Bellingham Business Journal articles from June 2008

Bellingham Business Journal archives from June 2008

Strength in numbers: nonprofit association seeks to assist small businesses through group buying power.
June 1, 2008... Three Bellingham women have come together to form a statewide nonprofit online association that would band small businesses together to use their collective buying power to get discounts on small-business necessities. In March, Cindy...

Businesses wary of losing Cornwall parking.(removal of parking spots)
June 1, 2008... Businesses along Cornwall Avenue may soon have to encourage customers to ride their bikes or find somewhere else to park if the Bellingham City Council approves a proposal to remove street parking along Cornwall from York to Illinois streets....

Silver Reef breaks ground on expansion.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... The Silver Reef Casino broke ground on May 29 for its third expansion since it opened in April 2002. The newest expansion will provide an additional 9,000 square feet for more than zoo additional slots and a new casino eatery: Pizzanini...

Red Cedar Communications opens.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Red Cedar Communications, a new communications resource for sustainable environmental and agricultural businesses in Whatcom County, opened in May with a 300-square-foot office at 909 Harris Ave. #20ID. The business offers a variety of...

Moss Adams donates to WWU's accounting department.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... Moss Adams, the 11th-largest accounting and consulting firm in the United States, recently donated $32,000 to the Western Washington University accounting department, as part of the Moss Adams Faculty Fellow endowment program. ...

Stanello's closes June 5.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Stanello's Italian Restaurant, located at 1514 12th St., will close its doors Thursday, June 5, because longtime owner Stan Velis is retiring. Velis, 55, said he's just ready to retire after running the Fairhaven restaurant for 34 years....

Bellingham dentist moves to county.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... On April 14, Melissa Freeman, D.D.S., moved her practice to a 2500-squarefoot office at 7000 Guide Meridian near Pole Road from its previous location at 4204 Meridian St. in the Bellingham Business Park. Freeman, who practiced in Bellingham...

Correction.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Correction notice)
June 1, 2008... In the May 2008 issue of the BBI in article headlined "Working on the water," Todd Shuster's name was misspelled. We regret this error.

Our Kitchen Is Your Kitchen shows goods.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Our Kitchen Is Your Kitchen Bakery and Studio held an open house May 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in its Barkley Village location at 3111 Newmarket St. Suite 106. The business offered espresso, cupcakes, cookies and brownies to show off its...

Super Mario's expands beyond taco truck.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... El Salvadoreno Super Mario's, a taco truck located downtown at the corner of North Forest and East Champion streets, is planning to open a restaurant called Super Mario's 2 at 1115 Iowa St. The new location will give the business more...

12th Street Shoes in Custer closes.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... The 12th Street Shoes store in Birch Bay Square closed at the end of last month, but for a happy reason: Owner Jody Finnegan is pregnant with her first child. Though her baby girl isn't due until September, Finnegan said that she wants to...

The Grotto Hair Studio moving to Fairhaven.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... The Grotto Hair Studio, located downtown at 113 W. Holly St., is planning to move to 1128 Finnegan Way Suite 101 in Fairhaven by mid-July. The salon first opened five years ago in its current 800-square-foot location and has outgrown the...

Northwest Sleep Solutions opens.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... A new mattress store opened in Fairhaven last month. Northwest Sleep Solutions, located at 1440 10th St. Suite 103, carries three lines of mattresses, an assortment of linens, and a wide selection of specialty pillows. "Pillows are a key...

Zazen Salon Spa expands location.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... Beginning in May, Zazen doubled its spa and salon space at Bellwether on the Bay to 1,500 square feet by leasing the adjacent vacated storefront, formerly Blue Willie's. "We were definitely turning business away, especially larger parties,...

Shuksan Healthcare Center expands.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... Shuksan Healthcare Center, a nursing home located at 1530 James St., is planning to expand as soon as its city permits are in order. The 38-bed facility is looking to add a single-story building that will house 14 new beds, said...

