Amento Group's History

Amento Group would like to thank our clients, business associates, suppliers, and employees who have contributed to our 27 years of success!

1996

  • Corke Amento, Inc. officially opens its doors marketing “Construction Disputes: Prevention, Presentation, and Resolution Services.”
  • We land our first big claim resolution job on Port of Seattle’s Pier 66 Project where we served as the neutral party to the Owner, Architect and Contractors.
  • First employee Lisa Hanses is hired.
1996

1997

  • Our first construction management project, Rose Pointe, is completed under budget and we are hired to provide a neutral expert opinion during construction of the Mariner’s new stadium.
1997

1998

  • We’ve outgrown our space and move across the street to the central building.
  • We welcome Jim Glaser & John Putnam.
  • We expanded our work into Alaska to work on the Alaska sea life building.
1998

1999

  • Mike & Steve visit China to help Ralph Allen punch list the Shanghai Children’s Hospital project for Ralph’s client, Project Hope.
1999

2000

  • We celebrate 5 years in Business!
  • We’ve got enough dirt on everyone to play Corke Amento Jeopardy at our company retreat at the Heron Beach Inn at Ludlow Bay.
2000

2001

  • CAI commences construction management services on 2 large projects, One Pacific Tower and the $17,000,000 Seattle Heights project.
  • The former is CAI’s 15th CM project.
2001

2002

  • The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce publishes 2 Articles about Amento Group “Disputes, Defects keeps Consultants Busy” and “Using the Neutrals Process’ to Tame Disputes.”
2002

2003

  • Mike Corke’s article “Neutrality is the Best Policy” is published in NW Builder Magazine.
  • We move across the street to the Dexter Horton Building.
New York Construction Workers Lunching on a Crossbeam

2004

  • Lisa Moe joins Corke Amento, thus launching the architectural services department.
  • Architectural services eventually represent 35% of our company’s business.
2004

2005

  • Janet Fife comes aboard.
  • By our 10th Anniversary, we provide a diverse set of equally weighted services: Construction Claims Consulting, Building Forensics and Construction Management.
2005

2006

  • The year to get married- Mike & Ellen Corke and Mary & Barry Saltzman.
  • We host our 2nd annual Mariner’s night (Against the Texas Rangers).
2006

2007

  • Ben Borland joins Corke Amento.
2007

2008

  • Steve Amento & Lisa Hanses celebrate 20 years of working together without seeking divorce lawyer counseling.
  • Aggregate value of completed construction management projects exceeds $100,000,000.
2008

2009

  • Mike Corke retires.
  • We begin warranty investigation work on 2200 Westlake Condominiums, thus launching a 7 year saga and our largest CM project.
2009

2010

  • Lisa Moe & Ben Borland become principals
  • Ben oversees the Construction Management Division and Lisa manages the Architectural Division.
2010

2011

  • Corke Amento is Uncorked.
  • The new vintage is released as Amento Group.
2011

2012

  • 2200 Westlake Condominiums settles with Developer for $26,000,000 which is rumored to be the largest construction defect settlement of its kind in Washington.
  • Construction Management begins.
2012

2013

  • Jumbo condominium warranty projects (Brix, Gallery, Mosler Lofts and Bellevue Towers) dominate our workload.
2013

2014

  • Amento Group markets to our future clients with leak detection onesies while the hawks win Superbowl XLVIII and Jim Glaser retires.
2014

2015

  • Aggregate value of completed construction management projects tops $200M.
2015

2016

  • Amento Group Turns 20.
  • Dave Gramann designated to oversee Building Forensics Division. Time out for a celebration!
2016

2017

  • Janet Fife celebrates 12 years and Ben Borland celebrates 10 years at Amento Group, while Joel Thornburg continues to dangle along the Seattle Skyline.
2017

2018

  • Steve Amento retires after a 23 year ride at the rodeo.
  • Ben Borland, Lisa Moe and Dave Gramann take the reigns and start their adventure.
2018

2019

  • Amento Group has a baby- Meet Vanna, our new company van.
2019

2020

  • Covid hits but Amento Group continues.
  • Adds a structural division and welcomes senior structural engineer, Darren Johnston.
  • Dave Gramann misses his co-workers and comes up with his one hit wonder: “Nothing Compares 2 AG.”
2020

2021

  • Our team misses each other and escapes to Seabrook for a bit of bonding and team building.
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2022

  • Starting with our first employee, our entire team of 22 (sans our Californian, Nate #14) is seen here in order of their hire date: 1996-2022!
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