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Whatcom County retail sales slow down in first quarter of 2014	Whatcom County retail sales slowed in the first three months of 2014, with a sluggish economy, a weaker Canadian dollar and the weather likely factors. Overall sales in Whatcom County totaled $754.9 million in the first quarter, down less than 1 percent compared to…	2014-08-12
Are Whatcom County workers underpaid compared to elsewhere?	A long-held impression in Whatcom County is that wages here are lower than those in other parts of the country. The real answer is much more complicated. On the surface, economic data suggests workers are being paid less in Whatcom…	2014-07-14
WWU's Hart Hodges to speak at chamber event	Hart Hodges will be speaking at the next Chamber Speaker Series, put on by the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Hodges, who is the director of Western Washington University's Center for Economic and Business Research, will talk about…	2014-06-27
Hart Hodges to speak at Chamber’s economic forecast event	Hart Hodges of Western Washington University will be the featured speaker at this Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s upcoming economic forecast presentation, part of the 2014 Chamber Speaker Series.	2014-06-10
Whatcom County wages rise 6.9 percent in third quarter of 2013	Whatcom County posted a significant jump in wages during the third quarter of 2013, according to a new federal report. The average local weekly wage was $807, a 6.9 percent increase compared to a year earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's also up 5…	2014-03-20
Census data: College students a strong influence on Whatcom migration	People moving to Whatcom County tend to be younger and poorer than the overall county population, according to the latest compilation of data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In a comparison of Washington counties, other states and foreign locations, released by the Census Bureau on Feb. 6,…	2014-02-18
Whatcom County retail sales rise but suggest Canadian shopping slowing	Retail sales continued to steadily grow locally last summer, but the data suggests that Canadians were already starting to slow their spending in Whatcom County.	2014-02-05
Western's Hodges to talk about economic trends Jan. 29	Western Washington University's Hart Hodges will give a presentation on the economic trends of Whatcom County and the Seattle area. The breakfast buffet event runs from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and will be at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club at 3729 Meridian St…	2014-01-27
Sinking Canadian dollar worries some Washington State businesses	As the Canadian dollar continues to dip in value, Lower Mainland residents are more inclined to stick around rather than skip across the border. And that’s beginning to cause worry for some Washington State businesses.	2014-01-21
Forecast: Sluggish economic growth expected to continue into 2014	For those waiting for the economic recovery to get out of first gear, don't expect it to happen in 2014. That appeared to be the consensus from economic forecasters at the 24th annual U.S. Bank Economic Forum, held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club.	2013-12-11

Whatcom County retail sales slow down in first quarter of 2014

Whatcom County retail sales slowed in the first three months of 2014, with a sluggish economy, a weaker Canadian dollar and the weather likely factors.

Overall sales in Whatcom County totaled $754.9 million in the first quarter, down less than 1 percent compared to…

2014-08-12

Are Whatcom County workers underpaid compared to elsewhere?

A long-held impression in Whatcom County is that wages here are lower than those in other parts of the country.

The real answer is much more complicated.

On the surface, economic data suggests workers are being paid less in Whatcom…

2014-07-14

WWU's Hart Hodges to speak at chamber event

Hart Hodges will be speaking at the next Chamber Speaker Series, put on by the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Hodges, who is the director of Western Washington University's Center for Economic and Business Research, will talk about…

2014-06-27

Hart Hodges to speak at Chamber’s economic forecast event

Hart Hodges of Western Washington University will be the featured speaker at this Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s upcoming economic forecast presentation, part of the 2014 Chamber Speaker Series.

2014-06-10

Whatcom County wages rise 6.9 percent in third quarter of 2013

Whatcom County posted a significant jump in wages during the third quarter of 2013, according to a new federal report.

The average local weekly wage was $807, a 6.9 percent increase compared to a year earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. It's also up 5…

2014-03-20

Census data: College students a strong influence on Whatcom migration

People moving to Whatcom County tend to be younger and poorer than the overall county population, according to the latest compilation of data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

In a comparison of Washington counties, other states and foreign locations, released by the Census Bureau on Feb. 6,…

2014-02-18

Whatcom County retail sales rise but suggest Canadian shopping slowing

Retail sales continued to steadily grow locally last summer, but the data suggests that Canadians were already starting to slow their spending in Whatcom County.

2014-02-05

Western's Hodges to talk about economic trends Jan. 29

Western Washington University's Hart Hodges will give a presentation on the economic trends of Whatcom County and the Seattle area.

The breakfast buffet event runs from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 29 and will be at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club at 3729 Meridian St…

2014-01-27

Sinking Canadian dollar worries some Washington State businesses

As the Canadian dollar continues to dip in value, Lower Mainland residents are more inclined to stick around rather than skip across the border.

And that’s beginning to cause worry for some Washington State businesses.

2014-01-21

Forecast: Sluggish economic growth expected to continue into 2014

For those waiting for the economic recovery to get out of first gear, don't expect it to happen in 2014.

That appeared to be the consensus from economic forecasters at the 24th annual U.S. Bank Economic Forum, held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club.

2013-12-11