Business View City & Municipal | August 2022

52 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 7 J ust 21 miles south of the U.S.-Canada border, located between two major growth cities (Vancouver, 52 miles to the northwest; Seattle 90 miles to the south), Bellingham is a popular tourist destination with great access to Washington State’s lush forests and coastal views. “The common mantra in real estate is that it is always about location, location, location,” mentions Don Goldberg, Director of Economic Development at the Port of Bellingham. “It just so happens that our biggest asset is our geography. We are fortunate to be located between the mountains and the water, and between two of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the U.S. and Canada. Our closeness to the border and our vicinity to these two locations has a tremendous amount to do with our capabilities.” Bellingham is located within Whatcom County, which has many regional benefits and amenities. Whatcom County boasts access to over eight million residents within 100 miles, 4 post-secondary AT A GLANCE BELLINGHAM REGION &WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON WHAT: A popular coastal city and county WHERE: 21 miles south of the U.S./Canada border, between Vancouver, BC and Seattle, WA WEBSITE: www.portofbellingham.com | www.bellingham.org egion unty, Resiliency in a broader sense Washington