January 12th kicks off the legislative session in Olympia and that means more involvement with our legislators in advocating for completion of SR167 as well as other issues that impact our businesses.
On a congressional level, we are also involved in advocating for JBLM against the proposed reduction of troops, as well as the Affordable Care Act's impact on our business community.
Locally, 2015 will be a year of city council elections for both Puyallup and Sumner and we will be hosting a candidate forum at our October luncheon to provide an opportunity for our members to hear from the candidates about business issues.
The U.S. Open is coming to Chambers Bay and Pierce County June 15-21. The USGA has advised that approximately 60-70% of all general ticket holders will be parking in Puyallup at the Washington State Fairgrounds parking lots. Our Chamber is hosting a concierge program to refer visitors to our local businesses. We estimate anywhere from 8,000 to 25,000 people per day will be visiting Puyallup.
If you are interested in learning more about our business advocacy efforts or have an issue impacting your business that you would like to have included in our discussions, please contact the Chamber or join us at our Government Affairs meetings the first Tuesday of every month, 7:30am at the Chamber office.
On behalf of our Chamber, we wish all of our members much success in 2015.
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