Aug 11, 2017

Alaska Power & Telephone

Bob Engel, CoBank's former CEO, has joined the board of Alaska Power & Telephone Co., an independently owned utility celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. It provides energy and communication services to 40 communities, from the Arctic Circle to Southeast Alaska.

Seattle City Hall

Mayor Ed Murray has named Fred Kiga chief of staff, replacing Mike Fong on Sept. 5. He has worked for five years at Vigor Industrial. King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Fong will become the county's chief operating officer. Kiga also has served as chief of staff to Gov. Gary Locke and in senior positions at Amazon, Boeing and Russell Investments.

Vision Media

Redmond-based Vision Media hired marketing executive Tim McNamara as vice president and general manager of Vision Media's new Oregon office. McNamara was vice president and market manager for Portland's seven Entercom stations, and also worked for the digital agency Adpearance and Paul Allen's Rose City Radio.

Aug 10, 2017

Crab King Restaurant

Kimura

Chef Itsuroku Kimura will head the kitchen in Crab King Restaurant at Bellevue Crossroads. Originally from Kyoto, he has opened dining venues in Shanghai, Mexico City and Los Angeles. Crab King is at 15600 N.E. Eighth St. in Bellevue.

NOW Environmental Services

NOW Environmental Services in Federal Way hired Barry B. Brown as environmental training director. Brown has 18 years of experience in the field and previously was safety manager for Amazon in Seattle.

Bellevue LifeSpring

Bellevue LifeSpring is opening a new store on the third floor of Bellevue Square called Thrift Culture. Thanks to support from the Freeman family, Bellevue LifeSpring's thrift shop is the longest-standing merchant at Bellevue Square, and all the profits help support children living in poverty.

WeWork confirms Selig deal

It's no secret that WeWork and WeLive are leasing all of Martin Selig Real Estate's planned Third & Lenora tower at 2031 Third Ave. in Belltown, but the two New York companies have now confirmed it with a press release. WeWork already has four shared-office locations in the area. The newest opened at Lincoln Square in April. The 36-story tower should break ground soon and open by spring 2020, with 176,500 square feet of office space, 13 hotel rooms, 352 apartments and 5,477 square feet of ground-floor retail. Underground parking will hold 221 vehicles.

Shake Shack coming to SLU

Hungry Amazon workers will have to wait until next summer to graze at the wildly popular Shake Shack. On Twitter, the company announced its first Seattle location at 2115 Westlake Ave., where Wheelhouse Coffee currently occupies a triangular, one-story building. Shake Shack CEO Randy Garutti said Seattle “has held a special place in my heart” ever since he was general manager of Canlis. No design/build team has been announced, and no plans have been filed with the city. Restauranteur Danny Meyer founded the New York-based chain as a food cart in 2004.

Patagonia hemp boutique for Ballard

Close on the heels of Filson's boutique in Old Ballard, Patagonia is preparing to open a small, satellite store at 5443 Ballard Ave. N.W. Patagonia's main store downtown will remain open and unaffected. The shop will help launch the Workwear line of Iron Forge Hemp canvas, “a new blend of industrial hemp, recycled polyester and organic cotton that is more durable, abrasion resistant and comfortable off the rack than conventional cotton duck canvas,” according to the company. It will also carry Patagonia Provisions food products and dry goods.

CBA exec earns CAE designation

The Commercial Brokers Association said Sydney Isaac has been granted the Certified Association Executive designation from the American Society of Association Executives. Isaac is also associated with the Kirkland-based Institute of Real Estate Management (or IREM).