Bellingham Business Journal back issues from August 2008:
Live/work housing on Ellis Street: project features small units above shop spaces.
Aug 01, 2008; ... A new six-unit project near the intersection of Ellis Street and North State Street will bring an old twist to the modern world of commerce. The two-story building is designed to be a live/work building where residents live above the place where they work. It will be the first ...
Bike shop snaps up 4 houses, plans new digs.
Aug 01, 2008; ... The owners of Fanatik Bike Company, Mark and Kathy Salisbury, recently purchased four turn-of-the-century homes on the 1900 block of James Street with the ultimate goal of clearing a 20,000-square-foot site where the couple will construct a new facility for the bike company and an ...
Law firm moves to Fussner building.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The law firm Brownlie Evans Wolf & Lee moved July 26 to its new home at 230 E. Champion St. on the corner of State and Champion streets. Murphy Evans, one of the firm's partners, said the firm is excited for its move to a 2,400-square-foot office within the 14,000-square-foot ...
Gallery Walk expands format, goes monthly.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Downtown Renaissance Network's executive director Kirsten Walker)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bellingham's Downtown Gallery Walk, an event where art is displayed in several downtown businesses, is changing its name to include more art forms. Kirsten Walker, executive director of the Downtown Renaissance Network, which runs the event, said the new Downtown Art Walk will ...
Acupuncture center opening in Fairhaven.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Chinese Medicine Center, which will be relocating to 1200 Old Fairhaven Parkway Suite 202 from Anchorage, Alaska, is planning to open in early September. Owner and practitioner Ping Rice said she will offer traditional Chinese acupuncture in the 800-square-foot office. Rice has ...
Signs By Tomorrow gets new owners.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Signs By Tomorrow, located at 2001 Iowa St., has new owners. Marc and Anna Youngberg purchased the business July I from David Wiggs and Teresa Schmidt. The Youngbergs said they were attracted to the business because it has ...
Sustainable Connections to move offices.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sustainable Connections is moving Aug. 11 from its offices on the third floor of the Bellingham Towers at 119 N. Commercial St. to an office at 1701 Ellis St. Suite 235. April Claxton, office and volunteer coordinator for Sustainable Connections, said the organization has been ...
InfoCare plans for expansion.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(InfoCare, information technology services industry)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... InfoCare, a commercial records storage center located at 3903 Spur Ridge Lane, is planning to build a 4,000-square-foot addition to its 10,000-square-foot facility. The new space will be devoted entirely to records storage, said owner Howard Furst. The ...
[Cartoon].(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Cartoon)
Aug 01, 2008 ... WE'VE START OUR ANNUAL ROAD TRIP! WHERE YOU FOLKS ...
Help-U-Sell finds new office off Yew Street.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Help-U-Sell Real Estate )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Help-U-Sell Real Estate recently moved from its old office at 121 W. Kellogg Road to a new location at 2408 Yew St. next to Little Bugs Children's Consignment. The new office is slightly larger, about 1,000 square feet, but owner Dean Haskins said the location near Alabama Hill ...
Drug and alcohol treatment center opens.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bellingham has a new drug and alcohol outpatient treatment center. Bridges Treatment and Recovery received its state certification and opened its 2,300-square-foot office for business on July 10 at 1221 Fraser St., Suite E1 in the Haskell Business Center. ...
Boundary Bay to add panels to quiet taproom.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Boundary Bay Brewery & Bistro, located at 1107 Railroad Ave., is in the process of constructing 24 sound-dampening panels for its taproom, which hosts live music on most nights. "Even when we don't have music in there it gets loud with just people talking," said owner Ed ...
RELectronics returns, will start new non-profit.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Community for the Advancement of Sustainable Technology)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RELectronics, a Bellingham-based electronics recycler, has a new 5,000-square-foot location at 1000 C St. RELectronics collects electronics and either repairs them for re-sale in the business' new retail area of dismantles them for recycling for a fee. Greg Waters, ...
