Mar 10, 2020

Port of Everett

LeMieux

Adam LeMieux is the new government affairs manager at the Port of Everett. LeMieux worked for over 12 years for Rep. Rick Larsen, most recently managing a team responsible for federal policy and constituent services.

Kymeta

Geiling

Redmond-based mobile communications network company Kymeta hired David Geiling as vice president of sales for the Asia-Pacific region. Geiling has extensive experience in satellite, connectivity and broadcast media sales and business development. He most recently was senior sales director at Eutelsat.

The Standard

Chieffo

In Portland, Standard Insurance Co. (The Standard) named Ryan Chieffo director of government and regulatory affairs. Chieffo joined The Standard in 2016 as an attorney in the legal and compliance division. Before that, he was an assistant director at the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation and an employee benefits attorney at Perkins Coie.

Pacific Northwest Ballet

Principal dancer Benjamin Griffiths plans to retire at the end of Pacific Northwest Ballet's current season. Griffiths joined PNB as a corps de ballet dancer in 2005, and was promoted to soloist in 2008 and principal dancer in 2016. PNB's final performance in Seattle will be June 7 and its season closes July 14 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Griffiths next will pursue a career in arts administration in New York City.

Skagit County

The Skagit County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants for the Board of Health, which enacts rules and policies to improve public health in the county. There are two at-large openings for those with expertise in health care and/or public health. At-large board members serve three-year terms. The application deadline is March 20. For more information, email commissioners@co.skagit.wa.us or call (360) 336-9300.

Mar 06, 2020

South Sound 911

Deborah Grady on April 6 will become the new executive director of South Sound 911 in Tacoma. Grady currently is the public safety communications manager for the Sacramento Police Department. From 2009 to 2015, she was executive director of Snocom 911 in Mountlake Terrace. Grady's base salary at South Sound 911 will be $205,000.

Marchex

Seattle-based mobile advertising analytics company Marchex hired Ryan Polley as chief product and strategy officer. Polley has experience developing product strategies at emerging technology companies. He was chief product officer at Kargo, a mobile technology and advertising company. Before that, he was senior vice president of product management and strategy at the Rubicon Project.

Jensen Investment Management

Amphaphone Mar and Philomena A. Ferree are new shareholders in Jensen Investment Management of Lake Oswego, Oregon. The company also announced that shareholders Rama Balasubramanian and Keith Reiland increased their ownership stakes in the firm. The investment management firm is 100% employee owned. It manages over $10 billion in assets.

KCPQ

Nexstar Media Group divested Seattle Fox affiliate KCPQ in a deal involving other stations around the country. As part of the deal with Fox Television Stations, Nexstar bought Charlotte, North Carolina, Fox affiliates WJZY and WMYT for $45 million and sold KCPQ and affiliate KZJO, along with Milwaukee Fox affiliate WITI, for $350 million. Irving, Texas-based Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides services to 197 television stations in 115 markets.

Oregon Pacific Bank

Oregon Pacific Bank is upgrading its branch at 3250 Hillcrest Park Drive in Medford to become a full-service branch. The branch has been a trust office since 2012, with limited commercial loan origination capabilities. The bank on Monday will add full banking services. It will cater to professionals, business owners, commercial real estate investors and nonprofit organizations throughout Jackson County.

LifeBalance Program

Newport Beach, California-based Alliant Insurance Services acquired Portland-based LifeBalance Program, a company that helps employers provide well-being discounts for employees. Alliant will retain LifeBalance staff in Portland. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.