Member Announcements
LEGISLATION OF NOTE Workplace law and human resources issues Government Affairs Director Bob Battles has an update on these bills that directly affect employers: Personnel records: House Bill 1320 has died after failing to move out of the Senate Ways & Means Committee last week. AWB opposed this bill, which would have been especially burdensome for small business. It…
Monthly News & Updates From McIntyre Hall mcintyrehall.org Box Office:360.416.7727 Regular Box Office Hours: Tuesday – Thursday 10am – 2pm & three hours prior to any ticketed performance. Tony Furtado Acoustic Trio McIntyre Hall Presents Friday, February 3 7:30pm Tony Furtado, Grammy-winning mandolinist John Reischman, and 4-time national fiddle champion Luke Price will perform sets fueled…
Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023 Time: 9-10 AM Zoom- RSVP: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe89DhETw2Tg3yyUkhkVZXech-AycBwzIbmlfDVylRbHDTU8g/viewform?usp=sf_link What is Washington State’s new Working Families Tax Credit? Who qualifies for this important new income-booster, and what help is out there to apply? Learn the basics of the new program and other financial stability resources. In this Brunch and Learn, find out: How…
PACCAR, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, has donated a diesel engine designed and built by the company to Skagit Valley College’s diesel technology program. The engine will provide countless hands-on learning opportunities for SVC students and provide an opportunity to learn on some of…
Whidbey Vision Care, formerly owned by Chris Gaustad, OD, has been acquired by Cascadia Eye, owned by Dan Siapco, MD, Carlindo Pereira, MD and Charles Maddux, MD. The addition of Roy Gordon, OD (previously with Whidbey Vision Care) allows the doctor team at Cascadia Eye to offer increased eye care availability to the whole of Whidbey Island and beyond. Sheri Saldivar, CEO for Cascadia…
The Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County’s annual Economic Forecast Night is taking place Feb. 15 at the Swinomish Casino & Lodge in Anacortes. The event brings together more than 350 business leaders, elected officials and community representatives to look at economic and business trends shaping Skagit County and beyond. This is the first in-person…
Alaska USA Federal Credit Union is changing its name to Global Credit Union to better reflect its worldwide service to its loyal members. The credit union will operate under its new name starting April 3. The member-owned cooperative’s headquarters will remain in Anchorage and the current Board of Directors and executive management, including President and CEO Geoff Lundfelt,…
Tamara Ceseña, MBA was selected and promoted as the next Regional Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Skagit Regional Health after a nationwide search. Ceseña will take on the role held for the past five years by Paul Ishizuka, MBA, CPA, who recently retired. “Tamara is a highly experienced, detail-oriented and motivated leader, communicator…