Port of Bellingham plans for 18-month wind power experiment.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Port of Bellingham, in partnership with Western Washington University and Bellingham Technical College, is planning to install a meteorological tower at 300 W. Laurel St. to collect wind data for 18 months. Adam Fulton, a project engineer for the Port of Bellingham, said ...
Family Care Network moves HQ to Bellingham.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Family Care Network )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Family Care Network (FCN), the largest provider of primary medical care services in Whatcom County, has moved its administrative offices and patient accounts center from Lynden to an 8,500-square-foot office at 709 W. Orchard Drive, Suite 4 in Bellingham. Dr. David Lynch, FCN's ...
Java Town Espresso licenses Ferndale shop.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Java Town Espresso )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Java Town Espresso now has a new Ferndale location at 5715 Barrett Road. The new location is a two-window drive-through with some outdoor seating. The stand will sell coffee drinks, smoothies, pastries and breakfast sandwiches. The owners of the new Ferndale Java ...
DVD kiosks now in two local markets.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bellingham could see an influx of new DVD rental kiosks. One Stop Movie Rental LLC, a licensed dealer of DVDNow kiosks, opened early last month with its first movie rental kiosks at Silver Beach Grocery in the Silver Beach neighborhood and Yorky's Market in Fairhaven. ...
Sound Plumbing & Heating closes.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sound Plumbing & Heating located at 2119 Lincoln St. closed last month. Owner Mike Matheny said a combination of the economic downturn, issues with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, and outstanding debtors who went bankrupt led him to close his doors. ...
QQ LI Restaurant to open in August.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Bellingham will soon have a new Chinese restaurant. QQ Li Restaurant, located at 505 32nd St. Suite 107 near Starvin Sam's Mini Mart, is set to open in early August. The 2,200-square-foot space will include restaurant seating and a to-go counter for ready-made lunch entrees ...
RH2 Engineering expanding.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(RH2 Engineering)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RH2 Engineering, located at 454 W. Horton Road, is planning to double its office space by the first quarter of 2009. With the expansion, the firm will jump from five offices to n offices, said principlal Ken Thomas. "We'll be adding two positions ...
Escape Day Spa moves to Birch Bay.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Escape Day Spa has moved into the Sandcastle resort in Birch Bay at 7862 Birch Bay Drive in the 3,200-square-foot location previously occupied by another day spa, Whisper on the Bay. Owner Ulrike Bartlett said the business moved from its former location at 1344 King St. on June ...
Barron Heating moving to Ferndale.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Barron Heating & Air Conditioning Ltd)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Barron Heating and Air Conditioning began construction last week on a new facility located at 5100 Pacific Highway in Ferndale. The new facility will include a 19,000-square-foot retail building for both Barron Heating and Backyards, a subsidiary that focuses on spas and patio ...
New Bellwether project wins fight over views: neighbors worried about views try final appeal.
Aug 01, 2008; ... Construction of four mixed-use buildings that comprise Phase II of the Bellwether Gate project overlooking Bellingham Bay will likely proceed unless a third appeal by neighbors is reconsidered by the Washington State Shoreline Hearings Board this month. Last month, the ...
RBC Wealth Management moves to Barkley.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
Aug 01, 2008 ... RBC Wealth Management is planning to move from its current location on 515 Lakeway Drive to 3101 Newmarket St. Suite 101 in the Laurel Building by mid-October. The new 4,300-square-foot space is more conveniently ...
Bio: interesting things about our area's most interesting people.
Aug 01, 2008 ... Name: Gary Robert Holloway Age: 33 Business/job title: Bellingham Public Market / Co-Owner/ Market Manager Hometown: Haddon Heights, NJ--Otherwise known as Exit 3 What brought you to Bellingham? The West was calling, so I opened a road map and ...
Economic slowdown breeds business startups; layoffs force people to seek new training, career paths.
