Sep 11, 2006

Country Insurance

Kris Thomas of Vancouver, Wash., has been named an agent for Country Insurance & Financial Services. His office is at 16821 S.E. McGillivray Blvd. in Vancouver.

Port of Tacoma

The Port of Tacoma has hired Michael Reilly as director, container terminal contracts. He was executive vice president of Mercedes Distribution Center (New York).

State Farm

Insurance agent Mei-Ling Woo is opening a new State Farm agency at 16140 N.E. 87th St. in Redmond. Woo has worked for Immunex Corporation and is on the board of the Organization of Chinese Americans.

Seattle-Northwest Securities

Seattle-Northwest Securities Corp., a bond underwriter and financial advisor with offices in Seattle, Portland, Boise, Salt Lake City and Anchorage, has appointed Maud Daudon to president and CEO. Daudon joined the firm in 2002 and has been chief of staff and deputy mayor of Seattle and chief financial officer for the Port of Seattle. She succeeds John Rose, who retires this fall.

Sep 08, 2006

Western Washington University

Manca Valum has been named the Western Washington University Foundation's new director of development for Western's College of Sciences and Technology and Huxley College of the Environment. She was director of development at Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services.

BluWater Consulting

BluWater Consulting, an information-technology consulting and staffing firm in Kirkland, has hired Paulette Price as recruiting manager. Price was with ieRecruit and an instructor at North Seattle Community College.

Allstate Insurance

Allstate Insurance Co. has promoted Brian Taylor to market claim manager of Allstate's Northwest auto market claim office in Bothell. Taylor has worked for Allstate for more than 12 years .

Sep 07, 2006

American Safari Cruises

American Safari Cruises has hired Tom DeMent as marketing and Web manager and Tamara Horine as sales manager. The luxury yacht cruise company recently moved its headquarters from Lynnwood to Seattle's Fishermen's Terminal. DeMent was with Brennan Vacations in Seattle and Horine was with Alaska Unusual on Whidbey Island.

Dialpro Northwest

Dialpro Northwest, a provider of voice messaging systems in Edmonds, has hired Jeffrey R. Francis as senior systems engineer. Francis worked for Active Voice, Sound Advantage and Praxon.

SafeWorks

Wynnchurch Capital Partners of Chicago has acquired SafeWorks, a Seattle-based manufacturer and distributor of powered, suspended access and safety solutions. SafeWorks provides equipment such as hoists, work cages, platforms and rigging systems to construction, restoration and maintenance companies.

Washington Holdings

Ben Margoles of Washington Holdings has been promoted to vice president. Washington Holdings is a Seattle-based investment firm focusing on commercial property investments and development, structured finance investments, and land development in the western United States.

NAIOP offers course on finance

NAIOP is bringing its Advanced Real Estate Finance course to Seattle Sept. 14-15 at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel. The cost is $795 for NAIOP members and $945 for non-members. Sessions will include accessing institutional capital through joint ventures, financial analysis of projects and tax issues. Register online at http://www.naiop.org or call (703) 904-7100.

Coldwell Banker Bain

Coldwell Banker Bain and Coldwell Banker Barbara Sue Seal Properties are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the national brand. Coldwell Banker Bain is participating in the “100 Homes By Our 100th Anniversary,” which is an effort to raise $5 million to sponsor 100 local Habitat for Humanity homes across the country.

Commercial Property Consultants

Baldwin Resource Group, a Bellevue-based company that focuses on business consulting, risk management, insurance and employee benefits/wealth management, said Commercial Property Consultants has joined as an affiliate. Commercial Property Consultants works with commercial property owners and their CPAs to reduce their federal income tax liability and to increase cash flow by accelerating depreciation expense deductions. Todd Kolb is managing principal of Commercial Property Consultants' Seattle office.