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Succession Planning Done Right

Port Blakely Companies | August 26, 2010

Jim Warjone retired this summer as CEO of Port Blakely Companies. His replacement, Rene Ancinas, started preparing to take over in 2005. It was an unusually long transition that demonstrated how seriously the company regards succession planning, something that many business leaders fail to adequately address.

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Port Blakely Saves Its Roots

Port Blakely Companies | August 23, 2010

Executives at Port Blakely Companies have settled with a group of dissident family shareholders, adverting a more protracted finanical dispute that could have broken apart one of the Northwest's founding firms.

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René Ancinas Assumes CEO Role at Port Blakely Companies

Port Blakely Companies | August 16, 2010

Seattle – Port Blakely Companies announced that René Ancinas has been named CEO of the company, effective July 1, 2010, completing a planned and deliberative succession plan by the Pacific Northwest family-owned business.

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The Goats are Coming to Issaquah Highlands

Port Blakely Communities | June 1, 2010

The weeds don’t know it yet but the two herds of goats that ate their way across several open spaces last summer at Issaquah Highlands are coming back. The herds will arrive mid-June and remain onsite through Highlands Day, June 26. They are expected to take two to three weeks to forage their way through weeds and high grass in some of the Highlands’ least-accessible places.

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Port Blakely Tree Farms awarded for Environmental Excellence

Port Blakely Tree Farms | May 11, 2010

The Association of Washington Business today honored 10 Washington state companies for their innovative and environmentally sustainable practices with its 2010 Environmental Excellence Awards.

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Swedish Hospital development site for Issaquah campus

Port Blakely Communities | March 1, 2010

To meet the health-care needs of the fast growing community of Greater Issaquah/Sammamish, Swedish is opening a new medical center in the Issaquah Highlands.

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Highlands Kids Dentistry Opens at Issaquah Highlands

Port Blakely Communities | February 17, 2010

Port Blakely Communities, a leader in sustainable development, today announced that Highlands Kids Dentistry has opened in Issaquah Highlands. The pediatric dentistry practice, founded by Dr. Shadi Araghi, is one of the first on Seattle’s Eastside to use lasers instead of drills and needles for most procedures. Located in the heart of Issaquah Highlands at the Starpoint Shops, Highlands Kids Dentistry uses digital x-rays to minimize exposure and an intra-oral minicam during visits. These new technologies provide safer and more precise dental care to minimize the risk of infection and reduce the need for anesthesia.

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Agave Cocina & Tequilas Restaurant Opens in Issaquah Highlands

Port Blakely Communities | August 3, 2009

Port Blakely Communities today announced that Agave Cocina & Tequilas restaurant has opened in the Issaquah Highlands urban village. Located at 1048 NE Park Drive in Issaquah, Agave presents fresh, home-made contemporary Mexican food in a warm and inviting atmosphere.

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Port Blakely Companies

Lindsay Geyer
Vice President Human Resources
P: 206-624-5810
E: lgeyer@portblakely.com

Port Blakely Tree Farms

Teresa Loo
Director of Communications
P: 360-570-1992
E: tloo@portblakely.com

Blakely Pacific

Claudine Lemon
Executive Assistant
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E: clemon@blakely-pacific.co.nz

Pacific Lumber & Shipping

Tom Leeds
President, PLS
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E: tleeds@pls-lumber.com

Port Blakely Communites

Chris Hysom
Director of Legal and Community Affairs
P: 425-391-4700
E: chysom@portblakely.com