Jul 20, 2017

BakerHostetler

Larish

BakerHostetler has added Inge Larish as a partner in the Intellectual Property practice and patent litigation team in Seattle. She was with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in San Diego, and has more than 20 years of patent litigation experience with tech companies.

KNKX

Dunaway

Mary Dunaway, 88.5 KNKX's executive director of development, won the Development Professional of the Year Award from the Public Radio Association of Development Officers. The honor recognizes her leadership of KNKX's campaign to raise $7 million in less than five months to become an independent, community-licensed entity. Dunaway started at the station as a student worker in 2004 and took her current job in 2013.

Bowman in Wallingford 95% leased

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The Bowman in Wallingford, famed for its rooftop chicken coop, is 95 percent leased, according to developer Legacy Partners. The five-story, 278-unit building at 3801 Stone Way N. opened last summer. Construction began in 2014. In a statement, Legacy's Kerry Nicholson said, “Our residents love the hip vibe we created ... as well as being in the white-hot Wallingford neighborhood.” Retail tenants include Bar Charlie, men's clothing boutique Eames and Art of the Table restaurant. The Bowman team included Rutledge Maul Architects and BNBuilders.

WSHFC adds two new members

Krueger

Topper

Governor Jay Inslee named Vancouver city councilmember Alishia Topper and Yakima housing professional Lowel Krueger to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Topper works as deputy tax-service manager for Clark County Treasurer's Office. Krueger is executive director of the Yakima and Kittitas County Housing Authorities. The four-year terms start immediately. WSHFC's Karen Miller said, “We are excited to have two such accomplished individuals join us. Their perspectives on our statewide housing challenges will be extremely valuable.”

Stewart Title adds to team

Coats

The downtown Seattle office of Stewart Title Guaranty Co. has added to its team. Vicki Coats will serve as as a senior commercial escrow officer. In a statement, Stewart's Peter Johndrow said, “I'm very excited to welcome back Vicki to Stewart Title, and having her join our commercial services team.”

Junction in Bothell adds retailers

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MainStreet Property Group said it has signed two new retail tenants for the 130-unit Junction apartments in Bothell, which is expected to open this fall. PinkaBella CupCakes and First Financial Northwest Bank will open new locations there. The city of Bothell estimates that about $350 million in private investment is being fostered by its sale of one million square feet of land to developers. The Junction will have 30,000 square feet of retail and commercial space. Other signed tenants include Poquitos Mexican Restaurant and Prime Steakhouse.

Jul 19, 2017

U.S. Court of Appeals

Weatherhead

The late Spokane attorney Leslie R. Weatherhead has been selected to win the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit's John Frank Award. He practiced for more than three decades and died of cancer in 2016 at age 59. Weatherhead focused on complex commercial and regulatory disputes, white-collar defense and pro-bono work.

Pacific Northwest Eye Associates

Pacific Northwest Eye Associates hired Dr. Vanessa M. Ceglia as an optometrist in its Tacoma office at 3602 S. 19th St. She specializes in ocular disease, with experience in diagnosing and macular degeneration and glaucoma. Pacific Northwest Eye Associates also has an office in Gig Harbor.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Kranick

Choe

Phillips

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson promoted Kyle Phillips to senior associate and Senan Choe and Ed Kranick to associate in Seattle; Michael J. Kross and Ryan L. Keerns to associate in San Francisco; Amy Cha and Anthony Pregiato to associate in Philadelphia; and Jason Brody to associate in Pittsburgh. Phillips has shown design leadership in residential projects, including Kicking Horse cabin in Jackson Hole. Choe was project manager for the first Reformation Retail Store on Valencia Street in San Francisco. Kranick's worked on the Amazon “Spheres,” and led design and documentation for Expedia's Seattle campus exterior. Kross was project architect for Square and KKR, a global investment firm in San Francisco. Keerns was project manager for the Manetti Shrem Museum of Art at UC Davis. Cha has focused on institutional and corporate facilities, including the Under Armour Campus in Baltimore. Pregiato has worked on university buildings, including New College House at the University of Pennsylvania. Brody was project architect for a global entertainment company's campus in Southern California.

Ankrom Moisan Architects

Stueve

Ankrom Moisan Architects hired Michael Stueve to the new job of principal for user experience strategy, focusing on corporate culture, brand stewardship and integration of technology into built environments. The architect, interior designer and brand strategist has over 25 years of experience. He owned SRM Architecture and Marketing in Portland, and designed the engineering headquarters for Nutanix Corp. in Seattle.

AHBL

Devore

Pflueger

Nason

Fierst

Kaul

Skipton

In Seattle, AHBL promoted Craig Skipton to senior landscape project manager. In Tacoma, the firm promoted Kim Kaul to marketing and graphics manager, Bill Fierst, David Nason and Andy Pflueger to senior project manager and Garrett Devore to survey technician. AHBL provides civil and structural engineering, landscape architecture, community planning and land surveying, with offices also in Spokane and the Tri-Cities.

Rice Fergus Miller

Nelson

Umali

Rice Fergus Miller hired Jourdan Umali as an interior designer and Kurt Nelson as an architect. Umali will work on hospitality, senior housing and health care projects. Nelson will work on community and hospitality projects. The Bremerton-based firm provides architecture, interior design and planning.

DCI Engineers

Bish

In Seattle, DCI Engineers hired Stephen Bish as a CAD designer. Bish is trained in CAD and Revit, and supports residential, hospitality, commercial and mixed-use projects. DCI is a civil and structural engineering firm.

Parametrix

Dye

Parametrix hired Jeff Dye as a senior consultant. Dye has over 20 years of experience in civil engineering, project management, quality management and general management. He joins the environmental planning and compliance group in Seattle on the SR 520 bridge team. Parametrix provides services in transportation, natural resources, community building, water solutions, and environmental engineering and science.

WSP USA

Reed

Global engineering and professional services company WSP USA hired James Reed in Seattle as maritime manager for the Northwest, responsible for business development, client relations and managing projects. He has over 34 years of experience as a civil engineer and managing projects, construction, quality assurance/control and strategic assets.