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Tiik Arizona Rkh hi.ic MONDAY. HI 8, 2002 I3 BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS NOTES PROMOTIONS AND HIRES Yvette Armendirij nity covering part of central and south Phoenix. Information: (602) 534-5000. Area chamber seeking Hispanic participation The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce has mm: minimi -A J. Greg Coulter Chad Rutan Tracy Jones Sharon Lechter Mika Dalrympl J.

Patrick Dugan Laura A. Rogers Rebecca Flanagan revived its Hispanic Business Committee to help identify contracting opportunities and increase Hispanic small-business participation in the chamber. The committee also is working to get more corporations involved in BidSource, a contracting service operated by the chamber. BidSource is used to connect small businesses with government and corporate contracts. The group's next meeting is at 7:30 a.m.

July 16 at the chamber, 201 N. Central 27th floor. Information: (602) 495-2194. SBA-backed loans total $235.5 mil in 9 months Arizona small businesses so far in fiscal 2002 have received $235.5 million in U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans.

Of the 707 7(a) loans made between Oct. 1 and June 28, 145 went to minority-owned businesses and 117 went to women-owned businesses. Arizona district loan volume is expected to surpass fiscal 2001 totals, spokesman Ron Harbour said. That year, the agency guaranteed 842 loans worth nearly $250 million. Harbour said bankers tend to use the SBA to guarantee loans when the economy slows down because of "added comfort." The average loan is $333,065 this year, compared to about $296,904 last year.

Capital Access Program attracts few borrowers Phoenix economic-development officials expected more banks and borrowers to show interest in its 6-month-old Capital Access Program. But so far, just two loans have been made. "We're not sure why it (demand) is not there," said Frank Brabec, a small-business program manager with Community and Economic Development Department. The program, which creates a loan-loss reserve for Jock Van Velzer Stephanie Grinage Stephanie Grlnage has been named the associate athletic director for development at Arizona State University. She most recently served as senior development officer for the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Grinage said she knows she has challenges ahead of her, facing a budget deficit in the athletics department and new capital projects plans, including an Olympics sports center. She cites her previous experiences in fund-raising as preparing her for the challenge. "There are not a lot of resources, so we have to be intelligent" in development, Grin-age said. She decided to move to the athletics department after completing a capital project in the engineering college. Prior to joining ASU, Grin-age was in development with the University of Illinois Medical Center.

Grinage, a native of Kansas, earned her degree in communications with a minor in journalism from Fort Hays State University in western Kansas. She is currently working on her master's degree in English at ASU. Her husband, Rich, is employed with ASU at the East campus in the Professional Golf Management program. J. Greg Coulter, a senior associate with Jennings, Strouss Salmon, has been named chair of the employment and law labor section of the State board members: Doug Ducey, Elisse Porter, Eileen Spltalny, Jeff Glek, Michael Lofton, John Anton, Michael Halvorson, Tom Rietz, Ken McElroy, Paul Bins-feld and Kathy Garcia-Colace.

Miller Wagner Business Services Inc. has named Charles McLane a principal and Anthony Hakes and David Miller as managers. The three accounting professionals were previously with the local Arthur Andersen office. The Arizona Community Action Association has named Mary Lou Rosales as president, Brian Babiars as vice president, Shelly Hall as secretary and Debbra Determan to the executive committee. Anthony Belinotti has been promoted to vice president, district manager of First National Bank of Arizona.

Geoffrey M. Ossias has joined Stinson Morrison Hecker as an associate in commercial litigation. SmitliGroup has realigned its Arizona board of directors and added new members: chair, Mike Medici, Dave Slat-tery, Eric Kirkland, Bob Codetta, Craig Randock, Jeff Stanton and corporate chair, David King. Send "Promotions and Hires" submissions to Christa Soderstrom, 200 E. Van Buren NF18, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

Submissions also can be faxed to (602) 444-8044 or e-mailed to christa.soderstrom arizonarepublic.com. Photos are optional. president and general manager of the Butler pre-engi-neered buildings division. TAC Worldwide has promoted Jay Lash to vice president of managed services programs. Previously he served as an area vice president.

David Fitzgerald has joined The SEZ Group as director of sales. The Arizona Foundation for Women has named seven new directors to its board: Kate Baker, Joy Johnson, Martha Os-trom, Connie Robinson, Cathy Serie, Vanessa Smith and Judy Weiss. Leslie Schwalbe, head of the Arizona Department of Health Services' Behavioral Health Division, has been awarded the 2002 George S. Mickelson Memorial Fellowship from the Western Governor's Association. The fellowship is awarded to a deserving state employee for training or program development that could not otherwise be afforded.

West USA Realty has named Jon Kichen as vice president, director of career development. Phil S. Flemming has been named a partner of the law firm of Yen, Pilch Komadina. Flemming practices in the areas of commercial and employment-related litigation. The Mills Corp.

has promoted Christine Carpenter to senior director of marketing for the Western region, including Arizona Mills. The Young Entrepreneur's Organization has named its Bar of Arizona. Great Scott Productions has named Mick Dalrymple a senior producer. Tatum CFO, a provider of chief financial officer solutions, has named J. Patrick Dugan as a partner.

Rebecca Flanagan has been named the director of the field office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Phoenix. Ernest J. Jones Assoc. a retirement plan administration firm, has promoted Tracy L.

Jones to president. Sharon Lechter has been named chairwoman of the board of Childhelp USA State of Arizona board of directors. Chad D. Rutan has been named CEO of KCID LLCUR Cosmetics. Also, Laura A.

Rogers has been named president and Sydney Hellman has joined UR Cosmetics as a senior personal image consultant. Sierra Pointe luxury rental retirement community has named Andrea Schulte as activities directors. Jock Van Velzer has joined Hatfield Construction as vice Seminars to discuss small-business issues Some upcoming events: Marketing seminar, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Western International Black Canyon Highway. Cost: $25.

Information: SCORE, (602) 745-7250. Small, minority and women certification with Phoenix, 6-8 p.m. July 16, Phoenix City Hall, 200 W. Washington St. Free.

Information: (602) 262-6790. Rebuilding your business after recession, 7 p.m. July 18, Glendale Public Library, 5959 W. Brown St. Free.

Information: (623) 930-3552. Effective employee handbooks, a.m. July 18, Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. Free for members; $10 for non-members. Information: (602) 495-6484.

Reach the reporter at yvette. armendarizarizonarepublic.com or (602) 444-4842. banks, is funded by $1 million from the Phoenix Industrial Development Authority and administered by community and economic development. Participating banks are Bank One and Wells Fargo. Businesses involved in manufacturing, distribution, sales and warehousing within Phoenix are eligible for the program.

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