When two Tri-Citians walked into a Boise bar two years ago, they weren’t expecting to walk out with plans to start a new business.But what Jason Sadler and Kendra Guzek saw in Idaho in 2015 amazed them: a self-service wine bar in which customers could try wines using a pre-paid...
Learn about key construction projects in the works in the Tri-Cities at an upcoming meeting.Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors of America is partnering with the Tri City Construction Council to host a construction owners’ panel in the Tri-Cities to highlight upcoming projects in the works.Scheduled presenters include the Port of Kennewick,...
A bronze bust of a Tri-Citian known for a lifetime of community service will be installed in the lobby of the Trios Care Center at Southridge on what would have been his 100th birthday.[blockquote quote="He led a life of service." source="Darren Szendre, president of the Trios Foundation on George Jones"...
Protect hearts and wallets by avoiding online-dating romance scams.The Better Business Bureau serving the Northwest is warning consumers to be on the lookout for scammers who impersonate U.S. service members and computer-generated scam bots.Online-dating users can be an easy target for scammers as millions are signing onto online dating sites...
Columbia Basin College’s president has retired after nine years overseeing the Pasco school to serve as chancellor for Western Governors University Washington. Rich CumminsRich Cummins will oversee the nonprofit online university, taking over from Jean Floten, who recently retired from the chancellor post she had held since 2011.WGU Washington has...
Washington state’s taxable retail sales increased 7.4 percent in the third quarter of 2016 over the same quarter in 2015, reaching $38.5 billion. Retail trade, which is a subset of all taxable retail sales, rose 5.8 percent to $16.33 billion.These figures are part of a quarterly report released this month...
The Pasco School District is inviting all interested and prospective teachers in the area to attend its teacher job fair from 4-7 p.m. Feb. 9 inside the student mall at Chiawana High School, 8125 W. Argent Road. Attendees will learn about new teaching positions coming in the 2017-18 school year....
Applications to apply for admission to Delta High School are due Feb. 15.Current eighth-graders living in the Kennewick, Pasco or Richland school districts are eligible to apply to attend the science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, school.Delta High is holding family information open houses from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Feb. 7...
Learn how to develop a powerful partnership with your manager or administrative assistant during a Feb. 8 training event in Richland.The “Partnering for Success” workshop, offered by the Administrative Professionals of the Tri-Cities, is from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Mission Support Alliance auditorium, 2490 Garlick Boulevard.Participants will learn...
Washington’s unemployment rate dropped for the fifth month in a row to hit a new low of 5.2 percent in December, according to state Employment Security Department.“Washington’s economy finished strong in 2016 and the short-term job outlook remains positive,” said Paul Turek, economist for the department, in a statement.The pace...
