As part of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s plan to modernize its campus, it start construction on a new 20,000-sq.-ft. collaboration center this year.PNNL went out to bid on the project in late January and will name the general contractor in mid-April.Greg Koller, PNNL’s manager of external communications, said they also...
After nearly two years of fundraising, the Friends of Badger Mountain reached its $1.5 million goal and in February Benton County signed off on a deal to buy nearly 200 acres for the Candy Mountain Preserve.The move will create a second ridge preserve on Candy Mountain and allow for a...
Whether your farm is limited to an acre or so, or several hundred, plan to attend the fifth annual Women in Agriculture Conference Mar. 19 and learn the power of communication.This year’s conference will be held simultaneously in 31 cities across five states.“That’s the magic of telecommunications,” said Margaret Viebrock,...
Fuse SPC, a co-working community in Richland, is offering a series of start-up education and mentorship events to help entrepreneurs transform their ideas into businesses.Launch University, a four-week ‘boot camp’ begins Mar. 31 at Fuse. The boot camp will be 7 – 9 p.m. every Thursday night from Mar. 31...
In their mid-20s, at a time when Todd and Daydra Bauman’s biggest worry should have been paying off student loan debt or saving up for their first home, the couple faced the unthinkable. A rare illness debilitated the 27-year-old Daydra.“A normal body can detect what’s good and what’s bad,” said...
The Williams family has been watching out for wellbeing of Tri-Citians for 45 years.In 1971, John R. “Jack” Williams founded Insurance and Financial Consultants, Inc., selling life insurance, annuities, investment products, health insurance and employee benefit packages.He’d already been an insurance agent for several years, working for State Farm Insurance.“But...
If your rented home or apartment is destroyed by fire, or all of your possessions are stolen by thieves, will be relieved that you are protected by Renters Insurance or left with few good options because you didn’t purchase it?In Washington state, about 47 percent of all residents rent a...
Kaiser Permanente and Group Health Cooperative have signed a definitive agreement in December for Kaiser to acquire the Seattle-Based Group Health for $1.8 billion.Group Health is one of the three largest health insurers in Washington state, with more than 518,000 policy holders, 17.5 percent of the market and a surplus...
The Tri-City Quilters’ Guild will have its 33rd Annual Show & Vendor Mall April 1-2 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.This year’s theme is ‘Quilts for All Seasons.’The theme was chosen by show chairman Rena Christensen, an avid gardener who values the changes in the weather throughout the...
When Adam Loomis’ grandmother neared the end of her life, his family made the difficult decision to move her into an assisted living home.“She’d lived in her home for more than 50 years,” said Loomis. “If my family would have had the resources to have her at her house, or...
