By Robin WojtanikThe Tri-City community benefits from both grass-roots and professional efforts to spread awareness of STEM concepts, projects and ideas in the region.[blockquote quote="It’s vital to get kids interested in STEM topics early in their education journey if they are to continue on that path into adulthood." source="Jillian Cadwell"...
By Timothy WarrenThe culture of most nonprofits is based on trust, honesty and a commitment to public interest. But a noble mission and sparkling public image are not bullet-proof protection against fraud. Timothy Warron,CliftonLarsonAllenAccording to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ 2016 Report to the Nations, while only 2.4 percent of...
By Michelle DuplerA principal of NAI Tri-Cities has joined a Spokane-based real estate firm that’s expanded into the Tri-Cities. Lance BaconFormer NAI Tri-Cities principal Lance Bacon has joined the Kennewick office of Kiemle & Hagood Co., which opened satellite offices in Eastern Washington and Missoula, Montana, about six months ago.Gordon...
By Robin WojtanikExcitement is building for a unique, new fitness studio preparing to launch later this summer in Richland.The first Orangetheory Fitness for the Tri-Cities is expected to open in August on Queensgate Drive.Recruitment of new members began in May inside a construction trailer near the construction zone.Orangetheory promotes itself...
By Marilou SheaWith all the hoopla surrounding the popularity of food trucks you’d think they were just invented. They weren’t, of course. Food trucks, or mobile vending, date back hundreds of years to when pushcarts began serving prepared foods. Marilou Shea,Pasco Specialty KitchenOne source says this began in 1691 in...
By Michelle DuplerWhen the leaders of Columbia Community Church in Richland started planning an expansion, they knew they’d likely have to finance a portion of the $3.2 million construction project.What they didn’t anticipate were the challenges they’d face in obtaining a construction loan at terms within their comfort zone.“At the...
By Laura KostadA digitally-focused credit union has opened its first Tri-Cities office to reach personal and commercial customers in the busy Queensgate Drive area in Richland.[blockquote quote="Our objective is to become a digital credit union." source="Gene DeLuca, vice president of new market development, Solarity Credit Union" align="right" max_width="300px"]Solarity Credit Union...
By Megan NicholsParents often wonder how their income and assets will impact their child’s eligibility to receive financial aid. Megan Nichols,HFG TrustNearly every student is eligible for some form of financial aid, even if it isn’t needs-based. Colleges use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, as well...
By Michelle DuplerPeoples Bank recently opted to close a Kennewick loan production office on West Gage Boulevard with little fanfare.A statement from the bank described the location as a “small commercial loan production office” and “not a customer-facing branch.”The bank declined to say why the office closed, only that the...
By Laura KostadInland Northwest Bank opened its first permanent Tri-City branch last month in Kennewick.The bank has been conducting business in the Tri-Cities since September in a temporary office at 1350 Spaulding Ave. in Richland while construction was completed on a new 2,000-square-foot office in Center Vision Clinic’s new building...
