by Seattle Metro Chamber | Apr 9, 2021 | Community News
New cases are rising significantly since the latest increase began in late February (up nearly 80%). From a geographic perspective, while we are seeing these increases across the county, south and southeast King County have been experiencing rates of cases that are 2...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Apr 8, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy
A comprehensive transportation package this session would promote economic recovery and create jobs across the state and region at a critical time. The pandemic’s impact on our economy, jobs, and mobility leaves us with either enormous challenges or...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Apr 6, 2021 | Policy & Advocacy
Today, Monday, April 5 marks the 85th day of the 105-day legislative session. Friday, April 2 was the opposite house fiscal cutoff when all bills that are still in play needed to be voted out of their opposite house fiscal committee to stay alive. Last week was full...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Apr 2, 2021 | Community News
Earlier this year, we hosted a Pacific Northwest Study Mission which included a five-week series of virtual events where we heard from experts up and down the I-5 corridor from Portland, Oregon to Vancouver, British Columbia. They shared their insights on a variety of...
by Seattle Metro Chamber | Apr 1, 2021 | Community News
April is Arab American Heritage Month, which honours Arab American culture and pays tribute to the contributions of Arab Americans. Today, there are roughly 3.7 million Arab Americans living in the United States; In 2017, Arab America coordinated an initiative to...