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Book of Lists Should you worry about the falling Canadian dollar? • 4-6
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CONTENTS
The 2016 Book of Lists
COVER STORY The plummeting Canadian dollar will be one of the top issues for Whatcom County in 2016, Pages 4-6
LISTINGS Population trends, 8 Accountants, 9-11 Architects, 11
Financial advisers, 17 Insurance firms, 18 Law firms, 19
Banks, 12
Real estate companies, 20
Banquet/Meeting halls, 13
Social characteristics, 21
Caterers, 14
Wages/Occupations, 22
Credit unions, 14 Engineering firms, 15
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ees at Intalco Works made an average of $105,000 annually in 2013, an Alcoa spokesperson said. That’s much more than Bellingham’s mean annual salary, which is $45,032, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Western Washington University economist Hart Hodges said one job at Alcoa indirectly supports an estimated two other jobs in the county through consumer spending and other economic activity, according to his statistical modeling. “For each job at Intalco that goes away, we can imagine that two other jobs in the county are at risk,” he said in an email in November. “Equivalently, if we lose 400 jobs at Intalco, we might lose 1,200 jobs in total.” Whatcom County experienced several years of job growth, but layoffs by CHM2Hill and potential ones by Alcoa and Haggen will hurt the area. OLIVER LAZENBY PHOTO | The Bellingham Business Journal
What’s on tap for 2016 Layoffs, falling Canadian dollar bear watching
BY OLIVER LAZENBY The Bellingham Business Journal ast year was packed with unexpected business news in Bellingham, and many of the stories that made headlines last year will continue to play out in 2016. The county is losing jobs with layoffs at Alcoa Intalco Works and CH2M Hill, and it’s possible that more could be lost as Haggen’s bankruptcy process continues. In a story that’s impacted local retailers, the Canadian dollar is likely to stay low, but cross-border experts think the Canadian dollar and the number of southbound border crossings into Whatcom County are no longer bound together as tight as they were in previous decades. Meanwhile, the beer industry continues to build, and there’s no shortage of brewer-
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ies preparing to open in 2016. With those and other trends looming, 2016 should be another year of change for business in Bellingham and Whatcom County. The following are just a few of the stories that could make headlines in 2016.
Fallout from recent layoffs Whatcom County gained some good news at the end of January when Alcoa announced that it was delaying idling the Intalco Works aluminum smelter until the end of June. Whether it's just a delay or if it opens the door for the smelter to continue to operate remains to be seen. If those jobs do go away, the county will lose 585 high-paying jobs with between Alcoa and CH2M Hill. Those job
losses will likely impact other areas of the local economy in 2016. CH2M Hill, a multinational environmental and engineering consulting firm, closed its local office in late 2015 because of a downturn in the oil and gas industry, a company spokesperson said. Alcoa is looking to close the smelters at its Cherry Point facility due to low aluminum prices, which have affected the aluminum industry throughout the U.S. CH2M Hill said in a press release that it will attempt to find jobs for laid-off local workers in other offices, and WorkSource Washington met with Alcoa employees in January to discuss their options. A CH2M Hill spokesperson said the Bellingham jobs paid well, but he didn’t give an average salary figure. Employ-
Canadian dollar not likely to rebound The Canadian dollar isn’t worth us much as it used to be and it’s likely to stay that way for a while, a panel of economists said at an event in November hosted by Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute. That’s bad for Whatcom County retailers, but it may not be that bad, Hodges said at the event. After dropping in 2014, the Canadian dollar hovered at around 75 cents for most of 2015. By December, it was worth about 72 cents U.S. The two countries’ currencies were equal as recently as January 2013. The low loonie has affected local retailers, but due to changes in the way people shop, it hasn’t hurt retailers as much as it would have 20 years ago. “I’m going to be contrarian but I don’t think the decline is as significant as a lot of people are worried it is,” Hodges said at the gathering of cross-border economists. “I think the story is a lot more complex. Retail sales have fallen with
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anytime soon, he said.
New player enters grocery market
The Canadian dollar continues to fall, but economic experts say that may not hurt Whatcom County as much as it would have in the past. FILE PHOTO | The Bellingham Business Journal broke ground last year—the Tsawwassen Mills shopping center just north of the border in Tsawwassen, B.C.— hope to attract shoppers from Bellingham. “I remember being a kid and I wanted Converse running shoes and I had to go to Seattle because you couldn’t get them in Canada,” Peacock
said. “We didn’t have diverse retail options.” Peacock expects the Canadian dollar to stay low compared to the U.S. dollar. Since Canada exports so much oil and gas, its economy and currency are closely tied to oil prices, which have fallen due to a global oversupply. Peacock doesn’t see that changing
Whole Foods Market will open in Bellingham halfway through 2016 and shake up the already crowded grocery industry. The Austin, Texasbased natural foods grocer has wanted to open a Bellingham store for years, it’s president said in a press release. But it’s moving into a location where other grocery stores have struggled. The Markets LLC closed its grocery store in that location, at 1030 Lakeway Drive, in early 2014 and the location has been empty ever since. If Whole Foods succeeds, it could put a pinch on The Community Food Co-op and Terra Organica, two other natural food grocers which both expanded in recent years. A major unknown in the local grocery industry is how HagContined on page 6
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border crossings, but it’s a much richer story than that.” Other variables in the relationship between the Canadian dollar and the amount of Canadian shoppers in Whatcom County include increasing shopping options in the Vancouver area and the fact that gasoline in Whatcom County continues to be a deal for Canadians. Southbound Canadians surveyed by the Border Policy Research Institute in 2014 reported that gas was a big part of the reason they came south — and the main reason for as much as 20 percent of trips. In the 1990s, when Bellis Fair Mall was new, Whatcom County had better shopping than the lower mainland, said Ken Peacock, chief economist with the Business Council of British Columbia. That’s changed. New retailer centers popped up in the Vancouver area in recent years, and the developers of one project that
