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Background Information

   

Downtown skyline

Bellevue is a major regional job center, with more people (130,000-plus) working in the city than living in it. It is a leader in commerce, not only for the Eastside, but for the entire region. A diversified mix of industries exists in Bellevue, with retail and service sectors being the largest.

Bellevue's success as a place for thriving businesses is reflected in the statistics, news articles and city planning materials included here.

Activity About Bellevue
Major Downtown Projects (Quarterly Update) Economic Profile (May 2005)
"Bellevue Boom" Seattle magazine (October 2006) Performance Excellence (May 2007) 
"Hitting the big time" Seattle Business Monthly (July 2007) NAIOP Commercial Property Tour (July 2006) 
"All Grown Up" Washington CEO (November 2003)  "Old Main Street" Northwest Palate (March/April 2007) 
  Bellevue Map 
Statistics Fiber and Conduit System 
Bellevue by the Numbers (July 2007)  Major Employers  Puget Sound Business Journal (July 2007)
Tax Comparison (August 2007)   
Census Bureau Survey Estimates (August 2006)  Diversity
"Wealthiest ZIP Codes" Puget Sound Business Journal (June 2007)  Changing Demographics Censuses and American Community Survey 
Annual Average Weekday Traffic Minority-Owned Businesses -- 2002 Economic Census 
Planning Characteristics of Bellevue Households -- 2005 American Community Survey 
Downtown Plan (June 2003) 3.7 MB   
Major Planning Initiatives (July 2007)   
Contact Information

Economic Development Department
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Robert Derrick, Director
Phone: 425-452-5256
E-mail
Contact: Tom Boydell, Manager
Phone: 425-452-5241
E-mail

Economic Development Department
450 110th Ave. NE
P.O. Box 90012
Bellevue, WA 98009
Contact: Susan Barber, Senior Administrative Assistant
Phone: 425-452-5370
E-mail
Contact: Xiaozhi (Jeff) Cao, Market Research Assistant
Phone: 425-452-4102
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