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| Here’s how Bellingham residents stack up on credit card debt. It’s about to get worse | A couple of factors may be at work when it comes to rising credit card debt, said Hart Hodges, director at the … |
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| Costs Rise for Builders, Effects Ripple Through Town | Western Washington University Economics Professor Hart Hodges said there is not enough data to determine how much tariffs are to blame for cost increases. Demand is also a factor, as Cook said. |
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| If there is a trade war with Canada, what does it mean for Whatcom's economy? | If a trade war with Canada does ramp up, it will also impact the Whatcom economy in other ways, said James McCafferty, a director at the Center for Economic and Business Research at Western. "Uncertainty in any business leads to all sorts of attempts at managing it," McCafferty said. "… |
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| Food bank study suggests positive effects on local economy, crime rates | A study by students at Western Washington University indicates Skagit County food banks have a positive effect on the economy and may reduce crime. Commissioned by the Helping Hands and Neighbors in Need food banks, the study is an effort to prove something the food banks have always… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Researchers Unveil New Study on the Economic Impact of Regional Food Banks | |||
| The surest path to a green card may be an investor visa — at least for anybody with $500,000 to spare | Researchers at Western Washington University found the visa program generated more than $11.2 billion in capital investment between 2014 and 2015 for development projects across the country. It also created more than 207,000 U.S. jobs — or 4% of the private sector job growth between 2014… |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø’s Center for Economic and Business Research Completes Assessment of Economic Impacts of Controversial Federal EB-5 Immigration Program | |||
| Puget Sound Economic Forecaster Publication has New Home at ²ÝÁñÉçÇø | |||
| Lummi Nation wants to develop Salish Village, so it’s asking Bellingham for this | There have been some concerns that Salish Village could pull retail dollars out of Bellingham, which would affect revenue going into the city’s general fund. The general fund pays for the cost of running the city and providing services. A study from Western Washington… |
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| All American Marine’s New Facility Underscores the Resurgence of Whatcom County’s Working Waterfront | According to a report recently published by the Center for Economic and Business Research at … |