All American Marine launches new vessel.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... Local boat manufacturer All American Marine recently launched a new vessel and hosted a round-trip demonstration cruise from Bellingham to Seattle last month to show off the vessel as the future of passenger ferry service in Puget Sound. ...

City approves downtown KeyBank design.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... The city of Bellingham has approved a design review application for a new two-story, 8,987-square-foot KeyBank building at 1235 N. State St. In March, The Bellingham Business Journal reported that KeyBank submitted a new design for the...

Apple Yarns moves down the street.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... Apple Yarns moved recently from 2925 Newmarket St. Suite 104 to Suite 103, located a few doors down and on the corner across from Starbucks in the Barkley District. "Knitting and coffee really mix well," said owner Andrea Evans, adding...

WECU opens new branch.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... Whatcom Educational Credit Union closed its Barkley District branch last month and then opened a new 9,700-square-foot branch soon after on April 22. The new branch, located at 3061 Orleans St. near Lowe's, is roughly four times larger...

Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship to expand.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... A church in the Lettered Streets Neighborhood will expand with a brand new building as soon as June 2009. The Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship located at 1708 I St. is permitted to construct an 11,500-square-foot addition to the existing...

Lovers to move into old Izzy's location.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... One of Bellingham's naughtiest stores is on the move. Lovers, a chain retailer specializing in adult toys and accessories, has plans to move into the old 5,338-square-foot Izzy's Pizza location at 4179 Meridian St. Peekay Incorporated,...

Festival Espresso closes downtown.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... Downtown Bellingham has lost one of its coffee retailers. Festival Espresso, located at 1314 Railroad Ave., has officially closed. Since the end of last summer, the business has operated out of a brick-and-mortar shell facility, which had...

Western to introduce plans for Buchanan Towers addition.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Western Washington University will hold a meeting to introduce the proposed addition to Buchanan Towers at 7 p.m. on June 9 in the Viking Union room 567. The plans for the five-story, 35,000-square-foot proposed addition, which will be...

FSE adds more office space.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)(Fiberglass Structural Engineering)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Fiberglass Structural Engineering, a consulting and inspection firm that specializes in composite materials, will undertake a large expansion this month. The company is planning to add 3,000 square feet of space to its 10,000-square-foot...

City accepting applications for development authority board.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... City of Bellingham officials are accepting applications for people to serve on the governing board for the Bellingham Public Development Authority. This newly created public corporation, approved by the Bellingham City Council last month, is...

The Chrysalis Inn remodeling spa.(THE BUZZ: Tips, rumors & miscellaneous pieces of business information)
June 1, 2008... The Chrysalis Inn, located at 804 10th St. in Fairhaven, is planning a $200,000 remodel of its waterfront spa. The 3,500-square-foot spa will not gain any additional space, but will be remodeled to include a new treatment room for mud...

Bio: interesting things about our area's most interesting people.(Ben Scholtz)(Mallard ice Cream )(Occupation overview)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Name: Ben Scholtz Age: 37 Business/job title: Owner, Mallard ice Cream Hometown: Yellow Springs, Ohio What brought you to Bellingham? Childhood Favorite memory: Playing in my parent's yard as a child In your CD...

Family steers Diehl Ford through 100 years: four generations see dealership through floods, fires, war, Great Depression.
June 1, 2008... Few car dealerships have survived the Great Depression, two world wars. arson, flooding and numerous gas crises, but Diehl Ford has emerged from the gauntlet of the 20th century as one of the oldest family-run Ford dealerships in the country....

G-P demo: the walls come tumbling down.
June 1, 2008... Since the Georgia-Pacific tissue mill closed Dec. 21, 2007, activity on the waterfront has dwindled to a standstill. More than 200 employees left that day. A mere nine remain, tasked with overseeing the final phase of demolition. "There's...

A new work force wave: managing Millennials: see beyond the stereotypes of the 'Me Generation' to harness creativity.
June 1, 2008... They're young, eager and willing to take risks. And, eventually, they'll take over. As the workplace begins to fill with more and more Millennials--generally regarded as those born between 1980 and 2000, also known as Generation Next,...