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Structures Brewing owner James Alexander pours a beer for a customer at his business at 1420 N. State St. in Bellingham. Several breweries are expected to open in the already vibrant craft beer scene in Whatcom County. OLIVER LAZENBY PHOTO | The Bellingham Business Journal in new breweries and beerHaggen has spent much of Continued from page 5 the year shedding many of the centric businesses in the past gen’s bankruptcy will affect few years, and 2016 won’t be stores it bought in a 146-store its Whatcom County stores. an exception. Several brewerpackage from Albertsons and According to court documents Safeway when those two com- ies hoped to open in 2015, that Haggen’s lawyers filed in but only one did — Strucpanies merged. Albertsons is November, the company will tures Brewing opened at 1420 in the process of acquiring hold an auction in January for 30 former Haggen stores, and N. State St., in the beginning its 37 “core stores” — which of December. could also be a potential bidincludes its profitable stores in der on the Whatcom County Bellingham is likely to get Whatcom County. Those sales Haggens. Either way, local at least four new breweries will need to be approved by stores are profitable, according in 2016. Subdued Brewing the U.S. District Bankruptcy Co. is working toward opento court documents, and will Court in Delaware at a hearing its microbrewery in the probably continue operating ing in February. former home of Gifford’s as grocery stores. But new It might not be the end of Market, at 2404 Elm St., in ownership could mean layoffs the Haggen, however, as a new or lower pay for workers. the Columbia Neighborhood. company or part of Haggen’s Illuminati Brewing, plans to current ownership team, could Even more new open in early 2016 at 4131 bid on the stores and continue breweries Hannegan Road, according operatingsavi-sba-bbj-book-of-lists-7.25x1.5.-final-pdx1.pdf them under the 1 1/13/16 PM to its12:17 Facebook page. Bellingham’s seen a surge Haggen brand. Last year at this time, own-
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ers of both Stones Throw Brewing and Gruff Brewing said they hoped to open by Summer 2015, but neither managed to open last year. They’re still working on it and are expected to open in 2016. Menace Brewing plans to move its brewery from Ferndale to 2529 Meridian St. in Bellingham, according to a state liquor license application. Menace Brewing would be allowed to operate a tap room on premise, according to the license. The Local Public House, a tap house at 1427 Railroad Ave., is working toward furthering Bellingham’s beer culture with something called the Bellingham Beer Lab. The bar’s owners got a building permit in December. Rob Whitney, manager at The Local, said the Beer Lab will be an incubator for new brewers. Home brewers can apply for space in the beer lab, which comes with mentorship from an experienced brewer. The Local will serve beers brewed in the lab, allowing the budding brewers to develop a customer base. In other beer news, Pedal Party NW, rolled onto the scene in spring 2015, offering pedal-powered tours of breweries. Those developments, coupled with the arrival of several more hotels throughout the year (with one more on the way) furthered Bellingham’s appeal for beer tourism in 2015. Judging by the crowds in local breweries, 2016 won’t be the last year that beer makes headlines in Bellingham.
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| POPULATION | Overview of the past seven years
Population
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
Whatcom County
209,790
207,600
205,800
203,500
202,100
201,140
199,736
Unincorporated Whatcom County
89,788
88,822
88,276
87,921
87,535
87,065
87,703
Incorporated Whatcom County
120,002
118,778
117,524
115,579
114,565
114,075
112,033
Bellingham
83,580
82,810
82,310
81,360
81,070
80,885
79,383
Blaine
4,905
4,865
4,785
4,760
4,705
4,684
4,648
Everson
2,580
2,570
2,550
2,520
2,495
2,483
2,443
Ferndale
12,920
12,710
12,290
11,830
11,530
11,415
11,281
Lynden
13,090
12,920
12,730
12,340
12,060
11,951
11,789
Nooksack
1,460
1,435
1,410
1,370
1,350
1,338
1,163
Sumas
1,467
1,468
1,449
1,399
1,355
1,319
1,326
State Total
7,061,410
6,968,170
6,882,400
6,817,770
6,767,900
6,724,540
6,672,159
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| ACCOUNTANTS | Ranked by number of local employees Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Company Name
Contact
Contact Title
Primary Address
Primary City
Phone Number
Web Address
Employees
Larson Gross PLLC
Aaron Brown
CEO
2211 Rimland Drive, Suite 422
Bellingham
360-734-4280
www.larsongross.com
90
Moss Adams LLP
Mark Thoma
Partner in charge
2200 Rimland Drive
Bellingham
360-676-1920
http://www.mossadams.com
70
VSH Certified Public Accountants
Kathy Varner, Robert Sytsma, Kathy Herndon, Chris Sullivan, Jessica Waggoner
Partners
2200 Rimland Drive, Suite 205
Bellingham
360-734-8715
www.vshcpa.com
35
Metcalf Hodges PS
Harte Bressler, Jennifer Wright, Kira Bravo
Partners
709 Dupont St.
Bellingham
360-733-1010
www.metcalfhodges.com
14
Multop Financial
Phillip Multop
President
2210 Rimland Drive, Suite 101
Bellingham
888-671-7891
www.multop.com
12
Jackson Hewitt Tax Service
Candice White
President
1530 Birchwood Ave., Suite D
Bellingham
360-671-0244
Darrell Stewart and Company
Darrell Stewart
President
1135 Ellis St.
Bellingham
360-734-2935
www.darrellstewartandcompany.com
8
Wyandt Accounting Services, Inc.
Yon Wyandt
President
4200 Meridian St., Suite 100
Bellingham
360-671-4026
thewiseaccountant.com
7
Schlichting Wixson CPAs
Erin Schlichting, Wendy Wixson
Partners
119 N Commercial St., Ste. 1250
Bellingham
360-778-1968
www.schlichtingwixsoncpas. com
6
Marlys Bourm CPA
Marlys Bourm
President
2594 Lake Whatcom Blvd.
Bellingham
360-733-7155
www.marlysbourmcpa.com
6
Business Support Services NW
Chris McGee
Manager
1001 E Maple St.
Bellingham
360-733-5530
www.bssnorthwest.com
5
Joseph Deacon and Associates
Joseph Deacon
President
119 N Commercial St.
Bellingham
360-671-9082
Gene Bell & Associates
Gene Bell
President
1700 Iowa St.
Bellingham
360-671-1845
www.genebellassociates.com
5
Scott A Davis CPA PS
Scott Davis
Principal
2211 Elm St.
Bellingham
360-647-1200
scottdaviscpa.com
5
Jon Stromberg and Co.
