By Christy LawrenceSitting in a room with more than 40 business owners, I asked a simple question: “Who in this room wants to increase their profits in 2018?”Every hand raised. Christy Lawrence,Time to ProfitNot surprising as when you’re in business, you want to turn a profit. Yet in the quest...

By Dr. Rod HochmanLeaders at Providence St. Joseph Health, the nation’s third largest nonprofit health system that operates Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland, predict no let-up in the massive changes in American health care, which will be defined in 2018 by continued debate in Washington, D.C., intensified efforts to address...

By Josh KandleEvery business should create and claim a Google My Business listing. It’s a foundational step in establishing a foothold in Google’s ecosystem. Josh Kandle,Cougar Digital Marketing & DesignTime to complete: Eight minutes, unless you opt for the postcard and then it’s seven days.Here’s how to do it: Open...

By Bethany LeeThe world of digital marketing is steadily expanding, and so are the strategies to run a successful online advertising campaign. Bethany Lee,Focal Point MarketingThe United States was expected to spend $198 billion in 2017, with $69 billion belonging to internet ad spending, according to a study by data...

By Craig CudworthLast year, the Kennewick Public Hospital District Board of Commissioners hired Quorum Health Resources to work with Trios Health to improve operations and finances. Among the strategies they recommended were work force productivity implementation, exploration of a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing, consideration of an acquisition or affiliation, facilities...

By Michelle DuplerTwo Tri-City commercial real estate firms have joined forces to become the newly formed NAI Group LLC. Todd SternfeldIn the wake of the departure of former principal Lance Bacon from NAI Tri-Cities in July, remaining principal Todd Sternfeld partnered with Vicki Monteagudo of Century 21 Tri-Cities to open...