Center for Economic Vitality

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Center for Economic Vitality at WWU to shut down	A longtime local business development organization is ceasing operations at the end of the year. The Center for Economic Vitality, operated through Western Washington University, will cease operations on Dec. 31. The CEV is no longer financially feasible to operate after sustaining…	2012-10-18
CEV to cease operations by year's end		2012-10-17
Ask SCORE: Here are some details about exporting products	Question: In a previous column you mentioned that my business should consider looking into exporting. That got my interest, but what more do I need to know, and how exactly would I find out? Answer: Yes, the world economy is going global, at a break-neck pace. Even if you don't think…	2012-05-14
WWU audit: Former economic development director violated ethics policies	A prominent former employee of Western Washington University was the subject of an internal audit that indicates he violated ethical policies as well as received about $2,000 in travel expenses for which he was not eligible. Tom Dorr, the director of Western's Center for Economic…	2012-04-25
Western CEV Director Tom Dorr Resigns		2012-04-06
Bellingham council member Lehman to leave Futurewise, join WWU	Cathy Lehman will resign her position as director of the local chapter of Futurewise and will take a marketing and communications position at the Center for Economic Vitality at Western Washington University.	2012-04-06
Zoro takes over at Northwest Economic Council	A well-known member of the Whatcom County business community has taken over the reins of the Northwest Economic Council. Former local banking executive Peggy Zoro recently began work as the executive director of the economic development organization. She replaces interim executive director…	2012-03-20
Western's CEV will focus its business counseling on exports	An important aspect of economic development in Whatcom County is being reorganized in the coming weeks. Earlier this month Western Washington University's Center for Economic Vitality announced it is restructuring, eliminating business counseling and focusing solely on export-related…	2012-02-23
WWU’s CEV to restructure, refine focus		2012-02-07
Second-stage businesses in the spotlight	Western Washington University is launching a statewide recognition campaign called Washington Companies to Watch to honor what it calls second-stage businesses. Washington is the seventh state to become associated with the national venture created several years ago by the Edward Lowe…	2012-01-09

Center for Economic Vitality at WWU to shut down

A longtime local business development organization is ceasing operations at the end of the year.

The Center for Economic Vitality, operated through Western Washington University, will cease operations on Dec. 31. The CEV is no longer financially feasible to operate after sustaining…

2012-10-18

CEV to cease operations by year's end

2012-10-17

Ask SCORE: Here are some details about exporting products

Question: In a previous column you mentioned that my business should consider looking into exporting. That got my interest, but what more do I need to know, and how exactly would I find out?

Answer: Yes, the world economy is going global, at a break-neck pace. Even if you don't think…

2012-05-14

WWU audit: Former economic development director violated ethics policies

A prominent former employee of Western Washington University was the subject of an internal audit that indicates he violated ethical policies as well as received about $2,000 in travel expenses for which he was not eligible.
Tom Dorr, the director of Western's Center for Economic…

2012-04-25

Western CEV Director Tom Dorr Resigns

2012-04-06

Bellingham council member Lehman to leave Futurewise, join WWU

Cathy Lehman will resign her position as director of the local chapter of Futurewise and will take a marketing and communications position at the Center for Economic Vitality at Western Washington University.

2012-04-06

Zoro takes over at Northwest Economic Council

A well-known member of the Whatcom County business community has taken over the reins of the Northwest Economic Council.
Former local banking executive Peggy Zoro recently began work as the executive director of the economic development organization. She replaces interim executive director…

2012-03-20

Western's CEV will focus its business counseling on exports

An important aspect of economic development in Whatcom County is being reorganized in the coming weeks.
Earlier this month Western Washington University's Center for Economic Vitality announced it is restructuring, eliminating business counseling and focusing solely on export-related…

2012-02-23

WWU’s CEV to restructure, refine focus

2012-02-07

Second-stage businesses in the spotlight

Western Washington University is launching a statewide recognition campaign called Washington Companies to Watch to honor what it calls second-stage businesses.

Washington is the seventh state to become associated with the national venture created several years ago by the Edward Lowe…

2012-01-09