Nov 01, 2004

HomeStreet Bank

Banks

Clarence Banks joined HomeStreet Bank as business banking sales manager. Banks guides Washington and Oregon business loan officers in sales development, loan structure and underwriting. HomeStreet Bank is headquartered in Seattle and has 30 branches in the Northwest and Hawaii.

Seattle Aquarium

Casson

Seattle Aquarium appointed C.J. Casson curator of life sciences after a panel screened 35 candidates from around the country. Casson has been acting curator since June and specializes in sea otter research and care. Seattle Aquarium is a marine conservation education institution.

Preston Gates & Ellis

Law firm Preston Gates & Ellis added eight first-year associates to its Seattle office: Carley Andrews, Beverly Jones, Stephen Leptich, Kyle Loring, Rebecca Morrow, Brahmy Poologasingham, Martha Rodriguez-Lopez and Teresa Sumearll. Preston Gates & Ellis has 430 lawyers in 11 locations on the West Coast, Washington, D.C. and in Asia.

AAA

AAA Washington/Inland opened its third Seattle office this year at 4701 42nd Ave. S.W. in West Seattle.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo said plans to open a second banking store in the University District at 4100 University Way N.E. Shannon Moore-Gray will be store manager. The University of Washington will use the new location as an information center for news about events and exhibits.

Oct 29, 2004

Miller Nash

Langfeldt

Messerle

Seattle law firm Miller Nash added Monica Langfeldt as an associate to focus on corporate and business matters. Langfeldt practiced in New York and specialized in pharmaceutical defense litigation at Kaye Scholer LLP. Ian Messerle is an associate in Miller Nash's labor and employment department. Messerle was a trial lawyer and assisted military clients in estate planning, landlord/tenant disputes, family law and consumer protection. Miller Nash also has offices in Portland and Vancouver.

Baldwin Resource Group

Baldwin Resource Group announced the Eugene, Ore., company Northwest Capital Recovery Group and Bellevue's Rally Consulting have joined as affiliates. Bellevue-based Baldwin focuses on business consulting, risk management and insurance. Northwest specializes in telephone and utility analysis. Rally helps companies create new products and services.

The Frause Group

Seattle firm The Frause Group has moved from the waterfront to the 1411 Fourth Ave. Building in downtown Seattle. It recently launched a new Web site, http://www.frause.com. The firm provides public relations, marketing and business analysis services. For more information, call (206) 352-6402.

Public Relations Society of America

Eight Puget Sound area public relations professionals were selected to lead the local chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Next year's officers are: Caroline Bombar-Kaplan, Bombar Public Relations; Erika Schmidt, The Frause Group; David Blandford, Seattle's Convention & Visitor's Bureau; Erik Elvejord, Holland America Line; Adam Bashaw, United Way of King County; Megan Behrbaum, Publicis Dialog; Patricia C. Graesser, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Janelle Guthrie, Washington State Senate; Richard H. Kendall, The Frause Group; Karin Munger, Symetra Financial; Chris Phillips, Russell Investment Group; Amber Ukena, Owen Media; Candy Young, Synchro Creative Communications. Delegates to the national organization include: Bruce Amundson, Weyerhaeuser Co.; Davina Gruenstein, Publicis Dialog; Cathy Hinrichson, C&C Communications; Randy Hurlow, REI; and John Kvasnosky, Boeing Co. The Puget Sound chapter has nearly 400 members in western Washington.

Seattle Sun Tan

Seattle Sun Tan and Seattle entrepreneur Scott Swerland have acquired Aloha Tan, based in Bellevue at 103 Bellevue Way N.E., from Dianna Merkatz, owner of Aloha Tan. Seattle Sun Tan's new facility is located at 10708 Main St. in Bellevue.