Annual Awards Dinner OCT/NOV 2016 BELLINGHAM/WHATCOM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY NEWSLETTER CHAIRMANS CLUB MEMBERS Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber 119 N. Commercial, #110 Bellingham, WA 98225 BWCCI Board of Directors Troy Wills, First Federal Glen Groenig, The UPS Store Rene Morris, Bellis Fair Mall Julian Greening, Wilson Motors Anne Rasmussen, PeaceHealth Cale Luna, Advanced Solutions Tech Don Kurtis, Cascade Radio Group Lesa Boxx, Country Financial Seth Woolson, Chmelik, Sitkin Davis Jeff Callender, Phillips 66 Lynn Murphy, Puget Sound Energy Lori Reece, RE/MAX Keith Coleman, SpringHill Suites Kathy Herndon, VSH CPAs Anne Bowen, What. Comm. College Michael Lilliquist, City of Bellingham Rud Browne, Whatcom County Loni Rahm, Bellingham Tourism Rob Fix, Port of Bellingham Bob Wilson, Whatcom COG Cassie Robles, BIAWC November 1 Behavioral Health Career Fair Sponsored by: Touchstone Behavioral Health Where: Bellingham Ferry & Cruise Terminal When: 11a.m.—1p.m. Cost: Free to attend November 11 Networking Breakfast Sponsored by: Praise 106.5 Where: Northwood Hall 3240 Northwood Ave., Bellingham When: 7:15—9 a.m. Cost: $14 with RSVP / $18 without RSVP RSVP at bellingham.com Bring unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots! November 17 Business After Business Sponsored by: Launching Success Learning Store Where: 133 Prince Ave. Bellingham When: 5:30—7:30 p.m. No RSVP needed December 1 Annual Awards Dinner Sponsored by: Bank of the Pacific Where: Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale When: 5:30—9 p.m. $65—Members $75 Non-members $750 Table Sponsors (seats 8) Members only Tickets available at Bellingham.com December 9 Networking Breakfast This Breakfast sponsorship is available! Email [email protected]or call (360) 734-1330 for details Where: Northwood Hall 3240 Northwood Ave., Bellingham When: 7:15—9 a.m. Cost: $14 with RSVP / $18 without RSVP RSVP at bellingham.com $65—members $75—non-members $750—table sponsors (seats 8) (members only) RSVP at Bellingham . com THURSDAY DECEMBER 1 5:30—9:00 p.m. Silver Reef Hotel Casino Spa 4876 Haxton Way, Ferndale Upcoming Chamber events By Shelli Jones Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry Every year the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce holds an annual banquet to honor businesses and members of the business community for their achievements. This is the 12th year that we're holding the event in its current format. However, the Chamber has been holding annual banquets and awarding local businesses for decades. In the 1950's, the awards were for the "Farm Woman of the Year" and "Farm Family of the Year." Today we award the Small Business of the Year, Large Business of the Year, Green Business and Nonprofit of the Year, Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, CEO of the Year and Chamber Ambassador of the Year. Nominations for the Small Business, Large Business, Green Business and Nonprofit of the Year awards are submitted by the public and our members. The nominated businesses must be members of the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce for at least one year. Upon submission, the nominations are evaluated by the Annual Awards Committee consisting of active Chamber members who volunteer for the committee. The committee determines the four finalists for the Small and Large Business of the Year and visit each business to conduct interviews with managers and employees. The results of the interviews are used to make a case for each finalist. The merits of each are discusses based upon the following characteristics: company management community service economic stability ethics and integrity growth of company upward mobility for employees Join us for the Annual Awards Dinner on December 1st and help us celebrate as we shines a light on exemplary local businesses and business professionals. It's a time to celebrate and appreciate all local businesses serving our community—something the chamber has been doing