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Nov 14, 2017
The Trump administration named Jeffrey McMorris of Issaquah regional administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for Region X, which covers Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington state. He started the job Monday. McMorris has served as chief of staff to King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert. HUD annually oversees about $1.4 billion in funding for housing.
Kathy Rupert, an entrepreneur with more than 30 years' experience in small business accounting and finance, has joined the Washington Small Business Development Center. She will focus on clients in Snohomish County, offering help with financing, profitability, marketing and business systems. Taryn Hornby, a former banking executive, has joined SBDC at Green River College to help entrepreneurs start, grow or transition businesses. SBDC is a network of advisors and trade specialists.
Nov 09, 2017
U.S. Bank Wealth Management named Mark Castelin portfolio management managing director for U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management in Seattle. Castelin was director of investment advisory services at CTC|myCFO investment firm in Seattle, and was with Russell Investments prior to that.
Gordon Tilden Thomas & Cordell said litigator Brendan Winslow-Nason has joined the firm as of counsel. He was a partner in the Seattle office of Cozen O'Connor focused on complex insurance litigation and representing developers and general contractors in construction litigation.
Nov 08, 2017
Irvine, California-based Ingram Micro ITAD, a provider of IT asset disposition (ITAD), onsite data destruction and e-waste recycling services, is expanding into new markets and has opened a satellite facility at 2108 B St., N.W., Suite 120, in Auburn to serve clients in Seattle, Portland, Spokane and the Pacific Northwest. Ingram Micro ITAD was formerly CloudBlue.
Zymergen, a molecular technology company based in Emeryville, California, is expanding in Seattle with a new office at 1624 Fourth Ave. Zymergen has employed a small team here since late 2015, and plans to continue hiring here. It was founded four years ago and now has more than 350 employees in two offices. The 4,770-square-foot Seattle office has six employees, with space for another 30. The firm said it focuses on improving the performance of materials and discovering new molecular products for everything from agriculture to pharmaceuticals.
Nov 07, 2017
Leafly, a Seattle-based cannabis technology company, named startup executive Chris Jeffery chief executive officer. Jeffery co-founded OrderUp, an online and mobile food delivery service that was acquired by Groupon in 2015. Consumers can use Leafly to learn more about cannabis, discover products and brands, and find retailers through a website and mobile app.
The Seattle Times promoted Alan Fisco to president effective January, 2018. Fisco has been executive vice president and chief financial officer since February, 2016. He has worked at The Times for 25 years, and served as president on an informal basis for the past five months.
Opus Bank said John Norawong has joined as senior managing director of commercial banking in the Pacific Northwest. Norawong is a 24-year banking veteran. He was with Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union as head of commercial lending, and also worked at BBVA Compass and Bank of the West.