Jul 20, 2018

City of Sammamish

Sammamish City Council appointed Glenn Akramoff as acting city manager. Akramoff was director of organizational development at the city. Before that, he was city manager for Normandy Park and Covington public works director. He replaces Lyman Howard, who over 17 years was the city's finance director, deputy manager and manager.

DSHS

The state Department of Social and Health Services named Dr. Brian Waiblinger chief medical officer. Waiblinger is overseeing Western and Eastern State hospitals. He began his medical practice in 2000 at Western State's Center for Forensic Services. He was co-medical director and attending psychiatrist at Skagit Valley Hospital's Mental Health Center.

America's Automotive Trust

In Tacoma, Adam Langsbard resigned as president and CEO of America's Automotive Trust, and returned to Los Angeles for personal and family reasons. Paul E. Miller, senior vice president, will lead during the search for a new CEO. The trust has four member organizations: LeMay — America's Car Museum, RPM Foundation, Club Auto and Concours Club.

Jul 19, 2018

Curtis joins JLL

Curtis

Jones Lang LaSalle added Kris Richey Curtis to its tenant representation team. She makes the move from Kinzer Partners. Her specialty is life sciences and biotech, for tenants including Seattle Biomedical Research Institute and GlaxoSmithKline. Curtis previously worked at Staubach Co., now owned by JLL.

Newmark secures Tower Building refi

Tower Building

Newmark arranged a $33 million refinancing for Vance Corp.'s Tower Building, at 1809 Seventh Ave. Michael and Patrick Taylor arranged the loan from John Hancock Life Insurance Co. Vance has owned the 17-story building for decades. Tenants include Downtown Seattle Association, Graphite Design Group and Spectrum Development Solutions.

CREW Fremont tour July 26

Weber Thompson's Kristen Scott and Myer Harrell are leading a CREW walking tour of Fremont's office market. It begins at 3:45 p.m. July 26 at Tableau's Data 1 Building (744 N. 34th St.). Weber Thompson designed the new 110,000-square-foot building and others: the planned Watershed, at 900 N. 34th; Fremont NorthShore, at 1326 N. Northlake Way; and an unnamed new development for Schwartz Co., at 3524 Stone Way N. The tour ends with evening beers at Fremont Brewing. Details and registration: crewnetwork.org.

KM to sell Redmond Tech Center

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Redmond Technology Center

Kidder Mathews will market Redmond Technology Center, at 18300 Redmond Way, for its owners, Bethesda-based Ascentis Real Estate Partners and Dallas-based Transwestern Investment Group. The 10-year-old LEED gold building, with 101,728 square feet, last traded in 2016 for $30 million. KM's Andy Miller, Joe Lynch and Dan Harden have the listing.

JS Coats bolsters team

Licata

Gurtovoy

JS Coats Capital has a new promotion and a new hire. Mike Gurtovoy is now director of debt and equity originations, and Jessica Licata returns to the firm as a senior loan analyst. The Kirkland-based mortgage banking firm was founded by Jeff Coats.

KBS extends Bellevue leases

KBS Realty Advisors of Newport Beach, California, renewed 25,812 square feet in leases at Ridgewood Corporate Square in Bellevue. Guild Mortgage Co. and Hormel Food Sales extended their leases at the property at and near 150-330 120th Ave. N.E. Terms weren't announced. The 14-acre campus has seven buildings with 242,261 square feet. Brian Kelly of Washington Partners represented Guild. Brandon Burrowes of CBRE represented Hormel. Scott Davis of CBRE represented KBS. KBS bought the office park in 2009 for $32 million.

EvergreenHealth

Beiter

Dr. Amy E. Beiter will join Kirkland-based EvergreenHealth as CEO, starting Aug. 22. Beiter has 25 years of experience in health care in both clinical and administrative capacities. She was president and CEO for Carondelet St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson. She replaces Bob Malte, who is retiring but will serve as an advisor at EvergreenHealth through March 2019.

Essentia Water

In Bothell, Essentia Water hired Eric Karp as senior director of brand engagement marketing and Mark Weikel as creative director. Karp has more than 15 years of marketing experience, with Tommy Bahama, Microsoft, Men's Journal and Vanity Fair. Weikel has more than 15 years of experience in creative work. He is overseeing the new in-house creative studio. He comes from Seymour Duncan, a guitar electronics company. Essentia bottles ionized alkaline water.

Salmon Recovery Funding Board

Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Jeromy Sullivan, chair of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board. Sullivan has served on the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, Point No Point Treaty Council, and Kitsap Forest and Bay Coalition. He also was an IT manager for the tribe and a commercial geoduck harvester. The board provides grants to protect or restore salmon habitat.