New Gesa members who are referred by a current member and have a promo code must open a savings account, a SmartPlus Checking account and a consumer debit card, and then every swipe by the new member means one entry into the monthly $50,000 giveaway. The contest runs through Dec. 31.

Restaurants and new developments around the Tri-Cities are always popular with our online readers, and our 10 most-read stories of 2023 show it.
These stories cover several developing properties, restaurant ownership changes and the elusive second Costco among other topics.
Here are the top news stories of 2023, according to tcjournal.biz readers...

In the past year, the Tri-Cities lost several business and civic leaders who have shaped the area, including
TRIDEC vice president and Tri-Cities champion Gary Petersen; community advocate and entrepreneur Josefina Wannarachue; and Charles “Chuck” Stack, a local Round Table Pizza owner.
Here’s a look back at some of the Tri-Cities’ most notable losses in 2023.

In an industry known for cuts and scale backs, we’ve been adding rich content.