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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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Jan Harte earns
excellence award

Jan Harte, a certified business advisor for the Washington Small Business Development Center at the Vancouver Service Center was presented the Ron Battles Excellence Award, by SBDC State Director Brett Rogers, in recognition of Harte’s quality service to her clients in Southwest Washington’s Clark and Skamania Counties.

“Harte was selected for this award based on a number of strong nominations from clients, her body of work demonstrating commitment to excellence, and her “above & beyond” approach to her clients, to her peers, to the community and to stakeholders at large,” Rogers said.

The Ron Battles Excellence Award was conceived as a means of honoring the late Ron Battles' legacy as a gifted business advisor and to recognize in others the same commitment to quality service that Battles displayed in his nine-year career with the SBDC. Battles died in October,2005.

Harte is a former business owner, instructor, and a specialist in finance and human resource issues. She first became involved with the SBDC under a subcontract arrangement with the Columbia River Economic Development Council in August, 1987.

After completing her Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Portland and working as a private consultant, Harte re-joined the SBDC in 1995 as an employee of Washington State University. Harte was recognized as the SBDC’s 1998 Star Performer and later that year accorded the State Star for Washington award at the national conference of the Association of Small Business Development Centers.

As a Certified Business Advisor and Regional Coordinator for the Southwest Washington SBDC Region, Hart provides no-fee, confidential advising to clients in a wide range of small business. She assists clients from manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, multi-unit retailers and professional service providers and more on loan application packages, forecasting, all aspects of debt and equity funding, written business plans, business expansions and other topics driven by the client’s needs.

Her ability to use her education and experience to the benefit of the clients she serves is again confirmed by their nominating her for this award.

The Small Business Development Center in Vancouver is funded by Washington State University. Harte serves her clientele from her office in the Eastridge Business Park.

Melissa Thomsen
joins BergerABAM

Melissa Thomsen has joined BergerABAM’s public involvement team as a senior graphic designer.  She has 10 years of experience in print and electronic media design and production transforming ideas and messaging into creative and attractive designs. 

Thomsen earned her bachelor’s in graphic design from the Iowa State University College of Design.  She will work from the firm’s Vancouver office.

BergerABAM is a consulting firm offering services in the areas of civil and structural engineering, land use planning, natural resources, public involvement, construction management, and dive services. 

CRMS kicks off campaign
to help mentally ill

The Columbia River Mental Health Foundation today kicked off a campaign to help the “working poor” of Southwest Washington to receive mental health treatment and therapy they desperately need.

Campaign Charter Members will be the first one hundred donors to the foundation program.

Over 4,000 Southwest Washington residents do not have health insurance, yet their income level disqualifies them from receiving subsidized health care. Without treatment, many struggle with mental illness, have difficulty maintaining employment, and fall in

to a downward spiral. The entire community suffers from this: through expensive crisis care, supporting separated families, homelessness, overburdened law enforcement and diminished public safety. accepted.” Those wishing to become a charter member with a donation to the foundation can visit its website: www.crmhs.org/foundation.html

Tuesday on the air

Seattle Mariners at New York (live)—4 p.m. FSN, KTRO
Community Health Impacts (6/27)—5 p.m. CVTV

Portland Beavers at Colorado Springs (live)—6 p.m. KKAD
Future of newspapers in our metro area (6/18)—9.p.m. CVTV
Clark County Focus (5/28)—10:30 p.m. CVTV
Vancouver Planning Commission (6/9)—11 p.m. CVTV

CVTV programming on demand:
 http://www.cityofvancouver.us
/cvtv/cvtvindex.asp

 

 

Town Tabloids and the weather 

Melissa Crocker asking the right questions. <> Walt Evans taking bold steps. <> Jeff Williams chasing leads. <> Jana Roy getting word out. <> Mark Martel harbinger of good news. <> Tuesday, sunny, 52-83. Wednesday, sunny, 58-90.Thursday, sunny, 62-95.Cick here for additional local weather information.

 

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Accounting
Caley & Associates, James Caley CPA, 695-0065
Peterson & Associates, P.S., Certified Public Accountants, 574-0644
Tax Advisors, PLLC, CPAs Property Tax/Cost Segregation 750-6884
Attorneys
Duggan Schlotfeldt & Welch PLLC, 699-1201
Miller Nash LLP. Steve Horenstein, 699-4771
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Lisa Lowe, 694-7551
Architects
LSW Architects PC, Building Stronger Communities Through Design, 694-8571
Banks

Bank of America, 696-5641
First Independent Bank, 699-4200
Riverview Community Bank, 834-6561
West Coast Bank, 695-3439
Beverages
Boyd Coffee Company, Coffee, tea and food service solutions since 1900. (503) 666-4545
Civil Engineers/Landscape Architects/Land Use Planners

HDJ Design Group, PLLC, Gregory P. Jellison P.E. 695-3488

Charitable Gift Planning

Barbara Chen CFP, Clark College Foundation, (360) 992-2659
Sarah Nevue, The Community Foundation, (360) 694-2550
Jean Rahn, SWMC Foundation, (360) 514-3670
Tom Bashwiner, FAHP, Director of Gift Planning, Historic Reserve Trust (360) 992-1815
Clutter Clearance and Downsizing
Simple & Clear, Jeff Williams, 254-5365
Cosmetic and Family Dentistry
Earl C. (Duke) Simpson, DDS, PS, 993-0300
Construction Management and Development
Andersen Construction Co., Inc. Bob Durgan, (503) 720-5234
RSV Construction, Ron Frederiksen, 693-8830
Credit Unions
Columbia Credit Union, 891-4000
iQ Credit Union, 992-4242
Development/Investments
Killian Pacific LLC, 567-0625
Prestige Development, Elie Kassab, 993-0010
Engineering, Planning and & Surveying
Mackay & Sposito, Jon M. Yamashita, 695-3411
Human Resources Consultation
O'Neill & Associates, Paula Johnson, 606-2961
Home and Small Business Computer Repair
Ryan Smith, 773-5789
In
surance Services
Keenan Insurance Services, Brandon M. Keenan, 213-1500
Investment and Retirement Planning

First Pacific Associates, Mark Martel, CFP, (360) 254-2585
Land Use, Natural Resources, Public Involvement, Engineering
BergerABAM, Helen Devery, 823.6100
Malt
Great Western Malting, Jay Hamecheck, director North American Business Development 
Public Involvement and Natural Resources
Normandeau Associates, Karen Ciocia and Kent Snyder, 694-2300
Public Relations

Hunt Communications Tom Hunt, 693-8180
KMac & Associates LLC, Kathy McDonald, 607-8959
Real Estate
Coldwell Banker Commercial Wally Hornberger, 699-4494
NAI Norris Beggs & Simpson, H. Roger Qualman, 360-852-9615
Retirement and Inheritance Planning
Andy Nygard, CFP, (360) 695-6431
Signs
Security Signs, Designed to inform and sell! Carol Keljo, 817-9959
Vancouver Sign Group, lighting up Business since 1923! 693-4773
Speaking and Training
Kathy Condon, Career Communications, 695-4313
Window Washing
Quality Window Washing, Dave Beecher, 256-7370

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