Jun 16, 2009

Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside

The Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside hired Marsha Henry as chef. Henry has 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry and was recently food service director at Canterbury Manor.

LeMaster Daniels

LeMaster Daniels, a Spokane-based CPA firm hired, Jason Filippini, CPA, as a manager in the firm's Bellevue office. Filippini previously worked for Clothier & Head and has 15 years experience in public and private accounting.

Intermec

Everett-based Intermec hired John O'Rourke as vice president of global marketing. O'Rourke has 15 years of marketing and strategy experience at Microsoft. Intermec develops, manufactures and integrates chain asset technologies.

Abbott Construction

Seattle's Abbott Construction is moving its headquarters next week from Airport Way South to First Avenue South. The move is anticipated on June 22. The new address will be: 3408 First Ave. S., Suite 101, Seattle, WA 98134-1805. Phone and fax numbers are not changing.

Jun 12, 2009

Tacoma Regional Visitor Bureau

The Tacoma Regional Convention + Visitor Bureau hired Zak Nelson as communications manager. Nelson was a senior publicist with Ten Speed Press in Berkeley, Calif.

Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria

Joe Fugere, the founder of Tutta Bella Neapolitan Pizzeria, will open his first Eastside location in Issaquah. The location at 715 Gilman Boulevard will open on Monday. The 6,000 square foot restaurant seats 210 with 40 seats on an outdoor terrace.

Sector 10

Sector 10 in Bellevue, an emergency response systems company, hired John Gargett as vice president of operations and chief operations officer. Gargett was head of the Operations Committee on the company's board of directors. Gargett has 25 years experience in crisis, emergency and risk management.

Jun 11, 2009

Alderbrook Resort & Spa

Alderbrook Resort & Spa, a Pacific Northwest retreat on the shores of Hood Canal, hired Max Messmer as director of food and beverage. Messmer has 10 years of experience in the food and beverage industry and recently worked with Access Golf.

The Golf Club at Newcastle

The Golf Club at Newcastle has substantially completed rehabilitation of the public golf course, Coal Creek. Both Coal Creek and China Creek courses are now fully operational and taking tee times. The club is located at 15500 Six Penny Lane in Newcastle.

REI

Seattle-based Recreational Equipment Inc. will open a new store in Richmond, Va., at West Broad Village in November. The 26,500-square-foot store will be two levels. It will be located along West Broad Street near Interstate 64.

Taco Del Mar

Taco Del Mar, a quick service Mexican restaurant, hired Larry Destro as president and CEO. Destro was president international of the Dunkin' Brands, including Baskin-Robbins and Dunkin' Donuts. He also worked at Taco Bell for 13 years, serving for five years as Northwest Zone vice president of operations. Taco Del has over 240 locations.

Colliers

Colliers International added Marcelo Garces to the Seattle office to form a Life Sciences specialty brokerage group. Garces worked at Sabey Construction as a development and construction project manager. He directed design-build of data center, life sciences and medical projects. He began his career at Sabey as a leasing associate. Garces also was a project engineer at Structural Engineers in Los Altos, Calif.

NAI Global

Mike Newton and Christian Mattson of NAI Global represented Hillstrom Ventures in the sale of the Hillstrom Cabinets Building at 18504 Canyon Road E. in Puyallup for $6.5 million to Pinion, LLC. The industrial building has 65,450 square feet.

CREW lunch today on UW plans

CREW Seattle's June luncheon is today from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The topic is “University of Washington: Bare Bones About Construction at the Dawg's House.” Eric Smith, director of capital projects at the UW, will talk about ongoing construction projects on the Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell campuses. The event will be at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave. To register go to http://www.crewseattle.org.

NAIOP June 17 breakfast

NAIOP's June 17 breakfast meeting will look at the story behind each of seven completed projects. The speakers will be Dan Ivanoff on The Bravern, Joe Blattner on the Millard & Lowes build-to-suit, Douglas Howe on West 8th, Kevin Wallace on 507 Northgate, Bart Brynstad on Whirlpool, Robert Arron on 2201 Westlake and Tom Parsons on 1521 Second Avenue. Kristen Jensen of Tarragon will be the moderator. The event starts at 7:15 a.m. with registration and networking at the Seattle Sheraton, 1400 Sixth Ave. To register go to http://www.naiop.org.

NAIOP member event June 25

NAIOP will hold a members-only event on Thursday, June 25 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Metropolitan Park West, 1100 Olive Way, on the 17th floor rooftop deck. The Benaroya Companies is sponsoring the event. Cost is $50 for members and $25 for student members. Non-members who sign up by June 15 can attend the event for free. For information call the NAIOP office at (206) 382-9121.