Jan 24, 2001

AMEC opens in Mt. Vernon & Olympia

AMEC, one of the world's leading engineering and environmental consulting firms, continued its expansion of services in Washington state this month by opening an office in Mount Vernon and another in Olympia.

The Olympia office, which will focus on building materials inspection but also provide geotechnical and environmental services, is the second opened by AMEC in that city in two months. Last month, the company opened a separate Olympia office for natural resources work, including compliance with salmon protection requirements that will impact development projects throughout the Puget Sound area.

The Mount Vernon office will offer a full range of geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting and materials testing services and be headed by Paul Elliott, an engineering geologist who also is registered in Oregon, California and Arizona.

The newest Olympia office will offer quality-control and inspection services for residential, commercial and retail structures, highways, bridges, mid- to high-rise office buildings, educational facilities, hospitals, heavy industry and mining, as well as consultation for seismic upgrades and other improvements.

AMEC is a global leader in the provision of services and engineering solutions to the world's infrastructure, manufacturing and process industries. The company focuses on generating value for clients through the application of knowledge, innovation and technology.

Cell Therapeutics

James Bianco, M.D., president and CEO of Cell Therapeutics in Seattle has been selected CEO of the Year by Washington CEO magazine. Under Bianco's leadership, the company was granted FDA approval to market Trisenox, the company's first commercial product. The approval propelled the company to be the second best performing Nasdaq stock, with a 544 percent return for the year.

Publicis in the West

Publicis in the West has recruited Kevin Kehoe and Randy Browning, formerly colleagues at Hal Riney & Partners, to serve as co-presidents in its Seattle office. In their new roles, Kehoe and Browning are charged with transforming the agency into a creative powerhouse of national significance. Kehoe, currently senior art director at Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco, becomes co-president/chief creative officer. Browning, currently a senior vice president/group account director at Mullen in Boston, becomes co-president/chief marketing officer. They start Feb. 12. Kehoe and Browning are perhaps best known for their joint work on Saturn campaigns over three years in the late 1990s while at Hal Riney & Partners.

AskMe

AskMe Corp. announced that Tom Orella has joined the company as vice president of sales. Orella will be responsible for worldwide sales of the company's knowledge sharing platform. Orella was formerly a vice president of sales at Internet Security Systems, a provider of information security management.

Bidpath

Bidpath Corp., a Seattle-based company that automates traditional auction companies and distributes their merchandise to targeted online buying communities, announced the appointment of Brad Stevens to the position of vice president of marketing. Stevens brings more than 18 years of consumer and business-to-business technology marketing experience to Bidpath. He will oversee all marketing communications, advertising, product management and public relations activities.

Leisure Care

Leisure Care, a Bellevue-based retirement community management company, announced the promotions of four executives in its corporate office: Andy Gomes to senior vice president/operations, Bob Westerman to senior vice president/operations, Ellery Bennett to vice president/operations and Scott Haile to operations director. Gomes joined the company in 1990, Westerman in 1989, Bennett in 1996 and Haile in 1994.

PCC Natural Markets

Goldie Caughlin, nutrition education manager for PCC Natural Markets, has been appointed to the National Organic Standards Board. Caughlin will serve as one of consumer representatives for four years. She has worked as a consumer advocate for more than 25 years. She was one of the earliest advocates of organically grown foods and developed the nutrition education program at PCC during her 17 years on its staff.

Jan 23, 2001

McKinstry Co.

Seattle's McKinstry Co. has been selected as the outstanding workplace of the year by the Association of Washington Business as part of its 2000 AWB Better Workplace Awards. The award honors companies for their efforts in dealing with workplace safety, job training and advancement programs, and innovative benefits and compensation programs. McKinstry, a mechanical contractor, also won the top honor last year.

Shandwick International

Shandwick International, a reputation management company, has added new members to its Seattle public relations account staff. Julie Pennington is an account supervisor, and Natalie Glover and Ken Birge are account coordinators. Pennington will help manage the company's Microsoft TV account. Glover will work on the company's CourtLink account. Birge will work on the company's HomeAdvisor and Netstock Corp. accounts.

Museum of History & Industry

The Museum of History & Industry has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities consultation grant to help develop exhibits at the museum's future home in downtown Seattle. The museum will use the $10,000 grant to convene museum experts and professional historians from around the United States to work with the museum staff and local residents in developing themes and concepts for future exhibits. The museum is in the early stages of a campaign to raise money and build a new museum as part of the Washington State Convention & Trade Center expansion.

Longview Fibre Co.

James Jacobson has been promoted to manager of Longview Fibre Co.'s Yakima container plant. Jacobson replaces Ervin Schatz, who has been promoted to vice president-production. Jacobson will manage manufacturing, warehousing and distribution of boxes marketed in Washington and parts of Oregon and Canada for a variety of end uses. He has been with the company for 35 years.