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COVER STORY
Kitsap County automates land use permitting
Poulsbo’s Paladin Data Systems designs new
state-of-the-art technology for two week permit processing
By Stephen Kaczor |
| Kitsap County has new technology to speed land-use permitting. Implemented in April, the custom software was designed and developed locally by Poulsbo-based Paladin Data Systems Corporation, the largest independent Oracle consulting firm in the Pacific NW. The new system will provide valuable services to people seeking permits, and provide Kitsap County a tool to improve efficiency. By late summer the system will be Internet-enabled and citizens will be able to dial it up from home... (Full Article) |
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Profiles In Success
Where “Have it your way” is more than a slogan
By Beth Taylor |
To Lee Fritz, “Have it Your Way” is more than a cute slogan. It’s a way of life for the Burger King franchisee, who owns six restaurants in Kitsap County.
Four are located in Bremerton, one in Poulsbo and one in Port Orchard. Only three on the Peninsula are not owned by Fritz, and he hopes to snap those up when they’re on the market... (Full Article) |
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Bainbridge restaurateurs named
Business Couple of the Year
Over the years, the Jorgensons have done much for their community
By Kevin Dwyer |
| Lee Jorgenson was speechless when he got word that he would be the 2002 recipient of the Bainbridge Island Chamber of Commerce’s Business Person of the Year Award. “I’ve never seen him so tongue tied,” joked his wife Marianne, noticing her husband’s humble look and red face... (Full Article) |
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Four Kitsap judges to stand for election |
| Three of Kitsap County’s District Court judges have announced they intend to seek re-election this fall, and a Superior Court judge who was appointed indicated he will stand for election to that position... (Full Article) |
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Kitsap County emergency funds to increase |
| Kitsap residents who are facing crisis will have more resources available to them this year. Local organizations will receive a total of $127,516 in emergency funds through the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP) this year — an increase of 5.4 percent over last year. EFSP grant amounts are based on unemployment rates within the county, in accordance with the Stewart B. McKinley Homeless Assistance Act of 1987... (Full Article) |
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Traditional full-time jobs:
Reports of death greatly exaggerated
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| “There has been no significant change in the proportion of jobs that fit the standard-full-time employment arrangement,” reports the Employment Policy Foundation (EPF) in its latest issue of Employment Trends... (Full Article) |
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Temp agency business picking back up post 9-11
By Temple A. Stark |
| In the aftermath of Sept. 11, businesses in all fields grew cautious. In some cases that meant reducing employee numbers. But West Sound Workforce client relations’ manager Nanette Pitkin said they saw a slight rise in the immediate days following the traumatic events... (Full Article) |
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Peterson to run for County Clerk |
| Emphasizing his management background, leadership experience, and service in the office, Dave Peterson announced he will seek election this November to the Kitsap County Clerk position he now holds... (Full Article) |
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Poulsbo Chamber honors its own |
| Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce President Todd Tidball recently announced of the winners of the prestigious awards given each year by the Chamber in recognition of outstanding contributions to the community... (Full Article) |
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Safe Boats wins $30M U.S. Marines contract |
| Safe Boats International, which is headquartered at Olympic View Industrial Park, has landed a $30 million contract to supply the U.S. Marines with its unsinkable boats. The first three boats are to be delivered by December... (Full Article) |
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WINGS sets June meetings |
| Women in Networking Generating Success (WINGS) has scheduled its June after-hours presentation at the Kitsap Regional Library on Sylvan Way in Bremerton. The June 12 event will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. with emphasis on learning about and utilizing the resources of the library for small businesses. Light refreshments will be served... (Full Article) |
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Keating adds KREDC Web site to portfolio |
| Keating Consulting Service, a Bremerton firm that provides information technology consulting for business, recently completed work to totally revise the Web site for the Kitsap Regional Economic Development Council... (Full Article) |
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Walt’s Radiator closes Silverdale shop |
| Walt’s Radiator and Muffler, which began in 1960 as a radiator repair shop in the Tacoma suburb or Lakewood, recently closed a dozen unprofitable locations, including one in Silverdale. The Fife-based company also announced it’s getting out of the parts distribution business... (Full Article) |
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Winslow Communications launches new publication |
| Winslow Communications LLC of Winslow announced the launch of its new publication, “Seasoned Views” at the recent Northwest Food Show in Tacoma. The publication is a monthly business-to-business magazine aimed at food service decision makers, restaurant owners, operators, corporate managers, and chefs, which is for and about Northwest food service operations... (Full Article) |
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Seven OC faculty earn tenure |
| Seven members of the Olympic College were granted tenure status by the Board of Trustees at their regular meeting last month. Tenure is available to full time faculty after a three-year probationary period that includes self, peer, administrative, and student evaluations designed to promote and encourage academic growth at the college level of instruction... (Full Article) |
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Kitsap County recognized for reporting excellence |
| Kitsap County Auditor Karen Flynn recently announced that the county has received the highest available form of recognition for governmental accounting and financial reporting for the fourth consecutive year... (Full Article) |
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WSTPA names new board members |
| The West Sound Technology Professionals Association (WSTPA), recently appointed two new members to its Board, Doña Keating and Mark Westlund... (Full Article) |
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Networking group to hold evening meeting |
| South Kitsap Business Networking (SKBN), a networking group established in 1997, is presenting its first ever evening social and open networking evening on June 19 at the Farmhouse Ice Cream Parlor and Catering in the Blue Victorian building on Bethel Road across from the Port Orchard Post Office... (Full Article) |
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Kingston Web design firm wins Golden Web Award |
| Moff Interactive Inc. of Kingston has been awarded the Golden Web Award for the Web site it built for the Accidential Gourmet (www.theaccidentalgourmet.com). The site features the cookbooks of local authors Sally Sondheim and Suzannah Sloan... (Full Article) |
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Barker Creek wins another award |
Barker Creek Publishing, Inc. of Silverdale has received a prestigious 2002 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award for its KidUSA® Activity Kit.
