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Session Outcomes: Wins on the Board
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...
State of the City: Moving Forward
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:...
I-137 Gives New Seattle Board a Blank Check
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...
Seattle Metro Chamber Hires New VP of Economic Development
SEATTLE – The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has selected Vaughn Taylor to lead the regional business association’s economic development initiatives. The Chamber is the...
Seattle Metro Chamber Appeals King County Court JumpStart Tax Decision
(SEATTLE – July 2, 2021) – Today, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce filed an appeal of the recent decision in the membership organization’s lawsuit against the city of...
King County Superior Court Rules for City on JumpStart Tax
(SEATTLE – JUNE 4, 2021) – King County Superior Court Judge Mary Roberts today upheld Seattle’s JumpStart Tax, a tax on paying employee compensation. The Seattle City Council approved...
Oral Arguments Conclude in Seattle Metro Chamber Lawsuit Over City’s Illegal Payroll Tax
(SEATTLE – May 28, 2021) – The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and the City of Seattle met in King County Superior Court today over the Seattle City Council’s “JumpStart”...
Seattle Metro Chamber Endorses King County’s Best Starts for Kids Program
(SEATTLE – May 28, 2021) – The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce on May 26 endorsed King County Proposition 1, a renewal of the Best Starts for Kids Levy. This measure will...
Business and Community Leaders Urge City Council to Prioritize New Resources on Homelessness
SEATTLE (May 17, 2021) – As the Seattle City Council’s Finance and Housing Committee deliberates on a spending plan for Seattle’s American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds, community...
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Seattle Metro Chamber
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Business Health Trust announces a new Healthy Workplace Credit for covered employees who are fully vaccinated
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...
King County Vaccine Verification Resources by Businesses, for 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...
Chamber Releases First Installment of The Index
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...
Seattle Metro Chamber Hires New VP of Economic Development
SEATTLE – The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has selected Vaughn Taylor to lead the regional business association’s economic development initiatives. The Chamber is the...
Seattle Metro Chamber Appeals King County Court JumpStart Tax Decision
(SEATTLE – July 2, 2021) – Today, the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce filed an appeal of the recent decision in the membership organization’s lawsuit against the city of...
King County Superior Court Rules for City on JumpStart Tax
(SEATTLE – JUNE 4, 2021) – King County Superior Court Judge Mary Roberts today upheld Seattle’s JumpStart Tax, a tax on paying employee compensation. The Seattle City Council approved...
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Mara Samudrala
Director of Marketing and Communications
Seattle Metro Chamber
(206) 389-7235
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