Aug 01, 2008; ... Sheila King said it was devastating when she found out both she and her husband were going to be laid off from Georgia-Pacific West, Inc. However, they weren't going to be laid off at the same time: King's husband, Ron, was to be laid off in 1998 and Sheila wouldn't go until ...
Restaurant business lights up as smokers drift outside; study notes parallel, doesn't credit ban with sales increase.
Aug 01, 2008; ... Corey Masterson, a 35-year-old who has lived in Washington for 11 years and Bellingham for seven months, said he hates the fact that he smokes. "It's just a habit now," Masterson said as he tried to French inhale in the face of a strong breeze outside Downtown Johnny's. "But ...
Diver down! Profits up for local scuba shops; local waters provide spectacular, if chilly, adventures.
Aug 01, 2008; ... There is another world out there--a place inhabited by strange creatures where humans cannot survive. This is the underwater world. "It's the closest to weightlessness you can get on Earth," said Ron Akeson, manager of local dive shop Adventures Down Under. "That's why they ...
Oyster Creek: like kids in a canvas shop.(Greg Keeler, owner of Oyster Creek Canvas)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Greg Keeler, owner of Oyster Creek Canvas, has faced many challenges as a small-business owner, from finding the right equipment to balancing a budget. It hasn't been easy, he said, but it has paid off. Right now he faces the challenge of finding a snack for his 5-year-old son ....
Warm weather no excuse for sloppy work wear; it's casual, not couch potato--even in Bellingham.
Aug 01, 2008; ... Now that summer weather has finally arrived, it feels like every day is Friday. And for most Bellingham professionals, the temptation to dress for casual Friday on a Tuesday can override even the best fashion sense. In a town that already leans more to the casual side of ...
Rising with the summer sun; morning people enjoy the city's quiet hours.(morning workers)(Viewpoint essay)
Aug 01, 2008; ... Sunrise: 5:35 a.m. Gray clouds hang in the sky and a slight chill gives the air a hint of autumn rather than mid-July. The birds don't seem to mind, though. Their chirping creates a low cacophony that heralds the start of another day. Other than the birds, Bellingham is quiet. ...
Filling the void between house and apartment; city updates land-use code to include infill options.(real estate and construction)
Aug 01, 2008; ... From Edgemoor to Cordata, infill, or higher density housing aimed at preventing sprawl, has been the talk of the town in recent years. But for local developers trying to build infill housing projects, city building rules and a soft real estate market may have rendered it little ...
Development board brings blend of expertise; group will guide waterfront, city projects.(Bellingham Public Development Authority's board of directors Dan Pike formed leadership to the waterfront redevelopment)
Aug 01, 2008; ... The city of Bellingham has assembled the seven captains who will lead the city in its development charge for the foreseeable future. On July 18, Mayor Dan Pike announced his selections for the first board of directors for the Bellingham Public Development Authority (BPDA), a new ...
Exxon Valdez ruling sinks fishermen's hopes; lawsuit offers too little, too late for those whose dreams floated on tainted waters.
Aug 01, 2008; ... A toxic, glimmering surface on the water, the matted feathers of birds whose lifeless bodies had become slick with oil--these images have lived in Stan Samuelson's memory for nearly 20 years. At 83, the retired fisherman remembers with clarity the devastation wreaked by the Exxon Valdez ...
Rustic Coffee Bar.(business births)(Coffee House owners Norm and Donna Heerspink)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Owners: Norm and Donna Heerspink Address: 1319 11th St. Square footage: 827 square feet Phone number: 676-2600 Startup date: July 4 Donna Heerspink sacrificed paid vacations, steady income and took a hefty cut in salary all for the ...
Nona Rosa's.(business births)(Catrina Bremer )
Aug 01, 2008 ... Owner: Catrina Bremer Address: 113 East Magnolia St. Startup date: July 5 Phone: 733-8100 Web site: www.nonarosas.com When it comes to cooking, Rosa Cardinale is a force to be reckoned with. Cardinale started making food when she was ...
