By Elsie Puig for TCAJoB There are several people twisting their hips to hula-hoops on a parking lot outside 1355 Columbia Park Trail in Richland and inside the building another group is getting a relaxing fifteen-minute on-site massage. But this is not a gym nor a spa. It’s the offices of Vista Engineering Technologies, an …
Read More »Local roofing company turns slow season into giving season
Dec2011
By Elsie Puig for TCAJoB No employee wants to hear there is not enough work for them, especially during the holiday season, but Pat Meyer, owner of Meyer Roofing Solutions in Pasco values his employees way too much to lay them off during slow winter months. Instead, he continues to pay them and has them …
Read More »Kennewick commissioners approve land sale to PACLAND Industrial Associates LLC
Dec2011
By Veronica Sandate Craker A Northwest company was given the go-ahead to purchase land in Finley to build a $5.5 million, 10,000-sq. ft. manufacturing facility during the Port of Kennewick commissioners meeting in late November. Commissioners unanimously approved land sale to PACLAND Industrial Associates LLC for Questar Corporations. The company will manufacture products for marine …
Read More »USS Triton Sail Park dedication honors veterans
Dec2011
By Veronica Sandate Craker A crowd of several hundred made their way to Port of Benton Boulevard and 11th Street in Richland to take part in a dedication ceremony of the USS Triton Submarine Memorial Park exactly 52 years from the day it was first commissioned. Many “war” stories were swapped during the …
Read More »Holidays place a greater demand on Tri-Cities’ food banks
Dec2011
By Elena Olmstead for TCAJoB The holidays are a busy time for area food banks and those who offer assistance to those in need. Not only are more people typically in need of help when the temperatures drop, but the many food drives in the area mean that local food banks need to …
Read More »My Friends Place provides food, shelter and help for homeless teens
Dec2011
By Veronica Craker Sandate In the winter of 2009, 16-year-old Michael Thornhill went to Seattle, attempting to get into a Misfits concert. At the time, the Kennewick teen was homeless and living under bridges in Georgetown. He had made the trip in hopes of getting to see one of his favorite bands play. “I didn’t …
Read More »Pasco high school seniors take it to the bank with business plan
Dec2011
By Veronica Sandate Craker At exactly 7:50 a.m. a herd of yellow buses rolled into the TRAC parking lot, dropping off hundreds of teenagers who filed their way inside the building, ready to report to work. The students came from Pasco, Chiawana and New Horizons high school to participate in the 12th Annual Enterprise Week …
Read More »Postal Service proposes closure of Pasco Processing & Distribution Center
Dec2011
A U.S Postal Service proposal to close the Pasco Processing & Distribution met with strong opposition at a public meeting in November. Nearly 100 people, including many U.S.P.S. employees, attended the meeting at the Pasco Red Lion. Most were concerned about the loss of jobs and the reduction of service the closure would bring. Facing …
Read More »Charity care, bad debt take financial toll on local hospitals
Dec2011
Local hospitals are seeing a steady rise in the amount of uncompensated care for the uninsured and underinsured and bad debt costs they have to absorb each year. In 2010, Lourdes Health Network, Kadlec Regional Medical Center and Kennewick General Hospital absorbed a combined $52 million in charity care and bad debt costs — …
Read More »New company offers education to health facilities in Tri-Cities
Dec2011
By Veronica Sandate Craker Inside a 550-sq. ft. space, Bill Pykus and Arlene Welk practice turning “Grandma Chase” on her side. Grandma Chase is a $1,500 patient care mannequin designed to teach healthcare workers the proper procedures for caring for elderly and disabled patients. It is also just one of many tools used in the …
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