Ben Lee has made his living in the high-tech world working for companies like IBM and Microsoft, but now he’s focused on being his own boss. The Bellevue man is one of two franchisees in King County for TapSnap, offering clients an interactive photo booth for their social events.
Jerry D. Chase has been appointed president and CEO of Bsquare Corp.
Several business owners in Old Bellevue have been granted an extension to vacate a block of properties slated to be demolished for a redevelopment project.
Lai Lau, lead production marketing manager at AT&T and a Bellevue resident, was the recipient of the 2014 Technical Sales and Marketing award at the BEYA STEM Awards Conference in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.
Park Metro apartments has opened in downtown Bellevue with an 80 unit mixed-use development.
Ann Kawasaki Romero and Ron Hofilena have been reappointed to the seven-member Bellevue Convention Center Authority Board.
Six new primary care physicians and medical specialists have joined Overlake Medical Center.
Security Properties has submitted plans for the first residential development site for Phase One of The Spring District.
Pacific Regent has submitted its latest vision for a second retirement community tower on 109th Avenue Northeast, as well as an addition to its current residential building there.
The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce is accepting entries for the 25th annual Eastside Business Awards through Feb. 28.
Jason Courter, owner of Honda Auto Center of Bellevue, was among the 23 business executives who gathered in Scottsdale, Ariz., on Feb. 6-8 to participate in the 2014 Federated Insurance National Advisory Council.
Kemper Development has submitted revised plans for its Bellevue Square expansion at the southeast corner of the shopping center, which calls for two towers instead of three.
Cary Kopczynski & Company (CKC) has added four new staff.
Microsoft executive vice president Brad Smith shared with attendees of Thursday’s Bellevue Downtown Association’s 40th anniversary dinner the behind-the-scenes moments that led up to announcing Satya Nadella as the software company’s next CEO before sharing an impassioned political message for lawmakers in Olympia.
A Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has opened at 14150 N.E. 20th St. in Bellevue, offering the same slow-smoked meats for which the Dallas-based franchise has been known for more than 72 years.
The Target Corporation has its sights set on constructing a new 150,000-square-foot store on a five-acre site at the southeast corner of 116th Avenue Northeast and Northeast Fourth Street in Bellevue.
Group Health and Bartell Drugs are launching their second retail health clinic at the store’s Crossroads location Thursday with the promise of affordable care and quality customer service — a model that could soon expand across the Puget Sound region.
Bellevue’s MOD Pizza closed on Jan. 19 for remodeling and will reopen at 11 a.m. Jan. 27.
The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce will present Eastside Business Showcase from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Bellevue Downtown Courtyard by Marriott.
Ross Jacobson has been named the board chair for the Bellevue Downtown Association. He is an attorney for Williams Kastner.