for more than 60 years. October 14 Networking Breakfast Sponsored by: Vibrant USA Where: Northwood Hall 3240 Northwood Ave., Bellingham When: 7:15—9 a.m. Cost: $14 with RSVP / $18 without RSVP RSVP at bellingham.com October 20 Business After Business Sponsored by: Four Points by Sheraton Where: 714 Lakeway Bellingham When: 5:30—7:30 p.m. No RSVP needed October 27 Grand Opening Celebration Sponsored by: Transworld Business Advisors Where: Regus Office Suites 2219 Rimland Drive, Suite 301, Bellingham When: 4:00—6:00 p.m. No RSVP needed Small Business of the Year finalists: The Upfront Theatre Laserpoint Awards and Promotional Solutions Ketchup & Mustard Datalink West Large Business of the Year finalists Erin Baker's Wholesome Baked Goods Whatcom Land Title DeWaard & Bode Woods Coffee Helge Johanson of the Bellingham Chamber of Commerce with Elizabeth Bailey: Farm Woman of the Year, November 20, 1957 2015 CEO of the Year Mike Hammes (RAM Construc- tion) accepts the award from Jenifer Clark, Director of Sales and Marketing for Alaska Airlines and Bellingham/ Whatcom Chamber President & CEO Guy Occhiogrosso Congratulations to this amazine group of WYPS members, (see left) who generously collected more than $100 to donate to Charity Water at their September WYPS Social. And join us in welcoming Kelsey Rowlson as the newest radio host for the Chamber’s Whatcom Report Radio Program on KGMI. Tune in for her first show on Oct. 23rd at 8am on 790 KGMI. News Presented by
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Annual Awards Dinner
OCT/NOV 2016 BELLINGHAM/WHATCOM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY NEWSLETTER CHAIRMANS CLUB MEMBERS
By Shelli Jones Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Every year the Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce holds an
annual banquet to honor businesses and members of the business
community for their achievements.
This is the 12th year that we're holding the event in its current format.
However, the Chamber has been holding annual banquets and awarding
local businesses for decades. In the 1950's, the awards were for the "Farm
Woman of the Year" and "Farm Family of the Year."
Today we award the Small Business of the Year, Large Business of the Year,
Green Business and Nonprofit of the Year, Man of the Year, Woman
of the Year, CEO of the Year and Chamber Ambassador of the Year.
Nominations for the Small Business, Large Business, Green Business
and Nonprofit of the Year awards are submitted by the public and
our members. The nominated businesses must be members of the
Bellingham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce for at least one year.
Upon submission, the nominations are evaluated by the Annual
Awards Committee consisting of active Chamber members who
volunteer for the committee. The committee determines the four
finalists for the Small and Large Business of the Year and visit each
business to conduct interviews with managers and employees. The
results of the interviews are used to make a case for each finalist. The
merits of each are discusses based upon the following characteristics:
company management
community service
economic stability
ethics and integrity
growth of company
upward mobility for employees
Join us for the Annual Awards Dinner on
December 1st and help us celebrate as we shines a light on exemplary local businesses and business professionals. It's
a time to celebrate and appreciate all local businesses serving our community—something the chamber has been doing
for more than 60 years.
October 14
Networking Breakfast
Sponsored by: Vibrant USA
Where: Northwood Hall
3240 Northwood Ave., Bellingham
When: 7:15—9 a.m.
Cost: $14 with RSVP / $18 without RSVP
RSVP at bellingham.com
October 20
Business After Business Sponsored by:
Four Points by Sheraton
Where: 714 Lakeway Bellingham
When: 5:30—7:30 p.m.
No RSVP needed
October 27
Grand Opening Celebration Sponsored by:
Transworld Business Advisors
Where: Regus Office Suites
2219 Rimland Drive, Suite 301, Bellingham
When: 4:00—6:00 p.m.
