Nonprofits collectively seek 2,000 volunteersLearn about volunteer opportunities in the Tri-Cities at a March 24 event in Kennewick.Emerging Tri-Cities, formerly the Young Professionals of Tri Cities, a professional development group, is organizing the event, which is from noon to 2 p.m. March 24 at the Tri-Cities Business & Visitors Center,...
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell’s Central Washington director will become TRIDEC’s third vice president of federal programs. David ReeploegDavid Reeploeg replaces Gary Petersen who retired earlier earlier this month from the Tri-City Development Council. The announcement was made at TRIDEC’s 54th annual meeting March 15 at the Red Lion Inn in...
Job fair planned for teachers at Tri-TechThose interested in teaching career and technical education, or CTE, courses can learn more at a job fair at Tri-Tech Skills Center on March 22.The job fair will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at Tri-Tech, 5929 W. Metaline Ave., in Kennewick. The CTE-focused program...
PNNL, WSU researcher wins national awardYong Wang, Washington State University professor and alumnus, has won the American Chemical Society’s annual Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division fellow award.Wang, best known for his research in catalysis and reaction engineering for energy and renewable fuels and chemicals, holds a joint appointment with the U.S....
The 2016 Kennewick Man and Woman of the Year share a passion for bettering the community they live in and both have devoted countless hours to improve it.Dave Retter, 62, owner of Retter & Company Sotheby’s International Realty, was named Kennewick Man of the Year on Feb. 28. Joyce Kerr,...
There is a new presence at the Hanford site. Leidos merged with Lockheed Martin’s Information Systems & Global Solutions business unit, making it the new lead parent company for Mission Support Alliance, the infrastructure and site-services provider at Hanford since 2009. Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader headquartered in...
Small business owners who have benefited from the Washington Small Business Development Center are invited to share their success on social media on March 22.[blockquote quote="During the past 10 years, the Washington SBDC has helped more than 20,400 business owners statewide start more than 1,000 new businesses, save 4,655 jobs,...
Richland School District will see $141 million in construction projects in the coming years after passing a successful construction bond last month.District voters gave the green light for a $99 million bond with 61 percent approval, or 9,529 yes votes to 5,967 no votes.The district is now establishing timelines for...
A new thrift store will open in downtown Kennewick to benefit a nonprofit providing hospice, palliative and grief care.Chaplaincy Health Care will open Repeat Boutique on March 31.The store will feature gently-used clothing and accessories for men, women and children, household items, furniture, home décor and more.“Very often we have...
The School of Hospitality Business Management at Washington State University celebrates its 85th anniversary with the induction of several people — including a Tri-City hotel owner — into its inaugural hall of fame. Tom Drumheller,Escape LodgingTom Drumheller, chief executive officer of Escape Lodging, which is building The Lodge at Columbia...
