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State average annual wage grew by 4.2 percent...
by Oliver Lazenby • June 24, 2015 10:09 am

It may not be growing as fast as Whatcom County home prices, but Washington’s annual average wage grew by 4.2…

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Jobs report: More jobs, but growing workforce pushes...
by Oliver Lazenby • June 23, 2015 3:46 pm

Whatcom County employers added jobs in May, but a growing workforce pushed the unemployment rate up slightly from April. Whatcom…

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Economic recovery? Not at local food banks
by Oliver Lazenby • June 16, 2015 11:06 am

Vikki Warner probably waited too long to get help. When she finally got in line at the Bellingham Food Bank,…

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Border crossings into Whatcom County: Canadians stayed home...
by Oliver Lazenby • June 8, 2015 4:36 am

Southbound border traffic into Whatcom County remained low in April, as the Canadian dollar averaged 81 cents for the month. According…

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Farmers Market sales dip as market for local...
by Oliver Lazenby • May 12, 2015 3:05 pm

After years of steady growth, sales at the Bellingham Farmers Market leveled off and declined about 3 percent per year…

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Bellingham foreclosure rate unchanged in February
by BBJ Staff • May 5, 2015 11:15 am

After declining for two years, the rate of foreclosures in Bellingham didn’t change from January to February 2015, according to…

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Border traffic down in first quarter of 2015
by Oliver Lazenby • May 4, 2015 4:15 am

Editor’s note: an earlier version of this post misstated the number of passenger crossings between January and March 2014. The…

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Unemployment rate unchanged in February
by BBJ Staff • April 1, 2015 3:51 pm

Whatcom County’s unemployment rate was 7.2 percent in February 2015. That’s the same as the revised rate for January 2015,…

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Business bankruptcies, 2/24/15 to 3/24/15
by BBJ Staff • March 26, 2015 5:26 pm

Whatcom County business bankruptcies filed in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Washington. Chapter 7 A Gift of Dance,…

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Bellingham foreclosure rate down to 0.75 percent
by Oliver Lazenby • March 26, 2015 9:16 am

The rate of foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans decreased again, according to the latest data from CoreLogic, national providers of…

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