May 09, 2019

DreamBox Learning

Bellevue-based DreamBox Learning hired Alicia Shankland as senior vice president of people. Shankland has worked at tech companies for 20 years, lastly as chief people officer and vice president at Inrix, a provider of connected car services. Before that, she was global chief human resource officer at Razorfish. DreamBox developed a K-8 digital math program that adapts to students' answers and how they solve problems.

Avalara

Seattle-based business tax software developer Avalara appointed Alessandra Almeida as managing director of Brazil and Latin America. Almeida will be based in Avalara's Sao Paulo office. She has over 30 years of experience in banking, technology and services, most recently as COO for the Americas at TMG Group, a European-based provider of business services.

Smartsheet

Bellevue-based Smartsheet acquired 10,000ft, a Seattle developer of project planning and resource management software. Smartsheet is a cloud-based platform for work execution.

Bellevue Chamber

Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and Mountains to Sound Greenway Trust formed a partnership called Greenway Corporate Champions. The collaboration encourages Bellevue companies and their employees to preserve and enhance green spaces in their communities. Some of the partners are Quadrant Homes, AAA Washington and Puget Sound Energy.

May 08, 2019

F5 Networks

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Yamamoto

Seattle-based F5 Networks appointed Mika Yamamoto as executive vice president and chief marketing and customer experience officer, a newly created position, and Geng Lin as chief technology officer. Yamamoto was global president of Marketo, a marketing automation software company now owned by Adobe. Lin was managing director, chief development officer and head of engineering for consumer and community banking at J.P. Morgan Chase.

Simple Box Storage

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The U.S. Small Business Administration named Ross Black, owner and CEO of Simple Box Storage, as 2019 Washington Small Business Person of the Year. Black founded Simple Box when he was a high school senior in 1997. The company rents and sells shipping containers for storage, moving or modification. It employs 26 people at eight locations in Washington, Idaho and Oregon.

Adaptive Biotechnologies

In Seattle, Adaptive Biotechnologies hired Francis Lo as chief people officer. Lo was vice president of human resources at Whole Foods Market, where he helped integrate personnel after the grocer was bought by Amazon. Before that, he held leadership roles in sales, operations and human resources at Frito Lay, PepsiCo and Starbucks. Adaptive Biotechnologies focuses on immune-driven medicine.

Brooks Running

Seattle-based Brooks Running opened a 400,000-square-foot distribution center in Whitestown, Indiana, that serves as its North American distribution center. It is expected to employ more than 130 people by 2023. Brooks' previous North American distribution center was in Sumner. The company said the new center will cut carbon emissions in half because it's closer to more customers and the building is more energy efficient.