BizProv: Workshop teaches improv skills for business success
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Lance Henderson in Features
Earlier this year, Galen Emanuele, sales and marketing director at the Upfront Theatre, began to see a connection between the skills being taught in improv classes at the theater and skills for business success. So he started a workshop called BizProv.
How to protect your intellectual property
Posted on 12. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features
Any written material, photograph or musical piece that a company creates is considered copyrighted material. And for many businesses, protecting that material is a vital part of staying competitive in a growing global marketplace.
Barbie’s Berries turns out fruits of its labor
Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by Lance Henderson in Features
Barb Kraght, owner of Barbie’s Berries in Ferndale, opened the berry farm in 1996 mostly as a hobby. But now it has grown to employ 50 people during the strawberry, raspberry, blackberry and blueberry harvests. To learn more, watch the video.
NW Washington Fair turns 100
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in Features
With what will soon be 100 showings under its big belt buckle and new attractions such as a demolition derby, the fair’s first attractions remain the most popular. The animals are attendees’ favorite things at the event.
Video: Essence Industries makes handcrafted transportation
Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in Features
Have you ever wondered what a miniature, old-fashioned surfboard would look like rolling down the pavement? Uriah Brown did and put his woodworking experience to work. He made one longboard, and then decided to make hundreds more that focus on the natural beauty of woods rather than flashy screen prints.
Jobless recovery also tough on employers
Posted on 26. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in Features
At last count, the unemployment rate in Whatcom County was hovering at approximately 8 percent. As residents continue searching for jobs, things aren’t getting any easier for businesses. Consumers still aren’t spending much and the slow housing market continues to be a major obstacle for the economic recovery
Slow global economy affects local scrap yards
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features
Thus far, 2010 has been a decent year for scrap metal, with prices peaking near $300 per ton of steel. Since May, though, prices have been slowly dropping and many in the industry are hoping that trend changes.
Marine trades sense impending burn of ocean acidification
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in Features
Scientists and fishermen are seeing signs of a new problem in the world’s oceans, particularly along the Washington, Oregon and B.C. coasts: The ocean is becoming more acidic. That pH change has some producers and fishermen scrambling, as the shells of calcium-carbonate-producing organisms, including oysters, have begun melting away.
PDA lays out strategy for city properties
Posted on 15. Jul, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features
Tasked with developing city-owned properties, the Bellingham Public Development Authority has outlined how it plans to improve five downtown sites. The challenge will be working on all of them simultaneously.
County food producers limited by processing barriers
Posted on 12. Jul, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Features
Local food processors face many challenges. They are in competition with large-scale producers, whose abundance of resources allow them to offer prices small-scale producers can’t. But that’s not their only obstacle: Whacom County food growers have limited access to facilities where they can process the fruits of their labor.
