Just a few years ago, Theatre33 opened its doors to a relatively bare-bones performance space, entirely based on a dream and some talented community members. Now, the organization has expanded and refurbed, with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to perform abroad on the horizon. Continue Reading
It's Giving Tuesday, y'all! When getting philanthropic today (and everyday) we hope you consider giving to one of the Chamber's member nonprofits. Get to know them below: Continue Reading
Our members over at Emerald Ballet Academy are embracing the holidays in full force, and in the most dance-laden way we know: By putting on a production of The Nutcracker! Read the article below — courtesy of the EBA team — to get a sense of what all goes into such a theatrical feat. Continue Reading
1. Next Weekend: Small Business Saturday Since next week is Thanksgiving, we wanted to share Small Business Saturday info this week! Taking place on November 29, Small Business Saturday was founded by American Express in 2010 and officially cosponsored by Small Business Association since... Continue Reading
1. Now Playing: Chamber Events We just finished cleaning up this morning's Economic Forecast Summit — get the recap in next week's newsletter — but the Chamber has a whole bunch of other upcoming events to keep you satiated in the meantime. Network Together, After Hours: November 19 We... Continue Reading
1. Morning After: Preliminary Election Results The jury is still out on many of the key races here in King County, but ballots are being processed as we speak. Voter turnout was low, but alas, take a look at The Seattle Times coverage here, and our leading man Joe Fain's musings from yesterday... Continue Reading
1. Coming Up @ the Chamber It's the Chamber's event season, so IYKYK. (If you don't know, it just means we are busier than all get out!) In the next month or so, these are our main happenings: Network with Us, After Hours: November 5 Join us at State Farm for some fun after hours networking with... Continue Reading
1. Candidate Forum, Recapped: The Next KC Exec At our October session of Chamber Lunch, we hosted a fast-moving King County Executive candidate forum with King County Councilmembers Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay. Spoiler alert: We asked the hard questions so you don't have to! Moderated by... Continue Reading
1. Now Playing: The Chamber Events Season It's full steam ahead over here, so let's reflect on the most recent big event we put on, and hopefully, get a few more butts-in-seats for tomorrow's Chamber Lunch. Last month? ELC. Our Eastside Leadership Conference was earlier this month, and we've got... Continue Reading
1. Chamber Lunch: King County Executive Candidate Forum We hosted the Bellevue City Council candidates a few weeks ago — watch the video recording here if you missed it — and for October, we are taking things to the County level. Thursday, October 16 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. @ W... Continue Reading
Amazon, TikTok and OpenAI are among the firms taking office space in Bellevue, where rents are higher than in the Emerald City. Continue Reading
1. Last Chance: Eastside Leadership Conference is TOMORROW! Name tags have been printed, our keynote is on a flight out West, and we are putting the final touches on tomorrow's ELC programming. Despite being sold out for weeks, we had a few spots open up! Register ASAP to snag a seat for the... Continue Reading
