ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) announced plans to pursue the separation of the Company into two independent public companies: one comprising its robust consumer portfolio of diverse and leading brands and the other comprising its market leading foodservice portfolio of innovative frozen potato products.[blockquote quote="The separation will enable each company...
By PNNL StaffTechnologies that impact cyber security, increase our ability to detect trace amounts of chemicals, convert sewage into fuel, view energy processes under real-world conditions and forecast future electric needs are among the newest R&D 100 award winners. R&D Magazine honored five advancements developed by researchers at the Department of...
By Kris JohnsonAmerica’s manufacturing comeback isn’t over.That’s one of the findings from the 2015 Manufacturing & Distribution Monitor Report, an annual survey of manufacturing firms conducted by RSM, formerly known as McGladrey. Kris Johnson, Association of Washington BusinessAfter suffering through years of decline, the resurgence that began in 2010 —...
Robert M. Almeida Jr. of MFS Investment Management will be the keynote speaker at the 17th Annual Tri-Cities Regional Economic Outlook. The event, organized by the Tri-Cities Development Council, will be from 7:30 to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at TRAC in Pasco.Almeida is an investment officer and institutional portfolio manager...
October’s Senior Times Expo attracted more than 500 seniors and baby boomers, along with a few grandchildren, to the ballroom of the Red Lion Hotel in Pasco. The event, which was free for attendees, gathers vendors who offer services and products for the older generation in a single venue, making...
The National Retail Federation has high hopes for this holiday shopping season. Spending is projected to reach $630 billion, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the retail industry’s annual sales.[blockquote quote="We strongly recommend people to attend job fairs, because then they get that one-on-one face time with the employers, which...
To collect or not to collect retail sales tax has been an ongoing question for many sports leagues and recreational organizations. Now there is greater certainty about the taxability of certain fees thanks to recently-approved legislation requested by the Washington State Department of Revenue.[blockquote quote="The legislation also permanently eliminates sales...
By Elena OlmsteadIt's hard to imagine the impact Project Warm Up has had on the communities throughout Benton and Franklin counties over the past three decades — the number of babies wrapped in warm blankets because of this group of volunteers; the homeless touched by the gift of toiletries and...
by PNNL staffThe U.S. Department of Energy is matching a $2.25 million Clean Energy Fund grant from the Washington Department of Commerce to research, develop and demonstrate the technologies needed to create "smart" buildings, campuses and cities to better manage energy usage. Once buildings and devices are smarter — managing...
The former Lucas Marc Academy, a beauty academy, will now bear one of the most recognized names in the salon industry. It is now a Paul Mitchell Schools, part of a network of 100 beauty schools bearing the Paul Mitchell name throughout the U.S.[blockquote quote="“Like every school in our network,...
