Washington: Seattle-Bellevue-Everett News
Erin Belmore Granted Trademark for Washington State Kitchen & Bath
Pioneering general contractor in Washington state, Erin Belmore, is awarded trademark for his company, Washington State Kitchen & Bath. - June 13, 2015 - Washington State Kitchen and Bath
Lumber Imports to China Were Close to Record High in April; Russia, Sweden and Finland Increased Shipments the Most
In April, the import volume of softwood lumber by China reached its second highest level on record as reported by the Wood Resource Quarterly. Importation during the first four months this year was 2.1 percent higher than in the same period last year, with Russian sawmills increasing their shipments by over 13 percent. Import prices in April were at their lowest level since 2012. - June 13, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Pellet Exports from the US Increased for the 12th Consecutive Quarter in the 4Q/14
North American pellet exports were 22 percent higher in 2014 than in the previous year, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. While US shipments have been on a steady rise for three years, Canadian export volumes trended downward during 2014. - June 13, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
The Pacific Northwest’s Largest Artisan, Organic Bakery is the Featured Provider of Bread, Pastry, Desserts, and Bagels for the U.S. Open
Essential Baking Company, known for their variety of high quality baked goods, is pleased to announce that they have been selected by Ridgewells, the featured caterer of the U.S. Open, to provide artisan bread, pastries, their Parisian Star Desserts, and Bagels, from Bagel Oasis, for the Corporate Tents of this year’s U.S. Open. The event takes place June 15th – 21st at Chambers Bay Golf Course in University Place, WA. - June 13, 2015 - The Essential Baking Company
US Navy Veterans with Mesothelioma Who Were Exposed to Asbestos by a Reactor Are Urged to Call The Mesothelioma Victims Center for Facts About Compensation and Lawyers
The Mesothelioma Victims Center is urging diagnosed victims of mesothelioma who were exposed to asbestos while they served in the US Navy to call them to speak with the nation's most experienced compensation lawyers, especially if the Veteran worked around a reactor, or in a ship's engine room. - June 08, 2015 - Mesothelioma Victims Center
Vitamin Deficiency - Stop Killing Yourself
This book was written to help you understand the severity of vitamin deficiency and the huge health implications it has on our day-to-day life. You will find details that outline the recommended daily dose of each vitamin in order to avoid deficient levels. "Vitamin Deficiency - Stop Killing Yourself" points out the negative impact for being deficient in each vitamin. - June 05, 2015 - Paul Christopher
Japan Home Stagers Meet with Home Staging Inventor
Barb Schwarz, The Creator of Home Staging®, recently met with a group of officials from Home Staging Japan General Incorporated Association. Barb Schwarz invented the term and process of Home Staging in the 1970s, and went on to develop a professional Home Staging training course – Accredited Staging Professional® - in the 1990s. The Japanese Officials flew from Tokyo to Seattle to learn more about Staging and its process from Barb and her company Stagedhomes.com®. - June 04, 2015 - International Association of Home Staging Professional®
NW Security & Sound, LLC #1 in Washington for SD&I 2015 Fastest Growing Security Firms
NW Security & Sound, LLC an industry leader specializing in low-voltage home security systems and full home audio-visual installations in Snohomish, Washington, was recently ranked #1 in Washington and #47 in SD & I magazines 2015 "Fast50" overall top 50 list of fastest growing security firms in North America. These rankings were based on submitted financial information of security dealers and integrators across the country. - June 04, 2015 - NW Security & Sound LLC
Institute for Corporate Productivity and AMA Study: Focus on External Threat Helps to Execute Strategy
Focusing on a common external threat is often an effective way for a company to execute its business strategy, according to a new global study. - May 12, 2015 - Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
Largest Small Business Training and Consulting Group of Its Kind Formed for Continental North American Business Owners
In an effort to kick off a new era and an increased level of success and prosperity for small business owners throughout the U.S. and Canada, Measurable Solutions, Inc., a U.S. training and consulting company, has partnered with Veterinary Practice Solutions, a Canadian training and consulting... - May 05, 2015 - Measurable Solutions, Inc.
