Cougar Digital Marketing & Design’s business plan has evolved over timeTravis Hartliep wasn’t sure how long his startup company would last when he began it out of his then Tri-Cities home in 2012.Back then, Cougar Digital Marketing & Design LLC was just him, with his wife Erika helping out.“To be...
Organizers of Pasco High School’s second annual career fair on Nov. 14 are recruiting speakers for the event.Each session with students will be 30 minutes and speakers will be accompanied by a host teacher throughout the day. Volunteers should be willing to speak for the full day, but organizers may...
Double Canyon celebrated the opening of its winery with wine tastings, tours of the new facility, a lunch menu featuring creations from a “Top Chef Masters” chef and live music. Double Canyon Winery poured samples of its award-winning wines for guests attending the Sept. 13 open house at the new...
The Better Business Bureau and BBB Wise Giving Alliance are offering tips about giving assistance in the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma:• Verify the trustworthiness of soliciting relief.• Check the charity’s website if it has an on-the-ground presence in the affected areas. Unless the charity already has staff in...
Kennewick hospital system also considering enhanced relationship with UW MedicineTrios Health is exploring a relationship with a Tennessee-based health care system and UW Medicine that could reorganize the troubled Kennewick Public Hospital District’s existing rent and debt obligations to provide long-term viability.Trios and RCCH HealthCare Partners, based in Brentwood, Tennessee,...
The Columbia Basin College Board of Trustees has selected Rebekah Woods of Jackson, Michigan, as the new president of Columbia Basin College. Rebekah WoodsWoods becomes the first woman and the sixth president in the 62-year history of the Pasco college. She begins her duties in November.Woods has served as the...
Trios Health is reaching into its emergency supplies to provide free N-95 masks to the community because of the continued poor air quality.The mask will be distributed beginning at 1 p.m. today, Friday, Sept. 8.While supplies last, community members may pick up one mask per person at these Trios Health...
Unhealthy air conditions have pushed back the eighth annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s until Oct. 15.The walk had been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9 in Columbia Park in Kennewick.The three-mile walk is one of 16 walks throughout Washington and northern Idaho. It starts at the band shell.The national nonprofit Alzheimer’s...
By Michelle DuplerMarijuana retail sales were a nearly $1.7 billion business in Washington in the 2016 fiscal year, but business owners who are still technically breaking federal drug laws are left to ponder, “What do we do with the money?”For Steve Lee, owner of Finley-based Green2Go, the answer is to...
By Michelle DuplerThe legal marijuana business is booming for Finley-based Green2Go.The retail shop soon will move to a larger space where it can accommodate more cash registers and more customers. Steve Lee, owner of Green2Go (Courtesy Breshears Photography)Green2Go obtained a $78,200 building permit for a commercial remodel of the property...
