The latest & greatest on all things Bellevue, Eastside, and Chamber-member-related.
This morning, the Bellevue Chamber hosted its monthly Executive Business Roundtable program at the Bellevue Club. The program, “Creating Future Ready Cities”, featured Alex Shannon, Vice President and Director of Northwest Water at WSP, and Rebecca Borker, Director of Utility... Continue Reading
Last week, the Bellevue Chamber held its annual Corporate Citizenship luncheon at the Westin in Bellevue. The event featured a panel of local nonprofits and corporate industries as they discussed the importance of corporate community partnerships. The panel featured Cathy Lalley with John Howie... Continue Reading
Vice President of Government Affairs for the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, Jodie Alberts, provided comments to the Port of Seattle Commission Tuesday afternoon regarding the importance of the cruise industry to the region and the city of Bellevue. Alberts conveyed the chamber’s support for... Continue Reading
This morning, the Bellevue Chamber hosted another Executive Business Roundtable (EBRT) program at the Bellevue Club featuring Renee Sunde, President & CEO of the Washington Retail Association, and Mark Johnson, Senior Vice President of Policy & Government Affairs, Mark Johnson. Prior to... Continue Reading
This morning, the Bellevue Chamber kicked off its second annual Eastside Real Estate Symposium, boasting an in-person crowd of more than 200 attendees at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. The event brought together top investors, brokers, developers, and housing advocates for networking and a... Continue Reading
Yesterday, the Bellevue Chamber held its retreat for board members at the Global Innovation Exchange (GIX) in Bellevue. The retreat centered around board discussions and engagement on next step action items and goals for the chamber to take in the next 1-5 years. With Bellevue on the rise as new... Continue Reading
As the Washington Legislature wrapped up a 60-day session, the passage of a new $16.9 billion transportation package marks a major legislative victory for Eastside legislators and the City of Bellevue. The legislation, entitled Move Ahead WA, makes significant investments in the state’s... Continue Reading
Bellevue Chamber of Commerce End of 2022 Session Report At 11:35pm on March 10th, the legislature adjourned the 2022 legislative session, Sine Die. The 2022 Washington State legislative session was a short session, which means it lasted for just 60 days and moved at a rapid pace as legislators... Continue Reading
Week Overview General Update Opposite house fiscal cutoff was on Monday, February 28th, which means any bill that did not pass out of the fiscal committee in the opposite house by that day is considered dead. Of the 399 bills that made it past opposite house policy cutoff, 378 bills made it... Continue Reading
Week Overview General Update The past week was packed with every type of session activity. The flurry started on Senate when the Senate released their proposed supplemental transportation budget. On Monday the Senate released their proposed supplemental operating budget, and the House released... Continue Reading
Week Overview General Update Last Sunday the House convened for floor action, and both chambers convened for floor sessions last Monday and Tuesday leading to house of origin cutoff on Tuesday, Feb 15th. On Monday the House was on the floor all night through to the early morning on Tuesday, which... Continue Reading
