Food Co-op collecting donations for Pakistan flood relief
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Community Food Co-op is collecting donations at both stores to aid flood relief efforts in Pakistan by Doctors Without Borders. Additionally, the Co-op will match up to $1,000 total in donations for the aid agency.
“We were overwhelmed by the community’s generosity when we collected $22,500 for earthquake relief in Haiti. Sadly, [...]
Matrix Service donates to local Red Cross chapter
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
Matrix Service raised $3,679 for the Mount Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross at the company’s annual golf tournament. Matrix is a long time supporter of the Mount Baker Chapter, donating more than $36,000 since 1999.
The Mount Baker Chapter has served Whatcom and Skagit counties for 92 years, providing emergency services, [...]
Mount Baker Kidney Center celebrates 30 years
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Mount Baker Kidney Center celebrated its 30th anniversary on July 14. The Kidney Center provides dedicated care to patients with kidney disease as a not-for-profit operation.
What was once just a four-station clinic in the basement of St. Joseph Hospital has seen a four-fold increase, and it is now a 26-station clinic [...]
Ryan Stiles golf tourney raises $130,000 for charity
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Ryan Stiles Celebrity Golf Classic and related events raised $130,000 for the Burned Children Recovery Foundation (BCRF).
Stiles, a renowned actor and improv comedian, lives in Bellingham and owns The Upfront Theatre comedy club in downtown Bellingham. Stiles participated in the golf tourney at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club, led a [...]
TechStomp scholarship fundraiser scheduled Sept. 9
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Technology Alliance Group (TAG) will host its sixth annual TechStomp celebration and scholarship fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Squalicum Boathouse.
The event is a chance for local professionals in the tech sector to mingle and raise money for the TAG Scholarship Fund, which grants scholarships to students in technology [...]
BP Cherry Point Refinery Donates $25,000 to NSEA
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
The BP Cherry Point Refinery recently donated $25,000 to the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association (NSEA) to support its Students for Salmon school education program.
With this financial contribution, NSEA will work with 1,500 local students on the restoration of 15 degraded stream sites in Bellingham and throughout Whatcom County.
“NSEA highly values the support [...]
Bellingham International Airport closing for runway work
Posted on 31. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
At precisely 11 p.m. tonight, after the last flight of the day leaves, the Bellingham International Airport (BLI) will close in order to start a three-week runway repaving project.
The runway is scheduled to re-open at 5 a.m. Sept. 22. During the runway closure, the airport will continue to serve helicopters and the [...]
Flea market offers inexpensive venue for sellers
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in New Businesses
Hard times are making it difficult for new businesses to become established. Recognizing that, Dan O’Donnell has brought back the age-old idea of the flea market — a place for commerce and community.
Zervas Law firm opens on Broadway
Posted on 30. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Tips
The Bellingham Business Journal
Attorney Dominique Zervas has launched Zervas Law, a new law firm located at 1909 Broadway St. in Bellingham.
Zervas focuses on land use and real estate law, and also offers services for environmental, municipal and corporate cases. After earning her law degree from William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minn. in [...]
Kulshan CLT planning 20-home affordable housing project
Posted on 27. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
By Isaac Bonnell
Kulshan Community Land Trust (CLT) is in the process of designing a 20-home affordable housing project on two acres in the Birchwood Neighborhood, similar to its Matthei Place project in Fairhaven, which was completed in 2008.
The first home, an energy-efficient, small-footprint house designed by Cascade Joinery, could break ground this fall, said Kulshan [...]
