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Dec 18, 2014

Point Ruston gets Mio Sushi

Courtesy Point Ruston LLC [enlarge]

A Japanese restaurant chain called Mio Sushi, which has locations in Oregon and Washington, will open at Point Ruston, the new neighborhood along the Tacoma-Ruston waterfront.

This is the second restaurant Point Ruston has landed. WildFin American Grill and Mio Sushi will open next spring, when the Century Building is completed, housing a nine-screen theater, 44 condos and 95 apartments.

Construction began in September on a grocery store and 1,300 underground parking spaces.

These projects are part of Point Ruston's second phase, which also includes a 180-room Silver Cloud Inn, more retail and restaurants.

Point Ruston LLC, a subsidiary of MC Construction Consultants, is developing the 97-acre site, which could eventually house up to 3,000 people with 2 million square feet of space for shopping, entertainment and recreation.

Change at Capitol Hill Champion

Cathy Hillenbrand, founder and chair of Capitol Hill Champion's Steering Committee, is stepping down. She has been with the committee for more than seven years and helped Capitol Hill Champion, a joint project of Capitol Hill Community Council and Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, advocate for the neighborhood in planning the Capitol Hill light rail station. New co-chairs of the steering committee are Brie Gyncild and Tim Farrell. Hillenbrand will continue to serve as vice chair of Capitol Hill Housing's board.

AT&T shows new store design

AT&T holds a grand opening today for its new interactive store at Lincoln Square in Bellevue. AT&T representatives say in a release that the design is intended to “offer an immersive product experience and engaging merchandising displays.” The store will be split into three zones: connected experience, community and explore. AT&T says it spent more than two years researching how to create a more interactive design. AT&T has more than 40 retail stores in Washington and employs more than 4,400 people across the state.

Moss Adams

Moss Adams LLP, a Seattle-based accounting and business consulting firm, will acquire the regulatory compliance and financial consulting portion of Houston-based telecom company CHR Solutions, effective Jan. 1. CHR's regulatory and financial consulting practice will be part of Moss Adams from hubs in Austin and Dallas, expanding Moss Adams Communications & Media Practice to more than 75 people in 45 states.

Gallina

Gallina said it is joining practices with public accounting firm Leverich Group in Midvale, Utah, on Jan. 1. Leverich Group will assume the Gallina name and partners Joseph P. Leverich and Steve Scoggan will join Gallina's partner group. Derek Evans will be partner-in-charge of Utah. Leverich was founded in 1977. Gallina focuses on construction, real estate, agribusiness, government and nonprofits in western states and has an office in Bellevue.

Lane Powell

Lane Powell paralegal Heather Feenan passed the Certified E-Discovery Specialists exam. CEDS certification demonstrates training and real world experience in the field.

Dec 17, 2014

Cary Kopczynski & Co.

Nielsen

Rodrigues

Beltz

Liang

Hopper

Torres

Tarassoli

Britt

Cary Kopczynski & Co. promoted Matt Hopper to managing principal, Illinois, Bill Liang to assistant BIM manager and Pam Beltz to office administrator. It hired Nicolas Rodrigues as managing principal, California, Brian Nielsen and Koren Britt as senior design engineers, Ben Tarassoli as a design engineer and Adriana Torres as an administrative assistant. Hopper is managing principal in Chicago. He has 13 years of structural engineering experience, eight with CKC, and is working on 1001 West Chicago: two apartment towers on a retail podium in Chicago. Liang has 19 years of CAD/BIM experience, four with CKC. He will focus on BIM quality control. He is working on the Lincoln Square expansion in Bellevue. Beltz has been with the firm since 2007 and has 25 years of administrative experience. She also assists with project coordination and manages purchasing. Rodrigues is managing principal of the San Francisco office, where he leads the structural engineering team. He has nearly 15 years of experience worldwide, including high rises in the United Arab Emirates. He is working on 1200 South Figueroa: two 35-story residential towers in Los Angeles. Nielsen has 10 years of experience and is working on 245 Columbine, a seven-story hotel in Denver. Britt has 11 years of experience and is working on Potala Tower, a 440-foot residential project in Seattle. Tarassoli is a civil engineering graduate of the University of Washington. He is supporting project managers on the Yakama Nation Legends Casino/Hotel Expansion in Toppenish. Torres has five years of experience and assists the office administrator and project managers. CKC is a Bellevue-based structural engineering firm with offices in San Francisco and Chicago.

