Jul 17, 2026

Wells Fargo & Company

Teichman

Wells Fargo & Company named Jim Teichman market executive for Commercial Banking in Washington and Alaska.

Based in Seattle, he reports to Eric Houser, Commercial Banking Northwest Division executive.

Teichman brings more than 25 years of commercial banking experience to the role. Most recently, he served as a managing director and Mid-Corporate Banking relationship manager. Since joining Wells Fargo in 2012, he has held leadership positions supporting middle market and commercial banking clients across Washington and Western Canada. He became Seattle Commercial Banking leader in 2019.

Before joining Wells Fargo, Teichman held commercial banking and credit leadership roles at Bank of America and KeyBank. He earned a bachelor's degree in finance from The Ohio State University and an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Seattle Sports

Washington State University Athletics and the Bonneville Seattle Media Group have announced a new multi-year partnership, allowing Cougar Athletics to expand its reach in the Puget Sound region. Seattle Sports (710-AM) will once again serve as the Seattle flagship station for Washington State Football and Men's Basketball broadcasts.

Seattle Sports also serves as the radio flagship station of the Seattle Seahawks and Seattle Mariners.

The Cougar Sports Network is the official radio and digital broadcasting network for Washington State Athletics, managed by Playfly Sports.

Cougar Football and Men's Basketball radio broadcasts, along with pregame and postgame coverage, will primarily air on 710 KIRO-AM (Seattle Sports). In the event of scheduling conflicts with Seattle Mariners or Seattle Seahawks broadcasts, WSU game coverage will shift to 770 KTTH-AM. All games will air live on the Seattle Sports app.

The partnership also expands Cougar Football's presence across Seattle Sports digital platforms. Throughout the football season, Washington State Head Coach Kirby Moore will join former Cougar standout and Seattle Sports host Michael Bumpus for a weekly video interview on Bump & Stacy. The segment will air each Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. and will also be available across Seattle Sports' digital and social media channels.

For the first time, Cougar Women's Basketball game broadcasts will be available for streaming through the Seattle Sports app. And one Washington State Baseball game broadcast each season will air on Seattle Sports.

Jul 16, 2026

Commercial Brokers Association

Hull-Drury

The Commercial Brokers Association announced in late May that Mary Hull-Drury was appointed its new president and CEO. After many years with the CBA, she was elevated to the role after last fall's unexpected death of CEO Chris McDougall. (During the interim, industry veteran Rob Aigner filled the post.) “Mary brings a powerful combination of strategic vision, industry expertise and dedication to the clients, colleagues and communities she serves,” says the CBA.

Greater Seattle Partners

Braddock

Greater Seattle Partners is a public-private economic development organization that sometimes touches upon real estate projects. It announced this spring that Shannon Braddock was appointed CEO and president. She served last year as interim King County Executive. In a press release, she said, “GSP plays a critical role connecting our cities, counties, industries, and global partners around a shared vision of sustainable growth and opportunity. I look forward to building on the foundation that the entire GSP team and the Board have established, and to working alongside our public and private partners to ensure our region remains a destination for talent, innovation and investment.”

Ogletree Deakins

Bigos

Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, welcomed Brad Bigos to the firm's Seattle office as a shareholder. Bigos joins the firm from another firm in Seattle, where he was a partner.

Bigos has practiced employment litigation in private practice for nearly 10 years, defending companies against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour, and related claims. He works closely with employers to investigate claims and identify priorities that align with business goals.

Bigos has jury trial experience and has handled matters ranging from single-plaintiff claims through class actions under Washington and federal law, guiding employers through every stage of litigation from prelitigation strategy to trial.

Bigos holds an LL.M. with highest honors from The George Washington University Law School, a J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law, and a B.A., magna cum laude, from Seattle University.

Ogletree Deakins' Seattle office has doubled in size since early 2025, with further growth expected in the coming months.

Jul 15, 2026

Foushée & Associates

Green

Shull

Foushée & Associates has added two professionals to its construction team. Cooper Shull joins the company as project engineer, bringing a background in corporate logistics and experience coordinating complex operations. Sean Green has rejoined Foushée as superintendent. Green brings more than 20 years of construction experience leading projects in the field.

Since 1977, Foushée has built a reputation for tackling complex projects, building lasting relationships, and bringing together the right people to deliver exceptional results.

Ballard Spahr

Picone

Ballard Spahr has elevated Ethan Picone to Counsel in the Seattle office effective July 1, firm Chair Peter Michaud announced.

Picone advises employers in a wide range of industries on both traditional labor relations as well as employment matters. On the labor side, he has extensive experience handling unionization, collective bargaining and labor arbitrations. On the employment side, he counsels employers on regulatory and wage-and-hour compliance, including class action litigation. He also has extensive experience counseling employers on preventive labor law training, and designing overall strategy and compliance programs. Picone is a regular contributor to the firm's Best Practices for Best Employers Labor & Employment Seminar, which is now in its 44th year.

Ballard Spahr has more than 750 lawyers in 19 U.S. offices, serving clients across industries in litigation, transactions and regulatory compliance.

Swenson Say Fagét

Renouard

Rosman

Swenson Say Fagét Structural Engineers (SSF) has promoted two tenured staff members to principal. Karl Rosman was promoted in January, and Francesca Renouard was promoted in June.

Rosman joined SSF's Seattle office in March 2005. A graduate of Montana State University, he has provided structural engineering solutions and project management for more than 1,200 projects during his two-decade career with SSF. His project portfolio spans a wide range of building types, including more than 800 new and renovated single-family residences, as well as commercial, multi-family/mixed-use, hospitality, community, and religious projects. Prior to earning his engineering degree, Rosman's hands-on experience working as a carpenter gives him a unique insight into the construction process. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in Washington, Idaho and Montana. Rosman has lent his structural expertise to some unusual project types, including more than 24 treehouse homes spanning locations from Orcas Island to Upperville, Virginia, and Trapper Creek, Alaska. Recent projects include the new Social Retail Shops at Suncadia Lodge in Cle Elum, new and renovated structures in the Pacific Northwest and Western Montana, and an extensive renovation to his own residence in Missoula.

After completing two SSF summer internships and her master's degree from UC Berkeley, Renouard joined SSF's Seattle office full-time in September of 2014. Renouard has been laser-focused on the renovation, historic preservation and adaptive reuse of community assets. She served on the city of Seattle's URM Task Force and helped co-author the URM Alternate Method, which is included in the 2021 Seattle Existing Building Code. She is a King County Landmarks Board Commissioner, serves on the Historic Seattle Real Estate Committee, and was recently nominated for the AIA Seattle Board. In 2023, she joined Building Design + Construction Magazine's 40 Under 40 Class of outstanding young professionals. Some of her completed projects include the Metropole Building, an adaptive reuse and addition to a historic drug store in Pioneer Square for the Satterberg Foundation; West Canal Yards, the adaptive reuse of two cold storage buildings on the ship canal for office and retail for Unico Properties; and the Green Lake and University Carnegie Library Full Seismic Retrofits for Seattle Public Library. Coming soon to Renouard's resume – the next phase of Pike Place Market renovations.