Federal and state tax experts unpacked the biggest changes in a generation at April's Chamber Lunch. Cindy Ranzow on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Scott Edwards on WA's largest tax increase in history, and Neil Strege on the spending trends driving it all. Continue Reading
The 2026 Eastside Real Estate Symposium opened with Amazon Public Policy Director Guy Palumbo and CBRE Senior Vice President Bryan Oliver on the forces reshaping the region's housing and office markets. Continue Reading
Washington needs 1.1 million homes over 20 years and currently falls short by tens of thousands annually. The ERES policy panel brought together Senator Jessica Bateman on systemic housing reform, Bellevue Director Nick Whipple on development services improvements and GovStream AI, and Saf Rabah Continue Reading
Since the Wilburton rezone passed in June 2025, developers have submitted applications for over 2,300 housing units in the 300-acre neighborhood. The ERES panel examined the code buildability strategies, MFTE Supercharger, and East Rail infrastructure that made Wilburton a model Continue Reading
Dartmouth economist Andrew Samwick closed ERES 2026 with a keynote on federal fiscal headwinds, AI's real employment impact, and the structural advantages positioning the Eastside for continued growth. Continue Reading
On Tuesday, the Bellevue Chamber’s 2026 Women’s Leadership Conference brought together a room full of ambitious, thoughtful, and candid leaders for a day built around one big idea: growth isn’t something we wait for, it’s something we practice. Continue Reading
2025 flew by — let’s run through each month and reflect on all the good stuff we did this past year! (Advocacy folks don’t fret: Your much-needed and very-detailed “Policy Wrapped” is coming soon. Let’s reflect on the fun stuff first, eh?) Click on each month... Continue Reading
This year’s 2026 Legislative Kick Off, hosted alongside the East King Chambers Coalition, reinforced something we know to be true across our region: when we show up with a unified voice, we can drive progress on the issues that matter most to employers, families, and communities. Continue Reading
Bellevue showed up on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 to take stock of the economy and what it means for employers, workers, and families on the Eastside. We welcomed Mayor Lynne Robinson, University of Washington’s Thomas Gilbert, and Bank of America’s Joe Quinlan Continue Reading
A full room of new executives joined us to meet the people who help set the rules of the road in our region. Bellevue City Councilmember Mo Malakoutian and State Representative Osman Salahuddin, who represents the 48th Legislative District, compared notes on city and state roles Continue Reading
In a breakout room session at this years Eastside Leadership Conference, the Association of Washington Business (AWB) previewed findings from its forthcoming Cost of Regulation report and outlined pragmatic steps to streamline Washington’s regulatory landscape. Continue Reading
At a Chamber-hosted discussion moderated by Kevin Wallace, regional experts examined whether Washington’s recent tax increases are delivering outcomes for residents, students, and employers. Continue Reading
