Dec 04, 2007

Crowley Maritime Corp.

Crowley Maritime Corp. is moving Rocky Smith from Jacksonville, Fla., to Seattle to manage services in the Pacific/Alaska region, and John Douglass from Seattle to Jacksonville to run several services based in the Atlantic/Gulf region. Smith has worked with Crowley for 26 years and will be senior vice president and general manager, Pacific/Alaska.

ACT

Kevin M. Hughes has been hired as managing director of Seattle's ACT — A Contemporary Theatre. Hughes worked at his own public affairs firm but has previous experience with the Empty Space Theatre, Seattle Arts Commission and ACT.

PSF Mechanical

Gordon Rice joined PSF Mechanical as a plumbing foreman. Rice has worked in the industry for more than 28 years. PSF is a design/build HVAC contractor providing wet and dry side system designs.

Turner Construction

Twenty individuals last week graduated from the eighth annual Turner School of Construction Management in Seattle. The free program enables leaders of minority-owned, women-owned and emerging small businesses to develop a comprehensive understanding of the construction industry through hands-on course work and case studies. The school consists of 15 courses covering such topics as business plan writing, marketing, accounting and financial management, bid estimating, purchasing, safety and risk management. Since its inception locally in 2000, about 175 have graduated from the school. The program has been in place since 1969 nationally with more than 20,000 participants.

UMC

University Mechanical Contractors formed an energy services group to offer sustainable energy solutions for commercial, industrial and institutional facilities. The group is staffed by professional engineers, certified energy mangers and LEED EB (existing buildings) accredited professionals. Its primary goal is to enhance existing buildings to reduce consumption of electricity, natural gas and water. UMC is based in Mukilteo.

Dec 03, 2007

Peoples Bank

Lynden-based Peoples Bank opened its third King County office in Ballard. The branch is at 5600 24th Ave. N.W. Staff members include Kristen Juan-Snyder as branch manager, Dennis Montgomery as senior vice president and business banking team leader, Keith Dingfield as vice president and commercial lending officer, and DeAnna Raihl as assistant vice president and marine lending manager.

Suncadia

Destination Hotels & Resorts hired Norm Dillard, Ben Bradway and Angela Shaughnessy to work for the Suncadia resort near Roslyn. Dillard is director of food and beverage. He was at MGM Grand Detroit Casino in Detroit. Bradway is director of facilities and engineering. He worked at the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in New York City. Shaughnessy is director of revenue and reservations and will be located at Suncadia's Bellevue Hospitality Sales and Marketing Office. She worked for Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix. Suncadia is managed by Destination Hotels & Resorts, headquartered in suburban Denver.

Nov 30, 2007

Hacker Group

Bellevue-based Hacker Group hired Jürgen Stephan as executive director. Stephan has 25 years experience and last worked for Captaris software. Hacker Group is a full-service direct marketing agency.

Center for Dispute Resolution

Beginning Dec. 3, the Pierce County Center for Dispute Resolution will provide services from its new offices at 738 Broadway, Suite 400, in Tacoma. The center was founded in response to community and court initiative to provide affordable mediation services in Pierce County. It was incorporated in 1994.