Knock Marketing and Design moves to downtown Cd'A

Knock Marketing and Design has relocated from Post Falls to downtown Coeur d'Alene, 103 S. Fourth St., Suite 259.

The company has been in business since 2008, designing websites, printed marketing material, business identities, email marketing as well as strategic media marketing campaigns and website hosting to more than 150 local businesses. Owners Dave and Christi Fleischman employ up to five local subcontractors with flex hours.

David is the art director, and his duties include creative project design and building, website/email marketing programming, technical support and expediting of all printing. He has been nominated for "Top 30 Professionals Under 40" by the North Idaho Business Journal (2012) and civically involved in the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, the Local Issues Committee, the Board for Benches for Bus Stops (2009), the Boys and Girls Club of Kootenai County and current member of Kootenai County Young Professionals.

Christi is the account executive/media specialist and her duties include client customer service, project management, media buys and accounting. Christi has been awarded "Top 30 Professionals Under 40" by the North Idaho Business Journal two years in a row. She is civically involved in the Post Falls Chamber of Commerce, the Local Issues Committee, a youth leader, a Rotarian, on the Board for Benches for Bus Stops (2009), Vice President (2011) and current member of Kootenai County Young Professionals and on the board for the Post Falls Library Foundation.

Knock Marketing and Design: 262-9289 or www.StartKnocking.com

Mountain West Bank announces new senior VP

Mountain West Bank announced the addition of Thomas A. Pool as Senior VP of Small Business Lending and Small Business Administration Department Manager in its Coeur d'Alene office.

In this position, Pool's responsibilities will include managing all three of the bank's SBA departments in Boise, Spokane and Coeur d'Alene along with providing loans and small business consultations to customers of all three markets.

Pool, who began his banking career in 1975 in Sheridan, Wyo., at the Bank of Commerce (now First Interstate), has worked for a variety of financial institutions ranging in asset size from $200 million to $62 billion. His focus on SBA lending began in 1984 and he has since worked primarily in small independent banks specializing in commercial lending with an emphasis on small business loans and loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture rural and community loan programs.

Prior to joining Mountain West Bank, Pool was the Market President at ANB Bank in Gillette, Wyo. Before that, he was a VP/Senior Commercial Loan Officer for Farmers State Bank.

He was born and raised in Sheridan, Wyoming, and graduated from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont., where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Business and Finance. Pool has been named as part of two SBA awards for Small Business Excellence/New Markets, and was appointed by the Mayor of Los Angeles and the L.A. SBA District Office to an SBA advisory committee to oversee a "One Stop Capital Shop," which provided access to much needed credit for under-served areas in the city of Los Angeles. He has been a Kiwanian since 1984 and has served as President and on the board of five Kiwanis Clubs. His public service includes time as president/board member of the Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce and was elected to the Hamilton (Mont.) school board in 2007. He is a past President of the Western Montana Risk Management Association in Missoula, which provides training to bankers throughout the region. He is looking forward to continuing his public service in the Coeur d'Alene and Spokane areas.

"We are fortunate to have a highly capable and well-seasoned executive in Tom who is prepared to lead our SBA program at Mountain West Bank," said Russ Porter, Mountain West Bank CEO. "Tom's successful career in small business administration banking is a great asset for Mountain West Bank and our customers, and we are pleased to welcome him to our team and to the Coeur d'Alene community."

Pool can be contacted at Mountain West Bank, 101 Ironwood Dr., Coeur d'Alene, 208-415-5346, tpool@mountainwestbank.com.

Thomas is new Mountain West Bank branch manager

Mountain West Bank announced that Ann Thomas is now branch manager of the Coeur d'Alene/Ironwood Office.

Thomas began her career in professional banking in 2007 as a teller at Wells Fargo. Prior to joining Mountain West Bank she managed the Wells Fargo branch in Hayden. Over the past six years, she has worked as teller, personal banker, business specialist, home equity specialist, service manager and branch manager. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado and her master's degree from Corban College in Salem, Ore.

"Ann's background has given her a true understanding of customer service as well as the qualifications needed to assist Mountain West customers with all their banking needs," said Russ Porter, Mountain West Bank CEO. "Her diverse banking experience makes her an excellent selection for this position, and we are delighted to welcome her to our Coeur d'Alene team."

Mountain West Bank, a Division of Glacier Bank, has served communities throughout Idaho, Northern Utah and Eastern Washington for 20 years.

Thomas can be contacted at the Coeur d'Alene office, 125 Ironwood Dr., 765-0284.

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