WWU professor earns award for CO2 breakdown research
Filed on 10. May, 2013 in People
John Gilbertson, an assistant professor of chemistry at Western Washington University, has been awarded a five-year, $470,000 Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation for his research into breaking down harmful greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and transforming them into useful compounds. The award was one of only a handful given out to [...]
Food-safety awards given to 36 Whatcom restaurants
Filed on 10. May, 2013 in News
The Whatcom County Health Department has announced recipients of its 2012 “Silver Platter” award, which recognizes excellence in safe food handling and is given to dining establishments that achieve outstanding scores during routine food safety inspections throughout the year. To receive an award, establishments must comply with the Washington State Retail Food Code and consistently achieve excellent [...]
Bellingham roadwork report, May 13-17
Filed on 10. May, 2013 in News
The following information is provided by the city of Bellingham’s Public Works Department. Northwest Avenue at McLeod Road Expect 15-minute delays along Northwest Avenue while traffic is reduced to one lane near McLeod Road. Crews will be pouring concrete and landscaping. Motorists are encouraged to choose an alternate route. Strider Construction, under contract with the [...]
Co-founder of North Cascades Institute to speak at WWU
Filed on 09. May, 2013 in Events
Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics will host Saul Weisberg for its Ethics and Social Responsibility Executive Strategy Speaker Series at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 10, in Room 115 of WWU’s Communications Facility. The presentation is free and open to the public. Weisberg is the executive director and co-founder of the North Cascades Institute, [...]
Pak Mail in Barkley Village has new owner
Filed on 09. May, 2013 in News
The Pak Mail location in Barkley Village is under new ownership. Anne-Marie Nelson and her husband, Steve, sold the packing and shipping business earlier this year after deciding to retire. New owner Jason Kurz, of Anacortes, took over on May 1. The Nelsons had owned the Pak Mail location since 2006. The business has been in [...]
Whatcom’s 2012 retail tops $3.2B, up 7.75 percent from 2011
Filed on 09. May, 2013 in News
Whatcom County’s total retail sales in 2012 topped $3.2 billion and increased 7.75 percent over sales from 2011, according to new figures released by the Washington State Department of Revenue. The county posted $3,260,649,241 in total retail last year, up from $3,026,147,797 in 2011. In the retail-trade sector only, a subset that excludes industries such [...]
Holiday Inn near airport heads for final Port Commission approval
Filed on 09. May, 2013 in News
Bellingham already has several hotels with quality rooms and conference facilities, but the developer selected to build a new Holiday Inn next door to the Bellingham International Airport thinks there is room for more. “There is still a need and I think that need will be met within this facility,” Dan Mitzel, chairman and managing [...]
Halibut Henry’s ready to expand at Bellingham airport
Filed on 08. May, 2013 in News
When Halibut Henry’s first opened in the Bellingham International Airport in 1999, the air-travel facility looked nothing like it does today. But now inside an airport with more than half a million travelers passing through annually and a three-year commercial terminal build-out nearing the end of its final phase, the cafe and gift shop is [...]
Sequester will reduce state’s emergency jobless benefits
Filed on 08. May, 2013 in News
State officials are bracing for an expected 21.08 percent reduction in emergency unemployment compensation benefits due to the federal sequester law, according to the Washington State Employment Security Department. Out-of-work residents can receive emergency unemployment compensation, a federally funded program that provides additional weeks of unemployment benefits, after they have run out of regular, state-funded benefits. In [...]
Bellingham’s Maritime Museum gets new lease from Port
Filed on 08. May, 2013 in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Maritime Museum has reached a new lease agreement with the Port of Bellingham, which will allow the facility to continue its operations, albiet in a much smaller capacity. The new lease, which port commissioners approved unanimously during a May 7 meeting, is for one year at $1,500 per month and gives the museum 6,000 [...]
