Jan 31, 2017

ASCC

The Decorative Concrete Council of the American Society of Concrete Contractors re-elected Clark Branum of Marysville as a director. ASCC is a St. Louis-based nonprofit representing the concrete industry.

Stoneway Concrete

Stoneway Concrete says it's the first concrete producer in the Northwest to implement Climate Earth's EPD (environmental product declaration) generator. Users of the system can log on to a website to instantly generate an EPD for any new or existing concrete mix. In addition to maximizing LEED points, the system enables Stoneway and its customers to design new mixes while simultaneously evaluating environmental performance and traditional performance characteristics such as compressive strength and slump. Greg McKinnon is operations manager at Stoneway.

USAGardenCare.com

Sharon Couts launched USAGardenCare.com, a platform for vendors and designers in the landscaping industry to market their goods and services. The e-commerce site charges them a 5 percent commission on each order. There are no monthly fees or start-up costs. USAGardenCare.com will be ready for consumers on March 20.

Jan 24, 2017

The Walsh Group

Palazzolo

Burgess

The Walsh Group hired Anthony Burgess and Gabrielle Palazzolo as project engineers in its Seattle office. Burgess previously worked at Brown and Caldwell, the city of Crescent City in California, and Stover Engineering. He is assigned to a project at Kitsap Naval Base. Palazzolo's background is in civil engineering with an emphasis in structural and wastewater facility design. She interned at the Nevada Department of Transportation and Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. She is working on the Denny Substation project in Seattle.

Goldfinch Brothers

Everett-based Goldfinch Brothers promoted Jennifer Howell to controller. Howell joined the company in mid-2015 and helped it covert to Sage 100 accounting software. She worked for 18 years at Primo Construction in Port Angeles, and holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and finance from Washington State University. Goldfinch is a commercial and residential glass and glazing company. It also makes and distributes curtain wall and an interior sliding door system.