Oct 15, 2025

CAST Architecture

Tan

Bruce

CAST Architecture recently added two new employees, Mallisyn Bruce and Tory Tan.

Bruce has a Bachelor of Environmental Design from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and a Master of Architecture from the University of Washington's College of Built Environments, focusing on sustainable systems and design.

Tan was raised in the Pacific Northwest, having made his home in Vancouver, B.C., before earning his Bachelor of Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. At CAST, Tan focuses on residential and community projects.

APA – The Engineered Wood Association

Cullen

Beers

The Board of Trustees at APA – The Engineered Wood Association made two changes to its board. John Beers III of Georgia-Pacific has been elected board chair, and Brian Cullen of PWT has joined the board.

With over 25 years of industry experience, Beers is president of the structural panels business at Georgia-Pacific. He began his career in sales with Grant Forest Products in 2002, joining Georgia-Pacific in 2010 when the company acquired Grant. He became president in 2023. Beers succeeds Doug Asano of Roseburg Forest Products as APA board chair. Asano will continue to serve as a trustee.

Cullen is senior vice president of operations at PWT. He began his career at Weyerhaeuser in 2002, spending more than 13 years there in plant management, process improvement and industrial engineering. After a brief stint at Amazon, Cullen returned to the wood products industry, joining Boise Cascade in 2016 as production manager for the Eastern region. In 2023, he was hired by PWT as vice president of operations before being named to his current position in April 2025. Cullen will be replacing Jim Enright, who served on the APA board for more than 15 years.

NAC Architecture

Aliano

NAC Architecture has recently brought on Gio Aliano, AIA, as principal and affordable housing practice leader. Aliano has more than 35 years of experience working with supportive housing, mixed-use community developments, educational facilities, and health and wellness centers. Aliano has contributed to the city of Los Angeles HHH Housing Challenge, advancing modular prefabricated design strategies to address the homelessness crisis.

Gibbs & Olson

Krueger

Gibbs & Olson announced earlier this month they were adding Larry Krueger, PE, to their team as a senior-level engineer. Krueger has over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, in civil engineering, project management and transportation infrastructure. Most recently, Kruger was branch manager for the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, where he led a multidisciplinary team overseeing the planning, design, and execution of highway projects. Krueger holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington and is a registered Professional Engineer in Washington, Kentucky and Tennessee.

Oct 14, 2025

Wilson Elser

Building on recent growth in the Pacific Northwest, national law firm Wilson Elser has added 17 attorneys to its Seattle office, including eight new partners. “The Pacific Northwest is the fastest-growing region for the firm,” said Daniel J. McMahon, chair of Wilson Elser. “Since 2023, Wilson Elser has steadily added headcount and expanded the defense services for clients with work in Washington and Oregon. In fact, including this new team, we have hired 31 lateral attorneys in our Seattle and Portland offices in 2025.” Mary Butler, Lorianne Hanson, Nicole Jackson, Dan Mooney, Daniel Park, John Versnel, Evelyn Winters, and Steven Wraith join as partners. Penn Gheen joins as of counsel, and Fatima Al-Rikabi, Alec Anderson, Natasha Fingar, Maryam Nayibova, Rachel O'Hanlon, Corinna Pilat, Tim Rosewell, and Sara Shapland as associates. The new attorneys specialize in litigating matters across various practice areas, including toxic tort, construction, aviation, medical malpractice, product liability, and admiralty and marine law, and were previously with litigation firms in the region.

Trefethen & Co Bader & Olson

Cadogan Tate, a specialist in high-value storage and logistics for interiors and art handling, has acquired Trefethen & Co Bader & Olson, a Seattle-based firm specializing in furniture receiving, warehousing, delivery and installation. This is Cadogan Tate's seventh acquisition since being acquired by TSG Consumer, a private equity firm specializing in consumer brands. This strategic acquisition aligns with Cadogan Tate's commitment to delivering integrated, end-to-end services across art, furniture and interiors, and strengthens Cadogan Tate's position as a global provider with a physical presence in the Pacific Northwest. The combined entity will offer clients a streamlined, unified experience underpinned by domain expertise, and the operational scale to support complex, multidisciplinary projects. Whether for private residences, architectural fit-outs, galleries or corporate environments, this union allows clients to partner with a single provider spanning art handling, interiors and furniture logistics and installation services. Perkins Coie provided legal counsel to Cadogan Tate. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. With almost half a century of experience, Cadogan Tate specializes in fine-asset logistics: art handling, packing, transport, storage and installation services for museums, galleries, private collections, designers and high net worth clients. In addition to Seattle, the company maintains operations in global markets, including London, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Aspen, Miami and Paris.

