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Mar 24, 2020
Seattle-based private biopharmaceutical company Silverback Therapeutics raised $78.5 million in Series B funding and brought on Dr. Jonathan Root and Dr. Thilo Schroeder as board members. U.S. Venture Partners led the financing round, with participation from Nextech Invest, Hunt Investment Group, Pontifax Venture Capital, Colt Ventures, NS Investment, OrbiMed Advisors, Bristol-Meyers Squibb and Alexandria Venture Investments. Root is a general partner at U.S. Venture Partners and Schroeder is a partner at Nextech. Silverback is developing ways to eradicate solid tumors.
Clackamas, Oregon-based Warn Industries acquired Factor 55, a manufacturer of rigging hardware for the vehicle recovery market. Garden City, Idaho-based Factor 55 now operates as a division of Warn, with Factor 55 founder Michael Costa continuing as president. Warn makes off-road equipment and accessories for four-wheel-drive and powersports vehicles.
Eugene, Oregon-based Arcimoto teamed with nonprofit Carry It Forward on a pilot program to deliver emergency supplies to homeless communities in Eugene and Springfield in an attempt to help flatten the coronavirus curve in that segment of the population. The program, called “Deliverator,” uses Arcimoto's three-wheel electric vehicles to deliver the goods. One of the vehicles was recently put into use and full production is expected to begin later this year.
Portland-based ARM Insight is launching a new brand and will change its name to Facteus. The company helps financial institutions and payments organizations manage and monetize their data.
Renton-based Rock Project Management Services hired Ashley DePierre as director of business development and marketing, and Pamela Wood as senior contracts manager. DePierre was Northwest area business development manager at Vanir Construction Management. Wood also came from Vanir, where she was contracts administrator. RPM provides owner's representative services to public and private clients throughout Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
Bellingham-based Oceanside Construction added a concrete division for private and municipal markets. The new division focuses on street features such as curbs, gutters, sidewalks, driveways and ramps. Oceanside also does house foundations, concrete slabs, retaining walls, flat work, and stamped and colored concrete.
Lynnwood-based KLB Construction won a national AGC in the Community Award for its work with Habitat for Humanity. The award was presented earlier this month by AGC Charities, the charitable arm of the Associated General Contractors of America, at the association's annual convention in Las Vegas. KLB devoted more than 1,500 labor hours over four years to build 10 homes for families in need in King County. Work ranged from site preparation and building stormwater treatment systems, to wall construction and lot grading. Over two dozen KLB employees volunteered their time and $122,500 in cash was donated.
In Richland, Mission Support Alliance gave the 2019 Kathryn A. Wheeler Safety Leadership Award to Cheryl Stroup, who worked with MSA's Radiological Site Services until her retirement in December. Stroup was an advocate for safety throughout her career at MSA, volunteering on the MSA Integrated Safety Management System team, where observation feedback and improvement ideas helped MSA enhance safety. She also completed advanced certified safety courses and participated in many MSA training presentations. MSA, the team of Leidos and Centerra Group, is responsible for the mission support contract at the Hanford Site.