12-5-2003
New real estate firm opens in Chico
Chico Beach Real Estate is a fairly new real estate firm, but owner/broker Anna Neal brings 17 years of real estate expertise to the table. As a one broker office, Neal offers personal, friendly, and family oriented service.

Chico Beach Real Estate, located at 5300 Chico Beach Drive in Bremerton, can be reached at (360) 692-4830

12-5-2003
Business park planned for Mile Hill
Mike Dick, former owner of Spot Realty, and now a resident of Hawaii, has submitted a site plan review application to construct four one-story commercial structures at 4214 Mile Hill Drive in Port Orchard. The location is on the top of Mile Hill adjacent to the South Park Village shopping center.

For more information contact Mel Holgerson, Dick’s project representative and engineer, at (360) 876-1974.

12-5-2003
CE News Magazine ranks
Parametrix 43rd in nation
CE News Magazine recognized Parametrix, which operates an office in Bremerton, as being among the “Top 50 Civil Engineering Firms to Work For” in the nation for 2003. CE News released the complete rankings and ranked Parametrix 43rd out of 118 companies that were nominated from across the nation. The company was ranked in several areas including financial success, communication and openness, benefits, processes, work environment, culture, past awards, employee orientation and other related subject areas.

For more information, Parametrix can be reached at (360) 850-5307.

11-7-2003
How can you be green???
By Rick Courson
   You know there are certain stereotypes that people use when thinking of a businesses or professions. I ran into this the other day when I went to a doctor’s appointment...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
What lurks under your home?
If it’s in your crawl space, it’s in your house
   Living in the great northwest, contractor Gale Culbert, owner of Ironwood Builders, has always had a concern about the effects of water on construction...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Harris elected president of WAR
   Jim Harris, a Windermere agent in Poulsbo, has been elected president of the Washington Association of Realtors (WAR) for 2005. He will serve as president-elect in 2004...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Whitehorse golf course:
Design is a family affair
By Rodika Tollefson
   The Whitehorse golf course underway in North Kitsap is billed as potentially one of the best in the area, with open spaces and views of Mt. Baker. But it also claims something most golf courses cannot: It is being designed by a woman...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Helping your children become homeowners
By J. Lennox Scott
Chariman & CEO, John L. Scott Real Estate
   As a parent it can be extremely rewarding to help your children buy their first home — often times your assistance is what is able to make their dream of home ownership a reality...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Seven strategies for builders to deal
with liability insurance crisis
   Buying affordable general liability insurance coverage is getting harder all the time, but you can do plenty to manage risk in your business. That will make you a more attractive customer to insurance companies...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Rice Fergus Miller announces
a bevy of new contracts
The Bremerton architectual firm of Rice Fergus Miller Design & Planning LLP, recently announced that it had been awarded a number of new design contracts.

The firm was selected to design a new assisted living facility for the Mt. Si Senior Center in Snoqualmie...   (Full Article)

11-7-2003
BIAW forced to file yet another
PDC complaint against L&I
   The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) has filed a complaint with the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) against the state Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) alleging the state agency is using taxpayer dollars for political purposes...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Relocation of Highway 106 to
be completed in record time
   The transformation of Alderbrook Inn on Hood Canal to a true destination resort is well underway. The old Inn has been almost totally demolished and the new structures are under construction...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Inslee announces grant for KCCHA
   U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee announced that the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority (KCCHA) will receive a federal grant of $94,585 for renewal of its Family Self Sufficiency (FSS) program in Silverdale. The FSS program combines housing assistance with a package of support services to help participating families achieve economic independence, self-sufficiency and homeownership...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
John L. Scott welcomes new
managing broker to Kingston office
   John L. Scott Real Estate announced that Dave Wiggins is the new managing broker of the company’s Kingston branch office located at 10948 Highway 104...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
Realtors welcome new members and affiliates
   The Kitsap County Association of Realtors recently welcomed nine new members and eight new affiliate members. They are...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
New Government Affairs Director at HBA
   Samantha Torpey has joined the Homebuilders Association of Kitsap County as its new government affairs director. She replaces longtime staffer Alan Martin...   (Full Article)
11-7-2003
HBA raises $5,800 for United Way
The Home Builders Association (HBA) of Kitsap County in accordance with its mission to promote a healthy community voted to endorse United Way of Kitsap County’s annual campaign during the last board meeting.

In support of its endorsement, $5,800 was raised at the Casino Night fundraiser, which has been designated to the YWCA A.L.I.V.E. Shelter.

