Sep 08, 2016

Washington Poison Center

Liebelt

Washington Poison Center has a new medical director: Dr. Erica Liebelt, who will also serve as a clinical professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She will provide medical oversight for poison information specialists at WAPC, and support education and outreach. She was a professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and co-medical director of the Regional Poison Control Center/Birmingham. Dr. Betty Chen and Dr. Matthew Valento have been serving as co-interim medical directors.

Kemper Development Co.

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Next Wednesday, Sept. 14, Whole Foods will open 365 by Whole Foods in Bellevue Square. This is the third store in the chain's new line of smaller groceries that will focus on value-minded, grab-and-go shoppers. It will be in what's now called South Commons at Bellevue Square — on the former site of JC Penney. Kemper Freeman's family had a grocery in the mall during the early days, when it was an all-purpose family driving destination. The city now has more downtown residents, mainly single, who tend to buy smaller quantities.

Seattle Housing Authority

Abdi

Seattle City Council confirmed Mayor Ed Murray's appointment of Ahmed Abdi to a four-year term on the seven-member Seattle Housing Authority Board of Commissioners. Currently an outreach manager at Fair Work Center, Abdi has experience with SEIU 775, Somali American Public Advocacy Committee, Jewish Vocational Services and other organizations. He serves on the board of African Diaspora of Washington and replaces former resident commissioner Aser Ashkir. SHA owns and operates about 8,000 units at about 400 sites around the city.

Unico

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Building owners Unico Properties and Laird Norton Properties said Stone34 in Fremont, home to Brooks and other tenants, has been certified by the city’s Deep Green Pilot Program. Located at 3400 Stone Way N., the 128,000-square-foot office/retail building was developed and built by Skanska. LMN was the architect. It was completed and sold in 2014. After a year’s evaluation, Stone34 met or exceeded the Deep Green goals for energy and water use, and for stormwater reuse. Rainwater collected from the roof goes to a 10,200-cubic-foot cistern for non-potable uses. A separate vault collects stormwater from sidewalks and gardens. Being in the program increased the buildable area for Stone34 by 15 percent.

Sep 07, 2016

Perkins+Will

Horn

DeEulio

Henson

Bain

Bussard

In Seattle, Perkins+Will promoted Ryan Bussard and Brodie Bain to principal, and Marie Henson, Anthony DeEulio and Debbie Horn to senior associate. Design principal Bussard has 20 years of experience, with an emphasis on higher education and student life, civic, commercial, and science and technology projects. Campus planning director Bain has over 25 years of design and planning experience. She has worked on more than 30 campuses. Henson is a leader in medical planning and interior design. DeEulio is a leader in design and management. Horn is a leader in project accounting. The Seattle office provides architecture, interior design and planning.

Scott|Edwards Architecture

Cruse

Mahler

Junkert

Cohen

Portland-based Scott|Edwards Architecture hired Yony Cohen as a health care planner/team leader, Nathan Junkert as a project manager, Robert Mahler as an IT/BIM manager and Cameron Cruse as an interior designer. Cohen has 20 years of project design, programming and management experience on projects in the U.S., Europe, Middle East and Africa. He has worked on health care, assisted living, mixed-use, commercial and judicial developments, with a project now at Salem Hospital in Oregon. Junkert has 11 years of experience at Portland design firms. He is managing work for 10 Barrel Brewery. Mahler has 16 years of IT and architectural experience at a Portland area design firm. He will manage the technology needs of Scott|Edwards' 60-person staff while continuing to develop the firm's BIM standards. Cruse holds an undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and a master's from the Academy of Art, San Francisco in interior architecture and design. She is working on Anheuser Busch projects.

Parametrix

Cobley

In Seattle, Parametrix hired Ken Cobley as a senior construction manager. Cobley has over 29 years of experience as an estimator, project manager, plan reviewer and project coordinator, including in Saudi Arabia. He was with KPFF Consulting Engineers. At Parametrix, he will work on the Factoria Recycling and Transfer Station. Parametrix provides engineering, planning and environmental sciences, with offices in the western U.S.

Bassetti Architects

Cress

Carter

Bassetti Architects promoted Jennifer Carter and Garrett Cress to associate. Carter has been a technical architect and designer on projects that include the University of Washington Tacoma McDonald-Smith renovation. She will continue to work on historic, cultural and education projects. Cress is an architect with a background in construction systems. He is working on Lincoln High School in Seattle.

Erickson McGovern

Murphy

Thorburn

Tacoma-based Erickson McGovern hired Tolena Thorburn as marketing director and Tonya Murphy as office manager. Thorburn has over 12 years of experience in marketing and communications for corporate and non-profit entities, and specializes in multi-platform communication. She was with the Foundation for Tacoma Students and T-Mobile. Murphy has nine years of experience. She oversees front office operations and assists other departments. Erickson McGovern provides architectural services with a K-12 education focus.

The Blueline Group

McNabb

The Blueline Group hired Kimberly McNabb as a project engineer. McNabb has five years of engineering experience that includes site design and stormwater management for mixed-use, commercial, higher education and military design build projects. Blueline provides civil engineering consulting services.

NW Natural

Garcia

NW Natural named Alan Garcia director of customer acquisition to oversee marketing and major account services. Garcia was with Interject Data Systems as director of marketing and also worked at Simple Finance, The Standard, Banfield Pet Hospital and Hewlett-Packard. Portland-based NW Natural provides natural gas service to 718,000 customers in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Summit Law Group

Baehr

After serving as general counsel of Colliers International Group, Alex Baehr has joined Summit Law Group. His practice will focus on complex disputes, including commercial real estate, corporate, employment, insurance and intellectual property, as well as internal investigations and risk management. Summit was formed in 1997. The firm said it allows customers to adjust the fees they pay to reflect the value of services received.

Mortenson Construction

Several new faces joined Mortenson Construction in the Northwest: Steve House as estimating intern; Jenni Peer as associate project accountant; and Whitney Thomas, AJ Sherman, Shane Sterr, Marianna Rojas and Rachael Evans as field engineers. House graduated in May from Allegheny College. Peer is supporting the project teams in the Kirkland office. She holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Montana State University. Thomas is working on interior scopes at Touchstone's Tilt49 project. She holds a bachelor's degree in architectural engineering with an emphasis in construction management from the University of Colorado Boulder. Sherman is working on the University of Washington Tacoma project after graduating in May from Marquette University with a bachelor's degree in construction engineering and management. Sterr is working on the Residence Inn by Marriott project. He graduated from Brigham Young University. Rojas is working on the UW Medical Center project. She studied civil and environmental engineering at the UW. Evans interned with Mortenson last summer at the Chambers Creek treatment plant project, and is now working on the 12th and Market apartment in Portland.

Ritchie Bros.

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers is buying IronPlanet for $758.5 million. IronPlanet is an online marketplace for used heavy equipment and other durable asset sales. Last year, Pleasanton, California-based IronPlanet had $787 million in sales. Ritchie is based in the Vancouver, B.C., area. The transaction is expected to close by the first half of 2017.

Masonry Institute of Washington

The Masonry Institute of Washington has moved to the Smith Tower in Seattle. The new address is: 506 Second Ave., Suite 1400, Seattle, WA 98104.