Peace Arch Cardiology.(business births)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Owner: Dr. Rajesh Bohla Address: 1215 OId Fairhaven Pkwy. Suite B Startup date: July 1 Square footage: 1,900 square feet for the clinic office and 11,000 square feet for the administrative office. Phone: 594-4002 Web site: ...
Building permits.(TOP PROPERTIES)(List)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The following recent building permit activity includes permits for commercial projects valued at $10,000 or more, and residential homes valued at $250,000 or more. Accepted 300 Harris Ave., $30,000 for tenant improvement: provide a ticketed sales room and modify ...
Top properties.
Aug 01, 2008 ... The following is a list of recent commercial and high-end residential property sales in Whatcom County. Top properties is compiled by Wendy Darling with assistance from the county treasurer's and assessor's offices. Residences above $700,000 Seller: Anthony and ...
Village Books staff member takes on new role, "odd" title.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Cindi Williamson has recently been named Chief Executrix at Village Books in Bellingham's Fairhaven District. Faced with dozens of incomplete projects and scores of ideas for new ones, Village Books decided to create the new ...
Meyers named SuperLawyer once more.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Barry M. Meyers, a Bellingham Certified Elder Law Attorney, has been named a 2008 SuperLawyer by Washington Law and Politics magazine. Meyers was also named a SuperLawyer in 2007. In order to be named a SuperLawyer, the magazine mails more than 17,000 ballots to active lawyers ...
Brunkow named literary finalist.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Pacific Northwest Writers Association has selected attorney Brian Brunkow as a finalist in its 2008 literary contest. Brunkow's work titled "Copyright Overview: Small Business and Music Licensing" ...
Varner Sytsma Herndon accountant becomes CPA.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... David Long of Varner Sytsma Herndon (VSH) recently became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant at the Bellingham firm. He started as a public accountant in 2006 after earning a master's degree in business administration (MBA). He started his second career after 23 years in ...
Brown speaks about why struggling is overrated.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tshombe Brown, a business coach of CoachingforRealEstateAgents.com addressed the Whatcom County Association of Realtors on June 18 ...
Williams awarded for community service.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Whatcom County received two state awards at Washington's 2008 Behavioral Healthcare Conference in Yakima. Gary Williams, who recently retired as Health and Human Services supervisor with the health department, was recognized for his more than 40 years of work with the mentally ...
CITC names four new graduates.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Construction Industry Training Council)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Four employees of Andgar Corporation have graduated from Construction Industry Training Council's Sheet Metal Apprenticeship Program. Bo Harvey, Brent Brown, Derek Tjoelker, and Kyle Ekema attended graduation ceremonies at Meydenbauer Hall in Bellevue. CITC's Sheet Metal ...
Rabatin set to verify green credentials of homes.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Tally Rabatin, design manager/co-owner of DreamMaker Bath and Kitchen in Bellingham, recently became certified to verify the green credentials of houses for the National Association of Home Builders. Rabatin meets with builders, conducts inspections and documents performance ...
Yarkosky appointed store manager of Sehome Village Haggen.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Sue Yarkosky has been appointed store manager of the Sehome Village Haggen. Yarkosky joined Haggen, Inc., in 1989 as a bookkeeper and has been steadily promoted and honored since then. She has been a store manager for the company at Auburn and Federal Way since 2000. ...
New reverend coming to St. Paul's Episcopal Church.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(St. Paul's Episcopal Church appointed Canon Jonathan Weldon)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Bishop of Olympia, The Right Reverend Gregory H. Rickel, and the Vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church are pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Canon Jonathan Weldon as Canon Missioner for St. Paul's Episcopal Church. By appointing a canon missioner to St ....
New ownership headed to Unity Group.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Unity Group, a northwest Washington insurance and employee benefits firm, is pleased to announce Jennifer Ortmeyer, Andy Billingsley and Russ Wildenberg have been offered ownership in the firm. Ortmeyer and Bilingsley are specialists in the Employee Benefits division and Wildenberg is ...
