HomeStreet Bank hires five
FINANCE HomeStreet Bank recently hired five people to serve branches in Oregon and Washington. Matt Bader is a loan officer at the Vancouver (Wash.) Market Direct location. He has more […]
Jones Lang LaSalle promotes Kristin Hammond
REAL ESTATE Jones Lang LaSalle recently promoted Kristin Hammond to vice president of its Portland operations. SENDING PACESETTERS ITEMS: Please send your announcements to [email protected].
Littler Mendelson promotes Jennifer A. Nelson
LAW Littler Mendelson PC recently promoted Jennifer A. Nelson to shareholder in the firm’s growing Portland office. She focuses on representing public and private employers on claims involving discrimination, harassment, […]
Charter mechanical promotes Jeff DeHaan, hires Pete Lowry and Mark Daskalos
CONSTRUCTION Jeff DeHaan is now vice president of Charter Mechanical Contractors. He has been a member of the Charter management team since 2006 and has more than 30 years of […]
Market Contractors adds Greg Gray
CONSTRUCTION Market Contractors, a national general contractor, recently added Greg Gray as creative director of design. He will direct the creative vision of the design department in developing new services, […]
Lane Powell’s Pinkstaff elected to CASA board of directors
LAW Lane Powell Counsel to the Firm John C. Pinkstaff recently was elected to serve as president of the board of directors of Court Appointed Special Advocates for Clackamas County. […]
2.ink Studio adds Christopher Olin, Tommy King
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 2.ink Studio recently added Christopher Olin and Tommy King to its landscape architecture studio. Olin most recently was with Koch Landscape Architecture. He also is currently serving on […]
NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson adds Michael Hale
REAL ESTATE NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson recently added Michael Hale as a real estate broker specializing in industrial leasing and sales throughout the Portland-metro area. He most recently was […]
Sustainable technology center hires Karl Mundorff
TECHNOLOGY The Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center recently hired Karl Mundorff as director of research programs. He will lead the organization’s expanded focus on growing research capacity and […]
Holst Architecture adds eight to team
ARCHITECTURE Holst Architecture recently hired Xylia Buros as marketing manager, Jannel Waldron as a design staff member, Rachel Brand as a design staff member, Matthew Rusnac as a design staff […]
Pinnell/Busch hires Robert Taylor
CONSULTING Pinnell/Busch recently added Robert 鈥淏ob鈥 Taylor as a consultant. He has 10 years of experience as a construction contractor and more than 40 years of experience as a construction […]
Parker appointed managing shareholder of Littler Mendelson’s Portland office
LAW Littler Mendelson PC recently appointed Douglas S. Parker as office managing shareholder of the firm’s Portland office. Parker also will continue to manage Littler’s Anchorage, Alaska, office, which he […]
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