Jan 28, 1997

CobWeb/AccessOne

Two Eastside Internet companies CobWeb and AccessOne have formed a co-marketing relationship to package Quad Pentium, Microsoft's NT-based World Wide Web Virtual Domain hosting service for small, medium and large companies in the Puget Sound region. CobWeb, a turnkey Web solution provider based in Issaquah, is AccessOne's largest co-location partner, and a major Web site developer for Microsoft. AccessOne is one of the region's largest Internet Service providers and a supplier of business-to-business Internet connectivity solutions.

Metawave

Redmond-based Metawave Communications Corporation has hired Vito Palermo as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Palermo will oversee Metawave's financial and administrative operations, including accounting, treasury, financial planning, investor relations, MIS, legal and human resources. Metawave develops and markets SpotLight Multibeam Antenna Platform which enhances the capacity, coverage, and quality of wireless networks and reduces the need to invest in new cell sites.

The CIT Group

The CIT Group recently announced its new web site on the Internet. CIT's homepage profiles its eight individual operating units and other information, such as industry forecasts for construction and machine tools.

Jan 24, 1997

Moss Adams

Gary Grimstad and Cynthia Jensen have joined the Seattle accounting office of Moss Adams. Grimstad joins as director of High Technology Tax Practice and will work with businesses in the manufacturing, wholesale distribution, retail and high technology industries. Jensen joins as tax manager and is a licensed attorney and CPA in Washington and California.

SkillSmart

Pace Staffing Network, a Bellevue-based staffing company, has developed a new multimedia training program known as SkillSmart. SkillSmart is a self-paced learning system designed to give people job skills in a more flexible, efficient and interesting manner. All courses are on CD-ROM and fully interactive. SkillSmart offers classes in software, customer care and technical training. Dixie Scott is the director of Pace Staffing Network's SkillSmart Learning Center.

Colliers

Todd Gauthier has joined the Bellevue office of Colliers Macaulay Nicolls as a commercial real estate agent, specializing in office and high-tech leasing and sales on the Eastside.

Jan 22, 1997

ZGF

Zimmer Gunsul Frasca partnership (ZGF) has promoted Sergei Bischak, Mahlon Clements, Brad Hinthorne, David MacLean, Marnie Nelson, Robin Randall and Sandy Tobkin to the position of associate. Bischak, a graduate of Rice University in Houston, joined the firm in 1991 and has played primary roles in projects such as Microsoft's Redmond West Campus and Pebble Beach project, the Kirkland and Bothell Libraries for King Country Library Systems; Science Facility Two-Biology for Western Washington University, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the Airway Heights Corrections Center near Spokane. Clements has focused on urban design since joining the firm in 1991, and has worked on the Metro High Capacity Transit Alternatives Analysis, the Chelan-Douglas Intermodal Transportation Center in Wenatchee, the Bellevue Pedestrian corridor and the master plan for the Capitol of the State of Washington. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. Brad Hinthorne has been involved in a number of master planning, programming, and design efforts at various medical and educational facilities, including the Tacoma Medical Center for Group Health, the Providence St. Vincent obstetrics remodel and expansion in Portland, and the Stevens Memorial Hospital addition and renovation. MacLean is project architect and technical designer with ZGF, and is currently project architect for the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Phase II. Since joining the firm in 1992, he has also worked on the Olympia Medical Center for Group Health and the Mary Baker Russell Music Center for Pacific Lutheran University. Nelson, who has been with the firm for over 10 years, is ZGF's office manager in Seattle. Randall is a project architect who joined the firm in 1991. Since then, her project experience includes the renovation of the University Village shopping center, the International District Village Square, the Bothell Library for King County, and the Mallory parking structure in Portland. She is a graduate of Ball State University. Tobkin serves as marketing coordinator for ZGF's Seattle office. For the last 14 years she has been responsible for supporting all business development and public relations activities.

Weber + Thompson

John W. Lee has joined the design and CAD production department of Weber + Thompson. He has several years of experience in financial facilities, retail and residential projects.

Landscape architects honored

J. Douglas Macy of Walker & Macy and Carol Mayer-Reed of Mayer/Reed in Portland have been inducted as Fellows of the American Society of Landscape Architects. Macy, a founding partner in Walker & Macy, was recognized for his work on Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square, the Vietnam Veterans of Region Memorial and the revitalization of the South and North Park Blocks. Mayer-Reed is known for multi-disciplinary teams and for her design work on the Portland Place Memorial, the Museum at Warm Springs, the Tropical Africa Exhibit and the Hewlett-Packard Vancouver executive courtyard.

wa.net

Zachary Lark joins wa.net (Washington Internet Services) as vice president of sales and marketing to help meet the demand for Internet connections. Lark will service residential accounts, business accounts and Internet resellers.

Total Door Supply

Total Door Supply Inc. is moving to a new location effective Feb. 3. The new address is: 4435 S. 134th Place, Seattle, WA 98168-1512, (206) 241-8242, fax (206) 241-8331, e-mail totaldoor@msn.com. The company will be closed Jan. 31 to move.