Mar 20, 2001

DPR Construction

DPR Construction recently received top honors in the "customers" category of Arthur Andersen's sixth annual Global Best Practices Awards for creating customer value in the new economy. Some of the innovations DPR was cited for include its in-person customer satisfaction surveys before, during and after construction; customer-focused team meetings at the end of each project; and the use of wireless communication devices, database management and virtual meeting places.

Snyder Roofing

Snyder Roofing has received the "Roofing Contractor of the Year" award from RSI Magazine. The company was the winner in the category of roofing contractors whose sales volumes exceed $30 million. Snyder was recognized for its excellence in workmanship combined with industry and community service. Snyder was founded in 1922 and is a family-owned and -operated company with offices in Snohomish and Tigard, Ore. The firm averages over 1,000 new construction, reroofing, repair and waterproofing projects each year in the Pacific Northwest. Recent projects include the Experience Music Project in Seattle and the Fox Tower in downtown Portland.

Sound Elevator

Thyssen Dover Elevator has changed its name to ThyssenKrupp Elevator. Other company-owned distributors -- including Sound Elevator, Arizona, General, Lagerquist, Miami and Security -- will also adopt the new name. Sound Elevator has served the Northwest for over 60 years and was bought by Dover Elevator in 1984. Dover Elevator was purchased by Thyssen Industries of Essen, Germany, in January 1999. Soon after, Thyssen and Krupp merged to become one of the world’s 50 largest companies. The new company provides a full range of elevators, lifts and escalators for a wide variety of passenger and freight needs. Elevator systems are manufactured at plants in Middleton, Tenn., and Walnut, Miss.

Integra Telecom

Carver

Jeff Carver has been named sales manager for Kent-based Integra Telecom of Washington's Eastside sales team where he will oversee sales to small and mid-sized businesses in Bellevue, Bothell, Kirkland, Redmond, Woodinville, and part of Seattle. Carver is also responsible for training, product development, and strategic planning for the company's growth in the Washington market.

MultiCare Medical Group

Seaholm

The MultiCare Medical Group, a Tacoma-based non-profit health system, has added Norm Seaholm as a family practice physician. Seaholm specializes in providing complete primary care for families and has additional expertise in treating diabetic patients.

Mayflower Park Hotel

Vigue

Bretta Vigue has been appointed corporate sales manager for Seattle's Mayflower Park Hotel. Vigue is responsible for further developing and providing customer service to the hotel's corporate and tour business. Prior to joining the Mayflower, she worked as sales manager of the Claremont Hotel in Seattle.

Perkins Coie

Seattle law firm Perkins Coie announced that Barry Briggs has joined the firm's commercial transactions department as of counsel. Brigg's practice emphasizes real estate finance, commercial finance, financial institutions and bankruptcy and workouts. Before joining Perkins Coie, he was senior corporate counsel for U.S. Bancorp in Seattle

Mar 19, 2001

The Silver Company

The Silver Company, a public relations firm that works with emerging technology and other early stage companies, announced that it has added Eric Walter and Lisa Bach to the company as account coordinators in its Seattle office. Before joining the company, Walter worked as an account coordinator for KNCB Dave and Bach worked as a client relations specialist with Onsite Commercial Staffing.

Arthur Andersen

The Seattle office of Arthur Andersen, a global professional services firm, has announced the relocation of the firm's Cost Management Competency Center from Dallas to Seattle. The Center is led by Steve Player, worldwide managing partner of the firm's strategic cost management service. Player's move to Seattle will extend the company's reach to clients in China, Japan and the Far East. Player joined Arthur Andersen's audit division in 1981 and helped develop the firm's business consulting practice in the early 1990s. He assumed leadership of the company's strategic cost management line in 1994.

Group Health Cooperative

Group Health Cooperative and Franciscan Health System recently renewed one contract and entered into another to provide health care to Group Health members in Pierce County. Group Health contracts for hospital care in Pierce County, and the Franciscan Health System provides all general inpatient and outpatient services as well as maternity and rehabilitation. Through a new contract, Group Health members in Gig Harbor can now receive primary care services from physicians and nurse practitioners at the Franciscan Medical Group's Gig Harbor Medical Clinic.

KNCB Dave

KNCB Dave, a Seattle-based advertising and PR agency, announced two promotions. Stephanie Wright moves to account supervisor, client services. Heather Butler has been promoted to account executive.

Dain Rauscher

Greg Steiger recently rejoined Dain Rauscher, an investment services firm, in its Silverdale office as an associate vice president/investment executive. Steiger had been working as a regional consultant for the firm for the past two years. He joined the firm as an investment executive in 1996