Nov 29, 2005

Poe Construction

Fry

Benefiel

Poe Construction of Auburn promoted Kyle Fry to senior project manager and principal, and hired Kay E. Benefiel as manager of the newly formed Special Projects Division. Benefiel has experience in the construction and design-build industries.

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Nelson	Connover
Moriyasu	Snyders

Seattle's Lease Crutcher Lewis promoted Keith Shafer, Scott Nelson and Roxanne Connover; and hired Linda Helm, Hideto Moriyasu and Nick Snyders. Shafer was promoted to superintendent. He joined the company in 1982 and became a foreman in 1988. Nelson was promoted to project manager in the Special Projects Division. He joined the firm in 2001. Connover, with the company since 2003, was promoted to risk management claims manager. She previously served in office administration. Helm joined as a project manager in the Special Projects Division. She has 23 years of industry experience, and holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from California State University Chico. She comes from Mortenson. Moriyasu and Snyders joined as project engineers. Moriyasu has been in the business since 1988. Snyders has 20 years of experience, starting in the crafts. He holds an associate's degree in construction management from Edmonds Community College.

S.D. Deacon

S.D. Deacon raised $85,400 for Hurricane Katrina relief. The money came from offices in Washington, Oregon and California; and was divided between the American Red Cross, Northwest Medical Teams, America's Second Harvest and Texas Children's Hospital.

Nov 28, 2005

D.A. Davidson & Co.

D.A. Davidson & Co., a full service investment firm based in Great Falls, Mont., announced that James Kerr has been named director of the Western region for Private Client Services. Kerr will oversee 16 offices throughout Washington, Oregon and Utah.

Atlantic Street Center

Seattle's Atlantic Street Center is one of three organizations honored this year by the Annie E. Casey Foundation for its work strengthening families and communities. The center received an unrestricted award of $500,000. It helps 2,000 low-income families every year through programs and services at two neighborhood centers.

Onyx Software

Onyx Software Corp. announced Philip C. Minasian has joined the company as chief strategy and development officer. Minasian will be responsible for charting strategy, as well as spearheading partnering and business development.

Goodwill

Goodwill announces the Goodwill Gift Card is available for purchase. The cards are on sale and available for use at all 13 locations.

Nov 25, 2005

Todd Pacific Shipyards

Todd Pacific Shipyards named Dale E. Baugh to the new position of senior director Navy programs. Baugh was director of ship repair processes at Todd Pacific. He will have responsibility for the aircraft carrier, surface combatant, and submarine lines, and spend the majority of his time in Bremerton. He commanded the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard from 1995-1999.

SafeHarbor

SafeHarbor Technology Corp., a Satsop-based provider of Web-based customer interaction and business intelligence services, named Jack Riley senior vice president of global sales. He worked for Cisco Systems. The new vice president of marketing and product management is Blake Cahill.

UW Bothell

The University of Washington, Bothell has selected Elaine Kraft as director of public relations and communications. Kraft was communications director for King County, serving as senior communications officer, strategic advisor and press secretary for King County and Executive Ron Sims.

State Association of Fire Chiefs

The Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs has formed a partnership agreement with Applied Digital Mapping. The two will offer a Geographic Information System Web-based service for Washington fire departments to use for planning, analysis, interagency coordination and emergency preparedness. Emergency operations centers, hospitals and other public safety agencies will also be able to use the service.

Colliers

Okerman

McDougall

Kristen Okerman has returned to the Seattle office of Colliers International to the new position of managing director for marketing and communications. Okerman recently returned from Australia, where she was the national marketing and communications manager for Colliers International. Before that she worked in Seattle as director of research for Colliers' U.S. operations. Christopher L. McDougall has joined Colliers in the new position of managing director of Global Initiatives. McDougall was national director of research at Grubb & Ellis in Chicago. He's working out of Colliers' Seattle office.

Homestead Capital

Portland-based Homestead Capital has closed two private equity funds that raised $78 million to develop low-income rental housing. Homestead Capital is a nonprofit syndicator that forms partnerships with corporations, reinvests the capital in affordable housing, and delivers tax credits to investors. Investors in the $60 million Homestead Equity Fund V include Fannie Mae, Wells Fargo Bank, U.S. Bank, The Standard, and Bank of the West. Homestead Western Communities Fund, formed to meet the needs of smaller community banks, closed with $18 million in capital. Investors include Columbia Bank, Banner Bank, Bank of the West, South Valley Bank & Trust, Bank of the Cascades, River City Bank, Cashmere Valley Bank, Columbia River, Bank of the Pacific, Cowlitz Bank and Pacific Continental Bank.

Society of Industrial and Office Realtors

Rob Aigner, Jim Bowles and Mark Flippo have earned the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors designation. Bowles is managing director of CB Richard Ellis, Aigner is executive managing director of Colliers International and Flippo is co-founder and principal of Pacific Real Estate Partners. They were approved as SIOR members at the group's fall conference in Chicago. Patrick Gemma, senior development manager with Panattoni Development, joined SIOR as a developer associate.

Urban Land Institute Emerging Trends program

The Urban Land Institute's Emerging Trends program is 7:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at the Westin Bellevue, 600 Bellevue Way N.E. Greg Johnson of Wright Runstad & Co. will lead the panel discussion. Topics include investment trends, capital markets, multifamily, retail, office, industrial and hotel development. Speakers are Peter F. Korpacz of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Matthew Gardner of Gardner Johnson and Leslie Williams of Williams Marketing. After the program, Kemper Freeman, developer of Lincoln Square, will give a tour of the project. Cost is $40 to $65. The registration deadline is Dec. 5. Registration is required: (800) 321-5011.

CREW

Wasatch CEO Dell Loy Hanson and Vice President Paul Willie will speak about their company's $1.2 billion Washington Square project at CREW's 11:45 a.m. Dec. 8 lunch at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., Seattle. Washington Square is a mixed-use project in Bellevue. Cost is $35 for members of Commercial Real Estate Women and $50 for others. Reservations are due by noon Dec. 5 and can be made by calling (206) 417-5580.