Customers Drive Grizzly’s Growth
Shiraz Balolia made $6 on his first sale of a drill press. Now the sales of the company he founded in Bellingham in 1983...
Andy and Erin Vitaljic want to feed Whatcom County and beyond
Don't bet against them
According to the City of Bellingham, more than 740 people experience homelessness in Whatcom County every night. Tragically, 18% of the...
Putting people first, even during a pandemic
Customer service is the essence of this essential business
In 1989, John Hayes founded Hayes Import Inspection Service, a United States Department of Agriculture import...
Relaxation, made here in Whatcom County
Comphy Company supplies top spas and resorts worldwide
Turquoise waves ebb and flow in the distance. The sun warms your skin while palms sway in...
Renaissance Woman: Grace Borsari Flying High As Lifetime Achievement Award Honoree
By definition, it’s easy to refer to Grace Borsari as a Renaissance Woman (one with many talents or areas of knowledge).
Early on, Grace was...
Signature Plastics customizes keyboards around the world
Many are surprised to discover that a leading U.S. manufacturer of custom keycaps, Signature Plastics, has been operating diligently for more than 40 years...
Washington needs manufacturing to lead the economic recovery
Kaitlyn Pype wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she knew she enjoyed working on cars. She thought about a...
Green Apple Deal Goes Bad
Can the $1 billion renewable energy plant be saved?
Jeremy Lott
All crude oil that is extracted with drills and derricks was once biological material that...
PIVOT!
How Brist Mfg. became one of the fastest-growing manufacturers in the U.S.
It is among the more memorable television scenes of the 1990s. Chandler, Ross...
Simpler by design
360 Modular Building Systems is changing the way building is done
Humans can’t help but be creative. It’s sewn into the fabric of who we...
