SRG Partnership hires Santimauro
ARCHITECTURE SRG Partnership has hired Amy Santimauro as a designer. She recently received a master’s degree in architecture from the University of Oregon, where she also earned the American Institute […]
SRG Partnership hires Webb
ARCHITECTURE SRG Partnership has hired David Webb as an associate and senior project manager. He has nearly three decades of project management experience for efforts ranging from private developments to […]
Lease Crutcher Lewis promotes Dykeman
CONSTRUCTION Lease Crutcher Lewis has promoted Andrew Dykeman to project executive. He leads the firm’s civic market efforts in Oregon. Dykeman began as an intern with Lewis in 1997 and […]
Lease Crutcher Lewis promotes Wood
CONSTRUCTION Lease Crutcher Lewis has promoted Ryan Wood to project executive. He leads the firm’s private development business, managing teams to deliver large-scale office and multifamily projects. Wood joined Lewis […]
Hales returns to HDR
DESIGN Charlie Hales recently returned to HDR as a senior vice president and the firm’s cross-sector director for urban planning and design. He was HDR’s senior vice president for transit […]
Pallanch elected president of Oregon Federal Bar Association
LAW Tonkon Torp partner Christopher Pallanch has been elected president of the Oregon chapter of the Federal Bar Association for the 2018-2019 term. He is a partner in the firm’s Litigation Department and co-chairman […]
Access Architecture founded by Sanchez
ARCHITECTURE Brendan Sanchez recently founded Access Architecture as a principal. He is a registered architect in Oregon and Washington, with more than 12 years of experience working on a variety […]
Lorentz Bruun Construction hires Drahota
CONSTRUCTION Mark Drahota has joined Lorentz Bruun Construction as a senior project engineer. He will work closely with the project management team on the planning and daily execution of construction […]
Pirie joins Lane Powell
LAW Lane Powell has added Ben Pirie to its cannabis team. He counsels cannabis businesses on a wide range of corporate and regulatory needs, including contracts, entity formation and governance, intellectual […]
Simic joins NAI Elliott
REAL ESTATE NAI Elliott has added Sladana Simic to its accounting department as a portfolio accountant. She will be responsible for a portfolio of office, retail and industrial properties in […]
McKinstry hires Grimm
ENGINEERING McKinstry has hired Jim Grimm as engineering manager for its Oregon team. He previously spent several decades serving engineering and design-build firms in Hawaii and the Pacific Northwest. His […]
Tonkon Torp’s Hein joins group’s board
LAW Tonkon Torp partner James Hein has joined the Montessori Children’s House board of directors. The school was founded in 2010 and serves Portland’s South Waterfront District. Hein is helping transition the […]
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