Recently added articles from Bellingham Business Journal:
Muljat applies to build 3-story building on Lakeway.(Muljat Group )
Sep 01, 2008; Henderson, Lance ... Troy Muljat of the Muljat Group has applied to the city of Bellingham to construct a three-story, mixed-use building on the 1300 block of Lakeway Drive between Orleans and Pacific streets. "We think it's really going to be a benchmark building for that block and as an entrance ...
Health care company buys Morse Hardware Building.
Sep 01, 2008; Bonnell, Isaac ... Bellevue Healthcare of Whatcom County, a home medical equipment provider, purchased the Morse Hardware Building last month with plans to remodel the historic building into retail and warehouse spaces. With three floors and 43,000 square feet now under its name, Bellevue ...
Sanitary Service Company purchases Blaine Bay Refuse.
Sep 01, 2008; Henderson, Lance ... Sanitary Service Company has a little less competition in Whatcom County after the acquisition of Blaine Bay Refuse last month. Effective Aug. 1, Sanitary Service Company, a family-owned company which has served the greater Whatcom County area for the past 75 years, acquired ...
Tuxedo Garden to open new retail site.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Tuxedo Garden, located at 3247 South Pass Road in Everson, is planning to open a new, 2-acre retail nursery outlet at 4481 Meridian St. Owner Gary Pike said he would like to open the new nursery by spring of 2009, but he is still awaiting a final permit from the city. The ...
Smart Growth conference set for Sept. 4.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Conference news)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The 2008 Smart Growth for Sustainable Communities Conference will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Bellingham Cruise Terminal. Sustainable Connections' Green Building & Smart Growth program is focused on finding common ground among diverse growth ...
[Cartoon].(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Cartoon)
Sep 01, 2008; Baldwin ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "As you can see from ...
Unique manufacturer uses recycled fabrics.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Amy's Rag Bag, a Bellingham-based manufacturer of menstrual pads made from recycled fabrics, opened for business in May. Owner Laura Banks said most of her business is online currently but be is looking forward to building a local customer base. Banks said she started sewing ...
Brooks Manufacturing planning expansion.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Brooks Manufacturing is planning to build a new 16,000-square-foot storage building at their facility located at 2120 Pacific St. The building will be used to store laminated wood that is used in some of the transmission structures the company builds for utility ...
New chiropractor opening on Bakerview.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Bakerview Family Chiropractic, located at 436 W. Bakerview Road Suite 102, is planning to open Sept. 12. Owner Dan Scodeller is a Bellingham native who moved to California several years ago to attend chiropractic school. But after practicing there for five years, he said he ...
Creative Construction goes brick and mortar.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Creative Construction)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Creative Construction, a full-service general contractor that has been serving the greater Whatcom County area for the past 10 years, has opened a 200-square-foot office in the Gateway Centre Executive Suites at 1313 E. Maple St. Suite 306. Dave Kangas, project coordinator for ...
ACE E-Manifest moves.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(ACE E-Manifest Solutions )(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... ACE E-Manifest Solutions, a company that creates manifests for crossborder trucking, has moved its office to Blaine to be closer to the Canadian border. The company creates electronic manifests, which are electronic documents that tell border officials what a truck is carrying and where ...
Investigator spoke to local investors.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Al Schweitzer spoke to the Bellingham Real Estate Investors Network)(Conference news)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Nationally recognized investigator Al Schweitzer spoke to the Bellingham Real Estate Investors Network on Wednesday, Aug. 27, about gathering information related to judgments, potential tenants and impending foreclosures. The event is open to the public. Schweitzer gave tips to ...
Chamber seeking award nominations.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry is seeking nominees for its annual awards: small business of the year, large business of the year, nonprofit of the year, and green business of the year. "There are so many deserving companies in our county, voting for the ...
Pivot Lab moving to Fairhaven.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Pivot Lab, currently located in the Ohio Street Workstudios, is planning to move to 1200 Old Fairhaven Parkway Suite 301 by November. The business strategy and graphic design firm will gain about 300 square feet by moving to the 1,100-square-foot space, said owner Matt Barnhart ....
New business focuses on fun.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008 ... HAMFLAP, which stands for Have As Much Fun & Laughter As Possible, will be introduced to the public during the 2010 Service Initiative networking luncheon Wed. Aug. 20. The company, a subsidiary of Evergreen Team Concepts located at 3600 Meridian St., aims to bring the benefits ...
Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) visited Aluminum Chambered Boats on Aug. 6 to tour the facility and go for a boat ride on Bellingham Bay in one of the company's bowloaders.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008; Moore, Paul ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) visited Aluminum Chambered Boats on Aug. 6 to tour the facility and go for a boat ride on Bellingham Bay in one of the company's bowloaders. Though the bow of the boat didn't go down as planned, Murray said she enjoyed the ...
New espresso stand zooms into Lincoln Street location.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Zoom Zoom Espresso is now open in the former Coffee Hound location at 845 Lincoln St. Shelly Ness, the drive-up coffee stand and cafe's new owner, has worked in the coffee business for around 20 years, spending seven years with Starbucks, three years as franchise director for ...
The Bank of the Pacific opening in RE/MAX.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008 ... The Bank of the Pacific opened a new loan office Aug. 12 at the RE/MAX office located at 913 Lakeway Dr. Suite 201. RE/MAX recently designated The Bank of the Pacific as a preferred lender and this shared location will allow the two companies to work ...
Sehome Food opening mid-September.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Sehome Food)(Brief article)
Sep 01, 2008 ... Sehome Food, a new specialty convenience store located at 1240 E. Maple St. Suite 104, is set to open by mid-September. The 1,000-square-foot space will offer basic staples such as milk and bread, but will also have a selection of hard-to-find oriental food, said manager Don ...
Cascara Center now open on Dupont.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Sep 01, 2008 ... A new mental health center opened Sept. 1. Cascara Center, located at 700 Dupont St., offers outpatient therapy and mental health assessments for children and teens. Co-owner Michaela Petz said she and psychiatrist Dr. Anne Wright teamed up to open the clinic with the ...