Importation of Logs to China Jumped 76% in March with New Zealand and Australia Increasing Their Shipments the Most
Log arrivals to China surged in March with an increase of 76% over the previous month. This came after almost a year of declining log imports. New Zealand and Australia increased their volumes the most, together accounting for a record-high share of over 50% of the total import volume. Log import prices have trended downward since early 2014. - May 04, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Sawlog Prices Declined in Many Countries During 2014 and the GSPI Price Index in the 4Q/14 Was at the Lowest Level in Two Years
For the third consecutive quarter, the GSPI price index fell in the 4Q/2014 to the lowest level in two years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest price declines the past year have occurred in Europe, Latin America and Oceania, while prices in North America have remained stable thanks to healthy domestic demand for lumber. - April 25, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Softwood Lumber Prices Fell Towards the End of 2014 in the US, Japan and the Nordic Countries, While Import Prices to China Remained Unchanged from Earlier in the Year
Softwood lumber exports were 5-8% higher in Canada, Russia and the Nordic countries in 2014 compared to 2013, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Prices for lumber trended down over the course of the year, mainly because of the strengthening US dollar and weaker wood markets in Europe and Asia. - April 25, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Fiber Costs for Pulp Mills in the US Northwest Have Increased Faster Than in Other Regions of the Us the Past Year
Pulp mills in the US South continued to have stable wood fiber prices in the 1Q/15 at levels lower than any other region in the country. The dramatic increase in chip prices in the Northwest during 2014 started to level off early in 2015, while tight fiber supply in both the Lake State region and in the Northeast resulted in upward price pressure, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. - April 25, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
r-pac International Teams with Tesco for Rapid, Smooth RFID Tagging Throughout F&F at Tesco’s UK Supply Chain
Joint cooperation gets large scale roll-out for fashion chain up and running quickly for real-time merchandise visibility, and availability from source to final sale. - April 21, 2015 - r-pac International
QUORiON Launches POS System for Small Business
QUORiON, the German POS system producer, launches its new all-in-one POS system for small business. The small, embedded POS system will come with an integrated printer, an 8” touch screen, a built-in customer display as well as pre-installed POS software. The QTouch 8 can serve in virtually any business vertical. - April 13, 2015 - QUORiON Data Systems
Star Named After Radio Show Host Grandmother Mazina as Memorial Tribute
Grandmother Mazina, Host of Grandmother's Basket Radio Show, passed away in March 2015; Storytellers Campfire will Host a Memorial Tribute on Friday, April 10, at 4:00 PM Pacific Time and share highlights of her life and the Star dedicated to her by fans and admirers. - April 09, 2015 - Storytellers Campfire
World Percussionist Releases Innovative Way to Reduce Stress and Improve the Quality of Life
Pamela Lynn-Seraphine, world percussionist, author and mental health advocate aims to impact lives with the release of her DVD “Neurodrumming, Meditation Therapy for Beginners, Level 1,” designed to help people from all walks of life to alleviate their stress and improve their quality... - April 03, 2015 - Global Reach Media, LLC
Strathmore’s Who’s Who Round Table Member Henry E. Halladay Launches New Website
Henry E. Halladay, of Bellevue, Washington, has launched a new website showcasing his distinguished career as an innovative Professional Engineer. - March 27, 2015 - Strathmore Who's Who
Colin Winters of Momentum Attains National Design-Build Certification
Colin Winters, Senior Director, Client Services in Project Delivery at Momentum (http://www.momentumbuilds.com/solutions-overview/), a national plan-design-build firm, has successfully completed the requirements for the nationally recognized Designated Design-Build Professional™ certification. - March 20, 2015 - Momentum, Inc.
Event Zero Ready to Support Transition to Microsoft Skype for Business
Event Zero Ready to Support Transition to Microsoft Skype for Business; Dossier Toolset Helps Simplify Adoption with Real-Time Analytics and Reporting - March 16, 2015 - Event Zero
Exportation of Logs and Lumber from Russia Failed to Increase in the 4Q/14 Despite the Advantage of an Almost 50% Depreciated Rouble
The much-depreciated Russian rouble has given Russian exporters of logs and lumber a good opportunity to increase shipments of their products. However, softwood sawlog export volumes in the 4Q/14 were up only by 2-3% from the same quarter in 2013, while lumber exports declined over the same time period, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. - March 13, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Northwest Passage Mysteries, a LGBT Universe Told Transmedia
With the release of “Cairo Café” this month, a new comic book series set in the same world as parent book series “Northwest Passage Mysteries,” creator and writer Gary Alan Hidalgo has accomplished the first phase of his transmedia vision of a shared storytelling... - March 11, 2015 - Gary Alan Hidalgo
Kids First! Film Critics Boot Camps in Denver, DC, Seattle, Martha's Vineyard, Santa Fe, and NYC
If you have a 10 to 15-year-old who loves film and dreams of being on the red carpet, KIDS FIRST! has a camp for them. Your tween can participate in the KIDS FIRST! Film Critics Boot Camp this summer at B-47 Studios in Seattle, Brooklyn/NYC, Martha's Vineyard, Santa Fe (NM) and Washington DC for an experience they'll never forget. For more info go to kidsfirst.org. - March 10, 2015 - KIDS FIRST!
