Economic Development in the News

A variety of regional and national publications offer perspective on Bellevue's economy. General news sources include the Seattle Times and the online Seattle Post-Intelligencer, while regional business publications include the Daily Journal of Commerce and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Many of the articles linked below highlight Bellevue's consistent economic growth.

City reports also provide useful background. For research assistance, feel free to contact Economic Development staff (contact information in the right column). Additional help can be found at the Information Center of the Puget Sound Regional Council, including assistance with census or other information. The city tracks local census data.

News Archive

• "Best Places to Live: Bellevue" Triathlete Magazine (October 2009)
• "Bellevue: Washington's Most Diverse City" Seattle Times (October 2009)
• "Gandhi Comes to Bellevue" Front Page of the Seattle Times (October 2009)
• "India Consulate" Puget Sound Business Journal (Sept 2009)
• "City Lobbying for New India Consulate" Bellevue Reporter (August 2009)
• "Five Eastside High Schools Make Newsweek Top 100 List" Seattle Times (June 2009)
• "In Bellevue, Beverly Hills Meets Its Match" Puget Sound Business Journal (June 2009)
• "Luxe Center to Launch in Pacific Northwest" Women's Wear Daily (June 2009)
• "Asemblon Raises Capital for Clean Tech, Plans Move to Bellevue" Xconomy-Seattle (April 2009)
• "Newport Hills Neighborhood Center: Place for Replanning" Seattle Times (April 2009)
• "Pros of Planting Startups: Bellevue Best Small City in Washington for Startups" BusinessWeek (March 2009)
• "Business Growth and Bellevue’s Lodging Industry" HVS (February 2009)
• "Bellevue's Bravern Defies Odds" Seattle Business Magazine (February 2009)
• "Eastside, Big City" Seattle Metropolitan (February 2009)
• "Putting Together Bellevue" Urban Land (January 2009)
• "Best Places to Live and Launch - Bellevue No. 1" Fortune Small Business (April 2008)
• "Hitting the big time" Seattle Business Monthly (July 2007)
• "Old Main Street" Northwest Palate (March/April 2007)
• "Bellevue Boom" Seattle magazine (October 2006)
• "All Grown Up" Washington CEO (November 2003)

To find more media coverage of Bellevue, search for the "Latest News" at enterpriseSeattle.