Jun 03, 2016

Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Middle Market Commercial Banking said Karen Fluegge has been promoted to regional vice president of the Bellevue Middle Market Commercial Banking region, which covers eastern King, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom and San Juan counties. Fluegge succeeds Don Grant, a 39-year Wells Fargo veteran, who is retiring. Her 19-person team serves companies with revenues greater than $20 million. She was senior vice president and head of business development for Middle Market Commercial Banking in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Washington State Fair

Karen LaFlamme is retiring after handling public relations for the Washington State Fair for 30 years. Stacy Howard, formerly with Seattle Public Schools, is the fair's new public relations manager.

Walla Walla Community College

Derek Brandes will succeed current Walla Walla Community College President Steven VanAusdle, who is retiring this summer. Brandes is vice president at Green River Community College and was a dean at Columbia Basin College.

Washington Student Achievement Council

Governor Jay Inslee appointed Dr. Rachelle Sharpe acting executive director of Washington Student Achievement Council, effective July 1. She replaces retiring Executive Director Dr. Gene Sharratt. The cabinet-level state agency provides planning, oversight and advocacy on educational issues.

Jun 02, 2016

Lane Powell

Reddy

Vamshi Reddy has joined Lane Powell as an attorney in the litigation practice group. Reddy focuses on securities and complex commercial litigation, data privacy, and white collar criminal and civil defense. She worked for Oregon's Department of Consumer and Business Services, and was an assistant U.S. attorney in the Eastern District of New York.

JND Legal Administration

JND Legal Administration, a business outsourcing firm focused on management and administration of large-scale class action, bankruptcy and mass tort claims, named Amanda Horn senior vice president of client services. Horn has spent more than 20 years in leadership roles at Garden City Group, and Gilardi & Co., and also was an attorney with Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro.

Hong Kong group buys Gilman Terrace

An entity based in Hong Kong purchased Gilman Terrace Apartments at 2557 14th Ave., near Expedia's future Seattle headquarters, for $20.1 million. The complex has two buildings constructed in 1988 and 1991, with 25 and 42 units, respectively. Tyler Smith and Steve Fischer of Westlake Associates represented the buyer: Gilman Terrace Holdings. Travis Andrews and Peter Larson of Paragon Real Estate represented the seller, an entity managed by Tim McHugh. The new owner plans to renovate the property.

Murphy joins Kilroy as EVP

Kilroy Realty Corp. named Tracy Murphy executive vice president of life sciences. Starting in July, Murphy will oversee approximately 1.5 million square feet of life science properties on the West Coast. She will be in charge of leasing, new acquisitions and development opportunities in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego. Murphy came from BioMed Realty Trust where she was senior vice president and West Coast lead. Kilroy has a West Coast portfolio of 13.7 million square feet, and another 905,000 square feet of office and residential projects under construction.

CREW's June 9 event topic: Google

Andrea Cattarin and Kristin Chiles of Google will talk about the company's real estate strategies and Northwest expansion plans at the June 9 Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle & Sound luncheon, at 11:30 a.m. at Washington Athletic Club in Seattle. Cattarin manages Google's western U.S. offices, and Chiles is responsible for site selection, lease transactions, and office design and construction. For more information or to register, visit: http://goo.gl/jw5coI