Oct 09, 2025

NAIOPWA lauds its legends

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South Lake Union Discovery Center

For members of NAIOP Washington, on Oct. 23, there's to be a meet-and-mingle gathering for those wanting to buttonhole its “legends and leaders.” The Thursday event is set for 4 p.m. at the South Lake Union Discovery Center. Eminent industry figures on hand will include Tony Toppenberg of Hudson Pacific Properties, John Teutsch of Teutsch Partners, John Pietromonaco of Pietromonaco Jackson Properties, Rob Aigner (now semi-retired and a consultant) and Chris Rossman from Fourth Avenue Capital. That's a lot of industry history, and collective wisdom, in one room. Details and info: naiopwa.org

Continental Properties

Hynes

Claudio Guincher has been the longtime leader at Continental Properties, a firm his father once helmed, and he isn't going away. Rather, he's ceding his role as president, with Kyran Hynes now being promoted to that position. Hynes has been with the firm for about seven years, and counts nearly two decades in the multifamily sector. He notably helped lead the recent development of the 110 Roy apartments in Lower Queen Anne. Continental estimates that 110 Roy, the Vela in Kirkland and Bellevue's Margot (formerly the Blu) contribute to about $1 billion in assets and some 1,350 units — both new and renovated — in Continental's portfolio.

SoDo enterprise finds UK owner

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When a small SoDo warehouse sold four years ago for a bit over $3 million, the DJC called its new owner a furniture company. That's not exactly correct. The business known as Trefethen & Co. Bader & Olson, aka Trefethen, is a specialist in high-end furniture logistics and storage. We make that distinction because the building and business are now part of Cadogan Tate, which recently announced the acquisition. Based in London, that international enterprise provides “integrated, end-to-end services across art, furniture and interiors.” Its Ben Clark said in a statement, “With Trefethen's esteemed presence in the Pacific Northwest and expertise in moving and furniture handling, we are now able to offer clients a clear advantage, not only through our broadened geographic reach, but also by delivering a consistent standard of excellence across art, interiors and installations worldwide.” Perkins Coie advised Cadogan Tate on the deal. Terms were not announced. The warehouse is at 3430 E. Marginal Way S., just north of the Spokane Street Viaduct.

Forma Construction

Munson

Forma Construction principal and vice president of risk management Jace Munson retired, effective Sept. 30, marking the conclusion of a 30-year career with Forma. Since joining in 1995, Munson has guided the company through significant growth, operational transformation, and hundreds of complex projects that have positively impacted communities throughout the region. “Jace's expertise in contract administration through the lens of risk management has been invaluable to Forma's success,” said Eric Lindstrom, COO. “His deep understanding of construction law, insurance requirements, and contract negotiations has made him a recognized industry expert. He brings a ‘stick to the facts' approach that's both fair and impartial — exactly what complex construction projects demand.” Throughout his career with Forma, including previous leadership roles as president and COO, Munson successfully managed multiple projects, including multiple renovations at his alma mater Capital High School in Olympia, North Thurston High School's occupied modernization, projects at Saint Martin's University including Cebula Hall, O'Grady Library, and Old Main, historic renovations on the state Capitol Campus including the John L O'Brien and John A. Cherberg Buildings, and the SAMi Environmental Learning Center at Point Defiance. Munson volunteers with the Thurston Economic Development Council, Boys & Girls Clubs of Thurston County, South Sound YMCA, Olympia Rotary Club, and was a past board member of South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity. Forma Construction specializes in K-12 education, public works, and complex renovation projects. Founded in 1985, Forma maintains offices in Olympia, Seattle and Bellingham.

Smartsheet

Singh

Bellevue-based Smartsheet named industry veteran Rajeev Singh as its new chief executive officer and member of the board of directors. Singh succeeds Sunny Gupta, who has served as acting CEO since July and will continue in his role as executive chair of the board. Singh has a history of building and scaling highly successful technology companies, including Concur and Accolade. He joins Smartsheet to lead the company into its next phase of accelerated growth and innovation.