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Seattle Business and Community Leaders Call for Immediate Public Safety Action and Investment
September 10, 2026 The Seattle Metro Chamber, Challenge Seattle, and the Washington Roundtable, joined a coalition of business and community organizations in sending a letter to Mayor Katie Wilson and the Seattle City Council calling for urgent action to address...
Why Nothing Seems to Work in Seattle
When elected officials abdicate their responsibility to govern, the loudest voices set the agenda, the most important problems go unsolved, and the public is left to deal with the consequences. Nothing tested my patience more as a state senator than hearing five words...
POLL: Mayor Wilson’s favorability drops to 37%; Voters want greater transparency, accountability and progress on public safety
SEATTLE — A citywide poll commissioned by the Seattle Metro Chamber on behalf of a broad cross-section of Seattle’s employer community shows growing concern among voters about public safety, transparency and the city’s overall direction. Seattle employers supported...
Opinion: Seattle’s Biggest World Cup Win — Showing the World Who We Are
By Joe Nguyen, CEO of Seattle Metro Chamber, and Jacqueline Miller, CEO of World Affairs Council of Seattle PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL This summer, the world got a closer look at...
America at 250
This year, the United States turns 250 years old. For a nation, that is both a long time and no time at all. Long enough to have endured civil war, economic hardship, and...
What the World Cup is Revealing About Seattle
Dear Chamber Members and Partners, On the day of the United States match against Australia, I woke up excited. There was a palpable energy across the city, and judging by the crowds...
Seattle Metro Chamber Receives Two International Awards for Small Business Readiness Playbook
The Seattle Metro Chamber has received two prestigious honors from Business Retention & Expansion International (BREI) for its innovative “Small Business Readiness Playbook: A...
The Problem Isn’t Our Values. It’s Our Outcomes.
There is a growing assumption in Seattle political circles that attacking big business is politically popular. You hear versions of it all the time: big companies are...
Index 10: Seattleites Still Love Their City. They Just Don’t Think It’s Working.Â
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Media contact:  Mara Samudrala Director of Marketing and Communications Seattle Metro Chamber (206) 389-7235 maras@seattlechamber.com Press Release  ...
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Seattle Metro Chamber
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POLL: Seattle Voters Strongly Back Immediate Public Safety Action
75% support public CCTV cameras, 90% support increased police patrols in problem areas, and 86% support a public safety action plan with measurable goals within 100 days. Seattle,...
Eastern Washington Wildfire Relief
For those looking to lend support, we’ve gathered trusted resources and ways to help communities in need: Innovia Foundation – Eastern Washington Wildfire Fund – Supports nonprofit...
Winning Is Easy, Governing Is Harder.
Dear Chamber Members and Partners, Over the next few weeks and months, our mailboxes will fill with campaign flyers, endorsements, and eventually, ballots. Like many of you, I'll...
Opinion: Seattle’s Biggest World Cup Win — Showing the World Who We Are
By Joe Nguyen, CEO of Seattle Metro Chamber, and Jacqueline Miller, CEO of World Affairs Council of Seattle PUGET SOUND BUSINESS JOURNAL This summer, the world got a closer look at...
America at 250
This year, the United States turns 250 years old. For a nation, that is both a long time and no time at all. Long enough to have endured civil war, economic hardship, and...
What the World Cup is Revealing About Seattle
Dear Chamber Members and Partners, On the day of the United States match against Australia, I woke up excited. There was a palpable energy across the city, and judging by the crowds...
Media Contact
Mara Samudrala
Director of Marketing and Communications
Seattle Metro Chamber
(206) 389-7235
Email the Media Contact
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