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upporters of the proposed Gateway Pacific Terminal at Cherry Point have found new reasons to claim the export facility would bring benefits to the region. But critics are still concerned over potential downsides to the project. SSA Marine of Seattle, the company behind the $665 million proposal, released a study in October that projected the Gateway terminal could bring $7 million in annual property tax revenue and tax savings, including more than $1.7 million to Whatcom County and more than $1.6 million to Washington state. SSA commissioned the consulting firm FCS Group to complete the study, which looks at the terminal’s potential financial benefits should it reach its full build-out, with an expected annual shipping capacity of 54 million metric tons. The terminal is expected to ship mainly coal, at least initially. Coal, which would be brought to Cherry Point along rail lines from mines in the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming, has been the hot point of controversy as the public comment period for the environmental “scoping” process of the project continues around the region. Craig Cole, an SSA spokesperson, said even though the Gateway terminal is not projected to be at full capacity right away—the company has said the terminal could handle up to 25 million metric tons of commodities initially, while full capacity would depend on market values—the property tax benefits would be

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seen immediately upon its completion. That would be the result of the company building a new wharf and pier on the Cherry Point property, a 1,200-acre parcel of land about 18 miles northwest of Bellingham. Cole said the wharf and pier would raise the overall value of

the terminal, regardless of how much material is shipped. “The property tax benefits are upfront,” Cole said. “That is frontloaded in the construction.” According to the study, the terminal is also expected to generate more than 1,200 jobs at full capacity with a payroll above $128 million. It would also gener-

ate $700,000 in annual sales-anduse tax revenues for Whatcom County jurisdictions, with the bulk of the impact going toward Bellingham, Lynden and Ferndale, according to the study. But while supporters see these numbers as selling points for the project, the terminal’s critics look at impacts of a broader nature. Shannon Wright is the executive director for Communitywise Bellingham, a nonprofit group that has released several studies in the past year critically analyzing the Gateway terminal. Communitywise’s studies have focused on the negative impact of coal-train traffic in Bellingham, including impacts on waterfront businesses, rail congestion and TERMINAL | Page 5

hatcom County’s unemployment rate in October reached its lowest level in nearly four years. Unemployment in the county was at 6.4 percent in October, according to preliminary estimates from the state Employment Security Department. That rate is below a revised 6.9 percent estimate from September 2012, and a 7.4 percent level from October of last year. The region saw unemployment fall at the same time the workforce added nearly 2,500 people, a combination that labor market economist Elizabeth Court said was “pretty striking.” A downturn in unemployment coupled with labor-force growth might show employers are becoming more robust in their

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Audrey Borders of Bellingham named 2013 BIAW president Audrey Borders, president of Bellingham’s Borders and Son Quality Roofing, has been named the 2013 president of the Building Industry Association of Washington. Audrey Borders Borders is the second woman to be named president of the organization in its more than 50-year history. Borders said she has several key goals for BIAW and the building industry in the coming year, one of which is to unite the local associations and membership throughout the state toward one goal—rebuilding the building sector. “We need to work together to keep construction from going the same direction as fishing and logging in this state,” Borders said. “Both of those industries are essentially nonexistent today.”

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such as the Bellingham International Airport, the Bellingham Cruise Terminal, the Fairhaven Station train and bus depot, the Squalicum and Blaine marinas and the Bellingham Shipping Terminal.

Mount Baker Red Cross selects new executive director Stacy Rice, emergency services director and interim executive director for the Mount Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross, has been named executive director of the chapter. Former executive Maureen Enegren retired in August. “I’ve had the pleasure of working with Stacy for the last three years and have the utmost respect and admiration for her skills, abilities and judgment,” Enegren said. “Her ability to unite people around a project or a common cause is truly inspiring. The chapter is in excellent hands.” Rice has served as emergency services director for the chapter for the past three years overseeing the disaster services, service to the armed forces and international services departments.

