Articles by TCAJOB Staff
CEO Q&A with Eric Pearson
Brief background of your business: Community First Bank started 20 years ago and is the only locally-owned bank in the Tri-City market. We specialize in commercial, mortgage and construction lending, as well as banking for clients who desire a consultative relationship with their financial institution. HFG Trust was founded in 1982 and merged with Community…
Federal regulations change for check endorsements
Consumers should be aware of a regulatory change that went into effect on July 1, adding a step to the process of depositing a check from your cellphone aimed at helping to prevent fraud. With the advent of banking mobile apps and other “remote deposit capture” technology, the nation’s check collection system is quickly converting…
Citibank to pay states $100M over interest rate manipulation
Citibank, a Wall Street financial institution, will pay a total of $100 million to 42 states, including Washington, for manipulating a key interest rate before and during the Great Recession, costing investors millions of dollars. These manipulations may have led investors to make riskier investments than they realized, or impacted the profits from or costs…
More than 2 million tax ID numbers to expire this year
With more than 2 million individual taxpayer identification numbers, or ITINs, set to expire at the end of this year, the Internal Revenue Service is urging affected taxpayers to submit their renewal applications soon to beat the rush and avoid refund delays next year. In the third year of the renewal program, the IRS has…
Martini bar to open in Kennewick’s Cynergy Centre
A Tri-City couple have plans to open a cocktail and appetizer restaurant this fall in Kennewick. Kokos Bartini will be on the first floor of the three-story Cynergy Centre at 4309 W. 27th Place. The owners, who have asked not to be named until their opening date is closer, signed a three-year lease for the…
Construction to begin on $10 million Courtyard by Marriott hotel this fall
Pasco airport travelers soon will have another nearby choice for overnight stays. Marriott is bringing its Courtyard brand to the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco. Construction begins this fall. The airport, owned by the Port of Pasco, recently reached an agreement with A-1 Hospitality on a 50-year ground lease at the corner of Argent Road and…
General Mattis set to speak at Young Professional’s event
U.S. Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis will be speaking at Washington Policy Center’s Young Professionals annual summer social event Aug. 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Pasco. The summer social event brings together like-minded young professionals for food, drinks and socializing. The event is for adults 18-45 years of age. Tickets includes a…
WSU Tri-Cities professors land $1 million grants for biofuel research
Washington State University Tri-Cities recently landed two grants to advance biofuel research. Associate professor Xiao Zhang received $500,000 to pursue converting lignin to biofuel. Lignin is a common material that makes the cell walls of plants rigid. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the grant to Zhang, whose laboratory…
Tri-City electricity producers, providers pay more than $9 million in taxes
Three Tri-City public power electricity producers and providers recently paid more than $9 million in privilege taxes to the state. The annual tax is levied on public power electricity producers and providers for the privilege of generating electricity or providing electricity in the state. Energy Northwest paid nearly $4.8 million, up from last year’s $5.3…
Business Briefs — July 2018
Technology experts organize Sept. 14 tech summit A Tri-Cities Tech Summit is planned at the Uptown Theater in Richland on Sept. 14. The event is a conference for professionals and innovators to come together and find out more about what’s happening across technology fields in the Tri-Cities. The theme for the one-day summit is innovation…
Latest News
Around Town Photo Gallery
Area agriculture producers, processors and industry officials set a new event record by raising more than $91,000 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities Inland Northwest on June 13 at the fifth annual Ag World Golf Classic at Canyon Lakes Golf Course in Kennewick. Ag World Support Systems was joined by co-hosts Simplot, Lamb Weston, McCain Foods and Potato Growers of Washington to make the 18-hole scramble a success. (Courtesy Ag World Golf Classic)
A Pasco Fire Department uniform serves as a photo backdrop for youngsters at the June 30 Pasco Farmers Market. Department officials were on hand to discuss home fire escape plans, smoke alarms and hands-only CPR, a form of CPR that doesn’t require rescue breathing on adults. (Courtesy Pasco Fire Department)
Jason Lee of Richland, a Navy veteran and union recruiting specialist with UA Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 598, was busy chasing ducks and geese on a dream hunt in Saskatchewan while filming an upcoming episode of Brotherhood Outdoors TV. He was selected to appear on the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s television series to highlight his work ethic and commitment to the service of his country and community. The episode aired on the Sportsman Channel. (Courtesy Union Sportsmen’s Alliance)
Campers watch their rockets soar June 29 at Washington State University Tri-Cities’ middle school science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, camp in Richland. WSU offered seven camps, with many selling out, including Fantastic Flight, a camp to explore flying machines that included creating catapults, slingshots and rockets. (Courtesy WSU Tri-Cities)
