Business Person of the Year
The 27th Business Person, Small Business of the Year Awards Banquet Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 6 pm Best Western Lakeway Inn in Bellingham Presented by: Join the WBA Board of Directors and Members at...
View ArticlePersonally Speaking … with Nick Kaiser, 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award...
The year 1946 was a big one for Nicholas F. Kaiser, though he could not know that at the time. Dr. Robert Kaiser, his father, opened his ophthalmology practice in a Bellingham building across Holly...
View ArticlePreserving Legacy: Whatcom dairy farmers search for stability
Losing the family farm is a tragedy on multiple levels. More than just losing a job, a business, or a career. Family-owned farms have a legacy to uphold and pass on to future generations—a legacy...
View ArticleUpcoming Events
WBA MEMBERS INDUSTRY TOUR: ALCOA INTALCO WORKS Wednesday, May 22 Contact the WBA if you are a member and would like to attend. WBA MEMBERS INDUSTRY TOUR: RASPBERRY FARMS Date and Time, tba NORTHWEST...
View ArticleWhatcom County Top 75 Private Companies
Successful business breeds jobs, and more jobs breeds thriving communities and desirable life styles. Where does successful business manifest itself most? We came across a well-researched article...
View ArticlePersonally Speaking: Bob Pritchett
If an entrepreneur gene existed that foreshadows business acumen, Bob Pritchett would carry it. Growing up in a New Jersey family of business creators, his first start-up came at age 6. Now he owns...
View ArticleAnalysis: Water Rights
Without water, land is useless. Without water, property rights become meaningless. Without water, economic vitality drains away. Whatcom County’s diverse water users agree that much. But go any...
View ArticleWhatcom County’s Top Privately-Held Companies
Each year we enjoy putting together the list of the top privately-held companies in WhatcomCounty, ranked by sales, for Business Pulse Magazine. We want your help as we gather and confirm information...
View ArticleNW Business Expo & Conference 2013
Expo booths and sponsorship opportunities are available for the longest-running business showcase of its kind in Whatcom County. The Northwest Business Expo and Conference takes place Oct. 17 and...
View ArticlePersonally Speaking with Doug Thomas
Personally Speaking with Doug Thomas Doug Thomas is a second-generation president and CEO of Bellingham Cold Storage’s 800-customer showcase Port of Bellingham client. He didn’t intend to follow in his...
View ArticleWhatcom County’s $10 million Women in Business
Whatcom County’s $10 million Women in Business Around the nation during October, the business world celebrates its female owners, CEOs, and workforce during Women in Business Month. The staff at...
View ArticleAnalysis: Growth Management Act
The state’s predominant law governing land use, the Growth Management Act, has become a topic of entangled protestation and legalese. Individuals go to court over it. Counties sue over it. Citizens...
View ArticleBusiness Person Of The Year Awards: Nominations Open
We have initiated nominations for our annual awards that we’ll make at the 2014 Business Person of the Year dinner next March 26. Look at the criteria for each award, and then send us your nominations...
View ArticleBusiness Pulse – Winter 2014
Read the Winter edition of the Business Pulse Magazine online.
View ArticleBusiness Profile: Northwest Sky Ferry
Northwest Sky Ferry offers commuter and charter flights and caters their flight times to meet their customers’ needs. Read their story here.
View ArticleBusiness Profile: Blue Sea Systems
Scott Renne loves to soar in the sky, and sail on the seas. When it comes to business, he’s firmly grounded as founder, president, and CEO of Blue Sea Systems in Bellingham, a provider of all things...
View ArticleEconomic Forecast 2014
The “future…present” was discussed at the first annual Economic Forecast event recently staged by the Whatcom Business Alliance (WBA). The event attracted over 350 local leaders to breakfast, drawn by...
View ArticleBusiness Person Of The Year Awards Banquet, March 26, 2014
Continuing a tradition of 28 years, the Whatcom Business Alliance and Business Pulse will name the annual Whatcom Business Person of the Year on March 26 in the Event Center at Silver Reef....
View Article2014 Business Person of the Year
Scott Renne, Scholten’s Equipment, Red Rokk, Dan Washburn awarded Scott Renne (l.) with his senior management team at Blue Sea Systems in Bellingham’s Cordata business park. Scott Renne, founder in...
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