WECU unveils new logo, first rebrand in 82-year history
By Emily Hamann The Bellingham Business Journal An iconic Whatcom County institution is getting a facelift. On July 23 Whatcom Educational Credit Union revealed its new brand. The new look is a complete overhaul of WECU’s identity, from signs on branch locations, the look of ATMs, the logo, and member debit and credit cards. “We [...]
WECU unveils new logo, first rebrand in 82-year history
By Emily Hamann The Bellingham Business Journal An iconic Whatcom County institution is getting a facelift. On July 23 Whatcom Educational Credit Union revealed its new brand. The new look is a complete overhaul of WECU’s identity, from signs on branch locations, the look of ATMs, the logo, and member debit and credit cards. “We [...]
Bellingham physical therapist earns specialist certification
Bellingham Sports and Spine Physical Therapy Clinic has announced that Kim Polishchuk, PT, DPT, OCS recently earned the professional designation of orthopedic certified specialist. The certification is granted by the American Physical Therapy Association and the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialists. Certification involves a rigorous examination process. Polishchuck is recognized for advanced knowledge, experience [...]
Bellingham video store Film is Truth relocates
Film is Truth, a longtime Bellingham video rental store, has relocated to 1418 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham. After three years inside The Public Market, Film is Truth opened in its new space at the beginning of the month. It is now inside the Allied Arts Building, and shares space with Limelight Cinema. The new location allows [...]
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RE Store promotes salvage services manager
The RE Store has promoted Kayla Janyk to Salvage Services manager in June after the departure of longtime manager Marj Leone. Leone first joined the RE Store in 1998 as a salvage services crew member. Leone was key to building partnerships with the waste and recycling industries, construction companies and local and state government entities. [...]
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Building a roof over the heads of those who don’t have one
By Emily Hamann The Bellingham Business Journal Bellingham construction crews have built roofs on many apartment buildings. But the one going onto downtown’s newest housing project at 1022 N. State St. is a little bit different. Many of the people who will be living there will be sleeping under a roof for the first time [...]
Mount Baker had record winter, drew visitors from around the state, country
By Emily Hamann The Bellingham Business Journal The word is starting to get out about Mount Baker. Visitors from beyond Bellingham are flocking to the mountain, both for its summer recreation, and to visit Mount Baker Ski Area. This winter was particularly busy. The resort doesn’t release numbers, but Amy Trowbridge, marketing manager for the [...]
Program prevents commercial food waste and feeds the hungry
Every little bit helps when it comes to reducing the amount of food that’s thrown away — a $161 billion problem in the U.S. By Emily Hamann Throwing edible food in the trash or even the compost is not ideal — not for the environment, not for the community and not for the bottom line. [...]
Sustainable growth wins out for green energy manufacturer
By Emily Hamann The future of solar energy is sunny. And a Bellingham company is perfectly poised to reap the benefits. It’s been a big couple of years for Itek Energy. After years of steady growth, the solar panel manufacturer moved into a bigger, state of the art factory near downtown Bellingham last fall. It’s [...]
Bellingham chocolate company featured on The Today Show
By Emily Hamann The Bellingham Business Journal What could be sweeter than chocolate? Chocolate that gives back to the communities in which it is grown. Bellingham’s Ari Lee-Newman and Paul Newman have been selling Bija Chocolates for more than two years, and they just got a big boost last month, when they were featured on [...]
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