Dec 03, 2013

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

Gygi

Ann Gygi has rejoined the Seattle law firm Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, focusing on land use, real estate and environmental law. Before practicing law she worked for the Washington State Convention & Trade Center, and later was general counsel to Forterra.

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance

Smith

Garcia

Seattle Cancer Care Alliance hired two hematologists. Dr. David A. Garcia is a specialist in treating thrombosis and blood disorders, and will also serve as professor of hematology in the Department of Medicine /Hematology and associate medical director for antithrombotic therapy at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Dr. Stephen Douglas Smith joins as a medical oncologist treating patients with lymphoma and is also an associate professor in the UW School of Medicine.

Swinerton Builders

Jaschke

Swinerton Builders promoted Derek Jaschke to project executive for its Northwest division, which has offices in Portland and Bellevue. Jaschke, LEED AP, is a third-generation builder with 30 years of industry experience. For the last decade, he was senior project manager at Swinerton, overseeing projects in Seattle such as Columbia Sportswear's LEED-certified store and the Attorney General's Office. Swinerton expects 2014 revenues for its Northwest division to top $100 million.

Global Diving & Salvage

Grennan

Devon Grennan, president of Seattle-based Global Diving & Salvage for the past four years, was appointed chief executive officer. Global founders and owners Tim Beaver and John Graham are maintaining ownership and remain on the board of directors, but are stepping down from daily operations. Grennan started at the company in 1995 as a marine environmental supervisor. In his new role, he is in charge of strategic planning and is leading the senior management team and board of directors. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Washington.

University of Puget Sound

The University of Puget Sound won an honor award from the Professional Grounds Management Society for its creation of seasonal landscapes at its Tacoma campus. The school won in the Urban University category of the 2013 Green Star Awards competition. At UPS, a 10-person crew is assisted by student workers to care for the 97-acre campus. Joe Kovolyan is grounds manager and Bob Kief is associate vice president for facilities services.

Nov 29, 2013

NBS finds financing for FedEx building

NBS Financial Services' Principal and Director of Seattle Production Mike Wood arranged $39 million in acquisition financing for a 210,300-square-foot FedEx industrial property in Redmond. Charlotte-based SunCap Property Group sold the distribution facility to Franklin-Redmond LLC for $60.63 million in October. State Farm Life Insurance was the lender. The loan was difficult because the deal equated to $185 per square foot, much higher than the typical $100 to $150 per square foot valuation for industrial properties.

Capitol Hill Housing to hire a COO

Capitol Hill Housing is seeking a new chief operating officer to oversee property management, compliance, information technology and human resources. Applicants should have at least 10 years of experience in one of the following fields: real estate, property management, finance, human resources, nonprofit administration and low-income housing. The deadline is Dec. 17. Capitol Hill Housing owns 44 buildings in Seattle. For more information or an application, visit: http://bit.ly/1h7uz0V

CREW luncheon topic: Trammell Crow

Mike Nelson and Craig Dobbs of Trammell Crow Co. will be the speakers at Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle and Sound's December lunch meeting at 11:30 a.m. Dec. 12 at Washington Athletic Club in Seattle. Trammell Crow left the area in 2008 but returned last year and is planning several projects. Register at http://bit.ly/1dpzIRj

RPM NW leases space in Ridgefield

RPM Northwest LLC, an auto and truck parts and accessories business, will lease 1,500 square feet of office space, 6,000 square feet of warehouse and a storage yard at the Port of Ridgefield. Kelly Shea of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented RPM, and Scott Fraser of Kidder Mathews represented the port. RPM used to be in Brush Prarie south of Battleground. The new space is closer to Interstate 5 and has higher ceilings, allowing RPM to handle bigger vehicles like RVs. Ridgefield is in the northern portion of Clark County.

Freedom Foundation

Tom McCabe, former head of the Building Industry Association of Washington, has been named CEO of Freedom Foundation, an Olympia-based free-market think tank. He will replace Jonathan Bechtle, who left in September to become COO of the Foundation for Government Accountability in Naples, Fla.

WorkForce Central

WorkForce Central said four business leaders were appointed to the Tacoma-Pierce County Workforce Development Council, one of 12 in Washington state that addresses workforce development needs through public and private partnerships. The new WDC members are Louis Cooper, senior director security and labor relations at the Port of Tacoma; Scott Haas, talent acquisition manager at NW ThyssenKrupp Aerospace USA; John Rader, director of operations at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters; and Barry Ray, senior vice-president and controller at Columbia Bank.