Dec 12, 2013

Columbia Basin Development League

State Senator Mark Schoesler and Representative Judy Warnick were awarded Honorary Life Memberships by the Columbia Basin Development League, which said the legislators helped secure the largest state investment ever in the Columbia Basin Project.

doxo

The city of Gig Harbor said in the first 90 days on doxo, more than five percent of residents have connected and “gone paperless.” Residents can receive bills, organize account info and make payments directly from a doxo account, either online or with a mobile app. David Rodenbach, finance director for Gig Harbor, said this saves the city money for printing and postage. Seattle-based doxo is backed by Mohr Davidow Ventures, Sigma Partners and Bezos Expeditions.

Big Funko lease in Everett

Bobblehead designer and distributor Funko is moving to Everett and will more than triple the size of its headquarters. Funko will take 200,500 square feet at 1202 Shuksan Way in March. Daniel Seger and Brent Jackson of Jones Lang LaSalle represented Funko. The company was operating out of a 62,000-square-foot space. Funko was founded in 1998, and designs, imports and markets pop culture collectibles.

CBRE buys San Francisco company

CBRE Group Inc. said it bought The CAC Group, a San Francisco-based commercial real estate services firm with an office in Seattle. CAC has 130 employees and is the agent for more than 18 million square feet of office space. It manages another 11 million square feet in Seattle, Bellevue, San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. In Seattle, CAC manages more than 3 million square feet of office space, including Columbia Center. CBRE has 37,000 employees in 300 offices around the world.

Golden Dumpster award winners

The Building Owners and Managers Association in Seattle last week gave out the annual Golden Dumpster awards for buildings that focus on waste reduction, recycling and tenant education. Here are the winners for each category: Under 200,000 square feet: World Trade Center North, Adobe Waterfront Building, and 625 Union Station; 200,000 to 500,000 square feet: 605 Union Station; more than 500,000 square feet: Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza. CleanScapes and Seattle Public Utilities are partners in the awards.

EMB Management

Associa's EMB Management, which provides services to homeowner associations and developers, has added five condo and home projects to its portfolio with 742 units. They are: Peaceful Valley Country Club in Maple Valley, Waterview condos in Kirkland, Finnegan Way condos in Bellingham, Alpine Fairway Villa in Mount Vernon and Summerwind in Renton. Dallas-based Associa says it is North America's largest homeowner association management firm, with 8,000 employees and more than 150 offices in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Dec 11, 2013

The Portico Group

Hamm

Rupp

Principal Alissa Rupp is the new president of The Portico Group. Michael Hamm, president and CEO for 15 years, will continue as CEO until he retires in April, when Rupp will take over that position. Rupp has been with the firm for nearly 15 years, leading projects in the U.S. and Asia, including museums, zoos and science centers. Hamm is a Portico founder and has led projects for governmental and not-for-profit clients including World War II Valor in the Pacific and Pearl Harbor Visitor Center, both in Honolulu. The nearly 30-year-old Seattle-based firm designs museums, zoos, public gardens, aquariums and visitor centers.

Bernardo|Wills Architects

Soares

Kendrick

Pam Kendrick and Gregg Soares joined Bernardo|Wills Architects as building information modeling/computer-aided design technicians. Kendrick is working on Chief Joseph Village Apartments on WSU's Pullman campus. She was a graduate teaching assistant at Clemson University and holds a master's degree in historic preservation. Soares is providing drawing and graphics support for Spokane's Nelson Service Center solid waste and fleet maintenance project. He was with Mine Ventilation Services and holds a bachelor's in construction management from ITT Technical Institute. Spokane-based Bernardo|Wills provides architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and master planning.

Travis, Fitzmaurice & Associates

Richmond

Pete Richmond rejoined Travis, Fitzmaurice & Associates as an electrical engineer focusing on K-12, higher education and fire stations. He was campus electrical engineer at Central Washington University and worked for nine years at Travis, Fitzmaurice. The Seattle-based firm provides electrical design services for educational, institutional, industrial, commercial and housing projects.

Elliott Bay Design Group

Harris

Wichgers

Faas

Patrick Faas, Matthew Wichgers and Steve Harris of Elliott Bay Design Group have completed the Cold Regions Engineering Short Course, a credential that recognizes skills in Arctic engineering and is required for licensure in Alaska. The firm provides naval architecture, marine engineering and production support services, with offices in Seattle, New Orleans and Ketchikan, Alaska.

Parsons Brinckerhoff

Tomer

Richard Tomer was named a regulatory and permitting specialist at Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure consulting, engineering and program/construction management organization. He will provide technical regulatory services in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for resiliency and waterfront projects. He spent 31 years at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, most recently as chief of the regulatory branch.

GeoEngineers

GeoEngineers hired Rachel Philbrook as a human resources recruiting coordinator and Devon McLay as a staff geotechnical engineer in the Redmond office. The firm also hired Stephanie Pride as a graphic designer in the Seattle headquarters. The earth science, engineering and technology consulting firm also has regional offices in Tacoma and Bellingham.

DLR Group

In the Seattle office, DLR Group promoted Jason Dardis to principal, Diana Brown and Mike Janes to senior associate, and Denny Burke, Tara Kelly and Amarpreet Sethi to associate. Dardis leads the corporate practice in Seattle where he collaborates with Fortune 500 clients in technology, retail, and development segments. DLR Group provides architecture, engineering, planning and interior design.

Banner Bank

Banner Bank hired John Chambers as vice president and business banker on the new Small Business Banking team. He will be based in the Bellevue Center branch, and was a store manager for Umpqua Bank.

Possible

Possible, a WPP Digital company with an office in Seattle, made additions and promotions to its global team: Jason Burby is president of the Americas, Chien-Wen Tong is global CMO based in London, John Sutherby is global CTO, Thomas Stelter is vice president of emerging solutions, Gus Weigel is CFO of the Americas. The creative agency has 25 offices on five continents.

Wunderman Seattle

Wunderman Seattle hired Jean-Benoit Bataille to lead Data & Insights work for Microsoft, T-Mobile and adidas. Kai Musielak was hired to lead work for Xbox and other consumer brands. Wunderman has 170 offices in 60 countries offering brand experience, consumer engagement, Data & Insights and world health marketing solutions.