Sep 13, 2005

Home Technologies

Home Technologies is closing the electrical division of its Bellevue operations to focus all of its resources on its low-voltage division. The company plans to complete existing electrical contracts and wind the business unit down in 2006. Many of the affected employees are expected to apply for positions within the low-voltage division.

GLY Construction

Schroeder	Avratin
Schoenfelder	Laundrup

Peter Schroeder joined GLY Construction as a project manager; and Peter Avratin, Stephen Schoenfelder and Claus Laundrup are new project engineers. Schroeder is an accredited LEED certified professional. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington. Avratin will graduate in June with a master's degree in construction management from the UW. Schoenfelder holds a master's degree in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Wisconsin. Laundrup will graduate in June with a construction management certificate from the UW.

Aecon Buildings

Lynnwood's Aecon Buildings promoted Will Martin to director of sales and added Suzy Lords as marketing coordinator. Martin has been with the company for nearly two years as a project manager. He has over 20 years of experience as an architect and project manager, and was one of the artists that sculpted the Fremont Troll. He holds an MBA and a master's degree in architecture from the University of Washington. Lords has several years of marketing experience in the software industry. She holds a bachelor's degree in business, technology and innovation management from the UW.

Banner Bank

Banner Bank's Renton branch named Dale Rosbach vice president and branch manager, and Carmen Malsbury vice president/commercial lender. Rosbach has more than 20 years of experience, including as executive vice president at Issaquah Bank. Malsbury has more than 25 years of banking and real estate lending experience, and was with Issaquah Bank. Banner Corp. is the parent of Walla Walla-based Banner Bank.

Escapia

Seattle company Escapia recently added Matt Scaer, who did software development engineering for six years at Amazon.com. At Escapia, which develops Web-based software for vacation rental managers, Scaer will oversee systems engineering and data warehousing initiatives.

Kibble & Prentice

Bill Whitaker has joined the private client group of Kibble & Prentice. He has more than 32 years of experience in estate planning and wealth management services. Kibble & Prentice is a financial services firm that helps Northwest clients manage risk and build net worth.

Sep 12, 2005

Strategies 360

Aliabadi

Strategies 360 promoted Gretchen Aliabadi to vice president of public policy. Aliabadi directed public policy for the firm's predecessor company, Northwest Strategies, and also worked as assistant attorney general in Arizona, and on the 2000 election campaign for Sen. Maria Cantwell. The business and public policy consulting firm has offices in Seattle and Washington, D.C.

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs

Joseph P. Corr has joined the Seattle office of Williams, Kastner & Gibbs as an associate. Corr's practice will focus on commercial litigation. Williams, Kastner & Gibbs has 90 lawyers in Seattle, Tacoma and Portland.

Crowley Maritime

Oakland-based Crowley Maritime Corp. has acquired the Alaska-based fuel distribution business of Northland Fuel. The purchase consists of the assets of Yukon Fuel Co., Northland Vessel Leasing and the stock of Service Oil and Gas. Crowley also acquired the assets of Yutana Barge Lines from an affiliated company. As a condition of the acquisition, Crowley has agreed to sell some assets to Seattle-based petroleum distributor Delta Western, including tugs, barges and fuel storage capacity at Bethel.