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Just In: Chamber’s 2023 Legislative Agenda
From the CEO Welcome to 2023! As your regional chamber of commerce, our advocacy includes working in Olympia, where we focus on bringing state policymakers a broad-based business perspective from the Seattle metro area. We also coordinate regularly with our...
Federal Update: 2022 Successes, 2023 Plans
Advocating for the needs of Seattle voters and businesses with our federal elected officials is an important priority for us. In 2022, the Seattle Metro Chamber built on a strong program of advocacy begun during the pandemic to focus on key member challenges and...
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[Q&A] New Pay Transparency Rules Start Jan. 1
On Nov. 30, the Seattle Metro Chamber hosted Lindsey Sosa and Gary Kawamura from Archbright to learn more about the new pay transparency rules for salary ranges and benefits descriptions on job postings that start Jan. 1, 2023. Watch the full webinar on demand at any...
Week 3 Legislative Update: Unemployment Relief Passes
The legislature has now completed three weeks of the scheduled fifteen-week 2021 session. This week was filled with virtual committee hearings, executive sessions, and floor action....
Week 2 Legislative Update: Parties release major COVID relief packages
The second week of the 105-day 2021 Legislative Session is now complete. This week was full of virtual committee hearings and executive sessions. Many bills directly related to...
Start of Legislative Session
Today, Monday January 11, marks the first day of the 2021 Legislative Session. In anticipation of disruptions, Governor Jay Inslee has called in the National Guard to help with...
Preview: 2021 State Legislative Session
Following nearly ten months of interim, it is almost time for legislators to start the 2021 legislative session. Beginning on Monday, January 11, 2021, it will be a 105-day session...
Chamber Sets Its Priorities For State Advocacy In 2021
The Seattle Metro Chamber is a business advocate that promotes a competitive, equitable, and resilient economy. As we recover from the major economic shock brought on by the pandemic,...
Chamber urges City of Seattle to maintain momentum on Convention Center
Today, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce sent a letter of support to Mayor Durkan advocating for the completion of the Washington State Convention Center (WSCC) Addition...
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School reopening Economy reopening
At the Chamber, we are laser-focused on the health of local businesses in our community and getting our members open and operating at full capacity as safely and as soon as possible....
#ShopSmall This Holiday Season
Many businesses are struggling to survive due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, Nationwide data shows that of businesses closed at least temporarily, approximately 60% will...
Meet our new members: February-November 2020
Gold PNC Bank Executive Belltown Self Storage Corporate Bavarian U.S. Office for Economic Development, LLC Cloud Security Alliance Convoy, Inc. Denali Advanced Integration DoorDash...
Our Commitment to Racial Equity
This summer, the Chamber pledged to become an antiracist organization by engaging our BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) members and partners to use our collective voice and...
Questions about PPP forgiveness Pivoting your business outdoors
Many businesses are struggling to survive due to the ongoing impacts of the pandemic, and with explosive growth in daily coronavirus cases and hospitalizations and new restrictions,...
Rachel Smith named Seattle Metro Chamber President & CEO
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has selected Rachel Smith to lead the regional business association. I am thrilled to welcome Rachel as the next president and CEO of the...
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