Mar 24, 1998

Gene Juarez Salons

Stacy Bollen has been selected to be the manager for the recent addition to Gene Juarez Salons & Spas at Redmond Town Center. Lisha Sissons, former assistant manager of the Alderwood salon, has transferred to the Redmond Salon & Spa as assistant manager. Bollen was formerly manager at the Tacoma Gene Juarez salon. Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association Tom Ranken, formerly of Seattle's Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association, has resigned as president, having accepted a position as president and CEO of Seattle-based SERC - Statistics and Epidemiology Research Corporation. SERC is a clinical research organization that provides a comprehensive range of data management, statistical services, and clinical trial experience to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and biomedical industries. Ranken, who has been president of WBBA for three years, will start SERC on March 30th, but will be in the office as needed until the board appoints a successor. Ranken will chair the search committee for the board. Send candidates to his attention at WBBA, 1100 Olive Way, Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98101-1839, by April 15.

Norry joins Greenfield Development

BELLEVUE -- Brownfield redeveloper Lewis Norry has joined Greenfield Development, a Bellevue company that acquires and redevelops contaminated properties throughout the United States. Based in Rochester, N.Y., Norry is responsible for Greenfield's projects east of the Mississippi. "Lewis has an extraordinary track record of large, successful redevelopment projects," said George Blackstone, Greenfield's president and CEO. "He is one of the few people in the country who really grew up in the brownfield industry -- well before the industry even had a name." Norry, 37, is a graduate of Columbia Law School. His grandfather began acquiring and rehabilitating industrial properties more than 40 years ago. Norry is well-known in brownfields circles for his redevelopment of a 1.6-million-square-foot former AT&T building in Indianapolis. One of the largest brownfield redevelopments in the U.S., the project involved cleanup of asbestos, PCBs and heavy metal contamination from plating operations. The AT&T building was empty when Norry took it over. Today it is more than 90 percent occupied with more than 1,000 employees. Tenants include the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Indiana Network for Employment and Training. Norry has been named a Greenfield partner and board member. He joins former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator William D. Ruckelshaus, who is an advisory board member, and former Microsoft President James C. Towne, who is chairman of Greenfield's board. Another key Greenfield team member is Elliott P. Laws, former Assistant EPA Administrator and now a partner at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington, D.C.

Mar 20, 1998

EDC of Thurston County

The Economic Development Council of Thurston County recently went on line with a new website at http://www.olympiaonline.com/edc. The presence on the Internet is part of the council's marketing initiative aimed at creating new family-wage jobs and expanding the tax base in Thurston County communities.

The Elevated Transportation Co.

The Elevated Transportation Co. council has added four permanent standing committees. The Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Relations Committee is meeting at 6 p.m., March 23 at the office of CHCS Computer Counseling, 400 Harvard Ave. E., #400. The Finance Committee is meeting at 6:30 p.m., March 30, at the Galerias Restaurant, 210 Broadway Ave. E. The Development Committee is meeting at 3 p.m., April 4, in Room 240, Gould Hall, 3949 15th Ave. N.E., University of Washington. For more information, contact Paul Elliott, Interim Administrator, at (206) 624-5711, or via e-mail at paul.elliott@ci.seattle.wa.us.

Mar 19, 1998

AdvanceOnline

AdvanceOnline, a Seattle-based company that designs and develops training and testing programs delivered via the Internet, recently closed a round of private financing that will fund the firm's continued expansion. The company was founded in 1996 and offers distance learning to associations, corporations, institutions and individuals. The focus is on environmental compliance, emergency response and occupational health and safety. Major clients include the US Army Corps of Engineers, Associated General Contractors and the Environmental Protection Agency.

Mar 17, 1998

LCL

Lease Crutcher Lewis has added two members to its estimating department. Mark King is the company's new CAD (computer aided drafting) administrator and Jeff Spencer is an estimator. King supports LCL's design and technical details coordination in the preconstruction and construction phases of projects. Spencer is working on several projects in the preconstruction phases.

MBE/WBE awards

King County recently held its 10th annual "Celebrate Success" event to honor outstanding minority-and women-owned business enterprises. Awards were given in four categories. The architecture and engineering award went to Garry Struthers Inc. Construction awards went to: E.M. Castillo, Leajak Construction Inc., Magnolia Contractors Inc., Nisei Construction Co. Inc. and Seattle Based Inc. Consultant awards were given to Community Connection and Triangle Associates. Awards in the purchased goods and services category went to: Master Computer Inc., Perry Ko's South China Restaurant and Road Warriors. A special recognition was given to Linda E. Burgess Enterprises.

PTI changes name, hires new staff

BELLEVUE -- Bellevue-based PTI Environmental Services has a brand new name: Exponent Environmental Group. PTI's name change reflects the new name of its parent company, which just switched its moniker from The Failure Group Inc. to Exponent Inc. The name change went into effect last Monday. Exponent's former name denoted the focus of its largest subsidiary, Failure Analysis Associates, which analyzes the causes behind high-profile disasters such as the Oklahoma City bombing, the Exxon Valdez oil spill and the ValuJet and TWA plane crashes. Michael R. Gaulke, president and CEO of Menlo Park, Calif.-based Exponent Inc., said the time had come to change his firm's name to reflect its growing scope. "Although analysis of failures and accidents will always be an important part of our business, increasingly our clients require a broader range of scientific research and analysis for product development, regulatory compliance and risk management," Gaulke said. The Failure Group acquired PTI last May. In addition to PTI, two other Exponent subsidiaries have changed their names: Failure Analysis Associates has become Exponent Failure Analysis Associates; and Environmental Health Strategies Inc. has become Exponent Health Group. Exponent's fourth subsidiary, BCS Wireless Inc., will retain its name. Along with its new name, Exponent Environmental Group also announced a number of new staff members in its Bellevue office:

• Morgan Perry has joined Exponent as an environmental scientist specializing in management systems and environmental health. Over the past six years, Perry has worked with businesses to help them reduce cost and waste at their industrial and commercial sites.
• Christina Noftsker has joined the Bellevue office as an environmental scientist. She has eight years of experience in the bioremediation of hazardous wastes.
• Kristin Avery has joined Exponent's Publications group, where she will specialize in technical writing, editing and document design and production.
• Kate Beardsley, a project assistant to the Hazardous Materials Management group, will support project managers and technical staff in data management, analysis and creation of presentations and report documents.
• Teri Long is providing technical support to a computer network environment that supports approximately 160 employees.

Exponent Environmental Group also has opened an office in the Detroit area and has hired environmental scientist Natalie Wilson to work there. Wilson manages risk-assessment projects that evaluate the human health and ecological effects of chemicals in soil, air, groundwater, surface water and sediments. Exponent Environmental Group has 80 employees in Bellevue and in six additional offices in Lake Oswego, Ore.; Boulder, Colo.; Waltham, Mass.; Landover, Md.; Birmingham, Mich.; and Atlanta.