https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/rss en-us The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business is excited to announce this year’s Young Professionals winners. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/7752 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/2026-young-professionals YP_WinnerFeature2026.jpg This is the 18th year the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business has recognized our community’s Young Professionals. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6280 Fri, 16 May 2025 11:45:17 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6280-young-professionals-2025-photo-gallery Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business Young Professionals. 2025 Young Professionals 2025 Young Professionals Presentation 2025 Young Professionals Venue Taran Patel Winners and guests at the JOB backdrop Young Professionals Crowd Young Professionals Photo Booth Michelle Twomey J. Bookwalter Winery Venue Nayeli Berenice Aranda Hernández 2025 Young Professionals Menu Brianna Harty and Liz McLaughlin Taran Patel and Jerry Beach Amelia Kittson Quentin Wright and Jon Ray Yesenia Nely Aquino Bautista Jordan Hanes and Sean Davis Max Lucas and Matthew Backlund Diane C. Torres Shara Morgan Michelle Twomey Award Nayeli Berenice Aranda Hernández Award Team Journal.jpg Young Professional 2025: Quentin Wright

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6270 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6270-young-professional-2025-quentin-wright YP_Winners2025_Wright.jpg Young Professional 2025: Michelle Twomey

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6269 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6269-young-professional-2025-michelle-twomey YP_Winners2025_Twomey.jpg Young Professional 2025: Diane C. Torres

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6268 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6268-young-professional-2025-diane-c-torres YP_Winners2025_Torres.jpg Young Professional 2025: Taran Patel

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6267 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6267-young-professional-2025-taran-patel YP_Winners2025_Patel.jpg Young Professional 2025: Shara Morgan

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6266 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6266-young-professional-2025-shara-morgan YP_Winners2025_Morgan.jpg Young Professional 2025: Max Lucas

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6265 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6265-young-professional-2025-max-lucas YP_Winners2025_Lucas.jpg Young Professional 2025: Amelia Kittson

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6264 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6264-young-professional-2025-amelia-kittson YP_Winners2025_Kittson.jpg Young Professional 2025: Nayeli Berenice Aranda Hernández

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6263 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6263-young-professional-2025-nayeli-berenice-aranda-hernandez YP_Winners2025_Hernandez.jpg Young Professional 2025: Brianna Harty

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6262 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6262-young-professional-2025-brianna-harty YP_Winners2025_Harty.jpg Young Professional 2025: Jordan Hanes

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6261 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6261-young-professional-2025-jordan-hanes YP_Winners2025_Hanes.jpg Young Professional 2025: Yesenia Nely Aquino Bautista

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6260 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6260-young-professional-2025-yesenia-nely-aquino-bautista YP_Winners2025_Bautista.jpg This year’s honorees will be recognized in an event from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, May 15 at Fiction @ J. Bookwalter Winery, 894 Tulip Lane, Richland. Tickets for the event are now available at tcjournal.biz/yp.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/6097 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2025-winners YP_Logo_2025.png kristina@tcjournal.biz This year marks our 17th annual Young Professionals contest, and we’re pleased to introduce you to the 10 winners who are excelling in their careers and working to better our community.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5161 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-intro YP_ArticleHeader_2024.jpg Young Professional 2024: Jaylicia-Jinei ‘Kanani’ Patricio-Young

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5158 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-jaylicia-jinei-kanani-patricio-young YP_Winners2024_Patricio.jpg Young Professional 2024: Raul Contreras

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5157 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-raul-contreras YP_Winners2024_Contreras.jpg Young Professional 2024: Josh Lozano

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]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5155 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-kristy-leitze YP_Winners2024_Leitze.jpg Young Professional 2024: Ryan Nell

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5154 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-ryan-nell YP_Winners2024_Nell.jpg Young Professional 2024: Melissa C. McCoy

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5153 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-melissa-mccoy YP_Winners2024_McCoy.jpg Young Professional 2024: Nicholas Mercer

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5152 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-nicholas-mercer YP_Winners2024_Mercer.jpg Young Professional 2024: Austin Regimbal

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5151 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-austin-regimbal YP_Winners2024_Regimbal.jpg Young Professional 2024: Melissa Torres

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5150 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-melissa-torres YP_Winners2024_Torres.jpg Young Professional 2024: Sonee Kulaga Wilson

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5149 Thu, 16 May 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024-sonee-kulaga-wilson YP_Winners2024_Wilson.jpg This year’s honorees were recognized in an event Wednesday, May 15 at Fiction @ J. Bookwalter Winery in Richland. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5206 Thu, 16 May 2024 11:54:45 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5206-young-professionals-event-2024 Young Professional winners, from left, Josh Lozano, Jaylicia-Jinei "Kanani" Patricio-Young, Raul Contreras, Melissa McCoy, Nicholas Mercer, Kristy Leitze, Ryan Nell. Welcome sign for the 2024 Young Professionals event at Fiction @ J. Bookwalter in Richland. Young Professionals event program. Journal of Business team, from left: Paul Read, Rachel Visick, Chad Utecht, Tiffany Lundstrom, Sara Schilling, Vanessa Guzman and Kristina Lord. Chad Utecht, from left, Paul Read, Tiffany Lundstrom and Kristina Lord of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business team. Executive Editor Kristina Lord speaking. Publisher Paul Read speaking. Presenter Martin Valadez, from left, Young Professional Raul Contreras of the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and Kristina Lord. Presenter Carlee White, from left, Young Professional Kristy Leitze of Trios Health and Kristina Lord. Presenter Andrea McMakin, from left, Young Professional Josh Lozano of Energy Northwest and Kristina Lord. Presenter Salem Snowdy Thompson, from left, Young Professional Melissa C. McCoy of CKJT Architects and Kristina Lord. Editor Kristina Lord, from left, Young Professional Nicholas Mercer of Piton Wealth and presenter Michelle Clary, who was a 2008 Young Professional winner. Presenter Joan Blainey, from left, Young Professional Ryan Nell of INTERA Inc. and Kristina Lord. Presenter Brennan Young, from left, Jaylicia-Jinei "Kanani" Patricio-Young of Washington River Protection Solutions and Kristina Lord. Presenter Lori Matton accepted Austin Regimbal's award from Kristina Lord. Austin is the marketing and communications director for the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce. Presenter Amy Basche, left, accepted Melissa Torres' award from Kristina Lord. Melissa is the director of fire systems maintenance at Hanford Mission Integration Solutions. Sonee Kulaga Wilson's parents, Nang and Frank, accepted her award. Sonee is a mission services opportunity specialist with Goodwill Industries of the Columbia. Attendees at the Young Professionals event. Attendees at the Young Professionals event. Attendees at the Young Professionals event. Attendees at the Young Professionals event. Young Professionals event program. The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business is excited to announce this year’s Young Professionals winners.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5077 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:00:00 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/yp-2024 YP_WebHeader_2024.jpg This year marks our 16th annual Young Professionals contest, and we’re pleased to introduce you to the 10 winners who are excelling in their careers and efforts to better our community.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4593 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:57:58 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4593-were-pleased-to-introduce-our-2023-young-professionals Vicki Monteagudo, who owns two Tri-Cities real estate brokerages, was among the inaugural class of Young Professionals showcased in 2008, the first year the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business began highlighting up and coming young leaders.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4592 Thu, 13 Jul 2023 17:50:02 -0400 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4592-integrity-trust-and-positive-impacts-lay-groundwork-for-success Young Professional 2023: Jennifer M. Colborn

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