The Washington State Department of Commerce announced this week that Carl Adrian, president and CEO of the Tri-City Development Council, was appointed to his first term on the Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund Advisory Committee.

Adrian will represent Hanford-area businesses and the finance community. His term ends June 28, 2014.

The committee finances projects that expand and diversify local industry and create living wage jobs in Benton and Franklin counties, a news release said.

For more information, go to hanfordfund.com.