New generation brings fresh ideas, new perspectives.
June 1, 2008... Toolhouse Design's Lien said when he was a young worker there was a pecking order, and oftentimes younger staff member's ideas and opinions largely went unheard. Now, plenty of his firm's projects have benefit from input from the youngest...

Port's use of G-P's tissue warehouse to support marine trades: mammoth site could create up to 500 new jobs.
June 1, 2008... As Georgia-Pacific spearheads the demolition of more than a dozen former G-P buildings, one of the buildings that the Port of Bellingham plans to keep is set to be part of the first of many changes on the waterfront. The mammoth...

Window washer's job has best view in town: entrepreneur rappels off of Bellingham's tallest buildings.(Bruce Sherman )
June 1, 2008... Under any other circumstance, Bruce Sherman would most likely get arrested for rappelling from the roofs of Bellingham's tallest buildings. But Sherman, 60, is just doing his job: washing windows. From the Dorothy Haggen Building in...

Costco seeks amendment to big-box ban: other businesses watch to see if council vote will allow expansions.
June 1, 2008... This month the Bellingham City Council will consider a proposal to allow existing "big box" stores to expand by up 20 percent of their current square footage. Some homegrown businesses are keeping their eyes on the proposal put forth by...

Hit the North Cascades with American Alpine Institute: guide service has been summiting Baker since 1975.(City overview)
June 1, 2008... The North Cascades are home to more than 300 glaciers, and for many people the Coleman Glacier on the north side of Mount Baker is their first introduction to the world of moving ice. "You couldn't design a better classroom for a first...

Fruit wineries smash berries, stereotypes: local vineyard owners looking to turn heads, not noses, with new berry-focused vintages.
June 1, 2008... Rob Dhaliwal, owner of Samson Estates Winery in Everson, has poured his signature raspberry wine at wine shows all over the state. Often, passersby would ask what kind of red he was pouring. When he told them it was a raspberry wine, their...

Take a sunny ride around the county with Chispa: Fairhaven scooter sales and rental company offers a gas-friendly excursion.
June 1, 2008... Ashton Kutcher's been seen riding one. So has Sarah Jessica Parker. Mickey Rourke allegedly got a DUI on one last November. Around the United States, it seems more celebrities have been photographed riding scooters. Everyday people are riding...

'Mama Jay's' sauce brings the heat to your grill: secret family recipe has been evolving over the last 30 years.
June 1, 2008... The smells of summer have arrived. Freshly cut grass. Sunscreen. The neighbor's rhododendron coming into bloom. Perhaps the most distinctive smell of the season, though, can be found wafting across backyards throughout Western Washington:...

Traveling the backcountry, Llama style.
June 1, 2008... In the course of his travels with nomadic tribes, Bob Shapiro rode an elephant across Thailand, a camel over the Sahara desert and a donkey through Afghanistan, all the while living and eating with the itinerant cultures. He said those...

Building permits.(TOP PROPERTIES)(Public notice)
June 1, 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 171-93 Telegraph Rd., $285,000 for commercial alteration:...

Top properties.
June 1, 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...

Bellingham Baby Company.(business births)
June 1, 2008... Owners: Shelly and Jeremy Allen Address: 2925 Newmarket St. Suite 108 Phone: 756-2452 Startup date: April 1 Square Footage: 750 square feet bellinghambabycompany.com [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] They say having a baby...

Cameo Shoe Shoppe.(business births)
June 1, 2008... Owner: Jessenia Rodrigeuz Address: 2 Prospect St. Phone: 647-6002 Startup date: March 1 Square Footage: 300 square feet www.cameoshoeshoppe.com Jessenia Rodriguez has a passion for fashion. Throughout her life...

