BUSINESS

Rite Aid downtown closing, J’s Kitchen Fairhaven opening

By FRANK CATALANO Former Business & Work Columnist

August 1, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.


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BUSINESS MATTERS

Planning starts for 2026 World Cup cross-border tourism needs

Visions of a Cascadia ‘two-nation vacation’

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BUSINESS MATTERS

Bellingham office space empties as retail remains strong

Retail asking prices in second quarter hit new high

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BUSINESS MATTERS

Birch Bay’s Station 49 still in same family, seven decades later

Family amusement center enters summer season with expanded options

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BUSINESS MATTERS

Portal Container Village adds businesses and improvements

Bellingham’s waterfront center looks ahead to 2024 season

PLACES & THINGS

Places & Things: July 2023

Daiso starts hiring, Spirit Halloween portends

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BUSINESS

Point Roberts labor shortages persist with few solutions

Canadian workers may be key to keeping local businesses afloat

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BUSINESS MATTERS

Skagit & Island entrepreneurship initiative exceeds expectations

Program focused on underserved and rural small business

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BUSINESS MATTERS

1 year later, 5 lessons learned about Northwest Washington business

What a columnist found notable as a newcomer

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BUSINESS

Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon's safety practices

Injuries at Amazon typically higher compared to industry peers

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BUSINESS MATTERS

Faithlife repositions as its new CEO marks 18 months

Bellingham-based Bible study software maker to emphasize Logos brand

BREAKING NEWS

Workers at Bellingham REI unionize

Store joins California location as one of two union shops on West Coast

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TENNIS

Local tennis club celebrates 50th anniversary

Bellingham Training & Tennis Club celebrates 50th anniversary

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FOOD

'Soil to spoon': Steensma Creamery delivers quality close to home

Lynden farm will be part of 'Whatcom This Whey'

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BUSINESS MATTERS

Whatcom, Skagit unemployment rates drop to 2023 lows

Regional economist sees a return to pre-pandemic patterns