Bellevue Chamber News
The Bellevue Chamber and City of Bellevue hosted a transportation tour Tuesday, July 27, 2021, to showcase critical transportation priorities in advance of the next legislative session. A diverse group of public and private stakeholders, including City of Bellevue leadership, Washington State... Continue Reading
The Eastside Business Alliance (EBA), the campaign arm of the Bellevue Chamber, is endorsing an additional seven candidates for local office across the Eastside ahead of the 2021 primary election. Dow Constantine – King County Executive Amid a year of unprecedented challenges brought... Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber wrapped up its ninth Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!), a four-week program that teaches middle and high school students how to start and run their own real businesses and social movements. The all-virtual class was attended by middle and high school students from Bellevue,... Continue Reading
What is the Long-term Care Tax? The Washington state legislature recently passed the WA Cares Fund, formerly the Long-term Care Trust Act, to create a public long-term care benefit for Washington residents. Beginning January 1, 2025, the new law would provide eligible residents... Continue Reading
The Lens | TJ Martinelli | July 21, 2021 The Bellevue City Council has voted unanimously to revise its multifamily tax exemption (MFTE) program following a months-long collaboration with local builders and workforce housing stakeholders. Real estate industry leaders say the changes will transform... Continue Reading
425 Business | John Stearns | July 16, 2021 Washington Federal Bank President and CEO Brent Beardall ended his presentation yesterday during the Bellevue Chamber’s third annual midyear economic forecast on a high note. Asked at the end of the virtual chamber lunch how much damage the... Continue Reading
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Bellevue Reporter | Cameron Sheppard | July 15, 2021 Like many cities in King County, Bellevue has a housing volume problem. The city has seen significant growth in the last few decades but the number of available housing units has not kept up with the number of jobs in Bellevue. Data prepared... Continue Reading
Last week, Bellevue City Council unanimously approved altering the city’s multifamily housing property tax exemption (MFTE), a program that helps embed affordable, workforce housing units in new and existing market-rate construction. This comes after a yearlong collaboration between the... Continue Reading
Holden Blog Please welcome new Bellevue Chamber member, Holden of Bellevue. As they prepare to open, their team plans to be on Main Street on July 30 handing out ice cream to the local community. You’ll find them walking around with wagons that have the Holden of Bellevue signage so make... Continue Reading
