Jul 30, 2010

BCO Hydrocarbon

BCO Hydrocarbon Ltd., a natural resource exploration company with an office in Clyde Hill, said it has completed the acquisition of Nevada City, Calif.-based Sauer Energy, Inc. SEI President and CEO Dieter Sauer has been elected BCO president, CEO and a member of the board of directors. Sauer succeeds Malcolm Albery who remains a member of the board. SEI designs and produces small wind turbine systems designed to be sold as a kit for roof mounting on homes or small buildings.

City of Sammamish

The Association of Washington Cities elected Sammamish Mayor Don Gerend to serve as secretary, which the city said puts him in line to become vice-president next year and president in 2012. Olympia-based AWC represents 281 cities and towns in Washington, providing legislative representation, education and other member services.

WSDOT

Steve Pierce has joined the Washington State Department of Transportation as communications director. Pierce was public affairs manager with the Department of Labor & Industries for nearly 10 years. He replaces Lloyd Brown, who left WSDOT to become communications director for the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Washington, D.C.

Jul 29, 2010

Safeco Foundation

Safeco Insurance, a member of Liberty Mutual Group, named Paul Hollie director of the Safeco Foundation and Community Relations, overseeing philanthropic activities in the Northwest and managing employee giving. The foundation was established in 2006 and focuses on education and health and human services in Washington and Oregon. Hollie joined Safeco in 2001.

HSBC Private Bank

HSBC Private Bank named Mark Pittsey as a managing director and regional manager for the Bay Area and Northwest region. He will head the HSBC Private Bank office in San Francisco. Pittsey was managing director and office director for Deutsche Bank Private Wealth Management in San Francisco.

Impact Capital

Impact Capital hired Boris Borisov as program officer in Spokane. Borisov has worked with the city of Spokane, focusing on assistance to business associations in their revitalization efforts. He immigrated to Spokane from Ukraine in the early 1990's and has a degree in urban planning from Eastern Washington University. He has worked on the University District and Spokane's downtown plan. Impact Capital helps build neighborhoods in underserved communities.

Windermere Real Estate

Patti Pacheco is a new associate broker in the Silverdale office of Windermere. New sales associates in other offices are Patty Berger, Molly DuPuy and Jodi Masters, Auburn; Shana Hoople and Janette Lombard, Granite Falls; Tara Linebarger, Kent; Bob Tremonte, Monroe; Kelli Johnson and John Paxson, Port Orchard; Catherine Jones, Poulsbo; Jerry Soules, Seattle-Greenwood; Damani Williams and Laura Vo, Seattle-International District; Owen Ashurst, Seattle-Magnolia; and Jennifer Maher, Seattle-Wedgwood.

Grubb & Ellis

ING Clarion Partners selected Bill Condon, Matt McGregor and Andrew Hitchcock of the Seattle office of Grubb & Ellis as the leasing agents for the 427,250-square-foot Sumner Central industrial building. A tenant occupies 90,000 square feet, but Condon said “we can deliver the whole building if necessary.” The warehouse/distribution building was built in 2006 and is located at 2701 142nd Ave. E.

Northpoint Escrow + Title

Northpoint Escrow + Title will expand into Snohomish County next week with an office at 3120 Colby Ave. in Everett. Carl Jorgensen, vice president and Snohomish County manager, will head the office. It will house, escrow, title, client services and social media operations. The sales team is Kara Peebles, Laurie Cole, Engy Goldrick and Kim Cripe. Other staff members are Escrow Officer Erianne Berg, Escrow Closer Jamie Eshleman and Escrow Assistant Stephanie Pierce. This is the 3-year-old company's fifth office.

The Benaroya Co.

After more than 50 years in Seattle, the Benaroya Co. is moving its headquarters to Bellevue. The company will occupy 8,300 square feet in its I-90 Center South office building at 3600 136th Place S.E. This brings the 79,900-square-foot building to 100 percent occupancy. Benaroya acquires, develops, and manages office space, data centers, retail, high-tech and industrial properties in the Pacific Northwest.

Cole Real Estate Investments

Phoenix-based Cole Real Estate Investments, which owns commercial real estate in Washington state and is one of the nation's most active investors, hired Thomas Falatko as vice president of acquisitions. He focuses on multi-tenant retail assets. He has been responsible for acquisition of about 7 million square feet valued at more than $1 billion. He worked for Somera Capital Management.