Good news: We are joining forces with Challenge Seattle, the Washington Retail Association (WR), the Sound Cities Association, and the Seattle Metro Chamber to tackle organized retail crime! Under the leadership of Gov. Christine Gregoire and WR’s Renée Sunde, we’ve created an... Continue Reading
At the Bellevue Chamber PLUSH Committee’s most recent meeting, the City of Bellevue’s Planning Director, Emil King, and other staff provided an update on the Comprehensive Plan, the tree code, and the Wilburton and BelRed subarea plans. City staff indicated that certain portions of... Continue Reading
Voting for our Community Spotlight Awards — which will be announced at our Annual Gala on June 14 — is now open! There are three categories to vote for, so be sure to do your research and submit your votes ASAP, as voting closes May 31 at 5 p.m. Civic Leader Category: Linda Hoffner... Continue Reading
This year, Small Business Week is April 28 to May 4! While we suggest you shop our directory year-round, here’s an additional push to shop small. Seattle’s Office of Economic Development has partnered with Intentionalist to put together its National Small Business Week Pass, which... Continue Reading
Bellevue was well-represented in D.C. this last week, with our BASIS Independent middle schoolers winning the U.S. Department of Energy’s 34th National Science Bowl! Coached by Liping Ke and Ning Wu, the winning team of local smarties consisted of Gordon Bu, David Xiao, Katherine Long, Kevin... Continue Reading
It feels like there’s always something groundbreaking happening on the Eastside, but our most recent development has found a different level of newsworthiness. The long-awaited opening of the 2 Line was not only well-attended in person, but well-covered by the media, too. So, instead of... Continue Reading
Din Tai Fung has moved to the first level of Lincoln Square North, and we celebrated last week with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the first round of service. The Yang family, their business partner David Wasielewski, and the Chamber’s very own Christine Liu all spoke during the... Continue Reading
Amazon shared some exciting development news at this year’s Eastside Real Estate Symposium — the 555 Tower project is being resumed! Pearl Leung, senior manager of public policy at Amazon and one of our prized board members, made the announcement at the beginning of the event, and... Continue Reading
You've probably heard the news — Sound Transit's East Link Starter Line, or the 2 Line, will be opening to the public in just a few months! Check out the service area below, explore the project website here, and we hope to see you at the grand opening ceremony. Continue Reading
Our favorite radio host Dick Fain — sorry, John Carlson — the University of Washington's new Athletic Director Troy Dannen, and Harry the Husky himself were at our Chamber Lunch last week, where we got the inside scoop on ditching the Pac-12, hiring a new football coach, and a whole... Continue Reading
At the Chamber’s most recent session of our Executive Business Roundtable program, Chamber CEO Joe Fain hosted former Gov. Christine Gregoire, the Seattle Chamber’s Rachel Smith, Steve Mullin from Washington Roundtable, and Greater Seattle Partners’ Brian Surratt for a panel... Continue Reading
There has been a lot of buzz surrounding the City’s “Bike Bellevue” plan — both good and not so good — so we wanted to take the opportunity to share some basic project resources, give the rundown of last week’s Transportation Commission meetings, and reiterate... Continue Reading
