Jun 10, 2009

Estate Planning Council of Seattle

The Estate Planning Council of Seattle has appointed new officers for 2009-2010. Donald Kurth, CPA with the Seattle firm Hagen Kurth Perman & Co., is president. Barbara Sherland, an estate planning lawyer with Stoel Rives in Seattle, is immediate past president. President-elect is Richard Conrad, senior vice president and senior regional trust manager with Wells Fargo The Private Bank in Seattle. Mitchell Maurer, a chartered life underwriter with AXA Advisors in Bellevue, is treasurer. Patricia Char, a lawyer with K&L Gates in Seattle, is secretary. The executive committee includes Lora Brown of the Law Offices of Lora L. Brown in Seattle, Chris Strand, CPA with Bader Martin PS in Seattle, Julie Green, a chartered life underwriter with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Seattle, and Michael Vranizan a trust officer with Whittier Trust Co. of Washington in Seattle.

City of Puyallup

The city of Puyallup hired long time business columnist Dan Voelpel as its economic development director. Voelpel began writing business columns for The News Tribune in May 2003 and was communications supervisor at the city of Tacoma from July 1991 to May 2003.

Arnerich Massena & Associates

Arnerich Massena & Associates, a Portland-based independent investment consulting firm, hired David Reichle as director of Arnerich Massena Wealth Management. Reichle was president of Pacific Investment Advisors, a Portland-based wealth management firm he founded in 1997.

KPB Architects

The AIA Jury of Fellows selected Garrett Maupin of KPB Architects as a fellow. He is one of 112 people awarded the honor this year for making contributions of national significance. Maupin was on the AIA Alaska Board for nine years, serving twice as president. He started the Alaska Architect newsletter and edited it for 13 years. He started the AIA AK Web site and was the webmaster for 10 years. Maupin works for Anchorage-based KPB Architects in its Everett office. He has worked on medical, judicial, airport, civic and educational projects throughout Alaska. Of more than 86,000 AIA members, there are fewer than 2,600 AIA fellows.

PACE Engineers

Engineer John Anderson and landscape architect Steve Calhoun have joined the Kirkland office of PACE Engineers. Anderson has more than 20 years' experience in residential, commercial and industrial land development, project permitting, feasibility analysis and construction management. Calhoun has more than 25 years of experience in community planning, entitlement of preliminary residential plats and commercial architectural site planning, SEPA checklists, architectural and landscape design guidelines, and site development costs analysis. PACE is a civil and structural engineering, planning and surveying firm.

Coffman Engineers

Tom Arnold, manager of Coffman Engineers' Civil Department, has been promoted to principal of the Spokane office. He previously was Spokane city engineer. His municipal background includes an emphasis in transportation, utilities and related land use/site development requirements. He has worked on forming local improvement districts and right-of-way management. He has construction engineering experience, working with owners and contractors to solve construction problems.

Jun 09, 2009

The Counter Burgers

The Counter Custom Built Burgers plans to open its first Pacific Northwest fast casual restaurant this September at Ballard Blocks, the 136,000-square-foot urban retail project now open at Northwest Ballard Way and 15th Avenue Northwest. The Counter is a California-based burger chain founded by Jeff Weinstein that allows customers to build gourmet burgers with different topping combinations.

Life Care Center of Puyallup

Life Care Center of Puyallup, a nursing and rehabilitation facility, hired Karen Williams as executive director. Williams was administrator at Evergreen Nursing and Rehabilitation in Olympia for several years. Life Care Center of Puyallup is located at 511 10th Ave. S.E.

Port of Everett

The Port of Everett hired Liz Olson as human resources administrator. Olson has 21 years of experience in human resources and recently worked with the Public Utility District No. 1 of Skagit County and Everett Community College.

Cupcake Royale

Cupcake Royale will open its biggest store yet on Capitol Hill at 1111 E. Pike St. in the last week of July. The space will have a semi-private party area, a community table and a bakery “peep show” with a window showing cooking operations. The store will bake cupcakes for the Madrona and West Seattle cafes, and for neighborhood groceries.