Oct 17, 1995

ICF Kaiser

Donald R. Russell has been named vice president and Northwest operations manager for ICF Kaiser Engineering Group in Seattle. Russell is a licensed civil engineer with nearly 40 years experience. He was previously president and CEO of EnviroTire Inc.

NWCCC

The Northwest Construction Consumer Council held its third annual Construction Industry Safety Excellence Awards ceremony recently in Seattle. Richard Terrill, acting OSHA Region 10 director, presented the awards, which recognize firms that take a leadership role in managing safety performance on construction sites. Awards were presented in four categories. The first award honored the Weyerhaeuser Company for its Longview kraft modernization project. Weyerhaeuser was cited for its programs in managing the safety performance of its construction contractors. The Shell Oil Company received the construction industry cost-effectiveness award for its Anacortes refinery major projects. Constructor safety awards commending safety performance over the past three years were given to Brown & Root Industrial Services Inc. and Dunkin & Bush Inc. Three additional firms were honored for exemplary safety programs: Baugh Industrial Inc.; Haskell Corp.; and Snelson Companies Inc. NWCCC represents construction industry owners, design professionals and contractors throughout five Northwest states.

Project management

Northwest Construction Consumer Council is holding two single-day seminars on construction project management. The workshops are directed toward the owner, engineering firm and contractor. They will overview information released from the Construction Industry Institute at the University of Texas. Jim Neil will instruct both seminars. He holds a doctorate from Texas A&M and has over 10 years experience in project controls, management systems, project management training and improved cost effectiveness program implementation with Morrison Knudsen Corp. The workshops will be held from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 1 and Nov. 2 at Nendels at Southcenter (15901 W. Valley Road, Tukwila). Registration is free for NWCCC members and $195 for non-members. The registration deadline is Oct. 23. To register, contact NWCCC at (206) 382-9929.

Construction selling skills

FMI Corp. is presenting a Nov. 2-3 seminar on construction selling skills in New Orleans. The program is designed to show managers how to turn job opportunities into backlog and profit. The two-day course is geared toward sales people, marketing professionals, project managers and CEOs. For registration information, contact Bekky Glover of FMI at (800) 877-1364.

Omega Environmental

BOTHELL -- Omega Environmental Inc. has appointed Louis J. Tedesco, 55, a veteran executive of Fluor Corp. and Dravo Corp., as its president and chief executive officer. He has also been named to Omega's board of directors, increasing the size of the board to six directors. David C. Kravitz, 38, who has served as Omega's president since 1992, was elected chairman of the board. Former Chairman Leo L. Azure Jr., 56, will continue to serve as a director, and was named chairman of the company's new Executive Committee. Tedesco joins Omega following six years as president and chief executive officer of Energy America Inc., an energy and environmental services company owned in part by Occidental Petroleum. Earlier, he served as president and CEO of Dravo Corp.'s worldwide combined engineering companies, and as corporate senior vice president and group executive for all of its engineering and construction functions. From 1981 to 1985, Tedesco was with Fluor Corp. as a vice president and general manager of Fluor Engineers Inc., where his responsibilities included leadership of a full service engineering and construction management division serving power, process and petrochemical markets and clients. Omega Environmental is a leading provider of comprehensive products and services for fuel and chemical storage and handling, including engineered remediation services for contaminated soils and groundwater, through 52 offices in the U.S. and North America.

Oct 13, 1995

Kirkland office building 100% leased

The Houghton View Building, located at 815 Sixth St. S. in Kirkland, is now 100 percent leased. The building is owned by Sedorco Property Partnership. Tenants include Allstate, JR Engineering, Fire Safety, Industrial Visual Communications and NW Citrus.

