Marc Stiles

1 week ago | bizjournals.com | Marc Stiles

The move comes as WinCo is under construction on a large distribution center in Ellensburg. WinCo Foods is moving forward with plans for a store in North Seattle, according to the city's Thursday land-use bulletin. The company's application states part of the former Sam's Club building at 13550 Aurora Ave. N. will be replaced with new exterior walls, sidewalks, paving and landscaping. The parking lot will be expanded slightly to 558 stalls, and the work will include 1,000 cubic yards of grading.

2 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Marc Stiles

Preview this article 1 minPutting aside the pain points along the way — and there have been many — Seattle's Waterfront Park already shifting how and where the city gathers. Bob Davidson and Bob Donegan have been involved in the redevelopment of the waterfront at virtually every step during the past 20 years.

3 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Marc Stiles

Mass layoffs and the departure of a top executive punctuated a tumultuous week at Martin Selig Real Estate (MSRE). Today, the company's website is inaccessible — listed as "under maintenance" — while questions swirl about its future. Martin Selig's daughter, Jordan Selig, publicly announced her resignation as executive vice president Friday, four days after the company laid off 86 property managers. While Jordan Selig was considered the company's heir apparent, she never led MSRE.

3 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Marc Stiles

Dru Agarwal never intended to be a rising star in the Seattle weddings and events industry. Credit enchantment with a building, the Fremont Fine Arts Foundry, which he bought from the late news-making sculptor, Pete Bevis, in 2012, for $2.1 million. Agarwal was eager to move his first company, True Brands, from a nondescript Sodo location to Fremont.

3 weeks ago | bizjournals.com | Marc Stiles

Dow Constantine, the newly appointed Sound Transit CEO, sat down with the Business Journal for an exclusive interview days before he stepped into the role. Dow Constantine sat for a brief interview with the Business Journal on March 27, the day Sound Transit's board voted to hire him as CEO of the agency, which faces big, complicated challenges. At stake is the completion of the decadeslong dream of a regional rapid mass transit system.