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Bellevue's Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Reveals Its Refresh

6 days ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

Amazon this week introduced a new look for the interior of its Amazon Fresh grocery store in Bellevue, marking a "grand reopening" of the roughly 25,000-square-foot store that opened in Factoria in June 2021. Amazon Fresh, which is located at 3901 Factoria Square Mall SE, remained open throughout the renovation. The project cost was not released. The new version of Amazon Fresh, dubbed V2 for the second version, has now been incorporated in all four Seattle metro locations.
KUOW Public Radio Announces New CEO

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

The University of Washington and KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio announced this week that  Tina Pamintuan has been appointed KUOW's next president and CEO, effective Aug. 1. Pamintuan, who has spent more than 20 years in public radio, will succeed Caryn G. Mathes, who is retiring June 2 after 11 years in the role. Kerry Swanson, KUOW's chief operating officer, will serve as interim president and general manager during the two months between Mathes' departure and Pamintuan's arrival.
Registration Deadline for Encompass' 2025 Inspire Breakfast Coming Up

1 week ago | 425business.com | Antoinette Alexander

Nonprofit Encompass is hosting its 2025 Inspire Breakfast on April 29 to bring together civic and philanthropic leaders, donors, partners, educators, and Encompass advocates, according to a recent post on Living Snoqualmie. The annual event was developed to celebrate the community's commitment to the well-being of children and their families. This year's celebration will be held from 7:30-9:00 a.m. in the Cascadia Ballroom at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge.
Bellevue City Council Appoints Replacement for Position 1 Seat

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

The Bellevue City Council on Tuesday chose a city planning commissioner to replace longtime Councilman John Stokes, who announced April 1 that he is vacating his Position 1 seat on May 2 to focus on his family. The council unanimously appointed Planning Commission member Vishal Bhargava to serve for a partial term.
Bellevue Adventure Park Opens New Climbing Wall, Expanded Aerial Course

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

The city of Bellevue's longtime challenge course at South Bellevue Community Center has been replaced and modernized with the newly designed Bellevue Adventure Park, which opened Saturday and features challenging aerial features and a climbing wall, the city announced in a news release. The project cost $1 million, paid for with King County levy funds, and took four months to complete.
PCC Plans Downtown Seattle Return with New Store Concept

1 week ago | 425business.com | Hailee Wickersham

Local grocery chain PCC Community Markets recently announced that it's planning to open a small-format store - a first of its kind for the retailer - in downtown Seattle this July. The PCC Corner Market will be located at Fourth and Union and seeks to meet the needs of downtown workers and residents, a release said. The corner store will also mark the business's return to the area after closing its original downtown location in January 2024.
Investments in Eastside Companies Fuel VC Surge in First Quarter

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

Several large funding deals for Eastside companies helped spur a big jump in Seattle-area venture-capital investment in this year's first quarter compared with year-ago levels, according to figures released today by PitchBook and National Venture Capital Association. The metro area saw $2.1 billion in capital invested last quarter through 83 deals, triple the $695.8 million invested in first quarter 2024 in 95 deals, data show.
Commerce Develops New Online Tariff Resource Guide for Businesses

1 week ago | 425business.com | Antoinette Alexander

As questions and concerns about recently implemented federal tariffs mount, the Washington State Department of Commerce has launched a new online Tariff Information and Resource Guide to help businesses navigate the complexities. "Washington is one of the most trade-exposed states, and our intent is that this guide will help businesses better understand and respond to the impacts of these tariffs," said Commerce Director Joe Nguyễn in a press statement.
City of Bellevue Adds Second Food Truck Site

1 week ago | 425business.com | Antoinette Alexander

The city of Bellevue is expanding its food truck program with a second downtown location at Compass Plaza. The second site at 106th Avenue Northeast is part of the city's Grand Connection Street Eats program and is offered in partnership with the Washington State Food Truck Association.
Work Underway for Long-Awaited Town Center

1 week ago | 425business.com | John Stearns

It was 10 years ago that Bellevue-based STCA LLC signed its first contract to purchase land for what would become part of a future Town Center in Sammamish - and work on the project has finally begun. "This will be Sammamish's downtown that it never had," Matthew Samwick, CEO of Innovation Realty Partners LLC and managing member of STCA, said during a tour earlier this year of some of the 90 acres his company acquired from 2015 to 2019 for the Sammamish Town Center project.