Thursday, 11th March 2010

Finding ways to relieve work-related pain

Posted on 09. Mar, 2010 by ashleymitchell in Features

Finding ways to relieve work-related pain

Chronic pain affects people in all occupations. Whether you’re sitting in an office or working in a warehouse, workers can develop nagging pains that need to be addressed. In Bellingham, there are multiple rehabilitative options to help get workers back to their productive selves.

Busy skies over Bellingham

Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features

Busy skies over Bellingham

Bellingham is one of the few airports in the Pacific Northwest that is still growing. An industry report for the year ending Sept. 30, 2009, ranked BLI as the 10th largest airport out of 73 in the region. And out of the top 15, it was the only one to report positive growth.

Video: Audio Visual Excellence outfitted Olympic security center

Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Lance Henderson in Features

Video: Audio Visual Excellence outfitted Olympic security center

During the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the eyes of federal, local and state agencies were vigilantly focused on the Canadian border from a former warehouse near the Bellingham International Airport. What most people don’t know is that the warehouse was outfitted with state-of-the-art technology by Bellingham-based Audio Visual Excellence.

Meet Lance Clark, new executive director of BIAWC

Posted on 25. Feb, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features

Meet Lance Clark, new executive director of BIAWC

The BBJ recently sat down with Clark to discuss the state of the home building industry and the issues affecting builders.

Cascade Creditors Service works to meet local creditor needs

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by ashleymitchell in Features

Cascade Creditors Service works to meet local creditor needs

Owners Tom Wasley and Ron and Cynthia Pereira opened Cascade Creditors Service on July 1, 2009. The collection company established themselves as a local service to keep money circulating back into the county. Better recovery statistics and customer service are the two foundations of the company.

Made in Whatcom County Video: Totally Chocolate

Posted on 05. Feb, 2010 by Lance Henderson in Features

By Andriy Semenyuk
Totally Chocolate, a custom chocolate manufacturer in Blaine, Wash., can put just about anything on a bar of chocolate. And from corporate logos to newspaper front pages — they have done it all.
The business was originally established by Jeff Robinson in 1989 down in Los Angeles. After several years Mr. Robinson relocated his [...]

Median home prices drop, sales up slightly in 2009

Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features

Median home prices drop, sales up slightly in 2009

Brisk sales in the fourth quarter helped edge 2009 above the previous year, but the market in Whatcom County is expected to remain flat in 2010.

Boatbuilding in their blood

Posted on 29. Jan, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features

Boatbuilding in their blood

As teenagers, both Gary and Steve Nordtvedt worked at their father’s boatbuilding company, Uniflight, which occupied the entire Fairhaven Marine Industrial Park in the 1960s and ’70s. Decades later, the Nordtvedt brothers are once again building boats in Fairhaven.

IRS announces new standards for tax preparers

Posted on 27. Jan, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features

IRS announces new standards for tax preparers

Starting in 2011, tax professionals will be required to pass a competency test and register with the government to ensure greater accountability in an industry that is largely unregulated.

Made in Whatcom County: Wood Stone still burning hot

Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by Lance Henderson in Features

Made in Whatcom County: Wood Stone still burning hot

Keith Carpenter launched Wood Stone in 1990 with co-founder Harry Hegarty with a desire to make wood-fired stone ovens that could meet the demands of a commercial kitchen. To date, Wood Stone has made almost 9,000 ovens and sold them in 75 countries.

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