Tourism brings up to $80M for Walla Walla County
Tour companies, restaurants thrive with arrival of boutique-winery visitors
Chris Genna
"There has been an explosion of winemaking in the Walla Walla area, and with it, a tremendous jump in tourism and other spinoff businesses.
With 1,200 acres of land in vineyards, Walla Walla historically has been most known for shipping grapes to Woodinville. Or, as Woodinville Chamber of Commerce director Dan Ramirez said, "They grow them, we crush them." Walla Walla growers say there's potential for 8,000 more acres to be planted in vineyards in a ...
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Posted on August 13, 2005 11:08 |
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[b]Rising Star 4-H Club Clothing Drive and Household Item Donation
April 16, 2005[/b]
The Rising Star 4-H Club decided to gather donations of clothing and household items to donate to the Humane Society Thrift Store. The Thrift Store provides a good portion of the income that the Humane Society operates with. Our club is very passionate about helping the animals in any way that we can.
Our members wanted to collect as many items as possible. We asked friends and neighbors for any items they might be willing to donate. Everyone was very supportive and generous. We were able to don ...
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Posted on April 26, 2005 12:04 |
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Rising Star 4-H Club members wanted to help the community by collecting food for the Blue Mountain Action Council. The BMAC is a non-profit organization that supplies food to all three local food banks. These food banks provide food to needy families throughout the year.
Rising Star members planned to collect and/or buy food for the BMAC in the month of March. Our club was able to gather lots of food, which we delivered to the center on March 29, 2005. We have a goal to continue to collect food for this cause throughout the year. Rising Star 4-H Club would like to help this center be ...
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Posted on March 30, 2005 08:03 |
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[b]Arland Wholesale Expands Into New Facility, Grows Wholesale Foodservice Business[/b]
Arland Wholesale, Walla Walla Valley's local independent wholesale foodservice and dairy distributor, is moving their operations to keep pace with their further expansion into wholesale foodservice products. By the beginning of May, Arland will have completed their move into their new facilities located at 1177 Abadie Street, which formerly warehoused the Odom Corporation.
"We continuously strive to meet the needs of our customers. This expansion is our commitment to further service the local foodserv ...
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Posted on March 30, 2005 08:03 |
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"Although Tasers are becoming increasingly controversial nationwide, Walla Walla's Capt. Terry Heisey is a staunch supporter. 'This reduces injuries for officers and the public,' he said." - Read the story at [a href='http://www.union-bulletin.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=26139' target='_blank']Police Get 10 Tasers - Union Bulletin[/a]
[b]What are Tasers?[/b]
"They are hand-held weapons that deliver a jolt of electricity - up to 50,000 volts - from up to 6.5 metres away. The shot can penetrate up to five centimetres of clothing.
It stuns the target by causing an u ...
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Posted on March 30, 2005 03:03 |
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Key Technology Announces Senior Management Changes
WALLA WALLA, WA - Key Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS: KTEC) announced today that Ronald W. Burgess has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, replacing Phyllis Best who will leave the company in late March to pursue other career opportunities. The Company also announced that Craig T. J. Miller has been appointed to the position of Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Worldwide Aftermarket.
Burgess most recently served as Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Rosebur ...
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Posted on March 09, 2005 12:03 |
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We are proud to bring Walla Walla, Washington(WA) a central source for your local information. We are excited to get the community involved with sharing information about their companies, social events, and products or services.
With the people of Walla Walla contributing to make this site full of valuable information, the community will have a great resource.
wallawallinfo.com will soon offer a local events and announcements board, a forum dedicated to community discussion, a business directory of the Walla Walla valley and an opportunity for businesses to share informative articles ...
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Posted on February 24, 2005 12:02 |
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[b]By Kathy Korengel of the Union-Bulletin[/b]
MILTON-FREEWATER - The 41 wind turbines that line the hilltops around Umapine have been producing more than power.
``The project has had numerous positive economic impacts on the county and adjacent communities,' Eurus Energy America Corp. states in its first annual report on the Combine Hills Wind Project.
As required by its conditional-use permit, the company recently released the report to the Umatilla County Planning Commission. The 41-megawatt project started commercial operations Dec. 21, 2003.
[a href='http://www.union-bulletin.com/main.asp?FromHome=1&TypeID=1&ArticleID=25659&SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1' target='_blank']See Full Story[/a]
Posted on February 23, 2005 12:02 |
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