Mar 24, 1998

Swanson-Dean/Daewoo Partnership

LaMar Hansen has been named president and CEO of the Swanson-Dean/Daewoo Partnership, developers of Providence Point in Issaquah. Hansen was vice president of construction for ten years.

Wosca Transportation Services

Wosca Transportation Services has appointed Kathleen Carr account representative in the North Seattle region, and Elizabeth Driscoll account representative in the South Seattle region. Carr was formerly an account representative with Silver Eagle in Kent. Driscoll formerly worked for P&L Ned Lloyd, a steamship container company. Wosca Transportation Services, based in Seattle, has a network of terminals across the U.S. serving over 2,000 large and small shippers.

Seattle Central Community College

The Seattle Central Community College Foundation has selected Dan McConnell as chairman of its board of directors. McConnell has been a board member for nine years and formerly served as vice president of finance and marketing. McConnell is senior vice president and managing director at Elgin DDB, a Seattle-based advertising and public relations firm. Other new officers include vice president for development Yvonne Banks, vice president for marketing Doug Williams, vice president for finance Anne M. Redman, and vice president for board governance Bill Grinstein.

Bozell Worldwide

Bozell/Seattle president Pete Hatt was named to Bozell Worldwide's Management Board. Hatt, formerly CEO of Borders, Perrin & Norrander, received the appointment after he helped engineer the merger between Borders, Perrin & Norrander and CF2GS, forming Bozell/Seattle. With 70 employees and estimated 1998 billings of $75 million, Bozell/Seattle is among the top three advertising agencies in the Seattle region.

Gene Juarez Salons

Stacy Bollen has been selected to be the manager for the recent addition to Gene Juarez Salons & Spas at Redmond Town Center. Lisha Sissons, former assistant manager of the Alderwood salon, has transferred to the Redmond Salon & Spa as assistant manager. Bollen was formerly manager at the Tacoma Gene Juarez salon. Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association Tom Ranken, formerly of Seattle's Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, has resigned as president, having accepted a position as president and CEO of Seattle-based SERC - Statistics and Epidemiology Research Corporation. SERC is a clinical research organization that provides a comprehensive range of data management, statistical services, and clinical trial experience to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and biomedical industries. Ranken, who has been president of WBBA for three years, will start SERC on March 30th, but will be in the office as needed until the board appoints a successor. Ranken will chair the search committee for the board. Send candidates to his attention at WBBA, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98101-1839, by April 15.

Puget Sound Regional Council

Snohomish County executive Bob Drewel has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Puget Sound Regional Council. The Regional Council develops policies and coordinates decisions about regional growth and transportation in King, Pierce, Snohomish and Kitsap counties. Drewel has served as vice president of the council for one year. Renton City Councilman Bob Edwards was elected vice president.

Ferguson Construction

Ferguson Construction has added Margo Easton and Jay Hall to its executive team. Easton is the company's vice president of corporate development and its general counsel. She is the past chair of the Washington State Bar Association's Public Procurement and Private Construction Law Section, and the current chair of the Associated General Contractors of Washington's Legal Affairs Committee. Hall is rejoining the company as vice president. He has 25 years of experience in sales and development, and will be responsible for Ferguson's marketing and promotion efforts.

AGC of America

Terry Deeny, chairman and CEO of Deeny Construction Co. Inc., has been elected to serve as the 1998 senior vice president of the Associated General Contractors of America. Deeny has served as chairman of AGC's Municipal-Utilities Division. He also has chaired AGC's Ethics, Membership Administrative and Municipal-Utilities Coordinating committees.

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker LLP

Oles Morrison & Rinker LLP has changed its named to Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker LLP. With the name change, Sam Baker was made a name partner. Baker has been with the firm for 27 years and has practiced exclusively in construction law. He holds a bachelor's degree in building technology and administration from the University of Washington and a law degree from the University of Montana.

General Construction

Seattle's General Construction has won an Associated General Contractors of America award for its Shasta Dam temperature control device project in Redding, Calif. General won the New Heavy/Industrial Construction category of the AGC's Build America Awards. General was the only Northwest contractor to win a Build America award.

CTS

Construction & Tunneling Services Inc. has been awarded ISO 9001 certification. The Kent-based company is a single-source technical supplier for the design, manufacture and service of hard rock tunnel boring machines and back-up systems.

EONN

Walt Smith of Active Construction in Gig Harbor has been named president of "Expand Our Narrows Now." The new organization's main goal is to improve capacity and safety in the Narrows corridor in Tacoma and keep tolls to pay for the proposed second bridge affordable. EONN is based out of Bremerton.

EDA of Skagit County

Beth Folkers, president of Quantum Construction, has been elected president of the Economic Development Association of Skagit County's Research and Education Fund. Folkers will serve a three-year term.

Tift and Young

Tift and Young Enterprises Inc. has moved to Woodinville. The company's new mailing address is: P.O. Box 630, Woodinville, WA 98072. The new shipping address is: 17280 Woodinville-Redmond Road, Suite 809, Woodinville, WA 98072. The phone and fax numbers are: (425) 488-3222 and (425) 488-3939. The company is in the commercial floor coverings business.

AFCO

Ahed Shakhsheer has been hired as director of construction at Aviation Facilities Co. Inc. The McLean, Va.-based company is a developer of air cargo facilities throughout the country, including Sea-Tac Airport. Shakhsheer will oversee construction and engineering activities at all new AFCO projects and any expansions to its existing facilities.

