College of Business and Economics

Hanna Moran, of Sammamish, was one of six students from Western Washington University’s College of Business and Economics nominated to participate April 22 in the Leadership Lunch, sponsored by Unigard Insurance Group of Bellevue.

Consumer spending could be a key wildcard when it comes to an economic recovery.

Reports released last week indicate consumers are starting to spend money, both nationally and locally. On the national level, revenue retail reports indicate consumer spending in March was 2 percent higher…

Mark W. Nelson, Columbia Bank's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, was recognized by Western Washington University's College of Business and Economics as a 2010 'Distinguished Executive'.

With spring nearly here, it's an important time to see what tone will be set for the local real estate market in 2011.

March has traditionally been the time Whatcom County sees the first uptick in home sale activity, generally peaking in the summer months before school starts. Of…

The rhetorical volleys exchanged in the battles over collective bargaining in such states as Ohio and Wisconsin have aimed straight for the gut. When governors and legislators have proposed bills to strip the collective bargaining rights of public employees -- a group that in those and other…

While still sluggish overall, the Whatcom County real estate market has some interesting changes taking place.
Whatcom County real estate agents sold 109 homes and condominiums in February, about equal to the 110 in January, according to data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.…