Oct 17, 1996

Oles Morrison & Rinker

Jon Hongladarom, a partner with the Seattle law firm Oles Morrison & Rinker, has been elected as the firm's managing partner. He will focus on the firm's growth as a practice as well as overseeing human resource issues, managing the firm's marketing efforts and supervising the upgrade of the firm's technological capabilities.

Technical Solutions

Warren Barkley has been named systems analyst for Technical Solutions, a Pacific Northwest firm specializing in computer network solutions and systems integration. Barkley's responsibilities will include analyzing, supporting and improving existing computer network systems. Technical Systems has offices in Seattle, Bellevue, and Bainbridge Island.

ConnexT

ConnexT, a Seattle-based independent utility services company, has hired David Grossman as chief financial officer. Grossman will be responsible for overseeing financial operations, product pricing and capital formation; facilitating the rapid growth of the business; and assisting the chief executive officer in business development and forming strategic alliances.

Hawkins & Company

Hawkins & Company, a Seattle marketing and public relations firm, will be moving its offices on Oct. 18. Their new location will be on lower Queen Anne at 329 2nd Ave. W. The phone number will (206) 217-9700, fax (206) 217-9774.

Port of Portland

The Port of Portland has approved a new stevedoring and terminal services agreement and a new terminal use agreement with Evergreen Marine Corp. (Evergreen). Evergreen, a Taiwan-based container carrier, will provide uninterrupted access to the regional market through the Port's Terminal 6 (T-6) container terminal for at least the next two years. The agreements also include a commitment by Evergreen to increase its minimum annual guarantee for handling containers at T-6.

OEC 1996 Adopt-A-Family Program

Sponsors are needed for the Operational Emergency Center's (OEC) 1996 Adopt-A-Family Program. As a sponsor one can provide food for a holiday meal and new gifts for children and seniors. OEC will provide the family size of your choice. For more information call Yvette Maxie at (206) 725-2100, ext. 24, fax (206) 723-8780, or e-mail at oec32696@aol.com.

Oct 16, 1996

AGRA

David C. Williams has been promoted to department leader at the Kirkland office of AGRA Earth & Environmental, Inc. He will lead AGRA's geotechnical and materials testing departments. Williams has been with AGRA for 14 years. He has managed many of the firm's projects involving geologic hazards, landslide investigation, transportation facilities, shoreline properties and erosion mitigation. He has also completed borrow investigations for a variety of construction materials in Washington, Alaska and Oregon, and has worked on regional landfill projects and smaller county landfills. His experience also includes airports, water storage reservoirs and public works projects. Thomas G. Hanson has also been promoted to department leader at AGRA's Kirkland office. He will act as head of the environmental services department. Hanson has been with AGRA for three years and during that time, he has provided comprehensive environmental services for industrial and institutional waste generators, for hazardous and radioactive treatment, storage and disposal facilities, and for uncontrolled hazardous waste disposal sites. He provides comprehensive environmental compliance audits of commercial and industrial facilities as well as compliance policies, plans and procedures.

Reid Middleton

David Swanson is the 1996 recipient of the distinguished Gustave Willems Award given nationally by the Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses for the most outstanding waterfront design technical paper. The award will be presented at the upcoming Permanent International Association of Navigation Congresses' (PIANC) National Conference being held in Seattle this month. Swanson is a project manager in the waterfront division at Reid Middleton. He specializes in the structural design of waterfront facilities, buildings, and industrial and transportation facilities. This December, Swanson will be presenting a paper in Washington D.C. on seismic risk reduction at the National Disaster Reduction Conference, sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Skillings-Connolly

John Tevis has joined the civil engineering consulting firm of Skillings-Connolly, Inc. (S-C) in Lacey. Tevis will be one of S-C's senior transportation engineers. Prior to joining S-C, Tevis enjoyed a long tenure as a supervisory transportation engineer at the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board in Olympia and as a project engineer for the Department of Transportation.

