Mid-Columbia Region, WA – The deadline for receipt of nomination packets for the 12th Annual Small Business of the Year Awards is Friday, April 13th at 5:00 p.m. The Three Rivers Alliance of Chambers recognizes small businesses in Benton and Franklin Counties for their exceptional customer service, outstanding commitment to employees, and superior community relations. The awards are presented to small businesses (fewer than 60 FTE employees, locally owned & operated, and for-profit) that best exemplify the qualities of honesty, fairness, ethical business practices, and concern for employees and customers. This year, a new category has been added: Micro-Business of the Year. These companies must meet the same criteria, but may only have 10 or fewer…

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Fluor employees participated in a Fluor hosted reception Thursday, March 29 at Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities for incoming Chancellor Vicky Carwein, faculty, and staff. Fluor Foundation President Bob Fluor presented two checks to the university to fund programs at WSU Tri-Cities sponsored by Fluor. The first check was for $5,000 to support this summer's WSU Tri-Cities Science Camp.  The second check was for a Fluor scholarship in the amount of $6,000 -- $3,000 this fall and $3,000 in the fourth year for an incoming freshman. In addition at WSU Tri-Cities, Fluor will provide four internships: two for incoming freshman and two for participants in the Columbia Basin College Bridges Program for students attending CBC and planning to complete…

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RICHLAND, Wash. "” EnergySolutions today announced the gifting of 10 scholarships to incoming freshmen at Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities as part of the company's commitment to education.  Each scholarship will provide a student with $3,000 during the 2007-08 freshman year and another $3,000 in the senior year. "We are thrilled to have EnergySolutions involved through its scholarship program as we launch our campus expansion,"Âť said Vicky Carwein, WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor. "EnergySolutions has proven to be a strong supporter of education at the high school level, particularly in the fields of math, science and engineering and we look forward this partnership."Âť "EnergySolutions believes in higher education and is committed to doing its part…

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OLYMPIA...Senate Bill 5202, a bill allowing police officers to carry spring-blade knives in the line of duty, has passed the House of Representatives. Sen. Jerome Delvin, R- Richland, sponsored the bill in response to a request by Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg. "Under Washington law, it's a gross misdemeanor to carry a spring-blade or switchblade knife,"Âť said Delvin, a former Richland police officer and ranking Republican on the Senate Higher Education Committee. "This switchblade law is a good one, but it had an unintended consequence: police officers often need to use knives in the line of duty, for example, to cut a seat belt off of an injured person in an automobile accident. This bill makes an exception for police officers in the line of…

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The Kennewick General Hospital board of commissioners announced today a financing package for construction of a new $128 million hospital at Southridge that includes $86 million in voter-approved tax obligation bonds, with the remainder coming from revenue bonds repaid with future hospital revenues. "This financing plan is the result of months of hard work aimed at making certain we have a responsible and sound financial package that relies as much as possible on the hospital's own resources,"Âť said KGH Board President Wanda Briggs. "We have done everything we can to keep the cost to district residents to a bare minimum while providing a modern hospital that will allow us to continue to deliver top quality healthcare for our district residents into the…

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Booked Business Thanks to Aaron Stevens for bringing the Richland Regatta to the Tri-Cities. This inboard powerboat race will be held at Howard Amon Park. The planner anticipates 500 people from around the region will attend this exciting event. $95,000 The Guest House Inn, Quality Inn Kennewick, Red Lion Kennewick and Super 8 will host participants in the 2007 Gather 4 Him this April. The three-day event will take place at the Three Rivers Convention Center. This event is expected to draw 5,000 delegates. $2,025,000 Kudos to the Tri-Cities Girls Fastpitch Softball Association (TCGFSA) for bringing in five tournaments scheduled for the upcoming season April through September. Combined, the tournaments will bring in approximately 1,250 visitors to…

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RICHLAND, Wash. "” Learn how to earn a Washington State University Master's in Business Administration degree at upcoming information meetings.  The MBA program is offered on the WSU Tri-Cities campus in Richland plus through interactive videoconferencing at the WSU Learning Centers learning centers in Yakima and Wenatchee. Information meetings are scheduled for: - Wenatchee "” 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in the WSU North Central Washington Learning Center on the Wenatchee Valley Community College campus, 1300 Fifth St., Suite 1060, in Wells Hall, Room 1033. Call (509) 662-2660 ext. 24.- Tri-Cities "” 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, WSU Tri-Cities, 2710 University Drive, Richland, in the Consolidated Information Center, Room 120. Call (509) 372-7360. - Yakima…

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Ten-year-old Connor Nielsen and his family will be accepting a $5,000.00 check Thursday, March 28th, 2007 at The UPS Store located at 8524 W. Gage Blvd. Kennewick, WA at 9:30am.  The check will be presented to the Nielsen family by Ken Tysor, the area representative for The UPS Stores. This donation comes from the We Deliver Dreams Foundation, a non-profit corporation to deliver dreams of children who are significantly impacted by abuse, neglect, violence or illness. Dream requests are sponsored by The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc.  Franchisees (such as the one owned by Ryan and Christine Nielsen). This donation will go toward the creation of a puppet with Tourette syndrome for the "Count Me In" puppet program)an affiliation of The Arc of the…

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Pasco, WA – At a recent annual Employee Banquet sponsored by Lourdes Employee Relations Committee, Lourdes Health Network announced the recipients of the five (5) 2007 Mission Awards. Living the Mission of Lourdes is a way of life for Lourdes' employees and volunteers, and each year five (5) outstanding employees are recognized. This year, 61 people were nominated by their peers as exemplifying the mission by making a difference every day. A special committee had the difficult job of narrowing that number down to the following five people: Dana Flowers, OB Tech, Lourdes Medical Center Birthplace Diann Foster, Social Service Case Manager, Lourdes Counseling Center Adult Inpatient Unit Joanne, Logman, Cashier/Clerk, Lourdes Riverview Medical Group Ruby…

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Rep. Larry Haler is pleased that the 2007-09 state capital budget proposed today by the House of Representatives would allocate $3 million toward design and construction of the Hanford Reach National Monument Heritage and Visitor Center.

In all, the House capital budget proposal contains more than $12 million for construction projects and other capital-related investments in Benton City, West Richland and Richland, which are in the 8th Legislative District represented by Haler.

"The Hanford Reach has a fascinating heritage, and its status as a national monument is well deserved. I'm glad the House of Representatives is interested in preserving and promoting it," said Haler, R-Richland.

Haler is also glad to see $1 million proposed for building a…

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