Feb 10, 2017

Oles Morrison

Oles Morrison Rinker & Baker elected Angelia Wesch as managing partner, replacing co-managing partners J. Craig Rusk and Tom Krider, who have led the firm for three years. Krider will return to full-time practice with the firm. Rusk will serve on a management committee with partner Jason Wandler. Wesch's practice focuses on insurance coverage and litigating complex construction claims. She is an original member of Women Leaders in Construction.

JND Legal Administration

JND Legal Administration expands its business development team with David Hoffman, a new senior business development consultant. He has spent more than 12 years in business development for the legal community, most recently at Dahl Administration.

Feb 09, 2017

Mission Capital Advisors

Ray

Hotel Deca in the University District was sold last month for $44.6 million by LaSalle Hotel Properties to AJ Capital Partners. The hotel will be renovated and rebranded as the Graduate Seattle. National firm Mission Capital Advisors said that it secured $100 million in debt financing to acquire and convert both the Deca and a Minneapolis hotel to the Graduate brand. In a statement, MCA's Jordan Ray said, “People like the concept of an amenitized hotel that has a fun local vibe and is situated on or near a campus. The [Graduate] brand is already becoming a household name.” AJ Capital will renovate the 158-room Deca over the winter of 2017-2018, including converting the penthouse suites to a rooftop bar. The hotel opened in 1931 as the Edmond Meany Hotel.

Ryan Companies

Jordan

Phoenix-based Ryan Companies has hired Bret Jordan, a veteran broker from Colliers, to lead the new office it is opening in Seattle. Ryan is a national real estate company with 1,300 employees in 13 offices, and is active in all sectors of the market. Jordan has 27 years of experience in real estate, the last eight at Colliers. Ryan regional president Rick Collins said in a statement, “Bret's experience in real estate brokerage, development and investment, along with his strong reputation and relationships in the greater Seattle community, create an opportunity for growth of our Northwest region.”

Colliers

Colliers promoted Derek Heed to managing director of its Bellevue office. He has been with the firm since 1995, involved in leasing about five million square feet and over $250 million in sales. Colliers said last year Heed completed 70 transactions. He will work closely with partner Gregg Riva in the Bellevue office.

NAIOP

NAIOP's Feb. 15 breakfast will tackle the subject of capital markets, asking “Are we headed for a correction?” Panelists will be David Young of Jones Lang LaSalle, Dean Rostovsky of Clarion Partners, James Payne of U.S. Bank and Tom Pehl of CBRE, looking at rising debt costs, peaking property cycles, interest rates and President Trump's economic policies. The event starts at 7 a.m. at Four Seasons Seattle. Info and registration are at naiopwa.org. NAIOP Washington was just named chapter of the year by the national organization.

Northwest Kidney Centers

Johnson

Hood

Matala

Northwest Kidney Centers hired Chris Matala as director of supply chain, to lead procurement, supply handing, logistics and warehousing for the dialysis provider's 15 clinics in King and Clallam counties. He was director of supply chain for Island Hospital. NKC also named new clinical directors to manage the home dialysis program and oversee multiple clinics. Jayson Hood, RN, is clinical director for home programs. Heather Johnson, RN, is clinical director responsible for three clinics on First Hill in Seattle and one at SeaTac.

OpenRoad

OpenRoad Auto Group of British Columbia is expanding in the U.S. by acquiring a luxury auto dealership in Bellevue that sells Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce cars. OpenRoad owns and operates a Rolls-Royce dealership in Vancouver, and sells Bentley and Lamborghini cars in Burnaby and Langley, British Columbia. OpenRoad said it was attracted by the major companies based in the Seattle area as well as the region's cultural diversity and robust economy.