Jan 19, 2001

ServerLogic

ServerLogic Corp., an e-business consulting firm in Bellevue, has acquired StorePartners!com, a Portland-based e-commerce development and hosting company. ServerLogic, which operates additional offices in Portland, San Francisco and Irvine, Calif., had revenues of $8 million last year. With the StorePartners acquisition, the company expects revenue to grow by another 50 percent this year. ServerLogic will keep StorePartners intact as a separate business unit. Wade Brooks, CEO of StorePartners, will become vice president of ServerLogic and general manager of the StorePartners!com division.

SMC Corp.

Mathew M. Perlot has retired as chairman of the board and CEO of SMC Corp. for health reasons. Perlot will remain an outside consultant to the Bend, Ore., company. SMC, a company publicly traded on the Nasdaq, manufactures recreational vehicles. Company co-founder Curtis W. Lawler will become CEO and Michael R. Jacque will remain president and COO.

Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness

Jeffrey M. Sakoi has been elected to his second term as chairman of the management committee at the Seattle-based intellectual property law firm of Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness. Sakoi has been with the firm since 1987 and a member since 1993. His practice focuses on foreign and domestic patent and trademark matters.

Riddell Williams

Blomgren

John Blomgren has been hired to the intellectual property practice group at Riddell Williams, a Seattle law firm. Blomgren focuses his practice on computer and Internet law. Before joining the firm, he worked at Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe.

Short Cressman & Burgess

Kilbreath

Sullivan

Claudia Crawford Kilbreath and John D. Sullivan were elected members of Short Cressman & Burgess, a Seattle law firm. Kilbreath joined the firm in 1993. She provides legal advice in employment-related matters. Her employment litigation practice includes discrimination and wrongful termination cases. Sullivan is co-chair of the firm's real estate section. His practices emphasizes real estate transactions and land use. He is also chair of the planning commission for the city of Mukilteo.

Seattle Art Museum

Nicholas Dorman, a paintings conservator at the Doerner Institut of the Alte Pinakothek in Munich and conservation faculty member at Technische Universität München, will join the Seattle Art Museum staff in mid-April in the new position of chief paintings conservator. Dorman will establish the museum's first conservation department and create a conservation studio on the museum's fifth floor.

Jan 18, 2001

Meany Hotel becomes a Best Western

The 16-story Edmond Meany Hotel in Seattle's University District has become a Best Western, according to the latest quarterly hotel market report by Jinneman, Kennedy & Associates. The hotel is now called Best Western University Tower Hotel. Former hotel brokers Craig Schafer and Alan Battersby bought the 155-room landmark last summer for $11.5 million from Starwood Hotels & Resorts.

Seneca Real Estate Group

Tom Sager rose to principal at Seattle-based Seneca Real Estate Group, which provides commercial development services. Sager joined Seneca in 1998 and his most recent assignment was managing development of Metzler North America's Lakeridge Square office complex in Redmond that Microsoft leased.

Coldwell Banker Bain

Coldwell Banker Bain added 10 new residential sales associates to six of the firm's offices through its October merger with Preferred Properties. In Bellevue East, the new associates are Michael Miller, Sheri Avery and Tracy Dale. In Edmonds: Alex Munoz. In Issaquah: Nicole Jacobsen and Randy Street. In Mercer Island: Suzi Parker. In Redmond: Johna Wassil and Kirsten Strand. In Capitol Hill: Jennifer Braun.

Tarragon Development

Angela L. Humphreys became corporate counsel for Seattle-based Tarragon Development. Humphreys' seven years of experience in real estate law consists of four years with Colorado Bankers Mortgage and three years with the Nathanson Group, a Seattle law firm where she helped health-care providers conduct real estate transactions. Meanwhile, Dan Morrison joined Tarragon as project manager in charge of construction of Lakeland Town Center in Auburn.

Kidder Mathews & Segner

Retail broker Tim O'Kane joined the Bellevue office of Kidder Mathews & Segner, coming over from Northwest Retail Partners. O'Kane has 14 years of real estate experience and is a University of Oregon graduate.

Two appraisal firms merge

Frank Keenan and Gretchan Young merged their appraisal firm of Schueler McKown Keenan & Young into Shorett Kidder Mathews & Segner, which will operate as Shorett KMS Valuation Advisory Group.

Keenan has been appraising commercial property since the late 1970s and has developed a niche of evaluating golf course. He also appraises marinas and airport-related facilities. Kidder President Jeffrey Lyons said Keenan is one of only 18 golf course appraisers in the country.

Young has been appraising since the late 1980s, specializing in office, retail and apartment properties.

Housing Development Consortium

The non-profit Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County added three new members: Parkview Services, United Way of King County and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Parkview provides housing and other services for people with developmental disabilities.

Intel/UW Tacoma

Intel Corp. pledged a $270,000 computer equipment donation in support of the state technology institute that Gov. Gary Locke has proposed establishing at the University of Washington, Tacoma. The technology institute is a highlight of the governor's plans and is funded with $7.5 million in his budget. The proposal also calls for a $4 million match from industry and private sources. Community leaders in Tacoma have pledged to raise at least that amount.

Washington Wine & Beverage Co.

McCabe

Washington Wine & Beverage Co., producers of Silver Lake Wines and Spire Mountain Ciders, announced the appointment of Ken McCabe as president and chief operating officer for the Bothell-based company. McCabe replaces company founder Salvatore Leone who will remain with the company in the role of chairman of the board and CEO. McCabe leaves his post as vice president of national chain sales for Corus Brands, owner of the second largest group of wineries in the Pacific Northwest, including: Columbia Winery, Covey Run Winery, Paul Thomas Winery, Ste. Chapelle Winery and many more international brands.

Turk's Head Productions

Gustafson

Lo

Andrew Gustafson was recently named project manager for Turk's Head Productions, a Seattle-based ad agency. Gustafson will act as client liaison for major projects and provide support for the design and photography staff. Allie Lo has joined the agency as a graphic designer.

Washington State University

The Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education/Washington State University College of Nursing announced it has changed the name of its consortium to the Intercollegiate College of Nursing. The name change identifies the activities as higher education-related and further positions the college and consortium activities as collaborative endeavors. The consortium includes four partner institutions: Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, WSU and Whitworth College.