Dec 30, 2021

Anthony's Restaurants

Budd Gould, founder of Anthony's Restaurants, a 49-year corporation of 23 restaurants in the Pacific Northwest, announced new shared leadership. Gould named Amy Burns as co-president alongside her brother, Herb Gould, who has been a key leader in the company for several decades. Burns joined Anthony's full-time in 2016 after a 25-year career in human relations at Microsoft. Budd Gould first opened a steak and lobster house in Crossroads area of Bellevue in 1969, followed by an Early American theme restaurant, Mad Anthony's. He then began adding dinner houses on waterfront settings. The company has grown to 23 locations in Washington, Idaho and Oregon. Since 1984, Anthony's has owned a wholesale operation on Pier 91 in Seattle. Burns began her career in the family business at Anthony's HomePort in Kirkland and became a member of the board of directors in 2001. She will lead the company's human resources, marketing and operations.

Everett Community College

Jason Petrait is the new executive director of the statewide Center of Excellence for Aerospace & Advanced Manufacturing at Everett Community College. Petrait, who has worked in education and workforce development for more than a decade, will lead the Center of Excellence in its work as a liaison between industry, Washington state's 34 community and technical colleges, and economic and workforce development systems. In his most recent role as director of funding & strategic partnerships at the Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, Petrait oversaw private grants focused on manufacturing sector strategies, aerospace apprenticeship and workforce policy. Previously Petrait served as director of special projects at South Seattle College. Over six years at the college, he managed programs and partnerships, including a 1-year machining certificate with Shoreline Community College, manufacturing pre-apprenticeships and federal, state and local grants.

Fortive

Fortive has completed its previously announced acquisition of Provation Software. As a result of the acquisition, Provation has become an operating company within Fortive's Advanced Healthcare Solutions segment. Provation is a leading provider of clinical workflow software solutions to more than 5,000 healthcare facility customers, including hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. The company's software portfolio serves gastroenterology and other clinical specialties with solutions that span the entire patient procedure, from pre-op through post-op recovery and follow-up. Fortive is headquartered in Everett and employs a team of more than 18,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries around the world.

Data I/O

Redmond-base Data I/O, a global provider of advanced data and security deployment solutions for flash, flash-memory based intelligent devices and microcontrollers, announced that Dr. Cheemin Bo-Linn will be joining its board of directors. Bo-Linn is the CEO of Peritus Partners, a valuation accelerator, for industry sectors including automotive, electronics, consumer, and medical sectors with integrated security. She was named “Top Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal. Bo-Linn served on four prior public boards in flash memory, cloud, SaaS, IoT, and manufacturing, as lead independent director and committee chair. Prior, during her 20+ years in senior IBM executive roles, she led global teams as IBM's VP of industrial sector/electronics, responsible for IBM's software, semiconductor chips, storage, and consulting services.

Dec 29, 2021

Cochran Marine

Watts

Cochran Inc. announced the acquisition of its marine division by Vice President Mike Watts. It will now be Watts Marine. The firm has housed Cochran Marine, under the leadership of Watts, for more than a decade. Watts Marine has been in the works since early 2019. Cochran Marine has been a leading provider of shore power systems for the ship industry since its founding in 2005, and has supplied its patented electrical power systems to more than half a dozen ports, ranging from San Diego, CA, to Brooklyn, NY, and into Nova Scotia. Watts, together with the Cochran leadership, has planned a seamless transition for customers and vendors. Watts Marine will continue the installation, management and coordination of shore power.

Parametrix

Clarke

Ford

Tucker

Beeghly

Robinson

McCaskey

Parametrix hired six new surveyors to join the firm's offices in Seattle, Puyallup, Bremerton, Portland and Bend. Steve McCaskey, PLS joins the firm's Seattle office as a surveying supervisor, leading the companies Puget Sound survey group. He has 23 years of land surveying experience. McCaskey previously worked at Parametrix from 2009 to 2015, leading the Seattle survey practice. He returns to Parametrix from Encompass where he oversaw the survey department, focused on private clients performing records of survey, platting, American Land Title Association (ALTA) surveys, boundary line adjustment (BLA) surveys, and construction staking.

Chris Robinson, PS, CFedS joins the firm's Portland office as surveying supervisor. He has 15 years of experience in land surveying, including boundary resolution, platting, and overall project management. He comes to Parametrix from Westlake Consultants, Inc. where he served as development survey manager. He is a licensed professional land surveyor in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Arkansas. He is also a Certified Federal Surveyor.

Camden Beeghly joins the firm's Portland office as a surveyor with 7 years of experience. Beeghly comes to Parametrix from Quantum Spatial, Inc. where he served as a survey analyst. Dylan Tucker joins the firm's Bremerton office as a surveyor with 5 years of experience. Tucker comes to Parametrix from Abbie Jones Consulting in Lexington, Kentucky where he served as a field surveyor. Jordon Ford joins the firm's Puyallup office as a surveyor I. Ford comes to Parametrix from Northwest WoodWorks Inc. where he served as a project engineer. Kevin Clarke joins the firm's Bend office as a surveyor with 1 year of experience. Clarke comes to Parametrix from Larry Steele & Associates where he served as a junior party chief.

Welch Comer

Gillis

Maiani

Welch Comer, a regional engineering firm with offices in Spokane and Coeur d'Alene, has promoted two of the firm's principal engineers to vice president, Necia Maiani and Matt Gillis. Necia Maiani, P.E., has worked with Welch Comer for 21 years, specializing in water treatment, wells, distribution systems, water rights, and wastewater treatment and collection. In her new role as vice president, Maiani will continue to serve clients in North Idaho and Eastern Washington but will also be responsible for streamlining the firm's operations and administration departments. She also serves as manager for the company's Spokane office, which opened in October 2021. A graduate of the University of Idaho, Maiani serves on the Kootenai County Aquifer Protection District.

Matt Gillis, P.E., has 22 years of experience as a transportation engineer. He has led Welch Comer's transportation group since 2006, helping clients and staff navigate high-profile and complex projects involving multiple jurisdictions, utilities, funding and public involvement. In his new role, Gillis will lead business development and market expansion efforts for the firm. The University of Idaho graduate is a longtime resident of Post Falls.

Dec 28, 2021

Hanford Mission Integration Solutions

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Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Jet Richardson, second right, accepts a check from HMIS employees, from left, Julie Lindstrom, Melissa Ver Steeg, Amy Basche and Jill Harvill.

Richland-based Hanford Mission Integration Solutions donated over $25,000 of goods and cash to local nonprofit organizations for the holiday season. HMIS gave boxes of winter clothing, personal care items and household goods to Domestic Violence Services of Benton and Franklin Counties and Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels. HMIS also gave each organization $2,500 in cash. The company gave movie tickets to unhoused teens at My Friend’s Place shelter, as well as to hundreds of students at Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties. Additional year-end donations were made to Second Harvest, Columbia Basin Veterans Center, United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties, and Habitat for Humanity. HMIS is the team of Leidos, Centerra Group and Parsons. It has the essential services contract at the Hanford Site.