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Whatcom County home sales slowed by higher interest rates
LYNDEN — Whatcom County housing prices reached all-time highs again in the second quarter of 2022, but the number of homes sold felt the impact of rising mortgage rates. The median ...
Julia Parker joins North Coast Credit Union
WHATCOM — North Coast Credit Union recently appointed Julia Parker as vice president/member business lending. In the financial industry, Parker has served clients in northwest Washington ...
Carl’s Mower & Saw expands with much larger building
FERNDALE — After 32 years of helping Whatcom County customers improve their properties, Carl’s Mower & Saw knew it was time to work on their own. The Ferndale business, founded ...
Food Truck Fridays: Chispita de sabor
Homemade ingredients create ‘sparkle of flavor’ By Taras McCurdie For the Record FERNDALE — Rafael Vargas and his wife, Angelica Vazquez, don’t cook and sell Mexican food ...
Ferndale couple buys Dave’s Sports Shop in Lynden
LYNDEN — There’s a new local couple at the helm of Dave’s Sports Shop in Lynden. Will and Jenn Lathrop took ownership of the shop on May 1. The local sporting goods store had ...
WHO’S WHO 2022: Entrepreneurship guides Ferndale resident
Crystal Stewart to open Yeah Baby Boards on Main Street By Leora Watson [email protected] FERNDALE — Due to her drive and entrepreneurial spirit, Crystal Stewart always ...
Patrick Alexander joins NW Technology
Ferndale company’s new telecommunication, video specialist worked 28 years with Baron Communications FERNDALE — On Dec. 31, 2021, Baron Telecommunications closed its doors to clients ...
Business reopening to be ‘peer-led’
Health Dept. foresees nine testing sites taking 2,400 specimens weekly By Brent Lindquist [email protected] WHATCOM — To get businesses ready to reopen their doors, county ...
Landscaping firm merges to become Green Earth NW
Ferndale pair with Corion stay involved FERNDALE — An 18-year-old Ferndale landscape management company recently merged with a Florida firm, becoming GreenEarth NW. David ...
New diner opening soon downtown
Al Holub brings expertise gathered from 14 years running Big Al’s Diner in Blaine By Brent Lindquist [email protected] FERNDALE — When Al Holub sold Big Al’s Diner in Blaine ...