Movers and Shakers
• Hackwith joins Anderson Bros. accounting practice
Anderson Bros. announced the addition of Toni A. Hackwith to its Post Falls accounting practice. Hackwith is a licensed CPA in Idaho and has been practicing in public accounting, specializing in accounting, auditing and tax services, for more than 20 years in North Idaho. She will continue to provide these services at Anderson Bros.
Hackwith is treasurer for the Rotary Club of Coeur d'Alene and its endowment foundation. She serves on the CASA board of directors as treasurer. Hackwith is a graduate of the Leadership Coeur d'Alene and Leadership Coeur d'Alene graduate programs. She was awarded the "Bob McNabb Excellence in Leadership Award" by the Chamber of Commerce in 2008. She volunteers her time to various nonprofits in the region, including the EXCEL Foundation and Heritage Health.
Hackwith has also been recently appointed to serve on the Idaho Society of CPA's Peer Review Committee. She can be reached at toni@andbroscpa.com or (208)-777-1099.
• Cultivation Counseling welcomes counselor Tiffany Farrar
Cultivation Counseling announced the addition of Tiffany Farrar, a licensed professional counselor, to its team.
Farrar holds a bachelor's degree from Henderson State University in Arkansas, where she also earned her master's degree in clinical mental health counseling. Farrar specializes in working with adolescents and young adults who have anxiety, depression, a history of self-harm, a history of substance abuse, or are bipolar. In her therapeutic approach, Farrar uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client or person-centered therapy, and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy. She enjoys long distance running, camping, hiking, and playing with her two dogs. Farrar is now accepting new clients in Cultivation Counseling's Coeur d'Alene and Moscow offices.
• Real estate agent John Blackburn joins Hope Realty
Hope Realty announced the addition of new real estate agent John W. Blackburn.
Blackburn was born and raised in the Inland Northwest and is married with two little girls. After almost 10 years in the residential and commercial construction trade, Blackburn says he is excited to start his new adventure with Hope Realty. He can be reached at (208) 920-3640.
• Stimson Lumber earns excellence in industrial energy honor
Idaho Gov. Butch Otter, who was in St. Maries on Monday for "Capital for a Day," presented a 2014 State of Idaho Award for Excellence in Industrial Energy Efficiency to Stimson Lumber Company of St. Maries.
The award recognizes the industrial companies that are exceptional state leaders in implementing energy efficiency at their local facilities. For Stimson Lumber, energy efficiency has become a source of both cost reduction and market advantage.
In 2013, Stimson Lumber completed a chip-conveyer system conversion, made upgrades to its waste management system and retrofitted the lighting at its St. Maries facility.
These retrofits not only reduced use by more than 980,000 kilowatt-hours (KWh) of electricity, but also resulted in a safer, more efficient workplace.
"With the timber industry being one of the largest economic drivers in northern Idaho, we need to aggressively pursue reasonable cost-effective energy efficiency," Otter said. "By pursuing these opportunities, we free up capacity on our transmission system, make energy available to help Idaho businesses expand, and we assist our mills in becoming more economically competitive."
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