Dec 30, 1997

Evergreen Community Development Assoc.

Donna DesRochers has joined Evergreen Community Development Association as a senior loan officer in Evergreen's Seattle office. DesRochers plans to process $20 million dollars in 504 loan approvals over the next 12 months. DesRochers will be hosting a free SBA 504 lending seminar for bankers and commercial real estate professionals at Evergreen's Seattle office on January 22, 1998. For more information call (206) 622-3731 or 800-878-6613.

Key PrivateBank

Cari J. Wyszinski has been named vice president and relationship manager for Key PrivateBank for the Seattle/Bellevue district. Prior to her promotion, Wyszinski held the position of assistant vice president. Key PrivateBank offers specialized products in investment management, financial planning, insurance, brokerage and fiduciary services to meet the needs of high net worth clients.

Poe Construction

Greg Primm has joined Poe Construction as a project manager. Primm is a 1996 graduate of Washington State University with degrees in construction management and business administration.

W.G. Clark

David Lippincott has joined W.G. Clark Construction as a project manager. Lippincott has nearly 20 years of experience in the industry and most recently held a senior management position with a construction firm that specializes in public works projects. He holds a doctorate in physiology and a bachelor's degree in chemistry.

Holaday-Parks

Mechanical contractor Holaday-Parks has added several new staff members. Robert J. Stokes and Bert Mansfield have joined the company's Controls Division and Deborah L. Crosby has joined the company's Service Department. Stokes is a project manager and controls designer. His new job is to design systems integration networks, including lighting, card access and HVAC controls. Mansfield is a controls field engineer and Crosby a sales manager.

Symposium on future of salmon, commerce

PORTLAND -- Sen. Slade Gorton, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and National Marine Fisheries Service Regional Director William Stelle will be some of the featured speakers at an upcoming symposium on salmon recovery, commerce and governance of the Columbia and Snake rivers. Set for Jan. 7 in Portland, the symposium is being sponsored by the Columbia River Alliance for Fish, Commerce and Communities. Its theme is: "How Can We Manage the Rivers for Endangered Salmon Recovery While Maintaining Their Multiple Uses?" The symposium is designed for anyone who makes a living from the Columbia and Snake rivers or whose communities depend on the rivers for agriculture, industry, electricity, navigation or recreation. The Columbia River Alliance (CRA) says it is sponsoring this event because the traditional uses of both rivers may have to change drastically in order to help salmon recover. Those uses contribute $30 billion to the Northwest economy each year, CRA says. Representatives from tribes, Northwest states, federal agencies and environmental, industrial and legal groups are expected to attend. Additional speakers include: U.S. Reps. Linda Smith and Elizabeth Furse; U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden; Bonneville Power Administration Acting Administrator Jack Robertson; and Northwest Power Planning Council Chairman John Etchart. The symposium will meet at the Lloyd Center Doubletree Hotel in Portland. The registration fee is $75. For more information, contact the Columbia River Alliance, 825 N.E. Multnomah, Suite 955, Portland, OR 97232, phone: (503) 238-1540, fax: (503) 238-1554.

Shearer joins Agra Earth & Environmental

KIRKLAND -- Bill Shearer has joined the Kirkland office of Agra Earth & Environmental Inc. as manager of business development. Shearer brings 15 years of business development experience to Agra. He previously was manager of project development for Golder Associates Inc. in Redmond. Agra specializes in geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering and materials testing. Shearer says he plans to help Agra expand into the mining industry and pursue environmental restoration work in the Pacific Northwest.

Endangered Species Act conference set

SEATTLE -- A regional conference examining the Endangered Species Act and its potential impacts in the Pacific Northwest is scheduled for Jan. 29 and 30 in downtown Seattle. Major topics to be covered include: integration of the Endangered Species Act with the federal Clean Water Act; watershed analysis; habitat conservation plans; and state-based approaches to the Endangered Species Act. Peter D. Coppelman of the U.S. Justice Department will speak on the future of the Endangered Species Act. John Kostyack of the National Wildlife Federation and Eileen Sobeck of the Justice Department also will be coming to Seattle from Washington, D.C. The conference is being co-chaired by Melanie J. Rowland of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Jeffrey B. Van Duzer, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine. Other speakers include: Chuck Clarke, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10; Vicki M. Finn, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Patti Goldman, Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund; Kristen L. Boyles, The Pacific Rivers Council; James A. Kraft, Plum Creek Timber Co.; and Phil Peterson, Simpson Timber Co. Sponsored by Law Seminars International, the conference will meet at Cavanaugh's Inn on Fifth Avenue. The conference is designed for lawyers, government and agency officials, real estate professionals, consultants, engineers, land owners and environmentalists. To register or receive more information, call (206) 463-4400 or (800) 574-4852.

PEMA luncheon focus: Bunker Hill cleanup

SEATTLE -- Mark A. Ohlstrom, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' project manager for the Bunker Hill Superfund cleanup in Kellogg, Idaho, will be the featured speaker at the Jan. 7 luncheon of the Professional Environmental Marketing Association (PEMA). Ohlstrom will discuss innovative management techniques used during the ongoing $125 million cleanup at the Bunker Hill mining site. The Corps headed up the team that demolished more than 200 contaminated structures at the site. The Bunker Hill site is the second largest non-federal Superfund site in the nation and one of the most complex. Mining at Bunker Hill began in 1886, and on-site smelting began in 1917. The refining and smelting operations continued to expand over the years until they encompassed nearly 200 structures at Bunker Hill's lead smelter and zinc plant. The entire mining operation shut down so abruptly in 1981 that the buildings and smokestacks were simply abandoned with no formal closure or cleanup. After Bunker Hill's owners declared bankruptcy, the Corps developed a demolition team that included private industry, local residents, the state of Idaho and the Environmental Protection Agency. Ohlstrom says innovative methods of handling materials allowed the demolition operations to meet an extremely tight budget. Ohlstrom has been with the Corps for more than 19 years. Prior to working on the Bunker Hill project, he was the project manager for the $395 million Chief Joseph Dam Additional Units Project. The PEMA luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Latitude 47 restaurant on West Lake Union in Seattle. Cost is $20 for PEMA members and $30 for non-members. There will be a $5 surcharge if checks are not received by Friday, Jan. 2. To make reservations, call (425) 455-3680.

Prezant offers winter '98 round of courses

SEATTLE -- Prezant Associates Inc., a Seattle environmental firm that specializes in industrial hygiene, workplace safety, training and laboratory services, will be offering its Winter 1998 round of regulatory compliance courses from Jan. 5 through April 30. The courses range in length from two hours to 40 hours and provide training in how to handle hazardous wastes, asbestos and lead. An industrial hygiene and safety course also is available. Course fees range from $35 to $595, depending on the length and complexity of the course. For more information, call Prezant Associates at (206) 269-6313 or (206) 281-8858.

Green crab: invaders from Europe

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Researchers with the University of Washington's Sea Grant Program are studying the green crab ( Carcinus maenus), a European native that has invaded shellfish beds along the Atlantic coast of the United States and is now moving up the Pacific coast. The Washington and Oregon Sea Grant Programs are organizing a two-day workshop to alert researchers, resource managers, shellfish growers and the crab industry about the presence and potential impacts of the green crab. The workshop is set for Feb. 9-10 in Vancouver, Wash. To register or receive more information about the upcoming workshop, contact aquaculture specialist Terry Nosho of the Washington Sea Grant Program at (206) 543-2821, e-mail: nosho@u.washington.edu.