Patricia McKeown appointed as new BTC president
Filed on 17. Dec, 2010 in News & Features
The Bellingham Business Journal The Bellingham Technical College (BTC) Board of Trustees, at its Dec. 16 meeting, unanimously selected Dr. Patricia McKeown to serve as the school’s next president. “I am extremely honored to have been chosen to lead Bellingham Technical College,” McKeown said in a news the release. “This college has an excellent reputation [...]
Business licenses, 11/29 to 12/3/2010
Filed on 15. Dec, 2010 in New Businesses
The Bellingham Business Journal Bellagio Domestic Services, Bellagio Domestic Services LLC, 1706 Front St. #435, Lynden, WA 98264 Chad Hugh Galbraith DDS, Chad Hugh Galbraith DDS PS, 3300 Squalicum Parkway #200, Bellingham, WA 98229 Clean Sweep Commercial Cleaning, Kelvin M. Kile, 5676 N.E. Twin Spits Road, Hansville, WA 98340 Droco Designs, Roberta R. Owen, 2924 [...]
Hold on climbers: New climbing gym coming to Bellingham
Filed on 15. Dec, 2010 in Events
By Ryan Wynne For a town crawling with climbing enthusiasts, Bellingham has relatively few places for them to play during the long rainy season. Sure, there are three climbing walls here, but access to them is limited and none of the facilities is dedicated solely to climbing. That is about to change. Greg Dotson plans [...]
Pacific Party Canopies expanding into Whatcom County
Filed on 13. Dec, 2010 in Events
By Ryan Wynne After more than 20 years in Skagit County, the events rental company Pacific Party Canopies will expand into Whatcom County in mid January. The business has an inventory that includes tents, canopies, dishware, staging and even inflatable bouncy houses. Pacific Party Canopies is headquartered in Burlington, and will open a second location [...]
Free holiday parking downtown
Filed on 13. Dec, 2010 in News & Features
The Bellingham Business Journal To encourage shoppers to visit downtown during the holidays, the City of Bellingham is launching the Holiday Parking Program. Downtown shoppers can park for free in metered spaces all day from December 13-25. “We offered free two-hour lunch parking between Thanksgiving and Christmas in past years,” Clark Williams, transportation superintendent with [...]
A countdown to the Green Frog’s possible closure
Filed on 09. Dec, 2010 in News
This chronology followed a local business on the verge of closure. If you haven’t read it yet, find out whether Green Frog tavern co-owner James Hardesty decided to keep his business open. If you have been following along, check out the last installment — it explains why Hardesty made the decision he did.
State’s jobless lose benefits while lawmakers hash out extension
Filed on 09. Dec, 2010 in News & Features
By Ryan Wynne Hundreds of thousands of Washington residents will almost certainly spend less on the holidays this year. That’s because emergency unemployment benefits are being phased out and it’s unclear whether federal lawmakers will extend them again. Those getting emergency benefits will continue to receive them until they expire, said Sheryl Hutchison, communications director [...]
Bison Bookbinding moves from North State to East Chestnut
Filed on 09. Dec, 2010 in Events
By Ryan Wynne Bison Bookbinding moved out of its North State Street location and into its new space at 205 E. Chestnut St. just in time to open for the Dec. 3 Downtown Art Walk. Owners Kevin Nelson and Carly James, who are also husband and wife, are dubbing their new “multipurpose boutique” The Mill, [...]
Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill moves to Burlington
Filed on 08. Dec, 2010 in Events
The Bellingham Business Journal After 34 years in Bellingham, the Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill has moved to Burlington. The move gives the company a larger facility and an additional hammer mill, which will be dedicated to milling gluten-free flours. Fairhaven Organic Flour Mill opened in Bellingham in 1974, in the early days of the organic [...]
Business licenses, 11/15 to 11/29/2010
Filed on 07. Dec, 2010 in New Businesses
The Bellingham Business Journal Able Clearing & Removal, Brian D. Wright, 2109 Lummi Shore Road, Bellingham, WA 98226 Alca Enterprises, Allan E. Linde, 3116 Birchwood Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225 Black Diamond Windows & Doors, Ann K. Taylor, 23836 222nd Place S.E., Maple Valley, WA 98038 Brookstone #909, Brookstone Stores Inc., 1 Bellis Fair Parkway, Bellingham, [...]
