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Mayor Jenny A. Durkan and downtown leaders discuss new actions and investments made as part of Welcome Back Weeks. The Mayor was joined by Seattle Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce President David Leong, Alliance for Pioneer Square Executive Director Lisa Howard, and Downtown Seattle Association (DSA) President and CEO Jon Scholes. 

Welcome Back Weeks are part of the City's downtown recovery effort, with the goal of bringing workers, small businesses, and visitors back downtown. They began Monday, July 12, and feature promotions across downtown neighborhoods with large-scale events taking place in the Chinatown-International District, Pioneer Square, and Westlake. The first event will take place Saturday, July 17, and Sunday, July 18, at Hing Hay Park, and you can find more information here.


Speakers include:

Mayor Jenny A. Durkan, City of Seattle
David Leong, President of Seattle Chinese-American Chamber of Commerce  
Lisa Howard, Executive Director of President Alliance for Pioneer Square,  
Jon Scholes, President & CEO of Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)