Express Construction’s Larsen elected chair of ABC board

Grant Larsen, president of Express Construction Co., Inc., has been elected as the 2008-2009 chairman of the board of directors of Bellevue-based Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington.

Grant Larsen, president of Express Construction Co., Inc., has been elected as the 2008-2009 chairman of the board of directors of Bellevue-based Associated Builders and Contractors of Western Washington.

Joining Larsen as officers are: Les Sargeant, United Systems Mechanical, chair-elect; Erin VerHoeven, Corstone Contractors, vice chair of government and legal affairs; Aaron Lindstrom, Enterprise Fleet Management, vice chair of membership; Bob Jayne, Oles, Morrison Rinker & Baker, vice chair of professional development; Diane Keithly, Keithly Electric Co., secretary/ treasurer; and Karen Say, Saybr Contractors, Inc., immediate past chair.

The directors for 2008-2009 are: Shelton Burr, Adept Mechanical Services, Inc.; Ryan Haggard, Haggard Electrical Contractors; Jeff Harding, Premier Builders; Steve Klimek, Redhawk Group LLC; Brian Mead, Balancing Service Co.; Larry Newton, Lovsted-Worthington; Karl Pauly, Graham Contracting Ltd.; Pam Stewart, Synergy Construction, Inc.; Jeremy Stendera, APEX.

ABC of Western Washington represents more than 500 companies and their nearly 25,000 employees from both open shop and union contractors, professional service firms and suppliers.

The organization is located at 399 114th Avenue N.E.; 425-646-8000.