Seattle Convention Center Announces Strategic Appointment and Growth Initiatives for 2026
Seattle, WA – The Seattle Convention Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael McQuade to Senior Advisor, Commercial Strategy, reporting directly to Jennifer LeMaster, President & CEO effective January 1, 2026. This transition marks a significant step in advancing the Center’s future growth objectives.
Seattle Convention Center Appoints New CEO
SCC welcomes first female CEO in the organization’s 36-year history.
Seattle, WA – Seattle Convention Center’s Board of Directors announced today it has appointed Jennifer LeMaster as its new President & CEO, effective September 16, 2024. She will be the Center’s first female CEO, replacing Jeff Blosser, who retired earlier this year.
Seattle Convention Center’s Summit Building Awarded Prestigious LEED Platinum Sustainability Certification
Summit becomes one of the very few convention centers in North America to achieve this designation.
SCC President and CEO Jeffrey A. Blosser to Retire in 2024
SEATTLE – January 2, 2024 – Jeffrey “Jeff” Blosser announced his intention to retire as president and chief executive officer of the Seattle Convention Center (SCC) in May 2024, having served more than 12 years in the role.
Seattle Convention Center Announces Encore as New Event Technology Partner
Newly expanded SCC selects Encore to assist clients with audiovisual services.
Seattle Convention Center Announces Opening Celebrations of Summit for January 25, 2023
SEATTLE (December 19, 2022) – Summit, the Seattle Convention Center’s (SCC) $2 billion downtown addition – and North America’s first high-rise convention center – has announced its opening celebrations will commence on January 25.
Seattle Convention Center Addition Features One of Nation’s Largest Window Shade Systems, Made by Local Women-Owned Company
SEATTLE – Aug. 10, 2022 – The Seattle Convention Center (formerly Washington State Convention Center) has partnered with scores of women- and minority-owned businesses for construction of its Addition, also known as Summit. In June, one such company created and installed in the building’s ballroom one of the nation’s largest window shade systems.
Hudson Pacific Completes Acquisition of Washington 1000 Development Site
LOS ANGELES – April 28, 2022 – Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., a unique provider of end-to-end real estate solutions for dynamic tech and media tenants in global epicenters for these synergistic, converging and secular growth industries, today completed its previously announced acquisition of Washington 1000, a fully entitled, state-of-the-art office development site in Seattle, for $85.6 million before closing adjustments.
Washington State Convention Center Announces Rebranding
SEATTLE – April 8, 2022 – The Washington State Convention Center Public Facilities District, the Northwest’s premier meetings and events facility for nearly 33 years, today announced plans to change its name and visual identity to better align with its hometown. The rebranding solidifies the organization’s commitment to maintain a fiscally responsible, self-sustaining operation that contributes economic and other civic benefit for the city, county, and state.
Washington State Convention Center Addition Project Tops Out
SEATTLE – June 15, 2021 – The Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) recognized a major
milestone in the construction of the Addition project, also known as the Summit building. On Friday,
June 11, construction crews hoisted the final beam onto the steel structure, officially “topping out” the
building.