
WBA announces $50K contribution to Youth Engagement Initiative
Whatcom Business Alliance Board chairman Doug Thomas and president Tony Larson, along with education committee co-chairs Laura McKinney (director of NW Government Affairs and Public Relations for Alcoa) and Tom Kenney (recently retired regional president for Washington Federal), have announced phase two of the Youth Engagement Initiative, the WBA’s major youth outreach effort. More than […]

Whatcom entrepreneurs inspire youth to work hard, seek meaningful careers
Whatcom Business Alliance’s Youth Engagement Initiative launched in February 2018 with presentations from four Whatcom County business founders and entrepreneurs. In front of 300 youth at Bellingham Technical College, Kevin Menard of Transition Bikes, Anne-Marie Faiola of Bramble Berry, Erin Baker of Erin Baker’s Wholesome Baked Goods, and Mike Andes of Augusta Lawn Care Services […]