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Nov 01, 2023

Cushing Terrell

Russell

Maehl

Multidisciplinary design firm Cushing Terrell announced the promotion of two team members to the role of associate principal: Carl Maehl, based in Missoula, Montana, and Alex Russell, based in Bozeman, Montana.

Maehl has been with Cushing Terrell for more than 20 years and serves as a co-director of the firm's electrical engineering group. As the leader of a service sector with more than 50 team members in 12 locations, Maehl is known for his ability to mentor and empower others, develop upcoming leaders, and manage people and projects with meticulous attention to detail and quality outcomes.

Russell has been with Cushing Terrell for 13 years and serves as director of the firm's energy services group. With experience in all facets of mechanical design, Russell brings together the firm's multidisciplinary expertise to deliver cutting-edge energy solutions that result in high-performing, healthy environments. With LEED BD+C, Green Globes, and Certified Energy Manager accreditations, he uses his expertise to design efficient, cost-effective mechanical systems for projects that range in size from a single building to an entire university campus.

RMC Architects

Sara Vernia has joined RMC Architects as a design professional. Vernia received a Master of Architecture from the University of Oregon in 2012 and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 2003 from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She believes her previous background in civil engineering enhances her work in architecture today by giving her a broader understanding of both the design and execution of projects.

Her current Bellingham projects include Chartwells Higher Ed renovations on the Western Washington University campus, Millworks Phase 2, and tenant improvements for Bellingham Technical College and Whatcom Community College. Vernia is also working on tenant improvements for Skagit Valley College in Mount Vernon.

Parametrix

Woody

Parametrix has hired Tony Woody as a senior consultant with the firm's Greater Washington Transportation Division.

Woody comes to Parametrix from Concord Engineering. He specializes in traffic operations and planning, transit analysis, traffic simulation and travel demand modeling, arterial and freeway corridor studies, concept design, and intelligent transportation system applications. His project experience includes work with the Seattle Department of Transportation, King County Metro, City of Bellevue, Port of Seattle, Sound Transit, and the Washington State Department of Transportation. At Parametrix, he joins the firm's Seattle Transportation Planning group, serving public agencies throughout the Puget Sound region.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Frazier Healthcare Partners announced that Peter Tornatore has joined the Frazier Healthcare Growth Buyout Investor Relations team as a vice president. Tornatore joins the firm from Blackstone Life Sciences where he led investor relations and business development. Prior, he was a director in the client solutions group at Blackstone where he specialized in raising capital for Blackstone's private funds in the United States. Tornatore's initial focus at Frazier will be on business development and capital formation. Founded in 1991, Frazier Healthcare Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. Frazier is headquartered in Seattle, and invests broadly across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.

PBCO Financial Corporation

PBCO Financial Corporation, the holding company for Medford-based People's Bank of Commerce, announced that it has made the strategic business decision to exit the residential mortgage lending market, effective November 1st. “Industry trends and the current interest rate environment have made it challenging for this division to remain profitable in recent years,” commented Julia Beattie, president & CEO. PBCO anticipates one-time termination expenses of $350 thousand during the fourth quarter of 2023 associated with severance and contract termination fees.

Oct 31, 2023

Boise Cascade

Boise Cascade announced the promotion of four of its business leaders. Troy Little has been promoted to senior vice president, finance and commodity sales, wood products. Little joined the division in 1990 as an internal auditor. He has served in a broad range of financial and operational leadership roles at several of the company's manufacturing locations. Little became division controller in 2016, financial manager in 2018, and was promoted to vice president in 2021. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the College of Idaho. Joanna Barney has been promoted to senior vice president, Building Materials Distribution Western Operations. Barney joined the company's Salt Lake City branch in 2005. She was promoted to senior location controller in 2012, branch manager in 2015, general manager of Western Operations in 2021, and appointed vice president in 2022. She holds a bachelor's degree in business finance from the University of Utah. Jim Wickham has been promoted to senior vice president, Building Materials Distribution Eastern Operations. Wickham joined the company in 2008 as the branch manager in Westfield, Massachusetts. Wickham was promoted to vice president in 2022. He holds a bachelor's degree in business from Missouri State University. Nathan Sikes has been promoted to vice president, sales & marketing, Building Materials Distribution. Sikes began his career at Boise Cascade in 2006 as a sales trainee. His past positions have included product manager, sales manager, branch manager, and Southwest regional manager. Sikes holds a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Lattice Semiconductor

Lattice Semiconductor announced that it has been named a Top InfoSec Innovator Awards 2023 winner by Cyber Defense Magazine. The latest version of the Lattice Sentry solution stack was recognized in the Most Innovative in Embedded Security category. The Lattice Sentry solution stack helps developers create cyber resilient system control applications compliant with NIST Platform Firmware Resiliency Guidelines across the Communications, Computing, Industrial, Automotive, and Consumer markets. Lattice solution stacks are turnkey application-specific solutions that combine reference platforms and designs, demos, IP building blocks, FPGA design tools, and custom design services to accelerate customer application development and time-to-market. This is Cyber Defense Magazine's tenth year of honoring InfoSec innovators from around the globe. Lattice Semiconductor is headquartered in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Absher Construction Co.

Kwan

Absher Construction Co. hired Will Kwan as chief financial officer. Kwan has over 20 years of experience in various financial roles, with a deep understanding of financial management, compliance and forecasting, according to the company. Prior to joining Absher, Kwan held various senior financial positions at leading organizations, most recently as the CFO and vice president of an air quality solutions company based in Missouri. Absher is an employee-owned company with offices in Puyallup, Bellevue and Wenatchee. Its primary markets are education, recreation, transportation, federal and multifamily housing.

APA

Babcock

Murphy

Williams

Degnan

Asano

APA — The Engineered Wood Association announced its board of trustees, including new chair Doug Asano, who is senior vice president of sales and marketing at Roseburg Forest Products. He succeeds Ashlee Cribb. The association also named Chris Degnan as vice chair, and Stephen Williams as chair of the finance committee. Degnan is director of commodities and home improvement warehouse at Weyerhaeuser. Williams is executive vice president and CFO at Western Forest Products. APA further named two to its board: John Murphy Jr., executive vice president of Murphy Co., and Rich Babcock, CEO of Rosboro. Tacoma-based APA represents mills throughout North America.

ABC of Western Washington

Adaptive Roofing of Renton joined the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. The company provides roof replacement, roof repairs, roof cleaning, gutter replacement, roof inspections and certification. Sean Sternberg is co-owner and general manager.

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