Page 6 - 2019 Burlington Business Directory

6 Letter from the President

Welcome to Skagit County’s “Hub City.” Burlington is the
place where I-5 and Highway 20 intersect and the railroad lines,
North/South and East/West meet. Burlington is also the center
of retail activity for Skagit County. We have the distinction of
being the city where the most money is spent per resident in
the State of Washington for the last 10 years. $83,000 comes
into our community per resident per year. At the center of all of
this is the Burlington Chamber of Commerce.
Our Chamber is dedicated to promoting economic vitality in
Burlington and throughout Skagit County, as well as providing
advocacy with State and local legislators with a focus on helping
our businesses to grow. We offer educational opportunities to
our Chamber members to help them spend more time doing
Peter Browning what they do best: running their businesses. We help organize
President | CEO community events to foster positive relationships between
our member businesses, non-member businesses, and our
community. We work with other chambers and agencies to improve tourism through
promoting Skagit County and Burlington as outstanding tourist destinations.
Burlington has over 80% of the Hotel rooms for Skagit County. In an area like Skagit
County with all our natural beauty, hiking opportunities, activities on the water and Skiing
in the Mountains, People need a good place to eat and sleep after a day in the outdoors.
That is Burlington’s role. We can offer you a wide range of hotel options, a good variety of
restaurants and shopping options and some evening entertainment.
The “Hub City’ prides itself in being welcoming and accommodating to visitors as well
as our friends and neighbors. Welcome to Burlington. We hope you enjoy your stay and
make a visit to beautiful and diverse Skagit County a family tradition.

Steph Vervaart JD Boucher Delaney Dynes Jackson Sanders
Director of Marketing/ Visitor Information Visitor Information
Operations Communications Center Lead & Center
Coordinator Chamber Support
Vision
As the Premier Business Association, the Burlington Chamber of Commerce
represents the largest and fastest growing business community in Skagit County.
Recognized as the “Go-to Chamber” for the best resources, support, and
advocacy. We take pride in our outstanding membership connections with
community as well as business leaders contributing to a professional and fun
environment, all of which results in a healthy growing community.
Mission
 Provide advocacy, promotion and training to support the success of our members.
 Facilitate community events to foster healthy relationships between businesses
and the community.
 Promote Burlington and Skagit Valley as an exceptional tourism destination.
 Be the Best!