Dec 18, 2003

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance named Mat Northway, manager of Energy Management Services at Eugene Water & Electric Board, chair of its board of directors. Northway replaces Liz Klumpp, who will continue to serve on the executive committee. Alliance also approved funding for commercial sector programs for the next two years. Alliance is a Portland-based not-for-profit group of electric utilities, state governments, public interest groups and industry representatives working for affordable, energy-efficient products and services.

Cayenne Restaurant

Silver Cloud Inns & Hotels, based in Bellevue, will open Cayenne Restaurant in mid January 2004. The restaurant, located in the Silver Cloud at 1100 Broadway Ave. in Seattle, will serve Mexican cuisine. LDG Architects designed the building and Mesher Shing acted as design consultants, with The Restaurant Group acting as operational consultants. Silver Cloud acted as its own general contractor.

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center

Northwest Hospital & Medical Center added Marvin Brooke to the staff as a physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Northwest Hospital, located in Seattle, specializes in diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with strokes and heart disease.

Port of Olympia

John Wolfe will become the next executive director at the Port of Olympia. He will succeed current executive director Nick Handy, who is retiring at the end of the year. Wolfe is currently the port's operations director and previously worked for Maersk/Sea-Land Services in Tacoma.

Boxlight

Boxlight Corp. named William L. Lawrence, Jr., former principal of Revitalization Partners, president and chief operating officer. Boxlight is a Poulsbo-based display and digital projection technology company.

Movado Group

Movado Group, which designs, manufactures and distributes Movado, Concord, ESQ, Coach and Tommy Hilfiger watches, opened three new boutiques, including one in Bellevue Square Mall. The other locations are in the Valley Fair Mall in Santa Clara, Calif., and the Northbrook Mall in Northbrook, Ill. Movado Group is based in Paramus, N.J.

Dec 17, 2003

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center

Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Seattle appointed James Hendricks to the newly created position of vice president of research. Hendricks joins Children's from Children's Hospital in New Orleans, where he was vice president of research and technology.

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe

Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe, a San Francisco-based law firm, created the Diversity Fellowship Program. The program will provide summer employment and scholarships to first-year law students who show promise of contributing to the legal community's diversity. In 2004, four students will be awarded a paid summer associate clerkship at Heller Ehrman and an academic scholarship.

EvergreenBank

EvergreenBank, a Seattle-based independent commercial bank, named Clifford R. Sullam vice president and relationship manager for the Seattle branch. Sullam comes to Evergreen from Pacific Northwest Bank.

Graham & Dunn

Graham & Dunn, a Seattle-based law firm, made Margarita I. Morrow an associate and member of the firm's real estate industry team. Morrow advises clients in commercial real estate transactions and represents financial institutions and borrowers in real estate secured loans. Douglas J. Smart, a shareholder and a member of the firm's financial services team, was appointed to the Board of Regents for the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.

Lane Powell Spears Lubersky

Michael H. Runyan is now a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, an Irvine, Calif.-based legal association. Runyan is a partner with Lane Powell Spears Lubersky, a Seattle-based law firm. His practice focuses on commercial litigation and product liability.