Sep 12, 2024

MacDonald-Miller

MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions has become one of only two companies in Washington state to have multiple sites recognized in the Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), with its Everett location recently earning Star status alongside its Seattle prefabrication shop. The Everett site is located at 11512 Airport Road, Suite F-700, and the Seattle shop is at 3701 S. Norfolk St. The VPP is a way for the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health to recognize and partner with businesses and worksites that show excellence in occupational safety and health. Sites are committed to effective employee protection beyond the requirements of OSHA standards. VPP participants develop and implement systems to effectively identify, evaluate, prevent and control occupational hazards to prevent employee injuries and illnesses. The VPP in Washington state is an occupational safety and health initiative managed by the state Department of Labor & Industries. It is part of a broader effort to promote workplace safety through proactive measures and a cooperative partnership between government, management and labor. The VPP recognizes employers and workers who have implemented effective safety and health management systems. MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions specializes in design-build HVAC, plumbing, energy services and building automation systems.

Seattle Convention Center

Seattle Convention Center's Board of Directors appointed Jennifer LeMaster as its new president & CEO, effective Sept. 16. She will be the center's first female CEO, replacing Jeff Blosser, who retired earlier this year. The unanimous selection follows a thorough CEO search process conducted by the board through the efforts of its Search Committee. LeMaster's 26-year career started in college sports at the University of Kentucky Athletics Association, leading marketing and special events. She then joined the Georgia World Congress Center Authority (GWCCA), first at the Georgia Dome where she had responsibilities for $22 million in annual revenues and oversaw a $30 million renovation to the club seats and suites. Later, she would guide public affairs during the development of the $1.7 billion Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Her work on the stadium project led to her overseeing the development and implementation of strategic planning that reshaped culture, internal governance, brand positioning and future growth of the GWCCA facilities, including as a hotel project development lead and asset manager for the Signia by Hilton Atlanta, the first publicly owned-publicly financed convention hotel on campus.