Oct 29, 1996

AGC

The Associated General Contractors of Washington recently announced the appointment of Christopher Blessington as its new executive vice president. Blessington served the national AGC office in Washington, D.C., for nearly nine years. His new duties include managing all chapter-wide operations and district offices in Bellingham, Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma and Yakima.

SDL/McCarthy

Frank Stauff and Micky Doner have been promoted to project managers at SDL/McCarthy in Bellevue. Stauff graduated from the University of Washington in 1992 and worked for SDL/McCarthy as an intern while in school. He has spent the past five years as a project engineer. Doner has been with the company for six years, first as a project scheduler and most recently as a project engineer.

Rushforth Construction

Mike Medrzycki has joined Rushforth Construction as director of marketing and business development. Rushforth is based in Tacoma.

Lugo Construction

Jerry Oetgen has joined Lugo Construction of Fife as senior estimator. In his new role, Oetgen will provide 90 percent of the estimating for the company's project managers. Oetgen previously spent 18 years with Rushforth Construction in a similar role.

McLeod Corp.

McLeod Corp. of Milton recently received its certification as a Level III fire protection company, making it the only Native American-owned fire sprinkler company in the state. Charles Kilfoil has been hired as general manager of the fire protection division. McLeod is a minority general contractor specializing in commercial mechanical work.

ProSpec 97

Eric A. Peterson of Anderson Specialties Company in Seattle has been named chair of ProSpec 97, the annual trade show presented by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute. The event will be held March 13, 1997 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. An early registration discount is being offered to exhibitors who sign up for space by Nov. 30. For further information, contact the Puget Sound Chapter of CSI at (206) 382-3393.

Oct 22, 1996

SDL/McCarthy

Marcia Karr is a new project manager at SDL/McCarthy in Bellevue. She has 12 years of experience as a design engineer and project manager. Karr is currently working on the King County Regional Justice Center project in Kent.

Mortenson

M.A. Mortenson Company's new business development coordinator is Keli Hagen. She spent the last six years at Bassetti Architects where she specialized in Native American and educational facilities. Hagen holds an architecture degree from the University of Washington.