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...
A tale of modern logging
A founding industry still thriving, changing
Drive almost any road in western Washington and you’ll pass seemingly endless acres of forest. Some of that wood...
In Spite of Disruptions, We Didn’t Run Out of Food. Why Not?
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the national media were quick to reassure the public that grocery stores would not run out of...
COVID-19, Aluminum and U.S. National Security
Will China destroy a critical U.S. industry?
First printed in the Epoch Times, April 1, 2020; updated April 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent global...
HighCraft: A Lean, Mean Cabinet-Making Machine
Left to right: Eric Van Hofwegen, Brian Hendricks, Brad Kuik, and Jason Van Hofwegen.
Process aims to keep waste—and costs—minimal and employees happy
At the age...
Dynamic Duos: Father-Son & Lean Six Sigma
Jeff Gray and his son, Mason, moved to Bellingham last year and they have cut a wide swath into their life mission—instructing and guiding...
Canadian company set to build electric vehicles in Ferndale
Vicinity Motor Corporation brings EVs to the U.S. market
Transportation accounts for about 29% of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions, according to the United...
Alcoa’s Cool Solution
Intalco Smelter Complied Simply with H2O Mandate and Saved a Ton of Money
At our Intalco smelter in the United States, engineers developed a low-cost...
Canature Kitchen Lynden a massive pet food production facility
Alliance Freeze Dry Group expands to the U.S. with 220,000-square-foot building
A business leader in the pet food sector in Canada will add a state-of-the-art...
IKO roofing plant in Sumas serves markets around the world
Roofs shelter and protect what we love: our families at home, our children at school, ourselves at work and play. We don’t think about...