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| Comprehensive Review of the Investment Canada Act Desperately Needed | If you’re confused about Canada’s rules with respect to foreign takeovers of Canadian companies, you’re not alone. The recent decisions by the federal government to approve the takeovers of Nexen by China’s state-owned-enterprise (SOE) CNOOC and of Progress Energy by Malaysia’s SOE Petronas… |
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| Southbound border traffic into Whatcom hits 15-year high | Southbound border traffic into Whatcom County has returned to levels last seen before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Last year 15.4 million people crossed the Canada/U.S. border into Whatcom County, an 8.5 percent increase compared to 2011. It's the highest annual total since… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø speaker series hosts retired long-time Alcoa executive | Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics will host Buzz Abercrombie at 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 1, in Academic Instructional Center West 204. Abercrombie visits as part of the business college’s Strategic Management Executive Strategy Speaker Series. The program,… |
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| American dysfunction threatens Canada’s economy | Obama’s re-election means that Obamacare will be the law of the land. What may surprise Canadians is that this new law will likely require Canadian provincial governments to spend more money on health care. |
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| Local Inventor Releases New Product | A local inventor has released a product that many drivers might find useful on a dark, cold and frosty morning. Jeff Latham of Sumas recently made the Icy Light, an ice scraper with a detachable flashlight, allowing users to see in the dark when they’re clearing ice and snow from vehicle… |
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| America’s Post-Election Political Gridlock, Policy Malaise Could Stifle Canada’s Economic Growth | The combination of policy uncertainty and political gridlock in the United States following the 2012 election could harm economic growth in Canada, warns a new series of essays from the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian think-tank. “While Canadians are not allowed to… |
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| Barack Obama government poses risks to Canada | Many Canadians will be revelling in President Barack Obama’s inauguration next Monday. Polls showed that Canadians overwhelmingly supported President Obama’s re-election. However, despite such enthusiasm, Obama’s re-election coupled with a divided Congress poses real risks to Canada’s prosperity… |
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| Real estate, car sales data indicate strong finish to 2012 | As we start closing the books on 2012, some of the local economic numbers indicate a strong end. Residential real estate agents had a busy final month to cap off what was the busiest year in terms of sales since 2007. Sales of new cars also were strong in the second half of 2012 through… |
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| Local Economist Skeptical Of Washington’s “Made Up Money" Economic Fix | As more and more economists publicly discuss the idea that a trillion dollar coin could solve our county's debt problems, one local economist says it's a bad idea. The plan basically calls for the president to direct the US Treasury to mint a trillion dollar platinum coin and… |
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| Tyran named distinguished fellow at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø business college | Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics has selected Kristi Lewis Tyran as its 2012-2013 Distinguished Teaching Fellow. |