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Bank Chief Offers Midyear Economic Forecast to Bellevue Chamber
Bank Chief Offers Midyear Economic Forecast to Bellevue Chamber

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

Date posted07/20/2021


Chamber Offers Support for Multimodal Concurrency Standard for City's Transportation
Chamber Offers Support for Multimodal Concurrency Standard for City's Transportation

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Date posted07/19/2021


Chamber Underscores Importance of Stride BRT Amid Sound Transit Realignment
Chamber Underscores Importance of Stride BRT Amid Sound Transit Realignment

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Date posted07/19/2021


Chamber Joins HDC in Advocacy for Eastgate Supportive Housing Projects
Chamber Joins HDC in Advocacy for Eastgate Supportive Housing Projects

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Date posted07/19/2021


Bellevue has way more jobs than housing
Bellevue has way more jobs than housing

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

Date posted07/15/2021


Bellevue Council Leads on Affordable Housing
Bellevue Council Leads on Affordable Housing

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

Date posted07/6/2021


State to Begin Reopening
State to Begin Reopening

Tomorrow marks the June 30 deadline for the full reopening of the Washington state economy, as set by Governor Jay Inslee. Earlier this week, the Governor announced an extension of the emergency ban on evictions through September 30. According to the Seattle Times, an estimated 195,000... Continue Reading

Date posted06/29/2021


New on the Block
New on the Block

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

Date posted06/29/2021


Bellevue Students to Compete at National Youth Entrepreneurs Competition
Bellevue Students to Compete at National Youth Entrepreneurs Competition

YEA! Jun 24, 2021 Two graduates of the Bellevue Chamber’s Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) will showcase their start-up at the 13th Annual Saunders Scholars National Competition Saturday, June 26. The competition is sponsored by the... Continue Reading

Date posted06/24/2021


Chamber Urges Prioritization of Eastside BRT
Chamber Urges Prioritization of Eastside BRT

The Bellevue Chamber joined a coalition of more than 30 organizations in sending a letter today to the Sound Transit Board of Directors. The letter encourages the board to prioritize the Stride Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) that will connect the communities along I-405 from Burien to Lynnwood and SR... Continue Reading

Date posted06/24/2021


Building Equity
Building Equity

As national companies strive for a more equitable workplace, two industry leaders announced new initiatives today to advance racial equity and economic opportunity. Amazon launched Black Business Accelerator: a program that provides access to capital, business guidance, mentorship, and marketing... Continue Reading

Date posted06/16/2021


The Growing Eastside
The Growing Eastside

Tuesday’s Eastside Real Estate Symposium brought together industry experts from major employers, developers, public sector leaders, and an array of real estate industry professionals. The twenty panelists explored residential supply, the development pipeline, infrastructure needs,... Continue Reading

Date posted06/12/2021