Jon Stromberg
President
2509 Cedarwood Ave., Suite 1
Bellingham
360-733-9290
strombergcpas.com
5
Bookkeeping Solutions NW
Bill Pate
Owner, President
109 6th St.
Lynden
360-318-1611
www.bsnwtraining.com
4
Francis J Oneil CPA PS
Francis Oneil
Owner
2080 Alder St.
Ferndale
360-384-1421
4
Groeneweg Vree and Company Inc.
Mark Groeneweg
President
701 Front St.
Lynden
360-354-2228
4
Jan Bowman & Associates
Employee-owned
519 E. Magnolia St.
Bellingham
360-733-0956
Orphalee Smith CPA
Orphalee Smith
Owner
1408 Commercial St.
Bellingham
360-671-8181
Central Tax Accounting Inc.
Randy Troupe
President
603 Front St.
Lynden
360-354-1040
11
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| ACCOUNTANTS | Ranked by number of local employees
Rank
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35
Company Name
Contact
Contact Title
Primary Address
Primary City
Phone Number
Fred O LaFreniere CPA Inc.
Fred Lafreniere
President
1117 Ellis St.
Bellingham
360-647-1696
3
Lentz And Associates Inc. Stevenson McColloch CPA's Inc., PS
Roy Lentz
President
2509 Cedarwood Ave., Suite 3
Bellingham
360-734-2172
3
Tim McCulloch, Lew Stevenson
Partners
1951 Main St.
Ferndale
360-647-1040
Stewart Tax & Accounting Inc.
Andy Eshuis
President
1843 Front St., Suite D
Lynden
360-354-3534
Artino Advisory Group P.S.
Stephanie Artino
Owner
1031 N. State St., No. 104
Bellingham
360-656-6834
D.N. Webb CPA
Dave Webb
President
1229 Cornwall Ave., Suite 306
Bellingham
360-733-3110
Jay Shilhanek CPA
Jay Shilhanek
President
1015 Dupont St.
Bellingham
360-733-5795
www.shilhanek.com
2
Michael B Crane & Associates PS
Michael Crane
President
1155 N State St., Suite 420
Bellingham
360-734-4700
www.mbcrane.com
2
Vaughn S. Hagen CPA, PS
Vaughn Hagen
Owner
1015 Dupont St.
Bellingham
360-671-6961
www.vaughnhagencpa.com
2
Zaremba Paxton PS
John Zaremba Michael Anderson
President Owner
1314 N State St.
Bellingham
360-671-1023
www.zarembacpa.com
1
Curnow And Curnow PLLC
Jack W. Curnow
Managing Partner
1720 Iowa St.
Bellingham
360-676-6655
www.curnowcpa.com
n/a
McMaster & Associates
Betty and Mac McMaster
Partners
3636 Kansas St.
Bellingham
360-647-9361
Steele Financial Services
Rick Steele
President
119 Grand Ave., Suite A
Bellingham
360-647-1739
www.steelefs.com
n/a
114 W Magnolia, Suite 445
Bellingham
360-734-6400
www.donlambcpa.com
n/a
Don Lamb Inc. PS CPA
Employees
Web Address
www.a1cpa.com
3 3
http://artinoadvisors.com/
2 2
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| ARCHITECTS | Listed alphabetically
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Company Name Arbour North Christensen Design Management Douglas Landsem Architect
Contact
Contact Title
Primary Address
Primary City
Phone Number
Web Address
Roberta & Jed Clark
President
3647 Toad Lake Road
Bellingham
360-671-2550
www.arbournorth.com
David Christenson
Owner
1108 11th st. suite 304 B
Bellingham
360-676-4800
www.masterplanning.com
Douglas Landsem
Owner
1407 N Forest St.
Bellingham
360-733-2466
www.landsemarchitect.
Gary Gideon
Owner
2405 Spruce St.
Bellingham
360-676-6195
www.gideonaia.com
Frederick Wagner, Tom
President
1609 12th St.
Bellingham
360-676-9501
www.grinstadwagner.com
Gridstad Robert Hall
Partner
Bellingham
360-671-1586
John Stewart
President
1303 Commercial St., Suite 2 1409 Cornwall Ave.
Bellingham
360-733-2100
www.johnstewartarchitects.com
Jerry Roetcioender
President
104 Front St.
Lynden
360-354-0333
www.jwrdesign.com
David King
Principal
401 Harris Ave., Suite 100
Bellingham
360-647-5464
http://king-architecture. com
Todd Fuller
President
Bellingham
360-393-3131
Brand Cornwell
Partner
2620 N Harbor Loop Drive, Suite 2 1223 Railroad Ave.
Bellingham
360-676-7733
RMCarchitects.com
Sean Hegstad
Principal
2417 Main St.
Ferndale
360-527-2840
www.haven-dw.com
Terry Brown, Sharon
Principals
209 Prospect St., Suite 1
Bellingham
360-734-4744
www.zervasgroup.com
com
Gideon Architects Grinstad & Wagner Architects Hall Kienast Architects AIA John Stewart Architects JWR Design King Architecture Professional Building Design RMC Architects Haven Design Workshop Zervas' Group Archiitects
Robinson, Andrew Krzysiek
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| BANKS | Ranked by value of local deposits RANK