Mackenzie

Roberts

Torres

Doyle

In Seattle, Mackenzie hired Kim Doyle as a project manager, Crystal Torres as a land use planner and Jordan Roberts as an architectural designer. Doyle is an interior designer specializing in civic, corporate and federal projects. She has 15 years in the industry. Torres assists in land-use planning and due diligence. She holds a bachelor's in sustainability and the built environment, and a master's in urban and regional planning from the University of Florida. Roberts holds a bachelor of architecture degree from the University of Southern California. Prior to joining the firm, he helped design a campsite master plan and a visitor pavilion for Joshua Tree National Park. Mackenzie provides architecture and interior design; structural, civil and traffic engineering; land use and transportation planning; and landscape architecture.

Pace Engineers

Sherrow

Pace Engineers hired Scott Sherrow as a senior principal engineer. Sherrow's experience includes management and design for commercial projects, subdivisions, roadways, water systems, and storm and sewer systems. Pace is a civil and structural engineering, planning, and surveying firm with offices in Kirkland, Wenatchee and Lake Oswego.

a|r|c Architects

Philbrook

Becia

a|r|c Architects hired Coreen Becia and Matthew Philbrook as architectural designers. Becia holds a master's in architecture from the University of Idaho and worked in Seattle for a year before joining a|r|c. She is working on the Kirkland and Redmond city halls. Philbrook graduated with a master's in architecture from the University of Oregon, and is working on Dawson's Place Child Advocacy Center in Everett.

BHC Consultants

Gibson

BHC Consultants hired Jeffrey Gibson as a principal engineer for electrical engineering. Gibson has 25 years of experience on water and wastewater treatment plants and pump stations, commercial buildings, airport terminals, education projects, manufacturing plants, and high tech facilities. BHC is a municipal services consulting firm with offices in Seattle and Tacoma.

Coffman Engineers

Coffman Engineers hired Gary Engleson and Rick Farrington as senior commissioning managers in Seattle. They have over four decades of collective commissioning and engineering experience, and worked at an international firm with projects in the U.S. and overseas. Coffman provides engineering services including civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, process piping, instrumentation and controls, and corrosion control engineering and project management, commissioning and land survey services.

Soundview Consultants

Soundview Consultants hired Parshuram Acharya as a wetlands specialist and Bronte Hopkins as a staff scientist in Gig Harbor. Parshuram has a background in wetland delineation, plant ecology and taxonomy, vegetation and forest resource inventories, biological assessments, wetland restoration, and mitigation planning. Bronte has experience in wildlife surveys, administration and marketing, and community outreach and education.

Oregon Liquor Control Commission

Burns

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission named Tom Burns director of marijuana programs to lead implementation of the marijuana legalization law approved in November. Burns has been director of pharmacy programs at the Oregon Health Authority since 2008 and oversaw the state's medical marijuana program.

Lane Powell

Hernandez

Yesica Hernandez has joined Lane Powell as an attorney in the Litigation Practice Group. She was a summer associate with Lane Powell, an extern for the Honorable Paul L. Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, an intern for Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle and studied in Peru as a Fulbright-mtvU fellow.

Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority

Allen

Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority, which operates the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain, said Capt. Connie Allen is the new manager of Project SAIL. Allen will upgrade Voyages of Discovery, a maritime history program that serves 8,000 students a year in Washington, Oregon and California. Allen has crewed on tall ships and worked at Los Angeles Maritime Institute and the Maritime Museum of San Diego.

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