May 10, 2001

KING-TV

Jean Enersen, a 33-year broadcast veteran of KING-TV in Seattle/Tacoma, received the William H. Seay Award at station owner Belo's annual meeting of shareholders in Dallas. Enersen joined KING in 1968 and became the station's evening news anchor in 1972. She has received numerous broadcasting awards including the Best News Anchor Regional Emmy Award, and has been inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle in Seattle.

Labor Ready

Labor Ready announced that Melanie De Bond, director of investor relations/communications, will be leaving the company. De Bond will remain with the company until the end of June, after which time she will be available on a consulting basis. Based in Tacoma, Labor Ready is a provider of temporary manual labor to the light industrial and small business markets.

PictureIQ

PictureIQ Corp., a Seattle-based provider image preparation and delivery solutions, has appointed Tom Hull as president and Eric Bean as senior vice president of products. Hull will lead the company's business operations. He joins PictureIQ with more than 14 years of sales experience in the computer software and hardware industries. Bean brings more than 20 years of industry experience to the company. Most recently, he was vice president of products and technology at ImageX.com.

Avista Advantage

Avista Advantage, a Spokane-based provider of facility intelligence products and services, announced the addition of Lisa Metcalfe as vice president and chief technology officer, and Richard Schwartz as vice president of business development. Metcalfe comes to Avista from the Washington Gas Light Co., where she served as vice president and chief information officer. Schwartz will be responsible for directing the company's expansion efforts. He was senior vice president for Cambridge Technology Partners.

Columbia Bank

Dan Patjens was recently named senior vice president, branch manager for the Fircrest office of Columbia Bank. Previously a commercial loan officer for Columbia and Puget Sound National Bank, Patjens brings more than 20 years of banking experience to the bank. Columbia Bank is a full-service commercial bank with 28 branches in Pierce, King, Kitsap, Thurston and Cowlitz counties

Orser moves up at Quadrant

Peter Orser was promoted to executive vice president at Quadrant Corp., Weyerhaeuser Co.'s real estate development subsidiary. Orser was senior vice president of Quadrant Homes, Quadrant Corp.'s home-building division.

Orser continues managing Quadrant Homes but will also work with Quadrant President Steve Dennis managing the strategic direction of the overall company, Quadrant said.

Orser, a former Mercer Island City Council member, also recently became one of five members of the board that oversees the King County Housing Authority. Orser will serve five years on an appointment by King County Executive Ron Sims.

Orser also sits on the board of the Seattle Housing Resources Group, a non-profit developer of affordable housing.

Under Orser's leadership, Quadrant Homes has revved up to become the state's most-productive single-family home builder. The firm recently increased its production rate to project selling more than 700 homes this year. Quadrant Homes also received a "built green" certification that indicates the firm adheres to certain environmental sensitivity practices.

John L. Scott

Kristin Clark and Dave Douglas became sales associates in John L. Scott Real Estate's Laurelhurst office. Clark previously worked as director of communications for a Seattle-based Internet sports site, and, before that, spent several years in the creative service division of a large sportswear company. Douglas worked 11 years in a different aspect of real estate.

Also, two Home Realty franchises -- one in Seattle's Highlands area and one in Lynnwood -- converted to John L. Scott offices. Meredith Hansen will continue managing the Highlands office. Jim Fultz owns and manages the Lynnwood West office. The two offices bring John L. Scott to 103 offices and more than 2,600 agents.

Prudential Northwest Realty

Michelle Thompson and Collette L. Robinson became sales associates in Prudential Northwest Realty's Kent office. Lorna Ava joined the residential firm's West Seattle-Admiral office. Brenda Michael and Jonn McYnturff became sales associates in the West Seattle-Junction office.