Aug 01, 1995

Pinnacle Consulting Group

The Pinnacle Consulting Group has hired Paul E. Clark as a computer aided design (CAD) operator. He will be part of the team involved in projects for Optiva Corp., Trojan Lithography and Panasonic Industrial Co. Clark has six years of high production computer drafting experience. He has supervised and coordinated computer aided drafting efforts in Las Vegas, and also participated in the design of a new 400,000-square-foot grocery distribution center for McLane Co., in Phoenix, and the McCarran International Airport. The Pinnacle Consulting Group, Woodinville, provides industrial facility planning and materials systems design and implementation.

McCormick's

Kerri Maertz has been named general manager of McCormick's Fish House and Bar. Maertz most recently was assistant manager at McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant in Portland. Before joining McCormick's, she worked at several Chicago-area restaurants, including George's and Harry Caray's.

Jay Jacobs

Seattle-based clothing retailer Jay Jacobs Inc. has appointed Julie Stodolak as director of stores. A 15-year veteran of the retail industry, Stodolak previously was director of sales for Canadians, where she oversaw all store operations. She has also held several management positions with United Retail Group.

SDL Corp.

Karen Perry has been promoted from cost accountant to assistant controller at SDL Corp. Perry's role will be to assist with financial reporting and manage the day-to-day departmental accounting functions. She has been with the company for eight years.

Holaday-Parks Inc.

Holaday-Parks Inc. recently announced Eric van der Veen has joined its staff in the plan/spec department as a project estimator. Van der Veen interned at Holaday-Parks while attending Seattle Pacific University, where he received his degree. Prior to SPU, he attended the University of Oregon and Fries Avond College in the Netherlands.

Todd Shipyards

Patrick L. Duong has joined Todd Shipyards Corp. as chief financial officer. Duong comes from the San Francisco area, where he was chief financial officer of Alcatel TITN Inc., a developer of data communications software and PC-based hardware.

North Creek Analytical

Bothell laboratory facility North Creek Analytical has hired Sally Hanley and Michael Franz as a project manager and business development manager, respectively. A seven-year veteran of the analytical laboratory field, Hanley has expertise in client services, knowledge of federal and state regulations, and experience in performing EPA methods and protocols. Before joining North Creek, she was responsible for client services at Laucks Testing Seattle. Franz has more than 12 years of experience selling and marketing environmental laboratory services. He formerly held the position of senior account executive with ENSECO-Quanterra Inc., in Sacramento, Calif. A member of the Washington Environmental Industry Association and the Oregon Environmental Technology Association, North Creek operates full-service environmental laboratories in Portland, Seattle and Spokane, and provides analytical services to clients in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington and the Pacific Rim.

Public involvement/education grants available

Citizens and not-for-profit groups interested in educating and involving the public on waste issues can now apply for the state Department of Ecology's Public Participation Grants. There is $425,000 available, and grants can range from $1,000 to $50,000. This year's program emphasizes source reduction and environmental benefits. The application period ends September 29. Request application packets from the Waste Management Grants office, (360) 407-6050.

WaterWeb

Water Purge Systems Ltd. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has announced the creation of WaterWeb, a new Internet site for individuals and firms engaged in the procurement, use and disposal of water. Located on the world wide web at http://www.waterweb.com, the site provides an international database covering virtually every facet of water and its related technologies, including: water treatment equipment; water testing equipment and services; water treatment chemicals; water conservation technology and services; computer software; consultants and engineers; research databases and resources; education and training resources; industry trade associations; industry news; upcoming events; water-related expositions and conferences; trade and professional journals; university and government information databases; and government regulatory agencies. For those without access to the net, Water Purge Systems also offers free assistance in establishing a connection or answering related hardware and software questions.

Merlo forced out at Louisiana-Pacific

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Harry Merlo has resigned as chairman and president of the troubled Portland building materials company Louisiana-Pacific Corp., the company announced today. Louisiana-Pacific has been hit by lawsuits over allegations of defects in its Inner-Seal house siding. And the company faces a 56-count criminal indictment in Colorado charging it with environmental law violations. Merlo and two other top executives agreed at a board meeting last Friday to take early retirement, according to a statement from the company. Board member and former chief financial officer Donald R. Kayser, 64, was appointed chairman and chief executive officer. Merlo, 70, was the highest paid Oregon business executive in 1993 and 1994 and built a reputation as an innovator in building products. Executive vice president James Eisses, 58, and vice president for operations Ronald Paul, 52, also agreed last week to step down. Eisses was general manager of the company's Northern Division based in Hayden Lake, Idaho, while Paul headed the Southern Division in Conroe, Texas. Louisiana-Pacific cut its second-quarter earnings by a third last week, to $26.3 million, or 25 cents per share, to reflect increased costs related to the Colorado case and the siding lawsuits. In the second quarter of 1994, Louisiana-Pacific earned $81.9 million or 75 cents a share.

Duwamish Corridor Project

King County has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency's Waste Management Branch, to develop an active byproducts exchange and related activities in the Duwamish industrial corridor. Initiated through EPA Region 10's Office of Sustainable Development, the project seeks to promote waste exchange, provide information on innovative environmental management practices and promote economic vitality in the Duwamish corridor. King County and the Duwamish Coalition view the program as the first phase of a vision for an eco-industrial park type of development. Contact Nancy Helm at (206) 553-8659 for more information.

Advanced Recycling and Research Complex

Pacific Northwest Laboratory is seeking industrial partners to establish a Recycling Application Park (RAP) for the Tri-Cities geared toward diverting municipal wastes from landfills back into the market. The RAP would be the commercially operated side of the Advanced Recycling and Research Complex, a PNL technical and economic development initiative. Waste haulers would work together to build and operate a facility, and PNL would provide research and technical development support specific to recycling technologies. The cities of Richland and Kennewick have offered to provide infrastructure or contractual arrangements to facilitate establishment of the RAP. Additional information may be obtained from Keith Peterson at (509) 372-4540 email kl_peterson@pnl.gov

Trading recyclables

The Chicago Board of Trade, along with Washington state's Clean Washington Center, the National Recycling Coalition's Recycling Advisory Council and the New York State Office of Recycling and Market Development, is developing an electronic cash exchange for trading recyclable commodities. The exchange will link buyers and sellers of recyclable materials, standardize market information and provide price quality discovery for recyclable materials. Trading is slated to start in fall. Obtain more information from Andrew Maner at (312) 435-3620 or Elizabeth Burger at (206) 389-2530.

Weston gets Fort Lewis contract

The Seattle District Corps of Engineers has awarded international environmental consultants Roy F. Weston Inc. a two-year contract, based on 50,000 annual work hours, to address potential environmental concerns at the Fort Lewis installation. The contract may also include environmental projects at other facilities in Washington and Oregon -- e.g. the Yakima Firing Range and the Vancouver Barracks -- under the fort's direction. Specific tasks could require a variety of technical support services, including air and water quality studies, waste designation and minimization and pollution prevention planning. Weston employs more than 60 people in its Seattle, Richland and Portland offices.