No RSVP needed
Small Business of the Year finalists:
The Upfront Theatre
Laserpoint Awards and
Promotional Solutions
Ketchup & Mustard
Datalink West
Large Business of the Year finalists
Erin Baker's Wholesome Baked
Goods
Whatcom Land Title
DeWaard & Bode
Woods Coffee
Helge Johanson of the Bellingham Chamber of
Commerce with Elizabeth Bailey: Farm Woman
of the Year, November 20, 1957
2015 CEO of the Year Mike Hammes (RAM Construc-
tion) accepts the award from Jenifer Clark, Director of
Sales and Marketing for Alaska Airlines and Bellingham/
Whatcom Chamber President & CEO Guy Occhiogrosso
Congratulations to this amazine group of
WYPS members, (see left) who generously
collected more than $100 to donate to Charity Water at their September
WYPS Social.
And join us in welcoming Kelsey Rowlson as the newest radio host for the
Chamber’s Whatcom Report Radio Program on KGMI. Tune in for her
first show on Oct. 23rd at 8am on 790 KGMI.
News
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Gov. Jay Inslee signed a memorandum
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By Dave Brumbaugh & Lylene Johnson
Whatcom County home sales this
year finally have beaten the boom peaks of 2006 and 2007, but distribu-
tion of those sales has changed signifi-
cantly, according to a real-estate re-
port released today.
From 2006 through 2014, 44 percent
to 47 percent of those home sales
were in Bellingham, according to Lylene Johnson of The Muljat Group.
Her report is based on data from the
Northwest Washington Multiple List-
ing Service. However, in the past two
years, Bellingham’s share of Whatcom
County home sales dropped to 38
percent in 2015 and 37 percent
through the first three quarters of this
year.
“Ferndale is
the primary
recipient of
this shift
with market
share rising
from 12 per-
cent to 16
percent this
year,” John-
son said.
“The rest is
spread
throughout
the county. The Blaine/Birch Bay mar-
ket is third with 13 percent of homes
sales this year.” Johnson said likely reasons for the
shift in sales are price and inventory.
The median price of homes sold in
Bellingham in the third quarter was
$369,900, up 13.6 percent from last
year, but the number of homes sold dropped 4.1 percent. The median
price of all homes sold in Whatcom
County during the third quarter rose
8.7 percent to $316,400 and the num-
ber of county sales inched up 0.7 per-
cent despite the decline in Bellingham.
Despite higher prices, demand still is
high in Bellingham – half of the homes sold there are on the market only 13
days before they are under a contract,
according to Johnson. Consequently,
among 904 active listings in Whatcom
County at the start of October, only
244 were in Bellingham.
The median sales price,
average
sales price,
number of
units sold
and average
days on the
market
(DOM) be-
fore a sale
for the
county and
individual
communities
for the third
quarter of 2016, with percentage com-
parisons to the third quarter of 2015,
follow.
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CannaZone
Chuckanut Bay Gallery & Sculpture Garden
Coastal Insurance Group
Expedia Cruise Ship Centers
Law Firm of David N. Jolly
Leopold Retirement Residence
My Biz Pro
Rejuvenation MD
Silverado Bellingham
Sterling Real Estate Group
Touchstone Behavioral Health
TracShip
Transworld Business Advisors of Bellingham
Trove Cannabis
Lee Franklin,
Brookdale Fairhaven
Member News & Events
Submitted by The Port of Bellingham
Harcourt Developments, the
development partner for 19 acres on
Bellingham’s downtown waterfront,
announced plans to build four large-
scale projects within the next several
years.
Harcourt is currently renovating the
iconic Granary Building and plans to
start construction on waterfront
condominiums with underground
parking as early as next year.
Additional projects soon to follow
include a “Gateway” commercial
office building near the Granary
building, a retirement and assisted
living complex, and the potential
conversion of Georgia Pacific’s
former Boardmill building into a
hotel and conference center. The
Boardmill project would require Port
Commission approval to adjust the
boundary of a redevelopment area
currently reserved for Western
Washington University.
“Harcourt has a strong reputation
for developing successful projects
around the world and we are excited
to see their level of commitment to
Bellingham’s waterfront” said Port Executive Director Rob Fix. “The
mix of uses Harcourt is proposing
will create jobs, increase property
values and help rebuild our water-
front economy. The Port is already
seeing increased interest from the
business community in expanding to
the waterfront to be near an
increasingly vibrant downtown core.”
