Apr 21, 2017

CID Research

The Center for Infectious Disease Research has a new president and director: John Aitchison. He has worked at CID Research since 2011, most recently as chief science officer, and also leads the Aitchison Lab. He came to Seattle in 2000 as a faculty member at the Institute for Systems Biology. He holds affiliate or adjunct professorship positions at University of Washington, University of British Columbia, University of Alberta and the Institute for Systems Biology.

Russell Investments

Russell Investments has hired Toby Hoden as chief marketing officer. He has three decades of financial services marketing experience, most recently as CMO at Voya (formerly ING US), as well as at Chase, Citibank and OppenheimerFunds.

Apr 20, 2017

NAIOP brokers forecast April 26

Ford

NAIOP has set the date for its annual Broker Forecast breakfast: 7 a.m. Wednesday, April 26 at Four Seasons Seattle. This year's panel will be Laura Ford of Colliers, David Squire from NGKF's Portland office and Steffen Kammerer from Jones Lang LaSalle's Silicon Valley office. The moderator will be Rob Swartz, from the local branch of Kilroy Realty. More details and registration: naiopwa.org.

Blue Match e-brokerage opens here

Dobbertin

Based in Englewood, Colorado, the two-year-old e-brokerage BlueMatch has announced that it's entering the Seattle-Bellevue residential market. Co-founder Jonathan Dobbertin says the company's “software helps people sell their homes without having to pay a listing commission.” His partner is Solomon Geigle, a real estate veteran. The firm's website said it wants “to disrupt the antiquated state of real estate.” Dobbertin says the office will be in Galvanize, a co-work space in Pioneer Square.

CCIM local branch wins award

Armanious

At CCIM's recent Midyear Governance Meetings in Chicago, the President's Cup was awarded to several chapters including the Washington State Chapter of CCIM. State chapter President Michael Armanious said, “Our chapter leadership worked hard throughout 2016 to complete all the basics of education and networking. Receiving the President's Cup Award is validation for all the hard work our volunteers gave to our chapter during 2016.”

KeyBank loan for Renton complex

KeyBank has announced a $15.5 million bridge-to-HUD loan for Royal Hills Apartments in Renton. Amost all of the 284 units are reserved for individuals and families making at or below 45 percent of area median income. Some are also set aside for disabled renters at 50 percent of AMI. The property is managed by Preservation Partners Development of Torrance, California. PDP's Bill Szymczak said in a statement, “Our longstanding effort to serve the Renton community is bolstered by KeyBank's financial support.”

May 11 lunch for CREW

Tuesday, May 11 will be the lunchtime networking event for Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle & Sound. The gathering takes place at Motif, 1415 Fifth Ave. at 11:30 a.m. Marianne Trost, a professional trailer and coach, is the speaker. Details and registration: crewss.memberclicks.net.

Nurse Mary's Clinic

A $35,000 gift from Amerigroup Washington has allowed the Downtown Emergency Service Center to renovate space and provide health care to adults experiencing homelessness, focusing on people with mental illness and substance use disorders. Daryl Edmonds of Amerigroup said this will reduce the number of visits to emergency rooms. Garneau‐Nicon Foundation and Foster Foundation also contributed to the project. The clinic will be named Nurse Mary's Clinic in honor of nurse Mary Pilgrim's years of service to the shelter.

Federal Way Asset Management

Federal Way Asset Management changed its name to Aptitude Investment Management. CEO Jeffrey Klein also said Aptitude has relocated its U.S. office from Federal Way to Seattle, at 925 Fourth Ave., Suite 3550.

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie said Jacob S. Farber and Frederick B. Fedynyshyn have joined the firm as senior counsel in the Technology Transactions & Privacy practice. Farber is in Washington, D.C., and Fedynyshyn is in Seattle. He worked at BitPesa and the National Security Agency, where he focused on counterterrorism, cybersecurity and national security.