Jul 12, 2016

Corps Walla Walla District

Lt. Col. Damon A. Delarosa has assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District. Lt. Col. Timothy R. Vail was the district commander for two years. The Walla Walla District covers 107,000 square miles in six states: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada and Utah, providing hydropower, environmental stewardship, flood risk management and recreation opportunities, and maintaining a commercial navigation channel in the Snake and Columbia rivers. Delarosa was at NATO Joint Forces Command in Brunssum, The Netherlands.

Brown Bear Car Wash

Brown Bear Car Wash has opened a new tunnel wash in Puyallup at 4412 S. Meridian, its 44th location in Washington. Brown Bear now owns and operates seven car washes in Pierce County. The company owns and operates 22 tunnel and 22 self-service car washes in the Puget Sound area and Spokane.

Jul 08, 2016

Banner Bank

Banner Bank in Walla Walla hired Kayleen Kohler as executive vice president of human resources, and a member the executive management committee. Kohler served in human resource for Plum Creek Timber Co., now Weyerhaeuser, and has more than 20 years of leadership experience.

U-Haul Trucks

U-Haul Company of Washington said Sunset Mobil is now a U-Haul dealer in Renton. Sunset Mobil at 4715 N.E. Sunset Blvd. will offer trucks, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pickup for boxes. Sunset Mobil is owned by Tony Dahabreh.

Northwest Folklife

Northwest Folklife announced that Robert Townsend will retire after nearly a decade as executive director. The arts and cultural organization will recruit a new director as it prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2021. Its main activities include the annual Northwest Folklife Festival, which it says is the country's largest community-powered arts and culture festival, and Seattle Children's Festival.

Jul 07, 2016

KING 5

Hagan

Jessica Hagan is the new director of sales for KING 5, and all broadcast, cable and digital platforms. She spent three years as director of market development.

Riddell Williams

Riddell Williams said Joe Shickich has been elected president and CEO. Pat McVey and Bob Howie were elected to the three-member executive committee. Shickich has practiced law for over 35 years at Riddell Williams in business bankruptcy, foreclosures and receiverships. He has been chair of the Financial Services and Creditor's Rights Practice Group and the Compensation Committee. McVey has been at the firm for over 20 years and focuses on employment matters. Howie has been with the firm for over 35 years, and served as president and managing principal.

Jul 01, 2016

Community and Technical Colleges

Whang

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Frederick Whang to the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. Whang lives in Tacoma and is an attorney. He was on Tacoma Community College's board of trustees and is a past national board member of the American Association of Community College Trustees. He also served on several ethnic and Asian-Pacific Islander organizations. Washington has 34 public community and technical colleges.

Phillips Burgess

Phillips Burgess has hired Armand Resto-Spotts, a former law clerk with the Natural Resources Section of the Oregon Department of Justice and a past legal extern with Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide. He has been clerking for Phillips Burgess for the past year and will focus his practice on land use, natural resources and environmental law, primarily in the Olympia office. The firm has offices in Olympia and Tacoma, and specializes in real estate, land use, and environmental law.