Company name
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Bank of America, National
Address
City
CEO
100 North Tyron St.
Charlotte NC 28202
Brian Moynihan
Bank of the Pacific
300 East Market St.,
Aberdeen,WA 98520
Denise Portmann
Banner Bank
10 South First Ave.
Walla Walla,WA 99362
Mark Gresovich
Burlington,WA 98233
Mike Cann
Association
Savibank
1854 South Burlington Blvd.
Columbia State Bank
1301 A St.
Tacoma,WA 98402
Melanie Dressel
Heritage Bank
201 5th Ave., SW
Olympia,WA 98501
Brian Vance
1111 Polaris Parkway
Columbus,OHÂ 43240
James Dimon
127 Public Square
Cleveland,OH 44114
Beth Mooney
400 California St.
San Francisco,CA 94104
Peoples Bank
3100 Woburn St.
Bellingham,WA 98226
I. Charles LeCocq
Skagit Bank
301 Fairhaven Ave.
Burlington,WA 98233
Cheryl Bishop
425 Walnut St.
Cincinnati,OH 45202
Richard K. Davis
445 S.E. Main St.
Roseburg,OR 97470
Raymond P. Davis
425 Pike St.
Seattle,WA 98101
Roy M. Whitehead
101 N. Phillips Ave.
Sioux Falls,SD 57104
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association KeyBank National Association Union Bank, National Association
US Bank, National Association Umpqua Bank Washington Federal, National Association Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
John G. Stumpf
Web address www.bankofamerica. com www.bankofthepacific. com
Local deposits $447,609,000 $142,961,000
www.bannerbank.com
$207,997,000
www.savibank.com
$30,074,000
www.columbiabank. com http://heritagebanknw. com www.jpmorganchase. com
$17,149,000 $158,737,000 $229,265,000
www.key.com
$218,789,000
www.unionbank.com
NA
www.peoplesbank-wa. com
$730,341,000
www.skagitbank.com
$66,939,000
www.usbank.com
$295,041,000
www.umpquabank.com
$85,772,000
www.washingtonfederal. com www.wellsfargo.com
$337,766,000
$297,830,000
Local Deposits: June 30, 2015; Source: www.fdic.gov
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| BANQUET/MEETING FACILITIES | Ranked by total meeting space Company General Manager-Owner
Address
City
Phone
Website
Total Sq. Ft/# of Rooms
Year Est.
Northwest Washington FairJim Baron
1775 Front St.
Lynden
360-354-4111
www.nwwafair.com
71,200 sq ft/4
1910
Silver Reef Hotel Casino & Spa-Frank Cornett
4876 Haxton Way
Ferndale
866-383-0777
www.silverreefcasino.com
41,000+ sq ft/12
2002
Semiahmoo ResortMark S. Andrew
9565 Semiahmoo Parkway
Blaine
360-318-2000
www.semiahmoo.com
35,000 sq ft/13
1987
Mount Baker TheatreBrad Burdick
104 N. Commercial St
Bellingham
360-733-5793
www.mountbakertheatre.com
23,800 sq ft/3
1927
Western Washington University-Shalom Long
516 High St
Bellingham
360-650-4777
www.wwu.edu
18,000+ sq ft/7
1898
Boys and Girls Club of Whatcom CountyHeather Powell
1616 Cornwall Ave, Ste 111
Bellingham
360-738-3808
www.whatcomclubs.com
17,000 sq ft 2 (gyms in Bellingham, Ferndale)
1946
2600 Harbor Loop Road
Bellingham
360-676-2500
www.portofbellingham.com
1,577 sq ft/2
2000
Four Points by Sheraton Bellingham Hotel and Conference CenterLarry MacDonald
714 Lakeway Drive
Bellingham
360-671-1011
www.fourpointsbellingham.com
11,000 sq ft/12
1979
9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Bellingham Cruise TerminalTiffany DeSimone
355 Harris Ave
Bellingham
360-676-2500
www.portofbellingham.com
9,650 sq ft/3
1989
Hotel Bellwether-Jim Haupt
1 Bellwether Way
Bellingham
360-392-3100
www.hotelbellwether.com
7,000 sq ft/6
2000
The Majestic on North Forest-Alborz Monjazeb
1027 N. Forest St
Bellingham
360-676-0292
www.bellinghammajestic.com
7,000 sq ft/4
2002
Broadway HallRob Westford
1300 Broadway St
Bellingham
360-733-1560
www.broadwayhall.com
5,600 sq ft/2
1905
Giuseppe's Italian RestaurantGiuseppe Mauro
21 Bellweather Way
Bellingham
360-714-8412
www.giuseppesitalian.com
5,500 sq ft/3
2005
Depot Market SquareAmanda Grove
1100 Railroad Ave
Bellingham
360-778-7000
www.cob.org
5,220 sq ft/1
2006
Fox Hall at Hampton Inn Bellingham-Alex Nephew
3985 Bennett Drive
Bellingham
360-676-7700
bellinghamairport. hamptoninn.com
5,126 sq ft/3
1991
Bloedel Multipurpose Room-Parks Administration Office
2214 Electric Ave
Bellingham
360-778-7000
www.cob.org/parks
4,300 sq ft/1
1948
Northwood HallShannon Rohrbacher
3240 Northwest Ave
Bellingham
360-671-8311
www.northwoodhall.com
4,000 sq ft/1
1995
SPARK Museum of Electrical InventionTana Grannack
1312 Bay St
Bellingham
360-738-3886
www.sparkmuseum.org
4,000 sq ft/2
2006
19
Mariott Springhill SuitesKeith Coleman
4040 Northwest Ave
Bellingham
360-714-9600
www.springhillbellingham.com
3,500 sq ft/4
2013
20
Mt Baker Lodging Inc Dan Graham (owner)
7463 Mt Baker Hwy
Maple Falls
360-599-2453
www.mtbakerlodging.com
3,000 sq ft/ multiple
1989
Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Squalicum Boathouse Ally Vincent
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| CATERERS | Ranked by number of events catered in 2015 Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Company Name
Manager-Owner
Address
City
Phone
Website
Year Est.
# of Events
Haggen Market Street Catering
Kaari Haaland (onsite), Steve Hanft (corporate)
210 36th St.
