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Robin Wojtanik

Robin Wojtanik

Robin Wojtanik spent most of her career in broadcast journalism, working at television stations around the country. She spent nearly a decade managing newsrooms in the Tri-Cities and Yakima.

She enjoys volunteering for Junior Achievement and Christ the King School and serves on the board for the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Northwest chapter. She lives in Richland with her husband and children.

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business
Articles

ARTICLES

A woman in a bookstore.

Book lover finds her storybook ending in West Richland

September 10, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

Amber Puzey is the first to tell you her shop, A Lettered Home, is not merely a bookstore – it’s a love letter to the city of West Richland, written with her own hand.


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A man in a comic book store with a dog.

This Kennewick shop has connected generations of comics, game fans

Stuffed with comics, collectibles, games, cards, figurines and more, this Kennewick shop has served up fun since the early 1980s
August 13, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

At this downtown Kennewick shop, new inventory arrives daily, the phone rings often, a rescue dog pines for pets, and owner Dan Sanders can usually tell you whether he has the card, comic, figure or game someone is hunting for, even if it is buried in the store’s crowded maze of shelves, boxes and back room inventory.


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People lined-up near an ice cream truck.
Sweet hustle

This fleet of ice cream trucks serves up nostalgia, one scoop at a time

Entrepreneurial family builds loyal customer base for Thundercats’ ice cream
July 13, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

Meet the family behind the red-and-white striped ice cream trucks serving up oversized scoops and joyful nostalgia throughout the Tri-Cities.


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A tractor in a potato field.
Plowing past headwinds

Potato growers adapt amid global pressures, local challenges

June 15, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

Anew set of challenges has emerged for Washington potato growers, reshaping not only how the spuds are grown, but how the industry competes in an increasingly complex marketplace.


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Two men standing in an office.

Flexible office space finds new home in Richland

Second Connect Workplace offers all-inclusive office space for range of professionals
May 14, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

This established flexible office and coworking space company has expanded with a new location to serve remote workers, entrepreneurs and small businesses.


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A man and a dog.

Longtime Kennewick lumber yard to open Horn Rapids showroom

April 9, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

Family-owned for more than 35 years, Tri-City Lumber is making its first expansion outside of Kennewick, adding a showroom in Richland’s Horn Rapids area.


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Geri Fleming President, Jen Kennedy Vice president, Deb Glatt Incoming president, Jane Hunt Past president.
Quest for knowledge

Richland club keeps lifelong learning alive for nearly six decades

Local group continues century-old study club tradition
April 9, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

United in a quest for knowledge, a group of women meets monthly in Richland to focus on “intelligent inquiry” as a means of personal growth.


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Woman holding a pan.
From casseroles to cybercrime

A Kennewick woman’s wild ride with fame, fraud, food

February 12, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

This is a story about a Kennewick-based food blogger who built a worldwide online following. It’s also a tale of how her recipe site got tangled in an illicit drug ring. And how a seemingly harmless podcast appearance resulted in her losing every single one of her Facebook followers.


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A couple near a distillery.
The proof is in the potato

This local vodka is grown and distilled in the Mid-Columbia

Alford family launches state’s only farm-to-bottle potato vodka distillery, releasing the liquor statewide, including in local stores, bars and restaurants
January 15, 2026
Robin Wojtanik

An influential Pasco farming family has developed the state’s first farm-to-bottle distillery and received early accolades for their premium potato vodka, taking top honors in a Best of the Northwest contest.


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Helicopter flying over a field.
Egg drops, photo ops and crop stops

The sky’s the limit for this helicopter company’s diverse offerings

December 12, 2025
Robin Wojtanik

A local helicopter operator is the only one of its kind between Lewiston and Seattle, offering a range of diverse services such as cherry drying, flight instruction, photography tours and even Easter egg drops.


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