11-7-2003
Kelly-Koenig returns
to Windermere Port Orchard
Windermere Real Estate announced the return of sales associate Jann Kelly-Koenig to its Port Orchard office.

Kelly-Koenig was most recently a customer service representative with Transnation in Port Orchard, and had been with the Windermere Port Orchard office from 1998 through 2001. Kelly-Koenig holds the accredited buyer representative designation.

11-7-2003
TimberGrass LLC changes name
Bainbridge Island’s TimberGrass LLC, the nation’s leading manufacturer of bamboo hardwood flooring and panels, recently changed its name to Teragren LLC, a move that addresses the company’s plans to expand its product offerings over the next several years, while maintaining the TimberGrass brand.

Teragren LLC can be reached at (800) 929-6333 or www.teragren.com.

11-7-2003
John L. Scott Bainbridge welcomes two
new agents
The John L. Scott Bainbridge Island office recently added the husband and wife team Tim and Jana Wilkins.

The couple brings an extensive background in real estate to the firm. Tim has been active in the real estate industry for the past 20 years and Jana has been a licensed agent in Washington since June 2003. She also worked as a sales associate in Phoenix and has an extensive background in the high tech industry where she worked as both a web developer and IT administrator.

Reach them at (206) 780-3305.

10-10-2003
Study finds new and innovative
ways to provide for infrastructure
   A new publication from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) – “Building For Tomorrow: Innovative Infrastructure Solutions” – identifies many of the most promising alternatives for meeting the infrastructure needs of communities...   (Full Article)
10-10-2003
Kitsap County Association of Realtors
elects new officers, welcomes members
   Kitsap County Association of Realtors held it annual elections on Sept. 3 at its fall Association general membership meeting. Those Realtors who were elected include...   (Full Article)
10-10-2003
Planning Commission applicants sought
   The Kitsap County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from Commissioner District 3 (Commissioner Patty Lent’s district) citizens interested in serving on the Kitsap County Planning Commission...   (Full Article)
10-10-2003
Court rules in favor of property owners
and property rights
   In an unprecedented decision that will help property owners throughout Washington State, the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II, has ruled that a landowner can build on her property, despite the existence of a wetland...   (Full Article)
10-10-2003
Godbolt first local contractor to earn
NAHB CAPS designation
   David Godbolt, owner of Sentinel Construction in Kingston has earned the area’s first Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist designation from the National Association of Home Builders...   (Full Article)
10-10-2003
Enviros drop effort to repeal water law reform
   Citing financial and signature-gathering difficulties, the Washington Environmental Council (WEC) recently dropped its bid to place Referendum 54 on the November ballot. Referendum 54, which the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) advised its members last month to decline to sign, would have put Senate Bill 5028 before the voters for acceptance or rejection...   (Full Article)
10-10-2003
BIAW expands legal website
   The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW), in an effort to provide new services for its members, as expanded its website to include information of all ongoing BIAW cases...   (Full Article)
10-10-2003
Peek joins Coldwell Banker on Bainbridge
Coldwell Banker/McKenzie & Associates on Bainbridge Island announced the addition of a new sales associate, Jim Peek. He brings over 25 years of experience in sales with companies like Weyerhaeuser and Sealand Services to the firm.

He can be reached at 206-842-1733.

10-10-2003
Ironwood Builders now licensed
Clean Space™ System dealer
Gale Culbert CGR, CGB, President of Ironwood Builders, Inc. of Silverdale, has completed an intensive two-day training course in Seymour, Conn. to become a Clean Space™ crawl space encapsulation system dealer.

Clean Space is a new technology which seals dirt crawl spaces in existing homes which improves indoor air quality, reduces the possibility of mold and mildew, as well as helps save energy.

Clean Space Northwest can be reached at 877-698-0260 or 360-698-0260.

10-10-2003
Windermere Port Ludlow adds
property manager
   Windermere Real Estate recently announced the addition of property manager Chester Shaw to its Port Ludlow office. Shaw was previously a broker with CW Shaw & Associates, LLC in Port Townsend.
10-10-2003
Land Title hires new Poulsbo escrow officer
Land Title Company in Poulsbo recently announced the addition of Limited Practice Officer Wendy Sattler, formerly of Jefferson Title.

Sattler joins the firm’s Poulsbo office with six years of experience in the industry ranging from loan processor to escrow officer. She has worked for various title and escrow companies in both Jefferson and Lewis County.

