It was another fast and furious legislative session in Olympia this year, and your Chamber team worked hard to put wins on the board that will help our members thrive in an equitable and inclusive regional economy. And at the same time, we successfully played defense...
Greetings, Seattle Metro Chamber Members, As Mayor Bruce Harrell gave his 2024 State of the City address, I was rewinding the tape in my head back to his 2023 address. At the time, I was thrilled to hear his focus on the two most important issues facing Seattle:...
Press Release I-137 Gives New Seattle Board a Blank Check SEATTLE – On Feb. 14, backers of Initiative 136 filed a replacement initiative, I-137, and it’s another example of a tax-first, plan-later, hope-for-results approach to solving our most pressing issues. “The...
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Greetings, Seattle Metro Chamber members, In the months leading up to last week’s election, we heard overwhelmingly from the community that they want to see action on two issues:...
On Nov. 4, 2021, President Joe Biden announced key regional appointments for the U.S. Small Business Administration and Michael Fong will be appointed as Region 10 Administrator,...
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Greetings, Seattle Metro Chamber members, Like many of you, we are still tracking the results of yesterday’s election, and we expect another tranche of ballots to come online this...
SEATTLE – The Business Health Trust (BHT) board and its plan sponsor, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, announced today a new credit to support Washington small businesses...
SEATTLE – With one week before King County’s new vaccine verification requirement takes effect, local businesses are turning to the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce for...
SEATTLE – Today the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce released the first findings of The Index research project aimed at elevating the region’s most pressing issues and...
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on Dec. 15. endorsed renewing two Seattle Public Schools levies, the Buildings, Technology, and Academics/Athletics (BTA) capital levy and...
On December 15, Governor Jay Inslee announced $800 million in proposed investments to address homelessness and housing affordability in Washington. Below is a statement from Seattle...
On Nov. 22, 2021, the Seattle City Council voted to approve the 2022 city budget. Below is a statement from Seattle Metro Chamber President & CEO Rachel Smith: “Over the past...
Greetings, Seattle Metro Chamber members, In the months leading up to last week’s election, we heard overwhelmingly from the community that they want to see action on two issues:...
On Nov. 4, 2021, President Joe Biden announced key regional appointments for the U.S. Small Business Administration and Michael Fong will be appointed as Region 10 Administrator,...
Greetings, Seattle Metro Chamber members, Like many of you, we are still tracking the results of yesterday’s election, and we expect another tranche of ballots to come online this...
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