Three business leaders to be inducted into JA hall of fame

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

 

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.