Nov 06, 2018

Carney Badley Spellman

Carney Badley Spellman hired Thomas K. Windus as a principal attorney practicing surety law, James T. Graves as a business associate attorney, Eric M. Liberman as a litigation and construction associate attorney, and Nicholas O. McCann as a litigation associate attorney. The firm has offices in Seattle and Olympia.

Millennium Bulk Terminals

Bill Chapman is retiring after four years as president and CEO of Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview. Chapman joined the company to guide it through the permitting process for a $680 million coal-export terminal in Longview. He was a lawyer at K&L Gates prior to joining Millennium. Kristin Gaines, senior vice president of regulatory affairs, will lead Millennium's effort to build the terminal. Millennium is a subsidiary of Lighthouse Resources, an operator of coal mines in Montana and Wyoming.

Department of Commerce

Robin Toth and Julia Terlinchamp are the newest members of the state Department of Commerce's strategic economic development team. Toth, former vice president of business development at Greater Spokane Inc., will head the state's public-private efforts in aerospace. Terlinchamp left Gov. Jay Inslee's staff to lead life sciences/global health sector development.

Pro Golf Discount

Pro Golf Discount opened a new store and practice facility on Northeast 20th Street in Bellevue. The 9,200-square-foot store replaces Pro Golf's old location about a block away. It has a fitting lab staffed by former PGA professional Rick Fehr. Jackson|Main Architecture designed the space.

Propeller Airports

Propeller Airports signed a five-year deal with Republic Parking for parking, valet and curbside concierge services at Paine Field in Everett. Propeller is building a passenger terminal at Paine that is expected to open this month. Republic is an Impark subsidiary.

Nov 02, 2018

Russell Investments

Global asset manager Russell Investments hired Jennifer McPeek as chief financial officer. She has 25 years of experience with firms that include Janus Henderson, ING, McKinsey & Co. and Goldman Sachs, and will report directly to Chairman and CEO Michelle Seitz. Other recent executive-level additions at Russell include Rick Smirl (COO), Bob Hostetter (product strategy and development) and Gene Raffone (chief human resources officer).

HiTechnique

Executech, a provider of managed IT services and support across the Intermountain West, has acquired HiTechnique, an IT services provider in Spokane. Dan Shuler, HiTechnique's founder and CEO, and the rest of its employees will join Executech's team, and focus on expanding in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho.

POSaBIT

Seattle-based POSaBIT has appointed Laurie Rosini as chief compliance officer. Rosini works on blockchain and cryptocurrency, advising clients on regulatory compliance and risks, and is a principal at Blakemore, Fallon, Garcia, Rosini & Russo and its consulting firm, Ketsal Consulting. She also worked at Perkins Coie in Seattle. POSaBIT is a financial tech company focused on blockchain payment processing and point-of-sale systems for cash-only businesses.