Center for Economics and Business Research
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| What’s driving Whatcom’s growth? A hot Seattle real estate market could be a factor | As of April 1, the county added 3,760 people in the past 12 months for a total population of 216,300, according to a report released last week by the state’s … |
2017-07-05 | |
| Low Canadian dollar forces closure of the only grocery store in Sumas | A longtime retail landmark is going out of business this week, marking another closure among food markets in eastern Whatcom County. Cross-border traffic remains strong. Nearly 3.6 million people have crossed southbound… |
2017-05-24 | |
| County businesses confident about growth, survey says | A new economic study finds that most businesses surveyed in Snohomish County expect economic stability or growth this coming year and a majority expect revenues to increase year over year. |
2016-02-02 | |
| Loonie falters, but optimism remains for cross-border business | While the recent weakening of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. dollar has raised concerns over potential impacts to Whatcom County’s tourism and retail industries, one Ferndale-based company sees the loonie’s drop a bit differently. |
2014-02-03 | |
| Border traffic into Whatcom County up 5.7 percent in 2013 | It was another big year for southbound border crossings into Whatcom County, but the traffic may start to level off if the Canadian dollar continues to weaken. Last year more than 16.2 million people crossed the Canada/U.S. border into Whatcom County, a 5.7 percent increase compared to… |
2014-01-22 | |
| WWU talk will cover water-resource management | Hart Hodges, director of Western Washington University’s Center for Economic and Business Research, will present a talk on water-resource management on Thursday, Oct. 3, as part of the WWU Huxley College of the Environment’s speaker series. |
2013-10-03 | |
| Canadian border guards waive duty fees at peak times | It turns out Canadian shoppers can sometimes get even better-than-expected savings by shopping in the U.S. if they time it right at the border crossing. In-depth articles published earlier this month in the Vancouver Sun and other Canadian newspapers indicate that for the past 13 years,… |
2013-08-08 | |
| Market Report: Skagit bridge collapse had a major impact on Whatcom economy | When it comes to the local economy, the biggest impact in May 2013 happened just south of Whatcom County. The collapse of the Skagit River bridge on May 23 has had everyone considering their transportation plans, including companies with deliveries and regular commuters, given the traffic… |
2013-06-10 | |
| Flat wages raises questions for economic growth in Whatcom County | After a brief boost last spring, Whatcom County wages in the third quarter of 2012 dropped back to levels equal to the previous year. The average weekly wage in Whatcom County was $758 between July and September, down from $777 in the previous quarter, according to data from the U.S.… |
2013-05-06 | |
| Border traffic jumps 10 percent in first quarter of 2013 | The number of Canadians traveling into Whatcom County rose significantly in the first quarter of 2013, even as the Canadian dollar weakened slightly in the past year. Last quarter more than 3.6 million people traveled southbound through Whatcom County's five border crossings, a 10.2… |
2013-04-30 |