Aha! Airlines, which launched service from the Reno-Tahoe International Airport to small markets such as the Tri-Cities last fall, shut down abruptly Aug. 22 as its Atlanta-based parent filed for protection from creditors in federal bankruptcy court in Delaware. The startup airline provided a weekly flight between the Tri-Cities Airport in...
Michael Novakovich, the upbeat executive who led Visit Tri-Cities for four years, is the new president and CEO of Columbia Industries.The Kennewick nonprofit serves people with intellectual disabilities and other barriers to housing and employment. It also boasts one of the region’s most unique organizational structures – it owns four...
Meaghan BrooksMeaghan Brooks, a former credit union employee, is accused of stealing nearly $75,500 from HAPO Community Credit Union.Brooks, 40, was charged with first-degree theft with aggravating circumstances in Benton County Superior Court on Aug. 9.Brooks pleaded innocent on Aug. 31. A jury trial is tentatively set for Nov. 14.The...
Bob FergusonA prominent Tri-City energy executive, philanthropist and business leader died Aug. 12 at the age of 89.Robert L. “Bob” Ferguson, a longtime resident of Richland, died after suffering a stroke in August 2021 in north Idaho. He was most recently living in the Chicago area in an assisted care...
Some readers have heard of personal asset protection strategies like trusts or limited liability companies.
The draw to products like these is the supposed promise that your personal assets can be protected. Not only is the issue of asset protection much more nuanced than establishing either of those options, but there are also a host of asset protection strategies that should be employed (or at least considered) as part of a holistic approach to asset protection well before the consideration of complex trusts and LLCs.
Business leader, as you head into the fourth quarter of 2022, you have a lot on your plate. Finishing the year strong is probably one of your overall desires.As you revise your own personal leadership growth plan for the end of the year, consider prioritizing these five leadership skills to...
When a STEM-focused couple discovered their own passion for math instruction, they left their former high-demand careers behind and moved to the Tri-Cities to open the area’s first Mathnasium franchise.
When school started at St. Patrick’s School in Pasco in late August, teachers Jessica Manueles and Ashley Wright greeted 20 or so children enrolled in kindergarten and prekindergarten classroom.
It was the start of something new at St. Patrick’s, a private school within the Catholic Diocese of Spokane’s St. Patrick Parish and led by Father Bob Turner.
Shari McMahanAs many students returned to campus at the end of August, the new president of Eastern Washington University visited the Tri-Cities to meet with local business leaders.Shari McMahan wanted to learn how EWU could position itself to meet the needs of area employers and how to better prepare its...
