Business Beat.Byline: The Register-Guard CORRECTION (ran 6/19/02): Wilson-Heirgood Insurance is the correct name of a company that announced promotions in the Business Beat column in Tuesday's Register-Guard. PEOPLE Wilson Associates, an insurance firm in Eugene, has made the following changes: Gordon Groshong, benefits specialist, has been promoted to president; Mark Smith, transportation manager, has become the corporate secretary; Jane Kammerzelt, property casualty specialist, is the commercial lines manager; and Mike Fitch, personal lines specialist, is now the department manager. Dustin Minch has joined the Amethyst amethyst (ăm`əthĭst) [Gr.,=non-drunkenness], variety of quartz, violet to purple in color, used as a gem. It is the most highly valued of the semiprecious quartzes. Holistic Healers Foundation in Springfield as a massage therapist and Reiki Reiki Definition Reiki is a form of therapy that uses simple hands-on, no-touch, and visualization techniques, with the goal of improving the flow of life energy in a person. master. He will offer deep tissue and Swedish massage Swed·ish massage n. A system of therapeutic massage and exercise for the muscles and joints, developed in Sweden in the 19th century. , acupressure acupressure or shiatsu Alternative-medicine practice in which pressure is applied to points on the body aligned along 12 main meridians (pathways), usually for a short time, to improve the flow of vital force (qi). , pregnancy and pain relief massage, as well as Reiki treatments. Sarilyn Rexius has joined InfoGroup Northwest of Eugene as human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. generalist gen·er·al·ist n. A physician whose practice is not oriented in a specific medical specialty but instead covers a variety of medical problems. generalist . She will manage retention for the staffing department. Rexius was formerly a staffing specialist with Manpower Temporary Services Temporary Services is an artist collective of three people based in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They have been collaborating on art projects, public events, publications, and exhibitions since 1998. of Eugene. Scott Mead has joined Master Machine Inc. in Eugene in outside industrial sales. He previously worked at Pape in hydraulic cylinder Hydraulic cylinders (also called linear hydraulic motors) are mechanical actuators that are used to give a linear force through a linear stroke. Operation Hydraulic cylinders get their power from pressurized hydraulic fluid, which is typically oil. sales. Also, Jewell O'Bryant has joined Master Machine as shop foreman. O'Bryant previously worked for Oregon Industrial Machine. KUDOS Dr. Ronald Gilson of Eugene has received a presidential citation award from the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians for his work representing family physicians on the Carrier Advisory Committee to Medicare. The following employers have received Families in Good Company Awards for 2002: Oregon Research Institute in Eugene; Mercy HealthCare in Roseburg; Eugene Water & Electric Board in Eugene; and Pacific Continental Bank in Eugene. Families in Good Company is a program of Children First for Oregon. F.Y.I. The U.S. Department of Labor announced a Web site that allows public access to union annual financial reports, including data searches, free of charge. The site is run by the Labor Department's Office of Labor-Management Standards. The Web site is: www.union-reports.dol.gov. Compiled by Mauria Banducci. Business Beat runs Tuesdays and Thursdays. It covers promotions, new hires, professional achievements, new businesses, relocations and other news. Fax items to Business Beat, 683-7631, or mail them to Business Beat, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440. If you send a photo and want it returned, print the address on the back. For information, call 338-2339 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. CAPTION(S): Business Beat |
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