Two Pacific Northwest National Association of State Department of Agriculture employees were recently honored with national awards.Shirley Eklund of Mattawa received one of three Supervisory Enumerator of the Year Awards given nationally. Larry Panasuk of College Place received was presented with one of five national Field Enumerator Awards given this...
Three farmers, a businessman, a teacher and a banker will be welcomed into the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame Jan. 21.The six have all been longtime residents of Southeastern Washington. The inductees’ names were announced at a Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce luncheon Jan. 5.The group will be formally inducted...
In the course of his marketing career, Tom Moore has sold ads on television, radio and newspapers. So when Moore founded his Richland advertising agency, Mooreshots Direct, he drew on all of that experience.[blockquote quote="The whole idea of marketing is to be attention grabbing and to show the personality of...
Katie and Wayne Jackson were both first-generation college graduates, earning their degrees in education. They met at Southern University in Baton Rouge, La. and moved to the Northwest in 1968, when northern schools were seeking to integrate more African American teachers into their staff.[blockquote quote="Help everyone who walks through the...
By Theresa Long for TCAJOBThe number one mistake that many small businesses make is not developing a marketing plan. Theresa Long,Focal Point MarketingWhether they feel like they have no budget for it or haven’t made it a priority – marketing and advertising is an investment, not an expense — even if...
Learn how to reach your full potential with tips from a life and career coach and a marketing expert at the Tri-Cities Women in Business Conference on Jan. 27 at TRAC in Pasco.The conference will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and includes vendors’ booths, motivational and inspirational talks by...
By Sara Nelson for TCAJOB Sara Nelson,Sara Nelson DesignThe more the Tri-Cities grows, the more competitive the market becomes. The larger the market, the more money moves around the local economy, but the greater the competition is for a piece of that pie.For a small business, that's a challenge. Bigger...
Dressed in their holiday glitz, couples glided and twirled across the dance floor during the annual Healthy Ages Christmas party in December at TRAC in Pasco.
Kennewick’s newest affordable housing community, Nueva Vista, is open and accepting applications.The housing complex at 386 N. Union St. near Winco in Kennewick has 32 apartments. Half are earmarked for low-income families and individuals without homes while 20 percent are set-aside for those who are disabled and living on a...
DGR*Grant Construction Inc. of Richland has been awarded a $9.5 million contract to build a new two-story office building at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.Construction is expected to begin in February on the 26,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will house more than 100 PNNL staff who work on energy and national...
