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 [...]
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.
Bellingham develops potential transit funding mechanism
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
Funding is tight for city road projects this year, and the future doesn’t look much better. This has led the city to pursue alternative ways of financing transportation projects.
Waugh joins Wilson Engineering
Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Bellingham-based Wilson Engineering recently announced that Charles Waugh, formerly of Geiger Engineering, joined its senior engineering staff.
Waugh has structural engineering experience with renovations, seismic rehabilitations, and new construction.
In Washington, Waugh is a registered professional civil, structural, and mechanical engineer, and in Oregon and New York he is a registered structural engineer. He [...]
IMCO receives safety award
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
IMCO General Construction, Inc. was recognized by the Associated General Contractors of Washington during a ceremony that took place at the University of Washington’s Kane Hall.
IMCO received the 2010 AGC Safety award for general contractors with between 350,001 and 600,000 man hours. IMCO was also the recipient of the 2009 AGC of [...]
New program encourages energy-efficiency lending
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
Whatcom County’s Community Energy Challenge is the first in Washington state and one of the first in the nation to use stimulus funds to establish a system that allows home and business owners to get loans for energy efficiency projects using an innovative loan loss reserve program (LLR).
While encouraging banks to maintain [...]
Businesses move into completed Bellwether Gate
Posted on 04. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Tips
Engineering firm CH2M HILL moved in at the beginning of August and will be followed shortly by Giuseppe’s Al-Porto, AlyBlue Boutique and Kookaburra Coffee House.
Dewitt joins BIAWC staff
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Laura Dewitt has joined the Building Industry Association of Whatcom County staff as its membership/administrative coordinator.
Dewitt has a real estate background, office administrative experience, is a graduate of Shoreline Community College and a volunteer with the Bellingham Senior Center. She and her husband reside in Bellingham with their three children.
“BIAWC welcomes Laura [...]
Mireault certified to install geothermal heat pumps
Posted on 28. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Bellingham Plumbing & Heating’s David Mireault received certification from the International Ground Source Heat Pump Association to install geothermal heat pumps.
Ground source heat pump systems use the earth as a heat source in the winter, and a heat sink in the summer by pumping heat to and from the ground, providing an [...]
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.
