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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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Gale-Rew Construction building big red barn for new headquarters

December 14, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
Richland remodeling company’s new offices will be complete by JulyA big, red barn will be the new headquarters of Gale-Rew Construction in Richland, providing a permanent home base for the home builder and remodeling company that completes hundreds of projects each year.Since merging Rew Construction with Gale Developments in 2008,...
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A new house for the mouse: Chuck E. Cheese to open in Kennewick

December 12, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
A new design for Chuck E. Cheese’s will roll out in the Tri-Cities next fall when the Richland restaurant reopens in a new location and a new city.Construction is underway at 6340 W. Rio Grande Ave. near North Kellogg Street in Kennewick, about a block south of the McDonald’s that...
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Food plant linked to listeria to reopen under new name

December 12, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
A former Pasco vegetable processing plant will reopen in spring under new ownership and a new name following a shutdown after a listeria outbreak last year.The food processing facility at 1825 N. Commercial Ave. was previously owned by CRF Frozen Foods. An overhaul, expansion and new joint venture to operate...
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Lamb Weston doubles fry production with Richland plant expansion

November 15, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
Lamb Weston’s expansion of its Richland potato processing plant adds two million more pounds of frozen french fries daily to the worldwide market.The new $200 million addition has nearly doubled the company’s output of frozen spuds in Richland.“We’ve incorporated 45 years of making french fries into this factory,” said Mark...
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Vocational trade school to open in Pasco

November 15, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
A new trade school in west Pasco will provide classroom and laboratory space for apprentices pursuing careers in skilled trades, including future electricians, plumbers and sheet metal workers, all jobs in demand across the state.The Construction Industry Training Council of Washington, or CITC, is opening its first dedicated schooling site...
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Wallula’s Boise Paper mill plans $150 million in improvements

November 15, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
New machine can produce 400,000 tons a year of corrugated paper productsA $150 million investment at the Boise Paper plant in Wallula will replace one machine for another, nearly doubling the mill’s output.Port of Walla Walla Executive Director Patrick Reay described the change as transitioning from “white copy paper to...
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Porter’s Real Barbecue plans to open Columbia Center Boulevard restaurant

November 15, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
Owner-brothers building Temple of ’Cue with capacity to smoke 3,000 pounds of meat at a timeA second Porter’s Real Barbecue restaurant set to open this spring in Kennewick is only the tri-tip of the meaty master plan.Brothers Porter and Reed Kinney have plans to launch two more restaurants within the...
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CBC to launch new hospitality program to train workers

October 12, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
Columbia Basin College will launch a hospitality training program in January to better prepare workers to join the ranks of more than 6,000 people who work in the growing industry in Benton and Franklin counties.The new program was created in direct response to the increased demand for skilled restaurant and...
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Kennewick meal prep service provides homemade option for busy families

October 12, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
“I am meal planning inept,” joked Lisa Maloof as she put together loaded barbecue pulled pork bites at a Kennewick meal-prep store.“It’s not my thing and it never has been,” she said.Combine this with a husband she describes as “extremely picky,” Maloof said she relies on Dream Dinners to fill...
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Capital campaign underway for new Boys and Girls clubhouse

October 12, 2017
Robin Wojtanik
The enthusiasm Craig Eerkes feels for his community is unmistakable when he talks about the plan to build a new clubhouse in Kennewick for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties.“This whole thing is to be proactive with kids,” Eerkes said, his voice filled with pride, and...
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