PTL

K.V. Lew has joined Pacific Testing Laboratories' (PTL) Environmental Services Group as remediation manager. He has over 17 years of consulting experience practicing in Canada, the United States, Taiwan, Malaysia and Antarctica. His areas of expertise include geotechnical engineering, slope stability and failure analysis, IRAP for site closure, engineering remediation of impacted properties and environmental services. In addition to serving as a senior staff member in the environmental group, Lew will also act as an expert witness for PTL's forensics group offering expert witness testimony during geotechnical and environmental related litigation. Prior to joining PTL, Lew was an associate and client program manager overseeing numerous gasoline station projects for two major oil companies on the West coast for AGRA Earth & Environmental. Daryl Petrarca has joined PTL as manager of Environmental Services. Petrarca has over 19 years of experience in geologic services and environmental consulting. His areas of expertise include property transfer assessments, environmental audits, surface and subsurface characterization studies, off-shore sediment and dredging assessment studies, and remediation projects. Petrarca will assume supervision of PTL's Environmental Services Division, overseeing a staff of 10 engineers and geologists in four Pacific Northwest offices. Petrarca will provide technical guidance to PTL's environmental engineering group, offering services to various industrial and commercial clients. Petrarca will also serve as an expert witness for environmental-related litigation. Prior to joining PTL, Petrarca was employed as an associate and as environmental projects group manager at AGRA Earth & Environmental, where he managed AGRA's site assessment group.

Morton & Associates

Curtis Ruck, Don Morton, Jr. and Dave Morton, senior managers of northwest based Morton & Associates, have recently completed the Certified Professional Food Brokers (CPFB) Program conducted by the Institute for Professional Advancement at Arizona State University. Morton & Associates has offices in Portland and Seattle, servicing food and non-food principals in Oregon, Washington and Alaska.

Washington Enterprise Awards

Six Puget Sound area companies have been recognized in the first annual Washington Enterprise Awards for Best Business Practices sponsored by Arthur Andersen's Enterprise Group and Perkins Coie. Stevedoring Service of America, an international transportation services company founded in Bellingham is recognized for building alliances with suppliers, customers, local partners and complementary businesses. Olympic Hot Tub Company, the oldest spa company in the Puget Sound area is recognized for it reputation for customer satisfaction. Art Anderson Associates, a family-owned architectural, facilities and marine engineering services firm headquartered in Bremerton, is recognized for its ability to disseminate valuable information throughout the company. WRQ, Inc., a Seattle software company, is recognized for practices that motivate and retain employees. Stockpot Soups, a Redmond-based manufactuer of fresh refrigerated soups is recognized for its innovation with new products. Emeritus Corporation, a Seattle-based company which acquires, develops, owns and operates assisted-living facilities, is recognized for its tremendous growth. The awards recognize business practices that lead to great performances among emerging small and mid-sized companies.

Metawave Communications

Harold "Hal" Carey has joined Redmond-based Metawave Communications Corp. as vice president of engineering services. He will head Metawave's worldwide engineering services group, which provides installation, training, field service, and consulting support for the company's multibeam antenna product line. Metawave delivers spectrum management solutions that enable wireless service providers throughout the world to compete by optimizing call quality, coverage and capacity at minimal cost.

U.S. Bancorp

U.S. Bancorp has named Julie Joy as public relations specialist in its Seattle office. She will be responsible for media relations for U.S. Bancorp and its subsidiaries.

McCann-Erickson

McCann-Erickson Seattle has made the following promotions: Samie Barr,vice president/account director; Michelle McEttrick, vice president/ group account director; Erick Soderstrom, vice president/group account director; Greg Tamura, media planner. The following people have recently been hired in the account and media departments: Julie Jarzynka, account coordinator; Scott Lee, media planner; Pam Lieske, senior account executive; Carolyn Post, receptionist; Grace Rivera, assistant media planner.

Dugovich & Associates

Dugovich & Associates, a full service public relations agency, has been chosen to provide public relations and marketing communications services to Cascade Community Bank. Headquartered in Auburn, Cascade is one of the region's fastest growing community banks. Dugovich & Associates, Inc. in located in Renton.

Pacific Financial Holdings, Inc.

J. Blake Goldberg has been named president of Pacific Financial Holdings, Inc., a privately held financial services company. Prior to co-founding Pacific Financial Holdings in 1995, Goldberg was president of West Coast Intermodal Services of Tacoma.