BUSINESS BRIEFS: New Port Angeles realty office . . . and other items of interest in the business community
Published 12:01 am Monday, July 20, 2015
Peninsula Daily News
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Sequim realty firm opens office in Port Angeles
PORT ANGELES — Town & Country Real Estate has expanded from its Sequim base to open an office in Port Angeles at 1205 E. Front St.
Longtime Port Angeles real estate broker Doc Reiss will be managing broker as part of the new office’s staff, said Dan Erickson, Town & Country president.
Eric Hegge will be the designated broker for both locations.
Town & Country, which is based at 305 S. Sequim Ave. in Sequim, concentrates on social media that includes a YouTube channel as well as use of standard print advertising and direct mail, Erickson said.
“It’s exciting to work with a company that is taking a fresh approach in real estate marketing,” Reiss said.
“We are able to offer something to people that no one else is doing right now, and I am always for something that will give my clients a competitive edge.”
The new office will be open seven days a week and can be reached at 360-504-3300.
25 years at Hartnagel
PORT ANGELES — Office manager Lynn Ostrowski recently celebrated 25 years with Hartnagel Building Supply, 3111 E. U.S. Highway 101.
Ostrowski is responsible for payroll and accounting and keeping track of vehicles, computers and equipment.
When she first began working for Hartnagel, “customer accounts were kept on handwritten ledgers,” she said.
“Over the years, there have been so many changes in technology. We’ve grown into a larger location and doubled our number of employees,” she noted.
Sassy Kat additions
PORT ANGELES — Sassy Kat Salon, 105 E. First St., has added to its staff.
Chad Jones is the retail manager and a stylist who specializes in multidimensional hair color and extensions.
He also makes custom wigs and dreadlocks, is a certified piercer and is certified in Brazilian blow-out.
Xochitl Wasankari, who is fluent in Spanish, specializes in men’s cuts and braiding. She also does shellac manicures and pedicures.
Wasankari is working on getting her nail technician license and is able to offer artificial nail services, acrylics and gels at this time.
Both stylists are available full-time and evenings by appointment.
To schedule an appointment, phone 360-417-0800.
KONP talk guests
PORT ANGELES — Here is this week’s schedule for the 1:05 p.m. to 2 p.m. local talk show segment on KONP radio, at 1450 AM, 101.7 FM and www.konp.com on the Internet outside the Port Angeles area.
Station General Manager Todd Ortloff hosts the Monday through Thursday segments.
This week’s scheduled lineup:
■ Today: David Walter, global business development manager with DuPont, who bringing a live simulcast Global Leadership Summit to Port Angeles.
In the second segment, Julie Hatch discusses Aug. 1’s Joyce Daze Wild Blackberry Festival.
■ Tuesday: Russ Veneema, executive director of the Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Jim Moran, chamber president, deliver the chamber’s quarterly report.
■ Wednesday: River Sussman discusses a fundraiser for My Choices.
In the second segment, Danette Grady from Peninsula Friends of Animals guests.
■ Thursday: Pre-empted by a Seattle Mariners game.
Septic services
PORT ANGELES — Peninsula Drain & Septic, 111 Angels Lair Lane, which provides septic services, is adding the rental and service of Sani-Cans portable toilets plus RV and grease-trap pumping to its list of services.
Owners Dan and Jennifer Helgeson said the company provides inspections, maintenance, repairs, installations and pumping of septic systems, which includes locating the systems.
For more information, phone 360-457-5494 or 360-928-9583, or email pds@tfon.com.
Vet attends lecture on animal maladies
PORT ANGELES — Dr. Holly Irish of Family Veterinary Clinic at 3217 E. Mahogany St. recently attended a continuing education lecture on canine upper respiratory diseases, including kennel cough and canine influenza.
Symptoms of upper respiratory disease in the dog include cough, sneeze, nasal discharge, ocular discharge, lethargy and decreased appetite.
Early detection is often key to avoiding further problems in any illness, Irish said.
For more information, phone Family Veterinary Clinic at 360-452-9682.
Bogus bills passed
POULSBO — Police and deputies in north Kitsap County are urging business owners to be on alert for counterfeit cash.
Crooks have used fake bills at a handful of businesses in the Poulsbo area over the past two weeks, police said.
They added that the counterfeit 10s, 20s, and 100s being used have the same serial numbers in only some of the cases, so they don’t think the same person is responsible for each of the crimes.
Boeing revises
SEATTLE — Boeing will revise its full-year profit forecast because of a $536 million after-tax charge due to higher costs to develop a new U.S. Air Force refueling tanker.
A new projection for 2015 earnings per share will be released Wednesday with second-quarter financial results, Boeing said Friday in a statement. Boeing had given a range of $8.20 to $8.40 for annual earnings per share, excluding pension expense.
The charge is the second in the past year related to the KC-46, following a $272 million after-taxes expense for cost overruns in July 2014.
Boeing said it will stick to the original schedule of delivering 18 tankers to the Air Force by August 2017 and building 179 by 2027. The company forecasts an $80 billion global market for refueling aircraft.
$440,000 overtime racked up in Olympia
OLYMPIA — State lawmakers racked up more than $440,000 in daily expenses and travel costs during their three overtime sessions this year, according to a review of legislative records.
And those numbers are still incomplete.
The total cost of lawmakers’ special sessions could top $500,000 after the state House finishes compiling reports from the Legislature’s most recent stint in Olympia.
The Legislature adjourned July 10, partway through a third special session, after finalizing details of a new 16-year transportation package and a new state operating budget.
Gov. Jay Inslee had called lawmakers back after they were unable to agree on a budget during their regular session that ended in April.
This year’s special session costs were driven up by the sheer length of time lawmakers spent in session — 176 days, the most the Legislature has ever met during a single year.
Multi-lottery buys
OLYMPIA — Later this month, lottery players in Washington will again be able to purchase tickets for consecutive games.
State lottery officials recently limited ticket sales to single games as a precaution, given turmoil in the Legislature and a fear that state government might curtail services.
If the lottery offices were closed for budgetary reasons, there would be no one to pick the daily keno, lotto and other winning numbers.
Also, the state is modifying compensation for ticket vendors, and those changes are being applied to the state computer system.
Now that some problems in state government have been resolved, consumers will again be able to buy one ticket eligible for several games.
Multigame tickets will be available July 26, according to a customer service representative at the lottery office.
GE rehabilitating
NEW YORK — General Electric delivered solid gains in profit from its industrial business in the second quarter, as the company accelerates its strategic retreat from finance.
GE on Friday slightly raised its full-year forecast for industrial earnings, while other industrial corporations have recently lowered their financial targets for the year.
GE reported a net loss of $1.36 billion for the quarter. But the quarterly loss resulted from a $4.33 billion charge for shedding operations, mainly in finance.
Operating earnings per share, including the contribution from financial services linked to the industrial businesses, rose 19 percent to 31 cents a share.
Since the financial crisis in 2008, GE had been steadily paring back its finance arm, GE Capital.
And in April, the company stepped up its timetable and sold off its commercial real estate business as one step in a plan to shed more than $200 billion in assets from GE Capital by 2018.
