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| Market Report: Skagit bridge collapse had a major impact on Whatcom economy | When it comes to the local economy, the biggest impact in May 2013 happened just south of Whatcom County. The collapse of the Skagit River bridge on May 23 has had everyone considering their transportation plans, including companies with deliveries and regular commuters, given the traffic… |
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| 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… |
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| I-5 bridge collapse slows ag products, but only a little | The loss of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River will likely have only a minor impact on the movement of agricultural goods, according to several authorities. |
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| These Indiana female breadwinners make it work | After a long, hard day at work, Katherine Murray arrives home to a martini and newspaper by her easy chair. Dinner is bubbling on the stove. |
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| Bridge collapse could have major economic implications for region | The Skagit River Bridge is a forgettable steel structure to drivers whizzing past on Interstate 5. |
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| Wash. bridge collapse could affect business, trade up and down West Coast | For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington’s bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year. |
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| Home values in Whatcom County continue to appreciate | Overall home values in Whatcom County continue to appreciate, following a trend taking place throughout much of the country, according to a new federal report. Local home values rose 1.9 percent in the first quarter of 2013 compared to a year earlier, according to data from the Federal… |
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| Guest: Say no to a U.S.-Canada border-crossing fee | THE U.S. government has expressed interest in possibly instituting a new border-crossing fee at land borders. At this stage, the proposal is just a request by President Obama’s administration to study the effect of collecting a crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the… |
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| Guard unit joins Canada training | The first of two convoys from the Washington National Guard’s Spokane-based 1041st Transportation Company rolled into Canada over the weekend for an international training exercise designed to help improve overall North American military readiness. |
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| ²ÝÁñÉçÇø professor, students to study climate change in Arctic | A environmental science professor and two students from Western Washington University will take part in The Polaris Project in the Siberian Arctic this summer, an international research project started in 2008 that examines how global climate change is affecting the Arctic region. |