Jan 19, 2011

Stoel Rives

Erin Eliasen has been elected a partner at Stoel Rives. Eliasen is in the Corporate Practice Group and has experience in corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and secured transactions.

Emeritus

Seattle-based Emeritus Corp., a national provider of senior living services, announced Granger Cobb is now president and sole chief executive officer. Cobb was previously president and co-CEO. Dan Baty will continue as chairman of the board. The company also said it has entered into a “shared opportunities agreement” designed to provide growth opportunities in conjunction with Baty's pursuits outside Emeritus. Emeritus operates 479 senior living communities in 42 states.

Cascade Water Alliance

Cascade Water Alliance in Bellevue hired Edward Cebron. Cebron, a regional economic and financial expert, will serve as an economist tasked with informing Cascade on regional water policy and financial challenges. He is a founding principal of FCS Group and has 28 years of professional experience addressing economic and financial issues. The alliance was formed by eight municipalities in 1999 to meet current and future needs.

Archer Western Contractors

Archer Western Contractors, a non-union subsidiary of the Walsh Group working at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, was awarded OSHA Star VPP status. Archer was cited for its safety record, health management program and safety culture, which includes management support and employee involvement. In VPP, management, labor and OSHA work together to prevent fatalities, injuries and illnesses

Northwest Wind & Solar

Kevin Charap was promoted to design and installation manager of Northwest Wind & Solar in Seattle. His duties include client consultations, system design, estimating and project management for solar installations. He is certified as a solar PV installer by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from Washington State University.

Schuchart Corp.

Seattle-based general contractor Schuchart Corp. hired Gabe Stephens as an assistant project manager. Stephens has more than 12 years of local construction experience, including new construction, historic renovations, seismic upgrades and schools. He holds a bachelor's degree in construction management from the University of Washington.

Jensen Maritime

Jensen Maritime, a Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm owned by Crowley Maritime Corp., appointed Johan Sperling vice president responsible for profit and loss, operations and personnel, and Jonathan Parrot vice president of new design development. Sperling has worked at the firm for nine years and is a former owner. Parrot will oversee development of new designs for Jensen.

BCRA

Alan McWain, a senior landscape architect at BCRA, recently passed the green roof professional exam given by Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Tacoma-based BCRA provides building science, architecture, interior and graphic design, marketing, civil and structural engineering, and land use planning.