Press Room
We welcome press inquiries on our facility and the events we host. Please send press-related questions to newsroom@seattleconventioncenter.com or call Linda Willanger, VP Administrative Services, at (206) 694-5107.
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
North America’s first high-rise convention center nearly doubles Seattle Convention Center’s capacity and ushers in the future of meetings.
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 mill
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.
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.
Washington State Convention Center Summit Building Secures Final Funding to Complete Project
SEATTLE – April 1, 2021 – The Washington State Convention Center (WSCC), which has been in the midst of a coronavirus-induced financing crisis, confirmed today the sale of about $342 million in municipal bonds to close the financing gap and enable completion of the Addition project.