State returns more than $1 million to former WAMU customers
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by dominickbonny in Companies
The Wenatchee Business Journal
Since July more than $1 million in unclaimed funds from failed Washington Mutual Bank has been returned to the bank’s former customers.
Since the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) turned over $9.8 million to the state in July, the Washington State Department of Revenue has paid 448 claims and is processing another 179.
The [...]
Hair salon 2.0: Gentry salon uses online media to bring in clients
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by lfehrenbacher in Companies
By Lee Fehrenbacher
Kris Kruse, owner of the Gentry Hair Salon & Shoppe, knows that in order to bring customers in to her business, she has to go out and get them first. So Kruse set up a new interactive website, which is closely connected to the salon’s social media networking to do just that.
“I think [...]
WDA announces Downtown Favorite winners
Posted on 17. Jun, 2010 by admin in Companies
The Wenatchee Business Journal
The Wenatchee Downtown Association (WDA) announced the winners of its Downtown Favorite awards at the WDA Annual Membership Social in the upper lobby of the Performing Arts Center on Thursday, May 27.
This year’s winners are:
Downtown Restaurant of the Year: Inna’s Cuisine.
Downtown Retail Business of the Year: Collins Gifts and Women’s Fashions.
Downtown Professional [...]
WVMC earns Sleep Center Accreditation
Posted on 14. Jun, 2010 by admin in Companies
by Yvette Davis
The Wenatchee Valley Medical Center has achieved American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Sleep Center Accreditation. The accreditation became effective May 14.
The new accreditation associates the medical center with a professional organization that is the largest resource for sleep medicine today, and holds the facility accountable to a specific level of quality assurance [...]
Mountain Meadows closer to HUD funding for expansion
Posted on 08. Jun, 2010 by admin in Companies
The Wenatchee Business Journal
Mountain Meadows Assisted Living Community announced today that its loan application for the financing of its facility expansion has been approved internally by their lender, CWCapital LLC of Vancouver, Wash. This is a major first step in the process of obtaining financing from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development [...]
First Choice Collision Center earns AAA Top Shop award
Posted on 07. Jun, 2010 by admin in Companies
The Wenatchee Business Journal
The American Automobile Association (AAA) has announced that First Choice Collision Center, located at 601 N. Wenatchee Ave. in Wenatchee, has been recognized as a AAA Top Shop.
Before being eligible for the AAA Top Shop Award, First Choice Collision Center had to first meet the standards necessary to become a AAA Approved [...]
Precision Collision celebrates its grand opening
Posted on 01. Jun, 2010 by lfehrenbacher in Companies
By Lee Fehrenbacher
After a year of business, Precision Collision Auto Body held its grand opening June 1 with some celebratory hotdogs and hamburgers.
About 50 local community and business members, as well as some members from the Wenatchee Valley Chamber of Commerce, visited the newly remodeled auto body shop for lunch. Collision Precision, which was formerly [...]
Sangster Motors supports United Way
Posted on 28. May, 2010 by admin in Companies
The Wenatchee Business Journal
Sangster Motors held a special sales event in May and donated a portion of the proceeds from each vehicle sold to the United Way of Chelan and Douglas Counties.
“Sangster’s has been a loyal supporter of United Way for many years, but this was the first time they have run a special sales [...]
Cordell Neher announces community service day
Posted on 24. May, 2010 by admin in Companies
The Wenatchee Business Journal
Cordell, Neher & Company PLLC, will perform its 21st Annual Community Service Day on May 27 at the Barn Beach Reserve in Leavenworth. The office will close for the day as the team re-plants native habitation and assists in starting construction of the handicap trail system from the ‘Barn’ to the beach.
For [...]
Columbia Valley Community Health hires new CFO
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by lfehrenbacher in Companies
The Wenatchee Business Journal
Columbia Valley Community Health (CVCH) has hired Kristal Albrecht as their new Chief Financial Officer. Albrecht joins the CVCH with more than 12 years of financial experience, including 10 years in the non-profit sector, and former experience as the chief financial officer for two community health centers in Washington and Idaho. Albrecht [...]
