Apr 04, 2019

Pacifica Law Group

Attorney Michelle Kim Vaughan joined Seattle-based Pacifica Law Group as an associate in the litigation practice group, where she represents public, private and not-for-profit clients. Vaughan was a judicial clerk for Judge Richard A. Jones of the U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington and for Judge John W. Darrah of the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.

Fortive

Everett-based Fortive completed its acquisition of the Advanced Sterilization Products business of Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, for $2.7 billion in cash. ASP supports healthcare facilities in the fight to protect patients against hospital-acquired infections. Fortive is a professional instruments and industrial technologies company.

Amazon

Seattle-based Amazon said it will give scholarships to 100 high school seniors from 32 states to study computer science in college. The students will get $10,000 a year over four years in the Amazon Future Engineer program. They also will get paid internships at Amazon after their freshman year of college.

Apr 03, 2019

Craft Brew Alliance

Portland-based Craft Brew Alliance hired Christine Perich as chief financial and strategy officer. Perich has over 25 years of experience in finance, operations, strategy and leadership, including 16 years at New Belgium Brewing Co. Craft Brew Alliance brews, brands and markets craft beers. Its brands include Kona Brewing Co., Redhook Brewery and Widmer Brothers Brewing.

Savitt Bruce & Willey

Attorney Steve Willey, a partner at Savitt Bruce & Willey in Seattle, was named a 2019 BTI Client Service All-Star. Willey was cited by a Fortune 500 transportation company for his contract and commercial litigation work. He also was named a BTI Client All-Star in 2015.

Municipal League

Here are the winners of the Municipal League of King County's annual Civic Awards: Jeff and Tricia Raikes, and Andrea Caupain Sanderson, Citizen of the Year; Sound Cities Association, Organization of the Year; Sen. Rebecca Saldana, Joaquin G. Avila Award; and Joseph Peha, Mary Skelton Award. The program recognizes elected officials, public employees, citizen groups, the news media and individuals who make outstanding contributions to the community and to better government. An awards ceremony will be held May 9 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel.

Apr 02, 2019

Pacific Medical Centers

Seattle-based Pacific Medical Centers promoted Drs. Lise Alexander and Lisa Ivanjack to co-chiefs. Alexander and Ivanjack will help reshape PacMed's primary care operations. Both have been with PacMed for over seven years. The promotions fill a vacancy left by Dr. Betsy McCarthy's return to full-time medical practice.

City of Yakima

Matthew Murray will be the new police chief of Yakima. Murray is a lieutenant in charge of the Denver Police Department's Community Relations department. He starts his new position on May 1, succeeding Dominic Rizzi, who was fired last fall. Capt. Gary Jones is interim chief.

Parker, Smith & Feek

In Bellevue, Parker, Smith & Feek elected Nicholas King to its board. King is a principal, vice president and account executive at the insurance broker. He also leads the Real Estate Practice Group.