Sep 28, 2010

ABC of Western Washington

Erin VerHoeven of Corstone Contractors is 2010-11 board chair of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. New officers include: Steve Klimek of Redhawk Group, chair-elect; Jeremy Stendera of Apex, vice chair of government & labor affairs; Larry Newton of Lovsted-Worthington, vice chair of membership; Amanda Grindle of Saybr Contractors, vice chair of development and education; Mark VanWell of VanWell Masonry, secretary/treasurer; and Les Sargeant of United Systems Mechanical, immediate past chair. Directors for 2010-11 are: Jamie Creek of Synergy Construction, Ryan Haggard of Haggard Electrical Contractors, Jeff Harding of Premier Builders, Dawn Lanz of McMullen Electric, Richard Malowney of Hub International NW, Greg Nolten of Dochnahl Construction, Brian Pahlow of Nuprecon, Karl Pauly of Graham Contracting, and John Stockburger of Davis Schueller.

Materials Testing & Consulting

Olympia's Materials Testing & Consulting added four to its geotechnical team: Lance Levine, Trish Beals, Wes Parnell and Josh Wagner. Levine, a professional engineer, is providing geotechnical engineering, consulting and project management for the southwestern regional office. Beals is a geologist, materials laboratory assistant and field technician. She is working at the Olympia office and the onsite materials laboratory at Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Parnell is a field technician specializing in soils and asphalt QA/QC of federally administered projects. Wagner is a special inspector and soils technician who is accredited to inspect Army Corps of Engineers projects.

Donald B. Murphy Contractors

Federal Way-based Donald B. Murphy Contractors created an international trading and consulting division called DBM Global Services to support the firm's overseas expansion. The new division is working in growing international markets that include Canada, China, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Africa and South America.

Oregon State University

Oregon State University placed second nationally in the Engineering Student Design Competition by the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. Also known as the Big Beam Contest, the event pits student teams against each other to fabricate and test a precast, prestressed concrete beam with the help of local PCI producer members. OSU's team included Jill Folkestad, Gabriel Hoxmeier, Jared Trowbridge, Kenichi Nagao and Benjamin Maue. Keith Kaufman was the faculty advisor and Knife River Corp. of Harrisburg, Ore., was the local PCI producer. OSU took top honors in its regional division. A team from the University of South Florida won the overall championship.

Newcastle

Newcastle's City Council selected Rob Wyman as the city's permanent city manager. Wyman has been interim city manager since January and has worked in community planning and real estate. His salary is $110,000 per year.

Performance Bicycle

Performance Bicycle, a specialty bike retailer, is expanding in the Seattle area by opening a new store in Tukwila and updating the Lynnwood store. The Tukwila store is at 351 Strander Boulevard, in South Center Plaza. The Lynnwood store is at 3225 Alderwood Boulevard.

Washington State Bar Association

The Washington State Bar Association awarded a series of awards for 2010. Federal District Court Judge Robert J. Bryan received the Lifetime Service Award for service to the WSBA and the public. Seattle attorney Aneelah Afzali received the Excellence in Diversity Award. Afzali co-founded the Middle Eastern Legal Association of Washington and is with Stokes Lawrence. Judge Tari S. Eitzen of the Superior Court Judges' Association Executive Committee received the Outstanding Judge of the Year Award, along with Judge Vickie Churchill and Judge Richard F. McDermott.

Sep 24, 2010

Washington State Bar Association

The Washington State Bar Association said Bellevue attorney Steven G. Toole was sworn in as 2010–11 WSBA president at the annual meeting this week. The outgoing president is Salvador A. Mungia. Toole has a solo practice where he focuses on personal injury litigation. His service to the WSBA began more than 15 years ago.

Weber Shandwick

Weber Shandwick has appointed new Pacific Northwest leadership and started hiring. Fourteen-year agency veteran Tim Fry has been promoted to general manager for the Seattle office. Michelle Maggs, a 12-year agency veteran, has been promoted to senior vice president, management supervisor. The firm has also hired Senior Vice President Bee Wuethrich to head the Seattle arm of its Social Impact practice, which focuses on philanthropic organizations. Weber Shandwick Seattle has a new office at 818 Stewart.

Sterling Financial

Sterling Financial Corp. added Robert H. Hartheimer to the board of directors. He has more than 30 years of bank regulatory and financial market experience, and is president of Washington, D.C.-based Hartheimer LLC.