Bellingham
360-647-4325
marketstreetcatering.com
2001
4,000
Kelly's O'Deli
Dianne Blakesley
5506 Nielsen Ave.
Ferndale
360-384-1702
www.kellysodelicatering.com
1985
1,167
Café Akroteri
John Kotsogeanis
1219 Cromwell Ave.
Bellingham
360-676-5554
cafeakroteri.com
1989
829
Hilltop Restaurant
Tom Kilpatrick
5645 Guide Meridian
Bellingham
360-920-1372
hilltopcooking.com
1959
310
Old World Deli
Anna and Christos Adams
1228 N. State St.
Bellingham
360-738-2090
oldworlddeli1.com
2007
NA
Fools Onion Catering
Lance Bailey and Kristine Kager
5305 Northwest Drive
Bellingham
360-815-7380/ 360-306-8137
www.foolsonion.com
2002
250
Port of SubsLakeway
Alexandria Galvin
1068 Lakeway Drive
Bellingham
360-714-1886
www.portofsubs.com
Windows on the Bay
Tom Kilpatrick
2625 S Harbor Loop Drive
Bellingham
360-920-1372
www.windowsonthebay.net
2008
92
India Grill
Santok Tumber
1215 Cornwall Ave.
Bellingham
360-714-0314
www.indiagrill.us
1996
30
Giuseppe's Italian Restaurant
Giuseppe Mauro
21 Bellweather Lane
Bellingham
360-714-8412
www.giuseppesitalian.com
2005
NA
Jalapenos Mexican Restaurant
Jesse Cantu
2218 Pacific St. (corporate HQ)
Bellingham
360-778-2045
jalapenos-wa.com
1999
NA
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| CREDIT UNIONS | Ranked by value of assets Rank
1 2 3 4 5
Phone
Web address
Assets
Emp.
Members
Whatcom Educational Credit Union 600 E. Holly St., Bellingham
Company name/Address
360-676-1168
www.wecu.com
$1.173 billion
350
73,724
Industrial Credit Union PO Box 1767, Bellingham
360-734-2043
industrialcu.org
$190 million
89
23,573
North Coast Credit Union 1100 Dupont St., Bellingham
360-671-8235
www.northcoastcu.org
$179 million
51
13,722
Pacific Northwest Credit Union 3250 Northwest Ave., Bellingham
360-647-0560
www.pacifcnwcu.com
$136 million
56
15,815
WestEdge Credit Union 2501 James St., Bellingham
360-734-5790
www.westedgecu.org
$52 million
13
4,078
Source: Northwest Credit Union Association
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| ENGINEERING FIRMS | Ranked by number of local employees
Rank
Company Name
Contact
Title
Address
Phone Number
Web Address
Emp.
Est.
Anvil Corporation
Gordon Lindell
President
1675 W. Bakerview Road., Bellingham
360-671-1450
www.anvilcorp.com
418
1971
Wilson Engineering
Andy Law
Project Manager
805 Dupont St., Suite 7., Bellingham
360-733-6100
www.wilsonengineering.com
29
1967
3
Pacific Surveying & Engineering Services Inc
Adam Morrow
President
1812 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham
360-671-7387
www.psesurvey.com
26
1989
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Valmont West Coast Engineering
Theodore Brockman
Vice President
6823 Northgate Way., Lynden
604-946-1256
www.valmont.com
25
1998
Reichart & EB Engineering, Inc.
Luis Ponce
President
423 Front St., Suite 201., Lynden
360-354-3687
www.recivil.com
23
1993
Hiltner Combustion Systems
Joel Hiltner
Managing Member
1482 Slater Road, Unit D., Ferndale
360-312-9200
www.hiltnercombustionsystems.com
13
2007
Land Development Engineering & Surveying
Kyle Haggith
President
5160 Industrial Place, No.108., Ferndale
360-383-0620
www.ldesinc.com
11
2004
Bayside Engineering Group
Guy Maakad
President
6982 Hannegan Road., Lynden
360-354-7980
www.baysideeng.com
10
1988
Ronald T Jepson And Associates
Ronald Jepson
Principal Engineer
222 Grand Ave., Suite C., Bellingham
360-733-5760
www.jepsonengineering.com
10
1968
Marlin Engineering, Inc.
Martin Spencer
President
2200 Division St., Suite A., Bellingham
360-671-0155
www.marlinengineer.com
9
2002
2020 Engineering, Inc.
Mark Buehrer
President
814 Dupont St., Bellingham
360-671-2020
www.2020engineering.com
8
1995
Chinook Wind
John Bosche
Principal
6571 Lunde Road., Everson
360-398-2862
www.chinookwind.net
8
2001
Transition Composites Engineering
Raymond Blotteaux
President
3145 Brown Road., Ferndale
360-312-1497
www.transitioncomposites.com
6
2007
Jones Engineers, Inc
Darcy Jones
President
4164 Meridian St. Suite 304., Bellingham
360-733-8888
http://www.jonesengineers.us/
5
1989
Associated Project Consultants, Inc
Douglas Campbell
President
1401 Astor St., Bellingham
360-671-1146
www.apcengineers.com
4
1978
Braaksma Engineering Inc.
Gary Braaksma
President
711 Racine St., Bellingham
360-734-7416
www.braaksma-engineering.com
4
1999
K Engineers, Inc.
William Diephuis
Principal
208 3rd St., Lynden
360-354-4757
www.k-engineers.com
4
2007
Redpoint Structures
Greg Funston
President
1264 Mt. Baker Highway., Bellingham
360-715-0121
www.redpointstructures.com
4
2005
Schouten Construction
John Schouten
Owner
273 Rosemary Way., Bellingham
360-354-5637
4
1968
DVDT Engineering, Inc.
Damon Vandentop
Principal
295 W King Tut Road., Lynden
360-933-1345
2
2003
Andritz
Matt McGarry
Vice President
1801 Roeder Ave., Suite 112., Bellingham
360-714-0787
www.andritz.com
2
1997
Merit Engineering Inc.
Austin Huang
President
2715 Meridian St., Bellingham
360-738-1499
www.meritengineering.com
2
1992
Bennett Engineering
Tom Bennett
Managing Member
2324 James St., Bellingham
360-671-2600
www.bennettengr.com
1
2003
1 2
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| ENGINEERING FIRMS | Ranked by number of local employees Rank
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37
Company Name
Contact
Title
Address
Phone Number
Web Address
Local emp.
Est.
Metmat Inc.
Michael Kogan
President
3700 Alabama St., Apt. 304., Bellingham
360-733-3606
www.metmatinc.alu.com.cn
1
1998
Sehome Planning & Engineering Services
Rollin Harper
Principal
103 E Holly St., Suite 206., Bellingham
360-733-6033
www.pleasantsolutions.com
1
2000
Wool-Zee Company Inc.
Matthew Woolsey
President
814 Dupont St., Bellingham
360-676-4604
www.woolzee.com
1
1991
Hydrologic Services Co.
