Apr 06, 2021

Liberty Bank

Georgieva

Arnold

Balthazar

Liberty Bank hired three new relationship team members to round out its staff in Poulsbo. MaryDennise Balthazar brings more than 25 years of experience in banking to her new role as first vice president and bank operations officer. She has worked for banks in Hawaii and Washington. Loreen Arnold joins Liberty Bank as vice president and senior relationship manager. Arnold previously worked for banks in Oregon, California and Washington. Galina Georgieva joins Liberty Bank's Poulsbo branch as relationship manager after working elsewhere as a teller, customer service specialist, operations supervisor, credit analyst and consumer loan officer. Liberty Bank is headquartered in Poulsbo and has an office in Bellevue.

PACCAR

PACCAR announced that the current semiconductor shortage has reduced its truck deliveries in the first quarter of 2021 by approximately 3,000 vehicles. PACCAR's first quarter 2021 truck deliveries are estimated to be approximately 42,000 vehicles, compared to 40,800 vehicles delivered in the fourth quarter of 2020. PACCAR anticipates that the semiconductor shortage will continue in the second quarter. North American and European truck industry orders continue to be strong. PACCAR's forecast for 2021 truck industry retail sales remains unchanged.

Paint Recycling

A new paint recycling program in the state of Washington allows households and businesses to recycle leftover paint, stain, and varnish conveniently and sustainably. The program is operated by PaintCare, a nonprofit organization created by the paint industry through the American Coatings Association to manage leftover paint in states that have enacted paint stewardship laws. PaintCare will provide more than 200 drop-off sites across Washington, which include paint retail stores and locally managed government facilities. Washington's paint recycling program was made possible under the paint stewardship law, which was passed by the Washington State Legislature, and signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2019. The law ensures that everyone who produces, sells, and uses paint work together to manage its entire life cycle. Visit http://www.paintcare.org/WA for more information about the PaintCare program or to find a drop-off site.

State of Alaska

The Alaska Legislature unanimously passed Senate Bill 24, and it has been signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The new law allows corporate shareholder meetings and nonprofit member meetings to be held via remote communications. Previous Alaska Statutes required these meetings to be held in-person. Earlier, International law firm Dorsey & Whitney helped obtain an emergency order from the governor to temporarily suspended certain state laws during the coronavirus public health crisis and allow all Alaska corporations to hold virtual and hybrid annual shareholder meetings on short notice. Every Alaska corporation must have an annual shareholder meeting, and the previous Alaska Statutes required that corporations hold these meetings in-person. Dorsey attorneys Jill McLeod, Bonnie Paskvan and Siena Caruso worked closely with sponsors of Senate Bill 24 to comprehensively amend existing state statutes governing how corporations of all types may “meet.”

Sequoyah

Clark

Redmond-based electrical contractor Sequoyah hired David Clark as senior project manager. Clark has over 25 years of experience providing estimation, pre-construction planning and execution of projects from bid to closeout. He holds DBIA Professional and Project Management Professional designations. He previously worked at Rosendin Electric in the Bay Area. Sequoyah is a full-service electrical design and construction firm.

Trico Companies

Medici

In Burlington, Trico Companies hired Leah Medici as accounting assistant. Medici is working on her associate degree in accounting at Bellingham Technical College. Prior to accounting, she worked as a travel consultant with AAA Washington.

Ryan Cos.

Dimaano

Minneapolis-based Ryan Cos. hired Patrick Dimaano as vice president of senior living development for its western division. Dimaano has 13 years of sector and industry experience, previously in Chicago with Waterton as vice president of acquisitions for senior living. He is based in the company's San Diego office and is leading senior living development for Ryan's Southwest, West and Northwest regions.

Holmberg Mechanical

Bellevue's Holmberg Mechanical on Monday was scheduled to appear on an episode of the television show “World's Greatest.” The show highlights people, places and companies. Holmberg's segment can be viewed at http://www.worldsgreatesttelevision.com and on Bloomberg TV. Holmberg's current projects include Avenue Bellevue, Spire and several parts of Sound Transit's East Link Expansion.