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Your Chamber News & Updates
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News from the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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The Bellingham Whatcom Chamber of Commerce office will be closing at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, December 23rd. The office will remain closed Monday, December 25 through Monday, January 2nd. Our office will re-open on Tuesday, January 3rd.
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January/February Newsletter
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Advertise directly to chamber member businesses!
We have space for your inserts and advertisements in our newsletter!
Our January/February newsletter will go to print on January 4th.
Inserts are 8.5" x 11" color ads. You can print on one or both sides and have them delivered to every member business. You print 650 copies of your ad and we'll insert them for $150.
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Whatcom Report Radio Program
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We'll be taking a break for the holidays. The program will resume on Sunday, January 8th, where host Mary Kay Robinson of Windermere Real Estate will be hosting.
Tune in on Sundays at 8:00 AM on KGMI 790 AM or listen to the podcast anytime at KGMI.com.
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Thank you to Josh Burdick of Veritas Media for all of his amazing videos. Here's the link to the video Josh made for the Chamber! https://youtu.be/JDzkhQL5Mwg
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Application for Leadership Whatcom accepted thru Feb 13
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Leadership Whatcom is a program of the Bellingham/ Whatcom Chamber of Commerce. The goal is to develop the next generation of active leaders for Whatcom County. Participants strengthen leadership skills, gain awareness of regional issues and build networks across Whatcom County's many communities and geographies.
This is a highly experiential program that relies on a nonpartisan approach to leadership development.
Learn more at bellingham.com/leadership
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Member of the Week (this week)
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Congratulations to Member of the Week
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Photo by Radley Muller of
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Member of the Week (next week)
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Congratulations to Member of the Week -
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Photo by Radley Muller of
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What calendar?
Bham Event calendar
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Just a reminder that our community calendar has moved. You can submit your community events at
WhatCalendar.com or
BhamEvent.com. Both will take you to the same calendar.
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We'd like to give a great big "Thank you" to Peter James, who has loaned the Chamber office the most amazing photo of Racehorse Falls!
Visitors to our office are blown away by its beauty!
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Did you know that you can update your online business listing, revise your list of company reps, or add your personal social media links to your business listing?
Create your login (email
shelli@bellingham.com if you need help!) to access your Member Information Page.
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Friday, January 13
7:15-9:00 a.m.
3240 Northwest Ave, Bellingham
$16 with RSVP BEFORE Wed., Jan 11 at 7:15 a.m.
$20 AFTER
Wed., Jan 11 at 7:15 am
NO RSVP AFTER Thursday, Jan. 12 at 4:00 p.m.
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Grand Opening Celebration at T
itanium Software
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Monday, January 16
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
4280 Meridian St., Suite 120, Bellingham
FREE to attend
No RSVP needed
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1063 W. Bakerview Rd. Bellingham
Thursday, January 19
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
No RSVP needed
Members & non-members are welcome to attend!
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5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
11 Bellwether Way, Suite 210, Bellingham
FREE to attend
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Welcome New Chamber Members
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Join our group of inspiring young professionals for a fun evening of casual networking, as well as drinks and appies.
January 26 @ 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
NYP Bar & Grill
902 State Street # 105, Bellingham
Tickets are FREE for WYPS members and $5 for non-members.
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Join us at our weekly morning "Buzz" at various Woods Coffee locations to hear the latest in business while starting your day with an extra kick!
You can find us on:
Tuesdays at 8:30 a.m.
Wednesdays at 8:00 a.m.
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New Years Eve Farewell to Poppes
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Poppe’s 360 Neighborhood Pub, which has provided excellent food and entertainment for guests since 2002, will close after a fantastic New Year’s Eve celebration at Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Hotel & Conference Center.
Poppe’s is closing to make way for an exciting new restaurant, B-Town Bar & Grill, which will open in spring 2017.
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Woods Coffee opens in Bellevue Square
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Woods Coffee recently opened one of its signature coff ee shops in Bellevue Square, conveniently
located on the second floor near the entrance to Nordstrom. It is the nineteenth location for
Woods, and is the company’s fi rst in King County.
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Local Photographer Earns Certification
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Mark Turner of Turner Photographics in Bellingham has earned the Certified Professional Photographer (CPP) designation from the Professional Photographic Certification Commission. First Certified in 2011, Mark has engaged in regular photographic education to renew his CPP this fall.
