Whatcom Volunteer Center accepting nominations
Posted on 12. Mar, 2010 by ashleymitchell in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
Whatcom Volunteer Center (WVC) is accepting nominations to honor volunteers in Whatcom County at their annual Heart and Hands Awards event.
Forms to nominate a volunteer are available at the WVC or on its Web site. Nominations are due in the WVC office before 5 p.m. on April 2.
Everyone nominated for the Heart [...]
United Way funds local food and shelter providers
Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by ashleymitchell in Nonprofits
The Bellingham Business Journal
Whatcom County has received federal funds through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program. The program awards funds to each county in the United States based on demographics, local employment rates and economic data.
Whatcom County has been allocated $121,655 to supplement emergency food and shelter programs within the county. The program is intended [...]
Hudson to serve as 2010 BIAWC President
Posted on 04. Feb, 2010 by ashleymitchell in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Charlie Hudson of Hudson Remodeling of Lynden, CGR and CAPS, was elected as the 2010 president of the Building Industry Association of Whatcom County (BIAWC).
“It’s an honor to serve as the 2010 BIAWC president. As I follow in the footsteps of previous great leaders and work in concert with the BIAWC Board [...]
Washington Q3 2009 sales decline third-largest on record
Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by Lance Henderson in News
County, city above and below state numbers respectively
The Bellingham Business Journal
Taxable retail sales declined 11.6 percent to $26.4 billion during the third quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, the Washington State Department of Revenue reported Jan. 14.
In Bellingham, 2009’s third quarter total retail sales fell 8.73 percent to more than $492 [...]
Lynden Chamber board elects new members
Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by Lance Henderson in People
The Bellingham Business Journal
Lynden Chamber of Commerce members recently elected Blake Starkenburg to the organization’s board of directors and re-elected JoLeigh Hager to a second three-year term on the board.
Also, the Lynden Chamber announced that Darrin Wisbey, Lynden branch manager for Wells Fargo Bank, will serve as board president and Amy Westerhof, director of resident [...]
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 [...]
NWEcon supports foothills broadband project
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by Lance Henderson in Opinions
By Nancy Jordan, executive director of the Northwest Economic Council — Whatcom County
Land lines and dial-up internet access have quickly become mere recollections as we’ve grown accustomed to the use of cell phones and high-speed internet access. What many have come to take for granted has yet to become a reality for more than 7,000 [...]
2009 preliminary election results
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by Lance Henderson in News
The Bellingham Business Journal
The unofficial results are in for the 2009 elections and most Bellingham races are pretty tight.
With 37,550 ballots counted so far, it looks like voters will narrowly approve R-71, the domestic partnership law, and reject Initiative 1033, the Tim Eyman initiative that would have capped government revenue growth at 3 percent annually [...]
Second quarter retail sales worst in state history
Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by Isaac Bonnell in News
By Isaac Bonnell
Taxable retail sales fell 14 percent statewide to $25 billion during the second quarter of 2009 compared to a year ago, according to a report from the Washington State Department of Revenue (DOR).
This represents the largest, single drop since the state began keeping records in 1974, said DOR spokesperson Mike Gowrylow. The second [...]
Rural Element update worries some property owners
Posted on 02. Oct, 2009 by Lance Henderson in Features
Proposed changes to Whatcom County’s zoning laws seek to ensure that urban sprawl does not reach rural land. But from a property owner’s perspective, the county is downzoning land and infringing on personal property rights.
