Bellingham firm helps handle flow of information for Gulf oil spill

"A Bellingham company is providing the Web-based system for the official information site for the Gulf oil spill.

PIER Systems Inc. has been working with BP and the U.S. Coast Guard since the explosion rocked the Deepwater Horizon oil rig last month. The company, which has an office on Railroad Avenue near the Herald Building, has been providing support through its Web-based system onsite in Louisiana and Alabama as well as from Bellingham."