Dec 29, 2016

Homestead Community Land Trust

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Set to celebrate its 25 anniversary next year, the nonprofit facilitator of affordable housing is also seeking four new board members. They will be elected at Homestead's annual meeting (5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29 at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center, 4408 Delridge Way S.W.) Active in Delridge, Columbia City and other neighborhoods, Homestead counsels about 300 prospective homebuyers a year, provides grants and loans, develops new homes with private partners and preserves affordable housing stock by keeping them in a restricted trust. That trust now includes 211 homes, which can only be resold to buyers at or below 80 perent of area median income; Homestead maintains ownership of the land. Potential board members can find more information athomesteadclt.org.

TOD in Tacoma

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The city of Tacoma announced that it's one of five U.S. cities to be competitively awarded with ground technical assistance supporting transit-oriented development (TOD), improving access to public transportation, and building new economic opportunities and pathways to employment for local communities. Guidance and resources will be provided by the Federal Transit Administration and Smart Growth America, which the city will use to help in the development of the Hilltop neighborhood. For what it calls the the Links to Opportunity Project, Tacoma previously received a $2 million grant from the FTA to plan for transit and economic development along the Tacoma Link Expansion corridor. (Hilltop is scheduled to have a light-rail station in 2022, which will connect to Seattle in 2030.) In a statement, mayor Marilyn Strickland said, “Smart growth strategies that make Tacoma an even better place to live and work, a solid transportation system, economic development – these things are all connected.”

CoreNet Global

The Washington state chapter of CoreNet announced its 2016 award winners. The categories and honorees include the following: Young Leader of the Year, Dane Larsen of CBRE; Supplier of the Year, Legacy Group; Presenter of the Year, Roberto Yglesias of Buildingi; and Program Coordinator of the Year, Angela Thomlinson of Catalyst Workplace Activation.

Dec 22, 2016

Cushman & Wakefield Commerce

McLaughlin

C&W has hired Hughes McLaughlin in the Seattle office as senior director. Previously with Jones Lang LaSalle, where he rose to senior VP, McLaughlin will focus on the office and investment markets. C&W's Dave Magee said, “Hughes has tremendous experience in managing portfolios of real estate on an international scale while focusing his practice in negotiating complex transactions throughout the Puget Sound.” Educated at Seattle University, McLaughlin resides in West Seattle.

RPS GaiaTech

McCormack

RPS Environmental Risk Group's Seattle office has hired Tim McCormack as Regional Vice President – Pacific NW Operations. He brings over 25 years of experience providing environmental management and consulting to a wide range of clients and industries. His areas of expertise include environmental investigation and remediation, due diligence, contaminant hydrogeology, environmental compliance, impaired asset management and sustainable property development.

The Seminar Group

A seminar is set for March 2 and 3 on “Permitting Strategies for Large, Controversial Projects in Washington State and the Northwest.” Erin L. Anderson of Stoel Rives and Susan E. Drummond of The Law Offices of Susan Elizabeth Drummond will discuss the potential pifalls of projects that involve ports, coal, animals, toxic waste, shorelines, government clients and more. CLE and other professional credits are offered at the event, which takes place at Crowne Plaza Seattle, 1113 Sixth Ave. Details and registration: (800) 574-4852 and theseminargroup.net.

Law Seminars International

Friday, Jan. 13 is the date for LSI's fourteenth annual seminar on SEPA & NEPA. Topics will include the federal FAST Act, the Council on Environmental Quality's Final Guidance on Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change Impacts, affordable housing and more. Speakers will include Rodney L. Brown, Jr. of Cascadia Law Group and Richard L. Settle of Foster Pepper. The event takes place at Washington State Convention Center. Details and registration: (206) 567-4490 and lawseminars.com.

ULI Northwest

The Urban Land Institute's Women's Leadership Initiative series holds its first event of 2017 on Wednesday, Jan. 11. Networking and drinking will commence at 5 p.m. at Copperworks Distilling, 1250 Alaskan Way. Washington Holdings, Rafn, Holland Partner Group and Talon Private Capital are sponsoring the “Whiskey Business” event. Details and registration: northwest.uli.org.