Jun 07, 2019

Pacific Place

Arosteguy

Madison Marquette, manager of the Pacific Place shopping center in downtown Seattle, promoted Elena Arosteguy to general manager. Arosteguy joined Pacific Place in late 2014 as director of operations. She has over 20 years of property management experience, with stints at Urban Renaissance Group, Cushman & Wakefield, General Growth Properties at Westlake Center and Trammel Crow Co. Pacific Place is undergoing a multimillion-dollar redevelopment that will finish later this year.

TrueBlue

Schweihs

Dirks

In Tacoma, TrueBlue promoted Jeff Dirks to chief information and technology officer and Carl Schweihs to president of the PeopleManagement division. Dirks spearheaded two tech startups before joining TrueBlue in 2018 as senior vice president of corporate technology. He replaces retiring CTO Carole McCluskey. Schweihs was senior vice president of strategic accounts. Prior to that, he held financial leadership roles at Seaton Corp. and Grant Thornton. He joined TrueBlue following its acquisition of Seaton in 2014. He replaces Jonathan Means. TrueBlue provides specialized workforce staffing.

Symetra

Diouf

On July 1, Anne-Marie Diouf will become senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Bellevue-based Symetra Life Insurance Co. Diouf joined Symetra in 2000 as a human resources representative and was promoted in 2010 to vice president. Prior to Symetra, she held HR roles in retail and manufacturing organizations. She will succeed Chris Katzmar Holmes, who will retire.

HomeStreet Bank

Seattle-based HomeStreet Bank is evaluating a $60 million offer from Dwight Capital for its Fannie Mae DUS Business, which is a subset of its multifamily mortgage lending business. HomeStreet also announced the initial closing on the sale of its single-family mortgage origination business to Homebridge Financial Services. That deal involves the transfer of 30 stand-alone, satellite and fulfillment offices; and the hiring of 342 former HomeStreet personnel by Homebridge. A second closing, involving fewer offices and personnel, is expected by month end. HomeStreet is reducing its reliance on the cyclical and volatile earnings stream of single-family mortgages and focusing on more stable earnings from commercial and consumer banking.

Port of Kalama

The Port of Kalama dedicated its new amphitheater at Marine Park to Milford S. Westin, its longest acting commissioner. When Westin joined the port in 1977, the organization consisted of a grain elevator and a couple of lumber companies, a budget of $295,000 and two employees. It now is home to more than 30 industries employing over 1,200 workers. Westin served as a commissioner until 2005.

Jun 06, 2019

Lane Powell

Duffy

In Seattle, the law firm of Lane Powell elected Barbara J. Duffy as president. Duffy chaired the firm's Litigation Department for more than a decade, and specializes in commercial litigation, class actions and health care regulatory matters. She replaces Charles W. Riley Jr., who continues his trusts and estates practice.

JND Legal Administration

Seattle-based JND Legal Administration appointed Jonathan Paul as a senior consultant to grow the company's mass tort and lien resolution services. Paul has over 15 years of sales experience, including stints as senior vice president and business development director at a large legal consulting and administrative services firm. JND provides legal management and administration for law firms, corporations and government entities. It has offices in California, Minnesota, New York and Washington, D.C.

King County

King County's Wastewater Treatment Division earned awards from the National Association of Clean Water Agencies for compliance with stringent state and federal pollutant removal requirements for discharges. The South Treatment Plant in Renton and the Vashon Treatment Plant each received the Platinum Peak Performance Award, which honors multiple consecutive years of compliance within effluent limits. The Renton plant has been compliant for 25 years and the Vashon plant for 12 years.

Estes Builders

Sequim-based Estes Builders recently built its 500th custom home. The company was formed 30 years ago by Kevin Estes, a third-generation builder, in his parents' laundry room. It has a staff of 15 and builds 25 homes a year in Clallam, Jefferson and Kitsap counties.