HomeStreet Bank, a Seattle-based bank, has only had a presence in the Tri-Cities’ market for about a year, but it’s already demonstrating how it does business differently.[blockquote quote="This program helps employers help their employees improve their lives." source="Andy Slipper, vice president of HomeStreet Bank" align="right" max_width="300px"]Through the company’s Hometown Home...
Jhoanna Jones spent more than a decade working in the financial industry. She thrived on helping small business owners get the lending they needed to buy properties and expand their companies. But sometimes, due to tighter bank regulations, she had the uneasy job of declining a loan to a small...
By Sara Bailey and Kathryn Garrison for TCAJOBEstate planning is never an easy topic to discuss, and incorporating taxes into the picture makes it an even less appealing topic. Sara Bailey,Moss AdamsHowever, everyone should have an estate plan—even if it’s just a simple will. Those with large and complex estate...
By George Twigg for TCAJOBIn Eastern Washington, people understand that hunting is a part of our lifestyle. Even hunters, however, often overlook the role hunting plays in creating jobs, economic growth and supporting efforts to preserve wildlife habitat. George Twigg,HR Spinner Corp.As a longtime hunter and past board member of...
By John Stang for TCAJOBRoughly 4,200 Washington businesses are owed workers unemployment insurance refunds by the state — and the computer glitches causing that delay probably won’t be fixed until June.That’s what Lisa Marsh, deputy commissioner of the Washington Employment Security Division told the state Senate Commerce & Labor Committee...
Six years ago Debra Folger didn’t know a slip stitch from a purl. Now she’s owner of Richland’s newest yarn shop, Badger Mountain Yarns and an expert on all things relating to spun threads.It was a request from her daughter, Holley, that spurred Folger into picking up a pair of...
It is slightly puzzling how quickly life can change.Just ask Sarah Swoboda. Seven months ago, she went to work every day as a dental hygienist and spent much of her off time with her family.Now, Swoboda is officially an entrepreneur and a business owner, and much of the off time...
By Beau Ruff for TCAJOBAs this issue is devoted, in part, to the issue of philanthropy, I thought it prudent to review some basic charitable gifting techniques and how those techniques can be employed in a sophisticated manner to help get the biggest bang for your buck. Beau Ruff,Cornerstone Wealth...
Bees and gardens go together like fish and the ocean — you can’t have one without the other.[blockquote quote="But you have to remember, worker bees only live about five weeks, so the population is constantly being replenished." source="David White, founder of the Mid-Columbia Beekeepers Association" align="right" max_width="300px"]That is why a...
Touchstone Jewelers, a one-stop jewelry shop in Marineland Village that customers have depended on since 1987, saw a change in ownership this month after longtime sibling owners Mark Welsh and Sharon McAlmond retired. Gemologist Dennis Schoeneberg rang in the New Year Jan. 12 as new owner of Touchstone Jewelers LLC.[blockquote...
