BPA’s Cooper now senior vice president of power services
NONPROFIT The Bonneville Power Administration has selected Suzanne Cooper to be its senior vice president of power services. She had served as BPA’s vice president of bulk marketing within its […]
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions names Hay Oregon GM
CONSTRUCTION Jon Hay has been named Oregon general manager of MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions. He has an extensive background in business and management, and strong business acumen for developing teams. He […]
Buchalter adds Elkanich to its team in Portland
LAW David Elkanich has joined Buchalter as chairman of its new professional responsibility practice group in Portland. He also is a member of the litigation practice group. Elkanich focuses his […]
Smitherman joins Oregon Water Resources Commission
GOVERNMENT The Oregon Senate has confirmed Julie Smitherman’s first-term appointment to the Oregon Water Resources Commission as a representative of the Southwest Region. The commission is a seven-member citizen panel […]
Nicholson joins Ground Workshop in landscape design role
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Ground Workshop has added Ryan Nicholson as a landscape designer. He brings a passion for design and sustainability initiatives to every project, with emphasis on creating meaningfully crafted […]
Wolf Water Resources adds Bose to engineering staff
ENGINEERING Indira Bose has joined Wolf Water Resources’ engineering staff. She has experience handling flood inundation mapping, riverbank migration, and regional catchment/watershed management. Please send your announcements for 91ÊÓÆµ People […]
Wolf Water Resources hires Russell
ENGINEERING Luke Russell has joined Wolf Water Resources as a junior geomorphologist. He applies database and computer modeling expertise to the firm’s natural resources planning and engineering projects. Please send […]
Wolf Water Resources hires Green as scientist
ENGINEERING Jeremiah Green has joined Wolf Water Resources as a natural resources scientist. He provides environmental analyses, prepares biological documentation, and uses geographic information systems (GIS) to develop maps and […]
Rosen named partner by Mahlum Architects
ARCHITECTURE Mahlum Architects has elevated Corrie Rosen to partner. She joins Anne Schopf, David Mount, Mark Cork and Kurt Haapala in the firm’s leadership group. Rosen will continue to focus […]
Tivnon joins Middle of Six in Portland-based role
MARKETING Middle of Six, a marketing consulting firm serving the architecture, engineering and construction industries, has hired Allison Tivnon as a full-time Portland-based team member. Previously, as marketing director and […]
Steele Associates Architects hires Bauer for design role
ARCHITECTURE Jason Bauer has joined Steele Associates Architects of Bend as a project designer. Currently, he is working on residential and commercial projects. Bauer has more than a decade of […]
BKF Engineers enters Portland with White in lead role
ENGINEERING Jason White, a BKF Engineers vice president, is spearheading the opening of a new Portland office. He has worked on projects of various sizes during a 25-year career. White […]
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