Your nominations are in, and we have landed on our picks for this year’s Community Spotlight Awards. Drum roll, please … Continue Reading
On behalf of the Eastside Housing Roundtable, we recently submitted the following letter to Bellevue’s City Council. Take a look below: Continue Reading
As part of our Annual Gala tradition, the Bellevue Chamber gives out three different Community Spotlight Awards each year. Learn more about the categories and past winners below, and be sure to fill out your nominations here by May 14. The Categories: Civic & Community Leader: This award... Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber was among dozens of partners across the state who recently sent the letter below to WA state government officials. Continue Reading
Washington’s small & mid-sized businesses know tax proposals from lawmakers in Olympia will impact them, potentially leading to changes in business models, increases in customer prices – and even closures. Since 2000, Washington has seen the greatest tax increases of any state in... Continue Reading
Last week, a coalition of King County mayors put together a last-minute press conference on the slew of proposed tax policies that would be detrimental for our region. Held at Auburn City Hall on Friday, March 28, Auburn Mayor Nancy Backus, Kent Mayor Dana Ralph, Bellevue Mayor Lynne Robinson,... Continue Reading
Bellevue City Councilmembers were unified and adamant at last night’s meeting as they adopted a letter to state legislators establishing that the City strongly opposes the Business & Occupation tax hike, and the creation of a statewide "Jump Start-style" Payroll Excise Tax — both... Continue Reading
In case you missed it: Amazon is pumping another $100 million into the City of Bellevue’s affordable housing scene! Announced at the groundbreaking for the Spring District’s Bridge Housing project, check out the full details at the press release linked here, and snippets from the 425... Continue Reading
In response to Gov. Ferguson’s Thursday, February 27 Press Conference “The Governor's focus on reform before revenue is a much-needed departure from the last several budget cycles in which the state has grown at over twice the rate of median household income growth,” said... Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce and the Northwest U.S.-India Chamber of Commerce, a subsidiary of the National U.S. India Chamber of Commerce (NUICC) are in the process of establishing a strategic partnership via a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to encourage and strengthen ties between the two... Continue Reading
Tale of Two Chambers? “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times," at our most recent board meeting, as we not only met with our own board, but with our colleagues over at the Seattle Metro Chamber, too. The first meeting of its kind since, frankly, most of us have been working, we... Continue Reading
Washington voters are in the know – they know why the state is facing a budget deficit and they are aligned on the solution, saying it’s a bad idea to increase state spending. Fulcrum Strategic and EMC Research conducted a statewide poll of 600 registered voters in January that also... Continue Reading
