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Washington AG sues Real Page and landlords for alleged rent inflation scheme
11+ hour, 16+ min ago (55+ words) Bellingham Herald By Video Team Washington State has filed a lawsuit against Real Page and nine local landlords, accusing them of conspiring to inflate rents and violate consumer protection laws. The lawsuit seeks restitution for affected renters and aims to…...
The "Agency Killer": Why a Marketing Veteran Built the AI Platform Designed to Make the $150 B Agency Model Obsolete
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (266+ words) Mark Base AI enters early access, introducing an autonomous operations platform that eliminates the human bottleneck of legacy tech stacks and saves mid-market and enterprise brands up to 60% on operational waste. SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESS Newswire / April 15, 2026 / Mid-market and enterprise…...
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1+ week, 2+ day ago (10+ words) SMX Resets Plastic Economics-Lower Costs Start with Recycling'Bellingham Herald...
Artificial intelligence isn't replacing the software engineer (yet)
1+ week, 5+ day ago (292+ words) For much of 2024 and 2025, one particular workforce narrative dominated the technology press: artificial intelligence would devour software engineers first. The logic tracked. If AI can write code, why keep paying expensive engineers to do the same? New research from Pave's…...
Instawork Records Third Consecutive Month of Double-Digit Shift Growth
1+ week, 5+ day ago (171+ words) March BLS and Instawork's Data Signal Labor Market Strength, With Manufacturing Showing the Highest Demand Since 2023 BY THE NUMBERS: MARCH 2026 Shift Growth: +Double Digit% Growth Yo Y New Business Growth: +Double Digit% Growth Yo Y Fastest Growing Hub Markets: WHERE…...
Residents told to shelter in place after reports of odor in apartment building
1+ week, 5+ day ago (387+ words) No significant injuries were reported following a hazardous material 911 response Saturday afternoon. A resident in a building in the 400 block of York Street reported a strong smell that had caused the person to cough when retrieving mail, and fire crews…...
New pizza and cocktail bar coming to downtown Bellingham's Herald Building
1+ week, 6+ day ago (444+ words) A downtown Bellingham restaurant and bar that opened in 2024 is now permanently closed, and a local entrepreneur plans to take over the historic space with a similar concept. Starla's, a natural wine bar and pizza restaurant, was started by Jordan…...
Hottest Aprils in Washington since 1895
2+ week, 3+ day ago (188+ words) Climate change is driving rising temperatures and more record heat. The Earth's temperature has climbed each decade since 1880 by about. 14 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 2 degrees Fahrenheit total. Stacker compiled a ranking of the hottest Aprils in Washington since 1895 using data…...
Alternatives to Incarceration" forum to address Whatcom County jail project
2+ week, 3+ day ago (428+ words) As the deadline to make decisions about the new Whatcom County Jail nears, two local organizations are teaming up to host a free event to inform the public about the conversations taking place around the justice system. Alternatives to Incarceration,…...
Bellingham BBQ restaurant set to close will remain open for a bit longer
2+ week, 3+ day ago (266+ words) A popular BBQ restaurant in Bellingham's Sunnyland neighborhood is set to close permanently, although fans now have more time to get one last taste of smoked meats, chili mac and cheese and baby back ribs. Homeschool BBQ, a restaurant started…...