Economics
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| Pacific Bank's Abbott, Young promoted | Bank of the Pacific recently announced the promotion of real estate team members Claudia Abbott and Jennifer Young. Both have been promoted to vice president. Young brings 15 years of loan officer experience to the real estate department as a real estate loan representative. A lifelong… |
2011-01-10 | |
| Economic future depends on innovative approaches | Ingenuity and innovation will be what leads us out of this recession. Whatcom County is lucky to have the new Innovation Resource Center, a privately created organization that aims to help entrepreneurs thrive in Whatcom County, particularly through accelerator programs that help find… |
2011-01-04 | |
| Titusville looking toward reinvention | Hart Hodges, an associate professor of economics at Western Washington University in Bellingham, said the city's loss of what he called an iconic business led to greater prominence for other industries, like tourism, health care and education -- industries that also are represented among… |
2010-12-22 | |
| Forecast: Whatcom County economy should see some improvement next year | Next year will be one of slow, steady improvement, but the economy regionally and nationally is still a long way from digging out from the financial mess of two years ago, particularly with employment. That was the theme at the 21st annual U.S. Bank Economic Outlook Forum, held Tuesday,… |
2010-12-08 | |
| Whatcom Council approves $3-per-ride surcharge on Lummi Island ferry | On a 4-3 vote, the Whatcom County Council has approved a $3 surcharge on all Lummi Island ferry tickets, effective in 60 days. The surcharge means that a $10 car-and-driver single ticket will increase to $13, while a $4 pedestrian ticket increases to $7. A 25-trip car pass that now costs… |
2010-11-29 | |
| Wilhelm, Hagen selected as CBE distinguished teaching, research fellows | 2010-11-23 | ||
| Everett Chamber hears tough talk on local economy | You know things are bad when the chamber of commerce holds its annual economic forecast luncheon without an actual forecast. That’s what happened Thursday for the Everett-area chamber. “I don’t want to make a forecast right now,” keynote speaker Hart Hodges said. “It’s too tricky… |
2010-11-19 | |
| Hagen receives research award from Western Washington University | Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics has selected professor of economics Daniel A. Hagen as its 2010 Distinguished Research Fellow. The Distinguished Research Fellow Award recognizes a tenured faculty member in the College of Business and Economics who… |
2010-11-19 | |
| Larson beats Melious in Whatcom County Council race | Conservative Bellingham businessman Tony Larson will become the next Whatcom County Council member after being swept into office on a national tide of tea party victories. Larson was leading Whatcom County Planning Commissioner Jean Melious 57 percent to 43 percent after the first results… |
2010-11-03 | |
| Groups want to explore ways to 'trade' for water, other resources in Whatcom County | Not-so-hypothetical situation: A farmer owns land with development rights - meaning he could build homes there - but he or she would happily relinquish those if it meant automatically getting access to more water for farming. Not currently possible. Under a natural resources… |
2010-09-20 |