Sep 20, 2016

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Stephens

Egge

Wilkins

Neuzil

Dunahoe

Dehmollayi

Heil

Watrous

Wellwood

Fleming

Lease Crutcher Lewis hired eight and rehired two in the Seattle office and at local jobsites. The new faces are preconstruction manager Julie Fleming and project engineers Stephen Wellwood, Bryant Watrous, Max Heil, Kris Dehmollayi, Mike Dunahoe, Joe Neuzil and Kyle Wilkins. Justin Egge and Gabe Stephens returned as project managers. Fleming has more than 20 years of construction experience. She holds a post-graduate degree in construction management from the University of Wolverhampton, and a master's degree from the University of Aberdeen. Wellwood, P.E., spent 16 years building oil/gas and chemical projects. He holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Calgary. Watrous is working in the Preconstruction group. He earned a bachelor's degree in systems engineering at West Point and a master's degree in engineering management from Missouri University of Science and Technology. Heil is also working in the Preconstruction group. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Central Washington University. Dehmollayi has three years of project engineering and field supervision experience, and holds a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. Dunahoe has four years of experience as a project engineer, and holds a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Idaho. Neuzil recently graduated from the University of Tennessee in civil engineering. Wilkins recently graduated from Oregon State University in construction engineering management. Egge was with Lewis from 2007 to 2014 in Seattle and Portland, and recently spent two years with his family's residential construction firm. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington. Stephens was with Lewis from 2005 to 2010, and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the UW.

Frontier Communications

Gamble

Clark

Frontier Communications named Dawn Clark vice president of finance for the West Region, which serves more than 4 million households and businesses in California, Oregon and Washington. She will be based in Los Angeles. Joseph Gamble was named vice president of operations for the West Region, based in Ontario, Calif.

Whitepages

Eleveld

Whitepages, a contact and identity information service, named Rob Eleveld CEO. Founder Alex Algard will remain executive chairman of the board of Whitepages and continue as CEO of Hiya. Eleveld was hired in 2013 as vice president of enterprise sales and promoted to general manager of Whitepages Pro. Algard purchased the Whitepages.com domain for $900 in 1996, and started the website that year.

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker

Sam Baker, a partner at the law firm of Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker, won a 2017 Community Service Award from the Celebrity Waiters Luncheon. Baker will receive the award May 12 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle.

Sep 16, 2016

Banner Bank

Williams

Michaele Williams has joined Banner Bank as vice president and business banking team lead for the Puget Sound region. Williams has nearly 20 years of experience, and will be at the Redmond branch.

Farmin, Rothrock & Parrott

Newport Beach, California-based Alliant Insurance Services has acquired Farmin, Rothrock & Parrott in Spokane as part of its expansion in the Northwest. This is Alliant's fifth acquisition here since 2014. FRP was founded in 1922 and has clients in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. John Richardson, president of FRP, and his entire team will join Alliant. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Visualant

Visualant, a Seattle-based provider of chromatic-based identification, authentication and diagnostic solutions, named Jeff Wilson chief financial officer. He has more than 20 years of senior financial experience at MicroVision, Command Center and Acumatica.

Sep 15, 2016

Washington State University

The Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine at Washington State University named John Roll vice dean for research. He has served as interim in that position. He will leave his position as senior vice chancellor of WSU Spokane Health Sciences, and continue as a professor in medicine and nursing.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Frazier Healthcare Partners, a Seattle provider of capital to health care companies, hired Brock Hardaway and Kelly McCullum as operating partners on the growth buyout team. Brock was CEO of Millennium Health, a clinical toxicology lab. McCullum is returning to Frazier.

1st Security Bank of Washington

1st Security Bank of Washington will open a new home lending office in Everett at 2825 Colby Ave., Suite 205, with managers Rich Sweum and Robert Brooks. The office will have seven loan officers and a similar size support staff. This will be the fourth stand-alone home lending office for the bank.

Weidner Investment Services

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Kirkland's Weidner Apartment Homes said its multifamily property management arm completed a $21.5 million refinance deal for Colonial Square Apartments in Bellevue. The financing was arranged by the Denver office of NorthMarq Capital, one of Fannie Mae's Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) lenders. NorthMarq's Greg Benjamin and Mark Lindgren did the deal with Weidner Vice President of Finance & Acquisitions Ben Katon and Director of Acquisitions Kevin Colard. Weidner owns apartments in nine states and four Canadian provinces. The 153-unit Colonial was built in 1969 at 1616 156th Ave. N.E.

AIA Seattle

AIA Seattle will hold a panel discussion called “Growing a City: Density, Displacement and Policy in an Urbanizing Seattle.” The free event takes place at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19 at the Center for Architecture & Design, at 1010 Western Ave. Moderating the discussion will be freelance journalist Erica C. Barnett, of The Atlantic. Panelists will be Roger Valdez of Smart Growth Seattle; Alex Brennan of Capitol Hill Housing; and restaurateur Linda Derschang. The event is part of Seattle Design Festival.

Tiscareno Associates

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Architect Tiscareno Associates says Simpson Housing has broken ground on phase two of Metro 112 Apartments in downtown Bellevue. It is at 288 111th Ave. N.E., and set for completion next year. The 60,000 square-foot, six-story building will have 57 units and below-grade parking for 21 vehicles. Residents will share a new rooftop terrace, fitness center and entertainment suite with tenants at phase two, at 317 112th Ave. N.E. Phase one was completed in 2013 after Simpson and Tiscareno converted 20,000 square feet of retail space to create 18 apartments and the amenities. Here is the team for phase two: W.G. Clark Construction, David Evans & Associates (civil engineers), Enayat Schneider Engineering(structural), Mandy Callaway (interiors) and Brumbaugh & Associates (landscape architects).