Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber

Register today for our 2024 Annual Meeting! We will be announcing the 2024 Spotlight on Business Awards, unveiling our Annual Impact Report, and celebrating 140 years of membership. 📅 Friday, November 8, 2024 ⏰ 5:00 - 8:00 PM 📍 Mariott Tacoma Downtown Reserve your table here: https://lnkd.in/gUYxVkFC.

Meet some of the most ambitious and diverse entrepreneurs and business leaders in #PierceCounty at the 2024 Pierce County Business Accelerator Showcase! 📅 Wednesday, November 13, 2024 ⏰ 5:30 - 7:30 PM 📍 Washington State Fair Events Center, Expo Hall More than 100 graduates of the PCBA program will be in attendance as exhibitors, caters, and guests. Bring your coworkers, friends, and family for what is sure to be an unforgettable showcase celebration: https://lnkd.in/giFytuk2. . . . The Pierce County Business Accelerator is a program of Pierce County funded through an allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

Have you voted yet? Make your voice heard! ✅ On our website, you will find videos and questionnaire responses of candidates running in the following 2024 Pierce County General Election races: - Pierce County Executive - Pierce County Sheriff - Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer - Pierce County Council - Districts 2, 3, 4 & 6 View the candidate videos and the Chamber's Vote for Business Voters Guide here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dMHgd-fP. 📅 Ballots are due to drop boxes one week from today (deadline is 8:00 PM on Tuesday, November 5)! Find your nearest Pierce County drop box here: https://lnkd.in/d2nw3tT. . . . Please note the Chamber does not endorse candidates. Our objective is to promote information on the candidates so that voters can make informed decisions. The candidates are listed in alphabetical order by last name within their race and by numerical order within their council or commission.

Our Chamber ambassador highlight for October is Ciara Boyce! Ciara is relatively new to the ambassador team, and she fits right in! When asked about the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber ambassador program, she said she is, “committed to sharing thoughtful and productive suggestions to help improve the program. I believe that ongoing communication and collaboration will be key in identifying and implementing future opportunities for enhancement.” Saying Ciara “fits right in” was not only metaphorically true, but physically true as well. Ciara is the owner of HOTWORX University Place and is a dedicated fitness enthusiast! She can be found participating in anything fitness-related, even if she is traveling, which she also enjoys. Her family means the most to her, but Ciara doesn’t mind the occasional night-in by herself watching movies and cozying up in a blanket with candles lit. 💙 Ciara - We are lucky to have you on our amazing ambassador team! Thank you for making an impact in our Chamber community and Pierce County.

Thank you to our amazing Annual Meeting sponsors for making this year's event a memorable one! 💙 We are two weeks away from our Annual Meeting and we want to see YOU there! Reserve your tickets now before time runs out: https://lnkd.in/gUYxVkFC. ➡️ Gold Premier Sponsors: Puyallup Tribal Enterprises & The Puyallup Tribe of Indians ➡️ Silver Spotlight Sponsors: Amazon, KeyBank, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions & MultiCare Health System ➡️ Impact Report Sponsors: Lightcurve Internet, Greater Tacoma Convention Center & WorkForce Central ➡️ Bronze Sponsors: Business Health Trust , Delta Dental of Washington , Pierce Transit , Tacoma Public Utilities & Umpqua Bank ➡️ Decor Sponsors: Belle Pétale & Puget Sound Energy ➡️ Signature Drink Sponsor: Mr Racks ➡️ Coat Check Sponsor: City of Tacoma ➡️ Contributing Sponsor: United Way of Pierce County ➡️ Custom Cookie Sponsor: MaidPro ➡️ Supporting Sponsors: Commencement Bank , Maxwell Synové Photography & Transportation Institute ➡️ In-Kind Sponsor: Tacoma History Comes Alive! & Brown & Haley

