Jim Rothlin’s first day on the job as CEO of the Port of Bremerton — nearly a dozen years ago — was quite a memorable one. When he stepped into his office that morning, having barely sipped his first cup of coffee, Rothlin quickly learned that SAFE Boats, the biggest tenant at the port’s Olympic […]
Kevin Dwyer
A Bainbridge Island freelance writer, Kevin Dwyer was a business editor with the Kitsap Sun and was previously involved in the startup and management of the Puget Sound Business Journal in Seattle and Washington CEO Magazine. He also spent nearly 20 years as a chamber of commerce executive in Washington and Oregon.
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Master Woodworker Hugh Montgomery — The Touch to Transform Any Home
Hugh Montgomery, a custom furniture and cabinetry maker, sits in a small office, just off his noisy shop on Bainbridge Island, and tries to explain what he does. “I like to work with my hands,” says the 58-year-old carpenter. “I like to make things and build things. … My business is what I like to […]
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West Sound a Popular Spot for Disc Golf Enthusiasts
Disc golf, which got its start in Southern California back in the early 1970s, used to be considered something of a “hippie” sport because of its deep roots connected to the throwing of Frisbees and the wearing of tie-dyed shirts and so on. But today, nothing could be farther from the truth. Disc golf is […]
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Swift Plumbing Grows Through Second Generation
Like a lot of his fellow tradesmen, Ty Swift is almost giddy about doing business in Kitsap and Jefferson counties. “It’s a good spot for business,” says the 46-year-old CEO of Swift Plumbing & Heating Inc. in Kingston. “There’s a lot of growth here.” Even during the recession of 2008-2014 and the more recent pandemic, […]
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High Energy Drives the Success of Bainbridge Island’s PacWesty
Hang out with Greg Dronkert for any length of time and you just might feel like you’re chatting with the Energizer Bunny — that is if the the bunny could only talk. The bunny, of course, is the mascot of Energizer batteries, and can be seen in TV commercials banging on a drum and hopping […]
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Help Desk Cavalry
Sometimes a freak accident or an unexpected turn of events can change the path of someone’s life and career. That’s more or less what happened to Steve Treanor, president and CEO of Help Desk Cavalry in Bremerton, when he was in the Army back in the mid-1990s. Treanor was a scout in several cavalry units […]
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Dana’s Heating & Cooling Has a Solution for Everyone
Dana Pieze, owner of Dana’s Heating & Cooling Inc. in Bremerton, first spied his wife, Donna, riding a motorcycle in the early 1970s. “You didn’t see too many gals riding bikes back then,” recalls Pieze, with a bit of a chuckle. “I thought it was pretty cool.” The chance encounter turned into a romance, then […]
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Entrepreneurial Spirit Behind Creekside Cabinet’s Success
Brad Moore, owner of Creekside Cabinet & Design Inc. in Silverdale, is your classic entrepreneur. “I didn’t like school at all,” says the engaging 62-year-old, donning a COVID-19 mask and sitting in the center of his company’s small but efficient showroom. “I couldn’t wait to conquer the world.” Moore has done just that in the […]
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Rising from the Ashes
In the wee hours of a summer morning in 2009, three teenagers broke into Arnold’s Home Furnishings on Kitsap Way in Bremerton and set the landmark store ablaze. The devastating fire dashed the dreams of Betty Arnold, who started the store with her late husband, Wendell, in 1951, along with longtime general manager Ralph Erickson, […]
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