Joanne Greenberg
Owner
1317 Chuckanut Drive., Bellingham
360-650-9000
www.hydrologicservices.com
n/a
1991
Advanced Simulation Corporation
Kenton Starko
President
1385 Gulf Road, Suite 201., Pt Robers
360-945-3090
www.advsim.com
n/a
n/a
Hansson Mechanical Systems, Inc.
Ulf Hansson
President
8980 Snowy Owl Lane., Blaine
360-371-4321
www.tech-roll.com
n/a
n/a
Lahatt Engineering
James Lahatt
Owner
2101 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham
360-676-8332
3Dsystems.com
n/a
n/a
Mazdak International, Inc.
Baha Abulnaga
Principal
410 W 3rd Ave., Sumas
360-988-6058
LDS.com
n/a
n/a
Sequoia Technologies, Inc.
Keith Denoyer
President
4210 Padden Hills Court., Bellingham
360-656-5075
www.sequoia-tech.com
n/a
n/a
Summit Engineering And Design
Ernie Macquarrie
Civil Structural Engineer
2413 Main St., Ferndale
360-366-7330
www.sead.com
n/a
n/a
3809 Morning Mist Way., Bellingham
360-255-7508
digitalscan3D.com
n/a
n/a
3035 Silvern Lane., Bellingham
360-647-2427
www.unitedenergyengineers.com
n/a
n/a
Tsuga Engineering
United Energy Engineers
Robert Langei
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Web Engineering
Neil Latta
Principal Engineer
125 W Kellogg Road., Bellingham
360-671-7002
www.webengineering.us
n/a
n/a
Weden Engineering
Eric Weden
Principal
2636 Nubgaard Road., Ferndale
360-380-1363
www.wedenengineering.com
n/a
n/a
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| FINANCIAL ADVISERS | Ranked by number of advisers Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Company Name
Contact
Title
Primary Address
Phone Number
Web Address
Local Emp.
Est
Waddell & Reed
Timonthy Goering
Managing partner
2122 Barkley Blvd., Suite 200
360-734-4728
www.waddell.com
17/23
1987
Edward Jones
John Meno
Regional leader
437 N. Olympic Ave., Suite A
360-403-7071
edwardjones.com
15
n/a
Merrill Lynch
Richard Rosbach
Resident director
2950 Newmarket St., Suite 104
360-676-7800
ml.com
15/19
1960
Morgan Stanley
Steven J. Sutton
Financial adviser
2200 Rimland Drive, Suite 105
360-734-8500
morganstanley.com
11--5
1972
Ludeman Capital Management
Heidi Ludeman
President
1855 Main St., Suite 103
360-738-9600
ludemancapital.com
6--9
1995
Saturna Capital
Jane Carten
President
1300 N. State St.
360-734-9900
saturna.com
7--70
1989
UBS Financial Services
Stew Elison
VP/Branch office manager
104 Unity St.
360-715-8939
ubs.com
5--7
1996
Archer Halliday
Bernadette Halliday
Owner
1621 Cornwall Ave.
360-756-1010
archergroup.com
3--10
1998
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| INSURANCE FIRMS | Ranked by number of advisers Rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Company Name Rice Insurance
Contact
Contact Title
Greg Gubranson CEO-Agent
Primary Address
Primary City
Phone Number
Web Address
1400 Broadway St.
Bellingham
360-734-1161
www.riceinsurance.com
57
1946
Emp. Est
Hub Northwest
Barry Hanson
Executive vice president
110 Unity St.
Bellingham
360-647-9000
www.hubnw.com
40
1929
Snapper Shuler Kenner Insurance
Todd Kaloper
Officer manager
501 Front St.
Lynden
360-354-4488
www.sskinsurance.com
32
1925
Oltman S&V Agency Inc.
Ann Medina
President
709 Front St.
Lynden
360-734-3960
www.oltmaninsurance.com
18
1932
8108 Guide Meridian Road
Lynden
360-354-2200
www.guideinsuranceservices.com
13
1952
District Mulitiple agencies throughout Bellingham manager the county
360-527-0205
www.countryfinancial.com
8
1932
Guide Insurance Services
Brett and Joel Kok Principal
Country Financial
Brian Castellanos
Bob Wallin Insurance Inc.
Ann Leonard
President
1844 Iron St.
Bellingham
360-734-5204
www.bobwallin.com
7
1976
VibrantUSA
Dan Solberg
CEO
3800 Byron Ave., Suite 148
Bellingham
360-733-5111
www.vibrantusa.com
7
2003
D&D Insurance Agency
Derek Barnes
President
5701 3rd Ave.
Ferndale
360-392-8159
www.danddinsurance.com
6
2004
Employee Benefits Planning
Lori Wilson
Principal
288 Martin St.
Bellingham
360-33-7300
www.ebpllc.com
5
1986
Erik Dyrland Insurance (Farmers)
Erik Dyrland
President
2105 Park St.
Bellingham
360-734-5072 www.dyrlandinsurance.com
5
1987
Magas Insurance Inc.
Bill Magas
President
2615 Meridian St.
Bellingham
360-734-0416
www.magasinsurance.com
4
1979
Hoffman Insurance Inc.
Jim Hoffman
Owner
4202 Meridian St., Suite 102
Bellingham
360-671-8155
www.allstate.com/jameshoffman
3
2013
Leonard J Corneto Insurance Agency Inc.
Len Corneto
Owner
102 Grover St., Suite 209
Lynden
360-354-4197
www.countryfinancial.com/ leonard.corneto
2
2005
Nancy Leavitt Agency (American Family Insurance)
Nancy Leavitt
Agent
3031 Orleans St., No. 202
Bellingham
360-733-3626
www.nancyleavittagency. com
2
2008
Abbe & Associates & S.A.S. Brokerage
Ross Abbe
Principal
2100 Humboldt St.
Bellingham
360-733-7768
n/a
1
2005
JD Phillips & Associates Inc.
