Ina Bahner of RE/MAX Preference on Mercer Island has earned the prestigious Certified Distressed Property Expert (CDPE) designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure avoidance and short sales.
Craig Wittenberg, a 35-year resident of Mercer Island, was honored with the Microsoft 2011 Technical Achievement Award for legendary work.
Island accountant Henry J. Pierman has current CPA certificate license
The law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP has announced that Nelson Dong, a Mercer Island resident and a partner in the firm’s Seattle office and head of its National Security Practice Group, has been appointed to the President’s Export Council Subcommittee on Export Administration (PECSEA).
Erin Scannell of Mercer Island has been honored as a top financial advisor by Barron’s magazine, one of America’s premiere financial magazines. He is listed in the magazine’s top 1,000 financial advisors in a recent issue.
Kay Hirai is a multifaceted woman. She is a business woman, a leader, an employer, a mother and a philanthropist. Nothing came easy for her, and she wouldn’t have had it any other way.
Hirai was honored Jan. 6 with the “Business of the Year” award by the Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce, for her business, Studio 904. Walking into Studio 904, you get a pleasant sense of calm with the minimalist yet tasteful decor and sweet smells. They only do hair at Studio 904, but they are trained to do it well.
The Internal Revenue Service has released its new tips for taxpayers for the upcoming tax return season.
This was the final Christmas season for Finders, a Mercer Island fixture for 30 years. The quaint gift shop owned by Judy Olson will close forever on Jan. 15 due to the strain of the recession.
“It’s the economy,” Olson said. “Since the middle of 2008, it’s been going down. The last couple of years have been really tough.”
Flora Brier, owner of the Olde Wine Store, looks through her stock during the week before Christmas. The wine shop opened this month on S.E. 28th Street.
Losses to investors estimated to be more than $100 million in alleged Ponzi scheme.
Mercer Island design store Six Walls has opened a holiday store in its former location in Tabit Village Square. The shop offers holiday decorating ideas and and furnishing as well as gifts for the coming season. Six Walls’ new location is at 2630 77th Ave. S.E., Suite 102. The shop is holding special events on Nov. 18 and Dec. 20. For more information, go to www.six-walls.com.
Signs of change are showing among the Mercer Island coffee culture. One business changed hands, while another will soon receive a handful of interior and exterior upgrades.
Mud Bay, a pet shop specializing in natural, healthy dog and cat food, will soon open on Mercer Island.
The store has “all sorts of plans” for its grand opening event, “A Bite of Mud Bay,” said marketing representative Karin Koonings.
Events, activities, demonstrations, dog and cat food and treat vendors, and store specials will be available during the official opening event on Sept. 12.
