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Lawmakers talk video games at City Hall
Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A legislative panel came to Bellevue City Hall this morning to look at the economic impact of the cyber and video game industry in Washington.

"We are extremely pleased to be hosting this important forum," Bellevue Mayor Grant Degginger said. "Bellevue and the Eastside is one of two centers in the United States for the interactive media industry -- an industry expected to experience dynamic growth in coming years. We look forward to working with the industry as it continues to create jobs and otherwise play a very important role in our economic development."

The panel, called the Legislative Committee on Economic Development and International Relations, is made up of six members from the state Senate and six from the House of Representatives. It is charged by state statute to study and review economic development issues with special emphasis on international trade, tourism, investment and industrial development, and to assist the legislature in developing a comprehensive and consistent economic development policy.

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