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On November 5, the Bellevue Chamber’s PLUSH Committee submitted a letter to the City’s Planning Commission regarding the ongoing Wilburton LUCA project. Read the letter below! Continue Reading

The Bellevue Chamber recently joined forces with TikTok corporate, putting on a seminar for local small businesses at the Bellevue Botanical Garden on October 29. Representatives from the Chamber, TikTok, and some WA-based businesses that have used the social media app to promote their business... Continue Reading

The Chamber's Policy Council recently submitted a letter to the Bellevue City Council regarding their decision to continue seeking solutions for repeat offenders of public disturbance crimes. Read the letter below! Continue Reading

Each year, Joe Quinlan — keynote speaker for our Economic Forecast Summit and Chief Market Strategist for Bank of America — puts together his Top 10 Suggested Publications. The picks for 2024 are ... Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry by Austin... Continue Reading

In partnership with the Port of Seattle, Visit Bellevue, and Eagle Shuttle Service, Bellevue now has an airport shuttle to SeaTac, leaving hourly and for $30. Operating from 4 a.m.to 9 p.m. (Bellevue to SEA) and 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (SEA to Bellevue), riders can be picked up and dropped off at five... Continue Reading

Our PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use, Sustainability, and Housing) Committee put their policy hats on this last month, as we received a briefing from the Association of Washington Business and our Committee chair, Jessie Clawson, on upcoming housing discussions across the state. Morgan Irwin,... Continue Reading

After years of painstaking work by City of Bellevue staff, Council unanimously approved the Comp Plan update for 2024-2044 last week. Most recently updated in 2015, the Comp Plan acts as a guide for growth and development for the next two decades, and the most recent iteration includes plans for... Continue Reading

Last week, the Chamber celebrated with one of its newest members, The Better Skin Spa, as they celebrated their 3-year anniversary with a party at their self-care facility. The owner, Natalya Rachkova, has spent this time serving Bellevue’s clientele, earning a well-deserved reputation for... Continue Reading

On Monday, October 21, the Chamber’s PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use, Sustainability & Housing) Committee submitted a letter to the City of Bellevue’s Planning Commission regarding the revision of downtown’s design guidelines, particularly as it relates to the implementation of... Continue Reading

The Bellevue Chamber and BDA (Bellevue Downtown Association) recently submitted a letter to the City regarding the budget and CIP (Capital Improvement Program). Read it below! Continue Reading

The Bellevue Chamber and other community partners were invited to take part in the new “Bites of Bellevue” food tour, so we wanted to take you along for the ride. Sarah Martinez, our Director of Member Experience and Sales, and Sam Jones, our Director of Communications, were able to... Continue Reading

For a bulk of the Chamber’s October Transportation Committee meeting, our advocacy members received an update on Initiative 2117 from Morgan Irwin, the Government Affairs Director for the Association of Washington Business (AWB). Irwin began by discussing the alternative revenue sources that... Continue Reading