Mar 13, 1998

Graham & Dunn

Michael Tobiason has joined the Seattle law firm of Graham & Dunn as a shareholder and member of the corporate practice group. Tobiason will continue his practice in general corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, international business transactions and intellectual property licensing. Tobiason formerly worked for Price Waterhouse in public accounting.

CarrAmerica

CarrAmerica Realty Corp. announced its purchase of a 30-acre building site in suburban Portland for development of an office park. The project will be called Sunset Corporate Park. The property is in the Sunset Corridor area, at 229th Avenue and Evergreen Parkway. It will support development of eight two-story buildings totaling 444,000 square feet. Office or high-tech users are the expected tenants.

Mar 11, 1998

Harris

Ernie Moffet has been promoted to the position of vice president at Harris Group, Inc., where he will continue to hold his position as industry manager for the Seattle office. Moffett has been with the firm for nine years. Glenn Swaim has joined the Seattle office, where he will be responsible for facility engineering projects and client development. Swaim has 30 years of engineering experience in the pharmaceutical, food and beverage, consumer manufacturing and general manufacturing fields.

AKB

Adina Prisecaru has joined AKB Engineers of Bellevue as a senior structural engineer. She has specialized in structural analysis and design involving steel, concrete, masonry and wood. She is currently at work on the Coho Cafe in Redmond and te Seattle Aquarium Sound to Mountain exhibit. Lorene A. Hansen has joined the staff of drafting technicians at AKB. Using AutoCAD 14, Hansen is currently working on the Washington State Liquor Control Board distribution center, the Washington Corrections Center in Shelton and Crown Books Retail in Redmond.

Siemens

Siemens Medical Systems Inc. has expanded its worldwide marketing team and appointed Marcus Kirchgeorg, M.D., as vice president of marketing and sales worldwide. Kirchgeorg was formerly director of marketing for Siemens Medical Engineering's Computer Tomography Group in Germany.

Mar 10, 1998

Oceantrawl Inc.

Oceantrawl Inc. and its affiliate The Fishin' Place recently moved their corporate headquarters to the Bell Street Pier Central Waterfront Complex on Pier 66 of Seattle's waterfront. Oceantrawl, which manages several investments, previously occupied offices in the Market Place Tower on First Avenue. The Fishin' Place, created in 1996, prepares and sells fresh and frozen seafood-based meals for at-home consumption. For more information, call (206) 448-9200 or visit the web site at http://www.the fishinplace.com.

LCL

Lease Crutcher Lewis has added several new staff members. Philomena Kedziorski is the new executive assistant for the company's senior management. Renee Fairweather and Valerie Hart have been added to the Microsoft Troon office project as operations assistants. Gail LaForest-Mall is the new operations assistant at the Expeditors International project. Larry Novik has been hired as the operations assistant at the Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center project, Julie McClure is the operations assistant at the Pacific Place retail center project, and Mark Moffet has been added as the operations assistant at the King Street Center project.

Start getting ready for Tricipe VI

KENNEWICK -- It's time to start making plans for Tricipe VI: The Hanford Environmental Technologies Expo. This year, Tricipe is set for June 10-11 at the Tri-Cities Coliseum in Kennewick. The event is ideal for environmental consultants, engineers, scientists and regulators. Hundreds of environmental firms will exhibit their cleanup technologies at the Tricipe Trade Show. Key project managers from Hanford will explain their needs for new technology, equipment and cleanup methods at a free forum. Procurement personnel also will be on hand to give environmental professionals the information they need to do business at the Hanford site. In conjunction with Tricipe VI, the Association for Facilities Engineering will present a two-day program to prepare candidates for the Certified Facilities Environmental Professional Exam. The CFEP is the first certification program designed exclusively for facilities engineering and management professionals. Booth space is still available at the Tricipe Trade Show. To register for Tricipe VI or receive more information, contact: Tricipe Trade Shows, 1624 N.W. Trenton Ave., Bend, OR 97701, phone: (541) 385-8964, fax: (541) 385-1014. You also may register online at: http://www.tricipe.com