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Seattle Metro Chamber outlines World Cup 2026 business‑readiness plan in Des Moines study session webinar
Summary
A Jan. 30 webinar presented to the Des Moines City Council outlined statewide plans to prepare businesses for the FIFA World Cup 2026, including a $6 million small-business readiness request, a $39 million capital ask for venue improvements and a $9 million public-safety request; King County committed $500,000 for initial King County work.
Des Moines — During the Jan. 30, 2025 Des Moines City Council study session the Seattle Metro Chamber and representatives from the FIFA World Cup Seattle 2026 local organizing committee (LOC) briefed attendees on business-readiness and legacy plans connected to World Cup events that will bring matches to the Seattle region.
Speakers from the Seattle Metro Chamber and the LOC said the 2026 World Cup is expected to draw an estimated 750,000 additional visitors to the Seattle region during a roughly three‑week span of matches, enlarge viewership into the billions worldwide and produce significant local economic activity: Visit Seattle’s preliminary analysis cited nearly $1 billion in direct economic benefit for King County, supporting thousands of jobs and producing state and local tax revenue. The presenters emphasized the event’s scale and urged municipalities and businesses to prepare now to capture the economic opportunity.
Presenters described three categories of business opportunity: official FIFA and LOC contracting opportunities (stadium- and tournament-related), LOC…
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