Jun 28, 2016

Howard S. Wright

Sorensen

Kelley

The Northwest Division of Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, hired Bryan Kelley as vice president of legal and promoted Brian Sorensen to safety, health and environmental director. Kelley provides legal counsel, supports business operations, and manages transactions, litigation, compliance and general risk. He represented contractors and subcontractors for the last 14 years at the construction law firm Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker. He holds a juris doctorate from Pepperdine University and a bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University. Sorensen directs the company's safety and loss prevention operations, including the Zero Harm safety program. He joined the company's Seattle office in 2014 and has more than a decade of experience in construction safety management. He holds a bachelor's degree in safety and health management from Central Washington University, and is a certified Construction Health and Safety Technician.

Dexter + Chaney

Chaney

Orth

Dexter + Chaney President Norbert Orth added CEO to his role, and company co-founder John Chaney has become executive chairman. The changes are part of strategic growth initiatives by the Seattle-based company. Dexter + Chaney develops cloud-based construction management software, including Spectrum Construction Software.

Rush Commercial

Gig Harbor-based Rush Commercial, one of the six core businesses at The Rush Companies, added 12 employees to its team in an effort to move into new markets. The new faces are: project manager Stephen Baldwin; senior superintendent Larry Ward; superintendent Nikolas Peterson; assistant superintendents Mark Kloefkorn, Charles Crest and Casey Blakeman; senior project engineer Danette Kirby; project engineers David Casper and Sarah DeKoning; business development coordinator Alena Noson; project assistant Rachael Birge; and labor foreman Aaron Davis.

AGC Education Foundation

The Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation announced its 2016-17 scholarship recipients. University of Washington students are Logan Chun, Griffin Collins, Brydon Eakins, Jarrett Ermels, Michael Feaster, Baxter Hagan, Reem Ibrahim, James Nosack, Emma Parks, Wesley Purdum, Caleb Vasquez, Andrew Vose and Craig Wilson. Washington State University students are Sam Flor, Westley Hunter, Tucker Jones, Marie Landsverk, Connor Schneider, Samuel Rykken, Charlotte Schmitz and Nicholaus Smith. Other winners are Jessica Harris and Tanner Romo of Central Washington University; Lacy Draper of Seattle Central Community College; Ashley McGrady of Renton Technical College; and Florencio Lopez of Grays Harbor College.

Jun 21, 2016

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Gormley

Bloedel

Sorensen

The Seattle office of Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Jay Sorensen from vice president to executive vice president, and Troy Bloedel and Bill Gormley from project executives to vice presidents. Sorensen is in charge of operations and is focusing on workforce development, recruitment and resource allocation. He joined Lewis in 1997. Bloedel has led the company's business development efforts for years and continues in that role. He joined Lewis in 2008. Gormley focuses on systems, resources and standards that support Lewis operations. He joined the firm in 1995.

Walsh Construction Co.

Hall

Wilson

Parkerson

Weaver

Behrens

Zastko

Walsh Construction Co. promoted Alexa Zastko to project engineer, Erich Behrens to chief estimator and James Weaver to assistant superintendent; and added Cassondra Parkerson as HR administrator in the Seattle office, Jason Wilson as assistant superintendent and Rick Hall as superintendent. Zastko began her career at Walsh in 2013 as front desk administrator and was promoted to marketing administrative assistant in 2014. Behrens joined Walsh in 2012 as senior estimator. Weaver started at Walsh in 1993 as a laborer and most recently was labor foreman. Wilson is working on the Plaza Roberto Maestas project. Hall is at the Aloha Inn project.

Express Construction

Richard Austerman and Joe Cantwell joined Express Construction as superintendents. Bellevue-based Express provides preconstruction, construction management and new construction/shell and core services.

Pacific Earth Works

Cruz

Oster

Monroe-based Pacific Earth Works announced that Ell Roy Oster has been with the company for 30 years and Juan Cruz has logged in 25 years. Some of Oster's projects include UW Surgery Center, Marysville Getchell High School and Via6 Apartments. Projects that Cruz has worked on include Seattle Children's Hospital, Bellevue City Hall Garage green roof and Stone 34. Pacific Earth Works is a landscape contractor specializing in commercial and high-end residential landscaping, green roofs and other projects.