Aug 11, 2016

Syona Home

Syona Home, a Seattle startup specializing in high quality, environmentally friendly bedding, has launched an online store. The founder and CEO is Sukanta Nanda and the COO is Rohit Arabind.

Brooks Running Co.

Brooks Running Co. promoted Patrick Pons de Vier to senior vice president of global footwear and hired Gerald Kuhtz as senior design director of global footwear. Pons de Vier leads design, development, product management, and research and development. Kuhtz was VP of football design for adidas.

Davis Property & Investment

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Center Plaza 3 building in DuPont

Davis Property & Investment, LLC has sold its Center Plaza 3 building in DuPont, south of Tacoma, to Western Washington Sheet Metal for $5 million. Davis developed the property in 2009, purpose-built for the buyer. The 31,000 square-foot building is one of six at Davis' 180,000 square-foot Center Plaza, which counts Ikea, Amazon, FedEx, Dania and Pier 1 among its tenants. No brokers were involved in the deal.

UW Runstad Center

Stevenson

The University of Washington's Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies named a new director. Replacing interim director Peter Orser will be Simon Stevenson, who comes from the UK's University of Reading. He teaches real estate and finance, with a research focus on public real estate markets, REITs, housing economics and finance. He has a doctorate from University College Dublin. He begins his transition to the UW in September and will assume full-time duties in January.

CREW anniversary Sept. 23

CREW has set the date for its 30th anniversary party: Friday, Sept. 23 at Coterie Worklounge (1414 Fourth Ave.) The theme, appropriately, is to be 80s, meaning a return to the large shoulder pads, high hair and power suits one today associates with the movie “Working Girl.” Attendees can RSVP at crewseattle.org. CREW's slogan for the night is “Party like it's 1986,” a year when Whitney Houston, Prince, Janet Jackson and Cyndi Lauper were topping the charts. Expect the DJ to spin plenty of Duran Duran, too.

Aug 10, 2016

Mazzetti

Jack

In Seattle, engineering design and consulting firm Mazzetti hired electrical engineer Jay Jack as an associate principal. Jack has provided electrical engineering services in the Puget Sound region for 32 years, focusing on commercial, health care and design-build markets. He was with Coffman Engineers, and founded and managed Cierra Electrical Group for 16 years. He will help Mazzetti expand in the region.

Mackenzie

Blakney

In Portland, Mackenzie hired Chris Blakney in a new position: senior economist. Blakney will analyze market trends and the economic feasibility of projects. He spent 12 years at Johnson Economics, but has done economic and regional analysis on projects with Mackenzie. Mackenzie provides architecture and interior design; structural, civil and traffic engineering; land use and transportation planning; and landscape architecture.

AHBL

Stromstad

Poff

McDonald

In Tacoma, AHBL hired Trevor McDonald as a project engineer. In Seattle, it hired Colin Poff as a land use planner. In Tri-Cities, it hired Caleb Stromstad as a civil project engineer. McDonald is an engineer in training and has three years of experience. He will work in the civil engineering division and assist on K-12 and other projects. Poff holds a master's in urban planning from the University of Washington and a bachelor's in political science from Western Washington University. He will work on Bellingham's LID code updates. Stromstad has four years of experience in civil design and engineering. He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He will work on the Sunrise Ridge Road Plat in Richland. AHBL provides civil and structural engineering, landscape architecture, community planning and land surveying.

Rice Fergus Miller

Pickering

Ritter-Lopatowski

Haley

Flink

Andersen

Rajpreeja

Bremerton-based architecture firm Rice Fergus Miller promoted Ian Andersen to associate principal, and Austin Flink, Inkyoung Haley, Jason Ritter-Lopatowski, Richard Pickering and Sirima Rajpreeja to associate. Andersen is an architect who focuses on community and hospitality project management. Flink is the graphic designer and oversees the VizLab. Haley is a designer on health care projects. Ritter-Lopatowski is a designer who focuses on hospitality and community projects. Pickering is an intern architect who works on senior living, community and residential projects. Rajpreeja is a technical designer who focuses on fire and emergency services, and community projects.

Stantec

Palmer

Mehall

Schweiter

In Bellevue, Stantec hired Andrea Schweiter as a geological consultant, Caitlin Mehall as a designer/engineer in training and Logan Palmer as a water resources engineer in training. Schweiter has 10 years of experience in the environmental/geotechnical field and seven years assisting and managing local health and safety programs. Mehall has worked on site design and permitting for natural gas facilities. For Stantec, she works in the municipal water, wastewater and stormwater sectors. Palmer provides field data collection, construction inspection, civil 3D drafting/design, sewer and water designs, erosion and sediment control strategies, site concepts and layouts, and grading and drainage designs. Stantec provides consulting in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics.

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn said Duncan Butcher has joined the business team as senior counsel, with a focus on corporate transactional law and securities. Butcher has practiced for over seven years in Seattle.

GSC Logistics

GSC Logistics, Inc., an Oakland-based provider of third-party logistics, hired Paul McEntee as general manager for Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Colorado. He has 25 years of experience in transportation and logistics. GSC Logistics provides ocean and intermodal drayage, domestic and import/export cross-dock deconsolidation, overweight transportation, D.C. bypass programs, refrigerated and dry truckload services.