Jun 11, 1996

Pinnacle Consulting

Robin Stebbins, P.E. has joined Pinnacle Consulting Group as a project manager. He will be a part of a team involved with the project for King County Information and Telecommunications Division. For the past five years Stebbins has worked in the consulting engineering industry. Pinnacle provides industrial facility planning and material systems design.

Herring/Newman

Herring/Newman, a database marketing and brand advertising agency, has hired Tom Wallace as an interactive producer. Wallace, the producer of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) web sites, will be responsible for the development and maintenance of client web sites with Herring/Newman. Marla Katz has recently been hired as the agency's interactive creative director. Katz designed the RealAudio web site and the recently launched Hart Brewing web site.

National Association of Insurance Brokers

Graham Anderson, a director for Acordia/Pettit-Morry Co., a Seattle-based insurance brokerage firm, has been elected chairman of the National Association of Insurance Brokers. Anderson has been a member of the NAIB executive committee since 1990 and has served in a number of positions with the 62-year old association. The NAIB also elected other new officers for the 1996-97 year. Jane Hill, senior vice president of Sedgwick James, Inc., was elected chairman-elect; Thomas Rodell, executive vice president of Alexander & Alexander, was elected as secretary; and Stanley Loar, CEO of Woodruff-Sawyer & Co., was elected treasurer. Richard Hackenburg, president and COO of the Advanced Risk Management Services Division of Willis Corroon Corporation, was appointed to the NAIB executive committee and to the board of directors.

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Bank has promoted Linda Tubbs to executive vice president for commercial banking in the company's Northwest division, which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. Previously Tubbs served as senior vice president and a regional manager in commercial banking administration with First Interstate Bank. She became division manager of the Northwest commercial banking group when Wells Fargo merged with First Interstate in April. Tubbs now oversees four regional managers who serve mid- and large-sized commercial customers throughout the Northwest division.

Minority Supplier Development Council

The Northwest Minority Supplier Development Council, a non-profit, networking organization supporting many Fortune 500 companies and minority business firms, has moved its offices to Third and Pine in downtown Seattle. The space is being provided on behalf of U.S. Bank. The council helps to develop economic and business relationships between minority business firms, and corporate and public agency procurement managers and buyers. This is done through monthly networking luncheon, an annual trade show, buyer training and other functions to help sustain the organization's goals and financial commitments. The next luncheon meeting featuring Professional Services buyers and vendors will be June 20, at the Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center located in Discovery Park. The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. For more information about council activities, or to make a reservation for the luncheon, please call (206) 441-9558.

McCann-Erickson

McCann-Erickson/Seattle won three awards at the New York American Marketing Association's EFFIE awards. The agency received a gold award for its work on the Washington State Lottery's "Scratch" game, and received silver awards for their work on the Lottery's "Lotto" game and POWERaDE sports drink. The EFFIE's are the only advertising industry awards that recognize results and effectiveness in advertising, as well as breakthrough creative.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Michael Erickson has joined Lease Crutcher Lewis as a senior estimator. He holds an architecture degree from the University of Washington and has 23 years of experience in the design, development and construction industries.

Sears

Sears, Roebuck & Co. has announced it has selected K Designers of Kent and American Home Improvement Products Inc. of Seattle as authorized home improvement contractors for the Seattle area. K Designers will market siding and American Home will market windows and cabinets under the Sears name.

Showcase your technologies in South Park

SEATTLE -- At last week's Duwamish Brownfields Environmental Technologies workshop, Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Cynthia Sullivan issued a challenge to those in attendance. "Use your technologies at the South Park industrial site," Sullivan implored. "Work with the county and the Duwamish Coalition and make this your test site." Sullivan was referring to a 19.6-acre parcel of land in the Duwamish industrial corridor that was used as a landfill for several decades. The parcel is expected to be contaminated with PCBs, heavy metals, petroleum and other pollutants. The Duwamish Coalition has invited the Department of Ecology, the Environmental Protection Agency and environmental scientists to oversee a demonstration project in South Park. It is hoped that results from the demonstration will be used in a report summariziing the types of technologies available for particular pollutants. The Duwamish Coalition will share this information with businesses and property owners who face remediation issues. To get involved, call Mike Alvine of King County's Economic Development Program at (206) 205-0710.

Task force to study future of recylcing

SEATTLE -- Business, government and environmental leaders will work with local recyclers this summer on a "Future of Recycling" study to be delivered to the Governor and the Legislature. At the request of Gov. Mike Lowry, task force members will have their first meeting Friday in Seattle. The task force members were appointed by Mike Fitzgerald, director of the state's Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development. Specific issues to be discussed include what recycling targets should be set, how to define the role of the state and what resources and public funding are needed to achieve the recommended goals. Bill Ruckelshaus, chairman of Browning-Ferris Industries and former administrator for the EPA, has agreed to chair the task force. Other task force members include Karen Miller, Snohomish County Councilmember; Jane Noland, Seattle City Councilmember; George Henson, Weyerhaeuser Co.; Irwin Levowitz, Exxon Chemicals; Cherie Myers, Safeway; Denis Hayes, The Bullitt Foundation; Sens. Karen Fraser of Lacey and Dan Sweckert of Rochester; and Rep. Kelli Linville of Bellingham. Representatives from labor and the Washington State Recycling Association and a fourth state legislator soon will be added. To support the task force in providing recommendations and input, a broad-based working group of local industry and government representatives is being organized. The task force is expected to hold three sessions throughout the summer and submit final recommendations by the end of September. This project will be overseen by the Clean Washington Center and managed by Cascadia Consulting Group. For more information, call Susan Bogert at (206) 389-2543 or Marc Daudon at (206) 343-9759.

Comment on Commencement Bay sediments

TACOMA -- A major challenge involved with cleaning up Commencement Bay is what to do with the bay's large volumes of contaminated sediments. Although cleanup of some sediments can occur in place through capping or natural recovery, it is likely that other sediments will be dredged and disposed of. Possible locations for sediment disposal are being considered now. The Environmental Protection Agency will gather public comments on possible disposal locations until July 3. A public meeting on the selection of a disposal site is scheduled for 7 to 8:30 p.m. June 19 at the main Tacoma Public Library, 1102 Tacoma Ave. S., Cascade Rooms A & B. People who are unable to attend the meeting may send written comments to Jeanne O'Dell, Community Relations Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth Ave., MS/ECO-081, Seattle, WA 98101.

New version of MTCA regulation available

OLYMPIA -- An amended version of the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) Cleanup Regulation is now available from the Department of Ecology. This version incorporates the changes made by amendments adopted Jan. 26. It may be downloaded from the Internet. Paper copies of the regulation may be obtained from the Ecology Publications Office by calling (360) 407-7472. Refer to publication number 94-06.