009 ... Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings. Chapter 7--Straight bankruptcy; debtor gives up non-exempt property and debts discharged. Chapter 13--Plan is devised by the individual to pay a percentage of debt based on ability to pay. All disposable ...
Meetings.(BUSINESS CALENDAR)(Calendar)
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Workshops.(BUSINESS CALENDAR)(Calendar)
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Events.(BUSINESS CALENDAR)(Calendar)
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Opportunities.(BUSINESS CALENDAR)
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