Volume 31 • Number 6
July 2006


Features
Local group helps startups take flight
Angel investors put faith in little companies’ big ideas
Profile: Skagit River Ranch
Living Well: Escape the gym
Get in shape with the help of the great outdoors

Reports
Area Report: Birch Bay
Developers eye popular vacation community as new home for year-round residents
Industry Report: The impact of aging on healthcare
Is our healthcare system ready?

Departments
Business News
People on the Move
Beginnings
Good Works



Developers eye vacation community
Birch Bay as new home for year-round residents.


Skagit River Ranch owners turn
hobby farm into lucrative business.


Healthcare providers gear up to
serve an aging population.