Aug 17, 2018

KEXP

Walker

Eva Walker will be the new host of KEXP's local music radio show Audioasis. The show airs 6-9 p.m. on Saturdays. Walker is a member of the Seattle rock band The Black Tones and a music teacher. She will take over on Sept. 8 for Sharlese Metcalf, who is becoming the station's coordinator of education and community programs, but will be an occasional guest host on Audioasis.

Fikso Kretschmer Smith

McDowall

Attorney John R. McDowall joined Fikso Kretschmer Smith Dixon Ormseth in Seattle. McDowall spent 22 years at Carney Badley Spellman, where he chaired the real estate and business groups. His practice focuses on real estate transactions, business transactions and construction contracts.

DSHS

McClure

Wally McClure, former director of the Division of Child Support at the state Department of Social and Health Services, won the 2018 Outstanding Leadership Award from the National Child Support Enforcement Association. McClure spent nearly 40 years helping children and families across the nation, including more than 30 years with DSHS.

Aug 16, 2018

Centri Technology

Robert Strickland is the new CEO of Seattle-based Centri Technology and its Atonomi arm. Strickland has more than 30 years of management experience and is a board member of Centri. He was CTO for Neustar and Grupo Televisa, and was senior vice president and CIO at T-Mobile USA. He replaces Vaughan Emery, who remains on the board and as an advisor. Centri and Atonomi provide security for devices in the Internet of Things.

SAGlobal

Seattle-based SAGlobal completed its merger with Atlanta-based 360 Vertical Solutions. The new company is a single-source provider of Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions and services to professional services firms. It operates as SAGlobal, but retains 360 Vertical Solutions brands such as AEC360 and Legal360. Whit McIsaac and Brian Lounds are co-CEOs.

DigitalTown

Bellevue-based DigitalTown hired Dave Carter as CFO. Carter is experienced in finance and operations, with a recent focus on blockchain and cryptoassets. He is based in Toronto. DigitalTown supports communities with localized search engines, collaboration platforms and a free SmartWallet for payments.

Eat the Frog Fitness

Issaquah-based Eat the Frog Fitness signed an agreement with Canadian partners to develop 11 exercise studios in British Columbia. The company operates four studios — in Anacortes, Oak Harbor and Arizona — and plans to have 40 open by late 2019. It was founded in 2015 by former Olympian Bryan Clay and Joe Culver, who has experience in finance and corporate development.

Bridge hires Spencer Mayes

Mayes

Chicago-based Bridge Development Partners hired Spencer Mayes as senior vice president to oversee all Pacific Northwest development activities, including entitlement, design and construction, and help the firm expand in Seattle and Portland industrial markets. He makes the move from Schnitzer West. Bridge opened an office here in January, and recently developed and sold a Burien cold storage facility for $57.5 million. Since its founding in 2000, Bridge has acquired and developed more than 22 million square feet of industrial space valued at more than $2.75 billion.

Andi Pratt joins Thrive

Pratt

Thrive Communities has hired Andi Pratt as director of business development. She was with MG2. Thrive is the property management arm of the Canadian REIT Rise Properties Trust, which just bought the 135-unit Modera Capitol Hill for almost $69 million. Including the Rise portfolio, Thrive manages nearly 60 communities across Puget Sound.

Level Office now Novel Coworking

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The company offers shared office space in the Pioneer Building.

Level Office, which owns and operates shared office spaces including the historic Pioneer Building, has rebranded itself as Novel Coworking. The Chicago-based startup's founder, Bill Bennett, said in a statement, “We've grown from one to 23 locations nationwide, and over time we've come to realize that our narrative isn't just our own. In fact, the constant flow of innovative clients into our space means our identity is always novel.” Novel has 1.6 million square feet in 23 locations including Boulder, Chicago, Dallas, Denver and Minneapolis.

Sept. 19 NAIOP is all about TOD

Transit oriented development (TOD) is all the rage, and NAIOP will use the University District as a case study for its September breakfast meeting. Light rail has already reached Husky Stadium, and will begin service to U District Station and points north in 2019. Developers are furiously at work on high rises in the U District. One of the announced speakers is the University of Washington's Mike McCormick, part of the UW capital planning and development team. Other speakers are TBD. The event takes place at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19 at Hyatt Olive 8, 1635 Eighth Ave. Details and registration: naiopwa.org.