Apr 20, 1999

Remedial action grants are available

OLYMPIA -- Washington state, through the Department of Ecology, has remedial action grants available for use by local governments who must clean up contaminated sites. The term 'local governments' includes towns, cities, counties, school districts, fire districts, public utility districts, port districts or any other local entity with the authority to levy taxes. The grants can be used for a variety of expenses, among them remedial investigations, remedial designs, landfill closures and underground storage tank removal. Items not covered are legal fees and penalties, oversight costs, most retroactive costs, costs of long-term monitoring, natural resource damage assessments, and source control/prevention at non-landfill sites. Under the program, a local government may receive a grant totaling 50 percent of its eligible project costs for remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial designs, interim actions and remedial actions. In addition, a county that is classified as economically disadvantaged may receive up to 25 percent additional funding. The following counties qualify: Ferry, Franklin, Grant, Grays Harbor, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific, Pend Oreille, Skamania, Stevens and Yakima. For more information or an application form, contact Steve Loftness, Solid Waste & Financial Assistance Program, (360) 407-6060 or check the web site.

AGI merges with Camp Dresser & McKee

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Camp Dresser & McKee, a global consulting, engineering, construction and operations firm, has merged with AGI Technologies of Bellevue. AGI is an engineering and environmental consulting firm. The merger is intended to strengthen both companies in both the private-sector and public works markets in the Northwest, said AGI President John Newby.

Hornall Anderson Design Works

Chris Sallquist and John Anicker have recently been named principals for Hornall Anderson Design Works, a Seattle-based graphic design firm. Sallquist formerly served as executive producer and a founding member of Vivo Media in Portland. Anicker has been a design team member with Hornall Anderson since 1992.

Tech-Fast

Tech-Fast Metal Systems has promoted Mike Hayes to national sales manager. The Tacoma-based company is streamlining its sales operations by closing its Phoenix office and creating Hayes' new position. Hayes will be responsible for all national and international sales. Tech-Fast provides designs, engineering, materials and construction services for self-storage buildings.

U.S. Army Corps

Reed McDowell has been named resident engineer of the Portland District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The corps also announced James Van Nest is the new chief of the Contracting Division in the Portland District. McDowell oversees the corps' local construction quality assurance program, which covers civil works projects in Oregon and southwestern Washington, including dredging, new construction and repair work. He holds a master's degree in construction engineering management from Oregon State University and a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas. Van Nest supervises about 31 professional employees, including procurement specialists, contract administrators and other technical personnel. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Washington.

Apr 16, 1999

Hornall Anderson Design Works

Seattle design firm Hornall Anderson Design Works has added several new employees to its print and online sections. Gretchen Cook and Belinda Bowling are the firm's new designers. Merran Kubalak has been hired as a senior online producer; Roel Nava is the new technical manager of the online department; Ryan Wilkerson is online designer; James Moriarity is interactive programmer; and Whitney Zaring is online producer.

Apr 14, 1999

DEA

A merger of Marty A. Lyon Landscape Architects with David Evans and Associates has resulted in the addition of four new staff members to the Tacoma office of DEA. Marty A. Lyon will serve as manager of DEA's landscape architecture division in Tacoma. His experience includes athletic and educational facilities, parks and industrial landscape mitigation. His present staff, now also with DEA, includes landscape architect Kate Schwarzler, landscape architect Eric Williams, and administrative assistant Cheri Pessemier. Randy A. Anderson and Mary Lynne Evans have also joined the professional staff of David Evans and Associates in Tacoma. Anderson is the civil engineering manager for the office, responsible for the design of road, storm drainage and utility systems. He most recently served as engineering manager for the Pierce County public works and utilities department. Evans is a senior planner with over 20 years of experience in planning and public policy. She will serve as manager for planning projects in the public and private sectors, including work in growth management, Endangered Species Act compliance, shoreline management and neighborhood plans. Her most recent work includes environmental impact documentation for the city of Tacoma's Train to the Mountain and for the Federal Way School District.

Abacus

Patrick Nassif has been promoted to principal at Abacus Engineers Systems. He specializes in energy and controls-related projects, and is now at work on a $10 million energy systems improvement project for the campus of Central Washington University.

W&H Pacific

Mike McCarthy has joined W&H Pacific of Bothell as a transportation planner. He has recently worked as traffic operations engineer for Marion County, Oregon, and a project manager and site manager for at Milne Construction Co. in Portland.

ALSC

ALSC Architects of Spokane has promoted four staff members to the level of associate principal. Marian B. Evenson has been with the firm for 17 years, providing programming, interior design and space planning services for clients such as the Spokane School District, Gonzaga University, Cowles Publishing Co. and Telect. Dave Huotari, who has been with the firm for 13 years, has been involved with elementary and high school planning. W. Scott Whitesitt, who also joined the firm 13 years ago, has worked on schools and also on several projects throughout the U.S. for the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, including an award-winning exchange and shopping mall at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii. Rustin Hall joined the firm six years ago. His recent experience includes design and construction administration for the city of Richland Shops Complex and the new Spokane Valley YMCA. He is now at work on a new indoor athletic facility and Washington State University.

Art Anderson

John Carlson, vice president of naval architecture and marine engineering with Art Anderson Associates, has been elected president of the Washington Society of Professional Engineers, West Puget Sound Chapter. He will be instrumental in promoting Mathcounts, a program for encouraging academic excellence in math among seventh and eighth graders, in Kitsap, Jefferson, Pierce and Clallam Counties.

Jensen

Kurt Jensen & Associates has added four members to the staff. They are Edward Chao, job captain; Nathan Jenkins, intern; Allen Tsai, intern; and Heather Conklin, intern.

Shockey/Brent

R. Michael Spano has joined Shockey/Brent as a senior civil engineer. He will head a new civil engineering division at the firm. The new division will offer property development services. Spano's experience includes utility design, drainage and street design for private and public development projects.