Five years ago when Melissa LaBeaf was looking for a place to open her hair salon, she had trouble finding exactly what she was looking for.She wanted a space that wasn’t too big, but also wasn’t too small and she wanted to be sure she opened up shop in Richland....
Dr. Lewis Zirkle, president and founder of SIGN Fracture Care International in Richland, and Jeanne Dillner, SIGN CEO, received the Allama Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan Medal, Afghanistan’s second-highest honor, for SIGN’s work in treating more than 5,000 patients by providing education and SIGN implants and instruments to SIGN programs throughout Afghanistan.[blockquote...
In May of 2015, Priscilla Selden of Wenatchee and others passed an eight-hour licensing exam, moving one step closer to becoming the first Limited License Legal Technicians in the country. The state’s new Limited License Legal Technician is a new professional designation that authorizes them to advise clients and file...
Family is important to Scott Ashby, owner of Ashby Law. It’s the main reason he decided to leave a comfortable position as a high-stakes corporate litigator at an international law firm in Phoenix, Ariz. and move to the Tri-Cities to start his own practice.[blockquote quote="It’s not about how big we...
Dennis Gisi,John L. ScottDuring tax season my father, a W.W.II veteran used to say, “I am proud to be an American and have fought for its freedoms, but I could be just as proud for half as much.”I certainly agree and I am sure many of us feel this way.There...
Beau Ruff,Cornerstone Wealth StrategiesYou’ve likely heard finance experts say it. In fact, Suze Orman wrote about it in the July 2015 issue of the Costco Connection. It is this piece of estate planning wisdom: “A revocable living trust is a document all families should have.” Is this true? Do you...
Chris Neal,Columbia ConsultingThe vast majority of information necessary to properly comply with the new reporting requirements is found in 26 CFR 1.6055-1 Information Reporting For Minimum Essential Coverage.For those of you who would rather focus on your businesses here are the basic essentials for what you are required to provide.Every...
Displays at trade show booths seldom startle passersby, making them jump and their eyes go wide.“I get that reaction a lot at shows,” said Brad Felger, gently stroking the head of his gyr falcon, Hoko. He was advertising for Airstrike Bird Control, Inc., and his passion, falconry, at the Eastern...
Some consider the world full of annoying sounds — buzzing cell phones, honking cars, kids playing and people chattering.[blockquote quote="Without hearing, you’re disconnected from the world." source="Dr. Neil Aiello, owner of Columbia Basin Hearing Center" align="right" max_width="300px"]For others the world is silent.Imagine if you’d never heard the first cries of...
Haberling Financial Group is merging its wealth management business into a newly-formed subsidiary of Community First Bank in Kennewick.[blockquote quote="We are the only locally-owned bank in the Tri-Cities and we will now be the only locally-owned trust company." source="Eric Pearson, president of Community First Bank" align="right" max_width="300px"]The transaction is subject...
