August 2009

Seafood industry joins the 'buy local' concept
Source: Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, N.H., Thursday, July 2, 2009

PORTSMOUTH — Leaders in the local seafood industry along with business and restaurant owners from across the region are gearing up for a new initiative that could breathe life into the local economy and continue to promote a "buy local" state of mind.

Feds step up probe of NOAA actions
Source: Gloucester (Mass.) Daily Times, Thursday, July 2, 2009

Federal inspectors from the nation's capital — evaluating "allegations of excessive penalties and retaliatory actions" against New England fishermen by fishery law enforcement and regulatory officials based here — are set to begin private interviews with fishermen and their representatives on Monday.

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Bowman Refrigeration is on the move

Ballard, Wash.-based Bowman Refrigeration is celebrating its 25th year in business with a move around the corner to a new facility in Ballard at the end of the month.

The new space is just around the corner and a block south of their current location, on the southwest corner of 45th Street and 14th Avenue N.W. The former Rolls-Royce Marine building will provide more space for offices, a shop and the Bowman parts department.