Nyhus Communications LLC




A PR firm is only as good as its clients, and we’re honored to have some great clients. We work with regional, national and international clients with innovative products and services and great stories to tell. We have extensive experience in branding, positioning, media relations, executive communications, crisis communications and public affairs, including government and community relations. Below is a select list of our clients, past and present. 2200 Nyhus managed the public relations for the high–profile, mixed–use 2200 development in downtown Seattle. The project combines a world–class, 160–room Pan Pacific Hotel, 261 premier condominiums and a Whole Foods Market. Nyhus has generated significant local and national media coverage for Vulcan’s 2200 project, including a front–page story in The Seattle Times and a real–estate feature in The New York Times. Case Study ACME Bowling, Billiards and Events Nyhus handled the public relations for the grand opening of one of the largest bowling and event venues on the West Coast, which combines bowling with billiards, private meeting and event rooms and a full–service restaurant with cocktail lounge and bar. ÁegisLiving Nyhus provided a comprehensive public relations and public affairs program for ÁegisLiving, an industry leader in developing and managing innovative senior living communities. BelGreen Nyhus is creating and executing an innovative public affairs plan for BelGreen, a new an independent living retirement community in Bellevue. Nyhus is providing strategic counsel and communications that will help build and maintain public support. Bellevue Towers Nyhus is handling public relations for Bellevue Towers, downtown Bellevue’s first eco–luxury condominium building. These iconic 42– and 43–story towers will soon be home to 540 luxury residences and will be the most environmentally friendly high–rise condominium project in the region. Blue Sky Cleaners Nyhus is managing the public relations for the launch of Blue Sky Cleaners, Seattle’s first and only environmentally friendly, non–toxic dry cleaning company. The Blume Company Nyhus provides public relations for The Blume Company, a Seattle–based commercial real estate development and management company with 2 million square feet of projects completed or planned in the Puget Sound region. The company specializes in developing and managing high–quality, Class A office buildings near downtown Seattle. Columbia Hospitality Inc. Nyhus is managing the public relations for Columbia Hospitality–managed properties, including The Inn at Langley, Friday Harbor House, Bell Harbor International Conference Center and Kitsap Conference Center at Bremerton Harborside. Dearborn Street Nyhus is handling the public affairs for one of the largest mixed–use developments on the West Coast. The well–planned, human–scaled project will transform an outmoded 10–acre site into a pedestrian–oriented community that will be a new home for Seattle Goodwill. In addition, the development will have 600,000 square feet of retail and up to 500 homes for people of a wide range of incomes. Downtown Seattle Association Nyhus worked closely with the DSA to help the development community successfully lobby for higher–density development in downtown Seattle. Case Study Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue Nyhus handled the first phase of public relations for what will be one of Seattle’s tallest residential towers, Fifteen Twenty–One Second Avenue, located across from Pike Place Market. Nyhus garnered consistent coverage of the 440–foot glass–and–steel tower, which is the first tall–and–slender tower to be completed under the city’s new downtown zoning regulations. The penthouse–style condos sold more than a year before the building is scheduled to open. Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences Nyhus is managing the marketing, public relations and public affairs associated with the development of a luxury $120–plus–million Four Seasons hotel and condo tower scheduled to open in downtown Seattle in 2008. Located across from the expanded Seattle Art Museum and home to unparalleled city, mountain and bay views, Four Seasons Seattle is expected to be the city’s premier residential address. Within weeks of joining the team, Nyhus has already begun attracting significant local media coverage of the project. Gibraltar Gibraltar, a Seattle–based real estate development, management and brokerage firm, called on Nyhus to update its image by creating graphics standards, restructuring its website and designing its corporate brochure and other collateral. Hainan Airlines China–based Hainan Airlines is partnering with Nyhus to develop and execute a comprehensive and highly creative marketing and communications campaign for its North American launch. The airline begins nonstop service between Beijing and Seattle on June 9, 2008. Nyhus is managing a targeted marketing, public relations and community outreach program for the launch. J.C. Mueller Nyhus