In a presentation to the Port Com-
mission, Director of Harcourt
Developments Pat Power detailed
their involvement in several projects
similar to Bellingham’s waterfront
including the Titanic Hotel in
Liverpool, England and Park West,
Ireland’s largest business park. Mr.
Power emphasized the importance of
parks and public art to Harcourt
projects as well as their experience
recruiting new companies and
creating jobs. “Public art is something
we like to do because what we try to do is create an environment where
people can live, work and play but
also enjoy their surroundings. Park
West is a vibrant place with over 300
companies from a standing start.
There are a lot of things we can
draw upon from Park West that will
favor Bellingham in terms of
attracting companies into the
region.”
More information can be found at
www.portofbellongham.com
Bellingham International
Airport Terminal Conces-
sions (RFP)
This exciting opportunity is for lease of
specialty retail space in the non-sterile
area of Bellingham International Air-
port’s Commercial Terminal. Retail
operations would be limited to the sale
of goods that can be purchased by
passenger greeters, off-airport custom-
ers and travelers who can carry pur-
chases through the security screening
checkpoint or in checked baggage.
Preference will be given to company
proposals that would not directly com-
pete with existing airport concession-
aires (Restaurant and Coffee/Gift
Shop).
Fr more information and the RFP form,
go to http://ww.portofbellingham.com/
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Bellingham’s Share of Housing Market Declines in Whatcom County
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Whatcom County – Median price,
$316,400, up 8.7 percent; average
price, $354,623, up 9.8 percent; units
sold, 923, up 0.7 percent; DOM, 54,
down 20.6 percent.
Bellingham – Median price,
$369,900, up 13.6 percent; average
price, $431,517, up 14.1 percent; units
sold, 347, down 4.1 percent; DOM,
43, down 4.4 percent.
Birch Bay/Blaine – Median price,
$289,000, up 14.0 percent; average
price, $334,934, up 11.4 percent; units
sold, 127, up 11.4 percent; DOM, 81,
down 19.0 percent.
Ferndale – Median price, $309,500,
up 5.3 percent; average price,
$326,720, up 4.6 percent; units sold,
139, down 2.8 percent; DOM, 40,
down 48.1 percent.
Lynden – Median price, $309,500, up
4.9 percent; average price, $332,783,
up 9.6 percent; units sold, 69, down
10.0 percent; DOM, 47, down 21.7
percent.
Mount Baker – Median price,
$124,500, down 35.8 percent; average
price, $186,814, down 16.1 percent;
units sold, 81, up 12.5 percent; DOM,
95, down 26.9 percent.
Nooksack Valley – Median price,
$228,500, down 6.7 percent; average
price, $234,580, down 21.6 percent;
units sold, 38, up 2.7 percent; DOM,
80, up 12.7 percent.
Sudden Valley – Median price,
$279,500, up 16.5 percent; average
price, $285,880, up 14.4 percent; units
sold, 64, up 16.4 percent; DOM, 43,
down 27.1 percent.
Information provided by Lylene John-
son of The Muljat Group. Lylene has
been tracking Whatcom County sales
data and identifying trends for more
than 10 years.
By Dave Brumbaugh
A new website designed to promote local
events and help event planners avoid date
conflicts has been launched by the Belling-
ham/Whatcom Chamber of Commerce &
Industry.
The website can be reached through two
domain addresses: www.WhatCalendar.com
and www.BhamEvent.com. It is emphasizing
community events in Whatcom County that
are open to the public, fundraisers, galas,
ticketed events, major events that will draw
more than 500 people and athletic competi-
tions such as runs, races and soccer tourna-
ments. The website isn’t designed for wed-
dings, regular or recurring events and meet-
ings, and events that are open only to an
organization’s members.
The event listings are free and open to all
Whatcom County residents, not just Belling-
ham/Whatcom Chamber members.
Member of the Week photos provided
by Radley Muller Photography
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