College of Business and Economics

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Southbound border traffic into Whatcom picks up in second quarter	Southbound border crossings picked up the pace in the second quarter, but the boost wasn't significant enough to indicate a new trend. About 4.1 million people crossed the five border crossings into Whatcom County in the second quarter, up about 121,000…	2014-08-13
Whatcom County retail sales slow down in first quarter of 2014	Whatcom County retail sales slowed in the first three months of 2014, with a sluggish economy, a weaker Canadian dollar and the weather likely factors. Overall sales in Whatcom County totaled $754.9 million in the first quarter, down less than 1 percent compared to…	2014-08-12
C-Stores Change with the Times	There are few Years more turbulent in the history of the convenience store industry than 1990. Just prior, the total number of c-stores had peaked at 83,000 in the late 1980s. The market was overcrowded and big chains were cutting excessive inventory. The number of locations fell to 71,200 in…	2014-07-16
Are Whatcom County workers underpaid compared to elsewhere?	A long-held impression in Whatcom County is that wages here are lower than those in other parts of the country. The real answer is much more complicated. On the surface, economic data suggests workers are being paid less in Whatcom…	2014-07-14
PeaceHealth’s Nancy Tieman to speak at Western July 18		2014-07-09
Governor appoints Carly Roberts as new �� student trustee		2014-07-02
��'s Hart Hodges to speak at chamber event	Hart Hodges will be speaking at the next Chamber Speaker Series, put on by the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Hodges, who is the director of Western Washington University's Center for Economic and Business Research, will talk about…	2014-06-27
Deadline extended to June 25 for Real Simple Project Management course		2014-06-24
Photos: Nearly 2,000 graduate June 14		2014-06-16
Making Kids Jump for Joy	After moving to India from the US, Sudha Sundaravaradan, 38, jumped onto the entrepreneurial bandwagon that revolves around children. Her clientele is in the age group of 0-14 years, and India having a large young population presented potential. An MBA graduate from Western Washington University…	2014-06-16

Southbound border traffic into Whatcom picks up in second quarter

Southbound border crossings picked up the pace in the second quarter, but the boost wasn't significant enough to indicate a new trend.

About 4.1 million people crossed the five border crossings into Whatcom County in the second quarter, up about 121,000…

2014-08-13

Whatcom County retail sales slow down in first quarter of 2014

Whatcom County retail sales slowed in the first three months of 2014, with a sluggish economy, a weaker Canadian dollar and the weather likely factors.

Overall sales in Whatcom County totaled $754.9 million in the first quarter, down less than 1 percent compared to…

2014-08-12

C-Stores Change with the Times

There are few Years more turbulent in the history of the convenience store industry than 1990. Just prior, the total number of c-stores had peaked at 83,000 in the late 1980s. The market was overcrowded and big chains were cutting excessive inventory. The number of locations fell to 71,200 in…

2014-07-16

Are Whatcom County workers underpaid compared to elsewhere?

A long-held impression in Whatcom County is that wages here are lower than those in other parts of the country.

The real answer is much more complicated.

On the surface, economic data suggests workers are being paid less in Whatcom…

2014-07-14

PeaceHealth’s Nancy Tieman to speak at Western July 18

2014-07-09

Governor appoints Carly Roberts as new �� student trustee

2014-07-02

��'s Hart Hodges to speak at chamber event

Hart Hodges will be speaking at the next Chamber Speaker Series, put on by the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Hodges, who is the director of Western Washington University's Center for Economic and Business Research, will talk about…

2014-06-27

Deadline extended to June 25 for Real Simple Project Management course

2014-06-24

Photos: Nearly 2,000 graduate June 14

2014-06-16

Making Kids Jump for Joy

After moving to India from the US, Sudha Sundaravaradan, 38, jumped onto the entrepreneurial bandwagon that revolves around children. Her clientele is in the age group of 0-14 years, and India having a large young population presented potential. An MBA graduate from Western Washington University…

2014-06-16

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