Mar 26, 1998

Community Transit

Community Transit, based in Lynnwood, has elected a new board of directors and officers. Councilmember Jeanne A. Edwards will serve as board chair and Councilman Dave Earling will serve as board vice-chair. Joining the board are Snohomish County Councilmember Rick Larsen; Mayor Matthew McCune of Stanwood; Councilmember Ruth Kapetan from Mill Creek; and Councilmember Lynn Walty from Lake Stevens. Reappointed board members include Councilmembers Pat Cordova, Otto Herman, Gary Nelson, Sharon Rutherford, Ned Daniels and Dick Van Hollebeke. Community Transit's board of directors is comprised of elected officials selected by the respective governing bodies of the component cities with the service area.

Coinstar Inc.

Coinstar Inc., based in Bellevue, has begun the installation of more than 250 of its self-service coin counting machines in Vons supermarket locations throughout Southern California. Coinstar Inc. develops, owns and operates a nationwide network of more than 3,400 automated, self-service coin counting and processing machines.

Sports Etc.

Sports Etc., the Seattle-based monthly multi-sport magazine, has added Dan Engel as editor at the Queen Anne Hill office, and Sarah Bott as manager of the new Portland office. Sports Etc. distributes 40,000 copies every month at gyms, bookstores, bike shops, sporting goods retailers, events and on all Washington ferries. For more information, contact Carolyn Price, Sports Etc.'s publisher, at (206) 286-8566.

Smart Productions

Smart Productions, a Portland-based animation services firm, has begun managing the Emerald Outdoor signs, three electronic billboards in Washington state. Located north of Tacoma on I-5 and in Wenatchee, the signs use LEDs to produce three-dimensional graphics. The agreement with Smart Productions includes monthly maintenance and creation of up to 12 animations a month for each sign. Washington Economic Development Finance Authority Scott L. Hardman, a investment banker with Alexander Hutton, has been appointed chair of the Washington Economic Development Finance Authority. William Glassford, a senior vice president and manager of the international division at Seafirst Bank, has retired as chair after four years of service.

Gray Line of Seattle

Gray Line of Seattle has been recognized by the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development as a leader, innovator and success story in their publication "Finding the Balance: Economic Prosperity and Environmental Progress Volume II." The publication highlights Washington companies that practice environmentally responsible behavior. Gray Line, specializing in tours and vacation packages, redeveloped a formerly contaminated property and building a new $7.5-million-dollar headquarters housing environmentally friendly features. Gray Line of Seattle's home page is located at http://www.graylineofseattle.com.

The Greenbrier Companies

The Greenbrier Companies has executed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority interest in Fabryka Wagonow Swidnica S.A., a railcar and specialty container manufacturer in Swidnica, Poland. The acquisition is subject to final approval by Polish governmental agencies. The Greenbrier Companies, headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of intermodal and conventional transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry in North America.

Xypoint

Xypoint, a Seattle-based firm specializing in using wireless technology to locate mobile people and objects, has appointed Gregg Blodgett vice president and chief financial officer. Blodgett, a public accountant, will be responsible for accounting, administration, human resources, risk management and treasury functions. Xypoint designs, develops, and markets wireless intelligent network services. Xypoint's web address in http://www.xypoint.com.

Mar 25, 1998

NBBJ

Ralph Belton and Christopher Larson have been promoted to principals in the Seattle office of NBBJ. Belton joined the firm in 1992. Since then he has worked on the Seattle Baseball Stadium and Key Arena. Prior ot joining NBBJ, he was employed by CRSS in Houston. Larson's projects include Sun Mountain Lodge in Winthrop, Children's Hospital in San Diego, and Burger King Corporation World Headquarters. Gary Schaefer has joined NBBJ as a senior associate is currently working on the world headquarters of Reebok International Ltd. Scott Johnson has joined the firm as an associate. Prior to joining NBBJ, Johnson was a senior associate at Bassetti Architects.

GeoEngineers

Ken Buss, Dan Mageau and Tom Tobin have been promoted to the level of principal at GeoEngineers' Redmond office. Buss has been with the firm for nine years. He specializes in geologic hazards. Clients include the U.S. Fish & Wildlife and the City of Everett. Mageau has also been with GeoEngineers for nine years. His experience includes the seismic design and retrofit of foundations for projects such as the Elliot Bay Marina and a seismic evaluation study for the Ports of Seattle and Tacoma. Tobin has been with GeoEngineers for six years, and has worked in stormwater management, roadways, and a variety of commercial and industrial developments.

Interface

Issa K. Sarsour of Interface Engineering in Kirkland recently passed the Fundamentals of Engineering (E.I.T.) examination and plans to take his professional engineering examination this year. He has been working on the Factoria Square Mall, Nestle Training Centers, Thrifty Foods, The Bon Marche, Sega Game Works and the Gates Estate.

ALSC

Chuck Crane has joined ALSC in Spokane as a project architect. He is currently working on the new Quincy Elementary School and Quincy High School Modernization & Addition. Tom Wagner has also joined the staff as an architect, and he will be working on the new Quincy Elementary School.