Jan 29, 2026

NWCCA

Sumsion

Knutson

Henricksen

Kahler

Orlosky

Mehrer

Reichenbach

The Northwest Wall and Ceiling Contractors Association has elected its officers for 2026, including Robert Orlosky of Olympic Interiors as board president. Other officers are vice-president James Kahler of Northwest Partitions, and Don Henricksen of D.L. Henricksen as secretary-treasurer. Directors are Greg Knutson of G.K. Knutson, Nathan Sumsion of Western Partitions, Shawn Reichenbach of Performance Contracting, and immediate past-president Kurt Mehrer of Mehrer Drywall. The NWCCA mission is to provide exceptional member services, harmonious labor relations through unified employer representation, and the advancement of industry standards to empower and strengthen signatory wall and ceiling contractors' businesses.

Jan 28, 2026

G3 builders

Downing

G3 builders named Bret Downing as its new president. With more than three decades of construction industry experience, Downing specializes in partnering with owners during preconstruction to develop efficient and goal-oriented solutions. His career includes notable projects for The Museum of Flight, Seattle Preparatory School and Northwest University, as well as large-scale commercial projects for Amazon and Microsoft, In his new role, Downing will continue to strengthen client relationships and expand the G3 team. Founded in 2017, G3 builders is a commercial general contractor specializing in complex and challenging projects and tenant improvements in the greater Seattle area.

Jan 27, 2026

Andersen Construction

Knudsen

Sherman

Gengler

Horton

Burkett

Kowalewski

Andersen Construction recently announced several promotions. Ike Burkett has moved into the role of president of the Seattle office. Burkett has over 18 years of construction experience in the Seattle market. Mark Horton was named president of the Portland office. He has been a leader at Andersen for nearly 20 years. Ben Gengler was promoted to vice president of operations at the Portland office. He brings deep operational knowledge to his role, gained from small and large scale projects, spanning nearly 30 years of construction experience. Matt Sherman was named vice president of the Mid-Willamette Valley office. Sherman has been with Andersen for over 17 years. Brian Knudsen was named senior vice president of preconstruction. With over 35 years of industry experience, Knudsen has served as president of the Portland office for the last eight years. Jerrod Kowalewski was named vice president of healthcare construction, focusing on the healthcare market. This represents a culmination of his 25 years of building in healthcare campuses across the Pacific Northwest. Andersen Construction began three generations ago with H.A. “Andy” Andersen’s first project, and has become an employee-owned multi-state enterprise responsible for hundreds of projects built every year across the Pacific Northwest.

Jan 23, 2026

UMC

Owen

Underwood

Hoggatt

Eppler

Damitio

UMC has promoted Pat Damitio, Bryan Eppler, Ryan Hoggatt, Ryan Underwood and Tim Owen.

Damitio has been promoted to chief operations officer. He will continue to lead UMC's Safety, Special Projects, Major Projects, and Industrial groups, focusing on operational excellence, leadership development, and reinforcing UMC's philosophy of sustained success.

Eppler has been promoted to vice president, owner direct services. Eppler, who has been with UMC since 1997, will continue his leadership of UMC's owner-direct services, including Energy & Environment, Facility Service, Building Performance Services, and Building Automation.

Hoggatt has been promoted to vice president, construction operations, overseeing UMC's field operations. Known for developing UMC's fabrication program and expanding the company's manufacturing capabilities, Hoggatt has introduced systems and processes that reduce waste, increase productivity, and enhance project outcomes.

Underwood has been promoted to manufacturing director. With six years of experience at UMC, he will lead UMC's integrated manufacturing operations, including Virtual Construction Services, Reality Capture, Fabrication and Offsite Manufacturing, as well as the operations of the 95,000-square-foot Everett fabrication facility.

Owen has been promoted to industrial group director. With more than 12 years as a senior project manager in UMC's Major Projects group, he has been a key member of the management team on several high-profile projects, including multiple towers in the Amazon Denny Regrade, 450 Alaskan Way, the Overlake NET Project, and additional office and lab projects for tech companies.

UMC is a mechanical contractor founded in 1920 to serve the Pacific Northwest, offering comprehensive, integrated services in facility performance and maintenance, energy and environment, building automation, and manufacturing.

Jan 22, 2026

Walsh Construction Co.

Katzen

Rinehart

Walsh Construction Co. has announced two recent promotions.

Elizabeth Rinehart has been promoted to president of the Washington region. Rinehart began her career as an AmeriCorps Team Leader with Habitat for Humanity before joining Walsh in 2005 as a project engineer. She has since served as project manager, senior project manager, and most recently, Washington's general manager.

As president, Rinehart will continue to lead the company's preconstruction efforts, oversee operations in the Seattle and Tacoma offices, and ensure project quality and client satisfaction. She will work closely with Walsh's Oregon region and Corporate President Matt Leeding.

Tyler Katzen has been promoted to operations manager for the Washington region. Katzen began at Walsh as an intern in 2007, before joining full time in 2008 as a project engineer. Since then, his roles have included workforce coordinator, assistant superintendent, superintendent, and operations manager for Walsh's self-perform team, RDF Builders.

In his new role, Katzen will support teams across the region by helping to ensure projects are executed safely, on budget, on schedule, and with the highest level of quality. He will collaborate closely with project managers, estimating, general superintendents, quality, and subcontractor partners to optimize project performance and proactively mitigate risk.

Jan 16, 2026

Clark Pacific

California-based Clark Pacific, a design-build manufacturer of prefabricate building systems, announced that it will open offices in Washington and Arizona that will allow the company to meet growing demand for prefabrication in these regions. Clark Pacific designs, engineers, fabricates and installs high-performance building envelope systems known for their versatility, owner value and durability. “This represents an exciting new chapter for Clark Pacific,” said Don Clark, CEO of Clark Pacific. “In the Pacific Northwest, we are committed to building on our success in facades, delivering high-performance, aesthetically pleasing and sustainable building envelope solutions.”