Jun 02, 2010

Visible Technologies

Visible Technologies, a Bellevue provider of social media monitoring and engagement solutions, established a European headquarters in London. The location will help it serve European companies that want to execute and define their enterprise social media strategy. Craig Gordon is managing director, supported by Andrew Grill, U.K. head of sales and business development.

Washington State University

Linda Kirk Fox, associate dean and associate director of Washington State University Extension, has been appointed to represent the western United States on the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy and is in line to chair the group in 2012. The region includes Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Micronesia, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

Evergreen Hospital

Evergreen Hospital Medical Center recently won three awards: the Diamond Award for Organizational Leadership from Commuter Challenge, the partner for change designation from Practice Greenhealth and the Bronze Aster Award from Marketing Healthcare Today. It won the Diamond Award for its effective employee trip reduction program. It won the partner designation for its promotion of sustainable health care practices such as using less toxic products. It won the bronze aster for a TV ad featuring medically astute auto mechanics.

St. Cloud Window

R. Kumar Grover was appointed independent sales representative for St. Cloud Window products in Washington and Oregon. Grover has more than 30 years of experience in the construction industry and holds master's degrees in mechanical and electrical engineering and industrial design from the University of London. St. Cloud Window, based in St. Cloud, Minn., makes aluminum windows and doors.

Conner Development Co.

Enterprise Washington and The Business Institute of Washington presented William Conner, founder of Conner Development Co., with the Business Leadership Star Award for helping improve the health of Washington state's business community. Conner, who started his construction company almost 50 years ago, has worked with professional peers to help them understand the importance of being politically active, according to Enterprise Washington and the institute, which are nonprofit, nonpartisan groups.

CMAA Pacific Northwest Chapter

The Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Construction Management Association of America recently awarded $1,500 Jerry Page Laford Memorial Scholarships to Amy Monson of the University of Washington, Kathy Damskov of Washington State University and Benjamin Tompkins of Umpqua Community College, who is transferring to Oregon State University. Each student maintained high grades while staying active in scholastic and community associations.

Greenberry Industrial

Greenberry Industrial has logged 2 million consecutive work hours over five years without a lost-time injury accident. The company attributes its record to a top-down safety culture and proactive accident prevention. It is a full-service industrial general contractor and fabricator with offices in Burlington, Portland, Corvallis, Ore., and Ontario, Calif.

Snyder Roofing of Washington

Snyder Roofing of Washington, based in Snohomish, was recognized as a Partner in Quality by Firestone Building Products based on its 2009 repair incidents. Each year Firestone presents the award to contractors who have achieved the highest levels of roofing quality. Snyder has 1.6 million square feet of Firestone roofs under warranty and carries a quality incidence rating of 1.24.

NUCA

The National Utility Contractors Association recently honored Representative Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat, with the We Dig America Award. The award is presented to a non-NUCA member who has made a significant contribution to the association and the underground utility construction industry as a whole. Blumenauer was chosen for “his outstanding leadership to initiate and establish an enduring national source of financing dedicated to the improvement of America's vital water and wastewater infrastructure.”

Dull Olson Weekes Architects

Portland-based Dull Olson Weekes Architects promoted Renee Kroupa, Karina Ruiz and Amy Friendy to associate principals. Kroupa, an educational facility planner/architect, has been with the firm for 14 years. She is governor of the Oregon/SW Washington Chapter of the Council for Educational Facility Planners International and on the Oregon School Facilities Task Force. Ruiz, a project manager/architect, has been with the firm for seven years. She has nearly 16 years in design and construction of educational facilities, and has led teams on health care projects for Legacy Health System. Friendy, director of operations, has 11 years experience as business manager, accountant, financial analyst, human resources director, strategic planner and project manager. She was project manager on the renovation of the firm's office at The Reserve, which is seeking LEED platinum certification. Dull Olson Weekes provides architectural, planning and interior design services.

Quantum Consulting Engineers

Amanda Johnson has joined Quantum Consulting Engineers as a project engineer. She has six years of structural engineering experience. She is working on the seismic strengthening of South Hill Business and Technology Center Building B in Puyallup and the Federal Way Public Schools Service Center. The Seattle-based firm provides structural engineering, renovation, analysis, retrofit and repair.