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage finds new Bellingham manager Wells Fargo has appointed Anndi Pena as branch manager of its Bellingham home mortgage team. Pena is a homemortgage consultant who has spent 15 years with Wells Fargo. She Anndi Pena will oversee a team of mortgage consultants in Bellingham and Oak Harbor. Scott Ask Taking on Pena’s former position at the Wells Fargo branch on Woburn Street in Bellingham is Scott Ask, who has spent more than four years with Wells Fargo. Ask was previously a consumer loan and invest-

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Local physical therapist earns advanced degree Jane Richardson, owner of Skyline Physical Therapy in Bellingham, announced her completion of a Doctorate of Science in physical therapy from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Richardson said she is now the only physical therapist in Whatcom County

holding this degree, which is equivalent in rigor to a Ph.D. The doctorate in physical therapy emphasizes the development of Jane Richardson advanced knowledge, clinical diagnosis and manual therapy skills. Richardson’s dissertation focused the motor control strategies involved in the shoulder musculature with changes with core activation.

DenHartog named catering manager at Jake’s Western Grill Jake’s Western Grill in Lynden has promoted Molly DenHartog as its new catering and event manager. DenHartog has been involved with the Southernstyle Molly DenHartog barbecue restaurant since owners Brian and Tanya Poag opened its doors in January 2008. “Molly has demonstrated

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TERMINAL | FROM 1 public access to parks. They have also looked at the trains’ potential impediment of the massive redevelopment of the former site of the Georgia-Pacific pulp and paper mill, currently being led by both the Port and the city of Bellingham. In one report, released by Communitywise in March, researchers found that if the terminal’s operation negatively affects Whatcom County tourism and economic growth, it could result in a 17 percent loss of job growth over a decadelong period. According to project documents SSA Marine filed with county officials earlier this year, during its initial operation, the terminal would handle up to five 125-car trains—each up to 7,000 feet long—making daily roundtrips. Once the terminal reached full build-out, it would handle up to nine trains per day. Wright said her organization’s main critique of the FCS Group study was that there was no assurance the terminal’s potential tax benefits would outweigh the potential costs. “You can’t look at economic impact and understand it simply by looking at the benefits and revenues,” Wright said. “You have to look at the full balance sheet. There are many potential costs to Whatcom County and Bellingham.” Wright also worried that coal trains could negatively impact property values for homes and business near the rail tracks all across the Pacific Northwest. An October study commissioned by Climate Solutions, a nonprofit group firmly against coal exports in Washington state, looked at the impact of coal trains on property values north of Everett and

BBJToday.com found that with the Gateway terminal at full capacity, the residential, commercial and industrial properties near rail tracks could drop anywhere from 5-20 percent in market value. Craig Cole of SSA Marine was not convinced the evidence of declining property values due to coal trains was conclusive. “Rail traffic is variable. It ebbs and flows with customer demand,” Cole said. “Whether this project exists or not, rail traffic will ebb and flow.” Cole was also dismissive of Communitywise’s belief—which is shared by a number of other groups critical of the Gateway terminal—that the impact of coal trains on property values all along the Northwest rail corridor should be included in the project’s Environmental Impact Statement. He said transportation systems such as railways are designed to serve commerce. Should any project that proposed to increase traffic be put to such broad environmental review, Cole said, commercial activity such as the Gateway terminal would never be feasible. Lauri Hennessey, a spokesperson for the Alliance for Northwest Jobs and Exports, which supports the construction of new shipping terminals in the Northwest, agreed with Cole. Hennessey said putting the Gateway project to higher standards of review could set a harmful precedent for other major commercial or industrial projects that might bring jobs to the region. Shannon Wright of Communitywise Bellingham said her organization was encouraging people, whether they support or oppose the terminal, to attend public meetings or submit comments to the official “scoping” website at www.eisgatewaypacific.gov.