10-10-2003
Coldwell Banker McKenzie recognized
   Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation has recognized Coldwell Banker McKenzie Associates for their outstanding sales for July 2003. This is awarded to the top 20 offices nationally with 1 – 20 realtors.
10-10-2003
First American Title to open office
in downtown Bremerton
First American Title Insurance Co., one of the nations largest real estate information providers, is opening an escrow branch in downtown Bremerton.

The office will be located in the Cascade Building at 645 Fourth Street.

For more information contact Jim Pointer at 360-692-9314.

10-10-2003
Wayne Chevalier hires on with BC&J
BC&J Architecture Planning and Construction Management has added Wayne Chevalier to its team as project manager.

Chevalier earned his degree in Architecture at Washington State University. Earlier this year, Chevalier was honored by the SE Center for Contemporary Arts, as part of an award winning team in a Habitat For Humanity Competition.

BC&J, located on Bainbridge Island, can be reached at (206) 780-9113.

10-10-2003
Aylsworth joins Hecker Architects
Hecker Architects, PS recently announced that Peter Aylsworth has joined the firm’s professional architectural staff as a project designer. Aylsworth brings over eight years of design & technical expertise with single and multi-family housing projects as well as commercial office building renovations and specialty food markets.

His broad range of experience will augment the current assortment of commercial, residential, and mixed-use projects currently underway at the firm.

Aylsworth can be reached at (360) 479-5459.

10-10-2003
Construction firm changes name
   Fischer Construction of Poulsbo has changed its name to Fischer General Contracting, Inc. Reach the firm at 360-697-5402 or fgci@comcast.net.
10-10-2003
Nelsons honored for sales production
by RE/Max
Kristi Nelson of RE/Max Unlimited on Bainbridge Island has been honored as the number 29 RE/Max top producer in the state of Washington from January to September. For the month of June, she was number two. Her husband, Doug Nelson, broker/owner of the firm, was the number four sales associate in the month of May.

RE/Max Unlimited on Bainbridge Island can be reached at 206-842-9232

10-10-2003
John L. Scott Real Estate appoints new
president and COO
John L. Scott Real Estate Chairman and CEO, J. Lennox Scott, announced that Joe Spencer has been appointed as President of John L. Scott Real Estate. Spencer was formerly COO of Coldwell Banker Bain Associates and Barbara Sue Seal Properties, and President of Bain Services Group.

Spencer assumes the position from former President and COO, Jerry L. Moon, who has been appointed Vice Chairman of John L. Scott Real Estate.

10-10-2003
RE/Max Town and Country adds
new team members
RE/Max Town and Country in Port Orchard, announced the addition of two new team members, Marty McClendon and Tyler Kuske.

McClendon and Kuske can both be reached at 360-874-7600.

10-10-2003
Nationwide Floor and Window Coverings
honored by magazine
Qualified Remodeler Magazine has named Nationwide Floor & Window Coverings to the 2003 Top 500 Nationals List. The annual listing is published to recognize remodeling firms for six criteria of success; annual sales volume for the previous year, total number of years in business, association membership, certified employees on staff, industry awards and community service. The Nationals List honors the top franchise companies in the country.

Locally, Nationwide Floor & Window Coverings can be reached at 360-692-6212.

9-9-2003
McCormick Woods Golf Course changes hands
By Lary Coppola
   McCormick Woods, one of the state’s premier golf courses, is about to change hands. The new owner is a firm called C&M Golf, LLC. McCormick Woods was originally developed and owned by McCormick Land Company until the sale...   (Full Article)
9-9-2003
Parametrix inks 10-year contract with EPA
   Parametrix recently began work under a 10-year, $103,000,000 Architect/Engineer Services (AES) contract with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Under the agreement, Parametrix will provide the EPA with professional architect/engineer, technical, and management services to support remedial response and enforcement oversight at Superfund sites in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Alaska...   (Full Article)
9-9-2003
White Horse golf and residential community
closer to reality
By Rodika Tollefson
   After about 12 years of legal wrangling and numerous appeals, the 456-acre White Horse development near Indianola seems to be moving forward...   (Full Article)
9-9-2003
Scott receives Mercedes-Benz
Community Award
   John L. Scott Real Estate Chairman and CEO, J. Lennox Scott, was awarded the Mercedes-Benz Community Service Award on Sunday, Aug. 10 at the annual fundraising Merrill Lynch Golf Invitational banquet on behalf of Children’s Hospital...   (Full Article)