Business Briefs: Group 70 International, Inc.

Words: Bronzella Cleveland

MayJune 2008
Industry News

Business Briefs: Group 70
International, Inc.

Group 70 International, Inc., Honolulu, Hawaii, promoted Tom Young, AIA, to principal, and named Linda C. Miki, AIA, as president and chief operating officer. Formerly Group 70’s executive vice president, Miki first joined the firm in 1989 and in seven years became the youngest principal in the firm’s history. Formerly an associate/project architect, Young also will serve as a principal-in-charge of marketing, along with fellow principal Paul Bierman-Lytie, the firm’s chief sustainability officer.  MD

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