Hometown Maintenance & Repair.(business births)
June 1, 2008... Owners: Matt and Randi Woolsey Address: 4200 Meridian St. Suite 216 Phone: 224-9550 Startup date: Feb. 29 Square Footage: 500 square feet Matt Woolsey wants to make money by being nice. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...

Physical therapist Bohn joins Core Therapeutics.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Juliana Bohn )(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Physical therapist Juliana Bohn has joined Core Therapeutics in Fairhaven. A cum laude graduate of Cleveland State University with a Bachelor of Science, Bohn is currently completing her advanced certification in manual therapy through the...

Beck joins Countrywide Home Loans.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Jeremey Beck )(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jeremey Beck recently accepted a position as a home-loan consultant for Countrywide Home Loans in Bellingham. Beck, a Western Washington University graduate, has six years of experience in residential real estate...

Guenter-Schlesinger appointed to affirmative action committee.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... Sue Guenter-Schlesinger, executive director of Western Washington University's Equal Opportunity Office, has been appointed to Gov. Chris Gregoire's Affirmative Action Policy Committee, and will serve through 2011. Guenter-Schlesinger has been...

National journal publishes Matteson's lifesaving advice.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Marie Matteson)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bellingham massage therapist Marie Matteson's article on massage and melanoma awareness was recently published in the American Bodyworkers and Massage Professionals Journal. The background for the article came when...

Governor appoints Roehl to growth management board.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Will Roehl of Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Gov. Chris Gregoire appointed Whatcom County attorney Will Roehl to the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, which he will serve on until 2014. Growth Management Hearings Boards determine if local policy choices or actions...

NorthWest Therapeutic Riding Center announces new staff, board chair.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Valerie Turner )(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Valerie Turner has joined the NorthWest Therapeutic Riding Center team as the new director of community relations. Turner, who has a background with nonprofit organizations, is currently attending Whatcom Community College and plans to complete...

Apollo Geophysics certified utility-locating provider.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Matthew Ringstad and project geophysicist Lynelle Brode )(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Apollo Geophysics' Vice President Matthew Ringstad and project geophysicist Lynelle Brode successfully completed the Staking University Utility Locator Certification Seminar in Las Vegas, Nev. in May. The...

RE/MAX hires new staff, realtor Wilson joins real estate network.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Mallina Wilson of RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc. was awarded Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation and joins a worldwide referral network of global real estate practitioners. Additionally,...

Church joins First American Title and Escrow.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dee Ryan Church has joined First American Title and Escrow as a senior escrow officer. Dee has more than 28 years' experience serving the needs of title and escrow clients in Whatcom County. Dee has been a limited...

OASIS owner Anderson completes pilates certification.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... OASIS Physical Therapy and Pilates owner Sidney Anderson completed her STOTT Pilates certification. Anderson began her STOTT Pilates training to enhance her client's rehabilitation experience by incorporating pilates principles and exercises in...

YWCA elects new board member and officers.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)(Annette Bagley, Varya Grace Fish and Carla Gelwicks)(Young Women's Christian Association of the United States of America)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Annette Bagley, Varya Grace Fish, Carla Gelwicks and Joan Ullin were elected as board members of the Bellingham YWCA. Continuing board members are Jo Collinge, Sharon Coss, Jay Johnson, Kristie Lundstrom, Kathy Newport, Sherry Partlow and...

Haggen's Ardt graduates from USC program.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... Kevin Ardt, general accounting manager for Haggen, Inc., in Bellingham, graduated April 30 from a 14-week management program at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Ardt was named Student of the Year while completing the...

Young hired as assistant manager of tennis club.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... Scott Young was recently hired as the assistant manager at the Bellingham Tennis Club and Fairhaven Fitness. Scott started in the fall as a cycling instructor before stepping up to take on his new role in April. Young moved to the area...

Saturna Capital announces Bonner as institutional sales director.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... Saturna Capital announced Brett Bonner as its institutional sales director. Bonner will be responsible for marketing Saturna's mutual funds and investment services to third-party advisors and consultants nationwide, as well as developing...

