Alcoa Intalco Works Ferndale avoids planned layoffs of nearly 500 employees
Published May 3, 2016 On May 2, Alcoa announced its agreement with the Bonneville Power Administration to amend its current power contract to help improve the competitiveness of the Intalco Works Ferndale smelter. The new amendment to the power contract, effective July 1, 2016 through Feb. 14, 2018, will provide for additional market access during this…
Read MoreQ gone for good. Now Brio is its name-o
Published in Business Pulse magazine in March 2016 Alliance Laundry Systems Corp., the makers of Speed Queen washers, claimed a trademark on the brand “Q.” Therefore, Owner/President Colleen Unema has rebranded her company to Brio Laundry on Alabama Street just off its intersection with James Street in the Sunnyland neighborhood. Unema liked the sound and…
Read More‘Roastery’ opens a new panorama view of coffee roasting and brewing
published March 31, 2016 On March 28, 2016 the doors will open on a first for coffee-crazy Whatcom County: An open-view coffee roasting facility at The Woods Coffee location on Lakeway Drive (just east of I-5 exit). As announced by CEO Wes Herman (above left) and Head Roaster Shea Hagan (right), a Grand Opening is…
Read MoreWhatcom business leaders recognized at sold-out event
Pictured from left to right: Dale Zender, PeaceHealth; Cory and Bobbi Kreider, Lynden Sheet Metal; Greg Penner, Capstone Physical Therapy; Jay Bornstein, Bornstein Seafood Bellingham, Wash: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 marked the 30th Annual Business Person of the Year Awards Banquet, hosted by Whatcom Business Alliance and held at the Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham, a…
Read MoreWhen local businesses sneeze, the community catches a cold
March 25, 2016 – Letter from WBA President Tony Larson If you are not part of the Whatcom Business Alliance leadership network, I invite and encourage you to get on board. Next month will mark our 4th anniversary. The WBA was founded as a nonprofit, nonpartisan economic development organization with the primary mission of facilitating…
Read MoreWhatcom County Top 25 – jobs, employers, skills and certifications
Summer 2018 Employer Demand report from the Employment Security Department https://www.esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/employer-demand Employment Rate is lowest in 11 years in Washington State! Here are some of the Top local employers, types of Jobs, hard skills and certifications in Whatcom County! (from https://esd.wa.gov/labormarketinfo/monthly-employment-report) Top 25 occupations advertised online Return to content Whatcom County, June, 2018 Source: Employment…
Read MoreSaturna Capital hosts Bellingham's 7 sister cities for historic future of business event!
Whatcom County Business Community Is Invited to this Historic Event on Sept. 5th, 2018! Reserve your spot with Melisa Nelson melisa0296@gmail.com or http://www.linkedin.com/in/melisanelson/ The Whatcom County Business Community is invited to a unique lunch meeting on Wednesday, September 5th at Whatcom Community College to be part of a discussion between you and our area colleges about the future of our economy and the workforce behind it. You…
Read MoreBuild your workforce with an apprenticeship program
One effective way for manufacturers to develop skilled workers is through apprenticeship programs, which are again taking hold among manufacturers in the U.S. as they look for ways to address their workforce needs. Per the U.S. Department of Labor, apprenticeship is an “earn and learn” training model that combines work-based learning with related classroom…
Read MoreWBA announces $50,000 contribution to Youth Engagement Initiative
April 19th, 2018 Whatcom Business Alliance Announces $50,000 Commitment to Phase Two of the Youth Engagement Initiative (YEI) Whatcom Business Alliance (WBA) Board Chairman Doug Thomas, President Tony Larson, and education committee co-chairs Laura McKinney, NW Government Affairs and Public Relations Director for Alcoa and Tom Kenney, recently retired Regional President for Washington Federal, announced…
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