Mar 16, 2005

Arca

Willis

Architectural design and development firm Arca added Michael Willis as senior project architect. Willis is the project architect for Silver Lake Center and has 12 years experience on mixed-use and multi-family residential projects. Zenifer Macalino has joined as an intern after graduating from the University of Washington's architecture program. She is also working on the Silver Lake Center project.

Kleinfelder

Carson

Joel Carson, Washington area manager for Kleinfelder, will lead an engineers liason committee for then ACEC/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The committee discusses better business practices between the District and the engineering community. Kleinfelder is an environmental, geotechnical and construction materials testing firm.

Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs

Thompson

Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs added Lynn Thompson as a civil site development project manager. Thompson has nearly seven years experience in buildings, parks and upgrade projects. ABKJ is a Seattle-based civil and structural engineering firm.

Shannon & Wilson

Peterson

Gary Peterson has joined Shannon & Wilson as a vice president and branch manager of the Portland office. Peterson replaces Frank Fujitani, who will provide ongoing client support. Peterson has 27 years of experience, including work on bridge replacements in Oregon. Shannon & Wilson provides geotechnical engineering and environmental consulting services.

Otak

Andrews

Otak's Kirkland office added civil engineering designer Jeremy Andrews, who has experience with flood control and water utility projects in Colorado and Washington. Two joined the Lake Oswego headquarters: architect Benvenuto Bortolazzo and marketing coordinator Sarah McCloskey. Bortolazzo received architecture degrees from a university in Venice, Italy, as well as the University of Washington. McCloskey has six years' experience developing marketing materials. The Tempe office hired CAD professional Karol Anderson. Otak is a planning, architecture, design and engineering firm.

Mar 14, 2005

Saltmine

Jim Frazier joined Saltmine as a senior account executive of Saltmine On Site, a technical staffing division of the company. Saltmine provides Web design, application development, systems integration and technical staffing services.

Key Technology

Key Technology appointed Ronald W. Burgess senior vice president and chief financial officer. Burgess replaces Phyllis Best, who is leaving to pursue other career opportunities. Craig T. J. Miller was appointed general manager of the worldwide aftermarket. Gordon Wicher was named general manager of the company's work in the Americas and Asia. Key Technology is headquartered in Walla Walla, and designs and manufactures process automation systems for the food processing and industrial markets.

Mar 10, 2005

Merrill Gardens

Seattle-based Merrill Gardens, owner of 66 assisted-living retirement communities in 14 states, will break ground on Merrill Gardens at Queen Anne at 10 a.m. Wednesday. The 225-unit project — the largest in company history — is on Fourth Avenue North between Aloha and Valley streets, site of the former Seattle School District headquarters. At the ceremony, Merrill Gardens will present a total of $44,000 to three groups: the Queen Anne Community Center Senior Program, the Queen Anne Help Line and Seattle Housing Resources Group. Runberg Architecture Group of Seattle designed Merrill Gardens at Queen Anne, and SRM Development of Spokane is the contractor and an investment partner. Project cost is $37 million. Construction is to be done in 2006.