Daley joins Kidder Mathews
Sara Daley has joined Kidder Mathews’ Portland office as a senior associate, and will specialize in urban sales and retail leasing in the firm’s brokerage division. Daley previously focused on […]
Albrich elected to Proud Ground board
Proud Ground elected Elaine Albrich of Stoel Rives as chairwoman of its board of directors. Albrich is an attorney in Stoel Rives’ environmental, natural resource and land-use practice group. Her […]
Gillette joins Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt
Newly retired Oregon Supreme Court Justice W. Michael Gillette has joined regional law firm Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt as a shareholder in the firm’s commercial litigation practice group. Gillette had […]
NECA Oregon elects officers
The Oregon-Columbia chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association has elected new officers. They are: President Gary Severe, vice president of Tice Electric Co.; Vice President Darrell McNeel, president and […]
Soll joins Bluestone and Hockley
Karen Soll has joined Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services as a broker, with a focus on office and retail properties. She will handle leasing for tenants and landlords, and […]
Karl designated Property Administrator
Caroline Karl, an agent with Bluestone and Hockley Real Estate Services, recently received her Real Property Administrator designation from BOMI International. Achieving RPA status required extensive training and testing in […]
Horizon Restoration hires Ramirez, McCabe
Horizon Restoration, Oregon’s largest independently-owned emergency mitigation and restoration company, has hired Lionel Ramirez as vice president of preservation and special projects and Andy McCabe as project manager. Ramirez is […]
Aoyagi elected to state bar appellate practice section
Tonkon Torp litigator Robyn Ridler Aoyagi was elected to the 2011 executive committee of the Oregon State Bar’s appellate practice section. Aoyagi practices complex commercial litigation, with an emphasis on […]
2 join Grubb & Ellis
Andrea Coomes and Tracey Gedlich have joined Grubb & Ellis Management Services Inc. as senior property managers. Also, Kagney Kohne will work with Gedlich as an assistant property manager. Coomes […]
Shumaker named associate
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt recently named Brantley Shumaker as an associate in its intellectual property group. Shumaker has prepared license agreements in the software, biotechnology and digital imaging fields, and […]
Farleigh Wada Witt promotes 2
Farleigh Wada Witt has promoted Jason Ayres and Kelly Tilden to shareholders. Ayres will maintain a practice assisting equipment leasing companies and other commercial lenders in commercial collections and litigation, […]
Pacific Continental hires 1, promotes 3
Pacific Continental Bank recently hired one person and promoted three others. Mike Czajka was hired as senior vice president and senior credit officer. Czajka will work from the bank’s downtown […]
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