Jan 22, 2010

Shoreline Community College

Shoreline Community College hired Judith Hansen as interim executive director of college advancement. Hansen was president of Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay, Ore.

Port of Tacoma

The Port of Tacoma Commission elected Don Johnson as president for 2010 and added Don Meyer as a new member. Pierce County voters elected Meyer in November, replacing longtime Commissioner Ted Bottiger, who chose not to run for re-election. Connie Bacon and Dick Marzano were re-elected to the other two commission seats up for a vote. Meyer has 10 years experience as executive director of the Foss Waterway Development Authority.

Plum Creek Timber

Seattle-based Plum Creek Timber Co. announced Bob Jirsa is vice president, government relations; John Hobbs is vice president, investor relations; and Daniel Tucker is vice president, tax. Jirsa joined the company in 1994, Hobbs joined in 2001 and Tucker joined in 1998. Plum Creek has about 7 million acres of timberlands in major timber producing regions of the United States and wood products manufacturing plants in the Northwest.

Jan 21, 2010

Berk & Associates

Berk & Associates, a public-policy and management consulting firm in Seattle, made three promotions. Julia Bosch and Fauna Doyle are senior associates and Jennice Hyden is senior marketing coordinator. Bosch is a policy analyst with a background in strategic planning and policy research. Doyle is a policy analyst and facilitator in the firm's Strategy & Policy Practice. Hyden is responsible for marketing, public relations and business development.

ColumbiaGrid

ColumbiaGrid, a nonprofit Washington membership corporation dedicated to improving the Northwest transmission grid, announced Snohomish County PUD is a member. With Snohomish, ColumbiaGrid has eight members and two non-member participants. The organization was formed in 2006. Other members include Bonneville Power Administration and Seattle City Light.

Intermec

Everett-based Intermec hired Jim McDonnell as senior vice president of global sales. McDonnell spent 26 years at Hewlett-Packard where he held leadership roles across several divisions. Intermec develops, manufactures and integrates chain asset technologies.

Queen Anne apartments sold

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The Edge Apartments sold for $3.8 million.

The Edge Apartments, a 21-unit property at 620 Ward St. on Queen Anne, sold for $3.82 million, according to GVA Kidder Mathews. That is $181,905 per unit, representing a 5.88 percent CAP rate on current income. Marty Leith, Eric Davis and Ron Davis with GVA Kidder Mathews represented the seller, a limited liability company. The California buyer was in a 1031 exchange.

Lane Powell

Lane Powell is offering a breakfast program called “2009 Year In Review for the Built Environment: Looking Back to Plan Ahead” on Jan. 27. It will look at the design, construction and environmental industries in light of the economic slowdown, regulatory issues and important legal decisions, with a panel of attorneys from the firm's Construction and Environmental Practice Group. The event starts at 7:30 a.m. with registration and a breakfast. It will be held in the US Bank Centre, 1420 Fifth Ave. Cost is $20 if you prepay online or $25 at the door. For information contact Lani Holmes at (206) 223-5496 or holmesl@lanepowell.com.

Enterprise Community Partners

Enterprise Community Partners named M.A. Leonard vice president and Impact Market leader for the Pacific Northwest. Enterprise said it has invested more than $1 billion in community development in the past 20 years in Washington and Oregon, most of that in low-income housing tax credits for rental properties. Leonard worked as a consultant to community development groups working on affordable housing in Oregon and Washington. She was regional vice president with the National Equity Fund, and managed acquisition and portfolio activities in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Alaska.

NAIOP South Sound forecast Feb. 4

The sixth annual NAIOP South Sound Real Estate Forecast Lunch will be held Feb. 4 in the Tacoma Convention Center. Attendees will get tips and predictions from south sound developers. Lynn Michaelis, formerly chief economist for Weyerhaeuser, will speak and Mike Ruhl will moderate the panel: Jeff Lyon, GVA Kidder Mathews; Ted Johnson, Simon Johnson; Jeff Davis, Davis Property & Investment; and James Bach, CBRE Melody Capital Markets. It starts at 11 a.m. with registration. Cost is $35 for members and $50 for non-members. To register go to http://www.naiopwa.org