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Movers & Shakers September 30, 2010

| September 30, 2010 9:00 PM

Rathdrum resident sentenced for fraud

Wesley Bruce Thompson, 58, a former Mutual of Omaha insurance agent, was sentenced this week for insurance fraud, said Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden. First District Judge John Mitchell ordered Thompson to serve 20 days in jail, perform 400 hours of community service, and pay $4,210 in restitution.

Thompson, of Rathdrum, pleaded guilty in July to one count of insurance fraud. By pleading guilty, Thompson admitted that a jury could find him guilty of submitting an application for a life insurance policy for one of his clients without her knowledge by scanning his client's signature from another policy and photocopying the signature onto the false application.

Wasden's office and the Idaho Department of Insurance investigated the case at the request of Mutual of Omaha.

Labor office to open Nov. 1

The Idaho Department of Labor is scheduled to open its building in Post Falls on Nov. 1, a week earlier than the agency's last estimate.

The $3 million, 17,000-square foot regional office is being built on 2.9 acres along Interstate 90 between the Highway 41 interchange and the Northern Idaho Advanced Care Hospital.

The agency is slated to move from a building it leases at 1221 W. Ironwood Drive, in Coeur d'Alene, on Oct. 29.

The new facility will have more parking spaces, an additional conference room and more room for job seekers to research employment opportunities.

Crane joins Kiemle and Hagood

Kiemle and Hagood Co. announced that it has made Gwen Crane property manager and leasing agent at its Coeur d'Alene Office. Crane is a licensed realtor in Washington state. She was previously an account manager for Contract Design Associates.

Architect recognized for Beardmore work

Seattle architect and University of Idaho alumnus Brian Runberg has received national recognition for the restoration and adaptive reuse of the Beardmore Building in Priest River.

Runberg was presented the Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History at the association's annual meeting in Oklahoma City on Sept. 24.

The Beardmore Building is both on the national Registry of Historic Places and LEED Gold certified by the U.S. Green Building Council.

The Beardmore Building was commissioned in 1922 by timber pioneer Charles Beardmore. In later years it fell into disrepair under outside ownership.

Beardmore's great-grandson, Brian Runberg, purchased the building in 2006 and began the renovation.

More than 95 percent of the original structural material was recycled, including woods, leaded glass windows, tile, and bathroom and lighting fixtures.

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