Brian Burton

Western Washington University plans to hire its first professor of entrepreneurship, after receiving a $500,000 gift from alumnus and retired Microsoft vice president David W. Cole, along with his wife, Denise, who also attended WWU.

The Moss Adams Foundation, a nonprofit organization funded by Moss Adams LLP, has pledged to donate $500,000 over the next five years to Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics.
As a part of the pledge, WWU plans to add the Moss Adams name to the soon-to-be-…

Imagine living in a city and county where each year arts events generate hundreds of dollars of economic impact for every person living there. Now imagine having thousands of arts and cultural events for you and your family to enjoy or participate in. Would you think about moving to a place like…

A longtime local business development organization is ceasing operations at the end of the year.

The Center for Economic Vitality, operated through Western Washington University, will cease operations on Dec. 31. The CEV is no longer financially feasible to operate after sustaining…

A prominent former employee of Western Washington University was the subject of an internal audit that indicates he violated ethical policies as well as received about $2,000 in travel expenses for which he was not eligible.
Tom Dorr, the director of Western's Center for Economic…