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Port of Bellingham commission approves talks with Irish firm on waterfront

Port of Bellingham commissioners have agreed to begin negotiations with Dublin-based Harcourt Developments Limited on a deal to redevelop the first 11 acres of central waterfront.

At their Tuesday, Feb. 18, meeting, commissioners stressed that the port and the company are a long way from…

2014-02-19
Whatcom County construction should continue to recover in 2014

Getting back to the pre-recession level of activity has been a tough road for the Whatcom County construction sector, and many in the industry are expecting more baby steps of improvement in 2014.

2014-02-18
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
New Fairhaven shop focuses on tea from China

Andy Buckman's new business is his way of bringing some of the exceptional parts of China to Bellingham.

Buckman recently opened Great Horse Teas on the first floor of the Sycamore Square building at 1200 Harris Ave. Buckman regularly visits farms in several different provinces of…

2014-02-18
Port narrows choices for developers on Bellingham waterfront site

Port of Bellingham commissioners will consider allowing their executive director to enter negotiations with Dublin, Ireland-based Harcourt Developments LLC to redevelop a 10.8-acre piece of waterfront property that includes Bellingham’s historic Granary Building.
The matter is on the…

2014-02-14
Port picks Irish developer for possible deal on Bellingham's waterfront

The Port of Bellingham soon may begin negotiations on a waterfront redevelopment contract with Harcourt Developments Limited, a Dublin-based firm best known for a huge Belfast project that includes a Titanic museum on the site of a shipyard where the ill-fated ocean liner was built.

2014-02-13
Latest figures show SBDC impact on community, economy 2014-02-06
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.
For the past two decades, International Market Access…

2014-02-03
See and be seen 2014-01-30
Police: Young man exposes himself to woman south of WWU

Police are looking for a driver who exposed himself to a 21-year-old woman near 22nd Street, just south of Western Washington University.

The young man called the woman over to his new-looking dark blue Hyundai around 7:55 p.m. Sunday, Jan.26 , supposedly to ask…

2014-01-28
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