by Seattle Metro Chamber | Oct 4, 2024 | Press Room
Late yesterday, the Office of Labor Standards released the required increases to Seattle’s minimum wage. This included moving Schedule 2 employers (those with 500 or fewer employees, or small businesses) to the same minimum wage compensation as Schedule 1 employers...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Sep 26, 2024 | Press Room
We’re well into fall, and that means budget season for our government partners. Your Chamber is watching closely to ensure your priorities are present in the revenue and spending plans of our public officials. Just yesterday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell released his...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Sep 24, 2024 | Press Room
Following the release of Mayor Bruce Harrell’s city budget proposal Sept. 24, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Rachel Smith issued the following statement: “Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposed budget invests in priorities that align with...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Sep 16, 2024 | Press Room
SEATTLE – Today the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, King County, and Port of Seattle announced an award from the International Economic Development Council for their partnership to launch the Community Business Connector program. This is the Seattle...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Sep 5, 2024 | Press Room
Greetings, Seattle Metro Chamber members, We punch above our weight with the number of global companies whose history started in Washington state. The lineage of innovators and entrepreneurs began more than 100 years ago when William E. Boeing founded Pacific Aero...
