Feb 14, 2023

ABC of Western Washington

Bear Construction Group of Lakewood joined the Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington. Bear makes custom wood windows and doors. It also performs trim installation and framing, as well as historic storefront restoration and replication renovation. It is a DBE, VOB, MBE and WBE contractor.

CertaPro Painters of Seattle

CertaPro Painters named Joey Sullivan, owner of CertaPro Painters of Seattle, one of the five finalists in the franchise system's most prestigious award — the CertaCup. Sullivan was selected out of nearly 400 CertaPro Painters businesses across North America. To be considered for this honor, nominees must practice the company's values, consistently deliver extraordinary customer service, and demonstrate growth in their residential and commercial painting business. CertaPro says Sullivan and his team put a significant emphasis on community-driven initiatives this past year, with many of the programs they supported revolving around better education and athletic and extracurricular activities for children in their area. Sullivan and his team were recognized for their accomplishments during CertaPro's annual conference last month in Carlsbad, California.

Feb 07, 2023

Lydig Construction

Bray

Mark Bray recently retired from Lydig Construction after nearly 30 years as a co-owner. Bray became the firm's CFO in 1994, when there were 41 employees and revenues around $60 million. Lydig now has over 170 employees and rang up nearly $375 million in revenue last year. Before joining Lydig, Bray was an accountant in Anchorage, first at Ernst & Whinney for four years and then at Martech USA for four more. Lydig's new CFO is Katie Burton, who spent the past five years as controller at the company, and the previous 15 years at Moss Adams. Bray's son Connor also works at the company, as a project engineer. Lydig has offices in Bellevue, Spokane and Kennewick.

Pacific Northwest Ironworkers Council

McClain

The Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest promoted Chris McClain to president. McClain succeeds president emeritus Steve Pendergrass, who recently announced his retirement following 42 years of service. McClain was business manager/financial secretary of Iron Workers Local 86, where he has been a member since 1999. Over his career, McClain has worked as an ironworker apprentice, journeyman ironworker, foreman, general foreman, and dispatcher. He was elected business agent in 2012 and took on the additional role of political director in 2015.

Argus Pacific

Argus Pacific transitioned its name to align with the Terracon brand. Mountlake Terrace-based Argus offers industrial hygiene consultation and training related to asbestos, lead, mold, hazardous waste, emergency response, and other occupational health and safety topics. It was bought in 2015 by Olathe, Kansas-based Terracon. Sue Maas in the Mountlake Terrace office was recently named Terracon's national leader for environmental health and safety training.

Skanska

Starting next month, general contractor Skanska is holding its free Construction Building Blocks Training Program, which provides opportunities for small, traditionally marginalized minority-owned businesses to succeed. The 10-week educational series runs March 7-May 9, with Feb. 17 as the deadline to submit applications. Participants in the program receive instruction from Skanska and industry professionals on topics such as project planning, business development, estimating and bonding. Most sessions are virtual to allow for regional participation, however two of the sessions will be held at local Skanska offices (including Seattle and Portland) with happy hours to connect with project teams and leadership. More information is at https://tinyurl.com/SkanskaCBBTP.