I-1082 would open worker’s comp market to private insurers
Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Lance Henderson in News
By Lee Fehrenbacher
The campaign for Initiative 1082 – a push by the Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) to introduce private insurance companies into the state-run Labor & Industries (L&I) worker’s compensation program – began with a uniquely funny, but arguably kitsch commercial.
It’s a YouTube video called “L&I: the Only Grocer in Town,” in which [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Diamond Jim’s building torn down for road improvements
Posted on 26. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
Former tenants took part in tearing down a piece of local history.
Workplace deaths declined in Washington last year
Posted on 25. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics released its preliminary statistics for 2009, reporting that work-related deaths declined in Washington last year to numbers not seen since 2000.
The BLS, which produces an annual Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, reported 75 deaths in the state, down from 83 reported in 2008. Over the past [...]
Northwest Washington Fair caps centennial year, surpasses 216,000 visitors
Posted on 23. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden concluded its centennial celebration Saturday, Aug. 21 by drawing 41,725 visitors, the highest daily attendance of the six-day fair.
The fair ended with a total attendance of 216,507, about 1 percent higher than last year. The carnival and food concessions reported similar increases, fair manager Jim Baron [...]
Logos named one of Washington’s Best Workplaces
Posted on 20. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
By Isaac Bonnell
Logos Bible Software was recently listed on the Puget Sound Business Journal 2010 list of Washington’s Best Workplaces.
The listing is based on employee satisfaction surveys and Logos is among the top 20 large businesses with 151 to 500 employees. Companies are nominated for the list by business journal readers and employees are then [...]
Regional private sector job growth better this year than last
Posted on 19. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
By Ryan Wynne
Washington’s private sector picked up 3,100 jobs in July, while the Bellingham economic area’s private sector remained flat compared with June.
Meanwhile, unemployment numbers show little movement. The unemployment rate locally decreased from 7.9 percent in June to 7.8 percent in July. The state unemployment rate fell from 9 percent in June to 8.9 [...]
