Puget Sound Business Journal Announces 2006 40 Under 40 Honorees; 40 Top Business Leaders Under 40 Years Old to be Honored.SEATTLE Seattle (sēăt`əl), city (1990 pop. 516,259), seat of King co., W Wash., built on seven hills, between Elliott Bay of Puget Sound and Lake Washington; inc. 1869. -- The annual 40 Under 40 awards program, which recognizes 40 outstanding members of the business community under the age of 40, announced the 2006 roster of honorees. Puget Sound Puget Sound (py  `jĕt), arm of the Pacific Ocean, NW Wash., connected with the Pacific by Juan de Fuca Strait, entered through the Admiralty Inlet and extending in two arms c. Business Journal
issue of September 15-21, 2006, profiles each winner.Honorees were selected based on their entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. spirit and their contribution to the Puget Sound region through their business and community involvement. The Business Journal will celebrate the accomplishments of the 40 Under 40 recipients at a private VIP ceremony at Dimitriou's Jazz Alley alley an area in a cow barn identified by its particular purpose such as a loafing alley, a walking alley or feeding alley. in Seattle. Honorees are: Andrea Allen, Seattle Repertory Theatre Jason Andrews, Andrews Space & Technology Inc. Stephanie Bowman, Port of Tacoma Steve Bredeweg, ABODA Inc. Brian Buckley, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP Maureen Burke, Cairncross and Hempelmann PS Adrian Burton, eMedia Music Corp. David Cox, Graebel Quality Movers Inc. Colette Courtion, Calidora Skin Clinic Lauren Deneka, D.A. Davidson & Co. Ruth Dickey, New Futures Derek Edwards, VeriSign Inc. Justin Erickson, Harbor Wholesale Grocery Inc. Ted Eytan, Group Health Cooperative Anne-Marie Faiola, Bramble Berry Inc. Tracy Gibbons, Dual Sports Inc. Jason Goldberg, Jobster Inc. David Hamilton, Delivery Express Inc. Peter Han, Microsoft Corp. Kristin Hayden, OneWorld Now! Corp. Rhonda Howard, READ LLC and THREAD for ART David Hsiao, Junxion Inc. Jessie Israel, King County Parks Sharelle Klaus, Dry Soda Co. Richard Law, Allyis Inc. Debra Facktor Lepore, AirLaunch LLC Carl Lombardi Jr., Fieldhouse Inc. Elizabeth Lunney, Washington Trails Assoc. Bryan Mistele, Inrix Inc. Robin Naughton, Engine Interactive Inc. Jeff Nielsen, BNBuilders Inc. Roger Nyhus, Nyhus Communications LLC Russell Paquette, Recreational Equipment Inc. Stephan Roche, ShareBuilder Corp. Casey Roloff, Seabrook Land Co. Greg Root, GM Nameplate Inc. Sarah Rothenbuhler, Birch Equipment Co. Inc. Erick Slabaugh, ABSCO Alarms Inc. Denise Stiffarm, Preston Gates & Ellis LLP Kristin Valente-Madden, Ernst & Young LLP Nominees were evaluated on specific criteria that included business tenure, business philosophy and their solutions to the business challenges that they've faced. In the end, those nominees who stood out as outstanding typically had an "above and beyond" attitude toward their commitment to their business and the overall community. The judges' panel was comprised of Darlene Corkrum, Virginia Mason Medical Center Virginia Mason Medical Center (VMMC), founded in 1920, is a private, non-profit organization located on Seattle, Washington's First Hill offering a system of integrated health services. Gary S. Kaplan, MD, serves as chairman and CEO, and J. ; Joni Earl, Sound Transit Sound Transit has been the popular name of Washington state's Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Authority since 1996. It was formed in 1993 by the Snohomish, King, and Pierce County Councils. ; George Northcroft, Business Relations & Economic Development for King County Executive Ron Sims Ronald Cordell Sims, born July 5, 1948, is currently the King County Executive. He has run unsuccessfully for higher office twice: United States Senator in 1994 and Governor of Washington in 2004. Early life Sims was born in Spokane, Washington, to Reverend James C. ; Michael Verchot, University of Washington's Business & Economic Development Center; and 40 Under 40 alumni Marisa Digiacomo, McAdams Wright Ragen; Thong Q. Le, WRF WRF Weather Research and Forecasting (weather forecast model) WRF Washington Research Foundation WRF Water Reclamation Facility WRF World Rehabilitation Fund WRF World Research Foundation WRF Winchester Rimfire Capital; Anna Liotta, Resultance, Inc., and Aaron Weingeist, Westwood Eye Surgery & Laser Center. The 40 Under 40 award program is presented by Puget Sound Business Journal and sponsored by Stoel Rives Language Rive (plural : rives) is a French word meaning "bank" (of a river). Geography Rives is the name of several places: France Rives is the name of 2 communes in France:
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