Apr 11, 2019

Red Dot

Janus

Red Dot, a Tukwila-based manufacturer of mobile HVAC systems, promoted Nick Janus to CEO. Janus was promoted from CFO to president last summer. Prior to joining Red Dot in 2015, he was vice president of finance at C.C. Filson Co. in Seattle and held senior finance positions at Philips in Boston and Seattle.

Dorsey & Whitney

Spaith

International law firm Dorsey & Whitney named Jennifer Lane Spaith as head of the firm's Seattle office. Spaith is a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property group. As office lead, she replaces Michael Keyes, who is focusing on the firm's Management Committee.

Northwest Kidney Centers

Huebner

Nonprofit dialysis provider Northwest Kidney Centers later this month will bestow the 2019 Clyde Shields Award for Distinguished Service to Steven Huebner, a volunteer from Bellevue. Huebner has supported the organization for over 30 years, advising the CEO and executive team. He also has been board chair. The award will be presented April 25 during a board dinner.

Seattle City Light

The National Hydropower Association recognized Seattle City Light with a 2019 Outstanding Stewards of America's Waters award for the utility's removal of Mill Pond Dam and restoration of the riverine ecosystems. City Light won in the Recreational, Environmental & Historical Enhancement category. Mill Pond Dam is in Pend Oreille County.

NBS secures $5M loan for Wallingford Center

Mike Wood and Colin Ceithaml of Norris, Beggs & Simpson Financial Services have arranged a $5 million non-recourse, fixed-rate loan for the owner of Wallingford Center. The century-old Interlake Elementary School was converted in 1984 by Lorig Associates and Tonkin Architects to 24 apartments over retail and restaurant space. Wood said in a statement, “This repeat borrower of NBS desired a non-recourse, long-term fixed-rate loan with prepayment flexibility. The client also wanted to pull out some equity on the refinance to cover some future (tenant improvement work).” The loan came from by Riversource LLC. Slightly complicating the deal was that the borrower ground-leases the property from the city of Seattle. Bruce Lorig and John Teutsch remain among the partners who hold the ground lease. Whether they own the building is unclear.

Gayteway signs new tenant

GS Venture Partners of Bellevue is developing the 54-acre planned Gayteway Business Park near Arlington on a former Weyerhaeuser mill site. Broderick Group is leasing the complex, which was announced last year. Now Broderick's Al Hodge and Steve Henderson have found a tenant for 50,000 square feet: Clearwater Spas, which is presently based in Woodinville. Chris Gayte of GS said in a statement, “We look forward to having Clearwater Spas as a valued tenant at Gayteway Business

Park and are excited to break ground on their new building very soon.” The company plans to begin construction soon on the first two buildings, with 130,000 square feet. The whole park could eventually have 1 million square feet in nine buildings.

Unico announces promotions

Along with one promotion in its Portland office, Unico Properties announced five changes to its Seattle office. Courtney Jolicoeur was promoted to chief accounting officer. Scott Brucker becomes senior VP and head of asset management. Robert Penney is now senior VP of acquisitions. Andrew Cox has been elevated to senior VP and regional director. And Mike Lemker is now VP of corporate compliance.

Apr 10, 2019

GGLO

Yockey

McDonald

So

Franks

Caffrey

In Seattle, GGLO promoted Donald Caffrey, Carissa Franks, Winnie So, Meaghan McDonald and Mitch Yockey to senior associate. Caffrey has worked on multifamily, higher education, commercial, civic, retail and K-12 projects throughout his career. He joined GGLO in 2012. Franks was hired in 2011 and has shown technical and conceptual design leadership skills in multifamily mixed-use projects. So has a portfolio of multifamily, mixed-use, affordable housing, senior living, high-rise, hospitality, commercial, retail, planning and urban design projects. She was hired in 2000. McDonald is an architect and interior designer. She joined GGLO eight years ago, and has contributed to projects in hospitality, mixed-use residential and senior living. Yockey has more than 30 years of architectural experience and his worked on multifamily, mixed-use, retail and other projects.

NAC Architecture

Hyslop

Barnes

Kuffel

Jeske

Schneider

O'Neel

Nicks

Farrell

Orchard

In Spokane, NAC Architecture promoted Jack Schneider to principal, Kris Jeske and Rob Kuffel to associate principal, Tami Barnes, Jeff Hyslop and Marty Orchard to senior associate, and Heather Farrell, Scott Nicks and Nathon O'Neel to associate. Schneider is an electrical engineer with over 20 years of lighting experience. He specializes in designing lighting, power, and information systems for commercial projects, including schools, medical facilities and commercial developments. He is working on MultiCare Health System and Providence Health & Services projects. Jeske is an architect and project manager. He has focused on the design of educational facilities, and is working on Moses Lake High School improvements and Selah School District's Lince Kindergarten. Kuffel, an architect, provided design services for Spokane's Riverfront Park Pavilion revitalization, and is working on Walla Walla Community College's recreation center. Barnes is NAC's operations accountant. She oversees accounting processes, assists in financial and operational forecasting and is a liaison between the accounting and technology teams, supporting project management budgeting software implementation. Hyslop is an architectural designer who has been on the higher education team for nearly a decade. He is working on two new residence hall projects for Colorado School of Mines and Montana State University. Orchard is the regional marketing and business development manager for the Spokane office. He has nearly 30 years of experience in marketing for the A/E/C industry. He leads marketing and business development, oversees local and corporate marketing initiatives, and manages the firm's marketing systems and resources. Farrell is an architectural designer focused on planning, design and detailing of health care facility projects. She is working on projects for Providence Health & Services and Kootenai Health. Nicks is an architectural designer with over 25 years of experience designing K-12 facilities ranging from renovations and additions to new school construction. He is working on Spokane Public Schools' Lewis and Clark High School addition, and renovation of Central Valley School District's Horizon Middle School. O'Neel is in the Spokane electrical engineering group. He has experience designing for a variety of facilities, with a focus on education and health care. He is working on Eastern State Hospital ward renovations and Quincy School District's new high school.

ALSC Architects

Taran

Spokane-based ALSC Architects hired Iren N. Taran as a senior project manager/project architect. Taran has 15 years of experience on multiphase projects, including research and high-tech facilities. ALSC provides planning and design for projects.

UW Bothell

Jones

On July 15, Sharon Jones will become vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Washington Bothell. Jones has been dean of the University of Portland's Shiley School of Engineering since 2011. Prior to that, she was a professor and director of engineering at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania. Jones will succeed Anita K. Krug, who has been serving in an interim role since the departure of Susan Jeffords.

Harley Marine Services

The board of Harley Marine Services announced that Harley Franco is no longer CEO. Matt Godden remains as president. Harley Marine provides marine transportation along the West Coast (including Alaska and Hawaii), East Coast and the Gulf Coast.

Tacoma Arts Commission

Tacoma Arts Commission named Abby E. Murray as Tacoma's 2019-2021 poet laureate. In that role, Murray will participate in and host public poetry readings, workshops and other community events. She is a poet, instructor, editor and activist who has taught creative writing at universities and community colleges in Colorado, Georgia, Washington and New York.

T-Mobile

Bellevue-based T-Mobile and Sprint chose the Kingsburg area of Fresno County, California, as the location for their previously announced Central Valley Customer Experience Center. The development is subject to a pending merger of the two companies. It is expected to create over 1,000 new jobs.