Nov 22, 2005

Preston Gates & Ellis

Preston Gates & Ellis announced Stephen Rose has joined the firm as a health care partner in its business law practice. Rose has defended health care providers against charges of health care fraud in Alaska, Washington and Minnesota. He was with Rose Health Law Group, which he founded in 2002.

Richmond Public Relations

Richmond Public Relations named Natalie Dent senior account manager and Susannah Peskin account manager. Dent and Peskin will manage all public relations activities for multiple accounts ranging from health care to consumer products to travel.

Regal Financial Bank

Regal Financial Bank has opened loan production offices in two growth markets: Las Vegas and Boise. Regal Financial Bank is an independent commercial bank headquartered in downtown Seattle.

Bellevue Community College

Dr. Laura E. Saunders of Seattle has been named vice president of administrative services for Bellevue Community College. She served for 15 years as vice president for administration at Highline Community College.

Express Construction

Baker

Peter Baker joined Mercer Island-based Express Construction as a project engineer in the tenant improvement division. Baker began his construction career 11 years ago as a laborer and has worked as a project engineer and superintendent. He previously was with the special projects division of Kiewit Construction. He holds an associate's degree in construction technology from the University of Montana, Helena Technical College.

CITC

King

Brown

The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington has hired Robin Brown as continuing education coordinator and Stephanie King as student services coordinator. Brown is responsible for scheduling continuing education classes and task training classes, and coordinating with the state Department of Labor and Industries for class certification and licensing renewal. She worked as an analyst and project manager for a telecommunications company prior to joining CITC. King is responsible for registering continuing education classes and craft training students, and monitoring student assessments. She also serves as a liaison between craft training instructors and CITC.

Nov 21, 2005

Modern Machinery

Modern Machinery has assigned Chip Doud as territory manager for south King County. Doud will be responsible for all activity south of Interstate 90 including the construction, aggregates, municipal, rental, forestry and utility markets. He will work out of the Modern Machinery location in Kent at 22431 83rd Ave. S. The company has also hired Jaremy Wray to represent eastern Idaho, which includes the Pocatello, Idaho Falls and Jackson Hole areas. Modern Machinery is a construction equipment distributorship with headquarters in Missoula, Mont., and 10 branch locations throughout the Pacific Northwest. Modern Machinery represents Komatsu construction, mining and forestry equipment, Wirtgen road paving equipment, Sakai compaction equipment, Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions, and other lines. For more information, call (800) 669-2425 or see http://www.modernmachinery.com.

Armondo's Cafe Italiano

Armondo's Cafe Italiano after 20 years is closing its doors at Third and Main in Renton, but opening down the street at Wells and Houser Way. The new location will seat 165 people.

McAdams Wright Ragen

McAdams Wright Ragen, a Pacific Northwest-based investment firm with offices in Seattle and Bellevue, will open a branch office in Portland. It will cater to high net-worth individuals.

Visual Ventures

The graphics design firm Visual Ventures is moving to 17605 80th Court N.E., Kenmore from Mill Creek. This will almost double the floor space and allow the firm to grow over the next several years.

Foster Pepper

Foster Pepper & Shefelman attorney Jack Cullen has been unanimously elected to the Interlaw Board of Directors. He will be the representative of North America for Interlaw, an international association of independent law firms.