Dec 06, 2016

BakerHostetler

The law firm of BakerHostetler said Timothy D. Casey has been named partner-in-charge of the Seattle office effective Jan. 1, succeeding Michael Swope, who has served as co-head since 2004. BakerHostetler established a presence in Seattle in 2014 by combining with Woodcock Washburn. Casey has experience as both in-house IP counsel and outside general counsel. BakerHostetler has 14 U.S. offices.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County named Marie Gill chief development officer. Her background is in fundraising, business development, marketing and leadership. Gill is on the Pike Place Market Foundation board and has worked at Starbucks Coffee Co.

Charter Construction

Charter Construction is converting to an employee stock ownership plan. Before the switch, President Peter Saladino owned 80 percent and vice president Eric Jackson owned 20 percent. Now the 33-year-old company will make a contribution each year to the ESOP trust, which will buy company stock to distribute to eligible employees. Charter specializes in commercial, custom residential, remediation and emergency restoration construction. It has offices in Seattle and Portland.

Dec 02, 2016

City of Bothell

Jennifer Phillips will become the new city manager for Bothell on Jan. 17. Phillips currently is city manager for St. Helena, California, and has been assistant city manager in Santa Rosa, Santa Monica and Fullerton, California. She is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School. Phillips' starting salary will be $179,000.

Thurston County Chamber

Thurston County Chamber of Commerce announced the Boss of the Year honorees: Kevin Johnston, Capital Mall; Rozanne Garman, RHD Enterprises; and Ed Galligan, The Port of Olympia. Honorable mentions are: John Doan, city of Tumwater; Dr. Ricord Torgerson, Joint Animal Services of Thurston County; and Winfried Danke, CHOICE Regional Health Network.

Dec 01, 2016

Skagit Bank

Butler

Skagit Bank hired a new residential real estate loan officer, Dean Butler, who will work in the Lynden office. He has lived in Whatcom County for over 30 years, and has 20 years of experience in banking and mortgage industries. Skagit Bank has offices in Skagit, Snohomish, Whatcom and King counties.

K&L Gates

The law firm K&L Gates LLP has established a firmwide cross-disciplinary artificial intelligence initiative. It will be headed by Seattle partner David McDonald, who is in the intellectual property practice, and Pittsburgh partner David Lehman. The focus will be on automation, robotics, machine learning, predictive analytics, computer vision and the “Internet of Things” such as autonomous vehicles, robots, unmanned aircraft and intelligent learning systems.

ULI Northwest

Urban Land Institute has announced the details for its annual holiday social (for ULI sponsors only), which will be held from 4:30-6:30 Tuesday, Dec. 13 on the top floor of the 40-story Premiere on Pine at 1525 Ninth Ave. Fabulous views and holiday cocktails will be served. RSVP at northwest@uli.org or (206) 224-4500.

McAvoy Real Estate

A week after reporting that Luma condominiums on First Hill had only two of 168 units remaining, McAvoy and co-listing agent Red Propeller said those last two units have sold. Luma was developed by Lowe Enterprises of Los Angeles, with the Swedish pension fund Alecta as a financial partner. It was completed in September. Weber Thompson was the architect and Lease Crutcher Lewis was the contractor. The entire sales process took 18 months, said McAvoy.

Bosa Development

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Bosa has announced a name for the 21-story condominium it plans in Bellevue at the southeast corner of Bellevue Way Northeast and Northeast Second Street: One88. Three levels of underground parking are planned, with the residential tower set on a podium of four or five stories. Bosa says One88 will have about 143 units as well as penthouses, and 21,000 square feet of retail/commercial space. Vancouver-based Amanat Architect is designing it, with interiors by Hirsch Bedner Associates. A start date in 2017 is planned. Bosa bought the 52,000-square-foot site in 2015 for $22.8 million. Meanwhile, Bosa's two condominium towers in Belltown — the 707-unit Insignia — are over 90 percent sold.