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{{Infobox organization<br />
| name = Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce<br />
| logo = SeattleChamberLogo.png<br />
| type = <br />
| founded_date = 1882<br />
| founder = <br />
| location = [[Seattle]], Washington<br />
| origins = <br />
| key_people = [[Maud Daudon]], ''President & CEO'' <br />
| area_served = [[Seattle]] Area <br />
| focus = Business Federation<br />
| method = <br />
| revenue = <br />
| endowment =<br />
| num_employees =30+<br />
| owner = <br />
| homepage = [http://www.SeattleChamber.com/ Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce]<br />
| dissolved = <br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
The '''Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce''' is a private, membership-based organization that represents economic development and the economic interests of its corporate members in the [[metropolitan area|metro]] region of [[Seattle]], Washington. Its members include most of the largest [[List of companies based in Seattle|companies based in Seattle]] or have a significant presence there.<br />
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The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce was founded on April 17, 1882 by 26 businessmen looking to capture a lucrative mail route to Alaska.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.seattlechamber.com/AboutUs/History/The1880s.aspx | title = EVENTS FROM THE 1880S | accessdate = 2013-07-09 | publisher = Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce}}</ref> Today, the Chamber is the largest network of influential businesses in the Puget Sound region. Members come from all industries, in all sizes, and from all over the Puget Sound region. The name of the organization was changed from '''Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce''' in September 2011.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2011/09/16/greater-seattle-chamber-of-commerce.html | title = Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce changes name | publisher = Puget Sound Business Journal | date=2011-09-19 | accessdate=2016-08-15 }}</ref><br />
[[File:Seattle - 215 Columbia 04.jpg|thumb|left|Former headquarters of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, built 1924]]<br />
The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber's central purpose is to create and protect a competitive advantage for businesses in Seattle and the region. These efforts fall under three major categories: business leadership, business advocacy and business development.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce]]<br />
* [[Manhattan Chamber of Commerce]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.SeattleChamber.com The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce]<br />
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===Archives===<br />
* [http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=SeattleChamberofCommerce0206.xml Seattle Chamber of Commerce Records.] 1929. 7 items.<br />
* [http://digital.lib.washington.edu/findingaids/view?docId=SeattleChamberofCommerceArmyPostCommittee4631.xml Seattle Chamber of Commerce Army Post Committee Records.] 1896-1897. 1 volume.<br />
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