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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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Tealbox

Parkway gift shop fueled by sarcasm and sass

March 10, 2023
Robin Wojtanik
A new shop in Richland’s Parkway is filled with snarky gifts, fresh flowers and a few four-letter words for good measure.“I call it a sassy gift shop with a twist,” said shop owner Teresa VanDoorn. “Life is better with sarcasm.”The Teal Box opened in January as a storefront, replacing a...
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Tigercool mar23

Rail site expansion opens local import-export access

March 10, 2023
Robin Wojtanik
A Kansas-based company plans to pick up where Union Pacific Railroad left off and complete an intermodal ramp in Wallula, bringing increased transportation capacity via rail.The project will open up routes to Northwest docks and as far east as Chicago and beyond through a lease and purchase agreement for the...
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Construction naloxone glove

Campaign underway to get life-saving medication in everyone’s hands

February 10, 2023
Robin Wojtanik
Overdose prevention could be viewed as the new CPR: the Benton-Franklin Health District wants everyone to be prepared and know how to help anyone at any time.The BFHD is actively marketing its “Carry a Second Chance” campaign in the hope people will equip themselves with naloxone, an emergency medication that...
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Keep moving with claude

Trainer motivates seniors to keep moving to stay fit

February 10, 2023
Robin Wojtanik
Claude HafezPersonal trainer Claude Hafez believes most everyone can move and she won’t take “no” for an answer.“Regardless of age or injuries or limitations, everyone can move. You think you don’t want to move anymore, and you feel like the chair is calling you to just sit down, but I...
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Meierstaffinfrontofbuilding

Employee-owned firm creates blueprint for sustained success

January 11, 2023
Robin Wojtanik
From small updates to large-scale projects, commercial or residential, Meier Architecture - Engineering has designed a wide range of structures across the Tri-Cities and beyond.In business since 1982, and recently celebrating its 40th year, the company has grown from a small engineering firm to a full-service host of professional engineers...
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Ethossign

Ethos’ evolution includes return to Queensgate area later this year

January 11, 2023
Robin Wojtanik
Ethos Bakery & Café wants the community to know it has not closed, even though its shop on Richland’s Keene Road is empty.Ethos temporarily consolidated operations into its Richland Parkway location while awaiting completion of a new building intended to house all baking and milling operations under one roof.Ethos must...
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New program accepts students to college without applying, taking tests

December 14, 2022
Robin Wojtanik
A new program could help more local students get accepted to multiple Washington state universities – without them ever applying.  The Guaranteed Admissions Program, or GAP, is now available to students in the Kennewick, Richland and Kiona-Benton City school districts.  Students must have a minimum 3.0 grade-point average and be on schedule...
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Einansfamily

Memorial designer becomes fourth generation to serve grieving families

December 14, 2022
Robin Wojtanik
Sixty-five years after her great-grandfather developed Einan’s Funeral Home, Rory Hollick is now the fourth generation to work there – and you might say she designed her own niche position.Hollick is Sunset Garden’s first memorial designer, working with families and the engraving company to create custom markers for those who...
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Restaurant returns to its river roots after fire

December 14, 2022
Robin Wojtanik
Nine months after a fire forced Foodies from its downtown Kennewick space, the restaurant has been reborn in a new riverfront location where it can seat twice as many people.  “It wasn’t a sad thing,” said owner Joanna Wilson of the closure of the former Foodies on West Kennewick Avenue.She’s leasing...
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K 9 haberdashery2

Kennewick business designs custom clothes for canines

November 11, 2022
Robin Wojtanik
An online business based in the Tri-Cities ships all over the country to provide custom creations for people who want to dress up their dogs.Kori Pollington of Kennewick put a new leash on retirement life by opening an online boutique featuring custom dog apparel.K9 Haberdashery offers custom outfits designed to...
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