Dec 04, 2015

McKinley Irvin

Sanders

Batalden

McKinley Irvin family law firm has added attorneys Austin Batalden in Portland and Casey Sanders in Vancouver. Batalden represents clients in family law, with a focus on LBGT issues. Sanders is a family law and divorce attorney. McKinley Irvin has offices in Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver and Portland.

ConcertoHealth

ConcertoHealth named Dr. Sundara Samavedi medical director for Washington state. ConcertoHealth has expanded its partnership with Molina Healthcare in Washington, and plans to open Concerto Care Centers in Lynnwood and Lakewood early next year, and eventually provide services in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. ConcertoHealth merges social work with care management to serve people in its clinics as well as their homes, and also has care teams for people in hospitals, nursing homes or other settings.

Dec 03, 2015

TrueBlue

TrueBlue, a provider of workforce solutions in Tacoma, has acquired the workforce efficiency firm Simos Insourcing Solutions. Atlanta-based Simos provides on-premise staffing for several Fortune 500 companies that are using contingent labor to increase performance. Tim Sims founded Simos in 2003. TrueBlue's workforce group includes Staff Management|SMX, Centerline and PlaneTechs. Simos will continue to be managed by President and CEO Kelly Carlson.

Pavia Systems

Pavia Systems, a Seattle software company specializing in the transportation infrastructure industry, hired Gary Lane as vice president of sales and marketing. Lane has 15 years of experience in computer software, and was director of subscription sales at Autodesk and managed subscription programs for a $300 million business. Pavia was founded in 2005. Products include apps for project inspection, pavement design and online training for public agencies, contractors, manufacturers and materials companies.

Kidder Mathews hires Lezlie Plastino

Plastino

Lezlie Plastino has joined Kidder Mathews' Bellevue office as a senior property manager. Plastino has more than 25 years of property management experience, and last worked at Schnitzer West as general manager of investments for a 1.2 million-square-foot office portfolio. Plastino has worked at Kidder Mathews before, managing 6 million square feet of office and industrial space from the south Seattle office. Kidder Mathews has more than 500 employees in 12 offices in Washington, Oregon, California and Arizona.

Andrea Lerum joins Tarragon

Lerum

Tarragon said it hired Andrea Lerum as a leasing coordinator for retail. Lerum last worked at CBRE, where she was an assistant real estate manager. Tarragon develops residential, industrial, office and retail projects in Washington, California and Nevada.

2 more retailers at Chambers Bay

Top Pot Doughnuts and Mediterranean Grill will open locations in the Village at Chambers Bay in University Place. Mediterranean Grill will take 2,000 square feet in the Clearview Building at 3555 Market Place W. and Top Pot will take another 1,600 square feet in that building. The Clearview Building has two vacant spaces remaining, and broker Jeff Kraft of Kidder Mathews said he has letters of intent for both. Whole Foods Market was key to luring the new tenants, Kraft said.

$41M for affordable housing

Berkadia said it originated $40.8 million in refinancing for three affordable housing properties in Washington and Wyoming. Berkadia representatives declined to provide details on the properties. Ed Zimbler and Allan Freedman of Berkadia's Los Angeles office arranged financing through the company's Freddie Mac program for the property owner, which is from Woodland Hills, California. Berkadia is a joint venture of Berkshire Hathaway and Leucadia National Corp.