SERA promoted the following employees to associates: Tim Smith, Clark Brockman, Ken Christman and Jil Williamson.

Smith a certified planner and a registered architect brings to SERA over twenty years of professional experience in city and regional planning and urban design. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his work in Smart Growth, and design and planning for sustainable communities. He was recently selected as the South Waterfront Urban Design Advisor for the Portland Development Commission. Brockman's twenty year architectural career spans a mixture of large commercial and public works. Brockman joined SERA in 2002 as a Project Manager. In 2003, he assumed the additional responsibilities as one of two Studio Managers for the firm.

Christman supports the design team and staff through education and by setting goals for technology advancements through constant research and evaluation. He is the firm's technical expert. Wiliamson was promoted to office manager and associate.

URS Corp. has named Patrick M. Coullahan vice president and manager of its Alaska operations, which includes offices in Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau. Prior to joining URS, he was manager and senior project director of Alaska operations for Earth Tech, serving as senior engineer for the Missile Defense Agency's ground-based Midcourse Defense Joint Program in Alaska for engineering, environmental and construction activities. In addition, the company named Dave Alford manager of the company's Pacific Northwest region. Alford has more than 20 years of experience in operations management, client development and project management.

Lease Crutcher Lewis has hired Grant Willman as general superintendent for its commercial division. His roles will include management of all superintendents and field personnnel. He will also manage the company's self-performing work such as steel and concrete. He has been a superintendent since 1977.

Matthew Spicer has been named an associate at Clark Kjos Architects, Portland. He as managed a wide range of health care projects including Takima Valley Farm Workers Clinics, Samaritin Lebanon Community Hospital and Providence Hood River Hospital. He is also active in the firm's marketing efforts.

Parkson's Brinckerhoff has established a specialty service center, PB PlaceMaking. GB Arrington, Portland, will serve as the principal practice leader, overseeing all technical practice areas. He is one of the nation's leading experts in the field of transit-oriented development. The new group will offer an array of services focused on practice areas such as regional growth management, land use planning and public policy.