Swan joins INLINE Commercial Construction
CONSTRUCTION INLINE Commercial Construction recently hired Andy Swan as a superintendent. He has an extensive background in occupied facilities and infection control. He has worked with multiple metro-area contractors, including Fortis […]
INLINE Commercial Construction hires Smick
CONSTRUCTION Perry Smick recently joined INLINE Commercial Construction as a senior project manager. He has more than 30 years of industry experience, including medical facility projects. Smick will lead INLINE’s Providence […]
Anderson joins INLINE Commercial Construction
CONSTRUCTION INLINE Commercial Construction has added Bill Anderson as a superintendent. He has more than 30 years of experience in that role. He has a strong mechanical background, and has […]
Bailey joins INLINE Commercial Construction
CONSTRUCTION INLINE Commercial Construction has hired Brian Bailey as a superintendent. He has more than 22 years of experience working with Harlen’s Drywall. He has a vast background in the […]
Miller Nash Graham & Dunn adds Morris
LAW Doug Morris has joined Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP’s business team as a partner. He has substantial experience handling business transactions, and focuses his practice on mergers and […]
Otak hires Engineer-in-Training Kenyon
ENGINEERING Engineer-in-Training Philip Kenyon has joined Otak’s water and natural resources group in its Portland office. He has experience in road construction inspection. Kenyon has a bachelor’s degree from Washington […]
Clough joins Specht Properties
REAL ESTATE Portland-based real estate development and property management firm Specht Properties has added Jason Clough as project manager. He will oversee day-to-day activities related to various real estate acquisition […]
McBride joins Sazan Group
ENGINEERING Sazan Group has added Sommer McBride as marketing coordinator in its Portland office. She has 10 years of marketing and public relations experience with Portland-area construction and engineering firms. […]
Kirkpatrick opens law firm
LAW Matthew Kirkpatrick has opened his own law firm, Kirkpatrick Law. It’s focused on consumer protection, insurance policyholder, and financial elder abuse claims. Kirkpatrick spent the past seven years with the […]
Simpson promoted by SRG Partnership
ARCHITECTURE SRG Partnership has promoted Steve Simpson to principal. He has more than 27 years of experience, and has served as a mentor and teacher to young aspiring architects in […]
Pleskac promoted by SRG Partnership
ARCHITECTURE SRG Partnership has promoted Aaron Pleskac to principal. He has served as a project manager and project architect for a range of complex projects. Currently, he is serving as […]
Clouten promoted by SRG Partnership
ARCHITECTURE SRG Partnership has promoted Bjorn Clouten to principal. He has 20 years of experience, and has worked on many types of projects. He has managed two recent high-profile projects: […]
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