[ The Vancouver Business Journal & the Building Industry Association
of Clark County, in conjunction with the Southwest Washington Contractors
Association, held the 2011 Top Projects & Building Excellence reception
and awards presentation yesterday at the newly renovated Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks.]
[Fisher Creek Campus (Building A) was named the 2011 Top Project
at last night’s awards presentation. Accepting the award from VBJ
Publisher John McDonagh and Courtney Givens on behalf of
Fisher Investments was Project Executive Ken Maheu of
Howard S. Wright, general contractor on the Camas project.]
[Mike Kinnaman and Karen Hall of the Building Industry Association
present Ryan Zygar, president of Tamarack Homes, with a 2011
Building Excellence award in the category of New Home $250,000-$500,000.
In total, Tamarack Homes was honored with four Building Excellence awards last night.]
[(Left to right) Vancouver City Councilman Larry Smith, Quinn Driscoll
Foundation VP Ralph Stevens, Identity Clark County Executive Director
Paul Montague and Columbia Springs Development Director Marci Caputo
enjoy some networking time prior to the awards presentation.]
[ Fort Vancouver National Trust CEO Elson Strahan greets the
Top Projects crowd from the Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks courtyard.]
[(Left to right) Courtney Givens takes some time to network alongside
Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Membership Services
Director Darcy Altizer and GVCC Membership Sales Executive Matt Hoffstetter]
[Soaring Eagle Homes owner Matthew Clarkson proudly receives a
Business Excellence award in the category of New Home $500,000-$700,000.]
[With plenty of networking happening outside, two photographs inside
the Fort Vancouver Artillery Barracks showcase its newly renovated space.]
[Music during the 2011 Top Projects & Building Excellence reception
and awards presentation was provided by the Al Perez Band.]
[The Vancouver Business Journal’s own Cindy Johnson and
Clark County Fair Marketing Manager Matthew Ferris take a moment
to smile for the camera.]
[The VBJ’s Steve McDonagh and the SWCA’s Mike Bomar emceed
last night’s Top Projects & Building Excellence reception.]
[Nicole Schmidt, co-owner of Nicole Helene Designs, accepts the
Building Excellence award for Interior Design in the category of
Residential New Construction.]
[Plenty of food was enjoyed at yesterday’s event provided by local
caterer and restaurant Applewood.]
- To see more photo’s from yesterday’s event, visit our Top Projects Magazine photo gallery.
- Visit the Top Projects and Building Excellence Awards magazine web version.
