Oct 04, 2011

The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits

The Rock, Wood Fired Pizza & Spirits, said it will open a new restaurant in The Maxwell Hotel at the base of Queen Anne Hill this year. This will be the first urban location. The Rock has 12 locations in Washington, Oregon and Canada. The Queen Anne restaurant is owned and operated by Jay Gigandet, co-founder and CFO of The Rock, and Bellis' Wedge Corp. They have plans to open 30 U.S. restaurants in partnership with the H. Katz Capital Group.

Seattle Arts Commission

Dan Mahle is Seattle Arts Commission's “get engaged” commissioner for 2011-2012. Mahle is the founder and program director of The Art Affect, a nonprofit that organizes Seattle youth, and is half-time program director at the Seattle Architecture Foundation. The goal of the “get engaged” program is to get young adults on city commissions. Mahle fills the post held by Ellienne McKay of Seattle Children's Theatre.

Powerit Solutions

Seattle-based Powerit Solutions, an international clean tech company that connects energy-intensive businesses with the smart grid, hired Kevin Klustner as CEO. Klustner has 25 years of experience and has worked with clean tech businesses.

Canyon Creek Cabinet Co.

Monroe-based Canyon Creek Cabinet Co. was named one of Seattle Business magazine's 50 greenest companies in Washington. More than 150 companies, nonprofits, government agencies and schools were nominated for the awards. They were judged on their impact to the environment, the comprehensiveness of their efforts and the extent to which they provide a model for other organizations. Canyon Creek was recognized in the manufacturing category.

Dwell Development

Seattle's Dwell Development received the 2010-11 Home of the Year Award by Northwest Energy Star Homes for its accomplishments and contributions to building energy-efficient homes. Dwell also received the Master Builders Association's Built Green Hammer Award, which honors residential green building projects and leaders in innovative green building practices statewide.

ABC of Western Washington

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington is moving to the Star Plaza Building, just up the hill from the association's longtime location in Bellevue. Phone and fax numbers will remain the same, but there won't be any direct-dial numbers for staff. The new address is: 11061 N.E. Second St., Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004. Staff hope to open the new office today, according to an ABC press release.

Sep 30, 2011

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Co. said John Rindlaub has been named regional president for Asia Pacific operations, effective Dec. 1. He succeeds Cliff Lawrence, who will become regional vice president for Wells Fargo's Global Banking business in Dallas. Rindlaub will be based in Hong Kong. He was recently executive vice president and regional manager for Wells Fargo Commercial Banking in the Pacific Northwest.

UW Tacoma

Rob Friedman, a professor with degrees in the humanities and information science, is the new director of University of Washington Tacoma's Institute of Technology. Friedman comes from New Jersey Institute of Technology, where he was chairman of the humanities department and director of the science, technology and society program, while holding a joint appointment with the College of Computing Sciences. He replaces the Orlando Baiocchi, who is retiring. He is not related to new UW Tacoma Chancellor Debra Friedman.

Axio Research

Axio Research in Seattle promoted Kent Koprowicz to global head, biostatistics. He will oversee 17 statisticians and six statistical programmers. Koprowicz has held several positions at Axio and was recently a statistician in the departments of radiology and biostatistics at the University of Washington.