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Volume 31 • Issue 11 • November 2006
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Great companies to work for
What makes some of the region’s companies stand out with their employees.

Profile: Valley Freightliner
Investment in employee training keeps Skagit firm moving forward.

Profile: Ryzex (Print version only)
One man’s passion for the environment spawns a multi-national success story.

Profile: Homestead Northwest (Print version only)
Family-run development company offers employees a multitude of career options.

Living Well: Planning the perfect holiday party

Profile: Whidbey Island Bank (Print version only)
From small beginnings four decades ago to a major player on the Northwest banking scene.

Profile: Mud in Your Eye Pottery (Print version only)
Homemade pottery store finds niche in arts district of Fairhaven.

Executive Lifestyle: Home where the buffalo roam (Print version only)
Retired executive’s Ferndale home features old west decor, buffalo ranch.

Northwest Business Expo (Print version only)
20th anniversary event leaves exhibitors smiling.


Industy report: Banking
Federal regulations prove costly to local and national banks alike.

Area report: Fairhaven (Print version only)

Special report: Deck the Halls (Print version only)
With so much riding on two months, retailers leave nothing to chance in creating the ideal shopping environment.


25 Business News
32 People on the Move
60 Your Bottom Line
(Print version only)
64 Sales & Marketing
(Print version only)
92 Good Works
96 Beginnings
98 Professional Services Directory
(Print version only)
106 SICBA Directory
(Print version only)
108 Using Technology
(Print version only)
116 Today in Business
(Print version only)






Valley Freightliner is one of several
of the region’s Great Companies
to Work For.



Local and regional banks successfully
competing against national branches.



Historic Fairhaven expanding with
mixtrue of residential, commercial
developments.



Jim and Robin Sanford share their
Ferndale home with a herd of North
American Bison.

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