May 31, 2001

Association of Washington Business

The Association of Washington Business honored 16 companies and individuals for contributions to their communities. The 2001 Brigg's winner is Mike Porter, president of Tacoma Diesel and Equipment. Runners up for the award were: Paula Perry, an environmental manager for Boeing, and Daphne Daus Frickelton, director of marketing for Peninsula Light Co. in Gig Harbor. Honored for their contributions in education are Cadman of Redmond, Bellingham Cold Storage and Underwriters Lab. of Camas. Plus-Weyerhaeuser of Federal Way and Doyle Electric of Walla Walla were recognized for helping people in need. The Marysville Chamber of Commerce, Kaiser Permanente of Vancouver and Fluor Hanford of Tri-Cities were honored for mobilizing people. Tacoma Diesel, Kaiser Aluminum Mead Works, Spokane and Crown Distributing Co. of Everett were honored for volunteerism. Puget Sound Refining of Anacortes won a certificate of merit for support for Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce announced winners of the Eastside Business Awards. The Eastside Business of the Year is BSquare. The Corporate Citizenship Award goes to Oki Development. The Eastside Economic Leadership Award co-winners are Clark Nuber and Columbia Athletic Clubs. The Eastside Tourism Award goes to Argosy Cruises and Apex Learning won the Innovative Service Award. The Innovative Technology Award goes to Molecumetics.

Municipal League of King County

The Municipal League of King County recently recognized civic involvement. The Citizen of the Year is Assunta Ng, publisher, Northwest Asian Weekly and the Seattle Chinese Post; Public Employee of the Year is Jim Diers, director, Seattle Department of Neighborhoods; Public Official of the Year is Larry Phillips, Metropolitan King County Council; Business of the Year is Washington Mutual; Organization of the Year is Providence Mount St. Vincent; James R. Ellis Regional Leadership Award goes to Margaret Pageler, Seattle City Council; Warren G. Magnuson Award goes to Richard Thompson; Doug Mason Memorial Award to LaiLani Ovalles and Norma Straw.

OpenWorks

OpenWorks, a developer of turnkey commercial cleaning and maintenance franchises, announced that Michelle Dux has been promoted to regional director of the company’s Washington division, based in its office in Bellevue. Dux will oversee all sales and operational activities for the region

Quadrant

Quadrant Corp. promoted four executives in its commercial division as part of a reorganization that shifts the division away from developing large, planned office parks.

"Quadrant is taking a two-prong approach to new acquisitions, shifting its focus ... to acquiring sites for mixed-use redevelopment, i.e. retail, office and residential, in close-in, walkable urban neighborhoods and in niche locations within suburban areas," the Bellevue-based subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Co. said in a prepared statement.

The target size for redevelopment acquisitions ranges from 30,000 to 120,000 square feet, Quadrant said.

"As traditional suburban neighborhoods continue to mature, there is an increasing need for mixed-use developments that cater to an urban lifestyle and allow people to simultaneously live, work and play," said Vice President Ben Conwell, who was promoted to the head of acquisitions. "By targeting these areas, we hope to fulfill that need."

Conwell, who has worked at Quadrant for 14 years, had been supervising what Quadrant identified as one of its "marquee projects," the 20-acre Quadrant Lake Union Center in Fremont.

The company promoted Debi Frausto to vice president of marketing and leasing. Frausto had been sales and leasing manager. She came from Terranomics Development in 1999.

Pat Malley is now vice president of finance, up from assistant vice president. Malley will focus on forming joint ventures, managing capital sources and conducting economic analysis for each project, as well as continuing to serve as project manager for some sites in Quadrant's East Campus Corporate Park in Federal Way. Malley moved over to Quadrant after 10 years at Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co.

Malley replaces Dan Whitaker, who became vice president-director of operations at the company's large Northwest Landing planned community in Dupont.

Troy Black rose to senior finance manager. Black joined Quadrant in 1999 from Deloitte & Touche's Seattle real estate practice. He has also worked for Simpson Investment Co.

Fortune Group

Geoffrey Arthur was hired as director of finance for the Seattle apartment development firm Fortune Group, while Ray Barnes joined Fortune as vice president of construction. Arthur, a CPA, manages Fortune's equity and debt financing and oversees accounting and administration. He was chief financial officer for Polygon Management in Bow. He had also worked as vice president of finance for SP Investments in Seattle. Barnes manages all of Fortune's construction and coordinates design and construction analysis of proposed projects. Before Fortune, he led development at ERA Care Communities of Seattle. He also worked for Continental-Bentall LLC, McCarthy, Koll Construction and Baugh Construction.

John L. Scott

Ron Howard joined John L. Scott Inc. in the new position of vice president and general manager, responsible for supporting and overseeing senior vice presidents of Oregon and Washington as well as marketing, training and technology. Howard came from Prudential California Realty and Prudential Nevada Realty. John L. Scott said it created the new position in response to substantial growth. John L. Scott Inc. , owned by J. Lennox Scott, is the parent company for 103 John L. Scott Real Estate branches and franchises. J. Lennox Scott owns 38.

Prudential MacPherson's

Another 16 new sales associates joined various Prudential MacPherson's offices in the Seattle area. Scott Len and Winston Johnson began selling homes in the Auburn office. Brian Hansen, Shegufa Haubrich, Sharon Ramsey and Amy Thomas went to Green Lake. Nazmy Abdel-Malek, Jo Ann Daly and Dennis Pillay are in Lynnwood. Fred Blanco and Chris Mathews took up in Renton. Dana Dawes moved to North Seattle. Michael Orr, Stacy Kruger, Kona Randall and Ann Weaver are in Woodinville.