Waterfront building becoming a hub for new business ideas

If fostering creativity is a key to economic development, Bellingham appears to be taking a step in that direction with a new partnership.

The Foundry Bellingham Makerspace is close to opening in its new spot at the Technology Development Center at 1000 F St. on the Bellingham waterfront.

It should be ready for community use in early February, said Mary Elliott Keane, executive director of the nonprofit organization that provides equipment and support to independent inventors and tinkerers. The organization previously was downtown near Bellingham Grocery Outlet.