Feb 21, 2024

Trico Companies

Lautenbach

Burlington-based Trico Companies promoted McKenna Lautenbach to accounting assistant. Lautenbach joined the company as an HR assistant, providing support across various departments including human resources, safety, IT, accounting and reception. Trico says Lautenbach, while excelling in various responsibilities, discovered her passion and aptitude for accounting, setting a solid foundation for her new role.

Core Plus Construction

Cornerstone General Contractors and Absher Construction have teamed with local trade unions to help fill the skilled labor shortage by engaging students via outreach efforts at Highline Public Schools. Both contractors have projects with Highline: Cornerstone is building the new Evergreen High School in White Center, and Absher is building the new Tyee High School in SeaTac. The contractors are partnering with educators from the Core Plus Construction program to introduce students to construction through hands-on learning. Core Plus offers pre-apprenticeships to students seeking construction career paths. As part of the program, Cornerstone and Absher on Thursday will host a group of 50 students who will visit the Northwest Carpenters Institute's facility in Burlington. Here, students will hear from veteran carpenters, participate in demonstrations, tour the facility, ask questions and make connections with industry professionals.

Feb 13, 2024

Kinley Construction

Texas-based Kinley Construction is opening a Seattle office headed by two longtime construction industry veterans: Jeff Crisafulli and David Worley.

Crisafulli is leading the office as director of operations, focusing on sales, development, and operational management of industrial and commercial building projects, with a specialization in pre-engineered metal buildings. Crisafulli has over 40 years of industry experience, most recently at Swinerton, where his projects included a warehouse-to-apartment conversion, hotels, multiple casinos, retail buildings, over 200 restaurants, multiple sports complexes, and large-scale office tenant improvements. Prior to Swinerton, he ran his own contracting business for over 35 years.

Worley, a 35-year industry veteran, is a former vice president and division manager for Swinerton's Northwest Region, where he helped grow the corporate services, Native American, health care and multifamily markets. At Swinerton, he led project management and field operations, including project planning and staffing, contract review and negotiation, and oversight of project teams. He is doing the same for Kinley's Building Services division.

Also in Seattle, Kinley hired Kristen Connor as lead project manager. Connor has nearly 20 years of construction project management experience, including 12 years at Johnson Barrow. The company said it also has hired other supporting roles in estimating, as well as traveling field superintendents and general office personnel.

Kinley works in industrial fueling infrastructure, commercial and industrial building construction, and service and maintenance in aviation, railroad, government and energy. The company specializes in midstream terminals, hydrant fueling facilities, bulk storage facilities, diesel fueling platforms, industrial waste systems and related facilities.

ABC of Western Washington

Hatch Fence Rentals of Lake Stevens joined the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. The company provides rentals for temporary construction fencing, privacy screens and sandbags. Chris Hatch is the owner.