As our only off-the-record executive get-together, our Executive Business Roundtable attendees heard from local leaders in sustainability last week, including reps from the City of Bellevue, Alaska Airlines, and Earth Finance. Check out the pics & take a sneak peek at some of the questions... Continue Reading
Luxury retirement housing slash café slash wine bar slash … art museum? The Watermark at Bellevue, located just about two blocks from the Chamber office, has added a new amenity to its arsenal this last week with the installation and unveiling of “Feeling Our Age - Sixty Over... Continue Reading
.wrapped-image { float: left; /* Makes the image float to the left */ margin: 0 15px 15px 0; /* Adds space around the image */ width: 300px; /* Set image width as needed */ } (UPDATED November 12, 2024 at 8:00 am) While the nation was... Continue Reading
The Bellevue Chamber recently joined forces with TikTok corporate, putting on a seminar for local small businesses at the Bellevue Botanical Garden on October 29. Representatives from the Chamber, TikTok, and some WA-based businesses that have used the social media app to promote their business... Continue Reading
Each year, Joe Quinlan — keynote speaker for our Economic Forecast Summit and Chief Market Strategist for Bank of America — puts together his Top 10 Suggested Publications. The picks for 2024 are ... Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America's Food Industry by Austin... Continue Reading
After years of painstaking work by City of Bellevue staff, Council unanimously approved the Comp Plan update for 2024-2044 last week. Most recently updated in 2015, the Comp Plan acts as a guide for growth and development for the next two decades, and the most recent iteration includes plans for... Continue Reading
The Chamber took over the Microsoft campus this last week with our annual Eastside Leadership Conference — Connecting the Dots: Policy, Politics, and Partnerships. This year, we tackled the inner workings of public-private partnerships and their role in getting projects green-lit, with a mix... Continue Reading
At the Bellevue Chamber’s most recent Policy Council meeting, we were joined by Bellevue School District superintendent, Dr. Kelly Aramaki, as he gave an update on BSD’s programming updates, mission goals, and policy initiatives. The council was intrigued to hear about the innovative... Continue Reading
This year, Small Business Week is April 28 to May 4! While we suggest you shop our directory year-round, here’s an additional push to shop small. Seattle’s Office of Economic Development has partnered with Intentionalist to put together its National Small Business Week Pass, which... Continue Reading
A new event being put on by the Chamber's Eastside Leadership Initiative (ELI), the bELIeve event is focused on connecting the next generation of leaders to nonprofit organizations on the Eastside. How does it work? Step 1: We kicked off the nonprofit-focused festivities with our Chamber Lunch... Continue Reading
It’s Earth Month! And while we like to think that we go above-and-beyond in the green space year-round here in Washington, we could all use a little more fresh air … and perhaps a couple energy-saver tips while we’re at it. Earth Month Events April 17: Earth Market 2024 @... Continue Reading
A huge thank you goes out to everyone who joined us last week at the 2024 Eastside Real Estate Symposium! We hope you enjoyed yourself, learned a thing or two, and made a couple of new connections while attending. Miss out? Check out the recap and materials below to get the gist. The... Continue Reading
