Spring enrollment is ON at Bellevue College

Affordable, convenient classes provide education to help launch careers

BELLEVUE, Wash. — Bellevue College (BC), the third largest educational institution in Washington State, is currently enrolling students for spring quarter classes that begin April 4, 2016. As a leader in workforce development, BC offers an affordable path to degrees that help residents of the Eastside and the Puget Sound region launch careers in health sciences, information technology, business, criminal justice and many other high-demand fields.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Launch Event in Bellevue

Who: AT&T Lincoln Square Retail Store Personnel along with Samsung Product Experts

What: Samsung will host a Galaxy S7 smartphone Launch Event at the AT&T Retail Store in Lincoln Square. Attendees who participate in a live virtual reality demonstration will be entered to win a pair of Samsung Gear VR (MSRP $99). No purchase necessary. This free, open to the public event, will also include Frost Doughnuts and Coffee for attendees.

Classic Pianos in Bellevue to Host $750,000 Piano

Classic Pianos is hosting a Bösendorfer Factory Selection Tour event, which features a special collection of uniquely beautiful pianos from the world’s oldest premium piano manufacturer, March 10-13. This event, taking place at Classic Piano’s showroom (10635 NE 8^th St., Bellevue, Wash.), represents one of the largest groups of Bösendorfer pianos ever to be displayed in a single location in the United States.

            “The Bösendorfer Factory Selection Tour is an incredibly rare opportunity for our customers to play such a large and varied collection of stunning instruments

AAA Washington hires Harry A. Thomas as Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer to Achieve Aggressive Marketing Goals

AAA Washington, the preeminent provider of emergency roadside assistance to more than 1.1 million members in Washington and northern Idaho, is intensifying its strategy to increase membership, grow its travel and insurance businesses and expand its mobile presence. To help accomplish these goals, AAA Washington has chosen entrepreneurial leader Harry Thomas as its new vice president and chief marketing officer to lead its creative, web, public relations, social media, publication and discount teams.

Smartsheet Adds Microsoft’s Andrew Lientz to Lead Engineering Team

New SVP of engineering will spearhead company’s continued efforts to help organizations empower their employees to work more productively and efficiently

Bellevue-based Smartsheet, the spreadsheet-inspired collaborative work management platform used by millions of people worldwide, and one of Deloitte’s 500 fastest-growing technology companies, today announced former Microsoft partner/general manager Andrew Lientz will be joining the company as SVP of engineering. In this role, Lientz will oversee the technology operations, engineering and QA teams.

“Andrew’s knowledge of both the technology and business aspects of companies allows him to bridge between customer, software, management and developer,” said Mark Mader, CEO of Smartsheet. “His experience as an engineering leader at growth stage and large companies offers us an added layer of expertise on top of an already deep development team. This will further establish Smartsheet as the collaborative work management platform of choice for enterprises worldwide.”

Perkins Coie Announces 2016 Partner Class Including Donna L. Barnett in Bellevue

Firm Elects 22 New Partners

Perkins Coie recently announced that 22 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner.  The new partner class of 2016 includes:

·         Donna L. Barnett (Bellevue)

Coding Dojo to Offer Beginner’s Intro to Software Development Evening Courses

As technology continues to dominate our daily lives and forms the backbone of the most lucrative employment sectors, it’s no surprise more people, from all walks of life, are looking to rapidly obtain tech skills that allow them to take advantage of the growing number of job opportunities. Now, Bellevue-based Coding Dojo – a premier coding bootcamp with campuses also in Silicon Valley, Los Angeles and Dallas (opening March 2016) – announces evening courses beginning with Intro to Software Development, taught by the talented founder and chief instructor of Coding Dojo, Michael Choi.

RedCloud Consulting Merges with the AK Group

RedCloud Consulting, a Bellevue-based boutique management-consulting firm, recently announced its merger with consulting firm the AK Group. Building on its re-launch in the summer of 2015, this merger is part of RedCloud’s ongoing actions to bolster and accelerate company growth, while diversifying and strengthening the firm's go-to-market offerings. Now operating under the RedCloud brand, The AK Group brings more than 10 years of experience and a reputation for delivering quality results for clients based on integrity, respect, and personal responsibility.

Medical Technology Futurist Dr. Daniel Kraft to Speak at Overlake Community Partners Luncheon

“The Future of Health and Medicine:

Where Can Technology Take Us?”

