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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
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Who is that Mask Man? Prosser winemaker pivots to PPE sales

September 15, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
From award-winning winemaker to N95 mask supplier, Ron Bunnell took a circuitous route to his new business venture, The Mask Man.Bunnell, co-owner of Prosser’s Wine O’Clock and The Bunnell Family Cellar, is using his contacts in China to meet the increasing demand for disposable masks, gloves, infrared thermometers and other...
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2 new businesses plus bakery expansion pause opening plans

July 15, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
Three businesses are anxious to open their doors in Richland’s Parkway, following months of construction and delays due to Covid-19 restrictions.Moniker, a high-end craft cocktail bar, will serve as the anchor tenant, occupying about half of the building at 702 The Parkway. Wine Social, a wine bar offering retail sales,...
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Hanford drives Tri-City economy—but not as much as it once did

April 15, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
Tri-City residents continue to reap the benefits from continued cleanup work at the Hanford site years after plutonium production ceased. Hanford spending supports about two jobs for every employee hired with federal dollars.“The whole community benefits substantially, regardless of whether you’re a car dealership in Pasco, a restaurant in West...
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Aerial of the Low-Activity Waste Facility at the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, known as the vit plant.

New construction, demolition, waste treatment mark signs of progress

April 15, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
Hanford’s major contractors continue to make significant achievements at the site, including demolitions, new construction and wastewater treatment as part of ongoing cleanup efforts.A major accomplishment was celebrated in winter 2020 with the demolition of the Plutonium Finishing Plant’s main processing facility, a result of work by CH2M HILL Plateau...
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Longtime Hanford Communities leader to retire

April 15, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
The first and only leader of the Hanford Communities group plans to retire in May 2020, ending 25 years of support and advocacy on behalf of those who live in the shadow of the Hanford site and its long-running cleanup efforts. Pam LarsenIt’s a role Pamela Larsen didn’t expect to...
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Richland hemp bar company humming along

February 18, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
More than $1 million has been invested in Richland-based Hummingbar, providing the startup with quick success, place on grocery store shelves nationwide.A Richland company continues to grow in local investments less than a yearafter churning out its first nutrition bars made from hemp. Hilary KelsayHumming Hemp’s Hilary Kelsay, chief executive...
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Kennewick's Ideal Option tackles the opioid crisis

February 18, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
Ideal Option grew from one to 65 clinics over eight yearsA nondescript and unassuming collection of buildings along Kennewick’s busy West Gage Boulevard provides a lifeline to patients saddled with opioid addiction, including the rising use of fentanyl pills. What started as a small clinic grew into a veritable campus and...
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Somali immigrant opens small retail market in Kennewick

January 14, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
A new store catering toeast African immigrants with halal meat, handmade furniture and clothing fromTurkey has opened in Kennewick.Elias Reda and hisfamily opened Elias Halal and Designer Imports at 4603 W. Clearwater Ave., astorefront tucked next to Leisure Pool & Spa and across from Winco Foods,in a space once occupied...
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Unique children’s boutique offers one-of-a-kind, handcrafted items

January 13, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
‘Local Etsy’ store in Kennewick offers custom children’s itemsA Kennewick children’sboutique is striving to make its mark with handcrafted and custom items,offering what Pipsqueaks owner Lisa Steele lovingly refers to as “fluff.”“I’m not one thatcarries gear, like cribs. It’s really just the fun, finer things of life,” shesaid. Steele originallyopened...
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Bosnian proprietor serves up European desserts, appetizers

January 13, 2020
Robin Wojtanik
Decades after Nena Cosic was forced out of her homeland as a young child and separated from immediate family for years, the Bosnian refugee is finding success as a baker and caterer.
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