Member Announcements
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…
FREE + Open to the Public! Join us for an inspirational evening of food, farming, and fun in celebration of a powerful new partnership between Skagit Valley Food Co-op and Viva Farms! To kick of the Co-op’s 50th Anniversary year, the Co-op donated $100,000 to Viva Farms to support local, organic ag and the future…
Dwayne Lane’s Auto Family, a locally owned automobile dealership with five locations in Everett, Arlington, and Burlington, has donated $6,000 to sponsor four tool carts in support of Skagit Valley College’s automotive technology program. The dealership’s generosity and dedication to the local automotive industry will ensure that students in the SVC program have access…