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WWU to Host ‘The Changing Canadian Economy and Whatcom County’ Nov. 18 2015-11-02
Border traffic update: September traffic down 27 percent

In September, 982,249 passengers crossed southbound into Whatcom County, according to data from Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute. That’s a 27.38 percent decrease from September 2014, when 1,352,286 people crossed southbound into Whatcom County.
So far,…

2015-10-30
Border traffic into Whatcom County continues to slow

Southbound border traffic continues to slow as the Canadian dollar hovers around an 11-year low.

Around 1.4 million people crossed the five border crossings into Whatcom County in August, according to data gathered by Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute. That’…

2015-10-06
Latino immigrants changing the face of rural populations

Over the last two decades Latino immigrant populations in the United States have experienced significant growth in areas that had little previous experience with them.

Scholars refer to these places as ‘new immigrant destinations.’ Recent Penn State research indicates that rural growth in…

2015-10-01
Lectures to discuss EU refugee crisis Oct. 5 and 6 2015-09-22
Border study shows NEXUS card saves time, fuel

For those who have wondered whether it is worth getting a NEXUS card before crossing the border, the answer is probably yes, according to a new study.

The Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University found that it would take about two round trips to Canada within five…

2015-09-16
Students research cross-border freight traffic 2015-07-27
Cross-border traffic remains slow in Whatcom County

Southbound border traffic into Whatcom County continues to slow, according to the latest data.

In April 1,077,501 travelers crossed the five Whatcom County border crossings, according to data gathered by Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research…

2015-06-03
The Week Ahead: Restarting the Arctic Council roadshow

Each Monday morning, we give a brief run-down of some of the events and issues affecting the Arctic we’ll be paying attention to in the coming week. If you have an event you think should be included next week, please contact us.

2015-05-13
Southbound border traffic drops 12.2 percent in the first quarter of 2015

Southbound border traffic into Whatcom County slowed significantly in the first three months of 2015.

During the first quarter slightly more than 3 million passengers went south across the five Whatcom County border crossings, down 12.2 percent compared to the same…

2015-05-05
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