Opinion
Omicron cloud won’t dim our outlook on 2022 development
This new year begins under the maddening cloud of Covid-19, omicron edition, but color us optimistic at the Tri-Cities Area...
What will lawmakers do with $8.6 billion surplus? We’ll be watching
After two years of Covid-19, many Washington families and small businesses could use a break. Fortunately, the Washington Legislature has...
Washington’s long-term care law is flawed and needs to go
The first order of business for the 2022 session of the Washington Legislature should be to replace the state’s new...
State accelerator program opens exciting possibilities for economic future
Washington state is dedicated to building an economic future that is as inclusive, diverse and resilient as the people who...
How BFCOG impacts communities of Benton and Franklin counties
I moved to Tri-Cities in February 2021 when I was hired as the new executive director for the Benton-Franklin Council...
There’s an astonishing list of wins to celebrate in 2021
Each December, the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business invites some of the region’s most insightful leaders to help us review...
Local chambers of commerce step up to help fire departments play Santa
Throughout Washington, the leaders of local chambers of commerce are busy delivering bags of toys to rural fire departments, enabling...
America’s recovery hinges on people returning to work
To “Build Back America” people must return to work! In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce poll released in early December,...