Reddy appointed store manager of Ferndale Haggen.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Frank Reddy has been appointed store manager of the Ferndale Haggen Food & Pharmacy. Reddy has earned multiple awards and promotions since joining Haggen, Inc. in 1993 as a night stocker. He most recently served as...

Cook promoted to store manager of Meridian Haggen.(KEEPING UP WITH PEOPLE)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tyler Cook has been promoted to store manager of the Meridian Haggen Food & Pharmacy in Bellingham. Cook has earned multiple awards and promotions since joining Haggen, Inc. in 1999 as a night stocker. He returns to...

Multop Financial selected as one of most dependable wealth managers.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARIES)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Multop Financial has been selected by Goldline Research as one of the 10 Most Dependable Wealth Managers of the Northwest & Hawaii, as published in the March 24 issue of Forbes magazine. In order to be selected to a Most Dependable list, firms...

Broadway Chiropractic celebrates seven-year anniversary.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARIES)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Broadway Chiropractic, practice of Dr. Theresa Murry, is celebrating its seven-year anniversary in June. The office has also added four massage therapists, specializing in wellness care and injury care. Broadway...

Perry designated "Premier Advisor" by Wachovia Securities.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARIES)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wachovia Securities has designated Mike Perry as a member of the firm's "Premier Advisors Program," a distinction that reflects Mike's achievement of professional success through a consistent commitment to client...

Bellingham physician Geist receives Bridges to Excellence award.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARIES)
June 1, 2008... Bellingham physician Dr. Michael Geist has been honored with a Bridges to Excellence award in recognition for his work with diabetic patients. Dr. Geist, who has practiced with Madrona Medical Group since 1998, has received similar awards...

WCAR honors Hoving, Alycia and Travis HoGlin.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARIES)
June 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The Whatcom County Association of Realtors recently honored Lorraine Hoving of Windermere Real Estate and Alycia and Travis HoGlin of Countrywide Home Loans. Hoving was named WCAR's Realtor of the First Quarter....

Public Works Director McKinley receives leader honor.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARIES)
June 1, 2008... Richard E. McKinley, public works director for the city of Bellingham was named a 2008 Top Ten Public Works Leader of the Year by the American Public Works Association (APWA). As Public Works director, McKinley leads a staff of 240 with an...

Bellingham Marine with Ferndale Ready Mix and Gravel receives Excellence in Concrete award.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARY)
June 1, 2008... Washington Aggregates and Concrete Association (WACA) awarded Bellingham Marine's NW division in partnership with its local concrete supplier, Ferndale Ready Mix and Gravel, the WACA's Excellence in Concrete award in the area of technical...

Best named to Waddell & Reed's Circle of Champions.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARY)
June 1, 2008... Randal W. Best has qualified for Waddell & Reed's annual Circle of Champions conference, which this year will be held in Tucson, Ariz. The conference is held each spring by the asset management and financial planning firm, with invitees...

Local tourism leaders honored at awards luncheon.(AWARDS AND ANNIVERSARY)
June 1, 2008... Bellingham Whatcom County Tourism honored the following businesses and individuals within the tourism industry: The Lakeway Inn received the 2008 Tourism Business of the Year Award for serving as a continuous ambassador for Bellingham and...

Lean and green: a guide to your energy bill: business owners see savings in energy overhauls.(business toolkit)
June 1, 2008... It would be hard to imagine paying the Bellingham Sportsplex's electricity bill, which has reached in excess of $6,000 a month. With more than 300 light fixtures illuminating more than 77,000 square feet of hockey rink, soccer fields and...

Meetings & clubs.(Calendar)
June 1, 2008... * Bellingham Referral Network--Meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at The Bellingham Golf and Country Club. For more information, call Tim Villhauer at 714-8661, or visit www.bellinghamreferral.org. * City Club--Noon to 1:30 p.m. the fourth...

