Jan 20, 1998

Shapiro completes draft EIS for Kingdome

SEATTLE -- Seattle environmental firm Shapiro & Associates Inc. has completed the draft environmental impact statement for the new Seahawks football stadium and exhibition center. The Washington State Public Stadium Authority (PSA) will issue the draft EIS on Wednesday. The document examines the environmental impacts of constructing the stadium at three different sites, which are known as: Kingdome/North Parking Lot; Kingdome/South Parking Lot; and Orillia Road (north and south of 200th Street, between Orillia Road and Frager Road). Shapiro & Associates served as the PSA's prime consultant for the draft EIS, providing project management and document production, as well as expertise in the areas of land-use planning, plants, animals, wetlands, air, noise, public services, transportation, parking and historic resources. The following companies served as primary contributors to the draft EIS:

• Transportation/parking: The Transpo Group, Heffron Transportation, Entranco and Transportation Solutions Inc.
• Earth, water, hazardous materials, archaeological resources: Hart Crowser
• Aesthetics: Nakano-Dennis Landscape Architects
• Economics: Huckell/Weinman Associates Inc.
• Utilities: KPFF Consulting Engineers
• Permitting: Rachel Ben-Shmuel
• Community relations: Pacific Rim Resources
• Cultural/historic resources: Historical Research Associates Inc.

Other contributors include: ECO Northwest; Kimberly Demuth; and Arai/Jackson Architects & Planners. Copies of the draft EIS will be available at local public libraries and from the PSA office. Two public hearings on the draft EIS have been scheduled at the following times and locations: 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 10, Doubletree Suites, 16500 Southcenter Parkway, Tukwila, (206) 575-8220; and 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 12, Court in the Square, 401 Second Ave. S. (between Jackson and King streets), Seattle, (206) 205-8600. Comments on the draft EIS must be submitted by March 9 to: Phil Kushlan, Executive Director, Washington State Public Stadium Authority, P.O. Box 4280, Seattle, WA 98104-0280. To purchase a copy of the draft EIS, call the PSA office at (206) 205-8600.

Parametrix hires engineering staff

SUMNER -- Parametrix Inc. has hired three engineers to work in its Sumner and Portland offices. Ken Fellows has joined the Sumner office of Parametrix as a staff engineer. Fellows has six years experience in air quality permitting, industrial regulatory compliance and contaminated site remediation. He recently returned to Washington after a two-year sabbatical, during which he and his wife sailed from Washington to Mexico. Fellows is currently working on the Hansville Landfill Feasibility Study to select an appropriate cleanup level and treatment technology for the landfill's groundwater contamination. He also is working on the design and operation of a stormwater treatment system for the Port of Seattle. Before joining Parametrix, Fellows worked for Landau Associates in Edmonds. Cynthia Clark also has joined the Sumner office as a staff engineer in the transportation department. Clark has three years experience in traffic signal design and traffic engineering. Before joining Parametrix, she worked for Entranco in Bellevue, where she assisted with the Traffic Impact Analysis Report for Redmond Town Center. Clark is currently working as a design engineer on the project team for the Ponderosa Estates project, assisting in the design of a 3-mile roadway network for that neighborhood. She also is assisting in the analysis of several alternatives for an east-west roadway near Yelm Highway. Jan Kem has joined the Portland office of Parametrix as a senior engineer. Kem has more than 30 years experience in water supply and treatment, wastewater collection and treatment and sludge disposal. He recently completed his doctorate in engineering at the University of New Hampshire. Kem is the project engineer for the North Bonneville General Sewer Plan in Washington. He also is involved in the Clackamas County Service District No. 1 Sewer Diversion and Pump Station in Oregon.

Name change for Geraghty & Miller

DENVER, Colo. -- The parent firm of Geraghty & Miller Inc., Heidemij NV of the Netherlands, has changed its name to Arcadis. Geraghty & Miller officially adopted the new name Arcadis Geraghty & Miller on Jan. 1. At the same time, Geraghty & Miller completed integration of its operating companies, which include Piedmont Olsen Hensley, Acurex Environmental and Alternative Remedial Technologies. By renaming the global company, Arcadis is highlighting the firm's international scope. Arcadis has 6,500 employees around the world and a gross revenue level of about $600 million. Arcadis says its clients have increasingly called for cross-border services and assistance with larger-scale projects. This has triggered an exchange of technology and client contacts within the global firm and has created the need for integrated engineering services. The name "Arcadis" comes from Arcadia, known in ancient Greek mythology as one of the best places to live on earth. Arcadis' new logosymbol -- a salamander -- is designed to represent the amphibian that lives on land and in water, where Arcadis does its environmental consulting and engineering work. Arcadis says it plans to increase its geographical spread with a special focus on the United States, Southeast Asia and Latin America over the next two to three years. Arcadis is a public company traded on the Amsterdam Exchange and through NASDAQ.

Puget Sound Council to meet this week

TUKWILA -- This Wednesday, support staff for the Puget Sound Water Quality Action Team will brief the Puget Sound Council on the health of Puget Sound and potential next steps for protecting the estuary between 1999 and 2001. The Council will then recommend priorities to the Action Team, which meets on Feb. 11 in Olympia. The Action Team will consider the Council's recommendations in developing priorities for the 1999-2001 Puget Sound Water Quality Work Plan. The Action Team currently is overseeing implementation of the 1997-99 work plan, which contains federal, state and local government actions to protect and restore water quality and habitat in Puget Sound. Wednesday's Council meeting will start at 9 a.m. and conclude at 1 p.m. at the Tukwila Community Center in Tukwila. The public will have an opportunity to comment at 10:45 a.m. For more information about the Action Team and Council, visit Puget Sound online, or call 1-800-54-SOUND. For directions to the Tukwila Community Center, call Andrea Maxwell at (360) 407-7300.

Jan 19, 1998

Pacific Systems

Pacific Systems, based in Kirkland, has hired Allison Hansen in the new position of quality assurance manager. Hansen previously worked at Flight Structures Inc. as quality assurance manager. Pacific Systems manufactures integrated cabin management systems for the business and VIP aviation market.

T & W Financial

T & W Financial Corp., headquartered in Tacoma, has hired Steve R. Warren as senior vice president in charge of operations and credit. Warren will focus on equipment provider programs and industry niches in this newly created position. Warren was formerly vice president of operations for Colonial Pacific Leasing Corp. in Portland.

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

Robert B. Van Cleve has become a principal in the Seattle law firm of Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson. Van Cleve's practice includes business and corporate law, limited liability companies and securities.

AT&T Wireless

AT&T Wireless Services, headquartered in Kirkland, is among six businesses nationwide selected to receive a 1997 Award for Excellence in Corporate Community Service presented by the Points of Light Foundation. The award recognizes those businesses that practice good corporate citizenship and encourage employees to volunteer in the community. AT&T Wireless was selected for local employee volunteer activities and philanthropic support, including the annual Day of Caring.

Interactive Objects

Interactive Objects Inc. has added Kelly Wood as vice president of sales and Steven G. Wollach as chief financial officer. Wood was formerly regional manager for Microsoft in southeast Asia. Wollach formerly worked at Laventhal & Horwath. Interactive Objects, based in Redmond, develops and markets modular software development tools and communications system consulting services.