Overlake Medical Center Foundation’s 17^th Annual Community Partners Luncheon on November 23 will host  Dr. Daniel Kraft, Medicine and Neuroscience Chair at Singularity University, to  talk about how technology is changing the face of healthcareand how it can empower us to manage our own health and wellness. He will give a fast-paced look at innovations in healthcare powered by new tools, tests and apps.

Dr. Kraft is a Stanford and Harvard trained physician-scientist,

TimeXtender Rapidly Growing in U.S. & Canada: Relocating North American Headquarters to Larger Office in Bellevue

TimeXtender, the world’s biggest provider of data warehouse automation (DWA) software for the Microsoft SQL Server, recently announced that it is relocating its North American office in the state of Washington from Redmond to Bellevue.

Since TimeXtender opened its Redmond office it has exceeded all expectations for revenue growth in the U.S. and Canada. Given its success, the company will be increasing its office space and looking to hire more staff for its new North American headquarters. In addition, several members from the executive management team in Denmark, including the company’s CEO, Heine Krog Iversen, will be relocating to Bellevue.

Stantec Hires Environmental Experts in Bellevue

Stantec has announced that Roy Hummell and Linda Mortensen have joined a growing Pacific Northwest environmental team in the Seattle area.

Collectively, they have more than 50 years of experience performing environmental assessments, remediation and restorations.

South Commons Opens at The Bellevue Collection

First-to-Market Stores to Open; Contest to Excite Customers Launches

After a year of planning and remodeling, the former JCPenney space at Bellevue Square opens this month with its first wave of celebrated stores. Known as the South Common, this large retail space will soon be home to its first new stores, UNIQLO (Nov. 6), ZARA (Nov. 11) and House of Hoops, a new retail concept from Foot Locker (mid-Nov).

Atigeo Names Alejandro Cabrera Chief Marketing Officer

Bellevue-based Atigeo, a compassionate technology company and developer of the xPatterns big data analytics platform, recently announced the appointment of Alejandro Cabrera as chief marketing officer.  In this newly created position, Cabrera will be responsible for marketing, advertising, brand management, and public relations.  

Local Volunteers Boost Cheasty Greenspace, Food Lifeline

More than two dozen Stantec Bellevue environmental experts, engineers, architects and design industry professionals recently spent of portion of their workday to aid a pair of local non-profit organizations. One group of volunteers helped in forest restoration in the northern portion of Cheasty Greenspace. The other group pitched in at the Food Lifeline.

Dustin Brumbaugh Now Financial Advisor in D.A. Davidson's Bellevue Office

Dustin Brumbaugh, a longtime financial professional, has partnered with veteran advisor Richard Tschetter to begin serving as Senior Vice President, Financial Advisor in the firm’s Bellevue office.

Brumbaugh until recently was Director of Individual Investor Group Research for D.A. Davidson, working in the firm’s downtown Seattle office. His move to become a financial advisor reflects his desire to work more closely alongside clients as they create strategies for reaching their unique financial objectives.

Ascension Ventures Makes Strategic Investment in Atigeo

Victor Kats, Managing Director at Ascension Ventures, joins Atigeo board.

Atigeo, a compassionate technology company and developer of the xPatterns big data analytics platform, recently announced it has secured growth financing from Ascension Ventures.  Atigeo also announced the appointment of Victor Kats, managing director at Ascension Ventures, to Atigeo’s board of directors.

Bellevue-based Clark Nuber PS Named a 2015 Best Accounting Firm to Work For

 Clark Nuber PS, a CPA and consulting firm headquartered in Bellevue, has been named a 2015 Accounting Today’s Best Accounting Firms to Work for. 

Bellevue’s Lincoln Square Cinemas One of First Theaters in U.S. to Offer New ‘Barco Escape’ Three-Screen, Panoramic Movie Watching Experience

Barco, digital cinema producers, introduces its new ultra-wide, fully immersive technology Barco Escape to Seattle movie-goers with the release of 20th Century Fox’s Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials this September. 

Thirty-seven students graduated from The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington

The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington (CITC) held its 2015 graduation ceremony June 19^th at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. There were 37 graduating students representing four of CITC’s state-approved trades: Carpentry, Electrical, Heavy Equipment Operator and Plumbing.

Northwest Real Estate Investors Expo August 15th in Bellevue

Get on over to the Embassy Suites in Bellevue next Saturday August 15, 2015, for the Northwest Real Estate Investors' Expo!

Admission and parking are FREE!

For more information, check out Realty411Guide.com/EVENTS