Staying on top Wenatchee Downtown Association executive director Kathy Allen and Steve Gear, the association's president, attended the 15th Annual Downtown Revitalization Training Institute earlier this month in Walla Walla. Challenges and opportunities facing downtown and neighborhood commercial districts were among the items covered during the three-day conference. Allen and Gear attended sessions on promotional events and high-technology business recruitment. B.C. The four-day seminar was sponsored by the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Country Cradle Family Day Care in Leavenworth has earned accreditation from the National Association for Family Child Care.
Accreditation is given to child care facilities that attain high standards of quality in six areas.
Owner Kathy Baker, who started the business two years ago, also attended the three-day Washington State Family Child Care Conference at Sun Mountain Lodge near Winthrop last month. At the podium Attorneys Chuck Zimmerman and Gil Sparks were guest speakers at the three-day Washington State Association of Municipal Attorneys Spring Conference at Skamania Lodge earlier this month. He also served as moderator for presentations on condemnation of real property, private management of public facilities and projects and land use law. Both Zimmerman and Sparks are attorneys with the Ogden Murphy Wallace law firm in Wenatchee. Small Business Administration Services provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration Offices and Partners.