John Phillips
President
1292 E Axton Road
Bellingham
360-398-9224
n/a
1
1987
Mutual of Omaha Insurance Agency
Bill Tetreault
5060 Pacific Highway
Ferndale
360-752-3253
mutualofomaha.com
1
2003
Coltran Insurance Agency
Richard Coltran
2530 Meridian St.
Bellingham
360-647-1662
1901 N State St., Suite A
Bellingham
360-714-8790
State Street Insurance (Allstate)
President
Scott Richardson President
n/a www.statestreetinsurance. com
n/a
1978
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| LAW FIRMS | Ranked by number of local employees
Rank
Company Name/Address
Attorneys
Phone/Website
emp.
Description
1
Belcher Swanson Law Firm 900 Dupont St.
Jack Swanson, Mark Lackey, Chet Lackey, Pete Dworkin, Hugh Klinedinst, Kristen Reid, Terry Lewis, Doug Robertson, Josh Fox, Morgan Fox, Brad Swanson, Scot Swanson
360-734-6390 www.belcherswanson.com
21
Private law firm
2 3
Barron Smith Daugert 300 N. Commercial St., Bellingham
Sallye N. Quinn, Debbie Nelson
360-733-0212 www.barronsmithlaw.com
20
Estate planning, business and employment law, commercial litigation, real estate
Carmichael Clark 1700 D St., Bellingham
Laughlan Clark
360-647-1500 www.carmichaelclark.com
18
Land use and development law
4
Chmelik Sitkin & Davis 1500 Railroad Ave., Bellingham
Frank Chmelik, Jonathan Sitkin, Richard Davis
360-671-1796 www.chmelik.com
18
Municipal governments, business and corporate law, environmental, construction law, real estate and land use, employment and labor law, probate and estate planning
5
Brett McCandlis Brown 1310 10th St., Suite 104., Bellingham
David Brown
360-714-0900 www.washingtoninjury.com
15
Personal injury and wrongful death law
6 7 8 9
Adelstein, Sharpe & Serka 400 N. Commercial St., Bellingham
Steve Adelstein, Phil Sharpe, Phil Serka, Jeff Fairchild, Mitchell Saber, Ivan Stoner, Morgan Fox
360-671-6565 www.adelstein.com
14
Corporate business, personal injury, property damage, environmental/ land use, employment law, wills and probate
Schacht Law Office Inc. 310 E. Magnolia St., Bellingham
Micheal Schacht
360-647-0400 www.schachtlaw.com
10
Intellectual property rights
Cascadia Cross-Border Law 1305 11th St., Suite 301., Bellingham
Greg Boos
360-671-5945 www.cascadia.com
8
U.S. immigration law specialists
Brownlie Evans Wolf & Lee 230 E. Champion St., Bellingham
Simon Brownlie, Murphy Evans, Heather Wolf, Mark Lee
360-676-0306 www.brownlieevans.com
6
Real estate, business, employment and litigation
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360-392-7000
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| REAL ESTATE COMPANIES | Ranked by number of local employees Rank
Company/Address
Owner/Top Exec.
Phone Number
Website
Agents/ Brokers
Est.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Keller Williams Realty 2211 Rimland Drive, Suite 124., Bellingham
Marsha Lockart Managing broker
260-738-7070
www.kw.bellingham.net
360
2000
Windemere-Whatcom Realty 515 W. Bakerview Road., Bellingham
Kristin Miller Marketing manager
360-734-7500
www.windermere.com
180
1995
Coldwell Banker Bain 3610 Meridian St., Bellingham
Sunny Lake Managing broker
360-734-3420
www.cbbain.com
66
1907
RE/MAX Whatcom County Inc. 913 Lakeway Drive., Bellingham
Lori Reece Owner
360-647-1313
www.nwhomes.net
65
1991
Muljat Group Inc. 510 Lakeway Drive., Bellingham
Frank Muljat President
360-733-3030
www.muljatgroup.com
65
n/a
John L. Scott Real Estate 2930 Newmarket St., Suite 111
Darin Stenvers Managing broker
360-671-9640
http://www.bellinghamoffice. johnlscott.com/
40
1933
Sterling Real Estate Group 2011 Young St., Suite 101., Bellingham
Phil Dyer Managing broker
360-756-0021
www.sterlingrealestate.biz
37
1997
Muljat Group North 505 Front St., Lynden
Jerry Blankers Managing broker
360-354-4242
www.muljatgroupnorth.com
22
1926
eXp Realty International Corp. 1106 Harris Ave., #104., Bellingham
Glenn Sanford CEO
360-739-6981
www.exprealty.com
20
2009
Century 21 Bay Properties 8045 Birch Bay Drive., Blaine
Carl Dufton Designated broker/Owner
360-676-0210
www.century21bayproperties.com
18
1986
Pacific Continental Realty 114 W. Magnolia St., Suite 302., Bellingham
Jim Bjerke Owner
360-671-4200
www.pacificcontinentalrealty.com
13
1992
Fairhaven Realty (Branch of Lakeway Realty) 1100 11th St., Bellingham
Gloria Calderhead Branch manager
360-676-8990
www.fairhavenrealty.com
12
1972
Sun-Mark Properties 1850 Lake Whatcom Blvd., Bellingham
Azam Nader CEO
360-733-3700
www.sunmarkproperties.com
10
1969
Misty Mountains Realty 8193 Kendall Road., Maple Falls
Bret VanLant, Tyrel Jackson Owners
360-599-2200
www.mistymtsrealty.com
8
1990
Hammer Properties NW 102 Ohio St., Bellingham
Mike Hays Owner, managing broker
360-756-6500
www.hammerproperties.com
7
2012
Lakeway Realty Inc. 3547 Lakeway Drive
Dave Hansen Managing Broker
360-733-4009
www.lakewayrealty.net
7
1983
Landmark Real Estate Management 3800 Byron Ave., Suite 112., Bellingham
Kim Servoss Director of property management
360-738-1022
www.visitlandmark.com
7
1988
William T. Follis Realtors 108 Prospect St., Bellingham
Melanie O'Suileabhain President
360-734-5850
www.follisrealtors.com
6
1921
Buy The Bay Realty 225 G St., Suite 102A., Blaine
Marcella Gilbertson President
360-332-1340
www.buythebayrealty.net
5
2006
Premier Properties NW 1135 Ellis St., Bellingham
Larry Humes Owner
360-756-6600
www.premierpropertiesnw.com
5
2005
18 19 20
Data-Link West Inc Complete Computer SyStem ServiCeS
(360) 734-8911 ericej@datalinkwest.com | (360) 306-8175 www.datalinkwest.com 2209 Woburn St., Bellingham, WA 98229
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| SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS | A look at Whatcom County
Total households 79,837 Family households (families) 49,816 With own children under 18 years 21,165 Married-couple family 39,342 With own children under 18 years 15,176 Male householder, no wife present, family 2,645 With own children under 18 years 1,461 Female householder, no husband present, family 7,829 With own children under 18 years 4,528 Nonfamily households 30,021 Householder living alone 21,600 65 years and over 8,188 Households with one or more people under 18 years 23,042 Households with one or more people 65 years and over 20,695 Average household size 2.5 Average family size 3.02 Relationship Population in households 199,471 Householder 79,837 Spouse 39,281 Child 52,873 Other relatives 8,535 Nonrelatives 18,945 Unmarried partner 4,771 Marital Status Males 15 years and over 83,732 Never married 30,871 Now married, except separated 42,579 Separated 870 Widowed 1,350 Divorced 8,062 Females 15 years and over 86,431 Never married 26,772 Now married, except separated 40,804 Separated 1,449 Widowed 6,551 Divorced 10,855 Fertility Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months 2,468 Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) 580