“We are encouraging local residents to ask whatever questions they have,” Wright said. Hennessey said the three agencies charged with completing the environmental review—Whatcom County, the Wash-

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uring the final weeks of November, a blue tarp covered the front windows of Dashi Noodle Bar’s future location. The Asian-style noodle restaurant kept details of its new home under wraps— literally. In December, Dashi owner Josh Silverman plans to open the new spot, which is located on the ground floor of the Dahlquist Building on State Street in downtown Bellingham. Silverman said he had wanted to move the restaurant to a more permanent venue since he opened its original space last fall on Unity Street a few blocks away. “The space on Unity Street was always meant to be a temporary location for us,” Silverman said. “That was where we tested the

concept of the restaurant and fine tuned recipes.” Dashi would be the second tenant inside an old downtown building undergoing slow transformation—one that Silverman said he would like to see develop into a new localfood hub. The restaurant would join ACME Farms and Kitchen, a local-food delivery company that moved into a 5,400-square-foot space in the rear of the building over the summer. A third tenant space, with about 1,300 square feet, is available in front. Silverman said Dashi’s menu and overall concept would see few changes with the move. But he expects to hire additional employees, have more seating space and include several additions that could surprise both newcomers and regulars, he said. “There’s going to be

some unique features to the restaurant that people will be excited about,” Silverman said. Emily Worthey of Chuckanut Builders, the project’s site supervisor, said the renovation of the Dashi space has made use of reclaimed and repurposed materials wherever possible. That includes saving some of the building’s original flooring and constructing dining tables made out of wood from the lanes of a now-closed bowling alley in Portland, Ore.

On the hunt for developers The Dahlquist Building was named after its builder, Thomas Dahlquist, who ran a grocery company and automobile dealership there after its construction in the early 1900s. After a fire in the 1970s, the Dahlquist has been

mostly empty, except for a few taverns and restaurants that have come and gone on its ground floor. Emily Worthey of Chuckanut Builders stands inside the unfinished new The upper location of Dashi Noodle Bar. “This is going to be a really cool space,” portions of the Worthey said. EVAN MARCZYNSKI PHOTO building have “It’s kind of a chicken way some commercial retail been untouched and the egg situation, ” spaces are completed. for decades. Hoppis said. “Someone’s That way, Hoppis said, But leasing agent Joe got to be first, but no one some of the pressure and Hoppis, an independent wants to be first to test the obligation that comes with broker with The Muljat market.” building and managing a Group who runs HopAlso challenging is the housing project could be pis Real Estate, wants to cost of the project, which taken off the developer. change that. For the past Hoppis estimated would Hoppis admits the idea several years, Hoppis has likely require an investment presents challenges, and sought investors to develop of between $2-3 million. could be difficult to sell to the long-neglected propYet he has one idea he investors. erty. hopes could make the But with new restaurants Hoppis said development property more enticing, and shops on the ground on the top two floors of and could cut the required floor, he said a revitalthe building could include investment in half, he said. ized and fully redeveloped 12-14 high-end, loft-style Rather than a traditional Dahlquist Building could condos or apartments. apartment project where be an exciting downtown So far, investors have units are built uniformly, addition. been timid to come on a developer could instead “The buyers are there, board, possibly due to the complete shell spaces. they want this product,” lack of similar development Then, buyers would be able Hoppis said. “We just want projects in the downtown to come in and build indito get the investors in there area, he said. vidualized units, similar to to make this happen.”

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or some people connected to the art world, its financial impact can be seen firsthand. Yet for others, calculable evidence of the benefits arts and culture bring to the local economy can be difficult to pinpoint. “It’s been an ongoing thing for the arts to not be able to quantify their significance,” said Kelly Hart, the executive director for Allied Arts of Whatcom County, a nonprofit that works to sustain community arts and culture. This past summer, Americans for the Arts conducted its fourth Arts and Economic Prosperity Study, which looks at the economic activity and jobs that are generated by nonprofit arts and cultural organizations in communities around the country. In Bellingham and Whatcom County, the study found the nonprofit arts sector supported 520 jobs in 2010 and brought more than $14 million in economic activity to the region, including spending in restaurants, retail stores and hotels. It was the second time the area has been involved in the study, which is conducted every four years. Nationwide, the 182 communities that were included generated $135.2 billion in economic activity and $22.3 billion in gov-

