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Fall 2020

-Birch Bellingham Now on Iowa Street!
-Birch Golf Classic Earns 100k for Engedi & NWYS
-Fall Lawn, Garden Projects- Organic Fertilizer Sale!
-Birch Awarded 'Washington State Best Place to Work' Award!
Washington & Alaska Store Hours:
Mon – Fri 7a – 4:30p
Bellingham Open Saturdays 7a -4:30p too!
Birch Golf Classic Results
$101,000 earned for
Thank you for helping us combat local human trafficking
& connecting our kids on the streets to better options

Special Thank You To:
Blue Star Welding, Bramble Berry, Corliss Estates & Tranche Cellars, Dunham Cellars, Icy Straight Seafoods, Steve Brewster Memorial, Jay Julius, JCB, Northwest Recycling, Pape Machinery, Rallye Auto & Truck Sales, Roger Helgeson, Sam Adkins, Schouten Construction, Sound Beverage, Truss Co, US Bank, VSH Accountants, Willows Restaurant & Lodge

Congratulations to Tournament Winners:
BP
Mills Electric

Save the Date for 2021!
Birch Golf Classic
Thursday, September 9, 2021

Check the Birch Golf Classic Facebook or the Birch Golf Classic Prize Page for more 2020 Tournament Results, Prize Winners and photos from the event (there's some great ones on there).
Fall Clean Up - Pre Winter Prep is Here!
Feed those Plants & That Soil - Down to Earth Organic Fertilizer On Sale now
Fall is here!
Time clean up, aerate, clean out!
Winter prep your plants and soils with a Fall feeding of
Down to Earth builds up versus stripping nutrients from your soils
Including All Purpose, Tree & Shrub, Bio-Live and Citrus Mixes

Shark Pressure Washers & Accessories, Paint Sprayers
Wolverine Garden Tool Savings
Click here for the season's outdoor lawn, garden and maintenance checklist
8% OFF with purchase of Hand Tools & Down to Earth Organic Fertilizers

Get 8% OFF your total order
Good now through 11/30/20
Husqvarna Deals

Get 5% Off any Husqvarna accessory with any Husqvarna Rental or Purchase
Is this the year you should purchase that Snow Blower?
Order that new Husqvarna Snow Blower now, get an extended 3-5 year warranty and a free bag of Birch ice melt
Good thru 11/30/20
Birch Best Place to Work in 2020
Birch was awarded Best Place to Work twice this year
4th among mid-sized companies in the Seattle Business Magazine
8th in a Puget Sound Business Journal ranking!

Birch earned high marks for:
Flexibility, Balancing work and personal life
Being committed to producing top quality work
Diversity, Trust in Birch's leadership, Belief that employee opinions count
Confidence in Birch's future success
Everyone being treated fairly, Trust in leadership
Professional growth and career development opportunities! 
Interested in a career at Birch? Birch employees have a 12-year average of working at Birch
and that retention average is growing!
Birch is Hiring Now - Click HERE to get started!
Birch benefits include: competitive career-waged pay, tremendous growth opportunities, 4-10 work week, escalating PTO+7 paid holidays, 401K with match, great medical/dental/AFLAC/FSA, continual improvement paid training, discounts on equipment/tool rentals & retail purchases…
New Birch Bellingham Location! 1415 Iowa Street
All Birch Stores are running specials on organic fertilizers, garden tools and new lines of battery operated lawn and garden equipment to walk-in customers in celebration of the new Birch Bellingham location.

The Bellingham Store utilizes Birch's own 'open-floor design concept' where walls, back room storage and rental counters -- barriers to customers and efficiency -- have been removed and replaced with mobile work stations and open shelving. All stock is displayed for easy access creating lean management benefits, eliminating wasted motion and helping with better customer connection.
Stay tuned for some 2021 celebrations!
Birch has been investing in rental fleet expansion, new facilities and redevelopment.
Sitka

4,000 square foot building on
1-acre of property

Centrally located on Sitka's waterfront – pretty sure it wins ‘Rental facility with the best view in the US’

Supports the islands and mainland of SE Alaska
Everett

3-acre site in S. Everett between Airport Rd. and the Mukilteo Speedway off Hwy 99

8,000 square foot rental & retail facility with permitting underway for an 8,000 square foot maintenance facility

To the left --The Jewel -- a 1,600' newly designed office facility with independent access and lay down yard available for lease
Mount Vernon

1st location to launch Birch's new open store concept

Existing 3,600 square foot building was taken down to
the studs

Reconfigured building and equipment yard for optimal use
of the 1/2-acre site
AGC of Washington Takes Input on Unemployment Insurance Rate Increases
Unemployment insurance rates paid by employers are expected to increase significantly in 2021 and 2022 to cover the extraordinary amount of benefits being paid and to replenish the dwindling unemployment insurance trust fund primarily due to the pandemic.

  • Rates paid by employers are estimated to go up by $1 billion in 2021 & another $2 billion in 2022.
  • Depending on current rates, individual companies could see increases from double digits up to 700%.
  • Some firms that are already paying the highest rates may benefit from a cap on rates.
  • This would be a huge hit to companies already reeling from the continued and still uncertain economic hardships caused by the pandemic

Click HERE to take the survey and share how proposed changes could affect your company.
Covid Testing Widely Available for Symptomatic & Asymptomatic Individuals
Whatcom County
  • Free Mobile Testing by appointment
  • Mon - Wed & Fri - Sat 9a to 12p & 1p to 4p
  • Locations vary
  • Registration required
  • Online at TestDirectly.com. Use the TestDirectly How-To (PDF) for a user guide.
  • By phone at 360-778-6075 Mon-Fri from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Interpretation services available.
  • Results within 24-72 hours
  • Click HERE for more info

Skagit County
  • Drive-Thru testing to those who live or work in Skagit County
  • Mon/Wed/Fri from 8:30a to 4p and Tues/Thurs 11a to 7p
  • Location: Skagit Valley College
  • No pre-registration required
  • Results: Within 24 - 72 hours
  • Click HERE for more info

Snohomish County
  • Drive-Thru testing by appointment
  • Use THIS LINK for registration and testing schedule
  • For additional testing resources in Snohomish County, click HERE.

Sitka, AK
  • Free Testing
  • Use THIS LINK for testing location and schedules
Birch helps build roads, high rises, homes, parks, stadiums, educational & healthcare facilities
throughout the Pacific Northwest with top quality people and equipment
Locations in Anacortes, Bellingham (2), Everett, Specialized Industrial, Mount Vernon and Sitka, AK
Home Improvement, Commercial Contractors, Industrial & Manufacturing, Public Works, Specialty Marine
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