National Therapy Animal Day™ and Treats and Sweets Day™
Pet Partners, the national leader in demonstrating and promoting animal-assisted therapy, activities and education, announces the first annual National Therapy Animal Day to recognize exceptional therapy animal teams that provide visits to hospital patients, nursing home residents, schools, and other facilities. Treats and Sweets Day is the accompanying fundraising event; funds raised will support Pet Partners in training and registering thousands of pet therapy teams. - March 06, 2015 - Pet Partners
Tiger Oak Media Executive John Kueber Joins Purehome.com as CEO
Publisher of Seattle Magazine and Seattle Business joins growing home decor e-commerce company. - March 06, 2015 - Purehome.com
Iberian Traveler Once Again Offers Exclusive 4-Day/3-Night VIP Packages for the Opening Days of the Fiesta De San Fermín and the Running of the Bulls in 2015
Iberian Traveler’s Sanfermín Tours offers clients the opportunity to join Peña Seattle de Sanfermines on a private balcony overlooking the Town Hall Square for the start of another exciting celebration of one of the world’s most popular festivals. - March 05, 2015 - Iberian Traveler
Softwood Log Imports to China Slowed in the 4Q/14, But 2014 Was Still a Record Year with the Import Value Surpassing 5.4 Billion Dollars
China is the largest importer of logs in the world and although the log shipments to the country slowed in the 4Q of last year, import volumes hit a record high in 2014, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. The import cost of softwood logs in the 4Q/14 was seven percent below the prices seen in the 4Q/13, with the costs for logs from New Zealand and the US having fallen the most. - March 04, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Sawlog Prices Fell Throughout Much of North America Late in 2014 Because of Reduced Lumber Production and Slowing Log Exports to Asia
Lower lumber production and slowing log exports to Asia resulted in generally lower sawlog prices in both the US and Canada in the 3Q/14, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. The biggest price declines were seen in the US South and in the Interior of British Columbia, where prices were down 3-10% from the 2Q/14. - March 04, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Osterman Research Finds a Lack of Good Information Governance Increases Corporate Costs and Risk
Most organizations are struggling with the problem of too much electronic data: how much they have, what it contains, who has access to it, where it is currently stored, and how long it should be kept. The lack of good information governance creates enormous risks and increases costs - and the problem is getting worse. - February 26, 2015 - Osterman Research, Inc.
Osterman Research Finds Most Organizations at Significant Risk from Use of Consumer File Sync and Share Tools
Most organizations allow the use of consumer file sync and share tools, putting them at significant risk of data loss. - February 24, 2015 - Osterman Research, Inc.
Storytellers Campfire Radio Show Announces the Marble Award Winners on Sunday
Storytellers Campfire will host a Live Broadcast Radio Show for presenting the well anticipated Marble Awards on Sunday, February, 22, 2015 at 8:00 PM Pacific Time. - February 21, 2015 - Storytellers Campfire
Log Prices in Western US Fell in the 3Q Because Decreasing Log Exports to Asia
For many years, the sawlog market in Western US has been impacted by the demand for logs and lumber in Asia. With the constant increase in log exports, domestic sawlog prices have more than doubled over the past five years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. However, from the 1Q to 3Q in 2014, this upward trend was broken as log prices fell almost ten percent because of a weakening log export market. - February 16, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Pellet Exports from North America Reached a New Record High in the 3Q/14 Thanks to Higher Shipments to Asia
Asia has become a new market for wood pellet exporters in Western Canada with shipments having increased for six consecutive quarters, while Canadian exports to Europe have fallen substantially during 2014, reports the North American Wood Fiber Review. - February 16, 2015 - Wood Resources International LLC
Bellevue East Little League Announces 2015 Business Sponsorship Program
Bellevue East Little League (www.bellevueeastll.org), a Bellevue, WA Youth Sports Organization today announced its new Business Sponsorship Program, including the opportunity to brand the leagues home field with your business name for the entire 2015 season. - January 19, 2015 - Bellevue East Little League
KPI Partners Launches Cloud-Based Analytics for NetSuite
KPI Cloud Analytics for NetSuite, a cloud-based reporting and analytics platform optimized for retail companies who use NetSuite. - January 08, 2015 - KPI Partners
Bloom Appoints Andrew Herb as Vice President of Application Development and Business Intelligence
Bloom Consulting Group announces Andrew Herb as its new Vice President of Business Intelligence and Application Development. - January 08, 2015 - Bloom Consulting Group
Bloom Appoints Nicole Watson as Vice President of Client Services and Opens D.C. Sales Office
Bloom Consulting Group announced the appointment of Nicole Watson to Vice President of Client Services, and the opening of a new Washington, D.C. sales office. - January 08, 2015 - Bloom Consulting Group
Future Pet Partners Therapy Dog Kai Makes Holiday Debut
