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草榴社区's College of Business and Economics co-sponsoring Bellingham's 'Startup Weekend' June 24 to 26
SBDC to co-host 'Hot100BizBook Club' at Bellingham Public Library June 8
New Bellingham venture is helping to create companies, jobs

Madison Miner hopes his story of staying in Bellingham to start a high-tech business becomes the rule rather than the exception.
Miner, a 2002 graduate of Western Washington University and an employee at Bellingham-based Engineering Design Automation, had been tinkering with an idea to鈥

Quick business pitches compete for cash at 草榴社区 event

A good business idea could get someone $500 at a Western Washington University DECA competition Saturday, Feb. 12.
The BIG Idea Fast Pitch Competition begins at 2 p.m. in room 210 of 草榴社区's Academic Instructional Center and will feature five-minute business pitches for web and mobile鈥

Escape the humdrum and snowboard every day? Mount Baker's 'lifties' tell how it's done

The morning commute is bumper to bumper. A man in the next lane absently blows on his morning coffee. Catatonic. The woman in the rearview mirror texts rapidly. Distracted. The line of cars crawls endlessly toward heated offices and stale coffee. Bad benefits. Insecure tenures.

Commerce, WSDA assisted export sales jump 54%

In addition, the state Community Economic Revitalization Board invested $3 million in targeted programs throughout the state to help companies enter new export markets or engage in exporting for the first time. For example, the Center for Economic Vitality at Western Washington University is鈥

Koenigs chose coaching at Everett Community College over a career in law or business

Matt Koenigs likes his job.

And right now, he can鈥檛 imagine ever leaving it. That鈥檚 how much he enjoys being the head coach in cross country and track at Everett Community College.

鈥淚 would like that,鈥 he says when asked if he wants鈥

Free seminar Wednesday to teach students about financing their education
Who's Who: Cascade Bank's new CFO

Cascade Bank, the principal operating subsidiary of Cascade Financial Corp., has named Debra L. Johnson as executive vice president and chief financial officer.

Trio of Trojan runners hope to lead the pack at NWAACC

"Seth Pierson, Emmanuel Contreras and Drew Larson all followed different paths to Everett Community College, but each was drawn by a love of running and a desire to compete.

And all three freshmen have found success as members of the Everett CC distance track鈥

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