May 19, 2017

DESC

Lawler

Kelly J. Lawler has joined DESC as director of information services. She has 20 years of tech experience at companies, nonprofits and two Olympic Games. Her team of 10 supports more than 600 employees who serve almost 10,000 homeless people.

vCORE Technology Partners

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based vCORE Technology Partners is expanding in Washington state with a new office in Renton. The firm provides IT services, with locations in six U.S. states and Canada. The Renton office will be in Triton Towers. Clients include media, health care and technology companies.

School's Out Washington

School's Out Washington has a new CEO: Elizabeth Whitford. She was executive director of Arts Corps, an arts education and youth development organization, and was executive director of Odyssey Youth Center in Spokane. SOWA focuses on after-school, youth development and summer programs for children and youth.

May 18, 2017

3 promotions at Urban Renaissance Group

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Bartl

Simo

URG has announced new titles and duties for a trio of employees. A 12-year veteran in commercial real estate, Matthew Simo was named VP of acquisitions. With three decades in his field, Randy Bartl was named VP of engineering. Renee Evans was named director of human resources and organizational development.

NAIOP party on Sellen's SLU roof

The weather forecast is clear for NAIOP's rooftop social and networking event. The mixer starts at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 25 on the rooftop deck at Sellen Construction, 227 Westlake Ave. N. Attendees will be able to count at least a half-dozen project sites, including: Greystar's 28-story residential tower at 200 Eighth Ave. N., Pillar Properties' 24-story residential tower at 820 John St. and the Redman family's 12-story office tower at 234 Ninth Ave. N. (Scott Redman is president of Sellen.) At 910 John St. Vulcan Real Estate is planning a seven-story mixed-use building, and at the Shilla restaurant triangle Chinese investors are planning a 39-story residential tower. Just south, Vulcan is planning Block 48: a 41-story residential tower, an 18-story office tower and retail. Registration is at: naiopwa.org.

M&M taps Joel Deis for national team

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Marcus & Millichap has promoted Seattle-based Joel Deis to lead its national self-storage team. Deis has been with the firm for five years. The UW grad was on the Huskies' 2001 Rose Bowl championship team. M&M's Alan L. Pontius said Deis will play a key role in growing the firm's market share.

Deanna Dargan starts real estate firm

Dargan

Deanna Dargan has formed a new real estate marketing firm in Tacoma called Tairis Group. Tairis will act as a marketing department for clients, and also offer project-specific services, branding and promotion. Dargan was with The Rush Companies and BCRA. Her clients include Blue Architecture of Bremerton, and Tacoma-based Nexus and Colvos Construction. Colvos is working on the new Infoblox offices on Pacific Avenue.

ULI offers Publix tour

Developed by the Moriguchi family (of Uwajimaya), the Publix is one of the first significant new projects in the International District, though a wave of new development is coming. Urban Land Institute is offering a tour of the project. Miye Moriguchi and Kiki Gram of Spectrum Development Solutions will talk about the renovation and addition. The happy-hour event starts at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 24 at 504 Fifth Ave. S. Details and registration: netforum.uli.org.

NBS acquires Draper Hergert

Local mortgage banking firm Draper Hergert Shaw has been acquired by Portland's Norris, Beggs & Simpson Companies. NBS said DHS principals Alan Hergert and Bruce Shaw will join its Seattle office. NBS generated $691 million in loans from the Seattle office last year.

Perkins worked on F5 Tower deal

Perkins Coie said that it provided legal representation to F5 Networks in the deal to move its headquarters to the tower at 801 Fifth Ave. being developed by Daniels Real Estate and financial partner Stockbridge Capital Group. Perkins' team was led by partner Michael A. Barrett, and included partners Nathan F. Fahrer and Andrew L. Greene and counsel Katherine C. Wax. F5 Networks is expected to move into the 516,000-square-foot space in early 2019.

Comcast

Comcast named Amy Lynch regional VP for the Washington region, based in Lynnwood. Lynch replaces Kyle McSlarrow, who will become the new senior vice president for customer experience. Lynch was VP of engineering operations for Comcast ‘s West Division.

City of Tacoma

Tacoma City Council appointed Elizabeth Pauli to city manager. She is the first woman to hold this position. Pauli had been Tacoma's interim city manager since February and was city attorney before that. She was a partner at McGavick Graves in Tacoma.

Seattle City Club

The Seattle City Club said the Nancy Nordhoff Civic Leadership Award goes to Vu Le, who it called a civic visionary and community builder. Le founded the Rainier Valley Corps and work to cultivate leaders of color, strengthen organizations and encourage collaboration between diverse communities.