Turner earned this designation after meeting rigorous requirements measuring his artistic and technical competence. The Professional Photographic Certification Commission currently recognizes only three photographers in Whatcom County and less than 2,000 Certified Professional Photographers in the United States.
www.turnerphotographics.com
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Skagit Bank Raises Over $9,000 for Banker's Care Food Drive
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Skagit Bank’s first year of involvement with Banker’s Care Food Drive was a great success. The Banker’s Care Food Drive is a partnership between Washington Bankers Association and Northwest Harvest in a mission to fight hunger throughout Washington State.
With the help of many banks across Washington State, the Food Drive raised over $100,000 in cash. Skagit Bank raised over $9,000 with the bank’s donation of $5,000, employees and customers added an additional $4,000.
Money was raised by collecting donations at our offices. Donors who donated over $10 received a Skagit Bank recipe book. Each recipe in the book was provided by a Skagit Bank current or past employee.
To learn more about Northwest Harvest or make a donation, please visit
www.northwestharvest.org
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2020 Solutions new accepting debit
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2020 Solutions becomes first cannabis retailer
in Whatcom Co. to accept app’s debit payments
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TAG NW presented Mark Anderson's Predictions 2017
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Mark Anderson is the publisher of the SNS Global Report and is
the most predictive Technology and Economics trendsetter.
Friday, January 13
11:30-1:30 p.m.
at the home of Cyber Watch West at Whatcom Community College
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New Bham practice focuses on women’s health & aesthetics
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Dr. Karyn L. Tapley recently launched Sound Women’s Health & Aesthetics, a Bellingham practice focused on a preventative health-based model of care.
Tapley said she offers primary preventative and wellness care for women using a personalized blend of traditional and integrative methods.
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BTC Changes Nursing Program Admission Process
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Beginning Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, BTC is moving from a lottery system to a first-come first-admitted practice for qualified applicants to the Nursing program. The requirements for admission to the program remain the same; however, the process by which students are admitted has been changed.
To find out more about these and other information sessions click here: www.btc.edu/nursinginfosessions
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Coal Dust Update
BNSF announced a tentative settlement in the long-running lawsuit over alleged coal dust emissions from railcars in Washington state. The tentative settlement reflects BNSF Railway's long-term efforts to address coal dust and allows us to continue that practice without the distraction of a prolonged legal battle.
As part of the settlement agreement, BNSF will conduct a two-year study on physical covers for coal and petroleum coke railcars as there are none available today for commercial use. BNSF has always said that we are more than willing to apply different mitigation measures if they could be shown to meet the mitigation requirements contained in our coal dust rule.
BNSF will continue to apply best practices and move the needle when it comes to the safe transport of coal and all the commodities we haul.
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Enroll your child in Hogwarts Satellite School over winter break
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Have your children dreamed of attending Hogwarts? This winter break make their dreams come true by registering them for Hogwarts Satellite School Dec. 28-30 at Whatcom Community College.
Class meets 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Dec. 28 – 30 on the WCC campus. Bring a sack lunch each day; materials and snacks are included in $115 course fee and $50 material fee. Designed for ages 8 – 14.
Call 360.383.3200 to register and receive a festive gift certificate for gift-giving, or enroll online whatcomcommunityed.com.
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Bellingham entrepreneur carries on late father’s legacy by bringing his all-purpose spice to market
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Mr. Frank’s all-purpose seasoning is ideal for steaks, salmon, pork, chicken, vegetables, and even popcorn, according to company founder Lisa Campbell of Bellingham. The 8-ounce containers can currently be found on the company’s website, and Sudden Valley Market. More local retailers are expected to soon offer Mr. Frank’s. “
It’s the only spice you’ll reach for,” Campbell said. “It enhances flavor by itself or is fabulous with clarified butter and a few dashes of Maggi ®.”
For more information about the seasoning, visit
www.MrFranksSpiceCo.com.
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Washington state community, technical college leaders appeal to Trump for continued protection for DREAMers
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Washington’s community and technical college leaders sent President-elect Donald Trump a letter asking him to preserve an executive action that allows young undocumented adults to live and work in the United States without fear of deportation. The letter was signed by the nine members of the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and presidents and chancellors of the state’s 34 community and technical colleges.
The letter responds to Trump’s campaign promise to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program launched in 2012. The program allows undocumented immigrants who came to the United States before they turned 16 to receive temporary protection from deportation. It also grants them eligibility for a renewable two-year work permit. Read more
here.
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