Apr 07, 2017

BECU

BECU credit union said Melba Bartels will join the company as chief financial officer effective May 1, overseeing accounting and treasury teams.

Bartels was CFO and senior executive vice president at HomeStreet Bank in Seattle, responsible for an asset base of more than $6 billion. She spent six years at JPMorgan Chase, serving as CFO of the Auto Finance and Student Lending Division, and also worked at Washington Mutual Bank and Ragen Mackenzie Group. BECU has 45 locations in Washington and two in South Carolina.

CarMax

CarMax, a used car retailer, opened stores in Lynnwood and Puyallup that are its first locations in the Puget Sound region. The Puyallup store is at 202 Valley Ave. N.W. and the Lynnwood store is at 21317 Highway 99. CarMax operates more than 170 stores in 39 states.

Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

Here are the winners of the 28th Annual Bellevue Chamber of Commerce Eastside Business Awards: Eastside Business of the Year: Point Inside, a digital in-store product location service; Small Business of the Year: WiggleWorks Kids Bellevue; Entrepreneurial Spirit, Startup of the Year: RBC Signals; and Innovative Service of the Year: iSpot.tv, ad data and analytics.

Apr 06, 2017

First California Mortgage

Coleman

First California Mortgage named Bellevue Branch Manager Wayland Coleman to the Presidents Club for customer service and performance for 2016. Based in Petaluma, Calif. and active in more than 20 states.

UW Bothell

The University of Washington Bothell has given Alan Boss, an assistant professor in the School of Business, the 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award. He has taught courses in leadership, decision-making, organizational behavior, managing teams, entrepreneurship and strategy.

Apr 05, 2017

Riddell Williams

Rapp

Andrew Rapp has been elected principal at Riddell Williams. He focuses on commercial real estate transactions, working with companies, shopping center owners, national tenants and developers on leasing, purchase and sale and financing. He also advises clients on guaranties, construction, easements, foreclosure, due diligence and title issues.

Northwest Kidney Centers

Peck

Seattle-based nonprofit dialysis provider Northwest Kidney Centers has hired Bob Peck as its new vice president of human resources. He was director of human resources at UW Medicine — Neighborhood Clinics and also worked for PeaceHealth.

Apr 04, 2017

Coldstream Holdings

Seattle-based Coldstream Holdings, the parent company of Coldstream Wealth Management, has closed its merger with The Rainier Group of Bellevue. Rainier Group Investment Advisory is now doing business as Coldstream Wealth Management, and Rainier Group Business Advisory continues to operate under the name and brand of The Rainier Group. With the addition, Coldstream Wealth Management said it now manages approximately $2.8 billion in assets for 1,300 clients.

WSU Extension

Washington State University has hired Bri Ewing as a food and fermentation specialist at Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center. She will create workshops and programs for cider makers, and teach classes at the new WSU campus in Everett. Ewing's background is in the wine industry in California and New Zealand.