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SPECIAL REPORT - BUILDING WEALTH & ESTATE PLANNING
Jim Smalley: Mixing career,
passion and hobbies
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Jim Smalley, a financial planner and vice president with Solomon Smith Barney, says the best thing about his job is working with people. He started his career in the financial industry in the days when he was called a stock broker. Many things have evolved or changed — including the name of the original company that recruited him in the late 1980s — but his job has stayed focused on serving people... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BUILDING WEALTH & ESTATE PLANNING
Will your business survive you?
It’s never too early to plan for the future of your business
By John Kenney and Douglas Lineberry
Lineberry Kenney LLC |
| According to the US House of Representatives Small Business Committee, 70 percent of small and family-owned businesses fail in the second generation. Another 87 percent don’t make it through the third... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BUILDING WEALTH & ESTATE PLANNING
Exit plan for business owners
should be considered |
| “How to really start your own business” may be the title of a book on file at the Service Corps of Retired Executives, but some business owners are asking questions that might be better answered in a book entitles, “How to really exit your own business... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BUILDING WEALTH & ESTATE PLANNING
Planning for retirement?
Avoid unrealistic expectations
By Ron Rada |
| The chances are pretty good that, at one time or another, you’ve thought about the “ideal” retirement. But have you really considered what it takes to get there... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BUILDING WEALTH & ESTATE PLANNING
American Marine names Kreamer VP
of Trust & Wealth Management |
| American Marine Bank (AMB) recently promoted Jim Kreamer to Vice President, Trust & Wealth Management Manager, which includes responsibilities for all aspects of the department including wealth management, fiduciary and investment services. He has served as interim manager for the past six months... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Satisfied customer to business partner
Entrepreneurial opportunities abound;
you simply have to know where to look.
By Steve Silberman, President - Absolute ConcreteWorks |
| I’ve been building businesses for many years. But even I never anticipated that the search for custom countertops for a home remodel would lead to a business opportunity... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
County moves toward low-impact
development techniques
HBA walking its talk with demonstration project at its own site
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Kitsap County is working toward the goal of incorporating low impact development techniques into its building codes. A draft comprehensive plan amendment addressing LID is expected by the end of the year that will recognize the techniques under the county codes... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BUILDING WEALTH & ESTATE PLANNING
Who’s who in the financial planning industry
and what those letters mean
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| When it comes to planning your financial future there are a range of experts out there who can help. But those experts all seem to go by different titles and it can be confusing trying to determine which expert is the right one to help meet your financial goals. Should you work with an advisor, a planner, or an investment representative? What do all those titles and letters behind their names mean, anyway... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - BUILDING WEALTH & ESTATE PLANNING
Pete Crane: “I work for my clients”
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Pete Crane has worked for the same financial company for 23 years, while it has gone through nearly a dozen name changes. He has been at the Smith Barney office in Silverdale for 12 years and is currently first vice president, and was previously at the Bremerton location... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
CAO appeals could continue
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Regardless of how the Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board rules on an appeal of the county’s newly adopted Critical Area Ordinance (CAO), the fight may be far from over. Contradicting appeals were filed against the CAO to the Hearings Board earlier this year, and a decision is imminent... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Rick Lanning: A man driven to succeed
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| When Rick Lanning was 18 years old he picked up and moved 1,300 miles away from his childhood home to pursue his destiny... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
PIN Foundations Inc. works toward
national recognition
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Rick Gagliano’s Gig Harbor-based company, PIN Foundations Inc., started out as a solution to a problem he encountered on a job. Working as a framer on a boardwalk project, he found some challenges due to the presence of wetlands. Gagliano experimented with an idea — and in 1984 the first prototype of his product was born... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
B. Reid Construction:
Setting the company apart from the rest
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Brad Reid is an entrepreneur at heart. The owner of Port Orchard-based B. Reid Construction for about 20 years grew up around entrepreneurs, and has always felt a competitive spirit... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Sun Path Custom Construction:
Building “green” for more than two decades
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| Walter Galitzki came to Kitsap County in 1973, after relocating here to take a job with a youth agency. From there he became involved in construction, which led to starting his own construction company, Sun Path Energy in 1983... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Gig Harbor’s Choice Construction:
Building customer relationships
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Choice Construction and Consulting, Inc. of Gig Harbor uses an “inverted pyramid” when it comes to customer service. Every client deals directly with the owner and president, Doug Clark, from the start of the project to the end... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Armstrong Custom Homes:
Pioneers in panalization
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Armstrong Custom Homes has a unique approach to building custom homes. The family-owned company, which has four offices in Puget Sound including one in Bremerton, builds homes using panels manufactured at the company’s factory in Auburn. The panels, windows included, are then transported to the site and lifted with a crane... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Why using a construction consultant
often pays for itself
By Judy Granlee-Gates, U-Build-It |
| You’ve heard those sayings… “DIY…” “you can do it.” The world of do-it-yourself has touched almost every facet of Americans lives, with the possible exceptions of medical care and dentistry. There are entire cable networks devoted to it, superstores to browse, and books and videos to guide you through almost anything... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Words of Wisdom from the
late Ken Donohue — 1936-2006 |
| Sometimes what I think this country needs is a good dose of what it seems to be begging for. We are now going on three generations of Americans who have been living off the legacy of prosperity bequeathed to them by their pioneering grandparents and great grandparents and who are unwilling and increasingly incapable of putting anything back into the pot... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Second Tacoma Narrows Bridge
to open July 2007
Project is 82 percent complete
By Lori Losee |
| The Washington State Department of Transportation is setting a date of early July 2007 as the time when the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge will open to commuters... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Bushnell Homes keeps construction
in the family
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| Bushnell Homes is definitely a family affair. “The Bushnell family has been building houses in Kitsap for over 20 years,” said Tracy Bushnell, president of the firm. “The company was originally founded by my brother Stan, who passed away of pancreatic cancer in 2000. Since then the company has gone through many changes and is growing rapidly... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Budget Blinds opens new showroom |
| Budget Blinds of Poulsbo recently announced the opening of its new 1,700 sq. ft. showroom in Poulsbo. The facility is located at 1016 NE Forest Rock Lane, Suite 125. Budget Blinds opened in Poulsbo in 1992, and is part of the nation’s largest window covering franchise organization. The firm offers homeowners and businesses complementary in-home estimates and consultations as well as professional measuring and installation. Reach the firm at (360)779-3500. |
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SPECIAL REPORT - CONSTRUCTION
Affordable Housing Council endorses Krantz |
| The Affordable Housing Council of Kitsap County has endorsed Beckie Krantz in her race for the State House of Representatives. “We look forward to working with you for several years to come,” the Council stated in its letter to Krantz announcing the endorsement.
“I appreciate the Affordable Housing Council’s confidence in me,” Krantz said. “Housing is fundamental to our daily lives, and I have been particularly focused on the issue in this campaign.” She has co-hosted public forums on the problem of skyrocketing property taxes, and has called for legislative action to reinstate the one percent lid on yearly property tax increases.
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