Ryan Stiles golf tourney raises $130,000 for charity
Posted on 01. Sep, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Ryan Stiles Celebrity Golf Classic and related events raised $130,000 for the Burned Children Recovery Foundation (BCRF).
Stiles, a renowned actor and improv comedian, lives in Bellingham and owns The Upfront Theatre comedy club in downtown Bellingham. Stiles participated in the golf tourney at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club, led a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Whatcom Hospice House hosts open house Aug. 21
Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
After a decade of planning and fundraising by Whatcom Hospice Foundation (WHF), the region’s first hospice house is set to open in mid-September.
Community members can visit the new 12-bed Whatcom Hospice House before it opens during a community open house from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21 at 2806 Douglas [...]
The Paperdoll reopening Aug. 14
Posted on 05. Aug, 2010 by ryanwynne in Tips
The Bellingham Business Journal
After a month-long closure, The Paperdoll boutique will re-open 11 a.m. Aug. 14 at 312 W. Champion St.
Owner Shultzie Fay closed The Paperdoll July 15 for her nuptials and honeymoon with local entrepreneur, restaurateur and musician Spencer Willhoft.
The re-opening will feature an evening of festivities including the revealing of an in-store mural [...]
Bite of Bellingham to offer beer and wine garden
Posted on 27. Jul, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
For all of you hungry and thirsty gourmets out there, this year’s Bite of Bellingham will include for the first time a beer and wine garden that will feature nine breweries and wineries from around the region.
The annual event will run from 12 to 4 p.m. Aug. 21 on the 1300 block [...]
ThinkBiz 2010 provides training-focused conference
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Lance Henderson in Tips
The Bellingham Business Journal
Western Washington University’s Small Business Development Center and Whatcom Community College are collaborating on what they are billing as a simple, affordable training conference that will have maximum value for local business owners. ThinkBiz 2010-Small Business Conference will take place Sept. 9 and 10 at Whatcom Community College’s Heiner Center.
Greg Marshall, director [...]
CEV workshop will teach strategies in competitive intelligence
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in Tips
The Bellingham Business Journal
Western Washington University’s Center for Economic Vitality (CEV) will host free workshops in August teaching businesses how to use competitive intelligence to advance business goals.
Competitive intelligence gives business owners and managers access to industry, market and financial information.
“Many small to medium-sized businesses can’t afford to hire market research firms to understand what [...]
Weekend downtown sidewalk sale heats up
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
By Ryan Wynne
Temperatures are up and so are customer visits to stores participating in the annual downtown sidewalk sale that began Friday and will continue through Sunday, July 11.
Shoeboxes are stacked outside Sportsman Chalet running the length of the storefront. Swim shorts and athletic-wear-draped hangers sit on either side of the entrance, all in the [...]
Free tax workshop for businesses offered July 13
Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Bellingham office of the Washington State Department of Revenue is hosting a free workshop for new and small business owners from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 13, at the Washington State Patrol/Washington State Department of Transportation Conference Room, located at 3920 Airport Way in Bellingham.
Participants will learn about [...]
