Aug 18, 1998

Rafn Co.

Kelley L. Mannon has been promoted to controller at Bellevue-based Rafn Co. Since joining Rafn in 1995, Mannon has led the company's seven-member accounting team, coordinating all accounting activities and preparing monthly financial statements. As controller, she will continue to lead the company's software conversion to Windows-based Bidtek Viewpoint and will train project managers, engineers and superintendents on the new system.

Web 3000

Web 3000 Inc., a Redmond-based Internet software company and maker of the NetSonic Internet Accelerator, has added Doug Woodward as its president and chief executive officer. Woodward formerly served as a general manager in consulting services practices for Microsoft, Oracle and as partner at Ernst & Young.

Western Washington Fair Association

Tracey Wittenfeld has recently joined the Western Washington Fair Association to assume marketing and sales responsibilities. Wittenfeld will be working on sales and marketing aspects of the Puyallup Fair and Puyallup Spring Fair. Wittenfeld formerly owned Leading Edge Telecom in Tacoma.

Aug 17, 1998

Graham & James LLP/Riddell Williams P.S.

Meena Kang Latta and Kimberly K. Teraberry have joined Graham & James LLP/Riddell Williams P.S. as associates. With the addition of Kang Latta, the corporate and securities practice has grown to 20 lawyers in Seattle. Teraberry, who moved from Foster Pepper, adds to the firm's growing intellectual property practice. Prior to relocating to Seattle, Kang Latta was corporate counsel for a silicon wafer manufacturer in St. Louis.

Aug 14, 1998

Second & Spring Building sale closes

The sale of the Second & Spring Building closed July 29 at a price of $20.13 million, or $149.58 per rentable square foot. Equity Office Properties bought the building from 1100 Second Avenue L.P. of Vancouver, B.C. Jed Curtis, of Columbia Partners, represented both buyer and seller. Columbia Partners originally sold the building to 1100 Second Avenue L.P. in September, 1997, for $12.75 million. It was virtually vacant at the time. Now it is fully leased by Sound Transit, amazon.com and Hy's Restaurant. Curtis also handled the sale of the Heronfield Apartments, in Juanita, to the RREEF Funds. He represented both the buyer and the seller, SSR Realty Advisors, in a deal that fetched $23.2 million for the 202-unit property. That works out to $114,850 per unit. Columbia Partners' Dave Schumacher originally handled the sale of the property to SSR Realty Advisors in November 1990; that price was $14.95 million. Schumacher on July 29 represented buyer Lincoln Property Co. in the purchase of Mariner Cove Apartments, which saw the 311-unit Everett property go for $22.7 million, or $72,900 per unit. The seller, Polygon Group, was represented by David Chapman. Lincoln Property plans to begin a renovation of the property immediately.

Aug 13, 1998

Essentia Water Inc.

Essentia Water Inc., the Woodinville-based manufacturer and marketer of bottled drinking water, has acquired the entire bottled water assets of Kirkland-based Global Water Technologies Inc.

Aug 12, 1998

Rosewater

Mary Larkin has joined Rosewater Engineering Inc. as a civil engineer. She is currently working on Denny Way combined sewage overflow design and the design of the Fauntleroy Creek Culvert Fishways. Dan Ross has returned to Rosewater Engineering after a two-year hiatus, and is now at work on hydraulic design for a road widening, construction services for two elementary schools, and a parking addition to North Seattle Community College. Sheila Harrison relocated from San Antonio this spring to join Rosewater, and is now at work on Enumclaw Middle School preliminary drainage and grading design. Rosewater has also recently hired two CAD drafters, Kristina French and Elaine Chin. Pam Baum has joined the firm as an accountant.

Aug 05, 1998

Berger/Abam Engineers Inc.

Darrell Joque has returned to Berger/Abam, a Federal Way project management, planning, civil and structural engineering, environmental studies and construction management firm, as a project manager. Joque left the firm in 1992 to serve as a structural engineer for Parsons Brinkerhoff. Sam Choi has joined Berger/Abam as a computer technician. Choi formerly served as operations manager at DigiCopy 'n Print.

NBBJ

The Seattle office of NBBJ, an architectural firm, has appointed Patrick C. Mays as chief information officer. Mays joins the firm as a principal and will oversee the firm's technological development. David Brueggeman has been appointed senior technical design architect. Brueggeman will be a senior leader for specific jobs and is currently working on a Microsoft project.