ernment revenue in 2010, while supporting 4.1 million jobs. One takeaway from the study, Hart said, was evidence that arts and culture not only benefit the community’s quality of life, but they also have strong economic upsides. Hart said the numbers are a big help when writing grant proposals for art programs. Economic activity also shows that even if municipal and county budgets are strapped, arts should not be the first thing on the chopping block, Hart said. Shannon Taysi, an official with the city’s Planning and Community Development Department, said she thought the economic numbers from 2010 were encouraging signs for Bellingham’s nonprofit arts sector. She said she was particularly happy to see its employment level increased slightly from the last time the study was completed in 2008, a sign the sector had made it through the recession relatively unscathed. Yet even with notes of success, Bellingham and Whatcom County lagged behind other regions in the study with similar population sizes. Eugene, Ore., Tacoma, Wash., and Boise, Idaho, were three other Pacific Northwest cities included in the same population category as Whatcom County—a group that included locations with between 100,000 and 249,999 residents.

Local artists Jason Darling and Cecily Tilley (inset) work on mixed-media pieces during an Allied Arts of Whatcom County event in October. The nonprofit group commissioned several artists and community members to create murals to hang in a downtown alleyway near the organization’s main office. EVAN MARCZYNSKI PHOTOS All boasted more than three times the number of nonprofit arts and culture jobs, and all had more than three times the amount of economic impact. Tacoma’s economic activity topped out at more than $64 million. Kelly Hart said she thought Whatcom’s numbers could be boosted with a renewed focus on “cultural tourism,” defined in the study as tourism directed specifically toward experiencing arts, heritage and the “special character” of a particular location. By increasing marketing power and working with the local tourism board, she was hopeful the region could attract more visitors. “One of the most common things I hear is that we have amazing arts and culture here, but nobody knows about it,” Hart said. Shannon Taysi said she thought stronger economic impact could be driven by a more cohesive arts and culture sector.

But finding productive ways for nonprofit groups to work together while many operate on limited resources would be challenging, she said. “I think that people are still operating in silos a little bit,” Taysi said. “It would be nice if we could figure out a way to consolidate.” Alexandra Wiley, chair of the Bellingham Arts Commisson, also said cohesion could bring major benefits. Collaborative marketing would be a good place to start, Wiley said. Rather than attract visitors for single events or activities, cohesive efforts might entice tourists to spend more time in the county and experience a wider variety of entertainment and recreational offerings, Wiley said. “Our rock and roll scene is amazing,” Wiley said. “But that doesn’t necessarily translate into [economic opportunities for] galleries.”

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Top news items from BBJToday.com PeaceHealth expands in Friday Harbor, Sedro-Woolley PeaceHealth has opened its newest critical access hospital. The PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center, located at 1117 Spring St. in Friday Harbor, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Nov. 17. It officially opened on Nov. 26. The medical center now operates as part of the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, which is based in Bellingham. PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center—the result of a collaboration between the San Juan County Hospital District No. 1 and PeaceHealth—is a 10-bed critical access hospital that includes an expanded primary care and specialty clinic, cancer center, diagnostic and treatment services, an operating suite for outpatient procedures and a 24-hour emergency department with five beds. Its design is the result of a collaborative process involving the Island community, PeaceHealth and the facility’s architectural firm, Mahlum. Construction was completed by Howard S. Wright Constructors. “The new medical center is stunning— inside and outside,” Peace Island Medical Center Chief Administrative Officer Jim Barnhart said, in a press release. “The island-led design team has worked tirelessly to create a facility that will include state of the art technology within a healing environment that fits beautifully within its natural surroundings. Last month, the PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center also announced plans to lease and operate United General Hospital in Sedro-Woolley beginning in July of next

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year. A long-term deal between PeaceHealth and United General was announced after approval by commissioners of Public Hospital District 304 in Skagit County. The facility, which would still be owned by the Public Hospital District, would be renamed the PeaceHealth United General Medical Center.

