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Higher education, job training expo set for Oct. 28 in Kennewick

Congressman Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, will host a Higher Education and Job Training Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 28 in Kennewick. The free expo is open to Central Washington students of all ages and their families. Colleges, military institutions and job training programs will be available to offer information and resources for students and families […]

Officials from Lampson International, Tri-City Development Council and Pasco Chamber of Commerce join local politicians and members of the Association of Washington Business atop a Lampson crane during AWB’s statewide bus tour that stopped in the Tri-Cities on Oct. 3 to highlight the state’s manufacturers.

AWB bus crisscrosses state, visits Tri-City manufacturing companies

6 days ago by Laura Kostad

Association of Washington Business’ bus rolled into Tri-Cities earlier this month as a part of its inaugural, statewide bus tour in support of the state’s manufacturers. The Tri-City stops included Delta High School, Lampson International and Barnard Griffin Winery. It makes sense the region was included in the statewide showcase as Benton and Franklin counties […]

Steven Carbajo, lead line cook, left, and Paul Westover, sous chef, prep for the dinner rush at Taverna Tagaris in Richland. Westover said only 15 percent of those who applied for their recent job posting for a line cook were qualified. Columbia Basin College will launch a hospitality program this winter to provide job training for the growing restaurant and hotel industry.

CBC to launch new hospitality program to train workers

6 days ago by Robin Wojtanik

Columbia Basin College will launch a hospitality training program in January to better prepare workers to join the ranks of more than 6,000 people who work in the growing industry in Benton and Franklin counties. The new program was created in direct response to the increased demand for skilled restaurant and hotel workers. “There’s a […]

Members of the Tri-City Country Club voted unanimously in early October to turn over day-to-day operations of running the club and par-65 golf course to a group of 21 people called Save the Club. Plans include renaming the Kennewick club, opening the restaurant to the public and reducing rates to attract more golfers.

Members of area’s oldest golf club buy it to save it

6 days ago by Jeffrey Morrow

The new owners of the Tri-City Country Club are working to shed the 79-year-old private club’s longtime reputation as a members-only golf course by making the greens public and overhauling the private restaurant into a high-end steakhouse and sports lounge. Members of the Kennewick country club voted unanimously Oct. 3 to turn over the day-to-day […]

Mid-Columbia legislators ask attorney general to take on Seattle income tax

6 days ago by John Stang

The Washington Attorney General’s office should help plaintiffs fighting a new Seattle income tax, according to a letter from 36 GOP state representatives. Five of the six Mid-Columbia state representatives signed the letter, voicing concern that a successful legal defense of a new Seattle income tax could lead to local income taxes elsewhere in the state. […]

Meet Port of Pasco’s new commissioner

6 days ago by Laura Kostad

The Port of Pasco’s newest commissioner is a longtime community leader wanting to help develop long-term projects to create jobs and enhance the port district’s tax base. Vicki Gordon was appointed to the seat Aug. 24 following the death of commission President Ron Reimann on July 30. Reimann, 74, died when a van crashed into […]

More than 40 people attend Hanford meeting on proposed capsule storage area

6 days ago by TCAJOB Staff

More than 40 people turned out in person or tuned in via webinar on Sept. 21 to learn more about the siting, construction and operation of a proposed capsule storage area at Hanford. If approved, the facility will be built for dry storage of cesium and strontium capsules—currently in wet storage at the Waste Encapsulation […]

UberEats couriers can be summoned via a standalone app to deliver meals from about 20 Tri-City restaurants. Users must pay a $4.99 booking fee and a minimum order is required. (Courtesy UberEats)

Tri-City restaurants now deliver, thanks to UberEats couriers

6 days ago by Laura Kostad

About 20 eateries participating in Uber’s meal-delivery program Want to enjoy food from a favorite Tri-City restaurant without having to leave the house? Request delivery from UberEats, a standalone meal courier service now offered by the popular ride-share service Uber. The new meal service comes eight months after Uber debuted in Kennewick last year. “We […]

Chef Will Willingham, center right, and his team from Cousins’ Restaurant in Pasco served up samples at the Pahlisch Homes home during the Sept. 15 Parade of Homes’ Chefs on Parade event. Thirteen chefs participated. (Courtesy Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities)

Chefs on Parade showcases signature dishes at sold-out annual event

6 days ago by Audra Distifeno

Just hearing the words cranberry bacon jam crostini, blackened ribeye salad, smoked salmon fusilli and caramel corn ice cream can make a foodie’s mouth water. But 800 lucky food lovers were able to taste these tantalizing tidbits offered up by 13 local chefs at the annual Chefs on Parade event. The event is held in […]

Customers Lisa Maloof, left, and Anna Riel assemble meals during a recent Dream Dinners session at the Kennewick store.

Kennewick meal prep service provides homemade option for busy families

6 days ago by Robin Wojtanik

“I am meal planning inept,” joked Lisa Maloof as she put together loaded barbecue pulled pork bites at a Kennewick meal-prep store. “It’s not my thing and it never has been,” she said. Combine this with a husband she describes as “extremely picky,” Maloof said she relies on Dream Dinners to fill her freezer with […]