Northwest Washington Fair wins international award
Posted on 30. Dec, 2009 by Lance Henderson in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Northwest Washington Fair recently received a prestigious award for the Cargill Nutrena Small Animal Experience that made its debut in 2009.
The Northwest Washington Fair received an award for excellence from the International Association of Fairs and Expositions, which has more than 3,000 members worldwide. The Cargill Nutrena Small Animal Experience was [...]
Energy challenge gets $500,000 credit enhancement
Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by Lance Henderson in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The city of Bellingham and the Opportunity Council have been awarded $500,000 for energy efficiency credit enhancement through the Washington State Energy Program and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These funds will be combined with existing commitments of $750,000 to seed a loan program for energy efficiency projects as part of [...]
WCAR honors Michele Boudreau, Rob Greenlund
Posted on 18. Dec, 2009 by Lance Henderson in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Whatcom County Association of Realtors (WCAR) recently honored Michele Boudreau of RE/MAX Whatcom County and Rob Greenlund of Bank of the Pacific.
Both Boudreau and Greenlund were instrumental in organizing WCAR’s first Whatcom Giveathon, a free event that took place on Dec. 16 and helped 22 local nonprofits.
Boudreau was named WCAR’s Realtor [...]
Conversation: Debbie Gann, 2009 Professional Woman of the Year
Posted on 17. Dec, 2009 by Lance Henderson in Features
Debbie Gann was recently named 2009 Professional Woman of the Year by Whatcom Women in Business.
Chamber honors Griffin, Self at awards banquet
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Lance Henderson in News
Boundary Bay recognized as Small Business of the Year
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry held its fifth annual awards banquet at the Best Western Lakeway Inn & Conference Center on Dec. 9. The banquet was attended by 300 dignitaries from across Whatcom County, and featured a silent auction with proceeds going [...]
COB transportation planning honored with award
Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Lance Henderson in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
Bellingham’s progressive multimodal transportation planning program received top honors last week, winning the 2009 American Planning Association/Planning Association of Washington award for Transportation Planning in Washington State, for the city’s Multimodal Transportation Concurrency Program, adopted by City Council in December 2008. The award was presented Friday, Nov. 13, at the APA/PAW annual [...]
National park to feature local photographer
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Lance Henderson in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
North Cascades National Park has selected an image by Bellingham photographer/writer John D’Onofrio as the winner in the Park’s 2009 Photography contest. The picture, depicting a hiker on Sahale Arm in the park’s Cascade Pass area will be used on the park’s home page at www.nps.gov/noca.
D’Onofrio is a freelance photographer whose work [...]
Orphalee Smith named Influential Woman of the Year
Posted on 03. Nov, 2009 by Lance Henderson in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Orphalee Smith, CPA was honored at a special awards luncheon at the 2009 American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) Joint National Conference.
ASWA, a national professional organization, announced Orphalee Smith as the winner of the Influential Woman of the Year award. Smith, the Northwest Region winner, was one of six regional semifinalists.
The award [...]
Management Service NW honored as fast-growing company
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by Lance Henderson in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
Ferndale-based Management Services Northwest, Inc. has once again made the list of fastest-growing private companies compiled by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The business was honored at an invitation-only event which drew more than 500 people to the Washington State Convention Center on Oct. 15.
This is the second year Management Services Northwest [...]
Local Realtors honor Laudenbach, Walker
Posted on 02. Nov, 2009 by admin in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Whatcom County Association of Realtors (WCAR) recently honored Joe Laudenbach of Sterling Real Estate Group and Tammy Walker of First American Title.
Laudenbach was named WCAR’s Realtor of the Third Quarter. He has been a Realtor for seven years and at Sterling Real Estate Group in Bellingham the last four years. Laudenbach [...]
