Oct 24, 2014

Holland America Line

Kammerer

Slattery

Joe Slattery has been promoted to a newly created position: senior vice president, global marketing and sales for Holland America Line. He is a 21-year company veteran. Mark Kammerer is now vice president of international marketing and sales for Holland America Line and Seabourn, responsible for offices in the U.K., the Netherlands and Australia, as well as international business. He was responsible for marketing and North American sales.

Pierce County Workforce Development

Pierce County Workforce Development Council reappointed Eric Hahn, vice president of organizational development at General Plastics, for a third term as chairman. Scott Haas of ThyssenKrupp Aerospace is the new first vice chair and Joyce Conner of Volt Workforce Solutions is second vice chair.

Oct 23, 2014

Jordan Ramis

Lenneberg

Jordan Ramis said construction lawyer and mediator Roger A. Lenneberg has joined the firm as a shareholder in Portland, co-chairing the construction law team with shareholder John H. Baker. He worked in private practice, in-house counsel for a specialty contractor and as a mediator/arbitrator. Jordan Ramis and has offices in Oregon and Washington.

Seattle Pride

Seattle Pride named journalist Sarah Toce communications director and a member of the board of directors. The Seattle nonprofit focuses on community outreach and produces events such as the annual Seattle Pride Parade.

MediaAlpha

Redmond-based MediaAlpha named Michael Foster vice president, demand platform. He has over 10 years of experience in online advertising.

Grand opening for 12th Ave Arts

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Two theaters are on the ground floor of the complex.

Capitol Hill Housing will hold a grand opening event at 4 p.m. Nov. 20 for 12th Avenue Arts, a new 88-unit affordable housing project at 1620 12th Ave.

Local restaurants will provide refreshments, and there will be performances from two theater companies that have theaters on the ground floor of the complex.

SMR Architects designed 12th Avenue Arts, and Walsh Construction Co. is the general contractor.

Other team members are: Coughlin Porter Lundeen, civil and structural engineer; The Greenbusch Group, plumbing, mechanical and acoustical engineer; Glumac, electrical engineer; Place+Land, landscape architect; JRS Engineering, building envelope; and PLA designs, which did theater design.

For more information, or to register, visit: http://bit.ly/1sPw2wE .

Blanton Turner wins MHN award

Seattle-based property management and consulting firm Blanton Turner won a 2014 silver award from Multi-Housing News in the Property Management Company of the Year category. Since opening in 2011, Blanton Turner has compiled a portfolio of multifamily, mixed-use, student housing and commercial real estate throughout the Puget Sound region. Blanton Turner said it expects steady growth in 2015, with several new projects opening.

65 properties up for auction Nov. 15

Several Washington properties will be up for grabs at Realty Marketing/Northwest's Fall 2014 Auction. There will be an oral auction Nov. 15 at Embassy Suites Portland Airport Hotel and a sealed-bid auction Nov. 19. The auction includes 65 properties in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California. In Washington they include: land along the White River in Auburn; a bank-owned building in Spokane's historic district; a 79-acre residential tract near Lake Tapps; 9.6 acres at Smokey Point; timberland; and two development sites — 15 and 140 acres — near Quinault Beach Resort and Casino. For more information and to view the properties, visit: http://www.rmnw-auctions.com/

Redfin opens Fresno office

Seattle-based brokerage Redfin opened an office in Fresno, California, and hired Marti Cook to run it. Cook is a native of Fresno and a graduate of California State University Fresno, and has worked in residential sales since 2004. Redfin says it uses online and mobile tools to give customers up-to-date information about the for-sale market.