Meet Kai, a handsome boy and a future Pet Partners therapy dog. Pet Partners will follow his growth on their Facebook page during his first year as he progresses toward becoming a Pet Partners therapy dog. It is appropriate to begin Kai's story on Christmas Day since his name is Norse for... - December 23, 2014 - Pet Partners
The Wood Fiber Costs for the World’s Hardwood Pulp-Producing Mills Have Declined in 2014
Reduced pulpwood prices in Sweden, Russia, Brazil and Australia in the 3Q/14 resulted in the lowest Hardwood Fiber Price Index (HFPI) since 2009, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. With mixed price trends for softwood fiber, the Softwood Fiber Price Index (SFPI) has been fairly stable the past two years. - December 20, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Pellet Exports from North America to Europe Plateaued During the 1H/2014 with Canadian Shipments Declining and Exports from the US South Continuing Upward
Pellet shipments from the US and Canada to Europe have gone in opposite directions in 2014, with the shipments from the US South being up ten percent from the 4Q/13 to the 2Q/14, and Canadian volumes declining 25% during the same period, according to the North American Wood Fiber Review. The new expanding markets for pellet producers in Western Canada have instead been Japan and South Korea. - December 18, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Sawlog Prices Fell Worldwide in the 3Q with the Biggest Declines Seen in Europe
The Global Sawlog Price Index (GSPI), an index based on sawlog prices in 20 key regions around the world, fell 4.6% in the 3Q/14. The major factors for the reduced sawlog prices were the strengthening of the US dollar and weaker demand for lumber in some countries, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. The biggest price declines occurred in Russia, Western Canada, Sweden and the Czech Republic. - December 18, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Calentic: A Phenomenal Calendar with a Great Search Feature. Now Live on Kickstarter.
Calentic is a modern online calendar that connects users to the right event. - December 17, 2014 - Calentic
Image Mill and The Bainbridge Art Museum
Produced and installed the exterior graphics on moving louvers. - December 09, 2014 - Image Mill
Softwood Lumber Prices Have Trended Downward in the US, Russia and Japan This Fall, While They Have Gone Up in China and the Nordic Countries
Prices for softwood lumber imported to China increased this fall, while they fell in Japan as the housing market weakened. In the US, lumber prices were moving downward in the 3Q, while still being close to their highest levels in ten years, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. In the Nordic countries and Russia, lumber exports have increased because of higher demand for wood in key markets in Europe and the MENA countries. - December 09, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
Wood Fiber Consumption by the Japanese Pulp Industry Was Up Six Percent in First Half of 2014 with Hardwood Chip Supply from Vietnam and South Africa Increasing the Most
The pulp manufacturing industry in Japan has increased production levels in 2014 resulting in higher import volumes of both softwood and hardwood chips. The biggest increases in import volumes have been softwood chips from the US and hardwood chips from Vietnam and South Africa, reports Wood Resource Quarterly. Hardwood prices have trended downward the past year, while softwood prices have gone up. - December 09, 2014 - Wood Resources International LLC
New Singing Teacher in Bellevue at Nancy Bos Voice Studio
There has never been more demand for singing lessons in Bellevue and the Eastside. To help meet demand, Dr. Julie Cross will be working in the Nancy Bos Voice Studio. Dr. Cross is a highly skilled and experienced teacher. In a community that typically has waiting lists, the addition of several new hours of high quality instruction will open the door for more singers to follow their dreams. - December 09, 2014 - StudioBos
Calentic: The Next Big Idea
Calentic is a modern online event calendar service that aims to improve the user experience with new, never before seen features. Calentic gives users the unique ability to attach images and videos to events and share them with family and friends or with the world. For additional information about Calentic and the services they offer go to their Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube pages. - November 19, 2014 - Calentic
New Authentic Wool Football Jerseys Honor the Sport's Earliest Teams
Ebbets Field Flannels, known for their authentic historic baseball wear, introduces its Vintage Gridiron football jerseys, a limited production line of finely knit shirts inspired by early 20th century American football teams. Made on Ebbets’ own knitting machine and produced in runs as few... - November 13, 2014 - Ebbets Field Flannels
New Daminion v3.4 Release – Digital Asset Management Software for Marketing & Communication Teams
Daminion Software announces the release of Daminion Server 3.4 – a multi-user photo and document management software. A free, downloadable 30-day trial program version is available now. Daminion allows marketing and communication teams to create centralized image and document repositories that multiple users can access to find and work collaboratively on the same marketing images, brochures and presentations. - November 13, 2014 - Daminion Software