Oct 08, 2007

All Star Directories

Seattle-based All Star Directories, an Internet publisher of educational directories, promoted Jay Goldstein to vice president of marketing. Goldstein began in 2005 as director of marketing.

Jordan Schrader Ramis

Lake Oswego, Ore.-based Jordan Schrader Ramis Attorneys at Law hired Tim Ramis and has changed the name of the firm to reflect the addition. Ramis was a past principal of Ramis Crew Corrigan and has 30 years of experience, especially in land use and transportation planning. He played a key role in some prominent land developments in the region. The firm also announced the opening of a second office in Vancouver at 498 S.E. Tech Center Place, Suite 380. The new office will be led by Thomas “Brad” Eriksen and Christopher Reive. Attorney Christopher Veley, who joined the firm in July, will also be based in the Vancouver office. Bill Monahan joined the firm as a shareholder. Monahan spent 20 years specializing in local government law as well as land use.

Wolfstone Panchot and Bloch

Seattle law firm Wolfstone Panchot and Bloch hired James C. Hanken as of counsel and Marissa A. Alkhazov as an associate. Hanken will work in environmental law, real estate and business transactions. Alkhazov will work in toxic torts, insurance law and litigation.

Oct 05, 2007

Western Washington University

Western Washington University hired Franklin Roberts as director of academic technology and user services. Roberts was dean of information technology and distance education at Skagit Valley College. He also spent eight years teaching at WWU as an associate professor. The ATUS director oversees the use of technology to support teaching and learning.

GMI

GMI, a provider of global market intelligence solutions, promoted Daniel S. Fitzgerald to vice president, Americas. Fitzgerald joined GMI in April as managing director and has 20 years of progressive sales and operational experience. GMI is based on Mercer Island.

Energy Industries

Honolulu-based Energy Industries, a developer of renewable and energy efficiency projects, won the Technology Company of the Year Award from the Pacific Technology Foundation. Last year's award went to Sony Corp. In the Pacific Northwest, Energy Industries has offices in Seattle, Spokane, Portland and Boise.

Venture Bank

Venture Bank hired Doug Thatcher as a vice president/business banking manager construction and development at the bank's Kent Financial Center. He has 36 years of banking experience. Venture Bank has 18 offices in four Western Washington counties.

Oct 04, 2007

The Bank of Oswego

The Bank of Oswego in Oregon promoted Angie Peterson, Tim Heine and Jeff Hurder. Peterson will lead the Mercantile Branch. She has eight years experience in the financial industry. Heine and Hurder will work on attracting customers to the bank. Both are vice presidents.

Privatedine.com

Seattle-based Privatedine.com, an online software company, launched a new Web site at http://www.privatedine.com. The Web site lists 4,000 restaurants nationwide in 17 markets and allows users to check on the availability of private rooms for events. Local restaurants on the site include El Gaucho, Campagne and Ray's Boathouse.

King County

King County's Electronic Court Records Program is one of seven national recipients of the 2007 Innovations in American Government Award. It will receive a $100,000 grant as part of the award. It won for being a cost-effective solution to the paper-based court record storage and retrieval process. The award is given by the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.