Oct 07, 1998

Hedges & Roth

Long-time civil engineering associates John F. Roth Jr. and David T. Hedges, previously of Hedges & Roth Engineering, Inc., have separated business interests and established two new local engineering firms. Spinning off from the existing corporation, Hedges has established Hedges Engineering & Consulting, Inc. Roth will retain and reorganize the remaining corporation under the name of Roth Hill Engineering Partners, Inc. Hedges Engineering and Consulting, Inc. is located in Sumner and provides planning, engineering, surveying and consulting services to clients in the public and private sectors. The firm specializes in water systems, sanitary sewer systems, roads and streets and land development projects. Roth Hill Engineering Partners, Inc. is headquartered in Bellevue and has an office in Wenatchee. The firm specializes in water and wastewater systems as well as rehabilitation, retrofitting and relocation of existing utilities.

Oct 02, 1998

Paragon Real Estate Advisors

Christopher C. McCarty and David E. Massa have joined Paragon Real Estate Advisors as salesmen. McCarty was previously with Colliers and Massa was with Marcus & Millichap.

Criterium-Caviezel Engineers

Criterium-Caviezel Engineers, the Seattle-area affiliate of Criterium Engineers, will host the 1998 Real Estate Engineering Services Conference of Criterium Engineers in Seattle Oct. 7-10. Criterium is a nationwide network of engineers specializing in home and building inspections, reserve studies, property condition reports and environmental site assessments. It has 65 affiliated offices around the country. For information call (206) 542-1505.

Continental Savings Bank

Continental Savings Bank officials say they are revolutionizing the way home buyers obtain financing with the bank's Internet Home Loan Program. With IHeLP, customers can lock in an interest rate at any time online and save up to $1,000 compared with the traditional method of obtaining financing, according to a bank press release.

Here's how the program works:

A customer completes the application online at http://www.continentalsavings.com. The bank contacts the customer to collect a $530 deposit by credit card to cover the cost of a credit report, appraisal and title check. The next day, the customer receives the loan packet, which includes paperwork to be signed and returned in three days. Once the appraisal is reviewed and final approval obtained, the closing documents will be generated and forwarded to a settlement agent for signing and closing.

Sep 29, 1998

Waste Management to sell assets to Republic

HOUSTON (Dow Jones News) -- Waste Management Inc. said Monday it agreed to sell landfills and other assets to Republic Services Inc. for about $500 million cash and properties. Waste Management, based in Houston, hauls trash for municipal, commercial and residential customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. It has annual revenue of more than $3 billion. Republic, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., operates non-hazardous waste collection and disposal services in 28 states. The company was spun off earlier this year from Republic Industries Inc., the investment vehicle of Florida businessman H. Wayne Huizenga. The sale will fulfill the terms of a consent decree that federal antitrust regulators required before permitting Waste Management Inc. to merge with USA Waste Services Inc. last July in a deal valued at $19.13 billion. The assets, which have annual revenue of about $275 million, include 16 landfills, 11 transfer stations and 136 commercial collection routes. The companies expect to complete the transaction before the end of the year.

Sep 25, 1998

CB Richard Ellis

Bryan Hester has joined CB Richard Ellis in the Seattle office. He will focus on the close-in industrial market. Previously he worked for WinStar where he was responsible for new sales of data and voice telecommunication products.

Grubb & Ellis Co.

James M. Keating, senior vice president of Grubb & Ellis' Office Services Group, has been elected to a second term as vice president of programs of the Northwest Chapter of NACORE for 1999. NACORE is the International Association of Corporate Real Estate Executives.

First Pacific Marketing Ltd.

Venita Poindexter has achieved the Certified Property Manager designation from the Institute of Real Estate Management. The designation is for meeting the group's education, experience and ethics standards. Poindexter has been managing apartment and condos for First Pacific Marketing Ltd. of West Seattle for six years.

PNC Mortgage

Jim Griffith as joined PNC Mortgage in Bellingham as a loan officer.