Nov 07, 2018

Seattle Metro Chamber

Allison

Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce hired Ashton Allison to direct business retention and expansion services, which were recently added when the chamber became an associate development organization for King County. Allison has over 16 years of economic development experience, most recently as a consultant for TIP Strategies in Texas. He will work with King County and its 39 jurisdictions to assess business development opportunities.

Fisher Phillips

Che

National labor and employment law firm Fisher Phillips added attorney Sieu Che to its Seattle office. Che specializes in labor and employment law. He comes from the Seattle office of Jackson Lewis. Fisher Phillips has more than 370 attorneys in 32 offices.

DarkLight

Riley

Shawn Riley, chief data officer and chief information security officer at DarkLight, is a new member of Forbes Technology Council, an invitation-only community of technology executives. Riley will collaborate with other local leaders in a private forum through the council. Bellevue-based DarkLight develops cybersecurity solutions using artificial intelligence.

Kymeta

Mobile communications network company Kymeta announced Dr. Nathan Kundtz will step down as CEO this month but continue as a technical advisor. Kymeta President and CFO Marc Stolzman will be interim CEO while the Redmond company's board searches for a replacement.

King County Council

Metropolitan King County Council confirmed Anita Khandelwal as director of the Department of Public Defense. Khandelwal had been interim director since summer. She was deputy director of law and policy prior to that and joined the department in 2015.

Nov 06, 2018

Carney Badley Spellman

Carney Badley Spellman hired Thomas K. Windus as a principal attorney practicing surety law, James T. Graves as a business associate attorney, Eric M. Liberman as a litigation and construction associate attorney, and Nicholas O. McCann as a litigation associate attorney. The firm has offices in Seattle and Olympia.

Millennium Bulk Terminals

Bill Chapman is retiring after four years as president and CEO of Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview. Chapman joined the company to guide it through the permitting process for a $680 million coal-export terminal in Longview. He was a lawyer at K&L Gates prior to joining Millennium. Kristin Gaines, senior vice president of regulatory affairs, will lead Millennium's effort to build the terminal. Millennium is a subsidiary of Lighthouse Resources, an operator of coal mines in Montana and Wyoming.

Department of Commerce

Robin Toth and Julia Terlinchamp are the newest members of the state Department of Commerce's strategic economic development team. Toth, former vice president of business development at Greater Spokane Inc., will head the state's public-private efforts in aerospace. Terlinchamp left Gov. Jay Inslee's staff to lead life sciences/global health sector development.

Pro Golf Discount

Pro Golf Discount opened a new store and practice facility on Northeast 20th Street in Bellevue. The 9,200-square-foot store replaces Pro Golf's old location about a block away. It has a fitting lab staffed by former PGA professional Rick Fehr. Jackson|Main Architecture designed the space.

Propeller Airports

Propeller Airports signed a five-year deal with Republic Parking for parking, valet and curbside concierge services at Paine Field in Everett. Propeller is building a passenger terminal at Paine that is expected to open this month. Republic is an Impark subsidiary.