By Danielle KaneCongratulations, business owner. You have successfully found and hired a team of smart and capable employees to help accomplish the organization’s goals. The team is working well – until one day, your top manager needs an unexpected couple of days off during a busy time when you and...
By Marilou SheaIt came as no surprise to my mom when I told her that Lurene Fleshman of Harris Produce in Pasco told me that they don’t use pumpkins in their pie-making. They use squash. In New England, where we’re from, squash pie was the original pumpkin pie. It was...
By Meredith FarrisYou want to make a difference in the world in a way that reflects your deeply-held beliefs. Increasingly, investors are defining long-term value as not only realizing attractive returns, but also generating positive social or environmental impact. To that end, they are looking for ways to align their...
By Annie FowlerThe most iconic trophy in sports made an appearance in the Tri-Cities last month, helping to raise $15,000 for the Responding to Autism Center in Kennewick.The Stanley Cup, the guest of former NHL goalie Olie Kolzig, made an appearance Oct. 23 at the Carson Kolzig Foundation in Kennewick...
By Beau RuffGenerally, in Washington state, income-producing real property should be placed into a Washington limited liability company, or LLC.What is real property? Real property is any property that is of a non-movable nature: land, house, condo, building, etc. It is distinguished from personal property.What does it mean to be...
By Andy PerdueOne of Washington’s longest tenured and most successful and prolific winemakers will be retiring at the end of this year.Doug Gore, Ste. Michelle Wine Estate’s executive vice president of winemaking, vineyards and operations, has been winemaking for 36 years in Eastern Washington.The California native came north to Washington...
By Jennifer L. DreyThe corporate structure of the Tri-Cities Cancer Center will change in the wake of RCCH HealthCare’s acquisition of member hospitals Trios Health and Lourdes Health, but patient care and related services will continue as they have for nearly 25 years.The intention on all sides is to find...
By Danielle KaneBeing a leader means not only are you able to take the lead on projects or divvy out assignments, but you are able to identify and help foster other employees’ skills so that they, too, can become a leader later. Leadership development encompasses a lot of facets once...
By Megan Nichols Attention fellow millennials: You and I are facing a retirement that is likely going to be longer than our parents’ and grandparents’ and will involve more uncertainties. In general, we will have to pay more for our retirement out of personal savings than previous generations. Not to...
By Don C. BrunellSince President Trump took office, the attention to social media has mushroomed. His pointed tweets are often the top news story each day. Don C. BrunellTwitter, Facebook and the other apps are pervasive and even though Google and some others have their share of problems preventing leaking...
