#TheBizVoice - Accelerating Tomorrow Today

July 25, 2018 | Issue #64

The Bellevue Chamber is a catalyst for sustainable growth within the local business community. We provide information, access, connections and resources to position you and your team for business success!

The Bellevue Business Walk kicks off this week!

Chamber staff and volunteers will be going out to Bellevue’s Business Districts weekly to meet, greet, and talk about what keeps them up at night. We’re excited to get out there to listen and promote the amazing business community we have.

If you’re interested in walking with us, send a note to [email protected].

Connecting & Convening Leaders

The Business Lunch: Fred Rivera

Seattle Mariners

Fred Rivera, Seattle Mariners EVP of Legal and Government Affairs and general counsel, joined us at The Business Lunch to share what the Seattle Mariners organization is doing to ensure Safeco Field continues to excite fans and bring them out to the ballpark now, and over the next quarter century.

Watch the full video >

Thursday, July 26 | 5-7pm | The Woodmark Hotel at Carillon Point

Free Admission

It’s not too late to RSVP for Port Unplugged Eastside – the public policy and networking event of the season. Mix and mingle with Port officials, learn more about what the Port is up to on the Eastside and enjoy complimentary food and beverages on shores of Lake Washington.

RSVP

Champion for a Stronger Community

Bellevue Chamber Foundation 2018 Scholarship Award Presentation

Check out the 2018 award presentation and congrats to this years recipients:Manoj Simha, Interlake High School, KeyBank Scholarship; Valerie Tse, Interlake High School, M. Gail Ryder Scholarship; DJ Wulah, Bellevue High School, Ralph James Family Memorial Scholarship.

Best of luck to these students in their future endeavors!

Watch the full presentation here >

Council Acts on Shelter Land Use Code Amendment

Photo credit to City of Bellevue

Following months of deliberation, the Bellevue Council has adopted a land use code amendment relating to homeless services uses.

Potential homeless shelter operators will have the option of either seeking a development agreement or a conditional land use permit. The LUCA established how and where a shelter may be permitted but did not select an actual site.

A Good Neighbor Agreement will be required; learn more in Bellevue Blitz Roundup .

Bellevue Blitz

News You Can Use

Homeless Shelter Good Neighbor Agreement; BAM Arts Fair – How to Get There; Youth Link Board Opening.

Reminder: Public Affairs Closed for the Summer

Instead, please join us for “Port Unplugged Eastside” on Thursday, July 26, 5 – 7 PM at the Woodmark Hotel at Carillon Point.

Are you interested in the Wilburton Commercial Area CAC Report and the proposed Grand Connection crossing over I-405 ? Please contact Chris Johnson to schedule a chat with other Chamber members over coffee.

Catalyst for Business Success

John Connors:

The Great Disruption Opportunity

Every industry will be affected by technology. John Connors, Managing Partner, Ignition urged our audience at the 2018 Eastside Leadership Conference to understand these trends and plan for the future.

Watch >

View the slide presentation >

Central Hub for Business

Downtown Bellevue Condo Market Update Q2

Courtesy Leslie Ota, Windermere Real Estate

Bellevue Arts Festival Is Here!

Put on sun screen, grab your walking shoes and get ready for a weekend of arts, crafts and culture in Downtown Bellevue, July 27 ^th – 29 ^th. Festival goers will have not one but three events to enjoy; the Bellevue Arts Museum Fair, Bellevue 6 ^th Street Fair and Bellevue Festival of the Arts.

Learn how to get there and where to park in the Bellevue Blitz .

Morning Business Builders

Connect with other Chamber members to grow and market your business.

August 1 : If you want to gather honey, don't kick over the beehive

August 8 : A teacher affects eternity; you can never tell where your influence stops

August 15 : Show and tell

August 22 : Building your own community through your Bellevue Chamber of Commerce

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Members Making News

Here's what our members have been up to lately:

Sue Anderson, CenturyLink's vice president of operations for Washington, turns family and friends' feedback into systematic fixes
Sturtevant’s face-to-face approach to shopping makes it an anomaly in this day and age of point-and-click online shopping
Featuring 360 degree views, Ascend Prime Steak and Sushi is now open on the 31st floor of Lincoln South Tower

View more news >

Have a story to tell? Let us know >

Save with the Office Depot Program

Did you know you can save up to 55% on some of the office supplies(and up to 50% on school supplies) you use every day? Chamber members and their employees qualify automatically for these great savings!