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Video partnership splits to follow creative paths
WENATCHEE — Partners in one of the region’s most touted video production companies announced today they’re headed in new and separate creative directions.
Stock trader to offer free seminar
A seminar on successful investing by a West Coast trader born and raised in Wenatchee will held this week.
Waterville teachers plan to ax union affiliation
WATERVILLE — Teachers here are backing away from state and national labor unions to distance themselves from the groups’ broader political agendas and deal more directly with local school district officials. “This is about personal principles and integrity,” said Dan Lopez, Spanish teacher and migrant director for the Waterville School District. “This is the right thing to do.”
Everyday Business: What’s Wenatchee really need?
This newspaper, always stirring up trouble, posed a fill-in-the-blank question on Facebook last week that spurred some thought-provoking answers. Q. Fill in the blank: What Wenatchee really needs is _____.
30 under 35: Next question — Alex Cruz
The Wenatchee Valley Business World’s “30 Under 35” list recently honored young community leaders. We tap their thoughts in this Sunday interview series. Alex Cruz is head of Cashmere Valley Bank’s Cashmere branch and a graduate of Central Washington University with a B.A. in business administration. He also serves on the Cashmere Chamber of Commerce board of directors.
Pretty Penney’s
Company shifts business strategies toward the simple
WENATCHEE — Loyal customer Jeanne Barsa of Ephrata walked into the J.C. Penney store here Wednesday and stopped in her tracks. “Did they make it bigger?” she asked. “Are the lights brighter? Did they rearrange the racks? Something’s definitely different, but I’m not sure what.”
Say ‘Hello’ to eastside’s newest store
EAST WENATCHEE — The eastside’s new Walgreens opened here this morning after nearly 18 months of planning and construction. About 30 employees at the 14,000-square-foot store on Grant Road were set to welcome customers to the national chain’s second location in the Wenatchee Valley.
Port building moves from backpacks to egg cartons
WENATCHEE — The first equipment’s arrived and wiring improvements are underway to ready a 38,000-square-foot space here for a Chinese manufacturer of egg and food cartons
Hometown pharmacy makes way for big boys
The owners of Eastmont Pharmacy have found a new prescription for success.
Canadian company ready to drill for gold samples
WENATCHEE — The first step toward mining millions of dollars in gold from foothills south of the city could begin next month, the president of a Canadian exploration company said Monday.