Oct 29, 1996

Stanislaw Ashbaugh

Carl LaFraugh has joined the Seattle law firm of Stanislaw Ashbaugh as construction consultant. He will be involved in the analysis of construction performance problems, including the analysis of disruption, delay and entitlement, and additional compensation.

Ogden Murphy Wallace

Ogden Murphy Wallace, a multi-specialty law firm with offices in Seattle and Wenatchee, has added John De Vleming, Stanberry Foster, Jr. and Carol Morris as members of the firm, and Jennifer Simpson, Robert McGill and Aaron Benevich have joined as associates. De Vleming will practice in the environmental law and hazardous substances section; Foster will lead the firm's Personal Law Group; and Morris will practice in the Municipal Litigation Department. Simpson and McGill will both act as associates in the firm's Municipal Department, and Benevich has been assigned to the Business Municipal and Litigation departments.

Gordon, Thomas

Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson & Danheim, has been recognized for its outstanding community service by the Puget Sound chapter of the Association of Legal Administrators (ALA). Gordon, Thomas employees in the firm's Tacoma office have developed an informal partnership with McKinley Elementary School, tutoring students in reading, donating books to its library, and installing new play equipment on its playground. Employees in the firm's Seattle office have donated time and resources to the Seattle Aquarium, King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, Strand Helpers, and the Boys and Girls Clubs.

Cole & Weber

The Seattle office of Cole & Weber has promoted Jack Faris to client service director, and Paul Neal and Dolly Chale have been named senior vice presidents. Faris will be responsible for agency clients such as Boeing, Safeco and KFC. Neal will serve as the director of strategic planning and is in charge of overseeing brand development. Chale, the agency's director of human resources and administrative services, will be responsible for all agency personnel policies, recruitment, facilities and administrative operations.

Hornall Anderson

The Seattle firm of Hornall Anderson Design Works has hired Chris Sallquist as director of online media. He will be responsible for overseeing design and production of online-based media, including Web sites, online kiosks and multi-media development.

AGC

The Associated General Contractors of Washington recently announced the appointment of Christopher Blessington as its new executive vice president. Blessington served the national AGC office in Washington, D.C., for nearly nine years. His new duties include managing all chapter-wide operations and district offices in Bellingham, Olympia, Seattle, Tacoma and Yakima.

SDL/McCarthy

Frank Stauff and Micky Doner have been promoted to project managers at SDL/McCarthy in Bellevue. Stauff graduated from the University of Washington in 1992 and worked for SDL/McCarthy as an intern while in school. He has spent the past five years as a project engineer. Doner has been with the company for six years, first as a project scheduler and most recently as a project engineer.

Rushforth Construction

Mike Medrzycki has joined Rushforth Construction as director of marketing and business development. Rushforth is based in Tacoma.

Lugo Construction

Jerry Oetgen has joined Lugo Construction of Fife as senior estimator. In his new role, Oetgen will provide 90 percent of the estimating for the company's project managers. Oetgen previously spent 18 years with Rushforth Construction in a similar role.

McLeod Corp.

McLeod Corp. of Milton recently received its certification as a Level III fire protection company, making it the only Native American-owned fire sprinkler company in the state. Charles Kilfoil has been hired as general manager of the fire protection division. McLeod is a minority general contractor specializing in commercial mechanical work.

ProSpec 97

Eric A. Peterson of Anderson Specialties Company in Seattle has been named chair of ProSpec 97, the annual trade show presented by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute. The event will be held March 13, 1997 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. An early registration discount is being offered to exhibitors who sign up for space by Nov. 30. For further information, contact the Puget Sound Chapter of CSI at (206) 382-3393.

Fluor Daniel plans a coming out party

PASCO -- Fluor Daniel Hanford Inc. is inviting suppliers of environmental services and products to visit the Tri-Cities area and meet members of the Project Hanford Management Contractor team. A day of speeches, technical workshops and hobnobbing is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 6 at the TRAC exhibition facility, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco. The event will inform owners and managers of environmental firms about opportunities to do business with the Project Hanford team. Technical representatives and buyers who represent the team will be on hand throughout the day. Featured speakers will include retired Lt. Gen. Henry "Hank" Hatch, president and CEO of Fluor Daniel Hanford, and John Wagoner, manager of Richland operations for the U.S. Department of Energy. The Energy Department awarded a five-year, $4.88 billion contract to the Fluor Daniel Hanford team to manage the Hanford nuclear reservation in August. Fluor Daniel took over cleanup operations from Westinghouse Hanford Co. on Oct. 1. Major subcontractors on the Project Hanford team include Babcock & Wilcox Hanford, Duke Engineering & Services Inc., DynCorp Tri-Cities Services Inc., Lockheed Martin Hanford Corp., Numatec Hanford Corp. and Rust Federal Services of Hanford Inc. Enterprise subcontractors include Fluor Daniel Northwest, B&W Protec and Lockheed Martin Services Inc. Admission cost of $25 a person for the Nov. 6 event includes Continental breakfast and lunch. People may register in advance or at the door between 8 and 8:45 a.m. For information or to pre-register, call Gwen Jones at (509) 376-9419 or Carrie Crain at (509) 376-2995.

