Dec 01, 2020

Ripl

Ripl has been named one of Seattle Business magazine's “100 Best Companies To Work For in 2020” in the small company category. Seattle-based Ripl provides an app that allows small businesses to utilize social media marketing tools without the need of staff or the associated expense.

Columbia Basin

The Columbia Basin Development League elected new officers for its Board of Trustees for 2021. Current vice chair Matt Harris will serve as chairman, with Dale Pomeroy as vice chair, Clark Kagele returning as secretary, and Orman Johnson returning as treasurer. Current chairman Mark Stedman will serve as past chair. Besides its officers, the Board chose its executive committee for 2021, which is comprised of officers plus four at-large positions. The at-large members are Bill Wagoner, Rich Burres and Kevin Lyle. A fourth position will be filled in January. The League represents the interests of stakeholders in the Columbia Basin, and advocates for continued development and support of the Columbia Basin Project, the largest reclamation project in the United States.

Seattle-King County First Citizen Award

Sponsors of the 2021 Seattle-King County First Citizen Award, which honors individuals, families and organizations who have enhanced the quality of life for King County residents, are seeking nominations for the 83rd recipient. Letters of nomination for the 2021 First Citizen, together with any supporting material, should be sent by December 7 to the First Citizen Selection Committee, c/o Seattle King County REALTORS, 12410 SE 32nd St., Suite 100, Bellevue, Washington 98005 or submitted by email to Darla White, dwhite@nwrealtor.com. Nominees should be current or former residents of King County. Earlier this year, businessman Tomio Moriguchi, retired chairman and CEO of family-owned Uwajimaya, and the Moriguchi family were selected as the 82nd Seattle-King County First Citizens.

Manor Hardware

SouthernCarlson bought Manor Hardware & Construction Supply, a construction supply and tool repair business with locations in Everett, Tacoma and Lynnwood. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. SouthernCarlson says the Pacific Northwest is a strategic focus for it and buying Manor allows it to quickly expand here. Manor was family owned for 45 years, founded by Bob Duncan. Omaha, Nebraska-based SouthernCarlson distributes construction fasteners, tools, packaging and facility supplies. It is a subsidiary of Kyocera.

Holmberg Mechanical

Bellevue-based Holmberg Mechanical says it won kudos from the Puget Sound Business Journal, making the Best Places to Work, Middle Market Fast 50 and Private Companies of the Year lists, as well as winning Most Admired CEO. The company also was on Inc. Magazine's 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies in America list, and won a safety award from MCA of Western Washington. Holmberg provides engineering and mechanical contracting in the Puget Sound region. Current projects include Colman Dock, Spire, Koda and the citizenM hotel in Pioneer Square.

Nov 27, 2020

Columbian Basin

The Columbia Basin Development League appointed Othello City Council member Jon Erickson to a seat in its Board of Trustees, replacing Stephen McFadden. Erickson will fulfill the remainder of McFadden's term, which would have expired at the end of 2021. McFadden, economic development director for Adams County, recently resigned from the board. The League represents the interests of stakeholders in the Columbia Basin, and advocates at the city, county, state and federal levels for continued development and support of the Columbia Basin Project, the largest reclamation project in the United States. The Columbia Basin Project provides irrigation water to more than 671,000 acres of land across eastern and central Washington

Washington Trust Bank

Washington Trust Bank hired Matt Tilghman-Havens as senior vice president and market leader for wealth management and advisory services. Tilghman-Havens joins Washington Trust Bank from U.S. Bank, where he was senior vice president of private wealth management in Western Washington and a senior wealth planner. He previously worked as an attorney at Miller Nash Graham & Dunn and as an assistant attorney general for the Attorney General's Office of Washington state. Washington Trust Bank is the largest independently owned full-service commercial bank in the Northwest, serving the region since 1902.

SouthernCarlson

SouthernCarlson announced its acquisition of Seattle-based Manor Hardware. The addition strengthens SouthernCarlson's multi-family supply and service capabilities and expands its footprint into the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1975, Manor has evolved from a general hardware supply store into a full-service construction supply and tool repair operation specializing in the sale of construction supplies, tools and related services with locations in Everett, Tacoma and Lynnwood. SouthernCarlson is a subsidiary of Kyocera and is a national distributor of construction fasteners, tools, packaging and facility supplies.