This past weekend, downtown Redmond opened two new light rail stations, marking yet another expansion of our region’s public transportation system. Electeds and community members alike flocked to the opening weekend festivities, complete with a local high school marching band, a parade procession Continue Reading
To help promote their Comcast RISE program, the telecommunications giant teamed up with the Bellevue Chamber and Fogo de Chão to gather local small-and-medium businesses … over lunch, of course. Continue Reading
So, you know how the greater Seattle area is hosting a REALLY, REALLY big soccer tournament next summer? Yeah ... there is a lot of work to be done to prepare the region. As part of their preparation efforts, the Seattle Sports Commission has kicked off their "Region Ready" programming, with the... Continue Reading
Montana State Chamber of Commerce Acquires Bellevue Chamber in Landmark Deal Helena, MT – In a largely unexpected move that is turning heads across the business community, the Montana State Chamber of Commerce today announced its acquisition of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce, marking the... 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
Our Eastside B2B Professional Alliance networking group recently kicked off the new year with another successful event at Reality Break Escapes’ Team Events location in Bellevue. With 35 professionals in attendance, the room was buzzing with energy as like-minded business leaders connected... 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 Watermark at Bellevue recently celebrated the grand opening of its Independent Living tower with an exciting open house, complete with live music, festive decor, and a custom bar. The event welcomed many speakers, including Jon Duarte, Chief Strategy Officer for Overlake Medical Center; Lynne... Continue Reading
Another year, another successful HELP. We managed to SELL OUT the venue this year, so we hope those of you who couldn’t make it aren’t feeling the FOMO too hard.... 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
For the first Executive Business Roundtable (EBRT) session of the 2024-2025 program, C-suite members of the Chamber were joined by a group of political experts — each hailing from a different sliver of the landscape — to discuss the upcoming election and what we can expect depending on... Continue Reading
