Jan 30, 2006

Port Of Kalama

Fred Swanstrom was elected president for 2006 by Port of Kalama Commissioners. Swanstrom was active in the state's educational system serving as the deputy superintendent of school's in Vancouver and superintendent of the Camas School District. The Port Commissioners also elected Jim Lucas a vice president and newly elected Randy Sweet as secretary.

Berk & Associates

Berk & Associates, a Seattle based company, recently hired Morgan Shook as a policy analyst, survey researcher and outreach coordinator with expertise in program evaluation, policy research, and economic and demographic analyses. Shook served as a health services analyst at the University of Chicago.

Graham & Dunn

The law firm of Graham & Dunn added two new attorneys: Susan M. Johnson and M. Owen Gabrielson. Johnson joins the firm as Of Counsel. Johnson has experience in both liquor licensing and general business law. Johnson primarily represents alcoholic beverage manufactures, breweries, wineries, restaurants and hotels. Gabrielson joins the firm's financial services team as an associate in February 2006. Gabrielson has experience in bankruptcy and creditors' rights, title insurance and escrow litigation, and commercial litigation and appeals.

Jan 27, 2006

Employment Security Department

The Washington State Senate has confirmed Karen T. Lee as the 22nd commissioner of the Employment Security Department. Lee attended West Point, served in the Army and then attended the University of Washington law school. She worked for Preston, Gates & Ellis and Puget Sound Energy. Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed her to the Employment Security post in March 2005.

Brueggeman & Johnson Yeanoplos

Two business valuation firms from Seattle and Tucson, Ariz., have merged under Brueggeman & Johnson Yeanoplos, PC, specializing in business valuation, economic damage analysis and expert testimony. The new firm will have a staff of 11 professionals, including three principals: George Johnson, Kevin Grambush and Kevin R. Yeanoplos. Offices are 601 Union St. in Seattle, in addition to Tucson and Salt Lake City.

Washington State Liquor Control Board

The Washington State Liquor Control Board named Pat Parmer, director of Florida's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, to lead the agency's Division of Enforcement and Education. Parmer will begin his new role as the agency's chief of enforcement Feb. 13.

Jan 26, 2006

Crowley Maritime Corp.

Crowley Maritime Corp. promoted Joel Klenck to vice president of ship assist and escort services, with responsibility for managing the tug services business from Southern California to Alaska. Klenck will relocate from Jacksonville, Fla., to Seattle and will report to John Douglass, senior vice president and general manager of Crowley's marine services segment. Oakland, Calif.,-based Crowley provides transportation and logistics services.

Terra Resource Group

Terra Resource Group, an Everett-based independent staffing firm, has purchased Renton-based Allstaff, Inc. Terra CEO Steve Neighbors said the acquisition will double Terra's annual revenues and increase the staff size by 50 percent. Allstaff's name will be retained and staffing services will remain available through its offices in Renton, Seattle and Federal Way. Division Manager Tony Massey and Operations Manager Gary Zumwalt will continue overseeing day-to-day functions.

ERA Care Communities

ERA Care Communities of Seattle named a new senior human resources generalist, Lorene Lenderman, PHR. Lenderman will be responsible for recruitment and risk management at ERA Care's retirement communities and headquarters. She was human resources generalist for The News Tribune.

Opus Northwest

Cane

Tammy Cane has been promoted to senior real estate representative at Opus Northwest. She joined the Seattle office in 1997 and is working on Federal Way Crossings, Opus Park 167 Phase II and other projects. Her focus will be on entitlement of Eastside and Southend projects. Opus Northwest is an affiliate of the Minneapolis-based design, construction and development firm.

Port of Tacoma

Urquhart

The Port of Tacoma named Derrick Urquhart manager of industrial real estate. He will manage industrial properties, including the Frederickson industrial area. Urquhart had been working in a temporary capacity as the port's manager of industrial development since January 2005. Before that, he was associate vice president of Schuler Properties in Tacoma.

The Staubach Co.

Staubach Co.'s Northwest corporate services office has hired Vickie Cleator as a project manager with the Design and Construction Consulting Services team. She has more than 20 years experience, primarily in biotech, managing design, construction and operation of labs, drug manufacturing and corporate office facilities. Cleator was director of capital projects for Corixa Corp., and managed lab and office space in the Life Sciences Building at Ninth and Stewart. Staubach is a real estate advisory firm.

CREW Foundation

Anne Lawler, a commercial real estate attorney with the Seattle law firm of Jameson, Babbitt, Stites & Lombard, will chair the CREW Foundation board of trustees for a two-year term. The foundation is the philanthropic arm of CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Network, and helps women and girls achieve economic self-sufficiency and promotes the entry of women into commercial real estate. Other new members of the board include Roberta Fuhr, senior vice president/West Region manager of KeyBank Real Estate Capital in Seattle. CREW Foundation has awarded more than $500,000 in grants and is expanding its CREW Careers: Building Opportunities program.

Appraisal Institute

The Seattle chapter of the Appraisal Institute named James A. Greenleaf, MAI, president of Greenleaf Valuation Group in Seattle, as Appraiser of the Year for 2005. The award recognizes Greenleaf's years of service to the institute.

Pinnacle Financial

Pinnacle Financial Corp. opened a new branch office in Battle Ground, at 4111 W. Main St. The branch manager is Dolly Kraus. Christine Robison and Larry Carr have been hired as mortgage loan officers. The Orlando, Fla.-based company is an independently owned direct mortgage lender, licensed in 48 states. Pinnacle closed more than $5.5 billion in residential mortgage loans in 2005.

NAIOP South Sound forecast Feb. 7

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties' second annual South Sound Real Estate Forecast will be held Feb. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, 15th and Commerce St.

Industry experts will discuss market niches and make predictions for 2006. Panelists include: Wilma Warshak of Colliers International, industrial; Jeff Lyon of GVA Kidder Mathews, office; Steve Heim of Simon, retail; and JJ McCament of McCament & Rogers, housing.

Dr. Lynn O. Michaelis of Weyerhaeuser will give the economic forecast. Bart Brynestad of Panattoni Development Co. will be moderator.

Cost is $30 for members and $45 for non-members. Registration is due by noon Feb. 3. For information call NAIOP at (206) 382-9121.

IFMA symposium March 2

The International Facility Management Association's Greater Seattle Education Symposium, an annual one-day continuing education event, will be held March 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lynnwood Convention Center.

The event will focus on trends in facility design and operation, particularly rising energy costs, workforce productivity and how to improve facility performance. Continuing education points will be offered for CFM's, FMP's, IIDA, BOC and other professional designations.

The event will include a mini trade show, a tour of Lynnwood's first registered LEED-CI building and an economic lookout. Speakers include Linda Beverly of IFMA and Michael J. Parks of Marple's Business Newsletter. Cost is $99. For more information, visit http://www.ifmaseattle.org, or e-mail: aminc1@juno.com