By Kevin AnthonyThe message is simple. Clean, you might say.While cleaning up one of the biggest environmental messes inthe United States, it’s best to leave as small a footprint as possible.It’s an attitude that Mission Support Alliance stresses in its role as a key contractor at the Hanford nuclear reservation....
By Andy PerdueCabernet Sauvignon is the king of Washington wine country.Washington winemakers harvested 261,000 tons of wine grapesin 2018, up from 229,000 tons in the previous year, based on numbers releasedin March by the Washington Wine Commission. Washington is the No. 2 producer of wine grapes in theUnited States, second...
By Andy PerdueMore than anywinery in Washington, Richland’s Barnard Griffin has a well-earned reputationas a leader in the Northwest’s burgeoning rosé wine market.Now thelongtime winery is testing a new kind of innovative packaging: putting wine inan aluminum can.Along the WestCoast and in the Northwest, more wineries are putting wine in...
By Jennifer L. DreyThe Washington Hospitality Associationis hoping to see more job seekers land work in the hospitality industry thisyear through a proposed bill in the state Legislature.The bill would provide $150,000 for theassociation’s nonprofit educational wing to use to hold career fairs focused onon-the-job-learning opportunities, said David Faro, director...
By D. Patrick JonesNearly allcommunities want to be popular with visitors. The sentiment has sound economicsbehind it since visitors bring new dollars into the local economy. Their visitscatalyze economic transactions that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. Thereare, of course, other, non-monetary reasons to embrace visitors, such asintroducing the outside world to...
By Robert HarringtonA cohesive and well-researched strategy for a wine andbeverage list is a key component of a successful restaurant, bar or tastingroom. This approach entails defining and assessing competitors,identifying targeted customers and what sort of menu approach is likely to bemost successful. Once these aspects are identified, better decisions...
By Beau RuffAnindividual or a business can engage (i.e., contract) with another as anemployee or an independent contractor. The business owner is usually betterserved if he or she can categorize a worker as an independent contractor ratherthan an employee. Infact, most business owners would probably prefer all independent contractorsrather than...
By D. Patrick Jones“Women hold up half the sky,” ChairmanMao Zedong famously uttered, when discussing the role of women in the Chineserevolution. Since then, the phrase has become a rallying point for many women.Do they hold up half of the economic sky in the greater Tri-Cities? Some dataare available to...
By Danielle Kane We’ve all heard the stereotypes:millennials are entitled. Gen Xers are slackers. Baby Boomers can’t adapt. AndGen Z? So far, the youngest generation to enter the work force has beenpigeon-holded as “too obsessed with themselves to produce quality work.”But, when we dig deeper, we find thatthe labels that...
By Andy PerdueThis month,wine grape growers from across the state and throughout the Northwest descendedon the Tri-Cities for the Washington Winegrowers Association’s annualconvention and trade show Feb. 11-14.About 2,000members of the wine industry were expected at the Three Rivers ConventionCenter and Toyota Center to attend seminars, learn about the latest...
