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Whatcom business begins exporting composting bins to United Kingdom	A Whatcom County company has begun exporting some of its products to the United Kingdom. Nature's Footprint recently opened a distribution center near London for its Worm Factory product. The Worm Factory bin turns kitchen and household waste into a nutrient-rich soil for gardeners…	2011-10-24
Panel: Businesses, colleges must work together to help train workers	Investing in public higher education and encouraging collaboration between public colleges and private companies is the best way for the state to have a skilled workforce. That was the main message regional college and high-tech industry representatives shared with members of the State…	2011-10-17
CBE to hold Western Business Summit Oct. 21		2011-10-13
Western's CEV to attend BC hospitality expo	Western Washington University's Center for Economic Vitality, through its Jump Start Washington Exports program, will host its first British Columbia trade mission to the BC Hospitality Industry Conference & Expo. The event takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 8, at…	2011-10-07
CEV holds open office hours to help businesses thrive		2011-10-06
Bellingham businesswoman to be keynote speaker at Western's business forum	Erin Baker, founder of Baker's Wholesome Baked Goods and inventor of the Baker's Breakfast Cookie, will be the keynote speaker at Western Washington University's Bellingham Business Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. at the Hotel Bellwether Ballroom,…	2011-09-28
Tales of how 3 manufacturers managed to thrive during the Great Recession	One manufacturer began operations during the low point of the Great Recession. Another reopened during it. And a third invested more money and hired more employees. These may seem unusual during a period of tight credit and economic uncertainty. But all three…	2011-07-18
CBE co-sponsoring Bellingham's 'Startup Weekend' June 24 to 26		2011-06-23
Business startup weekend event at WWU June 24-26	Plenty of ideas that could lead to a new business are expected to be tossed around June 24-26 at Western Washington University. Western's College of Business and Economics and its MBA program are among the sponsors for Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event where business people come…	2011-06-23
Uptick seen in Whatcom County business startups	While the local economy remains troubled, it appears becoming a business owner is a growing trend in Whatcom County. In the first nearly six months of 2011, I've spotted or written about 67 brick-and-mortar businesses that have opened or are getting ready to open. That's well…	2011-06-21

Whatcom business begins exporting composting bins to United Kingdom

A Whatcom County company has begun exporting some of its products to the United Kingdom.
Nature's Footprint recently opened a distribution center near London for its Worm Factory product. The Worm Factory bin turns kitchen and household waste into a nutrient-rich soil for gardeners…

2011-10-24

Panel: Businesses, colleges must work together to help train workers

Investing in public higher education and encouraging collaboration between public colleges and private companies is the best way for the state to have a skilled workforce.
That was the main message regional college and high-tech industry representatives shared with members of the State…

2011-10-17

CBE to hold Western Business Summit Oct. 21

2011-10-13

Western's CEV to attend BC hospitality expo

Western Washington University's Center for Economic Vitality, through its Jump Start Washington Exports program, will host its first British Columbia trade mission to the BC Hospitality Industry Conference & Expo.
The event takes place from 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 7 and 8, at…

2011-10-07

CEV holds open office hours to help businesses thrive

2011-10-06

Bellingham businesswoman to be keynote speaker at Western's business forum

Erin Baker, founder of Baker's Wholesome Baked Goods and inventor of the Baker's Breakfast Cookie, will be the keynote speaker at Western Washington University's Bellingham Business Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. at the Hotel Bellwether Ballroom,…

2011-09-28

Tales of how 3 manufacturers managed to thrive during the Great Recession

One manufacturer began operations during the low point of the Great Recession. Another reopened during it. And a third invested more money and hired more employees.

These may seem unusual during a period of tight credit and economic uncertainty. But all three…

2011-07-18

CBE co-sponsoring Bellingham's 'Startup Weekend' June 24 to 26

2011-06-23

Business startup weekend event at WWU June 24-26

Plenty of ideas that could lead to a new business are expected to be tossed around June 24-26 at Western Washington University.

Western's College of Business and Economics and its MBA program are among the sponsors for Startup Weekend, a 54-hour event where business people come…

2011-06-23

Uptick seen in Whatcom County business startups

While the local economy remains troubled, it appears becoming a business owner is a growing trend in Whatcom County.

In the first nearly six months of 2011, I've spotted or written about 67 brick-and-mortar businesses that have opened or are getting ready to open. That's well…

2011-06-21