The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest U.S.-India Chamber of Commerce, a subsidiary of the National U.S. India Chamber of Commerce (NUICC) are in the process of establishing a strategic partnership via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage and strengthen ties between the two... Continue Reading
The Chamber's PLUSH (Permitting, Land Use, Sustainability, and Housing) Committee just submitted their feedback to the City of Bellevue's Planning Commission regarding its ongoing affordable housing strategy. Read the letter below. Continue Reading
Surprise, surprise: We have some new board members! Get to know them each below. David Winokur - Chief Administrative Officer, Overlake Hospital Medical Center David joined Overlake in 2014, and prior to being named Chief Administrative Officer, served as Overlake's Medical Imaging and... Continue Reading
Rent control and road-usage charges were at the top of folks’ minds at the Bellevue Chamber’s most recent Policy Council meeting, as the group welcomed some new members, and received their scheduled update from the Chamber’s Olympia lobbyist, Lyset Cadena. The New... Continue Reading
The legislature convened for the 2025 legislative session on Monday, January 13th. This year’s session is considered a “long-session” when legislators convene for 105 days and do the hard work of writing the two-year (biennial) operating, capital, and transportation budgets. They... Continue Reading
The East King Chambers Coalition, a group of eleven Eastside chambers of commerce, recently released their policy positions for the 2025 state legislative session. Check them out below, or on the EKCC website here. Continue Reading
To ring in the New Year, we joined ten of our fellow Eastside chambers of commerce to host our annual EKCC Legislative Kick Off breakfast, ultimately platforming a handful of the electeds representing us in Olympia. There were three panels — which are hashed out a bit further below —... Continue Reading
The most involved of our advocacy members have officially touched back down in the PNW this week after a jam-packed fly in to the nation’s capital, and we can’t wait to share the photos and how it went. With a new — and very different — administration and cabinet moving... 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
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
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
