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2022 Legislative Session Update – A Game Changer For Our Region
Greetings, Seattle Metro Chamber members, We started the 2022 legislative session in January with some audacious goals and priorities, including: Investing hundreds of millions of dollars statewide into addressing homelessness and housing Passing a transportation...
Legislative Session Week 8: Priority Bill to Help Small Businesses Passes Senate & Fuel Tax Stripped from Transportation Funding Package
Week Eight – Feb. 28-March 4 Last week, the legislature passed two major cutoff deadlines, narrowing down the policy and fiscal bills still in play. Monday, February 28 was the opposite house fiscal cutoff, and Friday, March 4 was the opposite house floor cutoff....
Seattle Launches New Capital Access Program
Last week, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell, Interim Director of the Seattle Office of Economic Development (OED) Markham McIntyre, and Seattle City Councilmember Sara Nelson announced Seattle’s new Capital Access Program, which will support near- and long-term recovery of...
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Our commitment to an inclusive region
This week, we have seen incidents across our country that demonstrate yet again the disparity in how we treat the lives, safety, and security of African-Americans. We are also...
Chamber and Business Health Trust offer a new option for masks and face coverings
On May 20, the Chamber and our association health plan, Business Health Trust (BHT), in close partnership with Premera Blue Cross, launched a new option for small employers in our...
What we heard from you on readiness for reopening
At the Chamber, we are constantly evaluating how we can be the best partner to our member companies during these difficult times. One of the most valuable tools in this evaluation is...
Honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Seattle
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...
Paycheck Protection Program: Beyond the Headlines
The federal government's Paycheck Protection Program has drawn a lot of headlines as the most visible form of immediate relief for businesses. What you might not know is that the PPP...
Planning ahead for a safe reopening
On May 1, Governor Jay Inslee announced that he is extending our state's stay-at-home order through May 31 and shared his four-phase plan for what our state's reopening will look...
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