SEATTLE-Sunrise Mortgage and Investment Co. will represent HomeStreet Capital's multifamily financing through the Fannie Mae Delegated and Underwriting Servicing multifamily product line in southern and central California and Arizona.

SEATTLE-King County Executive Ron Sims has signed a "Green Building Initiative" to promote the use of environmentally friendly building practices in all buildings the county constructs, remodels and renovates.

BOISE, ID-Washington Group International Inc. and Fluor Federal Services Inc. have been selected to provide construction services to support the $107 million stabilization and closure of the U.S. Department of Energy's Hanford site in western Washington.

TACOMA, WA-At its most recent meeting, the Port of Tacoma Commission has adopted a $63.6 million 2002 operating budget. The Port also plans on investing $127.1 million in capital improvements during 2002.

BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA-Two Bainbridge residents have filed a lawsuit challenging the shoreline construction moratorium imposed in an effort to save salmon. Joining Ray and Julie Biggers in the court action is the Home Builders Association of Kitsap County.

SEATTLE-The long-time Northwest firm has been selected by Southwest Washington Medical Center for the $115-million, 287,000-sf expansion and remodel of its 360-bed facility in Vancouver, WA.

ISSAQUAH, WA-The store on the site, which is set to open in early summer 2002, will be the size of a typical Costco outlet, which is about 150,000 square feet. On average, the stores cost about $11 million to build and employ about 250 people.

SEATTLE-Equity Office Properties Trust has named Susan Murphy vice president of leasing for its Seattle region. Equity Office began acquiring assets in the Pacific Northwest in 1997, when Equity Office bought a portfolio of Class A office buildings in greater Seattle, Portland and Anchorage.