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Washington State Governor Jay Inslee received the Seattle Latino Chamber of Commerce led by our president, Marcos Wanless, to extend his congratulations and recognition for having been selected as the best chamber in the United States among 260 Hispanic chambers nationwide.
At the meeting, President Wanless reiterated the importance of furthering our WA300ZIP proposal that would facilitate the acquisition of commercial vehicles for small businesses in the state with a voucher that covers up to 80% of the cost, to which the governor gladly agreed since he himself proposed an investment for this purpose in his annual budget.
Marcos Wanless also seized the opportunity to announce the upcoming opening of the Latino Chamber of Commerce serving the City of Tacoma and Pierce County, in association with the organization Mi Centro.
Governor Inslee was pleased with the recent news, and when our president presented him with a gift of a "pin" button with the emblem of the Latino chamber, the governor took off the button that he wore on the lapel of his jacket and gifted it to our president in an official exchange of buttons. The governor’s button features the iconic Washington apple and can be seen in our photos.
Finally, the governor congratulated Chamber Board Members Adriana Perezchica and Raúl Pérez Perez-Calleja, as well as Yoel Valdivia, who was named interim vice president of the Latino Chamber in Seattle. The meeting was also attended by María Foster, President Wanless's assistant for protocol matters.
For more information on the WA300ZIP proposal for electric vehicles and the inauguration of the Tacoma Latino Chamber of Commerce, click on the links below:
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