Port of Bellingham commission expansion measure voted down For now, the Port of Bellingham commission remains a trio. Election results from the Whatcom County Auditor’s office show the port’s Proposition 1, which asked voters if they would want to expand the three-member commission to five and draw new commission districts, was narrowly defeated, with just under 51 percent of county voters turning it down. According to the vote count, the measure failed with a margin of 1,462 votes. The citizen-led measure was inspired largely by anger at the current commission’s handling of the controversial resignation of Charlie Sheldon, the port’s former executive, earlier this year. If approved, Proposition 1 would have split Whatcom County into five port commission districts, and races for two new commission seats would have been on the ballot in the 2013 general election. The idea to expand the commission has been floated by proponents for a number of years. Supporters, led by former 40th District State Sen. Harriet Spanel and former Bellingham mayor Ken Hertz, said a fivemember commission would led to broader

Regal Cinemas’ new Barkley Village Stadium 16 movie theater and a new adjacent Woods Coffee location are both set to open in December. The theater, which includes an IMAX facility, will officially open on Friday, Dec. 14, which is the same day as the opening of “The Hobbit,” the first installment of a trilogy that is meant as a prequel for Peter Jackson’s acclaimed “Lord of the Rings” films. The new Woods Coffee location opens a few days earlier, on Monday, Dec. 10. Unique features of the Wood’s new 1,800 square-foot space include a drive-thru and a new “on-tap” delivery representation of voters’ interests and better perspective on the port’s substantial economic responsibilities in Whatcom County. Opponents questioned whether a fivemember commission would be more effective in decision making, and also worried over the costs involved in the increase.

Bellingham Farmers Market plans new winter markets The Bellingham Farmers Market is expanding its nine-month season in 2013 by introducing three new winter markets. The new markets will be held on Jan. 19, Feb. 16 and March 16. Like the main-season markets, the winter events will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Depot Market Square on Railroad Avenue in downtown Bellingham. Market Director Caprice Teske said there has been considerable demand for the market to remain open in the winter,

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Jeb Stuart Brooks and Roxie Ann Brooks, case no. 12-21546-KAO. Filed Nov. 15. Teresa Ann Rancati, case no. 12-21517KAO. Filed Nov. 15. Katherine A. Koruga, case no. 12-21493KAO. Filed Nov. 15. Tanya Andrukov, case no. 12-21464-KAO. Filed Nov. 14. Richard D. Nelson and Sanjuanita Guerrero Nelson, case no. 12-21427-KAO. Filed Nov. 13. Cristen Lee Wesselman and Nikki Danae Wesselman, case no. 12-21408KAO. Filed Nov. 12. Tracy Lin Williams, case no 12-21403KAO. Filed Nov. 12. Mary Anne Morgan, case no. 12-21362KAO. Filed Nov. 9. Kenneth LeRoy Belch Jr., case no. 12-21277-KAO. Filed Nov. 7. John Thomas Hawkins and Shara Marie Hawkins, case no. 12-21259-KAO. Filed Nov. 7. Adam Guy Garner and Corrine Leann Garner, case no. 12-21251-KAO. Filed Nov. 7. Donald Wayne Parker and Charlene Ida Rose Parker, case no. 12-21238-KAO. Filed Nov. 6. Lisa Rae Jordan, case no. 12-21212-KAO. Filed Nov. 5. Anita Lee Rodriguez, case no. 12-21179KAO. Filed Nov. 2. Lynne B. Kuta, case no. 12-20997-KAO. Filed Oct. 31. Ricky Lee Gansler, case no. 12-20989-KAO. Filed Oct. 30. Robert Dennis Dickinson, case no. 12-20972-KAO. Filed Oct. 30. American Treating Company LLC, case

