We have finished the fourth week of the legislative session, with five weeks remaining. On Jan. 31, we reached the deadline for bills to pass out of their policy committees to remain alive. The next key date, House of Origin Fiscal Committee cutoff, is on Feb. 5 after...
One-third of the 2024 legislative session is now complete. On Jan. 31 all bills without fiscal implications must pass their respective policy committees to remain alive. Following this deadline, attention will turn to the budget committees, which are set to convene...
A booming arts, culture, heritage and science industry makes King County one of the fastest-growing local economies in the world. This industry also supports our economy, accounting for 10.8% of the state’s GDP and providing over 180,000 jobs. Luckily for...
On April 26 Seattle City Council passed CB 120303 accepting a $20 million RAISE grant and a $5.5 million Port of Seattle contribution towards the construction of the East Marginal Way...
Public safety is one of the top issues Chamber members share with us, and voters agree: in our most recent poll of 700 Seattle voters, 46 percent cited public safety as one of the top...
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Starting this month, Seattle's payroll tax will be collected quarterly. Payments for the first quarter of 2022 are due on April 30. Seattle's Department of Finance and Administrative...
If you live, work, or play along the proposed alignments for light rail to West Seattle and Ballard, now is the time to start writing your comments on the draft environmental impact...
End of Session – March 7-10 The 2022 legislative session has officially adjourned. In the final week, legislators worked around the clock to finalize the budgets, work bills deemed...
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...
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Today's featured members, Marissa and Stan Domingo, owners of Graze Craze, said Graze Craze is here make your meal a meal to remember. Tell us about your business We are small family...
Today's featured members, Elke Robshaw and Curt Jordan, co-founders of Kong Academy, said the Kong Academy approach is centered on making learning fun and meaningful for children....
Today's featured member, Jason Cavness, CEO and founder of CavnessHR, said the company aims to unburden you from HR tasks, allowing you to concentrate on business growth. CavnessHR...
The Index is the Seattle Metro Chamber’s research project to surface what voters believe so that debates on key issues unfold in a way that more accurately reflects how voters and our...
Today's featured member, Emma R. Aguilar, Owner and Event Stylist of ERA Events, said the company crafts events that truly reflect clients' unique personalities and incorporates...
Today's featured member, Brian McRae, Managing Director of the Seattle Campus of Per Scholas, said the organization's mission is to advance economic equity through rigorous training...
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