Aug 19, 2005

Infinium Labs

Infinium Labs appointed Kevin Bachus chief executive officer and named him to the company's board of directors. He succeeds founder and former CEO Timothy M. Roberts, who will continue on the board of directors. Bachus has been president and chief operating officer since 2003, and will be based at Infinium's new headquarters in Seattle at 1191 Second Ave. The new phone number is (206) 393-3000.

Bellevue Entrepreneur Center

Bellevue Entrepreneur Center named Victoria Van-Nguyen executive director. Community Capital Development appointed her as a small business counselor. The BEC is an Eastside nonprofit that works to grow small business, in particular those owned by women and minorities. CCD focuses on developing small businesses that are not yet bankable. Van-Nguyen is working on a doctorate in the College of Education at the University of Washington.

South Seattle District Tax Office

The South Seattle District Tax Office, located at 200 S.W. Michigan St., No. 303, in Seattle, has moved to 1305 Tacoma Ave. S., No. 202, in Tacoma. The new phone number is (253) 593-7380. The office will provide unemployment insurance tax information and services.

National Business Incubation Association

The National Business Incubation Association picked Seattle as the site for its 21st International Conference on Business Incubation. Economic development professionals from around the world are expected to attend in the spring of 2007. Business incubation programs provide entrepreneurs with expertise, networks and tools

Aug 18, 2005

Merit Financial

Ryan N. Kidd is the new chief financial officer of Kirkland-based Merit Financial, a national provider of residential finance and real estate services. He replaces Christine Clarke, who returned to being a full-time mom. Kidd previously worked for Hauser & Associates, a Bellevue-based public accounting firm. He was Merit Financial's CPA for four years.

Rental Housing Association of Puget Sound

Cameron Real Estate Group

Signature Destinations Club

Ian Morris, chief executive officer of HouseValues Inc., has joined the Signature Destinations Club Board of Directors to help with the company's expansion. Before joining HouseValues, he ran MSN HomeAdvisor, Microsoft's online real estate business. Morris was named One of the Real Estate Industry's Most Influential People by Realtor Magazine.

CB Richard Ellis

Cascadia Properties has sold The Parks, an apartment property in Bellevue near Microsoft's headquarters, for $40.5 million to Colorado-based Archstone-Smith. The per-unit price was $155,769, according to Jon Hallgrimson of CB Richard Ellis, who represented Cascadia.

Hendricks & Partners

Laurel Court Apartments LLC and Laurel Court Apartments I LLC sold the 52-unit Laurel Court, 4702 108th St. S.W., in Tacoma to Lakewood Investors LLC of Reston, Va., for $2.9 million. Robin Hays and Kenny Dudunakis of the Seattle office of Hendricks & Partners negotiated the deal.

Seattle Mortgage

Seattle Mortgage has opened its 35th branch at Stone Way North and North 44th Street in Seattle's Wallingford neighborhood. The branch has six loan officers, who offers home mortgages, refinancing, construction lending, reverse mortgages and insurance services. Ann Scharf is the branch manager.

Windermere Real Estate

Sales agents Chris Wetzel and Pia Jacobsen have joined Windermere's Queen Anne and Sand Point offices, respectively. Wetzel was the Queen Anne office office manager and Internet coordinator. Jacobsen previously worked for Nordstrom, most recently as the national couture director.

NAIOP

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties' summer project, which will benefit Childhaven in Auburn, will be on Aug. 20 and 27. Crews of a dozen volunteers are needed both days to dismantle a play structure and install a new one. Write pam@poeconstruction.com to sign up. NAIOP's annual Community Enhancement project is Oct. 1 at Happy Medium School in Seattle, and sponsorships are needed. For more information, contact Gina Buzzell at (206) 382-9121.

REAPS

Building wealth by investing in apartments is the topic of two REAPS meetings featuring Dave Lindahl, founder of RE Mentor of Brockton, Mass. He'll speak at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at Kane Hall on the University of Washington's Seattle campus. It's free for Real Estate Association of Puget Sound members and $15 for others. Lindahl will present a daylong seminar at 9 a.m. Aug. 27 at Lake Washington Technical College, 11605 132nd Ave. N.E., in Kirkland. It's $49 for REAPS members and $69 for others. For details, see reapsweb.com.

Lee Hecht Harrison

Frank Buysse was one of 80 people selected to participate in the 2006 class of Seattle Leadership Tomorrow, a program to help local executives understand critical issues facing the Seattle region. Buysse is the vice president of business development for Lee Hecht Harrison's Seattle office. Lee Hecht is a career services company.

IronStone Bank

Brett Freistadt has joined IronStone Bank as a business banker and vice president in its Seattle office at 100 Fourth Ave. N. IronStone is a subsidiary of First Citizens BancShares, a $14 billion financial holding company based in Raleigh, N.C.

Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

Tom Sulewski, a shareholder with Bellevue financial services company Clark Nuber, was recently elected to the board of directors of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. Sulewski created a program for the chamber called Young Executives, which gives young professionals a chance to build business relationships with peers. It was named "best new program" by the Western Association of Chamber Executives.

Bank of Bellevue

Rita Dillon joined the Bank of Bellevue as senior vice president and senior relationship officer to oversee the bank's loan portfolio. Dillon was senior vice president at the Bank of America in Bellevue. She has worked in the Seattle and Bellevue market for 11 years