The latest & greatest on all things Bellevue, Eastside, and Chamber-member-related.
Thirteen businesses joined the Bellevue Chamber in August, from an AI strategy firm and a global consultancy to a Kirkland Italian kitchen, a Bellevue fertility center, and a museum devoted to the nutcracker. Meet this month's new members. Continue Reading
WSDOT's I-405 and SR 167 team briefed the Chamber's Transportation Committee on September 3: of three Bellevue interchange projects studied for the next Renton to Bellevue contract, only the Coal Creek Parkway roundabouts advance, against a roughly $450 million toll revenue gap from 2031. Continue Reading
Kemper Development Company is exploring a sale of The Bellevue Collection after eight decades of family ownership. The Bellevue Chamber reflects on the Freeman family's legacy and what it means for downtown Bellevue. Continue Reading
Rep. Clyde Shavers briefs the East King Chambers Coalition on the 2027 session: career-connected learning, CTE and Core Plus expanding while the funding behind them sits outside McCleary's constitutional protection, plus the Running Start reduction and the Future Ready fine-arts question. Continue Reading
Pearl Leung wraps up her two-year term as chair of the Bellevue Chamber Board of Directors and stays on as a board member, while Hannah Grossblatt of RBC Wealth Management steps in as the new board chair. Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber welcomes six new members to its Board of Directors: Amber Busch of Clark Nuber, Carrie Holmes of JLL, Siti Mohamed of Coastal Community Bank, Tim Howell of J.P. Morgan Private Bank, Chris Bixby of Ferguson Wellman, and Megan Kelly of Slalom. Continue Reading
Lime and the City of Bellevue kicked off citywide shared micromobility with a rollout event at The Meadow — free helmets, device demos, and mobility partners from across Bellevue. Continue Reading
Meet Oasis Bath Solutions, a family-owned Bellevue bathroom remodeler. Owner Caleb Shewey talks tub-to-shower conversions, full gut remodels, engineered stone showers, accessible senior remodels, and his no-budget dream bathroom. Continue Reading
STEM Skills Center for Innovation recently opened their space to the community — and the Chamber — for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the opening of their new space in Bellevue. Continue Reading
An August 17, 2026 sign-on letter from the Chamber, its PLUSH Committee and the BelRed Property Owners Group asks Bellevue's Planning Commission to scale back street grid obligations, offset mandatory infrastructure costs, and fix the amenity threshold. Continue Reading
In July, we welcomed 16 organizations spanning finance, technology, marketing, home services, health and wellness, retail, real estate, and the nonprofit sector. Get to know them below! Continue Reading
VMG Studios produced the Bellevue Chamber's 2026 fundraiser video, capturing our growth, upcoming office move, and scaling mission, filmed inside our future office while it was still an active construction zone. A behind-the-scenes look at the creative studio and how to watch the finished video. Continue Reading
