Nov 04, 2009

Schwabe, Williamson

Stephanie Berntsen, a shareholder in the Seattle office of regional law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, was recently appointed to the Mother Attorneys Mentoring Association of Seattle board of directors. MAMAS was founded in 2006 to empower mother attorneys and encourage them to succeed while celebrating their dual roles. It has over 500 members.

Washington Food Industry

Jim Wilcox of Wilcox Farms was awarded the 2009 Vendor of the Year Award from the Washington Food Industry for his commitment to the prosperity and image of the independent grocery industry. Wilcox Farms, based in Roy, has been an independent, family-owned business for more than 100 years.

Clark Nuber

Clark Nuber, a CPA firm in Bellevue, hired Bob Heller as a principal and State and Local Tax Practice leader. Heller was an executive director at Ernst & Young and has worked as the senior assistant director for tax policy at the Washington Department of Revenue.

ALSC Architects

Ken Murphy has been promoted to principal at ALSC Architects. Since joining ALSC in 1993, Murphy has worked on a variety of projects including K-12 schools, higher education buildings, and sports and recreation facilities. He is working on the Central Spokane YMCA/YWCA, the North Spokane YMCA and six new pools for the city of Spokane.

VIA Architecture

VIA Architecture hired Greg Ball as director of urban infrastructure. Formerly with AECOM, Ball has 30 years of experience as a designer and project manager for a wide range of projects in public transportation and urban planning. His past projects include light rail stations and airport terminals, including five Skytrain stations in Vancouver, B.C., eight Link Light Rail stations in Seattle, and major expansions of terminals at Vancouver International Airport.

PLS

Professional Land Surveyors in Issaquah hired R. William Glassey as a project surveyor/project manager. Glassey will also be assisting with business development.

Nov 03, 2009

Harris & Associates

Harris & Associates hired Bob Earl as Northwest regional manager in the Bellevue office. Earl, a professional engineer, has more than 30 years of experience leading, planning and executing municipal, commercial and industrial programs and projects. He will oversee Harris' growth in the Northwest. Concord, Calif.-based Harris is a planning, design and construction management company.

Schuchart/Dow

Seattle custom residential builder Schuchart/Dow hired Drew Giblin as a project manager. Giblin has more than 17 years of residential building and architecture experience, most recently at atelierjones, and prior to that with high-end residential general contractor Fulks Inc., which merged with Schuchart/Dow in 2008. Giblin is focusing on projects and business development in Hawaii. He holds a master's degree in architecture from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree in urban planning from Virginia Tech. He also is a member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

Tacoma Power

Kevin Kelley and Ray Leske, line electricians with Tacoma Power, recently won the pole-top rescue competition at the Governor's Industrial Safety & Health Conference. The competition challenges line electrician teams from the electrical utility industry to rescue a victim from a utility pole in a mock industrial accident. Kelley and Leske beat seven other teams from across the state.

ABC of Western Washington

Several member firms of the Associated Builders & Contractors of Western Washington have made the 2009 Safety Alliance program due to their special emphasis on safety and superior safety performance. They include: Adept Mechanical Services, CHG Building Systems, Graham Contracting, Haggard Electrical Contractors, High Country Contractors, Ketchikan Drywall Services, Marpac Construction, McMullen Electric, North Star Electric, Pattison General Contractors, Remco-Deacon, Rushforth Construction Co., Saybr Contractors, S.D. Deacon Corp. of Washington, and S.M.E. Inc. of Seattle.

Bouten Construction Co.

Spokane's Bouten Construction Co. on Dec. 1 will open an office in the Tri-Cities area. The address and phone will be: 295 Bradley, Richland, WA 99352; (509) 943-7677. Bouten is a construction manager and general contractor founded in 1944. It specializes in health-care, higher education, commercial, community/cultural, laboratory and research facilities.

National Association of Corporate Directors

The National Association of Corporate Directors named J. Shan Mullin, partner with Perkins Coie in Seattle, the 2009 Nonprofit Director of the Year for his decades of work with major nonprofit organizations in the Pacific Northwest. Mullin focuses on biomedical research and health care.

K&L Gates

Law firm K&L Gates has launched a Global Government Solutions Initiative to help clients manage the threats and opportunities presented by government authorities around the world. The goal is to help clients respond to opportunities in health care, financial services, taxation and employment.

Gig Harbor BizBuilders

The Gig Harbor BizBuilders Networking Groups Chapter named James Kruger as permanent chair to replace Alvin Mullins of Remax Town and Country. Mullins has taken leave from the group pending recovery from surgery and has stepped down as chair. Kruger was the temporary replacement for Mullins.