May 08, 2000

Loraca

Loraca, a business-to-business e-finance services holding company based in Seattle, announced the appointment of Katherine Kiyonaga as executive vice president and chief technology officer. Kiyonaga will be responsible for developing and implementing the technical infrastructure and technology strategies for the company.

May 05, 2000

DDB

The Seattle office of DDB, an advertising agency, announced six new hires: Jeff Goldscher, account supervisor; Evan Simpson, senior account supervisor; Kristen Schiebel, account executive; Jennifer Ross, planner; Kaycee Holton Porter, junior art director; and Dana Prutzman, assistant account executive.

King County

King County Executive Ron Sims announced a new team will manage the County's financial and payroll system upgrade. The team will be led by David Martinez, who will serve as project manager; Caroline Whalen as executive project coordinator; and John Amos as acting director for the Department of Finance. Amos, who has been deputy director, will serve as acting director while a search for a permanent director takes place. Martinez was national director of Nextlink Communications for broadband product and service development. The new team will begin their duties Monday, May 8.

Advanced Digital Solutions

Advanced Digital Solutions, a Federal Way-based provider of systems administration outsourcing services, announced that Kenda Cook, formerly account manager for Western Electronics, has joined the company's marketing and account development team. Cook will focus on developing the customer base and establishing co-operative marketing partnerships with other data and telecom systems vendors.

Gene Juarez Salons

Gene Juarez Salons has opened a 24,000-square-foot flagship facility in Bellevue that, for the first time, includes a separate men's barber salon and a special room for clients preferring private services following surgery and chemotherapy. The new spa is located in the Galleria on 106th Avenue in Bellevue.

Fishmonger.com

Fishmonger.com, a Seattle-based e-business portal that unites the global seafood industry, has completed its first online seafood auction. The company offers free access to multi-auction online trading, real-time industry information and business-to-business goods and services. In its first transaction, over 12,000 pounds of shrimp from Thailand traded hands — from a major international seafood producer to an East Coast supermarket chain.

Charter Bank

A new Charter Bank loan office opened in Redmond on May 1. The 13,000-square-foot office is located at 16505 Redmond Way and is staffed by employees transferring from Charter's Bellevue branch. Dave Engels, Charter's senior vice president and 28-year veteran of the banking industry, will be heading the new office.

Studio Prima

A new Seattle advertising agency has opened an office in North Capital Hill. Studio Prima combines the talents of designer Chris Harrington and marketing specialist Lindy Spohn. The agency develops logo and corporate identity designs as well as Web sites, CD-ROMs and print advertising. Harrington has more than 12 years experience in traditional and new media design. Spohn has taught art courses at ITT Seattle and has served as marketing director of a major Seattle-based digital media company.

Pryde joins Housing Finance Commission

Housing developer Harry Pryde has become a member of the state Housing Finance Commission on an appointment by Gov. Gary Locke.

Pryde is founder and chairman of Pryde Corp., which develops housing and office buildings. His public service includes sitting on the Federal Home Loan Bank Board of Seattle, the boards of the Seattle and the Bellevue chambers of commerce and on King County Executive Ron Sims' Housing Sounding Board.

In the past he has served on the boards of the Seattle Housing Authority and the King County Housing Partnership.

The 11-member Housing Finance Commission issues bonds to finance production of low- and moderate-income housing.

Pryde fills a board position vacated by Karen Miller who Locke appointed to chair the board last year.

CarrAmerica signs WildTangent

The Redmond high-tech company WildTangent Inc. signed a lease for 36,000 square feet in CarrAmerica Realty's Redmond East Business Campus. WildTangent will move from about 6,500 square feet of offices in a warehouse near Marymoor Park at 17371 N.E. 67th Court.

WildTangent creates 3D graphics, sound and animation for Web sites.

Broker Jeff Jochums of Colliers International represented WildTangent. Al Hodge of the Broderick Group represented CarrAmerica.

WildTangent creates 3D graphics, sound and animation for Web sites.

Broker Jeff Jochums of Colliers International represented WildTangent. Al Hodge of the Broderick Group represented CarrAmerica.

Burnham Pacific sells Tacoma center

San Diego-based Burnham Pacific Properties sold the 58,000-square-foot Chambers Creek Shopping Center in Tacoma for $3.25 million. The real estate investment trust declined to identify the buyer.

President and CEO J. David Martin called the deal "disposing of a non-core asset" when an attractive offer arises.

BOMA sets a Seattle trade show

The Building Owners & Managers Association of Seattle and MediaEDGE Communications have scheduled a two-day conference and trade show in September.

Called Buildex Seattle 2000, the event will be held Sept. 18 and 19 at the Washington Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle. It is targeted at building owners, property managers and developers of commercial, institutional and governmental buildings.

Learn about buying that first home

U.S. Bank will provide a seminar in Lynnwood for first-time home buyers to learn the basics from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24. The program will be in the bank's James Village branch at 19420 Hwy. 99. Topics will include understanding mortgages, qualifying for low-income mortgages, maintaining a household budget and judging a house's price.