Construction Inclusion Week “We’ve been hearing a lot recently about ‘Inclusion’, specifically as it relates to our industry. It has been a bigger conversation at MacDonald-Miller for the better part of the last two year, which is why I’m encouraged to see it showing up as the inaugural Construction Inclusion Week, supported by a group…
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2021 AGC Safety Excellence Award
MacDonald-Miller wins the AGC Safety Excellence Award for the 7th year in a row! AGC’s Build Washington Awards celebrates the outstanding projects and safety programs in our community. AGC recognizes members who are setting the standards of excellence in the construction industry. MacDonald-Miller is proud to be awarded the winner of the AGC Build Washington…
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2021 NAIOP Night of the Stars
NAIOP’s 2021 Project Awards: Each year, NAIOP’s Night of the Stars identifies outstanding real estate developments and activities in a variety of market types and the individuals who conceived of, took risks, sponsored, supported and made the projects happen. The awards aim to honor all who contributed to the successful commercial real estate market in this annual…
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ACHR News Top Women in HVAC – Maria Boyer
2021 Top Women in HVAC The ACHR NEWS wanted to highlight and honor some of those individuals, so we have created the Top Women in HVAC list. All of these women have made a mark on the HVAC industry and continue to do so. While they serve in different areas of the industry, each is…
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Portland Office Expansion
This is way more fab :+ : By Steve Barker, Rylan MacCay & Jon Hay To support the continued growth of our Portland business, we agreed to lease an additional 7,500 SF of warehouse space in our current business park. MacDonald-Miller is investing in space and equipment in Portland which will include an overflow locale…
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2021 Top 40 Under 40 HVACR Professionals
2021 Top 40 Under 40 HVACR Professionals Feature from ACHR NEWS: Rory Olson, Vice President of Service: Rory Olson started his HVAC career with contractor MacDonald-Miller soon after receiving his degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Idaho. He started as a new construction project manager working on large construction projects in the Seattle…
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We’re crushing it!
Crown Cork & Seal » Olympia, WA Special Projects is crushing it with their new customer Crown Cork & Seal, a can manufacturing plant in Olympia, WA. The plant originally opened for business in 1959 making beer cans for the Olympia Brewing Company. The plant has only incurred two significant upgrades in the 62 years…
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Q&A with CEO Gus Simonds
2021 Perspecive Q&A with CEO, Gus Simonds Q » Considering the unprecedented global changes in the past year, what could the future of construction look like? A » While there will never be a substitute for hands on craftsmanship to build a building, the pandemic accelerated many of the innovations in construction that were already…
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New 15-Ton Bridge Crane
Heads up, we need some space! :+: By Michael Weber To support ongoing large and complex projects, MacDonald-Miller has been pushing to shift much of our work into our fabrication shop to maximize schedule flexibility, safety, and cost savings for our general contractor and developer partners. We have seen success on past projects utilizing this…
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Partnership Highlight
MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions and Centrix Energy Partners New partnership benefits public water districts, governments, schools, and nonprofit organizations. Local contractor MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions has partnered with Centrix Energy Partners LLC to leverage Centrix’ national network of energy services companies that design, develop, finance, and implement customized energy efficiency and connectivity upgrades for clients throughout the…