Sep 23, 1998

Evergreen Community Development Association

Rise Rickman recently joined Evergreen Community Development Association as a senior loan officer in northwest Washington. Rickman formerly served as a recruitment manager for John Hancock Services. Kathryn Plaire recently joined as a senior loan officer and Mark Davis was promoted to senior loan officer to work with businesses in southwest Washington. Plaire formerly served as a commercial loan officer and credit analyst for First Indiana Bank. Davis formerly served as a senior credit analyst for Evergreen.

Noble House Hotels & Resorts

Noble House Hotels & Resorts, based in Kirkland, has named Peter C. Wilde regional director of operations for the west coast. Wilde most recently served as general manager at the ANA Hotel in San Francisco. Noble House manages and has ownership interests in properties in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Texas and Washington.

Sep 22, 1998

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Seattle-based Lease Crutcher Lewis has hired four new employees and promoted another. Diane Grauer has been promoted to project manager and the new hires include Russell Nash, Kathie Fryer, Jim Rosmond and Duane Klinge. Grauer is managing the company's 401 Elliott office job. She holds a construction management degree from Purdue University. Nash is a project manager in the Special Projects Division. He has 28 years of experience and graduated from the University of Washington. Fryer is a senior estimator with 20 years of experience. She attended Oregon State University. Rosmond is a project manager with over 20 years of civil engineering experience with the Navy. He holds a master's degree in management from the Naval Post-Graduate School. Klinge is a project manager in the Special Projects Division. He has 15 years of industry experience and holds a construction management degree from Arizona State University.

Sep 18, 1998

Craig Kinzer & Co.

Molly McCabe has joined Craig Kinzer & Co. Corporate Real Estate Services as senior associate. She will specialize in complex real estate transactions and related feasibility analyses.

Norris, Beggs & Simpson

Louis R. Zonta has joined Norris, Beggs & Simpson as associate vice president of the firm's commercial real estate brokerage division in Bellevue. Zonta was most recently with Cushman & Wakefield. He has 15 years of commercial real estate experience. Also joining the firm's Bellevue office is Patty J. Sullivan as administrative manager. She has 10 years of office and real estate experience. Sullivan joined the firm in 1995 in the Portland office and was promoted last year to property manager of 1,200 apartments in Portland and Bellevue. She will be responsible for regional office operations and supervising administrative support services.

Coldwell Banker Bain

Coldwell Banker Bain President William J. Riss has announced Coldwell Banker Commercial Bain plans to expand operations in the Puget Sound region. At the beginning of the year, the firm established commercial offices in Seattle and Everett. Now it plans to extend service throughout the region through yet-to-be-announced mergers and acquisitions. The firm has 10 new agents: George Thomas in the Bellevue East office; Joey Scott in Kirkland; Rich Oberhausen in Everett; Sanja Cherskov, Loren Krieger and Sandy Russo in Redmond; Dan Oughterson in Issaquah; Patricia Hairston in Renton/Kent; and Dana Templeton and Tyler Ryte at the Seattle Metro/Capitol Hill office.

Old Seattle Lending Group

Old Seattle Lending Group's willingness to specialize in foreclosure bailouts -- a business many mortgage bankers avoid -- is paying off. The Bellevue-based company recorded a production gain of 125 percent during the second quarter, according to National Mortgage News.

At the malls

Bally has joined the list of tenants at the new Pacific Place shopping center scheduled to open Oct. 29 at the corner of Sixth and Pine. The 1,900-square-foot store will be the second downtown Seattle store for Bally, a Swiss shoe merchant. Bally has a store in the Four Seasons at University and Fourth. Only two retail spaces are left at the newly renovated Sand Point Village now that Spa Scotta has leased space. The full-service day spa opens Oct. 1 at 5414 Sand Point Way N.E., Seattle. Sand Point Village officials are seeking a restaurant and a deli for the two remaining spaces that measure 1,800 and 1,300 square feet. And at Alderwood Mall in Lynnwood, Watch World and Cathy Jean Shoes have leased space. Also, Athlete's Foot has reopened in an expanded space.

Home-buying classes offered

Several seminars for people interested in learning about buying homes have been scheduled. The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle will host a one-hour seminar at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the group's main conference room, 105 14th Ave. To register, call (206) 461-3792. Phoenix Savings Bank, Chicago Title Insurance and Prudential Preferred Properties are offering two classes -- 7 p.m. Sept. 24 and 10 a.m. Sept. 26. Both are at Prudential Preferred Properties, 20115 44th Ave. W., in Lynnwood. Call (800) 818-6773 or (425) 438-4671 for reservations. The fourth class is 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Green Lake Library, 7364 E. Green Lake Drive N.; instructors are Joseph DuWors of Continental Mortgage and Emily Lott of Prudential Northwest Realty. Call (206) 389-4404 for reservations.