Norry joins Greenfield Development

BELLEVUE -- Brownfield redeveloper Lewis Norry has joined Greenfield Development, a Bellevue company that acquires and redevelops contaminated properties throughout the United States. Based in Rochester, N.Y., Norry is responsible for Greenfield's projects east of the Mississippi. "Lewis has an extraordinary track record of large, successful redevelopment projects," said George Blackstone, Greenfield's president and CEO. "He is one of the few people in the country who really grew up in the brownfield industry -- well before the industry even had a name." Norry, 37, is a graduate of Columbia Law School. His grandfather began acquiring and rehabilitating industrial properties more than 40 years ago. Norry is well-known in brownfields circles for his redevelopment of a 1.6-million-square-foot former AT&T building in Indianapolis. One of the largest brownfield redevelopments in the U.S., the project involved cleanup of asbestos, PCBs and heavy metal contamination from plating operations. The AT&T building was empty when Norry took it over. Today it is more than 90 percent occupied with more than 1,000 employees. Tenants include the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Indiana Network for Employment and Training. Norry has been named a Greenfield partner and board member. He joins former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus, who is an advisory board member, and former Microsoft President James C. Towne, who is chairman of Greenfield's board. Another key Greenfield team member is Elliott P. Laws, former Assistant EPA Administrator and now a partner at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, D.C.

Drycleaners and environmental liability

BELLEVUE -- Drycleaners frequently face sudden and unanticipated concerns about environmental contamination at their sites. Accidental solvent releases from drycleaning businesses demand an immediate response. A seminar this Saturday will teach drycleaning operators how to respond to spills, lawsuits and negative perceptions that could threaten their businesses. The seminar is scheduled for 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday during the Northwest Equipment Show '98 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue. The event is being sponsored by the Northwest Drycleaners Association. Two speakers -- Doug Hillman, manager of industrial and remediation services for Hart Crowser Inc., and Lynn Manolopoulos, an environmental attorney with the law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine -- will discuss the environmental issues faced by the drycleaning industry. The seminar will address the perspective of banks, which sometimes view a drycleaning operation as a potential liability. This can prevent property owners from being able to refinance. The seminar also will highlight the importance of preparing a response plan before a solvent release occurs. For more information on the seminar, call Chuck Whittlesey, Hart Crowser's principal of industrial services, at (206) 324-9530.

Trenary is Prezant's new COO

SEATTLE -- Barbara Trenary has joined Prezant Associates as its chief operating officer. She is responsible for the company's operations and staff, business development and strategic planning. A certified industrial hygienist, Trenary has more than 20 years of experience in the environmental industry, managing numerous health and safety projects for both public and private clients. She formerly was director of health and safety and environmental compliance at Fluor Daniel Environmental. Based in Seattle, Prezant Associates specializes in industrial hygiene, workplace safety, training and laboratory services.

NEBC luncheon to focus on NRDAs

SEATTLE -- Natural resource damage assessments will be the focus of the next Northwest Environmental Business Council (NEBC) luncheon. The luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 2 at the Edgewater Inn at 2411 Alaskan Way on Seattle's central waterfront. Fred Gardner of the state Department of Ecology will speak on the subject: "Natural Resource Damage Assessments for Superfund and State Hazardous Waste Sites from Ecology's Perspective." Gardner is a state natural resource trustee for Superfund and other contaminated sites. He will describe the state's natural resource damage assessment programs, regulatory framework, track record and future plans about integrating remediation and restoration. Cost of the luncheon is $25 for NEBC members and $35 for non-members. Reservations are required by March 31. To make a reservation, call Alice DeVault at NEBC at (206) 528-3410.

PEMA luncheon on Elliott Bay, Duwamish

SEATTLE -- Dr. Robert Clark will give an update on the Elliott Bay/Duwamish Restoration Project at the next Professional Environmental Marketing Association (PEMA) luncheon. Clark is the senior restoration natural resource trustee for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). He also is the administrative director of the Elliott Bay/Duwamish Restoration Program. Following a 1991 settlement for alleged discharges of hazardous materials from combined sewage overflows (CSOs) and storm drains, the city of Seattle and King County (as Metro) joined with several natural resource agencies to plan five restoration and four sediment remediation projects in the Duwamish River and along the Elliott Bay shoreline. The goal has been to restore critical habitat for injured natural resources, with a major emphasis on protecting juvenile salmon. The Elliott Bay/Duwamish Restoration Panel oversees a $24 million budget for habitat restoration and sediment remediation. Restoration projects include:

• a subtidal bottom sediment enhancement, which involved placing cobble, quarry spalls, pea gravel and oyster shells along the West Seattle shoreline;
• a major excavation for an upper intertidal emergent marsh at the former Seaboard Lumber Mill site opposite Kellogg Island;
• removal of in-water structures so shoreline habitat can be restored at the Kenco Marine facility at the head of navigation on the Duwamish River (Turning Basin No. 3);
• development of an intertidal estuarine marsh when Hamm Creek is daylighted to the Duwamish River near the Turning Basin;
• cleanup of contaminated sediments off the Norfolk CSO just upstream from the Turning Basin by dredging next fall;
• and removal of contaminated sediments off the Diagonal/Duwamish CSO (opposite Kellogg Island) in 1999.

The luncheon is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Latitude 47 restaurant on west Lake Union. The cost is $20 for PEMA members and $30 for non-members. To make reservations, call (425) 455-3680.