A decorated World War II veteran and retired head of Seafirst Bank, William “Bill” Jenkins named his 54-foot motor boat “Artful Dodger,” a rueful reference to his proclivity for running ...

First to go was Seafirst, the largest bank in the Northwest. I pick at this old wound because Gaw Partners of Hong Kong recently bought the 76-story Columbia Center in a $711 million deal.

William "Bill" Jenkins, longtime chairman of Seafirst Bank, died of cancer June 27 at his Bainbridge Island home. He was 88. "He lived his life with exuberance and he died with courage," said his ...