Jul 05, 2023

Swinerton

Vovakes

General contractor Swinerton named Nick Vovakes as vice president and division manager of its Seattle office. Vovakes has over 20 years of construction industry experience, most recently as operations manager at Swinerton, where he has worked since 2011. The company says Vovakes has been instrumental in increasing its health care footprint and providing leadership to expand the Seattle office's target markets. The Seattle office is expanding its mass timber work, along with health care and life sciences projects. It also focuses on self-performed work. Vovakes' predecessor, Dave Worley, will retire in October after 21 years with the company. Swinerton is headquartered in Concord, California, with Pacific Northwest regional offices in Seattle, Spokane, Portland and Boise.

Edo

Moeckel Bolduc

Emilie Moeckel Bolduc is the new chief commercial officer at Edo, a data-driven energy management firm helping buildings decarbonize. Bolduc now leads all sales and marketing activities for Edo, leaning on her expertise in energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability. She recently was vice president of distributed energy resources for New York Power Authority, and previously held sales and client management roles at Ecova. Edo was formed as a partnership between two utility and built environment leaders: Spokane-based Avista and Seattle-based McKinstry.

City of Tacoma

The Tacoma City Council is seeking applicants to fill 12 positions on the Equity in Contracting Advisory Committee. This will include one community member from each of the five council districts; six contractor representatives; and one representative from the Tacoma Public Utilities service area. The contractor representatives will be from minority business enterprise, women business enterprise, small business enterprise, disadvantaged business enterprise, large prime, and union signatory firms. The committee is responsible for monitoring compliance with the city's municipal code, promoting awareness of the EIC program, and providing advice to the EIC program manager. Applications are due July 10. More information is at cityoftacoma.org/cbcapplication.

Jun 27, 2023

Habitat SKKC

Over 700 people attended the recent 2023 Beyond the Build luncheon sponsored by Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King & Kittitas Counties. The event raised over $1.86 million, including an entire challenge match, to help address the region's affordable housing crisis. It was held June 8 at the Seattle Convention Center.

Adaptive Roofing

Adaptive Roofing is joining forces with Malarkey Roofing Products, Stoneway Roofing Supply, Do It Right Roofing, and DTG Recycle to put a new roof on the Westside Neighbors Network Shelter in West Seattle. The project was scheduled to start last week and finish today. Westside Neighbors Network Shelter is a volunteer-operated cold-weather shelter in the American Legion Hall. It provides refuge for adults, regardless of gender or veteran status. Adaptive Roofing is leading the effort, with roofing materials donated by Malarkey, additional materials from Stoneway, skilled labor from Do It Right, and disposal of old materials by DTG.