Jul 06, 2005
Alisa E. George joined Riddell Williams. Her experience is in tax and estate planning and she will be part of these practice groups. She was of counsel at the law firm of Dorsey & Whitney and lectures at the University of Washington School of Law.
Waco, Texas-based fitness center franchise Curves International recently announced the sale of its University Village area store to mother-daughter team Karen and Kate Ablott. There will be an open house on July 13 at the center.
Fashion retailer Express plans to open a store on the second level of Pacific Place in November. Construction is set to start this week. This will be the third location Express store for men and women in the Puget Sound area.
Tacoma-based Russell Investment Group appointed Jay Slusher to its U.S. Distribution retirement services group. He will be regional sales director for the 12-state central region. Slusher was with JP Morgan Retirement Plan Services. Russell Investment Group provides investment products and services in more than 39 countries
Pellow
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Dale Pellow has been named chief operating officer of Howard S. Wright Construction Co. For the immediate term, he is continuing as president of the firm's Portland office. Pellow joined the company in 1995 as a project engineer and worked his way through the ranks. He has nearly 20 years of construction experience.
Meadows
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Seattle-based Caliber Inspection has appointed
Todd Meadows as president. Meadows previously was vice president and general manager. Caliber is a testing and inspection firm for the aerospace, construction and heavy-industrial industries.
Snyder
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Sequoyah Electric of Redmond has added
Michael Snyder as senior estimator in its estimating department. Snyder has 24 years of experience as an estimator, project manager and buyer.
Clarke
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Nikki Clarke, human resources manager at Woodinville Lumber, has won the 2005 Sue Brunnmeier Memorial Member of the Year Award from the Lake Washington Human Resource Association. The award recognizes achievements in networking, business operations, nurturing, leadership and community service.
Hansen
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Engineer
Jeffrey Hansen has joined Notkin Mechanical Engineers to lead the construction administration phase for Tacoma School District's Stadium High School renovation project. Hansen worked on health care, education and commercial projects as a principal at Coffman Engineers.
Degerstedt
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Ross Degerstedt has joined the Seattle office of Coffman Engineers. Degerstedt has 25 years of engineering experience and specializes in corrosion control. He will work with the company's Anchorage office corrosion department in an effort to bring control services to the Puget Sound area. Coffman Engineers offers structural, mechanical, electrical and construction management services.
Grueneis
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Bellevue's Freiheit & Ho Architects promoted architect
Sherri Grueneis to associate. Grueneis is working on the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Temple in Sammamish.
Neuharth
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Wies
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Arnold
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Keating
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DCI Engineers promoted four people to project manager:
Melissa Neuharth, Mathew Wies and
Brigette Arnold in its structural division and
Carrie Keating in its civil division. Neuharth is working on Kirkland Park and a condo project in Lahaina, Hawaii. Wies is project manager for projects at Meridian Medical Center in Seattle and the Tulalip Casino Hotel in Marysville. Arnold is project manager for the Hilton Garden Inn in Issaquah and a multi-family project in Ballard. Keating is working on a fire station in Mountlake Terrace and a military lodging project at Fort Lewis Army Base. DCI is a Bellevue-based civil and structural consulting company.
Tacoma-based McGranahan Architects added
Kate Burnham and
Graciano "Rocky" Flores as project designers. Burnham is helping design Timberline High School and renovate Gig Harbor High School. Flores is working on the design for a Coupeville School District high school. McGranahan Architects has also started offering interior design services, a new division directed by
Seong Shin. Shin is designing interiors for a student center at Clover Park Technical College and the Frank Russell Co.'s headquarters.
Freeman
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Seattle's Integrus Architecture named
Christine Freeman marketing assistant. Freeman recently graduated from Whitworth College with a bachelor's in marketing. Integrus provides architectural, planning, interior design and structural engineering services.
Christante
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Matthes
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Gensler Seattle hired
Kira Christante and
Todd Matthes. Christante has four years of experience on interior design and architecture projects. She will work on retail design for Limited Brands. Matthes is working on a project for Bank of America, and specializes in corporate office towers and mixed-use projects. Gensler's Seattle office has 24 people on the architecture and interior design staff.
Donohue
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Law
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Wilson Engineering added
Andrew Law and
Ellen M. Donohue. Law is an engineer with 14 years of civil and water resources engineering experience. Donohue is a training engineer with seven years of experience in Alaska working on surveys and engineering. Wilson Engineering provides civil engineering, land and hydrographic surveying services. Clients are in Washington, Oregon and Southeast Alaska.
