Oct 19, 2012

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt named Troy Greenfield as partner in charge of the Seattle office of the regional law firm. He practices intellectual property, securities and bankruptcy/creditors' rights litigation. Greenfield previously was managing shareholder of Bullivant Houser Baily.

Jerome, Bruhn & Associates

Jerome & Associates, a marketing firm, is now Jerome, Bruhn & Associates with expanded services in business planning, consultation and strategic marketing programs. Founders John Jerome and Karen Bruhn formed Jerome, Bruhn & Associates in 1998 to help position companies for growth, and then expanded into technology, marketing and business services.

Cal's Classic American

Vulcan Real Estate said Cal's Classic American has opened a restaurant in South Lake Union. The tavern-style restaurant is on the northeast corner of Harrison and Terry. This is the second Cal's; the other is at Kent Station in Kent.

Oct 18, 2012

Helsell Fetterman

Minear

Huang

Seattle law firm Helsell Fetterman hired Cindy Huang and Jonathan Minear as associate attorneys. Huang has six years of experience in family law and divorce. Minear has four years of experience as a judicial clerk and associate. Helsell Fetterman is a full service law firm.

NanoString

Seattle-based NanoString Technologies hired James Johnson as chief financial officer. Johnson has more than 20 years of life sciences financial expertise and recently served as CFO for Relypsa, a biopharmaceutical company. He also was executive vice president and CFO for ZymoGenetics. NanoString provides life science tools for research and development of molecular diagnostics.

Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

The Oregon College of Oriental Medicine hired Dr. William Keppler as acting president to fill in for Dr. Michael Gaeta who is recovering from injuries in a motor vehicle accident in September. Keppler is the former president of the National College of Natural Medicine and professor emeritus at the College of Health Sciences at Florida International University. OCOM offers two degree programs: master or doctor of acupuncture and Oriental medicine.

Cobalt Mortgage

Bennett

Wheelwright

Kirkland-based Cobalt Mortgage appointed Ryan Wheelwright and Trevor Bennett co-branch managers for the Bellevue Two office. Wheelwright has more than 10 years of mortgage lending and management experience. Bennett has more than 12 years of mortgage industry experience and has been recognized for top loan origination on a national level. The branch is just south of downtown Bellevue on Southeast Eighth Street.

Argus Self Storage

Wilcox

Jason Wilcox, CCIM, has been named the Argus Self Storage sales network broker affiliate in Washington state. He is part of a national network of brokers who assist buyers and sellers of self-storage real estate. Wilcox will help with research, evaluation, and access to buyers and sellers. He has more than 18 years of experience in multifamily housing and commercial real estate transactions. The U.S. has 2.3 billion square feet of self-storage space.

Keller Williams

Takagi

Keller Williams in Bellevue hired two new agents in September: Douglas Giles, previously with John L. Scott, and Emi Takagi, who is new to the industry. The agent count in Keller Williams' Bellevue Market Center now stands at 87.

Axis Planning & Development

Dore

Axis Planning & Development, a real estate and construction planning firm, said Irma Dore has joined as principal. The company specializes in land planning, infrastructure, tenant improvements and feasibility studies. Projects range from commercial office space to high-end housing and the Pike Place Market seismic upgrades. Dore will provide multi-disciplinary expertise as an architect, project manager and owner's rep. She has an architecture degree from Washington State University, and has worked for Port Blakely Communities, Investco Management Services, Unico Properties and Vulcan.