Jan 20, 2021

Sequoyah

Willingham

Alley

Cayton

Redmond-based electrical contractor Sequoyah added Ron Cayton as vice president of electrical operations, Kristy Alley as director of business development and Shannon Willingham as senior estimator. Cayton has been in electrical contracting for over 35 years, specializing in operations management, multidisciplinary team management and strategic development. He holds several certifications. Alley brings over 20 years of AEC business development experience, using strategies, tools and tactics to expand business. Willingham has over a decade of estimating expertise, including analyzing higher education, health care, data center, lab and mixed-use projects up to $25 million in value.

Ash Grove Cement Co.

Parry

Jacob Parry joined Ash Grove Cement Co.'s Bellevue sales office as a sales representative covering western and central Washington, as well as Alaska. Parry recently earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Brigham Young University.

MBA of King and Snohomish Counties

The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties inducted Todd Levitt as 2021 board president. Levitt has worked for over 19 years across four western states on the land side of homebuilding — 13 years as vice president of land at Pulte Homes and six years as director of entitlements and government affairs at Murray Franklyn. Other board officers are: Cameron McKinnon of Gamut360 Holdings, first vice president; Traci Tenhulzen of Tenhulzen Residential, second vice president; Luellen Smith of Rhino Wine Cellars & Cooling Systems, secretary; and Brian Holtzclaw of Village Life, immediate past president.

EnCon United

Reno, Nevada-based Jensen Precast said it bought EnCon United's facilities in Camas and Puyallup. Both companies offer lines of precast concrete construction products. Gary Venn continues as general manager for the two facilities. Venn has 40 years of experience in the infrastructure industry.

Acme Concrete Paving

The International Grooving & Grinding Association elected Kevin Schneider of Acme Concrete Paving in Spokane as president of its 2021 board of directors. Schneider is grinding division manager at Acme. West Coxsackie, New York-based IGGA promotes diamond grinding and grooving, as well as pavement preservation and restoration.

Jan 12, 2021

Hensel Phelps

Bills

Gustine

General contractor Hensel Phelps promoted Shannon Gustine to vice president and district manager, and appointed Scott Bills as director of operations of the Pacific Northwest Region. Gustine maintains oversight of all operations in the Pacific Northwest and now sits on the company's board. Bills has worked for Hensel Phelps for the last 20 years, most recently providing executive oversight on complex progressive design-build projects. Hensel Phelps' local office, in Bellevue, is working on projects for the Port of Seattle, Sound Transit, University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente.

Goodfellow Bros.

Blaine

Scott Blaine is the new president of Goodfellow Bros., a heavy-civil construction company with corporate offices in Wenatchee and Hawaii. At Goodfellow, Blaine was CFO for four years and senior vice president for six years prior to that. In his new role, Blaine will continue to evolve the company's business strategy, look for new growth and manage daily operations. He is based in Wenatchee. Goodfellow also has offices in Oregon and California.

Contract Hardware

Longstanding commercial door and hardware distributors Contract Hardware and Evergreen Construction Specialties merged into a new company called Kinship Group, headquartered in Auburn. Kinship serves the commercial construction industry with specification writing and consulting, new construction project management, end-user support and direct sales, installation, keying, pre-installation and account management. The new company covers the Pacific Northwest, Mountain West and Alaska, with accounts across North America. It has branches in Everett and Midway, Utah.

Skanska

General contractor Skanska launched its Vendor Diversity Portal, giving small and diverse firms access to local and national procurement opportunities. The portal can be found at https://tinyurl.com/SkanskaVDP.