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Offers are now being accepted for the Lummi Island property previously operated by The Willows Inn, a nationally acclaimed restaurant. The property currently is owned by Lighthouse Mission Ministries of Bellingham, which will use proceeds from the property sale for construction of its new facility that will serve people who are homeless. Tim and Marcia…

Amia Froese attended the most recent Committee of the Bellingham City Council Meeting in which Mayor Seth Fleetwood’s proposed Ordinance prohibiting open use of controlled substances in public places that would result in a misdemeanor.  The purpose of this proposed ordinance is not incarceration, but rather a tool to address the pervasive open use of…

At the February Northwest Chapter CCIM meeting, the topic was on tertiary market updates in Washington state. Three regional experts were selected to speak on behalf of their local markets (TriCities, Spokane, and NW WA). Amia was asked to represent the NW Washington market. Here is a summary of the discussion: Panel speakers: Derrick Stricker,…

With recent announcements from large corporations like Disney, Apple, and Google requiring workers to return to the office for at least three days per week, the stage is being set for other companies across all different market sectors to follow this trend. A 2022 survey conducted by Resume Builder, when polling business leaders, found that…