It was Dec. 13, 2007, when then Kennewick police Chief Marc Harden and his wife, Deana, invited Tri-City Herald editorial page editor Matt Taylor and his wife, Bonnie, to dinner to talk about the formation of a group in the Tri-Cities to discuss matters political, social, and on occasion, just...
To the editor:The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business should discontinue use of the word “free” when referring to products and services being offered at no direct cost to the recipient. Whether an article promotes free meals, free Covid tests, or, in this case free business advice (“7,271 Washington businesses got...
Hunters, fishers, and farmers are the original conservationists.Growing up in Central Washington, I have been surrounded by agriculture my whole life.As farmers and ranchers work to feed the world, we also recognize the importance of conserving our precious natural resources and native species.The same goes for sportsmen, many of whom...
When the coronavirus swept our state this year, Washingtonians got to work.Employers adapted and kept critical supplies flowing to our communities, from groceries to masks and gloves.Essential workers put in long hours to make deliveries and care for the sick. And families made big adjustments to online school, remote work...
We’re delighted!Our new partnership with the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business will be an important part of our shared future. It means that we will be able to reach Journal readers in a way that brings them into conversations that matter.The Columbia Basin Badger Club is a nonprofit, nonpartisan community...
Tri-Citians are a generous lot. Residents generously give money to Senior Life Resources Northwest to ensure seniors eat courtesy Meals on Wheels. They give to the Kennewick Police Department’s Community Cares Fund to help officers help people in trouble. They reach into their wallets to support important capital projects too. The new...
There’s no established playbook or business strategy for weathering the Covid-19 pandemic.The rules keep changing as the cases keep rising. Uncertainty seems the only certainty.But there’s a mindset we can adopt to help us to meet these challenges.Our former Secretary of Defense, retired Gen. Jim Mattis, offered insight on leading...
