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New partnerships between Washington State University Tri-Cities and local companies and institutions will be a major contributing factor in continuing to diversify the Tri Cities economy and making it a center for research. As partnerships between WSU Tri Cities and area companies like Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Battelle are developed promoting research in Battelle’s [...]

When a home is in the closing phase, a question one will often hear is “does that come with the house?” Sounds simple, but what is or is not included in the purchase price of the home can often cause unnecessary problems if not disclosed upfront. If this question is being raised at the closing [...]

With the approach of the dreaded tax day, and in light of so many people getting into the real estate investing game with the current housing situation, I’m going to share some information regarding the tax consequences that can come about from selling a property in a “flipping” concept. As housing prices have dropped, and [...]

How to save a heap ‘O money at the gas pump from doing something you already do anyway!

There have been many reasons cited in the media over the past couple of months for waiting to purchase a new home. Unavailability of financing, fear the market will continue to decrease a home’s value, looming unemployment increases, continued foreclosures. The majority of reporters and politicians don’t pay enough attention to an important cause of [...]

I spend quite a bit of my time researching on the internet. I do it to keep up with local news, events, and for other content to share with you. When I find a good source for information, I’ll share it with you. A few years ago, when I was living for a while in [...]

I’m a permanent tweener. Not what you think that means, as the media calls it. I’m not between childhood and the teenage years (although I know some women who would argue that point). The tags that the media has applied to describing the different generations in this country simply don’t apply to me. My parents [...]

This week we were again reminded, in a huge way, how important Battelle is to the Tri Cities. Not just because they are a big employer here, or the impact they have on research and innovation in key fundamental sciences and technology. Battelle has consistently been a good neighbor for us, funneling large amounts of [...]

I’ve tried almost all the local cleaners. I have a lot of dress shirts I take to the cleaners and they all have french cuffs. You know- the kind with fold-over cuffs you wear cuff-links with. The problem is that almost all cleaners, when they press the sleeves using their big machines, also press the [...]

Earlier this week I decided that it would be a great idea to move over from the free WordPress hosted blog and to a hosted one. The cool tools I could share with my readers (well, my kids read it!) were just too much to pass up for a geek-wannabe. Getting it setup was a [...]