http://bellinghamnews.scenius.net +<a href="http://bellinghamproperty.com/" target="_blank">BellinghamProperty.com</a> Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:53:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Bellingham office of the Washington State Department of Revenue is hosting a free workshop for new- and small-business owners. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/02/1509300/state-to-host-bellingham-workshop.html The Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce and Industry has released its 2010-2011 Speaker Series. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/01/1507615/bellinghamwhatcom-chamber-announces.html Ferndale-based Superfeet Worldwide Inc., manufacturer and global distributor of supportive premium insoles, was awarded the 2010 Fleet Feet Sports Supplier of the Year award. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/07/01/1507614/ferndale-based-superfeet-wins.html A Skagit County Superior Court Judge has issued an order that will likely discourage retailers from giving a Washington sales tax exemption for British Columbia residents that had been scheduled to take effect Thursday, July 1. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/30/1506045/judge-blocks-sales-tax-exemption.html Sportsworld, a Lynden sporting goods store, will move into a new space over the weekend. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/30/1505873/sportsworld-moving-to-lyndens.html Customers of Haggen Food & Pharmacy and TOP Food & Drug stores recently donated $42,283 to Seattle Children's Hospital. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/30/1505801/haggen-stores-raise-more-than.html Distressed homes and condominiums are a significant portion of overall residential sales in Whatcom County and much of the U.S., according to a new national report. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/29/1504286/report-17-percent-of-whatcom-residential.html After a slow start, the Whatcom Plaza retail center has been busy signing new tenants, particularly restaurants. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/29/1504085/several-restaurants-getting-ready.html Bellingham-based Haggen Inc. will close its Redmond Top Food & Drug store Saturday, July 31. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/29/1503921/bellingham-based-haggen-to-close.html Bellingham Marine's operations in France recently completed an upgrade of floating piers at Monaco's Fontvieille Port. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/28/1502590/bellingham-marine-completes-monaco.html The Northwest Workforce Council recently announced the recertification of the WorkSource Skagit and the WorkSource Whatcom Career centers. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/28/1502587/local-worksource-centers-recertified.html While the gloomy, wet weather this month is a downer for Whatcom County residents looking to get a start on outdoor summer activities, for farmers it has created something many of them didn't want to see - mud. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/27/1498477/june-gloom-not-so-fun-for-whatcom.html Last week Holly Barbo took a few minutes between helping customers at her store to step outside and catch a sun break, but what she saw was another sad situation she's seen too many times before. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/27/1498336/what-makes-cornwall-so-tough-for.html Whatcom Women in Business is accepting nominations for Professional Woman of the Year. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/26/1498348/whatcom-women-in-business-accepting.html Corion Landscape Management is the new name of a Ferndale-based business that is expanding into Skagit and Snohomish counties. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/26/1498350/ferndale-business-gets-new-name.html Each week The Bellingham Herald takes a close look at a business or construction project. This week: Northwest Health Care Linen. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/28/1498194/bellingham-based-laundry-provides.html A groundbreaking ceremony will be held near Lynden for a new digester that converts manure to energy. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/24/1496471/new-lynden-digester-project-to.html Moss Adams LLP has hired Jessie Zhao and Zachary Benson to work in the Bellingham office. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/27/1495998/zhao-benson-join-bellinghams-moss.html Sustainable Connections' eighth annual Imagine This! Home & Landscape Tour will be held this weekend throughout Whatcom County. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/23/1494652/whatcom-county-landscape-and-home.html BELLINGHAM - A sporting goods retailer will be leaving the downtown core for the Sunnyland neighborhood. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/22/1492898/sportsman-chalet-moving-to-bellinghams.html As the biking community continues to grow in Bellingham, so do the businesses that support it. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/22/1492832/new-business-services-bellinghams.html Bellingham-based Haggen Inc. had its revenue drop year over year, but it was able to move up on the Largest Private Companies in Washington list. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/22/1492755/haggen-moves-up-on-list-of-states.html Whatcom Landscapes, Inc. recently became certified paver installers through the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, a national leader in development and education related to concrete pavement applications. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/22/1492642/whatcom-landscapes-earns-paver.html Local residents who "dined out" for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Tuesday, May 4, helped raise a record amount of money for people in need. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/21/1491046/bellingham-restaurants-raise-record.html The loss of thousands of low-paying jobs helped to increase the average wage in Washington in 2009, according to the Employment Security Department. http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/06/21/1491047/unemployment-benefits-to-rise.html