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| There are the Whatcom restaurants and retail stores that won't be around in 2021 | In what has been one of the most difficult business climates ever, many Whatcom County retailers and restaurants were able to find a way to survive this pandemic year. The number of announced permanent closures of restaurants, bars and retail stores is fairly similar to recent years. At鈥 |
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| There are the Whatcom restaurants and retail stores that won't be around in 2021 | In what has been one of the most difficult business climates ever, many Whatcom County retailers and restaurants were able to find a way to survive this pandemic year. The number of announced permanent closures of restaurants, bars and retail stores is fairly similar to recent years. At鈥 |
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| During the pandemic, Whatcom residents dramatically changed how they shop. Here鈥檚 how | It could also be a reporting issue, given all the changes that have happened at grocery stores, said Hart Hodges, co-director at the &苍产蝉辫;补迟鈥 |
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| During the pandemic, Whatcom residents dramatically changed how they shop. Here鈥檚 how | It could also be a reporting issue, given all the changes that have happened at grocery stores, said Hart Hodges, co-director at the &苍产蝉辫;补迟鈥 |
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| Here鈥檚 what holiday shopping will be like without Canadians in Whatcom County in 2020 | One strategy that鈥檚 become clear is that retailers are pushing for an earlier start to the holiday shopping season, said James McCafferty, co-director at the |
One strategy that鈥檚 become clear is that retailers are pushing for an earlier start to the holiday shopping season, said James McCafferty, co-director at the |
Economists have been speculating about how industries will recover during the pandemic. As discussed in a recent Zoom presentation, instead of the 鈥淰鈥 shape鈥 |
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| 草榴社区 center keeps track of regional economic data | The Center for Economic and Business Research at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Wash., provides economic data and analysis for businesses, nonprofits and government agencies. |
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| How coronavirus could make Bellingham a new Seattle suburb | "Folks that are more typical renters have seen much more financial impact from COVID-19 than people who are buying homes," said James McCafferty, co-director of Western Washington University's Center for Economic and Business Research. "That's one of the reasons the home market has remained鈥 |
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| Paycheck Protection Program spent $320 million in Whatcom County. Here鈥檚 where it went | How many jobs the Paycheck Protection Program actually saved is difficult to measure. The federal estimates are based on how many employees were at risk when the company applied for the program, but there are many other factors involved, said Hart Hodges, co-director at Western Washington鈥檚鈥 |