Bend-based Alchemy Solutions has named Jim Harrer as president. Harrer has more than 25 years of experience as the CEO of high-tech businesses. His background includes starting Mustang Software Inc., a telecom software company, and heading the management team at Starbase, provider of an end-to-end enterprise software life cycle solution. Alchemy Solutions develops software to help companies migrate their mainframe software to Microsoft.NET.

Leading Edge Aviation has promoted seven pilots: Brandon Knox to chief flight instructor and assistant chief pilot; Orion Wellinghoff to flight school operations manager; Adam Stockland to flight school safety officer; and Collin Hague , Michael Szigeti , Mike Baumann and Sean Graves to flight instructors. The pilots are all graduates of Leading Edge Aviation’s helicopter flight training program and are Federal Aviation Administration certified as commercial, instrument, flight instructor and flight instructor instrument helicopter pilots. Leading Edge Aviation has operated in Bend since 1989.

The Garner Group has added Arlene Edwards and Victoria Davis to its broker staff. Edwards has held an Oregon real estate broker’s license since 2008. Davis earned her license in 2010. The Garner Group is located in Bend’s NorthWest Crossing neighborhood.

Ken Mucha and Susie Biggs of Team Birtola-Garmyn at Prudential High Desert Realty in Bend have earned the certified investor agent specialist designation. This designation signifies having completed training to understand real estate investor types, and the investment opportunities and financing options needed to provide solutions for each investor type.

Kate Miller of Kate Miller Design in Bend has been selected as 2010 American Package Design Award winner by Graphic Design USA for three Live Superfoods package designs. For more information, visit www.katemiller design.com.

Gary Githens of Beecher Carlson Insurance in Bend was a guest presenter at the 2011 Mid-Oregon Construction Safety Summit at The Riverhouse Convention Center on Jan. 25. Githens presented, “Does It Really Make A Difference If I’m A Safe Company?” Githens has more than 30 years’ experience working with the needs of contractors and businesses.

Healing Reins Therapeutic Riding Center has announced the addition of three board members: Justin Finestone , Debbie Amerongen and Pam Addington-White . Finestone is communications manager for the city of Bend, Amerongen is executive vice president and chief deposit officer for Bank of the Cascades and Addington-White is founder of Healing Reins, which was started in 1999.