Apr 14, 2011

Puget Sound Educational District

The Puget Sound Educational Service District hired John Welch, superintendent of Highline School District, as superintendent, starting Sept. 1. Dr. Monte Bridges, the current superintendent at PSESD, and Welch will lead the agency together for a year before Welch takes over in July of 2012. Welch will help select a new deputy superintendent. PSESD is one of nine regional agencies serving school districts, private schools, educators, students, families and early learning communities in the state.

Bonneville Seattle Media Group

Bonneville Seattle Media Group said Larry Gifford will join 97.3 KIRO FM and AM 770 KTTH as program director May 2. Gifford has an extensive background in news, talk and sports, and has worked with ESPN Radio.

Plume21

The creative agency Plume21 has opened new offices at 2211 Fifth Ave. in Belltown. It was founded by Thomas Lamprecht and Kristina Muller-Eberhard and focuses on brand development, advertising and marketing. Lamprecht was with Grey Global Group and DraftFCB. Muller-Eberhard has had a long career in advertising and marketing.

NBS Financial Services

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Wallingford Center was built in 1904 and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

NBS Financial Services Executive Vice President Mike Wood arranged a $4.2 million loan from Symetra Financial for Wallingford Center, a mixed-use property on North 45th Street in Wallingford. Wood said one challenge was the land is leased from the Seattle School District and some lenders avoid buildings with ground leases, but the location and the more than 90 percent occupancy made a strong case. The center was built in 1904 as Interlake Elementary and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Lorig of Seattle bought the building in 1984 and renovated it into two floors of retail and 24 studio apartments.

Windermere Real Estate

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U.S Bank

Catherine Danigelis was named senior vice president and Pacific Northwest region manager for U.S. Bank Community Lending, Commercial Real Estate. She is responsible for teams in Seattle and Portland that provide construction, permanent and acquisition loans for affordable housing projects in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. She reports to Kyle Hansen, executive vice president.

Bentall Kennedy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded Bentall Kennedy the 2011 Energy Star Sustained Excellence Award for maximizing energy efficiency across its portfolio. It's the highest Energy Star award. Bentall Kennedy, whose U.S. headquarters are in Seattle, is a real estate investment adviser that manages 130 million square feet of commercial properties in North America. The award recognizes the company's energy audits and retrofits, and its new medical office building sustainability program, which it said have saved $4 million since 2007.

Jones Lang LaSalle

Jones Lang LaSalle is offering what it says is the first iPhone app providing commercial real estate research and interaction with Jones Lang LaSalle employees. The free app will soon be available in a variety of languages. The company has a Seattle office.

Madison Marquette

Bentall Kennedy, the new owner of Westwood Village, a grocery-anchored retail center in West Seattle, hired Madison Marquette Retail Services to manage the property. Rob Pittman, VP of management services for Madison Marquette's Northwest region, said his company will improve operating performance and “drive value through several key new initiatives.”