Economy
Thursday, April 3, 2025 FOLLOWING IS A STATEMENT BY THE EDC The EDC, a nonprofit organization, has launched a survey to assess business and workforce needs in San Juan County. Responses to the survey are confidential and will be anonymized, aggregated, and used to determine programs and resources intended to help the EDC understand the…
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 Approximately 20 miles north of Orcas Island is a rare “exclave” of the United States. Point Roberts is a 5-square-mile community with the Salish Sea coast to its west, south, and east. Its northern border is shared with Canada. This community — greatly dependent on goodwill with Canada — is home…
Monday, March 24, 2025by Jeff Noedelvideo by Jeremy Tyler John J. Nance is an internationally-recognized expert in airline safety. He is the expert ABC News has turned to for three decades when they have a question about airline safety, or they are covering a serious airline incident. He was also the on-camera subject matter expert…
Monday, March 24, 2025by Jeff Noedel “Bill 7,” a bill filed in the British Columbian provincial legislature known as the “Economic Stabilization (Tariff Response) Act,” could impose a tariff on goods shipped on British Columbia highways between Washington and Alaska. That’s just one of many ways the bill — if passed into law — could…
Monday, March 24, 2025 If you’ve driven on I-5 near Bellingham, you might have noticed fewer British Columbia license plates. Canadian national broadcaster CBC News is reporting that 500,000 fewer Canadians traveled into the U.S. in February. BCB attributes the drop to “The data shows there was a sudden reversal in February, just as U.S….
Friday, February 28, 2025Reported by Albert JamesCover photo credit: TVW Following is a production of the Washington State University (WSU) Olympia News Bureau, run by the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication News Fellowship Program. This is a report by WSU Murrow Fellowship video journalist Albert James.
Tuesday, February 4, 2025FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARDby Jerry Cornfield There’s bipartisan support for allowing other manufacturers of zero-emission vehicles, like Rivian and Lucid, to do so. Car dealers have been opposed. WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD, Olympia–Washington wants more electric vehicles on the road. It’s offered generous incentives for EV buyers and set deadlines barring new…
by Tom Banse, contributor to The Salish CurrentOriginally published in The Salish Current on January 3, 2025 Western Washington refineries brought in more oil by tanker from Canada after an expanded export terminal opened in May near Vancouver Washington state oil refineries are taking advantage of a newly expanded tanker terminal just across the border…
A SANJUANS.TODAY VIDEO IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE Thursday, September 5, 2024Show produced by Amanda LynnDirected by Dave SchnuckelAudio Engineering by Jeremy TylerSummary written by Jeff Noedel Welcome to the second episode of “Boxed Out,” hosted by Amanda Lynn, executive director of the San Juan Community Home Trust! This is part 2 of…
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RADIO AD CAN BE PLAYED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGEAtop the normal Spring season annual tourism advertising campaign proffered by the San Juan Islands Tourism Bureau, a $20,000 “Special Boost” media campaign has been running in Seattle media since May 6. The purpose of the campaign — funded by the Town of Friday Harbor…
FRIDAY HARBOR, WA–On Thu., Dec. 21, Deborah Hoskinson approached the podium in the Friday Harbor town council meeting, with her loyal San Juan Islands Visitor’s Bureau staff seated behind her. It was the year-end summary – presented to one of the major funding sources for the Bureau.Working her way through a PowerPoint presentation, the Bureau’s…