The kit is a resource for anyone interested in learning United States geography and includes more than 300 magnetic pieces (state names and capitals, state flags, state birds, state flowers, and state abbreviations), an activity book and a magnetic board... (Full Article) |
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Hoke debuts new 90 minute marketing planning workshop |
| Hoke Consulting of Poulsbo is now offering a “90 Minute Marketing Plan” workshop for business owners, sales and marketing managers, home based businesses... (Full Article) |
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YWCA receives $25,000 from Gates Foundation |
| The YWCA of Kitsap County recently received a grant of $25,000 from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the YWCA’s “Keeping ALIVE Alive” Campaign. Funds raised from the campaign will renovate and upgrade Kitsap County’s only shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children... (Full Article) |
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Curley Creek Antiques now open in Port Orchard |
| Curley Creek Antiques recently opened for business in the former Little Habitats building, which is located four miles east of Port Orchard on Locker Road. The shop features a wide array of antiques and collectibles from the early and mid 1900’s... (Full Article) |
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Accurate and effective job descriptions are essential |
| The job description is the core statement describing the relationship of the employee and the job. Courts routinely scrutinize them in cases of discrimination and in affirmative action plan audits. A good job description may insulate your company against charges of discrimination or assist in responding to such charges... (Full Article) |
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IRS announces local phone numbers |
| The Internal Revenue Service has expanded its customer service through it's Everyday Tax Solutions program. A taxpayer or tax preparer now can call a local number to set up a face-to-face meeting on the most convenient business day... (Full Article) |
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Two eateries reopen under new ownership |
| Restaurants in Port Orchard and Suquamish reopened May 20, under new ownership and a third could soon follow in Belfair... (Full Article) |
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Last mile committee to meet |
| The Kitsap Regional Telecommunications Committee’s (KRTC) subcommittee on “last mile” solutions will hold its next public meeting on June 6 at the Poulsbo Fire Station, from 8 to 10 a.m... (Full Article) |
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Naval Museum moving into Amy Burnett Gallery building |
| The building the Bremerton Naval Museum has called home for the past 16 years is set to be torn down in September to make way for the new downtown Bremerton conference center project. In exchange for the land near the Bremerton Transportation Center, which will become a park, the city has agreed to move the museum... (Full Article) |
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United Way recruiting Loaned Executives |
| United Way of Kitsap County is currently recruiting volunteer Loaned Executives for its annual fundraising campaign... (Full Article) |
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On-line background checks subject to FCRA |
| Some companies, seeking ways to control hiring costs, are using on-line criminal background checking services. These on-line sites are primarily for occasional users and not designed for employment screening... (Full Article) |
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Harbor Bank announces management change |
| Gig Harbor-based Harbor Bank recently announced that Thomas Leander has stepped down as President and Chief Executive Officer. The announcement, made by Board Chairman Stanley Stearns, stated Leander’s departure was for business and personal reasons... (Full Article) |
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McMahan announces for state house |
| Former representative Lois McMahan (R) confirmed she is a candidate for Position 2 for the State House of Representatives in the 26th District. She will oppose incumbent Brock Jackley... (Full Article) |
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Kitsap Business Journal to sponsor
“Chat With Your Commissioners” |
| Have a business question for the county commissioners? Want to know what they’re up to? Here’s your chance to find out... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Mathis Guild public art auction to benefit Harrison Hospital
By Marie Buckner |
| On Thursday, June 13, the Maurice S. Mathis Guild will hold its third annual Garden Party luncheon to benefit Harrison Memorial Hospital at Kitsap Golf & Country Club on June 13. The event will start at 11:30 a.m. and will showcase the works of 10 local artists... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Arts Walk to be held in South Kitsap |
| The South Kitsap Art Association and several Bay Street merchants will host the third annual art walk on Saturday June 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Buying art is truly an art
By Amy Burnett |
| Discovering your $20 rummage sale purchase is an original Picasso is stretching the realm of reality. That framed picture under glass that got passed down from an aunt – the odds are pretty slim, at best, that it’s an authentic Charles Russell. The pin-in-the-sky approach to collecting art isn’t a very good one, kind of like picking a stock these days or wishing on a lottery ticket... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Sidney Museum calls for entries |
