Feb 07, 2020

Dorsey & Whitney

Sativa Rasmussen joined international law firm Dorsey & Whitney's Seattle office as a lawyer in the cannabis practice group. Rasmussen helps businesses comply with regulatory requirements related to the cultivation, processing, manufacturing and distribution of cannabis. She also advises on entity formation and structuring, financings, and acquiring and disposing of businesses. She previously worked at Lane Powell.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Tanya Hayes joined Frazier Healthcare Partners' Growth Buyout team as an executive partner. Hayes has over 20 years of HR management and process improvement experience in health care, technology and consumer packaged goods. She founded her own talent development consultancy while serving as interim chief people officer for Matrix Medical Network, a Frazier portfolio company. She also worked for Hospira, PharMEDium, Dyson, Ametek and Sara Lee. Frazier invests in health care companies. It has offices in Seattle and Menlo Park, California.

Kaskada

Seattle tech startup Kaskada raised $8 million in Series A funding to hire more software engineers and accelerate its growth. Kaskada soon will beta test software that uses machine learning to integrate data science and data engineering workflows. Investors include Voyager Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, Founders' Co-op and Walnut Street Capital Fund.

Freestone Capital Management

Seattle-based Freestone Capital Management is offering five $5,000 scholarships to college-bound and undergraduate students under its Freestone Future Leaders Scholarship program. Applicants should have a passion for higher education and successful leadership skills. The deadline to apply is April 1. More information is at tinyurl.com/FFLSP. Freestone is a wealth management firm with offices in Washington, Oregon and California.

WEDA

The Washington Economic Development Association handed out six 2020 Economic Development Awards. The Emerging Professional in Economic Development award went to Carolyn Honeycutt of CenterFuse in Ellensburg. Geoff Lawrence of Impact Washington won Economic Development Advocate of the Year. Economic Development Project of the Year awards went to Ostrom Mushroom Farms (Business Retention category), Vigor Industrial (Business Expansion) and the Prosser Recruitment, Retention & Expansion Committee (Business Recruitment). Snohomish County/Propeller Airports won the Innovation in Economic Development award.

Feb 06, 2020

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Katzaroff

Kenneth Katzaroff joined Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt as an associate working in the real estate and construction and natural resources industry groups in Seattle. Katzaroff's focus on real estate development projects covers regulatory approval, appellate proceedings, land-use entitlement, state water rights and surface mining permits.

Brightwork Consulting

Hooper

In Seattle, Brightwork Consulting hired Malcolm Hooper as vice president of operations. Hooper has over 30 years of experience in planning, communication and analytical data management. At Brightwork, he is overseeing several projects for a major health care provider. Brightwork is a health care IT consulting firm providing risk management, project management and business strategy.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

In Seattle, Frazier Healthcare Partners promoted Kent Berkley and Ryan Lucero to principals, Jennifer Martin to vice president of finance and Carol Eckert to vice president of investor relations. Berkley joined Frazier in 2016 as a vice president after spending four years with The Edgewater Funds. Lucero joined Frazier in 2016 as a vice president after spending five years with Kohlberg & Co. Martin started with the company in 2015 in its accounting, treasury and finance group. Prior to that, she was CFO of Red Mountain Capital Partners. Eckert joined Frazier in 2016 as director of investor relations after several years in private accounting consulting. Frazier invests in health care companies, with offices in Seattle and Menlo Park, California.

Amazon

Seattle-based Amazon opened a 48,000-square-foot office for Alexa tech teams in downtown Santa Barbara, California. The move is expected to create 150 additional tech jobs in the city.

Nike

Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike says it temporarily closed about half of its company-owned stores in China in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Remaining open stores are operating with reduced hours and are experiencing lower than planned traffic.

Thompson hotel partners with Emerald condos

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They're across Stewart Street from each other, so now the neighbors have announced a new partnership. Home buyers at Daniels Create World Seattle's Emerald condominium tower, slated to open this summer, will be able to enjoy services from the Thompson Seattle hotel. Perks will include parking and electric vehicle charging at the Thompson (with valet service), food and drink specials, and more. Polaris Pacific is selling the 262 condos (priced from about $550,000 to $10.9 million), and its Josh Nasvik said in a statement, “This partnership is unlike any other in Seattle, and will offer owners at The Emerald a new set of keys to enjoy everything this great city has to offer.” Sales figures weren't announced. The 22 penthouse units of the 40-story tower are priced at $2 million and up, and the uppermost residential floor — below the roof deck and lounge — has only two units, dubbed Trillion and Marquise (for gemstones), which are both priced at $10.9 million. Andersen Construction is in the late stages of construction on the tower, which was designed by Hewitt. The Thompson and its companion apartment building, Sequel, were developed by Douglas Howe, and opened in 2016. The hotel is operated by Two Roads Hospitality.

Blankenship jumps to KM

Blankenship

Kidder Mathews announced that veteran broker Scott Blankenship will join its Bellevue office, where he'll focus on retail leasing and investment sales. He makes the move from CBRE, where past clients have included Albertsons/Safeway, Regency Centers, Tarragon and US Realty Partners.

Evergreen adds to lending team

Evergreen Home Loans has hired industry veteran Chuck Iverson as executive vice president of production reporting, the company announced. He makes the move from Sierra Pacific Mortgage, and will relocate from Sacramento for the position. Evergreen operates in six West Coast states, and provided almost 12,500 loans last year — nearly half of those via its digital closings platform. The company is based in Bellevue.

Seattle Home Show returns

This year's Seattle Home Show runs Feb. 15-23 at CenturyLink Field Event Center. Industry-oriented attendees may wish to see the model ADUs and DADUs on display. And of course there will be VR — virtual reality goggles employed for home tours. Info and details: SeattleHomeShow.com.