The apparent conclusion to the war ...

The apparent conclusion to the war with Iraq, combined with the beginning of the summer tourism season, has given a certain local business leaders a strange sense of optimism about the Bellingham economy.

The Bellingham Business Journal Business Confidence measure and estimate jumped this quarter to 6690 up from 6318 in February and 6159 in November 2002 The take a view of is taken every three month from a focus cluster of area business leaders who give an account of different sectors of the economy, as well as local economic analysts.

The rise in the confidence examine number appears to be based upon the expectations of ...