| The Sidney Museum & Arts Association will be holding its 32nd annual “Helen Norris Open Art Show,” May 5 through 30. Judging the show is award winning Poulsbo artist Phyllis Oliver, who has exhibited and taught for over twenty years throughout the Northwest... (Full Article) |
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The Arts –
Laughs at The Playhouse |
| HA! Comedy Improv! Returns to The Playhouse at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 8. Directed by Ken Ballenger and produced in conjunction with The EDGE, Bainbridge Island’s very own improvisation troupe transforms The Playhouse with “Open Improv,” a series of scenes and sketches derived from audience suggestions and in keeping with various Improv games... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Lovely Gorst, a diamond in the rough... by any other name
By Kathleen Byrne-Barrantes |
| “Gorste’ or perhaps Pleasantville,” remarked Kitsap County Commissioner Jan Angel, on the notion of a NEW AND IMPROVED Gorst. Following an initiative given birth late last year by the Bremerton Port Commission, Angel took the reins and subsequently proposed a master plan for the redevelopment and concurrent restoration of Sinclair Inlet to the board of commissioners in their April 3 meeting... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
DOE to scrap wetlands ‘banks’ |
| State budget cuts have forced the state Department of Ecology (DOE) to scrap a much-anticipated rule to help replace and restore wetlands when other wetlands are destroyed by development. The rule was originally designed to encourage and certify wetland mitigation banks... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Judge approves settlement in habitat case |
| Federal Judge Katherine Kotellar-Kelly, who is the same judge hearing the Microsoft anti-trust case in which nine states are arguing that the federal settlement didn’t go far enough, has granted a consent decree in the Salmon critical habitat case filed by the Building Industry of Washington... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
County to hold second series of speakouts |
| Kitsap County has announced it will host its second series of “speak outs” on environmental issues The county recently finished up the first series, in which a facilitator addressed the issues and citizens got up and expressed their views to the county commissioners and county staff... (Full Article) |
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Environmental –
Shellfish resolution plan satisfies landowners, tribes |
| U.S. District Judge Edward Rafeedie of California, who ruled in December 1994 that 15 tribes are entitled to harvest half the naturally occurring clams, oysters, mussels, crabs and shrimp in Puget Sound and the associated inland marine waters. has announced a plan for handling disputes between land owners and Indian tribes that are entitled to gather shellfish under 19th century treaties. Both sides say they are satisfied... (Full Article) |
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Kitsap Bank honors Carmichael |
Brandon Carmichael, the Facilities Manager at Kitsap Bank, has received the Employee of the Quarter award for the first quarter 2002. Fellow staff members nominated Carmichael for the honor for his exceptional skills and enthusiastic, “no task is too big or too menial” attitude.
He manages projects for the bank such as getting building repair bids and overseeing contractors and construction. Quite often, he completes repairs and maintenance on his own, working his schedule around banking hours when necessary. |
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Adams featured at Sidney Gallery |
The June featured artist at the Sidney Art Gallery will be Port Orchard realist, David Adams. His vivid landscapes, which portray realism with the brilliance of larger than life, are astounding in their grandeur. There will be an “Artist Meets the Public” reception June 9, 1 –4 p.m.
The David Adams show will exhibit June 5 – 27. For more information visit www.sidneymuseumandarts.com. |
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Taylor featured at Collective Visions |
For the month of June Collective Visions features Kingston photographer Kit Sims Taylor. Taylor uses the digital darkroom to explore — and hopefully expand — the borderlines between photography and other art forms.
An opening reception will take place on Friday June 7 from 5 to8 p.m. and there be a 10 percent discount on all art purchased opening night. |
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Graber and Berry to perform on June 21 |
| Jonathan Graber and Bruce Berry will perform at Collective Visions Gallery in Bremerton on Friday, June 21 from 7-9 p.m. The violin and piano duo will play an exciting program of music by Grieg, Sibelius, Sinding and Nielsen. Admission is $9 in advance and $11 at the door. There is also a 10 percent discount on all art sales the night of the show. |
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Port Orchard writer launches Web site |
| Port Orchard writer Bill Bambrick, who has a regular weekly column in the Port Orchard Independent and writes for the Kitsap Business Journal, has launched a Web site that showcases his talents in the areas of technical writing, editing, ghost writing, proofreading as well as offering other services. You can find Bambrick’s site at http://members.tripod.com/billbambrick. |
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Kenny’s opens third location |
| Kenny’s Northwest Experience, the small, family owned retailer of Northwest art and crafts has successfully opened its third store in Snoqualmie. The first store opened in Allyn in December of 1993. The second store opened in Snohomish County in May 2001. |
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