Jul 22, 2022

Summit Bank

Gusinow

Summit Bank hired Jeff Gusinow as a senior lending consultant. Gusinow has been a Eugene/Springfield-based banker since 1988. He spent 24 years with Siuslaw Bank, an Oregon-based community bank specializing in the professional services market. He retired from a four-year career as a relationship banking officer and manager with Oregon Pacific Bank a little over four years ago. Summit has offices in Eugene, Central Oregon, and downtown Portland.

Funko

Pop culture and lifestyle brand Funko was named one of America's fastest growing online stores as part of Newsweek's annual rankings of the Fastest Growing Online Shops in the US for 2022. In conjunction with research and data firm Statista, the weekly news magazine ranked the online stores based on three criteria: revenue growth, traffic growth, and technical details of their sites, including loading time, mobile optimization, and how long customers spend on the site. Funko was recognized in the Collectibles category. Headquartered in Everett, Funko designs, sources and distributes licensed pop culture products across multiple categories, including vinyl figures, board games, action toys, plush, apparel, housewares and accessories.

Itron

Liberty Lake-based Itron announced the launch of the Itron Engage Sales Channel Partner Program to utilities and municipalities in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. The global expansion of Itron Engage provides partners with the tools, training and support for Itron's solutions to support their customers and improve energy and water management. Itron Engage is currently utilized by utilities and municipalities in North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Itron Engage also provides partners with access to Itron University, an online training program augmented with support to ensure partners understand the Itron portfolio. Through the Itron Partner Center, which is now available in APAC, Itron Engage Sales Channel Partners can access tools, training, technology, and customer center applications, such as the product catalog and order details application. Itron enables utilities and cities to deliver infrastructure solutions to communities in more than 100 countries.

Jul 21, 2022

New numbers from Seabrook

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Out on the Pacific Coast, a little north of Ocean Shores, the planned community of Seabrook says it's now developed 500 homes since the first shovel touched dirt in 2004. Another 70 should be completed by year's end. Led by CEO Casey Roloff, Seabrook recently broke ground on a heated outdoor pool and workout center. It's now under construction on an 11,000-square-foot grocery store, valued at $11 million, which it expects to complete by January. (The company does its own construction and design in-house.) Amid all the homes, both vacation rentals and full-time residences, the retail clusters are growing. Seabrook says a juice bar, DIY candle shop and expanded pizza and pasta restaurant will be opening this summer. The development has eight neighborhoods now, and will soon start on the new Pacific Landing, with townhouses and 7,000 square feet of retail.

Parkview Financial

Rodgers

Parkview Financial recently announced the hiring of Blake Rodgers, who'll be based in the firm's Seattle office as a senior loan originator. He makes the move from Builders Capital. Parkview CEO Paul Rahimian said in a statement, “I have known Blake for a number of years and he has a proven reputation in the lending industry. He was a strategic fit with our firm's culture, client-centric focus and professional skill set.” Rodgers is a 15-year industry veteran, with past stints at Marcus & Millichap and Columbia Pacific Advisors.

Bordeaux Wealth Advisors

Bordeaux Wealth Advisors, a boutique wealth management firm, announced new hires in client service, wealth advisory, and business development. New team members include associate wealth advisors Miles Amodeo, Justin Dime, and Yanxiao “Chloe” Li, as well as client service associate John Tashjian and business development officer Sean van der Wal. These team members are based in the firm's Seattle and Silicon Valley offices. Bordeaux Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive financial and investment advisory services to ultra-high net worth clients across the U.S.

Eviation Aircraft

Eviation Aircraft has engaged Parker Aerospace, a business segment of Parker Hannifin, to develop six technology system packages for Alice, an all-electric commuter aircraft. The two companies are now entering the design phase for the production and certification of Alice. In addition to eliminating source carbon emissions, Alice can accommodate nine passengers and is intended to offer reduced maintenance and operational costs for airlines while providing a smooth and quiet cabin experience for customers. Parker Aerospace is a global commercial and military aircraft and aeroengine technology firm. Based in Arlington, Eviation Aircraft is developing and manufacturing electric aircraft.

Gordian Software

Gordian Software, a Bellevue-based startup with an API that enables the travel industry to sell flight add-ons such as additional baggage and premium seat selection, has secured $25 million in Series A funding at a $200 million valuation. The funding was led by Accomplice and its sister firm Vinyl with participation from Kinnevik, DST Global Partners and Latitude, all of which offer significant experience in the travel industry encompassing investments in Airbnb, Hopper and TravelPerk. Gordian, which works with some of the world's largest travel sites and aggregators including Hopper, Priceline and Trip.com and supports upwards of 100 airlines, has raised $33 million to date and experienced 350% revenue growth in the past six months alone. Gordian's financing will fuel the company's growth in part through the introduction of new products such as new types of insurance and fare protection, automatic check-in and health testing, as well as expansion into new customer segments. Gordian is also looking to triple its headcount by the end of 2022.

ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo, a software, data and intelligence firm, hired Chad Herring as chief human resources officer. Based in Vancouver, Herring will report to ZoomInfo Founder and CEO Henry Schuck and lead the human resources department across all ZoomInfo offices. In addition to overseeing talent acquisition and employee experience, his priorities include promoting and reinforcing ZoomInfo's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Herring joins ZoomInfo from Snapdocs, where he served as chief people officer. He brings two decades of business leadership experience from multiple industries, including executive roles in SaaS, corporate development, operations, and human resources. He was previously vice president at BrandSafway and chief human resource 0fficer at Sunrun. Herring is a Certified Corporate Economist with the National Association of Business Economics.