Clem to bring property and casualty expertise to Unity Group.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Unity Group, is expanding its Property and Casualty division with the addition of a new team member--Zach Clem. After earning his bachelor's degree in economics from the University Washington, Clem was drafted by the ...
The Socrates Group adds full-time business development manager and two WWU interns.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... The Socrates Group is pleased to announce the addition of a full-time business development manager and two management of information systems majors from Western Washington University. Steve Fife joins The ...
Pierce to retire from WWU.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Western Washington University )(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... George Pierce, vice president for Business and Financial Affairs at Western Washington University announced he will retire from his position in December. Pierce has provided strong and dedicated leadership for his division, which has been at the forefront of many of Western's ...
Brown joins SPIE as global development head.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Andrew J.W. Brown joined SPIE as senior director for global business development. A long-time member of SPIE and other photonics organizations, Brown came to SPIE from ACUlight Corporation, a laser development and ...
John L. Scott Bellingham welcomes new managing broker.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate, welcomes Michael X. Ford as the new managing broker of the company's Bellingham office. Ford started his real estate career in 1994 at the John L. Scott Laurelhurst office. In 2000, he moved to the John L. Scott ...
Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood hires new policy coordinator.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Stephanie Kountouros has been hired by Mt. Baker Planned Parenthood as Public Policy Coordinator. Stephanie's experience includes radio-television and ...
Halle to start as Space Administration and Management director at WWU.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Western Washington University)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Western Washington University's Office of the Provost recently appointed Francis Halle of Vancouver, British Columbia, as the University's new director of Space Administration and Management. The director of Space Administration and Management is a new position, which ...
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage adds three to Bellingham office.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Wells Fargo Home Mortgage recently added a trio of experienced home mortgage consultants to its Bellingham staff. Claudia Abbott, a lifelong Whatcom County resident, has 21 years of experience related to real estate. In addition to 10 years in ...
Dale Jenks appointed business development manager at Credo Construction.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dale Jenks has been appointed business development manager at Bellingham-based Credo Construction, Inc. Jenks, who has 24 years of experience in commercial, residential and light industrial ...
Aluminum Chambered Boats names Jim Moore as president/ COO.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Jim Moore has joined Aluminum Chambered Boats (ACB) Inc., in Bellingham as president/COO. As former president of Renaissance Marine Group, Weldcraft and Lund Boats, Moore brings extensive knowledge and nearly 35 years of industry experience to ACB. Moore will oversee the company's ...
Coonc promoted at Whidbey Island Bank.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Whidbey Island Bank is pleased to announce that Alina Coonc has been promoted to branch manager at the Northwest Avenue branch in Bellingham. Coonc previously served as a real estate lender in Whatcom County working with local Realtors, builders and buyers. Prior to Whidbey ...
Smith earns EcoBroker distinction.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Garrett Smith earned his EcoBroker Certified[R] designation in May, 2008. With an EcoBroker[R] designation, Smith has broadened the range of real estate ...
Deltalok Washington adds senior account executive and three college interns.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
Aug 01, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bellingham-based Deltalok Washington welcomes Jaelyn Falcone as senior account executive and Julianne Lynch, David Nash and Danielle Paskewitz as college interns in marketing and sales. The Deltalok Vegetated EarthScaping System is a patented, ...
SPIE Newsroom wins award for technical content.(Awards and Anniversaries)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2008 ... SPIE Newsroom, the news and technical research Web site of SPIE, is the recipient of a 2008 EXCEL Award from the Society of National Association Publications (SNAP). The newsroom site was recognized in the editorial content category for the second year in a row. The Web site publishes ...
Local contractors honored by Puget Sound Energy.(Awards and Anniversaries)
Aug 01, 2008 ... Puget Sound Energy (PSE) recently honored two local contractors at the utility's second annual Powerful Achievement Awards ceremony. Given to the top professionals who install energy-efficient lighting in small businesses throughout PSE's service area, the awards recognize work which takes ...