HAAP awards $79K to Hispanic achieversHispanic Academic Achievers Program awarded $79,000 in scholarships to 18 local high school seniors.The program recognized 5,553 students in grades 4-12 who earned 3.0 or higher grade-point averages.Tri-Cities Cancer Center plants community gardenThe Tri-Cities Cancer Center is seeking donations and volunteers to tend to its...
Sharp readers may have noticed that our Top Properties listing in the Records section in our April issue started off at a higher threshold – $700,000 and up.
Burrowing owls that make their home in the shrub steppe habitat around Energy Northwest’s Columbia Generating Station in Richland got a hand with spring cleaning, courtesy members of Sagebrush Montessori School’s Roots & Shoots Ecology Club.The Richland students joined Energy Northwest’s environmental services department in February to clean and repair...
Friends of Badger Mountain, Current Vice President and Board Member, Former PresidentMarc SpinnerWhat is Friends of Badger Mountain?We are a board of volunteers, with approximately 12 active members. Friends of Badger Mountain (FOBM) is a group of professionals interested in trail building and the preservation of open space in the...
Executive Director, Benton-Franklin Council of GovernmentsNumber of employees you oversee: 9Michelle HoltWhat is the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments:The Benton-Franklin Council of Governments (BFCG) was established in 1966 as a voluntary association of the units of government in Benton and Franklin counties. The organization is structured as a regional planning commission,...
U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, submitted 10 Central Washington projects, including resource development efforts, for consideration for funding through the American Recovery Act.The projects will be scrutinized by the House Committee on Appropriations for consideration. They are:Columbia Basin Project, $2 million to begin the design process on additional distribution systems.Three...
State budget includes $7.5M for Pasco developmentThe Port of Pasco was awarded $7.5 million in the state capital budget to develop roads and other infrastructure for its next project, the Reimann Industrial Center.The funding is contingent on a new large food processor committing to building a facility at Reimann, which...
A grant designed to transform downtown Kennewick’s Flag Plaza could help to expand its farmers market, host more frequent and diverse events and create space for public gatherings and food truck dining.The Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership (HDKP) received one of four Washington Main Street Communities grants to improve the area.“We...
AWARDS & HONORS Randy Taylor of Basin Pacific Insurance and Benefits in Kennewick, has earned the agribusiness and farm insurance specialist certification from International Risk Management Institute Inc., which offers risk management and insurance continuing education. By earning this certification, he has joined a group of insurance professionals who have...
Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is discharged.Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure.Chapter 13 — Plan is...
