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| Census data: College students a strong influence on Whatcom migration | People moving to Whatcom County tend to be younger and poorer than the overall county population, according to the latest compilation of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In a comparison of Washington counties, other states and foreign locations, released by the Census Bureau on Feb. 6,鈥 |
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| Western's Hodges to talk about economic trends Jan. 29 | Western Washington University's Hart Hodges will give a presentation on the economic trends of Whatcom County and the Seattle area. The breakfast buffet event runs from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and will be at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club at 3729 Meridian St鈥 |
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| Sinking Canadian dollar worries some Washington State businesses | As the Canadian dollar continues to dip in value, Lower Mainland residents are more inclined to stick around rather than skip across the border. And that鈥檚 beginning to cause worry for some Washington State businesses. |
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| Forecast: Sluggish economic growth expected to continue into 2014 | For those waiting for the economic recovery to get out of first gear, don't expect it to happen in 2014. That appeared to be the consensus from economic forecasters at the 24th annual U.S. Bank Economic Forum, held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club. |
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| Eat meat? Prepare to pay up | Food costs have outpaced other staple items during the past year, climbing 1.4% according to the consumer price index released Wednesday. But meat prices -- which include beef, poultry, eggs and fish 鈥 rose 2.9%. |
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| Report says Bellingham ranks high in income growth | Bellingham has landed on a list that says residents had some of the fastest growing incomes in the nation - but that doesn't mean local residents are suddenly wealthy. NerdWallet, a financial information website, recently released a list of cities with the fastest growing incomes鈥 |
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| Regional chambers say that the practice of "expedited removal" hurts cross-border business | For Canadian residents wanting to visit the U.S., the threat of 鈥渆xpedited removal鈥 鈥 an on-the-spot decision by a border agent to ban someone from the U.S. for five years or more 鈥 is a major deterrent to doing business in America. At least that鈥檚 the opinion expressed in a court brief鈥 |
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| Hart Hodges to discuss water resource management Oct. 3 | |||
| Cross-border shopping craze hampering B.C. retail growth | A new report indicates the increased number of British Columbians shopping in Northwest Washington is dampening retail growth in the province. The Business Council of British Columbia estimates that B.C. residents spent $1 billion to $1.6 billion in retail while on short-term cross-border鈥 |
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| Bible software company Logos helps spark Bellingham's downtown revival | At different crossroads during the past three decades, city officials have had to grapple with a dying downtown district. It's quite unlikely that they could have predicted a Bible software company would be one of its saviors. Logos Bible Software arrived in downtown Bellingham 10鈥 |