Three business leaders to be inducted into JA hall of fame

Published 8:31 am Friday, February 27, 2015

Three Eastside business leaders will be inducted into the Junior Achievement Puget Sound Business Hall of Fame on April 23.

The 2015 Laureates include:

Jeff Brotman, co-founder of Costco Wholesale, an international low-price membership retail chain and the largest U.S. wholesale club, headquartered in Issaquah, Washington.

Gene Juarez, founder of the Bellevue-based Gene Juarez Salons & Spas, Inc. Juarez created 10 full-service salons, two cosmetology schools, and the Gene Juarez Advanced Training Salon.

Jim Sinegal, co-founder of Costco Wholesale. His innovations made Costco the first warehouse club to include fresh food, eye-care clinics, pharmacies, and gas stations.

The inductees will be honored at a celebration in partnership with the Puget Sound Business Journal at Bell Harbor International Conference Center.

More information is available at www.jawashington.org/halloffame or 206-296-2616.

Junior Achievement’s purpose is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.