Spokane-based sterile allergy product maker HollisterStier Allergy has hired Kyle Ferguson as its CEO.  Ferguson was previously the senior vice president at pharmaceutical company Sun Pharma.

Spokane-based stormwater engineering company Evergreen StormH20 has hired Mikala Lindgren as a stormwater engineering technician. Lindgren previously worked at Spokane County as an engineering technician I.

Spokane-based law firm Lukins & Annis PS has hired Melissa Murdock as a litigation associate. Murdock previously worked as an associate attorney at Bristol George, formerly Macomber Law.

Spokane Valley-based Numerica Credit Union has promoted Lizzie Frank to assistant vice president of retail experience from branch manager at the credit union's South Hill location. Frank will support member relationships while leading the retail teams at seven of Numerica's Spokane-area branches.

Richard "Rick" Repp has joined Spokane-based law firm Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee PLLC as an attorney. Repp was previously a partner at the Spokane office of Hawley Troxell Ennis & Hawley LLP. He has experience in helping startups and established businesses raise capital. Witherspoon Brajcich McPhee also has hired Kacie Lysne as an attorney. Lynse was previously a judicial law clerk with the Washington Court of Appeals in Spokane and Tacoma, Washington.

Coeur d'Alene-based architecture company Architects West Inc. has promoted Debbie Bravo, Ryan Johnson, and Bryce Olberding to associates. Bravo, an interior designer with more than 30 years of experience, started at Architects West two years ago. Johnson, who has 25 years of experience as an architect, began working for the company seven years ago. Olberding is a landscape architect and has been with the company 11 years. 

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Spokane-based regional tourism marketing nonprofit Visit Spokane has appointed Dania Duke, vice president and area managing director for the Davenport Hotel Collection, as 2024 board chair. Duke has more than 30 years of experience in hospitality. 

Spokane Regional Clean Air Agency has bestowed International Aerospace Coatings Spokane the 2024 Clear Air Award, which recognizes efforts to reduce emissions at its facility.

Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed Spokane County Commissioner Amber Waldref to the State Advisory Council on Homelesness. With the four-year appointment, Waldref will join the council's state and local efforts to address homelessness.

Spokane-based Bouten Construction Co. has appointed to its board of directors Kurt Klanderud, CEO of Colorado-based GH Phipps Construction Cos., and Charlotte Nemec, president and chief executive officer of Canopy Credit Union.