Nyhus Communications LLC



Nyhus Communications Ranked in the Top 25 Percent of Inc. Magazine’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies Strategic communications firm ranked No. 1,245 in first appearance on list; adds to growing collection of awards and recognitions SEATTLE – August 12, 2009 – Nyhus Communications LLC, a leading Seattle-based strategic communications and advocacy firm, today announced its first appearance on Inc. Magazine’s Inc. 5000 list, which ranks the top 5,000 fastest-growing private companies. Nyhus ranked in the top 25 percent nationally at No. 1,245. Inc.’s list ranks companies based on revenue percentage growth during a four-year time period. read more Nyhus Hires Communications Industry Veteran Jim Blundell to Bolster Growing Public Affairs Practice Firm’s Integrated Public Affairs and PR Approach Sets it Apart SEATTLE – July 28, 2009 – Nyhus Communications LLC, a leading Seattle-based strategic communications and advocacy firm, today announced the addition of Jim Blundell as vice president of public affairs. Blundell, formerly vice president of corporate and public affairs at Edelman Seattle, joins the Nyhus team at a pivotal time in the company’s growth. Even through this economic downturn, Nyhus has been attracting and winning national and international clients with its integrated public affairs and public relations approach. “Jim brings incredible private and public sector strategic communications and advocacy experience to our clients and team,” said Roger Nyhus, president and CEO. “In Jim, we found a dynamic public affairs counselor who understands the intersection of politics, government, business and the community. Jim has advised CEOs in key sectors such as technology, clean energy and life sciences.” Blundell will lead and grow Nyhus’ public affairs team and provide strategic counsel and thought leadership to clients. Blundell will also help open a Nyhus office in Washington D.C. in the coming year. He joins the Nyhus senior staff, which includes Roger Nyhus; Sally Poliak, chief operating officer; and Megan Kahn, vice president of public relations. “I’m really looking forward to joining Nyhus, a young, energetic firm that’s poised for growth and success,” Blundell said. “Roger has built a strong firm, and I’m looking to help him build a strong public affairs presence in the Northwest, Washington D.C. and beyond.” Blundell said that the opportunity to come to Nyhus, a smaller firm than his previous employer, intrigues him. “To help build a practice, as well as pursue business and clientele whose missions mirror my own passions, is an exciting opportunity,” Blundell said. Blundell served as vice president at Edelman Seattle, where he led the firm’s Corporate and Public Affairs practice. He has worked with clients across the corporate spectrum, including in the areas of technology, telecommunications, energy and life sciences. He also has solid legislative, regulatory and legal experience. Prior to Edelman, Blundell also managed legislative and regulatory programs, political affairs, industry affairs and local grassroots efforts. He was vice president of external affairs for Alltel Wireless and Western Wireless, where he led the effort by Western Wireless to become the first-ever wireless carrier to achieve eligibility and get financial support from the federal universal service program, resulting in annual revenue of $60 million. He began his career in 1989 as a law clerk to Judge Gerry Alexander, practiced law with the Olympia firm of Owens Davies Mackie, and served as legislative counsel to U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton on environment and natural resource issues. Blundell was also house counsel to the Washington State House of Representatives for four years. Blundell graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Washington and received his law degree from Santa Clara University, where he was editor of the Santa Clara Law Review. Nyhus Communications Wins Two Awards at Puget Sound PRSA Totem Awards SEATTLE – February 16, 2009 – Nyhus Communications has won two awards at the 2009 annual Totem Awards, sponsored by the Puget Sound chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. read more Less Real, The real estate businesss used to dominate Nyhus Communications' client list, but not today SEATTLE – February 5, 2009 – At the end of 2007, more than 80 percent of the clients that Seattle public relations firm Nyhus Communications represented were steeped in the real estate business, including high-profile companies like Vulcan and the Four Seasons Hotel. Read more Puget Sound Business Journal — July 2007 Nyhus Communications jumped from #24 to #17 on the Puget Sound Business Journal’s annual list of greater Seattle’s top 25 public relations firms. Seattle Magazine The Puget Sound Areas’s Most Influential People of 2006 Influential Acts: Roger Nyhus SEATTLE — November, 2006 — The CEO of public relations firm Nyhus Communications (nyhus.com), Roger Nyhus, 38, is the marketing and media relations mastermind behind many of the city’s hippest, coming-soon condos, including Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue tower and the high-profile Four Seasons Private Residences Seattle. The media’s go-to guy for condo quotes also manages marketing for Paul Allen’s ambitious South Lake Union creation, 2200 Westlake, and Queen Anne’s super-sexy Lumen – when he’s not representing such seminally Seattle clients as the Woodland Park Zoo and the Downtown Seattle Association. In September, Nyhus, whose resume includes serving as former governor Gary Locke’s communication director, earned a spot on the Puget Sound Business Journal’s competitive “40 Under 40” list. And aptly, this June, he upgraded his own digs–opening a swanky office suite downtown. –Shannon O’Leary Seattle Post-Intelligencer Nyhus Communications named one of the region’s “Best Workplaces for Commuters” SEATTLE — October 18, 2006 — Even on Seattle’s drizzliest, chilliest mornings, Daniel Hirschstein leaves his new sports car in the garage and pedals through train yards and past petroleum tanks down a narrow industrial path to his lab at Amgen Inc. Read more Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40: Roger Nyhus SEATTLE — Sept. 15, 2006 — Cellular phone pioneer Craig McCaw. South African civil rights activist Nelson Mandela. Keiko the killer whale. They all have something in common. Each has been represented by Roger Nyhus, CEO of Seattle–based Nyhus Communications. Read more Puget Sound Business Journal Scent of an office: Nyhus joins Westin, Omni in choosing a signature aroma SEATTLE — June 23, 2006 — When Roger Nyhus recently moved his growing public relations firm from his Capitol Hill home to a downtown Seattle office building, he wanted to give the sterile space its own scent that would mask the odor of new paint and make visitors think of his company. Read more Nyhus Celebrates Opening of New Downtown Seattle Headquarters SEATTLE — June 16, 2006 — Nyhus Communications LLC, a rapidly growing Seattle–based strategic public relations and public affairs firm, yesterday held an open house to celebrate the grand opening of its new downtown Seattle headquarters at 1525 Fourth Avenue, Suite 400. The event, which was attended by more than 250 clients and friends, marked the culmination of months of planning for the new office move. Read more “Nyhus brings a fresh approach to communications. Melding considerable experience in business, government and the nonprofit sector, the firm finds creative solutions to complex issues.” –Paul Schell Former Mayor of Seattle, Owner of the Inn at Langley © 2009 Nyhus Communications LLC. All rights reserved.