Don Elliott elected 2010 WCAR president
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Don Elliott of John L. Scott Real Estate has been elected president of the Whatcom County Association of Realtors and will be installed at its annual banquet Jan. 8.
Elliott was honored as WCAR’s Rookie of the Year in 2005. He has been serving this year as its vice president and as a [...]
Whatcom Community Foundation receives $75,000 grant
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by admin in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
Whatcom Community Foundation (WCF) has announced that it received a $75,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to increase local assistance for families facing economic challenges and other setbacks as a result of the recession.
Through the Gates Foundation grant, the WCF will provide funding to local nonprofits as a component [...]
MBT receives corporate financial support
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by admin in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Mount Baker Theatre would like to thank the following corporate sponsors for their support:
Wells Fargo gave $7,000 to support an Education show performance of Scrap Arts Music on Tuesday, March 30, 2010, as well as a public performance of Scrap Arts Music on Wednesday, March 31, 2010.
Fred Meyer gave $5,000 to [...]
Redpath Studio creates ‘wearable art’
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by admin in Features
Liane Redpath-Worlund’s workshop at Redpath Studio looks like a high school metal shop. Metal shears, a drill press, a metal lathe, forming stakes and an oxyacetylene torch are strategically placed around the work space and she uses them to create jewelry that “has a life of its own.”
Wells Fargo welcomes Stanfield
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Wells Fargo Private Client Services announced the addition of Megan Stanfield as private banker. As a private banker, Stanfield will be providing banking relationship management for clients, which includes access to banking, credit and investment management services.
“Megan’s experience along with her dedication to meeting client needs makes her a valued asset to [...]
CEV, Blaine Chamber present free social media workshop
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by admin in Tips
The Bellingham Business Journal
Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics’ Center for Economic Vitality (CEV) and the Blaine Chamber of Commerce are partnering to provide a workshop designed to help businesses evaluate the opportunities and challenges involved in using social media.
The workshop will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 12 [...]
Local Realtors honor Laudenbach, Walker
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Whatcom County Association of Realtors (WCAR) recently honored Joe Laudenbach of Sterling Real Estate Group and Tammy Walker of First American Title.
Laudenbach was named WCAR’s Realtor of the Third Quarter. He has been a Realtor for seven years and at Sterling Real Estate Group in Bellingham the last four years. Laudenbach [...]
KulshanCLT to host 10th birthday party Nov. 6
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by admin in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
Join The Kulshan Community Land Trust as it celebrates its 10th birthday.
The land trust will celebrate 10 years of work with a celebration from 6 to 9 p.m., Nov. 6 at the Leopold Ballroom at 1224 Cornwall Ave.
There will be music and refreshments, but it won’t be all fun. The Kulshan Community [...]
WWU offers free resume builder to students, alumni
Posted on 30. Oct, 2009 by admin in Tips
The Bellingham Business Journal
Western Washington University’s Career Services Center (CSC) is now offering a free, Web-based resume builder resource called “Optimal Resume” in order to better assist WWU students and alumni in the current tough job market.
This service will enable students and alumni with an active WWU e-mail account to create, present and manage their [...]
Supports Ken Mann for Whatcom County Council
Posted on 26. Oct, 2009 by admin in Opinions
The sound management of urban growth is the greatest responsibility we entrust to our local elected officials. If mismanaged, excessive growth turns into ugly and resource tapping sprawl. Alternatively, weak growth is bad for business and leads to missed economic opportunities. Ken Mann has found the happy medium to these two extremes.
Time and again, Mann [...]
