[10/25/22] Last Thursday, October 20th, the Chamber joined Al's Hot Chicken in University Place to celebrate the grand opening of their storefront. This business is sure to be a vibrant addition to the Pierce County food ecosystem, and it is already very popular! On its opening day, the restaurant saw cars lined up down the road just to get a taste! Guests who attended this ribbon-cutting were lucky enough to get to try Al's Hot Chicken for themselves, and it was delicious. View a photo recap of the event below! 

[10/25/22] Last Thursday, October 20th, the Chamber held its monthly Chamber After Hours event at the beautiful Historic 1625 Tacoma Place venue. Over 150 guests from the business community joined us for a night of networking, refreshments, and fun. Attendees enjoyed seeing the stunning event space offered at Historic 1625 as well as a chance to taste many delicious catering vendor options, take pictures using a 360-degree photo booth, and win raffle prizes.

Thank you to everyone who attended and made this event such a wonderful night! View a photo recap of the event below. 

[10/4/22] The 44th Annual Business Leadership Academy, a program of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber and Pacific Lutheran University, is currently taking place. This program gives emerging community leaders a chance to engage with the Pierce County business community, develop leadership skills, and connect to mentorship opportunities. Last Thursday, the 2022 cohort of the Business Leadership Academy got to experience the annual Downtown Tacoma Walking Tour, a highlight of the program.

The tour was led by David Schroedel, vice president of the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber and executive director of the Downtown Tacoma Partnership. Along the way, Leadership Academy participants got to meet and greet with leaders of local business and industry and view some of the most important and exciting storefronts and properties in Downtown Tacoma. The stops on this year's tour included The Method Skateboards and Coffee, TOTE Maritime, Courthouse Square, InterUrban Development, McCallum & Sons Whisky Co., and Spaceworks Tacoma.

​View photos from the tour below.