The Pasco Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the 2010 Agriculture Hall of Fame.
If you know someone who has made a significant contribution to the agriculture industry and has been involved with the community, the chamber will like to hear from you.
Farmers, growers, ranchers, educators, owners/employees of agribusiness associations are eligible. Deadline is Nov. 6.
For more information, contact Nikki Gerds at 547-9755 or ngerds@pascochamber.org.
—Pratik Joshi: 582-1541; pjoshi@tricityherald.com; Business Beat blog at www.tricityherald.com
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The reception provides Home Builders and chamber members with an opportunity to meet with their elected officials and express their thoughts on issues.
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To enter, take a receipt or business card from a Chamber member, include your name and phone number, and go the Chamber of Commerce office, 29 E. Sumach St.
The final drawing will be held Dec. 23. One winner receives $100.
Chamber organizing after-hours event
Chamber organizing after-hours event
The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce is holding a Business After Hours event from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday at The Crossings at Chapel Hill in Pasco.
The Crossings is a luxury apartment community at 6626 Chapel Hill Blvd.,
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On this day: August 24, 1949
On this day: August 24, 1949
Jack Wilson, Richland banker, suggested that the Chamber of Commerce have a dunking booth during Atomic Frontier days. It was also his idea to offer chamber members as a "sacrifice" to the "water god." Then he was out-of-town on a business trip during the event. When he returned the chamber meeting closed early and members escorted Wilson to a local pool and threw him in, clothes, cigar and all.
Chamber's State of the Ports lunch Sept. 28
Chamber's State of the Ports lunch Sept. 28
The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce's "State of the Ports" luncheon is Sept. 28 at the Red Lion Hotel in Richland.
Commissioners Bill Clark, Robert Larson and Skip Novakovich are scheduled to discuss recent progress and the future of the ports.
The luncheon runs 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tickets for pre-registered chamber mem-bers are $18 and $22 for non-Chamber members. Reservations are due Friday.