Dec 04, 1998

Cushman & Wakefield

Caroline O. Dietrich has been hired as Cushman & Wakefield of Washington's senior appraiser in the firm's Valuation Advisory Services Group. She began her career with Hanson Appraisal and has worked for Creasy Appraisal. She most recently was with Edwards Appraisal.

Norris, Beggs & Simpson

Ronda Hull, of Norris, Beggs & Simpson's Bellevue office, has been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member by the Commercial Investment Real Estate Institute. The property manager currently supervises a diverse portfolio, including office, industrial and retail space.

CB Richard Ellis

Jim Epes has been promoted to regional director of information for CB Richard Ellis. His new duties include research and reporting in the Puget Sound and Portland markets. He is one of 13 regional directors in the firm's global network.

Pinnacle Realty Management

Weeks after brokering the $49.8 million sale of five apartment Oklahoma properties to TYBA Investment Corp. from Equity Residential, Seattle-based Pinnacle is establishing an office in Oklahoma City. Pinnacle's Jo Maynard and Jeff Gilson represented TYBA in the purchase of the five apartment complexes that total 1,657 units. The addition brings Pinnacle's portfolio of apartment, office, industrial and retail to $4.3 billion.

Concord Condominium

The marketing honors continue pouring in for T. Jones and HAL Real Estate Developments, developers of the 224-unit Concord Condominium project going up at 2929 First Ave., in Seattle's Belltown. The firms have been selected to receive awards from the National Association of Homebuilders. They have won Silver and Regional awards for best sales office, signage, special promotion using computer virtual tours, color ad and overall advertising campaign. The Concord was one of the top five Silver Award recipients in the U.S., making it eligible for the Gold Award that will be announced during the homebuilders' meeting Jan. 15 in Dallas. Concord Marketing Director Cliff Bowman of Vancouver, B.C.-based Cliff Bowman & Associates was notified he will receive both Silver and Regional honors as marketing director of the year. Other members of the marketing team are Williams Marketing of Seattle, Robertson Pick Advertising of Vancouver, B.C., and HyperMedia Solutions of Toronto. Earlier this year, the Concord won four Gold Awards for marketing from the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.

Rezworks

Rezworks, a Seattle e-commerce startup company specializing in reservations for the vacation property industry, is one of three finalists for Most Promising Company in the 1998 Software Alliance Industry Achievement Awards. Rezworks launched its first service -- VacationSpot.com -- in January, and now boasts 10,000 daily hits. In addition, Rezworks provides hotels with Web-based property marketing and management services. The firm was founded in September 1997 by former Microsoft executives Steve Murch and Greg Slyngstad. Microsoft acquired a minority interest in the firm in April.

Phoenix Savings Bank

Mark Fairbanks is Phoenix Savings Bank's newest loan officer. He had been controller and treasurer of the bank that is headquartered in Lynnwood and has branches in Everett, Northgate and Bellevue.

WestCoast Hotels

WestCoast Hotels, Dunson Equities and Altamount Properties have reached a deal to buy three hotels from Patriot American Hospitality/Wyndham International. The three are: WestCoast Roosevelt Hotel in Seattle, the WestCoast Wenatchee Center Hotel in Wenatchee and the WestCoast Gateway Hotel at Sea-Tac. WestCoast will continue to manage and market the hotels as it has done while Patriot American owned them. It will also continue to manage three other Patriot American hotels in Hawaii, Oregon and California. Patriot American/Wyndham will assume management and marketing of the Plaza Park Suites in Seattle and the Pickwick Hotel in San Francisco.

Signature Media Services

Tacoma-based Signature Media Services Inc. has developed a membership program called Incite. Erik Van Alstine and Mark Beeksma co-founded Incite, a program offering monthly shipments of books, audio and videotapes and workshops from categories such as personal development, biography, leadership, family, inspiration and life-education. For more information call (888) 245-4900.

Indico Technologies

Bellevue-based Indico Technologies Corp. holds the rights to the technology, manufacturing and sales of a radiation exposure measuring device known as Red Tag. Red Tag, approved by the FDA and the only product of its kind on the market, displays the amount of irradiation delivered to protect transplant patients from potentially fatal complications.

Swedish Medical Center

Swedish Medical Center has become a joint owner of the Westlake Surgical Center, an outpatient surgery facility located in the Medical Dental Building in downtown Seattle. Swedish assumed co-ownership through a joint venture partnership agreement with Ambulatory Resource Centres Inc.

Rolling Thunder Marketing

Morse McFadden Communications, a Kirkland-based public relations and marketing company, recently changed its name to Rolling Thunder Marketing. Ken Harper has been appointed chairman of the agency and will oversee operations in the new Portland office. The agency will also introduce corporate digital storytelling capabilities and has added affiliate Dana Atchley Productions in San Francisco; Crockett Design of Carlton, Ore., for electronic collateral and Web design; and RosenBrown Direct of Portland for direct marketing advertising in electronic media. The main offices are located at 610 Market St., Suite 200, Kirkland, WA 98033, (425) 889-0528.

Washington State Senate

Sen. Ken Jacobsen, D-Seattle, has been chosen to chair the Washington State Senate Natural Resources and Parks Committee.

KUOW 94.9 Public Radio

KUOW 94.9 Public Radio's Rewind, a satirical weekly news review, will be distributed by National Public Radio as part of a weekend package of entertainment programs for public radio stations nationwide. Rewind is hosted by Bill Radke.