Past Events

February 9, 2021 presentation "Community Development Update for the City of Bellevue”

Bellevue Community Development Director Mac Cummins, AICP, presented the “Community Development Update for the City of Bellevue” on February 9th which discussed the growth and opportunities that abound in the City of Bellevue despite the ongoing pandemic. Mac covered the City’s economic development strategy, the future of the city planning efforts, and the major public investments that are designed to make Bellevue a world-class city and continue to encourage private investment in the City.

Many Thanks to Berkley Surety for sponsoring the February educational event and Enterprise Fleet Management for their Annual Sponsorship.

If you missed the live webinar, you can view it here:
http://pugetsound.cfma.org/viewdocument/community-development-update-for-t?CommunityKey=b21d37b9-d194-4344-9530-ef7ad9241ccb&tab=librarydocuments

January 12, 2021 presentation "CPA Update & Cybersecurity"

Phil Knudson, partner at Moss Adams, and IT/Cybersecurity speaker Jeff Krippaehnediscussed the latest tax updates and cybersecurity issues in our January 12th presentation, "CPA Update & Cybersecurity."

Phil reviewed President-elect Joe Biden’s tax plan and compared it to current law, discussed tax planning opportunities should the candidate’s tax plan be enacted, and also discussed Seattle’s Payroll Expense Excise Tax which went into effect on January 1, 2021.

Jeff dove into cybersecurity and provided an overview of exposure risks and trends and also provided an overview of what companies can be doing to better protect themselves in today’s environment.

Many Thanks to Ashbaugh Beal for sponsoring the January educational event and

Enterprise Fleet Management for their Annual Sponsorship.

If you missed the live webinar, you can view the slideshow presentation here:
http://pugetsound.cfma.org/viewdocument/cpa-update-cybersecurity-slidesho?CommunityKey=b21d37b9-d194-4344-9530-ef7ad9241ccb

November 11, 2020 presentation "Construction Law Update"

In the Puget Sound CFMA chapter's webinar on November 11th, "Construction Law Update," Brian Guthrie of Ashbaugh Beal gave the latest legal news related to Construction Law and trends of interest to design professionals, contractors, and developers throughout the region.

He discussed legal issues that have a practical impact on the day-to-day functioning of the
processes in a dynamic industry, construction.

Many Thanks to Columbia Bank for sponsoring the November educational event, Ashbaugh Beal for presenting, and to Enterprise Fleet Management for their Annual Sponsorship.

If you missed the live webinar, you can view the presentation here:
http://pugetsound.cfma.org/viewdocument/construction-law-update-general-co?CommunityKey=b21d37b9-d194-4344-9530-ef7ad9241ccb

October 13, 2020 presentation, "Innovating with Intelligent Operations in Small and Medium-sized Con

The IT Panel webinar presentation, "Innovating with Intelligent Operations in Small and Medium-sized Contractors," was an informative discussion about how intelligent operations, including data gathering and data analytics, can have cost-savings effects and streamline data for businesses.

Christian Geismann and Amanda Cole, from Schuchart Corporation, shared what their company is doing and how small and medium sized construction contractors can implement intelligent operations/IT in their businesses.

Julian Gonzalez from Briq, a business intelligence provider for contractors, discussed how they approached the journey into intelligent operations including data gathering and data analytics, despite limited resources and challenges.

Many Thanks to Briq for sponsoring and presenting the October educational event, Schuchart for presenting, and to Enterprise Fleet Management for their Annual Educational Event Sponsorship.