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Economist Sees Good News for C-Stores in Trump’s Agenda

David Nelson, professor of economics at Western Washington University and founder and CEO of Finance & Resource Management Consultants Inc., Bellingham, Wash., took to the stage at the 2017 NACS State of the Industry (SOI) Summit with a red baseball cap and a truckload of “Trumpisms…

2017-04-07
C-Stores Change with the Times

There are few Years more turbulent in the history of the convenience store industry than 1990. Just prior, the total number of c-stores had peaked at 83,000 in the late 1980s. The market was overcrowded and big chains were cutting excessive inventory. The number of locations fell to 71,200 in…

2014-07-16
The Economy's 'Vitals' Check

By a show of hands, attendees at the 2013 NACS State of the Industry Summit were largely pessimistic about the current state of the economy. And presenter Dr. David Nelson, professor of economics at Western Washington University, and founder and president of Finance & Resources…

2013-04-11
Local Economist Skeptical Of Washington’s “Made Up Money" Economic Fix

As more and more economists publicly discuss the idea that a trillion dollar coin could solve our county's debt problems, one local economist says it's a bad idea.

The plan basically calls for the president to direct the US Treasury to mint a trillion dollar platinum coin and…

2013-01-11
Economists: Cargo terminal would bring fewer construction jobs, slightly more permanent ones

The Gateway Pacific Terminal project at Cherry Point could create more than 1,200 permanent jobs when indirect impacts are factored in, three local economists said Thursday, Oct. 27, at a Bellingham-Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry breakfast presentation.
The economists -…

2011-10-28
New study points to jobs from Bellingham coal port

Three Bellingham economists Thursday released research supporting a previous study commissioned by Gateway Pacific Terminal, estimating that a proposed new export terminal at Cherry Point north of Bellingham would employ up to 430 “direct” jobs and generate another 843 “indirect and induced”…

2011-10-28
We're Coming Back

"David Nelson, professor of Economics at Western Washington University and president of Study Groups (FRMC Inc.), offered encouraging news, declaring that the financial system has stabilized and that the economy is growing again."

2010-04-15
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