Two Pacific Northwest National Association of State Department of Agriculture employees were recently honored with national awards.Shirley Eklund of Mattawa received one of three Supervisory Enumerator of the Year Awards given nationally. Larry Panasuk of College Place received was presented with one of five national Field Enumerator Awards given this...
Three farmers, a businessman, a teacher and a banker will be welcomed into the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame Jan. 21.The six have all been longtime residents of Southeastern Washington. The inductees’ names were announced at a Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce luncheon Jan. 5.The group will be formally inducted...
In the course of his marketing career, Tom Moore has sold ads on television, radio and newspapers. So when Moore founded his Richland advertising agency, Mooreshots Direct, he drew on all of that experience.[blockquote quote="The whole idea of marketing is to be attention grabbing and to show the personality of...
Learn how to reach your full potential with tips from a life and career coach and a marketing expert at the Tri-Cities Women in Business Conference on Jan. 27 at TRAC in Pasco.The conference will be 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and includes vendors’ booths, motivational and inspirational talks by...
Dressed in their holiday glitz, couples glided and twirled across the dance floor during the annual Healthy Ages Christmas party in December at TRAC in Pasco.[blockquote quote="We had about 500 people sign up this year, nearly 100 more than attended last year." source="Janet Artzer, Healthy Ages Program" align="right" max_width="300px"]Watching their...
Kennewick’s newest affordable housing community, Nueva Vista, is open and accepting applications.The housing complex at 386 N. Union St. near Winco in Kennewick has 32 apartments. Half are earmarked for low-income families and individuals without homes while 20 percent are set-aside for those who are disabled and living on a...
DGR*Grant Construction Inc. of Richland has been awarded a $9.5 million contract to build a new two-story office building at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.Construction is expected to begin in February on the 26,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will house more than 100 PNNL staff who work on energy and national...
Dr. Lewis Zirkle, president and founder of SIGN Fracture Care International in Richland, and Jeanne Dillner, SIGN CEO, received the Allama Sayed Jamaluddin Afghan Medal, Afghanistan’s second-highest honor, for SIGN’s work in treating more than 5,000 patients by providing education and SIGN implants and instruments to SIGN programs throughout Afghanistan.[blockquote...
Displays at trade show booths seldom startle passersby, making them jump and their eyes go wide.“I get that reaction a lot at shows,” said Brad Felger, gently stroking the head of his gyr falcon, Hoko. He was advertising for Airstrike Bird Control, Inc., and his passion, falconry, at the Eastern...
Before Glenda Higgins discovered the benefits of physical therapy, her world often spun out of control.The 64-year-old Kennewick resident suffered from bouts of vertigo for nearly five years before seeking help from Therapeutic Associates.“It was horrible. I couldn’t lay down, the room just spun and spun around and around,” she...
