Volume 31 • Number 3 March 2006
Cover Feature Homegrown success story Hal Arnason Jr. honored with lifetime achievement award 20 years of recognizing the best in Whatcom business The best start-ups The best small businesses Business Person of the Year nominees Features Executive Lifestyle: Encore for Lynden estate Living Well: Get away … but not too far away Reports Area Report: Stanwood/Camano Industry Report: Franchising gains popularity Co-ops offer independents chance to compete Forecast looks bright for Skagit County Departments Business News People on the Move Good Works Beginnings
Meet Hal Arnason Jr., this year’s lifetime achievement award winner. The best of the best: Introducing the finalists for the Business Person of the Year awards. Chase away the winter doldrums with a quick getaway to one of the area’s resorts. Pioneer Ford owners Jim and Andy Clay share their Lynden home with NWBM readers.