is managing the public affairs and public relations for J.C. Mueller’s community center development. Lakeside Capital Nyhus provided strategic public relations and media support for Lakeside Capital, a private wealth management firm. Legacy Partners For Queen Anne High School, Legacy at Pratt Park and other projects, Nyhus has provided Legacy Partners with strategic public relations and community relations counsel. LEXAS Companies Nyhus is managing the public relations for ESCALA, a 31–story tower at Fourth and Virginia in Seattle that will be the city’s first Manhattan–style condominium development and the anchor to the city’s newest downtown neighborhood, Midtown. LUMEN Nyhus oversees public relations for LUMEN, a trend–setting, mixed–use development located near the Space Needle in Seattle’s UptownƒQueen Anne neighborhood. Molbak’s Nursery Nyhus worked closely with owner Jens Molbak on drought–related issues, lobbying to help improve Washington state’s system for declaring statewide and regional droughts. New School Foundation Nyhus managed public relations for this Seattle–based nonprofit organization, which helps create exemplary public schools through intensive long–term partnerships with school staff and district leaders. Nisqually Indian Tribe Nyhus is the strategic communications consultant for Nisqually Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe near Olympia. The tribe is known as a leader in innovative economic development initiatives and in providing education, health care and housing assistance to its people. Opus Northwest Nyhus is handling public relations and public affairs for the Seattle office of Opus Northwest and its retail, office, industrial and residential projects throughout the greater Puget Sound region. Philanthropy Northwest Nyhus is handling the public relations for Philanthropy Northwest and its 30th Anniversary as the region’s premier networking and training institution for foundations and grantmakers across Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Schnitzer West Nyhus has managed public relations for several of Schnitzer West’s residential developments, including Brix on Capitol Hill, Equinox in Eastlake and Gallery in Belltown. The Bravern, Schnitzer West’s ambitious mixed–use development in Bellevue, is the latest project for which the company has engaged the Nyhus team. Nyhus is managing public relations for The Bravern Signature Residences. Seattle University Nyhus provides strategic public affairs counsel for the university, combining our expertise in public affairs, politics and journalism to advance the quality reputation and mission of the university. Smith Tower Nyhus is providing strategic public affairs and public relations counsel to Walton Street Capital, the owner of Smith Tower, as it explores the opportunity to change the use of Seattle’s most iconic historical building from commercial to residential. Snohomish County Nyhus is partnering with MAKERS Architecture + Urban Design in managing the strategic public relations for Snohomish County’s agricultural sustainability project and its efforts to develop, expand and preserve the county’s vital agriculture economic sector and heritage for the next 100 years. SNW (Seattle–Northwest Securities Corp.) Nyhus is overseeing public relations for the Northwest’s leading bond underwriter and financial advisor, providing services for the firm’s headquarters in Seattle as well as its offices in Portland, Boise, Salt Lake City and Anchorage. Urban Partners Nyhus manages the public relations for the $200 million development of Burien Town Square. Nyhus is also managing public relations and community outreach for the $100 million Kenmore Village by the Lake. VIDA San Francisco–based Tonsing Properties looked to Nyhus to handle public relations for the company’s first development in the Pacific Northwest. VIDA, an environmentally friendly and affordable 12–story, 242–unit condo building in downtown Bellevue, is scheduled to open in late 2009. Weber + Thompson Architects Nyhus provides the corporate public relations for this leading Seattle architecture firm and its projects. Westport Shipyard Nyhus managed public relations for Westport Shipyard, the largest luxury yacht maker in North America, which recently launched the first in its series of 50–meter yachts. Case Study Woodland Park Zoo Nyhus provided strategic government and public affairs counsel for the world–renowned Woodland Park Zoo. Wright Runstad As one of the nation’s premier commercial real estate companies, Seattle–based Wright Runstad & Company develops, acquires, manages and leases high–quality commercial office buildings mostly in the Pacific Northwest. Nyhus assists with its public relations needs. “With Nyhus you get the whole package: long-term communications planning as well as support and advice during crises. They’re reliable, professional, pleasant and highly effective.” –Laura Kohn Executive Director, New School Foundation © 2008 Nyhus Communications LLC. All rights reserved.