Whatcom County letter carriers deliver nearly 100,000 pounds of food.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... Whatcom County letter carriers delivered just under 100,000 pounds of non-perishables to food banks on May 10. The annual Letter Carrier Food Drive helped fill the shelves of food banks in Bellingham, Blaine, Everson, Deming, Ferndale and...

Whatcom Community Foundation awards $64,646 in grants to local nonprofits.(Nonprofit Notebook)
June 1, 2008... Whatcom Community Foundation has awarded grants totaling $64,646 that benefit 20 community organizations through its annual competitive grant process. With the award of these grants the Foundation has made over $730,000 in grants this year to...

Bellingham Central Lions starts Food 4 Tots program at Bellingham Food Bank.(Nonprofit Notebook)(Bellingham Central Lions Club)(Brief article)
June 1, 2008... The Bellingham Central Lions Club donated $1,000 to the Bellingham Food Bank to kick off the Bellingham Food Bank's newest initiative, Food4Tots. Each month the Bellingham Food Bank provides food for 200 infants. In an effort to help with...

Contracts awarded.(TIPS & LEADS)
June 1, 2008... The following construction contract was awarded in the past month: MV Wenatchee dockside repairs, $2,285,131 to Puglia Engineering, 201 Harris Ave., Bellingham. issued by Washington State Ferries, Seattle.

Business licenses.(TIPS & LEADS)(Public notice)
June 1, 2008... The following business licenses have been awarded in the past month, listed by business name, owner and address: 3 Kings Contracting Group, 3 Kings Environmental Inc., 1311 S.E. Grace Ave., Battle Ground, WA 98604. A New Leaf Flower...

Liquor licenses.(TIPS & LEADS)
June 1, 2008... The following licensing activity has been noted by the state liquor board: New Applications Hot Iron Mongolian Grill, Kang, Sin Oh; Kang, Soon Nam have applied to sell beer/ wine in a restaurant at 1301 W. Bakerview Road # 201,...

Tax liens.(TIPS & LEADS)(Public notice)
June 1, 2008... A tax lien is a legal claim fried in court by a government against a person or business owing taxes. Liens are civil, not criminal claims, and normally seek to attach money and/or property to pay the taxes. A list of liens is kept at the county...

Judgments.(TIPS & LEADS)(Public notice)
June 1, 2008... When an individual or business becomes delinquent in tax payments, the state can obtain a judgment against any property or business. Judgments are fried in Whatcom County Superior Court, as are records of judgments paid or satisfied. ...

Bankruptcies.(TIPS & LEADS)(Public notice)
June 1, 2008... Chapter 7--Straight bankruptcy; debtor gives up non-exempt property and debts are discharged. Chapter II--Business reorganization; protection from creditors while business devises a plan of reorganization. Income/ expense reports must be...

Shipyard produced world-famous fleet: PAF fleet among the last of the coast's wooden trawlers.(LOOKING BACK: PACIFIC AMERICAN FISHERIES)
June 1, 2008... In 1916, Pacific American Fisheries (PAF), the largest salmon-canning company in the world, was in need of a few good ships to supplement its fleet. For a decade, PAF had been expanding its operations throughout southern Alaska and was in need...

As waterfront plans progress, keep talking.(Editorial)
June 1, 2008... Waterfront development will take crucial steps forward this month with the ongoing demolition of some of the former Georgia-Pacific buildings creating a blank canvas that will someday house five-and six-story mixed-use buildings, parks, beaches...

Back in the newsroom, with new insight.(THE LAST WORD)(Occupation overview)(Viewpoint essay)
June 1, 2008... Four years after trading in the newsroom for the classroom, it's invigorating to find myself back in the familiar swing of over-brewed coffee, non-stop banter and the creative whirl of editing stories and designing pages. I should thank young...

Off beat.(opinions)(Cartoon)
June 1, 2008... ... THIS PROJECT IS A DONE DEAL--FINALLY! WE'VE ALREADY HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC--FOR YEARS! YOU DIDN'T HEAR FROM THE TWO OF US! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]