Oct 11, 1995

Pesticide Registration Commission

Gov. Mike Lowry has announced a number of appointments to the Pesticide Registration Commission, a commission created by the 1995 legislature which will study, investigate, and evaluate the registration of pesticides for use in Washington on minor crops and for minor uses. The 11 members of the newly formed Pesticide Registration Commission are: Bob Berger who currently is a landscape architecture consultant. Berger served as a landscape architect for the state Department of Transportation for nearly 30 years, working as principal designer on major landscaping projects along I-5 and I-90. Dan W. Elmore who has farmed in the Columbia Basin for 25 years and owns Pacific Produce Inc., a potato fresh-pack business. Elmore is a board member of the Washington State Potato Commission. Paul F. Figueroa, a senior research forester for Weyerhaeuser Company, based in the Centralia Forestry Research Center and also a member of both the Western Society of Weed Sciences and the Western Aquatic Plant Management societies. Ann E. George, administrator for the Washington Hop Commission and the Hop Growers of Washington. George also serves as administrator of the U.S. Hop Industry Plant Protection Committee. Warren Henninger, a 17-year employee of Nestle Brands, Potato Division, and a member of the National Potato Council. Doug Muse, an asparagus grower in Pasco and a member of the Asparagus Commission since 1993. Michael S. Robinson who is a part-time orchardist with 15 acres and a horticulturist since 1981. Bryan Sakuma who has served on the Red Raspberry Commission board of directors for six years, two of those as president. Sakuma also is a member of the Strawberry Commission, the Blueberry Commission and the Northwest Agricultural Research Foundation. Del Vanderhoff who currently serves as general manager for Chamberlin Distributing Co. Geralyn M. West, a sales specialist for Bayer Corp. in Spokane who has worked with farm advisors and growers, making recommendations on chemical and cultural controls of weeds, insects, and diseases. And, Tedd Wildman, a self-employed private consultant with Independent Pest Management Consulting, performing general horticultural consulting services on hops, tree fruits and grapes. Wildman has served as vice president of the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers.

Oct 10, 1995

SDL Corp.

SDL Corp. has announced Heidi Sweeney has been promoted from project engineering to business development. Her new responsibilities focus on new business development opportunities for the company's Special Projects team and providing client service to existing customers. Sweeney holds a degree in construction management from the University of Washington.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Maj. Gen. Russell L. Fuhrman of Lake Oswego, Ore., has been named division engineer and commander of the North Pacific Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, headquartered in Portland. Fuhrman will direct all Corps activities in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, including a $325 million civil works project budget, a $100 million environmental cleanup budget, and a $275 million military construction program at Army and Air Force installations. Prior to his new assignment, he served as deputy chief of staff, engineer, at U.S. Army Europe headquarters. He is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and holds a master's degree in chemical engineering.

ASHRAE

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Inc. now has an Internet site. ASHRAE says typing the Internet address http://www.ashrae.org will access the organization's latest news on HVAC and refrigeration technology and standards. The main menu offers topics from in-depth technical information to an electronic version of ASHRAE Journal. The home page will be updated often to provide additional information and future software and hardware enhancements planned by ASHRAE.

Job profits program

The Associated General Contractors of Washington Education Foundation is sponsoring The Job Profits Program: Understanding Field Profits Oct. 19 at the AGC Building (Education Center, 1200 Westlake Ave. N., Seattle). The program is specifically designed for foremen and superintendents. The objective is to teach field managers why profits are important, how lean profits are in construction and what specific steps the field manager can take to improve them. The program is being taught by Rick Dutmer of FMI Corp. Cost is $250 per person. It will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For further information, contact Alison McGuire at (206) 284-0061 or (800) 562-2868.

Remodeling seminar

Historic Seattle Preservation & Development Authority is sponsoring a series of three workshops on Monday evenings -- Oct. 16, 23 and 30 -- at the Good Shepherd Center (4649 Sunnyside Ave. N.) in the Wallingford neighborhood. Preserving Your Old House will be conducted by Rick Sever, an architectural historian and general contractor specializing in restoration and remodeling. The series has been established to provide hands-on information for people interested in maintaining older homes and will focus on homes 25 years and older. The first session will feature exterior issues, including how to survey a home's exterior and how to recognize common destructive pests. The second session will focus on interior problems, with a special emphasis on paint. The final session covers environmental hazards, including earthquake preparedness. Sessions are $10 each and may be attended individually. Pre-registration is requested due to space limitations. For further information, call (206) 622-6952.