no. 12-20898-KAO. Filed Oct. 29. Kate Lynn Gueno, case no 12-20866-KAO. Filed Oct. 29. Joseph Edward Brown and Metrina Udaundo Brown, case no. 12-20838-KAO. Filed Oct. 26. Kelly Christine Hamilton, case no. 12-20813-KAO. Filed Oct. 26. CHAPTER 11 No cases reported. CHAPTER 13 Kevin Lyn Coggan and Jennifer Dawn Coggan, case no. 12-21638-KAO. Filed Nov. 20. Pamela Ann Bartling, case no. 12-21563KAO. Filed Nov. 16. Nickolla Marie Hudson and John Donald Hudson, case no. 12-21504-KAO. Filed Nov. 15. Carlos Corona and Olga Corona, case no. 12-21498-KAO. Filed Nov. 15. John Vincent Impero and LeeAnn Stock Impero, case no. 12-21352-KAO. Filed Nov. 9. Robert Arestad, case no. 12-21161-KAO. Filed Nov. 2. Rex Allen Pettis and Connie Annette Pettis, case no. 12-21126-KAO. Filed Oct. 31. Patricia Lee Stanley, case no. 12-20814KAO. Filed Oct. 26.

TAX LIENS Van Zanten & Son LLC, $22,383.60 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 13. Glen A. Friedl and Betty L. Friedl, $23,611.62 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 13. Richard Brunner, $12,973.78 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 13. John R. Weidenaar, $41,300.42 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 13. Terrill L. Hall, $255,512.56 in unpaid IRS

taxes. Filed Nov. 5. Theodore A. Maranda, $54,019.55 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 5. HB Hansen Corporation Inc., $1,067.28 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 5. Robert C. Hargrove and Robyn L. Hargrove, $85,597.80 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 5. Roger Hendrix, $604,134.78 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 5. Way To Go Travel Inc., $7,177.23 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Nov. 5. Harkness Contracting Inc., $5,558.78 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Sterling Life Insurance Company, $4,430,067.59 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Ryan Caillier, Arlis’s Restaurant, $20,889.90 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Kim M. Jones, $65,131.18 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Oct. 26. Sean E. Marshall, $19,421.45 in unpaid IRS taxes. Filed Oct. 26.

JUDGMENTS Lacantina Birch Bay LLC, $2,968.81 in unpaid Employment Security Department taxes. Filed Nov. 19. Ballard Auto Enterprises dba Hawleys Auto Supply, $2,422.25 in unpaid Employment Security Department taxes. Filed Nov. 19. Jason R. Pealatere, $2,160.13 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 19. Baetz LLC, $2,212.55 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. Brenda L. Campeau-Fruhling, $4,543 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. Dee’s Country Diner LLC, $11,037.32 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. Pamela J. Hunt, $1,363.58 in unpaid

Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. JSport Inc., $4,210 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. Brian R. Major and Diane T. Major, $1,420.06 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. Terra Organica Inc., $7,874.08 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. Zippy Services Inc., $405.61 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 15. Michael Papetti, $819.40 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Nov. 14. B & J Fiberglass, $8,008.44 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 14. Forever Fit LLC, $1,778.27 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Nov. 7. Surrinder Kaur Ghag and Balwant Singh and Sarbjit K. Ghag, $6,852.47 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Nov. 7. Jodh Singh Ghag and Surrinder Ghag, $17,539.09 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Nov. 7.

Altus Industries Inc., $1,752.40 in unpaid Employment Security Department taxes. Filed Nov. 1. Lee Connors, $13,433.60 in unpaid Employment Security Department taxes. Filed Nov. 1. Lucky Lady Tattoo and Piercing, $3,674.04 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Oct. 31. Tiam Pies Inc., $8,112.08 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Oct. 31. JA Games LLC, $1,198.90 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Oct. 31. Copper Hog LLC, $14,180 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Oct. 31. Barbara J. Bruland, $4,776.13 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Oct. 31. Wayne D. Anderson, $2,274.64 in unpaid Department of Revenue taxes. Filed Oct. 31. Little Lou’s Construction LLC, $807.60 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Whatcom Territory Aero Service, $2,004.26 in unpaid Department of Labor

& Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. The Best Builders LLC, $5,014.01 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Northshore Hardscapes LLC, $1,427.74 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Pacific Northwest Karate LLC, $1,037.21 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Damon Gregory Miller, $11,247.92 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. David W. Bredman and Saroeut Voeut, $1,528.20 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Doeden Enterprises LLC, $1,913.89 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29. Russel Tagliareni, $1,080 in unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes. Filed Oct. 29.

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