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 [...]
Chinook Enterprises to take over Current Industries space
Posted on 18. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in Tips
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Port of Bellingham on Tuesday approved a lease for Chinook Enterprises to take over the former Current Industries facility at 3720 Williamson Way, a move that could put workers with developmental disabilities back to work.
Chinook Enterprises, a nonprofit that has been operating in Skagit County for 30 years and has placed [...]
Alaska Airlines to offer flights to Honolulu
Posted on 02. Aug, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
Alaska Airlines will start its new nonstop service between Bellingham and Honolulu on Jan. 7, 2011. The daily flights will provide an alternative for travelers in northwest Washington and Lower Mainland, British Columbia.
“Alaska Airlines is proud to call the Pacific Northwest home. So we’re delighted to offer Bellingham its first-ever nonstop scheduled [...]
Port, city release preliminary waterfront master plan
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
By Isaac Bonnell
The waterfront redevelopment project took another step forward this month when the Port of Bellingham and City of Bellingham released a preliminary draft master plan of the 220-acre project.
The preliminary plan comes on the heels of another milestone that was reached this month: the release of the finalized environmental impact statement (EIS), which [...]
Port continues search for new director
Posted on 19. Jul, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The search for an executive director for the Port of Bellingham will continue this summer as the port commissioners announced Friday, July 16, that they would be interviewing additional candidates within a few weeks.
Commissioners directed their Seattle-based search firm, Waldron and Associates, to revisit the 110 applications that were submitted in May [...]
McFearin new Sunrise Rotary Club president
Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by ryanwynne in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Shirley McFearin, real estate development manager for the Port of Bellingham, was installed, July 1, as the new president of Bellingham Sunrise Rotary Club.
McFearin was honored at a ceremony led by Bellingham civic leader and accountant Orphalee Smith, the incoming assistant governor for Bellingham’s rotary district. McFearin takes command of the 45-member [...]
Watson drops out of Port of Bellingham director search
Posted on 02. Jul, 2010 by Lance Henderson in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
Port of Bellingham officials have announced that another executive director finalist, Mark Watson, from Yuma City, Arizona, has informed them that he wished to withdraw from the port’s search process because he accepted a position on July 1 as the new city manager for Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
In a release, officials said Watson [...]
Port announces executive director finalists
Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by Isaac Bonnell in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The Port of Bellingham’s Board of Commissioners has announced the finalists for the port’s executive director position. More than 100 people applied to serve in the port’s top administrative position. The finalists have a mix of broad port experience and public sector employment.
“We are very pleased with our candidates and look forward [...]
Port narrows executive director search
Posted on 03. Jun, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
After a closed-door meeting, Port of Bellingham commissioners narrowed the field of candidates being considered for its executive director position. The deadline for applications was May 24 and more than 100 people applied on or before that day.
During the next few weeks, Waldron & Company, the Seattle-based executive search firm hired by [...]
New nonstop flight offered at Bellingham airport
Posted on 19. May, 2010 by ryanwynne in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
Bellingham International Airport will have another nonstop destination for travelers on July 1, when Allegiant Air begins offering direct flights to Long Beach, Calif.
“In 2004, we began serving the greater Bellingham and Southern British Columbia communities by offering nonstop flights to Las Vegas,” Allegiant Air President Andrew C. Levy said. “Since then, [...]
