1. Morning After: Preliminary Election Results The jury is still out on many of the key races here in King County, but ballots are being processed as we speak. Voter turnout was low, but alas, take a look at The Seattle Times coverage here, and our leading man Joe Fain's musings from yesterday... Continue Reading
1. Coming Up @ the Chamber It's the Chamber's event season, so IYKYK. (If you don't know, it just means we are busier than all get out!) In the next month or so, these are our main happenings: Network with Us, After Hours: November 5 Join us at State Farm for some fun after hours networking with... Continue Reading
1. Candidate Forum, Recapped: The Next KC Exec At our October session of Chamber Lunch, we hosted a fast-moving King County Executive candidate forum with King County Councilmembers Claudia Balducci and Girmay Zahilay. Spoiler alert: We asked the hard questions so you don't have to! Moderated by... Continue Reading
1. Now Playing: The Chamber Events Season It's full steam ahead over here, so let's reflect on the most recent big event we put on, and hopefully, get a few more butts-in-seats for tomorrow's Chamber Lunch. Last month? ELC. Our Eastside Leadership Conference was earlier this month, and we've got... Continue Reading
1. Chamber Lunch: King County Executive Candidate Forum We hosted the Bellevue City Council candidates a few weeks ago — watch the video recording here if you missed it — and for October, we are taking things to the County level. Thursday, October 16 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. @ W... Continue Reading
Amazon, TikTok and OpenAI are among the firms taking office space in Bellevue, where rents are higher than in the Emerald City. Continue Reading
1. Last Chance: Eastside Leadership Conference is TOMORROW! Name tags have been printed, our keynote is on a flight out West, and we are putting the final touches on tomorrow's ELC programming. Despite being sold out for weeks, we had a few spots open up! Register ASAP to snag a seat for the... Continue Reading
1. Candidate Forum = Complete Our first Chamber Lunch of the season is in the books, and each of the City Council candidates made a great showing up on stage. Check out our blog recap of the event here, watch the video recording here, and be sure to join us for our next Candidate Forum on October... Continue Reading
1. And the Candidates Are … Election season is around the corner, which means it's Candidate Forum season! The Chamber is hosting two candidate get-togethers of our own — more on that below — and the following jurisdictions and groups are hosting their own, too: Sept. 25:... Continue Reading
As part of our new “Meet & Eat” series, we decided to pop over to La Mar for a ladies-only lunch to get to know some of our Bellevue Chamber members a bit better. The table was full, conversation aplenty, and the food was flowing. (Kind of awesome that they have an... Continue Reading
The wait is over: Primo’s Bellevue is now open! Bringing a new late-night and entertainment-driven joint to town, this brainchild of friends of the Chamber Chris Harris and Chuck Wang boasts an elevated cocktail and food menu alongside their live music offerings. Taking over the lot... Continue Reading
1. Let the Chamber's Busy Season Commence! Our events season begins NEXT week, and we are chomping at the bit to bring y'all another year of informative, and entertaining content. As a reminder, you can check out our events using the Chamber Calendar, and we encourage you to utilize our Community... Continue Reading
