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The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is a private, membership-based organization that represents economic development and the economic interests of its corporate members in the metro region of Seattle, Washington. Its members include most of the largest companies based in Seattle or have a significant presence there.
The local chamber of commerce adopted the name in the early 1950s. [6] Attempts to incorporate the city were voted down in 1971, 1981 and 1985. [10] The voters eventually approved incorporation as a city on February 28, 1990; [6] the official act of incorporation was held at the Sportsworld Lanes bowling complex. [10]
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce was founded at a meeting of delegates on April 22, 1912. [13] An important catalyst for the creation of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce were two prior business engagements between the U.S. and Japan. In 1908, Eiichi Shibusawa invited the first official, modern day U.S. business delegation to visit Japan.
In November 2008, GSBA was awarded "Chamber of the Year" by the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) in Washington, D.C., recognizing its leadership among more than 45 other regional LGBT and allied chambers. [5] In 2009, GSBA was the host affiliate chamber for NGLCC's Sixth Annual Out for Business Conference, held in Seattle.
Cool City Christmas is Dec. 14. Washington House Museum in Two Rivers. Next up, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 14, the museum will present Cool City Christmas, a fun-filled event open to the public.
He is the executive director of the Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce. [5] Political career. Steele served on the Chelan, Washington city council from 2012 to 2016. [6]
The county seat is the city of Washington. [2] Referred to as "Washington-Wilkes", the county seat and county are commonly treated as a single entity by locals, including the area's historical society [3] and the Chamber of Commerce. [4] It is part of the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA).
[15] [16] The city and chamber of commerce began formally lobbying the state legislature to approve $64.2 million (equivalent to $235 million in 2023 dollars) [6] in 30-year general obligation bonds issued by the state, and a hotel-motel tax increase to pay for the project, which was dubbed the Washington State Convention and Trade Center.