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Escape the humdrum and snowboard every day? Mount Baker's 'lifties' tell how it's done

The morning commute is bumper to bumper. A man in the next lane absently blows on his morning coffee. Catatonic. The woman in the rearview mirror texts rapidly. Distracted. The line of cars crawls endlessly toward heated offices and stale coffee. Bad benefits. Insecure tenures.

2011-02-10
WWU's Center for Economic Vitality saved or created 200 jobs in Whatcom County in 2010 2011-01-31
Today at 3: Randall Benson to speak on management, leadership on campus 2011-01-28
Randall Benson to speak at WWU Jan. 28 in CBE speaker series 2011-01-25
Free Money Sense seminars begin today on campus 2011-01-19
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
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
What not to say at the office holiday party

Office holiday parties offer a great opportunity to mingle, socialize and network with your co-workers but if you're not careful they can be a recipe for career disaster.

"No matter how fun or festive the work party is — it's still a work function,…

2010-12-08
Bellingham mandolin maker crafts beautiful music

ON THE ONE hand, says Bellingham craftsman Stan Miller, the gorgeous mandolins he makes are essentially "a box with a stick at one end."

Of course, that's like saying the Sistine Chapel is an auditorium with a colored ceiling. Miller's mandolins…

2010-12-06
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