Mar 24, 2003

Bellevue Downtown Association

The Bellevue Downtown Association last week awarded its first annual Place Making Awards that recognize downtown leaders, and announced its new brand identity and tagline: Making a Great Place Together. The winners are: John Boespflug City Builder Award, Robert Wallace of Wallace Properties; Place Maker of the Year, CollinsWoerman and Streetworks; Gutsy Move of the Year, John Howie, Seastar Restaurant; Deal Maker of the Year, Lisa Rowe, Bentall Capital; Tradition Builder, Wells Fargo; Miracle of the Year, City of Bellevue Access Downtown Team; Leadership Award, City of Bellevue; DIP Purple Heart Award, Stu Vander Hoek; Community Treasure Award, Bellevue Art Museum.

Mar 20, 2003

Williams Marketing

Williams Marketing has added James Schaefer to its sales force. Schaefer has nearly 30 years of real estate sales experience. He will sell condos and townhomes in Seattle, including the 50 units in Uptown Queen Anne, the recently completed IV West development at 530 Fourth Ave. W. Schaefer was awarded the Certified Sales Professional and several Institute of Residential Marketing designations from the National Homebuilder’s Association.

Unico Properties

Rockas

Unico Properties recently hired Jan Rockas as director of human resources. She brings 15 years of human resources management experience to Unico. Rockas was manager of human resources for Targeted Genetics and human resources manager for Wright Runstad and Co. Before joining Wright Runstad, she worked for Nordstrom for 15 years as a personnel director. She will be in charge of training and development, organizational development and employee relations.

Kiemle and Hagood

Kiemle and Hagood Co. has been hired to lead a new team that includes Susan Zimmerman of Seattle to manage and lease space at River Park Square in Spokane. Zimmerman, who represented the 350,000-square-foot Pacific Place in Seattle during its initial leasing phase, joins the team from Insignia Kidder Mathews of Seattle. She has 20 years of commercial real estate experience. Five other brokers and a leasing manager will work with the development team to bring occupancy of River Park Square to capacity, said Tom Quigley, president and CEO of Kiemle and Hagood. River Park Square currently is 90 percent leased.

Heritage Bank

Olympia-based Heritage Bank added three new commercial lending officers to its Pierce County Business Banking team, all three as senior vice presidents. Donald A. Andersen has more than 30 years of banking experience in the Pierce County market. Robert A. Bruback's background includes more than 25 years in the Tacoma market. Gary Lindberg has 30 years of banking experience, including 10 years in the Pierce County market. They will initially be located in the 56th and South Tacoma Way office, and move to the Heritage Bank Building downtown after that space is remodeled.

John L. Scott

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Jodi Hill became a sales associate in John L. Scott Real Estate's Burien office. Susan Plecko, Amy Johnson, Doug Johnson and Erin McMillin joined the Kirkland office. Shanda Owen, Mike Buckley and Lonnie Moore started in the Magnolia office. Ken Gorohoff joined Bellevue South. Angie Pretty and Richard Christiansen became sales associates in the Maple Valley office. Kelly Elshaug, Curtiss Simmons, Linda Tomulty, Ole Olson and Teri Jones-Walster joined the Marysville office. Scott Martin and Pat McGuire signed on in Port Orchard. Tim Davis Sr. and Lan Nguyen started in Renton. Sahlee Burden joined the Silverdale office. Sol Epistola, Mary Loovis, Jin Kim, Marianna Mikshanskiy and Dan Merten started in University Place. Eric Miller, Scott Beigh, Katherine Page, Roxanne Wolfe and Matt Sanders joined the Tacoma South office.

Windermere

LeAnne Quinn is a new sales associate in Windermere Real Estate's Eastlake office. Quinn previously worked in the hospitality industry in Seattle.

Century 21 homeownership workshops

The Century 21 Real Estate Center will hold two community workshops on Saturday, April 19, on "Becoming Your Own Landlord by Home Ownership." The workshops will run from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. in the center at 19720 44th Ave. W., Suite T, in Lynnwood. The first session will cover buying your first home and the second session is on investing in real estate. For information and reservations, call (425) 712-4015 or register online at www.QualityNewConstruction.com.

Keller Williams Realty

Gary Keller, named by Real Trends as "one of the five most admired individuals in real estate," will offer "The Millionaire Real Estate Agent Seminar" on Wednesday, April 16, at the Meydenbauer Center at 11100 NE Sixth St. in Bellevue. The cost is $59 and includes a copy of his book "Millionaire Real Estate Agent." For more information go to www.millionaireagent.com or call (425) 458-4257. Keller, founder of Keller Williams Realty, was honored by Real Trends because it said he created an "open book" business concept in the real estate industry. The company says Keller’s book lays out his formula for success in real estate: "think big, act bold, and you'll live a larger life."