Sep 12, 2017

Freedom Medical Supply

Boise-based Norco, a welding, safety, medical and gas supplier, has acquired Freedom Medical Supply in Yakima, to expand its medical home care business in central Washington. Norco assumes ownership Oct. 1. Freedom Medical Supply has operated in the Yakima Valley for five years, providing CPAP, respiratory, home medical and oxygen services, equipment and supplies. Norco has more than 70 branches in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.

Teatro ZinZanni

Teatro ZinZanni will partner with local restaurateur and chef Jason Wilson when the “Love, Chaos, and Dinner” show opens next month at King County's Marymoor Park. Wilson has two new establishments in Bellevue: The Lakehouse restaurant, and a speakeasy called Civility and Unrest. Information is at ZinZanni.com/Seattle.

Osborne Construction Co.

Nelson

Coulter

Quinn

Becker

In Kirkland, Osborne Construction Co. added Jaime Becker as compliance counsel, Sean Quinn as project engineer, Eric Coulter as engineer, Janice Nelson as controller and Dean Capps as project superintendent. Becker has 11 years of experience as an attorney and four years in the construction industry. She is helping Osborne comply with government regulations and internal policies, as well as reviewing and writing contracts. Quinn holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Central Washington University. He previously led a team of engineers and drafters at Synsor Corp. that worked on stores for Starbucks. Coulter is a recent graduate of the construction management program at Colorado State University, and previously was an office engineer. Nelson has more than 20 years of experience in construction accounting. Capps has over 25 years of construction experience, including roles as project manager and project engineer.

Rider Levett Bucknall

Le Roux

Emile Le Roux joined the Seattle office of Rider Levett Bucknall as a principal. Le Roux has over 25 years of construction cost management experience, and has been with RLB for 16 years. He specializes in pre-bid cost management, preparation of bid documents, contract administration and cost control during construction.

MBA of King and Snohomish Counties

Shannon Affholter is resigning as executive director of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, where he has served in that role since 2013. His last day will be Oct. 6. Affholter will then become COO at Oakpointe Communities, a local land and commercial development company. Incoming 2018 MBA President Erich Armbruster will help search for a new executive director when he takes office in January.

Erickson Inc.

Portland-based Erickson Inc. appointed Doug Kitani as CEO and director. Kitani previously was CEO of IAP Worldwide Services, and holds an MBA in finance and strategy from Emory University. Erickson provides helicopters for infrastructure construction, among other aviation services.

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Pflugrath

Lindsey M. Pflugrath, an attorney at Cairncross & Hempelmann in Seattle, was named a fellow of the Construction Lawyers Society of America. Pflugrath is a member of the firm's construction litigation practice. Her clients include owners, owner's representatives, contractors and multi-disciplinary design firms. CLSA limits membership to 1,200 practicing fellows around the world.

Sep 08, 2017

Starbucks

Brewer

Starbucks named Rosalind Brewer group president and chief operating officer. She was president and CEO of Sam's Club, and is a Starbucks board member, with more than 30 years of management experience. Brewer will lead operating businesses across the Americas, as well as supply chain, product innovation and store development.

Woodland Park Zoo

Smith

Woodland Park Zoo has a new vice president of business development and finance: Michele Smith. Smith was with Vistatec as senior vice president of business development worldwide. She also worked with Lionbridge Technologies, Living Social and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.