A year ago this month, University Place got a little hotter...not the weather unfortunately, but because of the addition of HOTWORX Fitness Studio 🔥! Franchise owners, Ciara Boyce and Tracey Pidge, took the ultimate leap of opening their own HOTWORX fitness studio in 2023 and invited our Chamber to celebrate their anniversary. HOTWORX University Place is a 24-hour infrared fitness studio equipped with 10 sauna rooms and a FX ZONE (functional exercise area). Members are led in a variety of workout sessions taught by highly skilled virtual instructors; with three paces they can choose to follow. You can often find Ciara and Tracey ‘earning the burn’ (a popular motivational phrase used by the virtual instructors) multiple times a day, every day! 🧡 Each individual staff member is passionate about what they do and is eager to help you meet your fitness goals inside and outside the sauna. Be sure to check out HOTWORX University Place to learn more and book your first session: https://lnkd.in/gAakETZZ.

☀️ Wake up with us at this Friday at the next West Side Wakeup event! 📅 Friday, October 25, 2024 ⏰ 8:30 - 9:30 AM 📍 Boathouse 19 (9001 S 19th St, Tacoma, WA 98466) West Side Wakeup is a quarterly business forum for west side businesses to convene, connect, and consider business issues relevant to the west side. It's a networking opportunity specially designed for University Place businesses and their neighbors. Registration is required: https://lnkd.in/g8gX_7kx.

Congratulations to our October Ambassadors of the Month! 🎉 1. Bob Hays | President, LegalShield 2. Jenny Tharp | Business Services Officer, Sound Credit Union 3. Jessica Johnston, Director, #CourtHouseSquareTacoma Chamber ambassadors help grow and positively promote the Chamber, as well as mentor new members. By being active ambassadors and supporting Chamber events, three top leaders get selected to be Ambassadors of the Month. Join the amazing Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber ambassador team and welcome new members into our business community ➡️ bit.ly/TPCC-Ambassadors.

💙 Why Your Chamber Matters 💙 It’s Support Your Chamber of Commerce Day! Your Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber works tirelessly to support local businesses, provide resources, and create growth opportunities. We believe we are truly stronger together when we come together as a community. Here are a few ways TPCC supports our #PierceCounty community: ➡️ Providing growth opportunities and resources for #smallbusinessowners through the Pierce County Business Accelerator (#PCBA) program, in partnership with Pierce County: bit.ly/TPCC-PCBA. ➡️ Developing and guiding growing leaders in our Business Leadership Academy program, in partnership with Pacific Lutheran University: https://lnkd.in/g2TvYB7J. ➡️ Building a strong, prosperous, and sustainable future for the South Sound through the Manufacturing Industrial Council for the South Sound: https://lnkd.in/gejGSHnD. ➡️ Providing opportunities for people to #create and innovate, connect with their neighbors, and make the world a better place through Spaceworks Tacoma: https://lnkd.in/gaJSd6Qb. We are continuing to learn, listen, and grow as a Chamber, and we're so grateful to have the privilege of bringing our community together in a variety of ways. Thank you for being part of this journey with us! #ChamberStrong #SupportLocal #TacomaPierceCountyChamber Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives

Every year in late August through September, Puyallup, WA takes on a massive undertaking – the Washington State Fair Events Center. The Washington State Fair is not only the largest fair in the #PacificNorthwest, but one of the largest in the world. 💙 This year, the fair had something that has never been offered before – the Pierce County Business Accelerator vendor section. Every three days, six new #PCBA program graduates had the chance to share their unique businesses with Fair guests. PCBA vendors offered a variety of products including custom painted glassware, season-trendy clothing, handknit plushies, self/body care products, jam-filled jars, laser cut wood ornaments, handmade jewelry, beard oil, perfumes, Croc charms, and more! If you were unable to walk-through the Pavilion Marketplace and shop these PCBA vendors, then visit the PCBA Website (➡️https://pcbamap.biz), to check out not only these grads, but also the other 450+ graduates. . . . The PCBA is a program of the Pierce County Economic Development Department funded by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and administered by the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. The City of Lakewood, Washington is a municipal partner. The PCBA is managed in partnership with NEXT Consulting Firm, Asia Pacific Cultural Center, #TheBlackCollective, #MiCentroTacoma, and KWA (Korean Women's Association).