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| Whatcom business expo covers Cherry Point impact, health care | The economic impact of Cherry Point and the rollout of a unique health-care plan are among the highlights of an upcoming business expo. The NW Business Expo & Conference will kick off at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at the Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa. Along with presentations, the… |
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| Whatcom’s GDP jumps 8.6 percent in 2013 | Whatcom County’s penchant for making things continues to grow substantially, according to a new federal report. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Border traffic into Whatcom tracking close to 2013 level | The latest southbound border traffic data indicates Canadians are coming into Whatcom County at a slightly slower pace than 2013. |
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| Hart Hodges to speak at Chamber’s economic forecast event | Hart Hodges of Western Washington University will be the featured speaker at this Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s upcoming economic forecast presentation, part of the 2014 Chamber Speaker Series. |
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| Whatcom County wages rise 6.9 percent in third quarter of 2013 | Whatcom County posted a significant jump in wages during the third quarter of 2013, according to a new federal report. The average local weekly wage was $807, a 6.9 percent increase compared to a year earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's also up 5… |
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| Survey suggests more cross-border shoppers are staying home | The Canadian dollar’s fall in value over the past year has caused some residents north of the border to make fewer shopping trips into the U.S., according to a recent poll of people living in lower British Columbia. |
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| Southbound border traffic up despite weaker Canadian dollar | At least for the first month of the year, the weaker Canadian dollar didn't impact the number of people traveling south into Whatcom County. According to data collected by Western Washington University's Center for Economic and Business Research, 1,129,744 people went southbound… |