Downtown Bellevue’s Rosalie Whyel Museum of Doll Art announced this week that it will close on March 1, 2012, according to an article in The Seattle Times. Rosalie Whyel’s collection includes more than 1,200 dolls as well as dollhouses, miniatures, teddy bears, and other toys. The museum, located at 1116 […]
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ePrize Opens Office in Downtown Bellevue
ePrize, a leading promotional and loyalty company headquartered in Detroit, has opened an office of 12 employees in Downtown Bellevue, at One Bellevue Center on 108th Street. This location will serve clients based in the Pacific Northwest and will be led by Kaiser Young, the Senior Vice President and Managing […]
Wells Fargo Lays Off 114 Employees in Downtown Bellevue
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage is laying off 114 employees and closing its downtown Bellevue office, according to an article in The Seattle Times. Wells Fargo & Co. decided to close the office, located at 600 108th Ave. NE, when its lease came up for renewal, according to the article. The […]
Design for New Downtown High-rise Approved
The design for Soma Towers, a new 2-building development in downtown Bellevue, was approved last week, according to an article in the Bellevue Reporter. The new high-rise is planned to offer mixed-use retail, restaurants, and 266 residential units, including 34 affordable housing units. The 21- and 18-story towers, connected by […]
Report: Bellevue Square Apple Store to Relocate & Expand
Last week ifoAppleStore.com, a website that follows Apple’s retail news, reported that the Bellevue Square Apple store will move locations and expand later this year. The Apple Store at Bellevue Square is currently located on the 1st floor within the Nordstrom wing. The report states that the Apple Store will relocate […]
HSBC Opens New Branch in Bellevue
HSBC Bank USA, N.A., part of one of the world’s largest financial services organizations, has opened a new branch in downtown Bellevue. Located at 821 Bellevue Way NE, ‘the world’s local bank’ includes 2 teller stations, 5 meeting rooms, an ATM, multilingual staff speaking 5 languages, and off-street parking. The […]
Bellevue Galleria Purchased for $87.5M
Reported yesterday by the Puget Sound Business Journal, the Bellevue Galleria has been purchased fromRT Realty Partners for $87.5M by Thor Equities. The 12 year-old, 204,000 square-foot shopping and office center is currently 99% leased. Joe Sitt, Thor Equities’ CEO said, ‘We look forward to making the Galleria the area’s […]
Bellevue Club Hosts Speed Dating and Business Events
The Bellevue Club is hosting two events – a speed dating mixer and a business breakfast – this spring in downtown Bellevue. The Bellevue Club’s “Spring Speed Dating and Mixer” will take place at 6-10pm on April 22. Participants will be given dating cards, and then have 8 one-on-one 8-minute […]
HSBC Bank Set to Open in Downtown Bellevue
HSBC Bellevue is scheduled to open its 1st full-service branch in Bellevue, at 821 Bellevue Way, on February 27th. HSBC is 1 of the world’s largest banks and is headquartered in London, England. The opening will come 1 year after the announcement that HSBC intended to open a branch in Bellevue. HSBC will […]
Bellevue Club Hosts Wine Tasting and Business Events
The Bellevue Club is hosting two events this month, both open to the public. A wine tasting event will feature a quartet of professional musicians from The Bellevue Philharmonic. The quartet will perform classical music at 6-8pm on Saturday, January 15, in the Bellevue Club ballroom. Admission costs $25. Young […]