Per 1,000 unmarried women 20 Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old 48 Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old 10 Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old 78 Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old 27 Grandparents Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years 3,240 Responsible for grandchildren 1,704 Years responsible for grandchildren Less than 1 year 630 1 or 2 years 354 3 or 4 years 181 5 or more years 539 Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years 1,704 Who are female 989 Who are married 1,216 School enrollment Population 3 years and over enrolled in school 57,126 Nursery school, preschool 2,834 Kindergarten 2,269 Elementary school (grades 1-8) 18,839 High school (grades 9-12) 9,712 College or graduate school 23,472 Educational attainment Population 25 years and over 132,477 Less than 9th grade 4,453 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 7,409 High school graduate (includes equivalency) 30,092 Some college, no degree 33,693 Associate's degree 13,924 Bachelor's degree 28,409 Graduate or professional degree 14,497 Percent high school graduate or higher (X) Percent bachelor's degree or higher (X) Veteran Status Civilian population 18 years and over 162,522 Civilian veterans 14,187 Disability Status Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population 203,319 With a disability 26,194 Under 18 years 42,033 With a disability 1,887
18 to 64 years 132,546 With a disability 14,564 65 years and over 28,740 With a disability 9,743 Residence one year ago Population 1 year and over 202,568 Same house 168,154 Different house in the U.S. 33,313 Same county 22,612 Different county 10,701 Same state 6,975 Different state 3,726 Abroad 1,101 Place of birth Total population 204,855 Native 182,081 Born in United States 179,238 State of residence 107,396 Different state 71,842 Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) 2,843 Foreign born 22,774 U.S. Citizenship Status Foreign-born population 22,774 Naturalized U.S. citizen 11,850 Not a U.S. citizen 10,924 World region of Foreign Born Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea 22,774 Europe 5,247 Asia 5,633 Africa 481 Oceania 169 Latin America 5,503 Northern America 5,741 Ancestry Total population 204,855 American 7,828 Arab 380 Czech 1,042 Danish 2,765 Dutch 15,441 English 23,779 French (except Basque) 7,070
U.S. Census Bureau, 2010-2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
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| WAGES/OCCUPATIONS | Selected snapshots of Whatcom County employment
Employees Hourly wage Annual All Occupations 79,720 $21.65 $45,030 Management Occupations 3,290 $47.06 $97,890 Chief Executives 80 $74.39 $154,730 General and Operations Managers 910 $47.57 $98,950 Business and Financial Operations Occupations 3,300 $30.37 $63,170 Accountants and Auditors 680 $31.49 $65,500 Personal Financial Advisors 60 $50.19 $104,390 Tax Preparers 30 $15.19 $31,600 Computer and Mathematical Occupations 1,280 $34.58 $71,920 Computer Programmers 90 $47.08 $97,930 Software Developers, Applications 350 $37.11 $77,190 Web Developers 90 $28.90 $60,120 Architecture and Engineering Occupations 1,300 $40.63 $84,510 Civil Engineers 280 $41.13 $85,550 Mechanical Engineers 140 $43.92 $91,360 Architectural and Civil Drafters 60 $23.56 $49,010 Community and Social Service Occupations 1,360 $20.97 $43,610 Mental Health Counselors 30 $23.12 $48,080 Child, Family, and School Social Workers 240 $23.15 $48,160 Healthcare Social Workers 100 $28.93 $60,170 Legal Occupations 320 $36.76 $76,460 Lawyers 150 $44.31 $92,160 Paralegals and Legal Assistants 100 $24.95 $51,900 Education, Training, and Library Occupations 5,380 $24.13 $50,200 Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 690 ** $62,460 Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Tech Ed. 340 ** $61,130 Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Tech Ed. 380 ** $62,750 Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations 1,190 $19.97 $41,530 Graphic Designers 120 $17.81 $37,030 Coaches and Scouts 520 ** $33,660 Editors * $25.43 $52,890 Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations 3,920 $39.53 $82,220 Dentists, General 70 $86.48 $179,890 United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Pharmacists 170 Family and General Practitioners 90 Physicians and Surgeons, All Other * Registered Nurses 1,240 Protective Service Occupations 1,650 Firefighters 250 Detectives and Criminal Investigators 280 Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers 250 Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations 8,630 Chefs and Head Cooks 40 Bartenders 510 Waiters and Waitresses 1,700 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations 2,980 Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 1,510 Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 670 Personal Care and Service Occupations 2,240 Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists 220 Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 130 Sales and Related Occupations 9,380 Advertising Sales Agents 70 Insurance Sales Agents 190 Real Estate Sales Agents 190 Office and Administrative Support Occupations 11,470 Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 1,370 Customer Service Representatives 920 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive 1,400 Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations 360 Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 90 Logging Equipment Operators 80 Construction and Extraction Occupations 4,470 Carpenters 780 Construction Laborers 790 Painters, Construction and Maintenance 260
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