Project Highlight: Washington State University Wine Science Center | Viticulture and Enology :+ : By Mark DeWeirdt MacDonald-Miller is doing our part to help WSU and the Northwest wine industry eclipse Napa. The state-of-the-art Wine Science Center at WSU in Richland, WA was developed in close partnership with our local wine industry. This teaching and…
A stealthy approach to success :+ : By Jason Boucher 600 Broadway is a multi-tenant medical office building that provides primary care and outpatient services to many patients daily. This mechanical modernization project was a complex project with very specific client needs. The building was required to remain in operation through the entire project, with…
Shout Out Marine Service team “The MacMiller Marine Service team saves the day again! Our customer’s ship was docked in Sasebo, Japan, and what began as an equipment repair for Chiller #1 and inspection of Chillers #2 and #3 turned into a MightyMac moment. During a time-sensitive inspection of Chiller #1, Corey Evans (Foreman) uncovered…
Project Highlight: Boeing Trenches Scope of Work: Boeing Hydronic Heating-Water Return-Piping Replacement This project was driven by an existing leak in a 6” steel heating water line that was buried underground and tied two separate buildings together. The leak appeared to be caused by lack of insulation where piping contacted a subgrade concrete pad and/or…
Dazzling diamonds growing in Gresham You might not know that growing diamonds requires a critically complex and monitored environment. Element Six, which operates the Lab in Gresham on behalf of the De Beers owned laboratory-grown diamond brand, Lightbox Jewelry, took an aggressive approach to their facility needs at their Gresham plant: they were looking for…
MacMiller Giving: Military Order of the Purple Heart Lindsey Andrews, a Navy veteran, combined forces with his father-in-law who is a Vietnam Purple Heart recipient, to regularly volunteer with the Military Order of the Purple Heart. Through our Giving Fund, MacDonald-Miller has partnered with Chapter 407 in Lakewood, WA since 2017 as a platinum level…
MacDonald-Miller headquarters move to SeaTac: New MacDonald-Miller headquarters will be located at SeaTac Office Center, North Tower, 17930 International Blvd., SeaTac. Our corporate headquarters has been at 7717 Detroit Ave SW Seattle since 1988. Our company’s former president owned the building and recently sold it, allowing us to re-envision our workplace. “We chose to go…
MacDonald-Miller’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Statement Message from our CEO, Gus Simonds: Over the past two years, our organization has been on a journey to be even better. In addition to our strong growth as a business, our internal teams continue to learn how we can be stronger together. In the Spring of 2020, together…
MacDonald-Miller is proud to be back on the Puget Sound Business Journal’s list of Top 100 best workplaces in Washington! Thank you to all our employees who make this company one of the best workplaces in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about joining our team: macmiller.com/careers
Incentives for building owners pave the way for WA’s transition to a greener, cleaner future Special to The Times by Perry England The city of Bellevue took the bold step recently of creating a program to encourage building owners, landlords and building managers to participate in the state’s financial incentive program to make large buildings…