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Improve Employee Back-to-Office Transportation with New Seattle Business Shuttle Access
The Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will launch the permanent Employer Shared Transit Stops Program in the coming weeks, expanding single-employer shuttle access to up to 250 metro stops across the city. The program seeks to reduce traffic congestion,...
Tell Your Legislators to Support Affordable Housing
In the last decade, the Puget Sound region has grown substantially faster than predicted. This is great news for our region, and we are proud to be an area people want to come to—but we want them to stay here too.  At the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, we...
Nurse Staffing + Assault Weapons: Thousands Sign In
Public hearings on high-profile pieces of legislation on guns, middle housing, recycling, and nurse staffing attracted thousands of supporters and opponents in week two of the legislative session. Nurse Staffing On Jan. 17, the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee...
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[Ballots Arriving Now] Best Starts For Kids Levy Is On Your Primary Election Ballot
This election cycle, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is focused on elevating serious civic dialogue on our most pressing issues. While we are not making candidate...
Washington’s Small Business Flex Fund Launches To Provide Capital For Small Businesses To Reopen And Recover
Small businesses and nonprofits can now apply to the Washington Flex Fund for loans of up to $150,000. Loans can be used to pay for payroll, rent, utilities, marketing, repairs or...
Chamber Urges Sound Transit Board To Maintain ST3 Project Commitments
Last week, the Seattle Metro Chamber with partners, the Downtown Everett Association, the Everett Station District Alliance, and the Seattle Southside Chamber, sent a letter to the...
Let’s Get On The Road To Downtown Recovery
Last week I stood with Mayor Jenny Durkan and our downtown Seattle partners at Pike Place Market to roll out a recovery vision for downtown. Chamber leadership has been working...
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[Breaking News] Council Passes $128M Seattle Rescue Plan
Resources approved for small businesses, childcare and people experiencing homelessness The Seattle City Council voted, 9-0, on how it will allocate $116 million in Coronavirus Local...
Seattle Metro Chamber Launches New Advocacy Effort
The past year has been filled with unprecedented difficulties for our region, but we have emerged with a stronger resolve and a deeper commitment to equity and justice. Our greatest...
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Take action today to stay in Phase 3
Through our partnership with King County, we are bringing you real-time, relevant information on what is happening regarding vaccines and the COVID-19 pandemic. Taking A Deep Breath...
Honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in 2021
Every May, we celebrate the rich history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. In and around Seattle, and online, there are many...
Red flag: King County at risk of moving back to Phase 2
After two weeks of high but stable COVID-19 case counts, numbers are increasing again all within our unvaccinated population. King County is at risk for a worsening outbreak in the...
Get the content you need on Seattle Metro Chamber’s YouTube channel!
Missed a recent Chamber event Looking to revisit content from an event you attended. See our new collection of Seattle Metro Chamber event recordings on our YouTube channel! On our...
Share your input on priorities for Sound Transits ST3
The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a shortfall in transportation revenues and increased construction costs and property evaluations across our state. These...
Where we go next is up to us
As of April 15, all adults 16 and older in Washington state are eligible for the vaccine. This is a complex moment punctuated by the dual realities of earned optimism (an...
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