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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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Lazy River Taphouse opens in West Richland

April 15, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
A new pub will revive the focus on craft beers in a WestRichland strip mall. Marcos Vargas and Melissa Rabideau bought Wook’s Craft & Cork and reopened in late March as Lazy River Taphouse. “Everyone really liked what (the former owner) was buildingwith it, so we didn’t want to stray...
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$5M allocated to ease Highway 240 gridlock

April 15, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
The state is ready to spend $5 millionto reduce the snarl of traffic along Highway 240 in Richland, with up to halfgoing toward improvements at the Duportail Street intersection once the newbridge is completed.Plenty of Hanford commuters, drivers, cyclists andpedestrians have weighed in on what they think the best solutions...
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Homebuilder leaves $9.2M in debts after bankruptcy

April 10, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
Contractors, suppliers admitted they allowed chronic-nonpayment for work done around the Tri-CitiesA well-known Tri-City homebuilder has filed for bankruptcy, leaving homeowners, contractors and suppliers scrambling to file lawsuits and liens in hopes of recovering their portion of the $9.2 million owed to secured and unsecured creditors. Marco Solferino is seeking Chapter...
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Sale pending for prime Richland commercial development

March 13, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
A sale is pending for a sizable commercial propertyadjacent to the Columbia River at the north end of Columbia Center Boulevard,within Richland’s city limits. Two tenants vacated the 101,000-square-foot Rivers EdgePlaza in the last year, including anchor tenant Chuck E. Cheese andAll-American Gymnastics. Neither space has been filled in the...
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Rezone would pave way for Richland housing, school

March 13, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
Hundreds of acres north of the Queensgate Drive shoppingarea are poised to be rezoned by the city of Richland to pave the way forfuture development and a new school. The 314-acre parcel, which has been owned by Washingtonsince its statehood, is currently zoned agricultural. The state Department of Natural Resources...
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Canadian investment fund buys Broetje Orchards

March 13, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
Sale of company changes name to FirstFruit FarmsThequiet sale of one of the state’s largest apple companies means Broetje Orchardshas a new name: FirstFruit Farms. Thesale closed at the end of 2018 and the business now operates under threeentities: FirstFruits Farms LLC, FirstFruits Marketing LLC and FirstFruitsCommunity LLC. Financialterms of...
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Get a bite of Brazil at steakhouse coming to Kennewick

March 13, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
Steakhouse to feature traditional dishes from owners’ native countryUPDATE: Boiada Brazilian Grill is opening Thursday, May 30.  It’shard to contain the excitement and enthusiasm shared by two families planningto open what’s thought to be the Tri-Cities’ first traditional Brazilian steakhouse.“Wewant to bring the music, the culture, the happiness. Brazilians are...
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Association works to encourage hiring of small, local businesses

March 13, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
The Tri-Cities Local Business Association is growing itsmembership by focusing on building a strong relationship with Hanfordcontractors, and keeping its lens on the future of the site, rather than itspast. Most members of the nonprofit are second-tiersubcontractors focused on the cleanup of the U.S. Department of Energy site inRichland. “Many...
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Low-income apartments moving ahead at Badger Mountain South

February 15, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
Building permits and financing are in place for thefirst apartments at Badger Mountain South in Richland. The complex will include 276 units for low-income tenantsat 2555 Bella Coola Lane, south of the Country Mercantile on Ava Way, nearTrowbridge Boulevard.The city of Richland has issued grading and buildingpermits to Nor Am...
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Tidying up craze sweeping the nation leaves Tri-Cities in the dust

February 15, 2019
Robin Wojtanik
The life-changing magic of clearing personal clutterhasn’t hit the Tri-Cities in quite the same way its effect has been feltnationally. Cities across the nation are citing overwhelmingdonations at thrift store and reseller sites, thanks to people inspired by thepopular Netflix show, “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.” The reality series, inspired...
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