Mar 06, 2025

Inland Northwest AGC

The Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors (AGC) has launched the ConstructHer Network, a new initiative aimed at empowering women within the construction industry. The program focuses on creating leadership pathways, providing mentorship opportunities, and inspiring more women to join the construction sector.

“The ConstructHer Network is a testament to our commitment to fostering inclusivity in the construction field,” said Cheryl Stewart, executive director of the Inland Northwest AGC. “By fostering connections and promoting career growth, we aim to create new opportunities for women and enhance the industry as a whole.”

The inaugural meeting of the ConstructHer Network is scheduled for April 3, from noon to 2 p.m., at the Inland Northwest AGC headquarters, at 4935 E. Trent Ave., Spokane.

The launch of the ConstructHer Network coincides with Women in Construction Week 2025, underscoring the AGC's dedication to expanding career opportunities for women in construction.

For more information about the ConstructHer Network and upcoming events, visit http://www.nwagc.org/constructher-network/

The Inland Northwest AGC is a professional association serving the construction industry in Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. It provides resources, advocacy, and support to its members, promoting excellence and integrity in the built environment.

Mar 05, 2025

National League of Cities

Vinson

City of SeaTac Councilmember Joe Vinson has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2025 Small Cities Council. Councilmember Vinson was elected to a one-year term to develop and guide programs among local elected officials from similar communities.

“This role provides a valuable opportunity to collaborate on innovative solutions that directly benefit communities like ours ­­— helping us strengthen the local economy, improve infrastructure, and enhance the quality of life for our residents,” said Vinson. “I look forward to bringing valuable insights and strategies back to SeaTac to support our growth.”

As a member of NLC's Small Cities Council, Vinson will play a key role among a diverse group of local leaders to encourage collaboration, networking, and the development of resources and programs beneficial to communities that share demographics, size, or location that can be replicated across the country.

Mar 04, 2025

City of Kenmore

Lucash

The Kenmore City Council has appointed Stephanie Lucash as its interim city manager, beginning March 24. This follows the departure of city Manager Rob Karlinsey, whose last day will be March 23. Lucash joined the city in 2021 as assistant city manager/ARPA administrator and was promoted to deputy city manager in 2022. She also served as president of the Washington City/County Management Association in 2023-2024. The City Council also selected GMP Consulting to conduct a competitive executive search for a permanent city manager.

Feb 28, 2025

ZoomInfo

ZoomInfo, a go-to-market intelligence platform, appointed Rob Giglio to its board of directors. Giglio will serve on the board’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. This appointment follows the resignation of Patrick McCarter following eight years of service to the company. Giglio has over 20 years of experience leading global marketing and sales. He currently leads the sales and go-to-market teams as chief customer officer at Canva, a hypergrowth design platform used by over 220 million people around the globe. With Giglio’s appointment, ZoomInfo’s board will continue to comprise 10 directors, nine of whom are independent. Prior to joining Canva, Giglio served as chief customer officer at HubSpot and chief marketing officer at DocuSign. At HubSpot, he oversaw its flywheel organization, which included marketing, sales, services, and revenue operations. Giglio also spent 11 years at Adobe, where he led the global sales and GTM team, comprising sales, marketing, digital, and operations professionals. He graduated from San Diego State University with a B.A. in psychology and completed his MBA at the USC Marshall School of Business. ZoomInfo is headquartered in Vancouver.

Feb 27, 2025

Rock Project Management Services

Fredrickson

Renton-based Rock Project Management Services hired Rod Fredrickson as a construction manager and inspector. Fredrickson has 20 years of experience in the construction industry on residential, commercial and public works projects. His project history includes roofing repairs and replacements, office building remodels, parking lot improvements, propane vehicle fueling station installations, commercial TIs, custom residential work, and marine terminal improvements. Rock provides owner's representative services to public and private clients throughout Washington, working on education, technology, health care, transportation, and municipal projects.

Fortive

Fortive Corp. has appointed Gregory Moore to its board of directors. This expands the size of the board from nine to 10 members. In addition, Moore was appointed to the Compensation Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee. He brings over 20 years of health care experience and a deep background in AI and digital transformation, as well as executive leadership and public board experience. Moore is an engineer and physician, board certified in diagnostic radiology, neuroradiology and clinical informatics. He most recently served as the corporate vice president of Microsoft Health & Life Sciences from 2019 to 2023. Prior to Microsoft, Moore served as the vice president and founder of Google Cloud Healthcare & Life Sciences from 2016 to 2019. He currently serves as a senior advisor to Gates Ventures and as an associate fellow at Stanford University's Center for Artificial Intelligence. Moore holds a PhD in radiological sciences from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a MD from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He also serves as a member of the board of directors at DaVita Inc. Fortive is a provider of technologies for connected workflow solutions across a range of attractive end-markets. Fortive is headquartered in Everett, and employs a team of more than 18,000 research and development, manufacturing, sales, distribution, service and administrative employees in more than 50 countries.

Feb 26, 2025

Boise Cascade

Sikes

Boise Cascade named Nathan Sikes as its he new senior vice president of western operations for their Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division. In this role, he will be responsible for BMD's facilities and door shops located in the Western and Pacific regions. Since joining Boise Cascade in 2006, Sikes has held a series of key roles and progressive leadership positions in the company's BMD division. Most recently, he was the vice president of BMD sales and marketing. Before that he was the southwest region manager, branch manager, sales manager, and general line product manager. Sikes earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Texas at Arlington. He serves on the board of directors for the Lumbermen's Association of Texas. Boise Cascade is one of the largest producers of engineered wood products and plywood in North America and a U.S. wholesale distributor of building products.

The Matthews Group

UBS announced that The Matthews Group, an advisor team based in the firm's Bellevue office, has been named to the Forbes America's Top Wealth Management Teams – Private Wealth 2024 list and the Best-In-State Wealth Management Teams 2025 list. The 19-member team, led by Michael Matthews, Tyler Matthews, Melanie Matthews, Kathryn Sciba, Tanner Peelen, Kim Muska, Mandy Ho, Shawn Meeks, Renee Hawkes and Mike Bockner, have been entrusted with over $3 billion in client investable assets. Together, they provide a multi-disciplinary approach to delivering holistic advice to ultra-high net worth individuals, business owners, entrepreneurs and multi-generational families. The Forbes rankings, developed by SHOOK Research, are based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, including revenue trends, assets under management and compliance records. UBS is a global wealth manager headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, operating in more than 50 markets around the globe.