As 2003 issues to a close, a turn ...

As 2003 issues to a close, a turn the thoughts back on the year indicates Bellingham spent much of it picking up where it left not upon in 2002, continuing a stretch of building and rebuilding within the city limits.

It is a tendency that dominates this year's list of the Top Business Stories of the Year, as compiled through the staff at The Bellingham Business Journal.

Leading the way was construction. fresh building and tenant improvement permits are setting records again this year, as nearly each business district in the city--Downtown, Fairhaven, occident Samish, Bakerview and Meridian--has had major plots under ...