Travis Davis has a term for the 2023 housing market in the Tri-Cities: “It was a ‘life events market,’ that’s what I call it,” he said. Davis, a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Tomlinson and president of the Tri-Cities Association of Realtors, means that if a life event didn’t force someone to buy or sell this year, they likely stayed put.
New Gesa members who are referred by a current member and have a promo code must open a savings account, a SmartPlus Checking account and a consumer debit card, and then every swipe by the new member means one entry into the monthly $50,000 giveaway. The contest runs through Dec. 31.
We become change-agents by first altering our own maps. We can change our attitude, work ethic, priorities and maturity. Self-leadership always precedes group leadership.
They’ve been known to knock things over, steal food from coworkers and brazenly nap in the middle of the day. They can’t type worth a darn, and answering the phone is out of the question. But, if you need a big, wet kiss, a fetch partner or the most enthusiastic greeter possible, they’re up for the job. In fact, at several Tri-Cities businesses, these furry, funny, four-legged (or, in one case, three-legged) office pets pretty much hold the title of Employee of the Month every month of the year.
C12 Business Forums wants to expand its faith-based organization to the Tri-Cities to provide peer advisory groups and learning opportunities for CEOs, business owners and key decision makers.
Bikes for Tikes raises money to buy and build bikes to distribute throughout the Northwest. The organization was founded in 2009 by the UA Local 598 Plumbers and Steamfitters Union.
It’s a tough call – did the Tri Cities economy start with the year with a bang to end with a whimper? Or is it the reverse? A comparison of where things stood at the beginning and the end of this year leads to conflicting signals. Let’s first consider a couple national measures that influence the regional economy.
Saving up money for specific goals has been, for good reason and with good results, a healthy and beneficial habit to develop from childhood, from traditional piggy banks to allowances, from saving accounts to educational funds. Another valuable and rewarding tool might not spring to mind, but it pays rich rewards: a retirement fund, specifically a Roth IRA.
Washington state has published its estate tax threshold for 2024. Spoiler alert: it hasn’t changed from 2023. When learning about the estate tax, people generally want to understand how to avoid it. But the first question is not “How do I avoid the tax,” but instead, “What is the potential tax?”
