As the period of the year approach...

As the period of the year approaches, there be seens to be more caution in the air when it ensues to the local economy.

The Bellingham Business Journal's quarterly business confidence scan decreased more than two points from 765 to 743 the first time there has been a pendant in confidence since the observe started two years ago.

The observe is comprised of a focus cluster of 13 area business leaders who show a variety of sectors, as well as local economic analysts. The participants rank their confidence in the local economy between 1 (bad) to 100 (excellent)