Jul 07, 2015

Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority

Wheeler

Philips

Leinbach

Hart

Bush

Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority, the tourism organization for Des Moines, SeaTac and Tukwila, named new members to its advisory committee: Mike Bush, Tiffany Hart, Owen Leinbach, Mollieann Mad, Peter Philips and Raquel Wheeler.

Pacific Crest Savings Bank

Safstrom

Hedlund

Pacific Crest Savings Bank appointed Edwin “Ed” Hedlund board director of the Lynnwood-based community bank. He was co-president and board director from 1997 to 1999, and recently retired from Washington Federal. Fred Safstrom was named chairman of the board. He is COO at Housing Hope.

Frazier Healthcare

Frazier Healthcare, a provider of growth capital to health care companies with offices in Seattle and Menlo Park, California, said Tadataka Yamada Ph.D. has re-joined the firm as a venture partner on the life sciences team and senior advisor to the growth buyout team. Yamada was chief medical and scientific officer at Takeda Pharmaceuticals in Tokyo and before that was president of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Health Program in Seattle.

Watts Constructors

Harsh

Tibbets

Jessica Tibbets and Ephram Harsh joined the Gig Harbor office of Watts Constructors. Tibbets, a project manager, recently transferred from Watts' Guam office. She has 10 years of experience on federal government projects, and holds bachelor's and master's degrees in civil engineering from the University of California at Berkeley. Harsh, a project engineer, was a Watts intern. He recently earned a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University.

AGC Education Foundation

The AGC Education Foundation announced its 2015-16 scholarship recipients. University of Washington students are: Jarrett Ermels of Seattle, Justin Grindol of Tumwater, Tracey Tran of Seattle and Tighe Urelius of Seattle. Central Washington University students are: Salvador Arellanes of Yakima, Rachael Evans of Ellensburg, Caleb Phillips of Maple Valley, Tanner Romo of Port Orchard and Brandon Williams of Auburn. Washington State University students are: Ryan Kirkpatrick of Spokane, Brad Neudorfer of Burien, Marshall Ruehl of Spokane and Connor Schneider of Moxee. Winners from other schools are Akiliu Ferede of Seattle (South Seattle College) and Michael Wolfenberger of Aberdeen (Grays Harbor College).

Jul 02, 2015

Port of Ridgefield

The Port of Ridgefield just north of Portland hired Clark County resident Nelson Holmberg to fill a new position: vice president of innovation. Holmberg was executive director at the Port of Woodland and communications manager at the Port of Vancouver, and recently led BergerABAM's public involvement practice in Vancouver. Holmberg will find new revenue streams for the port.

City of Kenmore

The Association of Washington Cities gave Kenmore an award for The Coolest City Hall. Kenmore has won three AWC Municipal Excellence Awards, which recognize projects that improve quality of life, establish partnerships and build community support. Kenmore City Hall was completed in 2010 and has a LEED gold rating. Weinstein A|U was the architect and Graham Contracting was the general contractor.

Downtown Emergency Service Center

Daniel Malone is the new executive director of the Downtown Emergency Service Center, which serves chronically homeless adults. Malone has worked at DESC for 26 years, and was its first director of housing programs and deputy director. He succeeds Bill Hobson, who has just retired.

Clarke joins Kidder Mathews

Clarke

Ty Clarke has joined the Tacoma office of Kidder Mathews, specializing in industrial leasing and sales. Kidder Mathews has more than 500 employees in 10 offices in Washington, Oregon and California. It does $3.2 billion in transactions annually and manages 30 million square feet of space.

Tarragon hires McIntyre

McIntyre

Tarragon hired Danielle McIntyre to be executive assistant to company president Dennis Rattie. McIntyre last worked as an executive assistant to the CEO of a development company in San Diego. She will manage Rattie's schedule and coordinate with staff on projects. Tarragon develops residential, industrial, office and retail projects in Washington, California and Nevada.

WSHFC foreclosure help funded

Washington State Housing Finance Commission received a two-year, $807,788 grant from the state Attorney General's Office for counseling homeowners facing foreclosure statewide. The goal is to slow down or stop preventable foreclosures. A press release says the funds will be focused on “high-need” areas in Clark, Pierce and Spokane counties. Since 1998, WSHFC has allocated $26.3 million to nonprofits for counseling services. WSHFC said it has created or preserved affordable housing for more than 307,000 people statewide.

Seattle City Council candidate forum July 9

The Washington chapter of NAIOP, AGC of Washington and BOMA Seattle King County will hold a meet-and-greet and fundraiser for Seattle City Council candidates who they say are most likely to align with real estate industry interests. The event is at 5 p.m. July 9 at Harborside Restaurant, 1200 Westlake Ave. N. Candidates attending include Shannon Braddock, Bruce Harrell, Pamela Banks, Rob Johnson, Sandy Brown, Sally Bagshaw, Tim Burgess and Lorena Gonzalez. For more information, or to attend, visit: http://goo.gl/9rPZUK. RSVP deadline is July 7.