Apr 18, 2024

CBRE

Berg

Kim Berg was recently promoted to senior managing director, CBRE announced. She's been with the firm for 15 years, rising through the ranks in property management. The firm's John R. Miller said in a statement, “Kim's dedication to clients and exceptional leadership has been critical in shaping CBRE's market-leading property management services across the Puget Sound region and Portland markets. We are very fortunate to have Kim as part of our leadership team, and congratulate her on this well-deserved promotion.”

Northmarq lands $35M refi package

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Northmarq announced a recent refinancing deal it arranged for the 147-unit Lodge at Mallard's Landing, a senior housing community in Gig Harbor. The latest funding, Northmarq's third for the same client (Senior Services of America), amounts to some $35 million. An unnamed life insurance company put up the money. Northmarq's Stuart Oswald led the effort, and said in a statement, “We are grateful to have been chosen again for this financing assignment. Fortunately, I toured the property with the lender three years ago, and it has remained on their radar since that visit.” The 6% fixed-rate loan carries a six-year term. Northmarq says the community is about 95% occupied. It was built and developed by M&L Assisted Living LLC in 2010 and 2015, with Veer Architecture as the designer.

Weidner is No. 12!

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Local multifamily investor and property manager Weidner Apartment Homes announced earlier this month that it was ranked No. 12 on the National Multifamily Housing Council's annual list of the top 50 apartment owners. Last year, it ranked No. 15 on the list. With holdings mostly on the West Coast, Weidner says it now has a U.S. portfolio of 68,462 units. (The NMCH doesn't include Weidner's 6,444 units in Canada.) Notably, Kirkland-based Weidner says it made its first East Coast acquisition last year with an investment in Charlotte, North Carolina. The firm's Kevin Colard said in a statement, “This exciting milestone serves as a humble reminder of how far our company has come in its 47 years, and a strong motivator for our future goals. Our consistent growth allows us to push forward on our mission — a mission that takes hard work and commitment from many talented people.”

Sila

Belmontes

Sila, a next-generation battery materials company, hired Erika Belmontes as its new human resources manager at its Moses Lake plant. Belmontes has over a decade of HR experience in employee relations, organizational design, and learning and development with an emphasis in production manufacturing. Prior to this role, she worked in HR departments at Grant County Public Utility District, Tree Top, Mission Vista and Lamb Weston. In her previous roles, she developed, directed and managed various HR functions while aligning business objectives with people strategies, programs, processes, and tactics across various functions and geographies. At Sila, Belmontes will be responsible for aligning business objectives with employees and management, and partnering with the Moses Lake community on local initiatives such as the education program with Big Bend Community College and Columbia Basin Technical Skills Center.

Absolute Software

Seattle-based Absolute Software changed its name to Absolute Security. The change reflects a long cybersecurity heritage and vision to provide organizations with cyber resilience capabilities across mobile and hybrid workforces. The Absolute Cyber Resilience Platform is built to help customers maintain constant connections to PC fleets, ensure devices and security software are operating as intended, and quickly restore normal business operations following cyberattacks and disruptions. Christy Wyatt is the CEO of Absolute Security.

Banner Bank

Newsweek selected Banner Bank as one of America's Most Trustworthy Companies 2024, ranking Banner third among the 27 banks and credit unions that made the list. This list is compiled by Newsweek in collaboration with market research partner Statista, a statistics portal and industry ranking provider. The trustworthy companies were identified in an independent survey based on a sample of U.S. residents who rated them in terms of customer trust, investor trust and employee trust. A total of 97,000 evaluations were submitted. All U.S. public and private companies with more than $500 million in revenue were considered in the study. From that, Newsweek and Statista teams selected the 700 most trustworthy companies across 23 industries. Banner Bank, headquartered in Walla Walla, is a Washington-chartered commercial bank that conducts business in Washington, Oregon, California and Idaho.

Apr 17, 2024

Allwest

Zimmerman

Allwest has appointed Brett Zimmerman as the firm's new chief operations officer. Zimmerman joined the Allwest team in 2009. After initially joining as a field technician, he ascended the ranks from special inspector to department manager.

He was promoted again, in 2022, to director of environmental services. In 2023, he volunteered to serve as interim Hayden Area manager during an unexpected leadership transition.

Allwest provides civil engineering, environmental consulting and construction materials testing services.

Mackenzie

Hanson

Mackenzie has promoted Brett Hanson to branch principal of the firm's Seattle office. Hanson is co-leader of the firm's public buildings team and architectural team leader for Seattle.

Hanson has been at the firm for 20 years and has spent the past decade dedicated to the Seattle office's growth and development. As branch principal, he will be responsible for nurturing the Seattle-based team, building client relationships, and leading the collective growth of the firm's Seattle-based business.

He has designed and managed a diverse variety of project types over his career, with a specialty in civic and emergency response facility design.

Currently, Hanson is principal-in-charge of the design and delivery of the Lynnwood Community Justice Center and the Community Recovery Center (CRC).

BCRA

Spadafore

BCRA has promoted Christopher Spadafore to principal. He has been at the firm for 15 years and has played an instrumental role in shaping BCRA's design ethos and fostering collaborative initiatives.

Current projects include the design for Lowell Elementary School for Tacoma Public Schools and the upcoming Names YMCA flagship facility, also in Tacoma.

In addition to his professional endeavors, Spadafore serves on the board of the Tacoma Art Museum.

CAST architecture

Goryl

Madeline Goryl, LEED Green Associate, recently joined CAST architecture's team as an architect focusing on residential and community projects.

Goryl studied architecture at the University of Cincinnati's School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning. She moved to Seattle and earned her license as an architect in the state of Washington.

Red Dot

Beering

Red Dot named John Beering chief executive officer. Beering has over 30 years of experience across a range of industries including commercial vehicle development, energy storage solutions and mobility equipment sales. He replaces John Kaestle, who made significant contributions to Red Dot in his four years as CEO, including leading the corporation through the pandemic and overseeing the purchase and move to new manufacturing facilities in Puyallup and Memphis, Tennessee. Kaestle will continue on Red Dot's board of directors. In his new position, Beering will work closely with the board, executives and team members to drive the strategic vision for the company. Most recently, Beering led operations, growth and strategic consolidation of BraunAbility Arch Retail | United Access, the nation's second largest retail provider of wheelchair-accessible vans and mobility equipment. He also served as COO of Trojan Battery and senior vice president and general manager of commercial powertrain with Eaton Corp. Puyallup-based Red Dot makes mobile HVAC units and components for heavy-duty commercial and military vehicles. Red Dot was founded in 1965 and is owned by its employees.

Smartsheet

Bellevue-based Smartsheet, an enterprise work management platform, appointed Jo Deal as chief people officer. Deal will be responsible for leading the company's people and culture team, and evolving its people strategies to support the company in its post–$1 billion annualized recurring revenue growth phase. Deal has over 20 years of HR expertise at global technology companies, including GoTo, Citrix and Informatica. Most recently, she served as chief people officer for GoTo, where she was responsible for all aspects of human resources and led the company's people and culture strategy through significant business milestones.