Smith speaks today at WIN awards ceremony

SEATTLE -- Gary Smith, executive director of the Independent Business Association, will be the keynote speaker today at the Waste Information Network (WIN) Environmental Achievement Awards ceremony. Smith will speak from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Northwest Waste Information Expo at the Seattle Center Exhibition Hall. An advocate for small businesses, Smith is a founding member of WIN, a group of business owners, regulators and environmentalists who are working together to reduce hazardous wastes. The following businesses will be given environmental awards today: Alpine Windows, window manufacturer, Bothell; In Harmony, organic lawn and garden care, Redmond; Phil's Finishing Touch, auto body repair, Seattle; Sound Ford Body Shop, auto body repair, Renton; Southtowne Auto Rebuild, auto body repair, Tukwila; Wilson Marine, boat repair, Seattle; High Road Automotive, auto repair, Seattle; Howard Lewis, owner of L&B Auto, Snohomish; Scott Mafune, operations manager of Silence Inc., Lynnwood; Hazardous Materials Committee, Washington State Ferries, Seattle. Honorable mentions will go to: Alpha One Corp., printer, Redmond; and Busch Collision, auto body repair, Issaquah. For a free ticket to the awards ceremony or for more information about the Expo, call (206) 767-3271.

Proposals sought for clean coal project

FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- The University of Alaska Fairbanks is seeking proposals from consulting firms for the development of contract documents for the UAF Clean Coal Demonstration Project on the Fairbanks campus. The project involves: installing a 6.0-megawatt diesel engine complete with emissions control systems; constructing a coal-water fuel processing facility; and retrofitting an oil-fired boiler to use coal-water fuel. Information on the project is available on the Internet at http://pps.gi.alaska.edu/aerfp/ccdrfp.htm. To receive information on submittal requirements and selection criteria, send a fax to Pamela at Planning and Project Services at (907) 474-7554 or send e-mail to: FNPJM@endeavour.gi.alaska.edu. Proposals must be submitted by Nov. 19 to: University of Alaska Fairbanks, Planning and Project Services, P.O. Box 758160, Fairbanks, AK 99775-8160.

Learn about ISO 14000 on Halloween

SPOKANE -- Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest will have a teleconference on ISO 14000 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Gonzaga University in Spokane. Teleconference speakers will include: Joe Cascio, chairman of the Technical Advisory Group that developed the new series of environmental management standards; James Thomas, president of the American Society for Testing and Materials; Sergio Mazza, president of American National Standards Institute; and Mary McKiel, director of the Environmental Protection Agency's Voluntary Standards Network. The registration fee of $45 includes a Continental breakfast, snacks and a comprehensive reference manual prepared by the speakers. To register or receive more information, call Lucy Gurnea at (509) 323-2641 or (509) 326-6885.

Flap over salmon farming in B.C.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -- The farmed salmon industry is jeopardizing British Columbia's wild fish stocks and putting human health at risk, an environmental group contends. The David Suzuki Foundation attributes the problems to unregulated drug use, imported Atlantic salmon eggs and net cages built directly in the ocean. "These open net cages create and allow a flow of drug residues from the inside of the cages out into the marine environment," said Jim Fulton, a former New Democratic Party member of Parliament and now executive director of the foundation. The foundation released a report on salmon farming in British Columbia, which has been the subject of controversy since it began in 1984. The $165 million industry -- the province's largest agricultural exporter -- employs about 2,400 people at 90 sites in ocean water along the coast and on Vancouver Island. Last year it shipped 28,000 metric tons of salmon. In the United States, farming of Atlantic salmon is carried out in Washington and Maine. Internationally, the industry is big in New Brunswick, Norway, Scotland and Chile. Among the report's key recommendations are that the open, ocean-based cages be replaced with either containment systems that prohibit contact with the ocean, or closed systems built inland.

Ballast water regulations adopted in Calif.

EUREKA, Calif. (AP) -- Ships heading for Humboldt Bay with ballast from foreign ports must empty their tanks and refill them at sea under new rules to protect bay waters from animal and plant invaders. Humboldt Bay is the first on the West Coast to adopt such regulations, officials said. The Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and Conservation District this month established the new rules on ballast exchange. Exotic species, such as zebra mussels and European green crabs, have devastated many U.S. bays and estuaries, as well as the Great Lakes, reproducing rapidly and pushing out native species. Green crabs prey voraciously on other crabs, clams and oysters. A few have already been found in Humboldt Bay, raising fears for native species. "San Francisco Bay has become a disaster area," said Chad Roberts, a biologist with Oscar Larson Associates. "It's lost most of its native species. ... A single ship may be discharging 7,000 cubic yards of water from a Korean harbor into Humboldt Bay. That can contain a lot of organisms." Andy Westfall, president of Westfall Stevedore Co., said shipping companies didn't object. The deep-water ballast exchange requirement has worked well on the East Coast, in Great Lakes ports and in Australia, but West Coast ports have been slow to follow suit.