May 18, 2010

Rushforth

Tacoma's Rushforth Construction won a 2010 Community Service Award from the Association of Washington Business. The awards recognize AWB members that support education, youth organizations, volunteerism and community, as well as programs that mobilize people. Rushforth supports several national charities, including the American Heart Association, March of Dimes and Salvation Army, and employees regularly organize food, blood and shoe drives for local charities. Rushforth's annual golf tournament raised more than $40,000 in 2009 for the Salvation Army, Tacoma Goodwill Industries, Tacoma-Pierce County YMCA and Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. Rushforth is a subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Adolfson & Peterson Construction.

PSC Environmental Services

PSC Environmental Services' Tacoma facility was named a Star Site within the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's Voluntary Protection Program, which recognizes work sites with comprehensive safety and health management systems that have strong management commitment and active employee involvement. The Tacoma facility treats, stores and disposes of hazardous waste. Gary Crueger is the western region vice president for PSC Environmental Services, which is a division of Houston-based PSC, an integrated industrial and environmental services company.

May 11, 2010

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Meghan Douris joined Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker in Seattle as an associate attorney. Douris has experience in cases involving professional malpractice, differing site conditions, delay and impact claims, and geotechnical engineering. She previously worked at Zetlin & De Chiara, a firm specializing in construction law, and Gordon & Silber, a defense litigation law firm. She also served as an assistant general counsel with the New York City Department of Design & Construction. Douris holds a law degree from Brooklyn Law School and a bachelor's degree from William & Mary.

Capital Projects Advisory Review Board

Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed Christine McCorkle to the state's Capital Projects Advisory Review Board. McCorkle is replacing Rocky Sharp and represents the specialty contractors industry. She is a project executive at SAK & Associates, a concrete subcontractor in Sumner. She holds a bachelor's degree in construction management and has experience in public design-build, GC/CM and design-bid-build projects.

Ash Grove Cement Co.

The Portland Cement Association gave Ash Grove Cement Co. a 2010 PCA Safety Innovation Award at the group's spring meeting in Chicago. Ash Grove was cited for a safety improvement at its Seattle plant, where employees devised a new way to open mill hatch doors that tend to stick tightly after periods of use. Instead of sledgehammering the door open, which puts significant strain on the body, employees now use a brace and hydraulic jack that can open a door in five minutes.

Lehigh Cement Co.

Lehigh Cement Co.'s plant in Bellingham won a Chairman's Safety Performance Award from the Portland Cement Association for its outstanding safety record. The award was presented at PCA's recent spring meeting in Chicago. Lehigh won in the “Less than 190,000 employee hours” division. PCA is based in Skokie, Ill.