▁in ▁all ▁sizes , ▁and ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁Pu get ▁Sound ▁region . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁organization ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁Gre ater ▁Seattle ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁Seattle ▁Metropolitan ▁Chamber ' s ▁central ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁create ▁and ▁protect ▁a ▁compet itive ▁advantage ▁for ▁business es ▁in ▁Seattle ▁and ▁the ▁region . ▁These ▁efforts ▁fall ▁under ▁three ▁major ▁categories : ▁business ▁leadership , ▁business ▁advoc acy ▁and ▁business ▁development . ▁ ▁Business ▁Le ad ership : ▁The ▁Seattle ▁Metropolitan ▁Chamber ▁conven es ▁a ▁broad ▁range ▁of ▁regional ▁leaders ▁to ▁address ▁issues ▁that ▁determine ▁our ▁future ▁compet it iveness , ▁including ▁transport ation , ▁mult icult ural ▁relations , ▁economic ▁development , ▁international ▁trade , ▁education , ▁global ▁health ▁and ▁community ▁ste ward ship . ▁ ▁Business ▁Adv oc acy : ▁The ▁Chamber ▁represents ▁members ' ▁interests ▁at ▁the ▁local , ▁regional ▁and ▁state ▁levels ▁on ▁public ▁policies ▁that ▁impact ▁compet it iveness ▁and ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁do ▁business ▁in ▁this ▁region . ▁Their ▁prior ities ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 0 - 2 0 1 1 ▁include : ▁ ▁Le ad ▁the ▁regional ▁economic ▁recovery ▁and ▁grow ▁jobs ▁ ▁Adv ance ▁regional ▁infrastr ucture ▁ ▁Part ner ▁in ▁reform ▁of ▁our ▁education ▁system ▁ ▁Adv ance ▁a ▁prior ities ▁of ▁government ▁approach ▁to ▁government ▁budget ing ▁ ▁Business ▁Development : ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁ ▁Manh attan ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