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august 2008
Cutting Losses
AMERICAN BUILDING MAINTENANCEBALCOM & MOEBANK OF THE WESTBASIN SOD, INC.BENTON FRANKLIN FAIR & RODEOBENTON FRANKLIN HEAD STARTBENTON FRANKLIN AMERICANRED CROSSCAMPBELL & COMPANYCOLDWELL BANKER TOMLINSONASSOCIATED BROKERSCOLUMBIA BASIN COLLEGECOLUMBIA INDUSTRIESDENTALWESTCONGRESSMAN DOC HASTINGSEXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFESSIONALSGRAND CENTRAL COFFEE STATIONHARVEY-MONTEITH INSURANCEHAYDEN HOMES, LLC JUST ROSESMID-COLUMBIA WAREHOUSES, INC.NORTHWEST CPA GROUP, PLLCOCÉPASCO ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATORSSPENCER S. JILEK, DDSSTERLING SAVINGS BANKTIPPETT COMPANY OF WASHINGTONTRACTRI-CITIES RETIREMENT INNWASHINGTON PHYSICAL THERAPY, PLLC
Renewing Members
in an inside job at many Local Businesses
In 2006, security rm Jack L HayesInternational’s annual Retail Theft Surveyof 23 major national retailers showedthat one out of every 27.9 employeeshad been arrested for stealing from theiremployer. There were 66,507 employeetheft arrests. The average case value wasup to $851.44.It’s not a fun subject. No one wants tothink about it. But for some reasonbusiness losses to fraud and theft aregrowing. Startlingly.No one wants to think that a trustedemployee might be dishonest, let alonea thief, but the numbers are far too highto ignore. There are companies that arebeing effectively “stolen” out of business by employees.Franklin County Prosecutor Steve Lowewould like to help you avoid being thenext victim. At the next Pasco Chamberof Commerce luncheon meeting onMonday, August 11th, Lowe will ad-dress the Chamber membership onpreventing losses from employeetheft and fraud.The subject is far toocomplex to coverexhaustively in a 45-minute presentationbut Lowe says that he will deliver severalspecic, useful ideas that will changeyour business or organization’s shrink-age numbers. For many local businesses,that could be the difference betweenprotability and closed doors.Please RSVP now for the August cham-ber luncheon… 547-9755 or e-mailinfo@pascochamber.org.
Photo: Bill Watts
An Uncertain Economy
Darrick Dietrich, PresidentPasco Chamber of Commerce
Darrick
Members wishing to contribute to this column can email news to info@pascochamber.org
WORTH MENTIONING
Baker Boyer Bank
has been named one of the
Top 200Community Banks
in the country for 2007 by
US Banker.
The bank was also listed as one of the
Top 100 Companiesto Work For
by
Washington CEO
magazine.
Juan De La Rosa
of
In-Home Medical,Inc.
is now a certied Assistive Tech-nology Specialist. That recognizeshis ability to properly t clients withhigh-end power chairs and specialtywheel chairs.
Sara Nelson Design, Ltd.
receivedfour national Health Care Marketingawards recently.
Steve Anderson
of
HAPO Community Credit Union
hasbeen promoted to Executive Vice-President and COO.
Mike Miller
of
Moon Security
has been elected presidentof the National Burglar and Fire Alarm Association.
Community First Bank
has opened onRoad 100. The bank is headquartered inKennewick and has branches in Richlandand Connell. This branch is managed by
Karen Brittain.Debbie Bone-Harris
is analist in the 8th biennialPacic Northwest Quiltfest. Her “wearableart” piece entitled “Coral Kelp” (detail shownto the left) will compete with 290 quilts andwearable art entries on August 8-10in Seattle.
Petland
has opened in theRoad 68 Plaza shopping cen-ter. The franchise, owned by
Dan and Patty Miner,
offersboth pets and pet supplies.
In-Home Medical
Welcome to the August edi-tion of the Pasco ChamberNewsletter.Today’s economic environ-ment appears clouded withuncertainty and inationarypressures. While the impactof rising energy and com-modity costs are impactingus all, our region seems to beadapting fairly well.Regardless of the economicsituation, it always makessense to support local busi-nesses. Your Pasco Chamberis the best forum in which tobuild and strengthen thoselocal relationships. Pleaseconsider taking advantage of the networking opportunitiesat our monthly luncheon orthe monthly Building Bridgesnetworking event. Theseevents are fun and helpbuild important businessrelationships.On a different subject, Iwould like to present an issuethat is very important to ourcommunity. As we head intothe last month of summer,many of our school childrenare not equipped with basicsupplies that they need inorder to succeed—thingslike pencils, notebooks,crayons, paper, glue andtape. Without these, manychildren struggle to succeed.Please join with your fellowChamber members to helpmake a difference by ensur-ing that our children arrivewith everything they need onthat rst day of school that iscoming up so quickly.For a complete list of sug-gested supplies or to make adonation please contact theChamber ofce at 547-9755.The Pasco School Districtserves the most ethnically,socio-economically andlinguistically diverse studentpopulation in the state. Yourdonation will truly make adifference to a child. Let’smake August the month tohelp our school childrensucceed.Thanks!
Karen BrittainPetland “Coral Kelp”
AROUND TOWN
August 2 |
7:30 pm | Columbia Park
Movies on the River -
Mr. Magorium’sWonder Emporium
(G)
August 2 & 8 |
8:00 pm | CBC
Summer Showcase -
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
August 3 & 7 |
8:00 pm | CBC
Summer Showcase -
Fiction
August 4-6 |
CBC Esvelt Gallery
Art Exhibit -
Stephen Chalmers: Dump Sites
August 9 |
7:30 pm | Columbia Park
Movies on the River -
Nim’s Island
(PG)
August 19-23 |
Fairgrounds
Benton Franklin Fair and RodeoTri-City Dust Devils
play 14 home games inAugust at
Gesa Stadium.
Get your tickets on-line at: www.tricity.dustdevils.milb.com.
Preston Premium Wines
presents
VinoNotte
each Friday evening in August. VinoNotte features live music from 7:00 - 9:00 pmon the deck if the weather is lovely;indoors, if not. Wine is sold by the bottleor by the glass and a limited menu of horsd’oeuvres and desserts is available.
No
cover charge. No age restriction. No outsidefood or beverage. Winery is open ‘til 10 pm.
Pasco Farmer’s Market
is open eachWednesday and Saturday from 8:00 am toNoon at Fourth and Columbia Streets.
Members wishing to contribute to this column can e-mail news to info@pascochamber.org
Events | Activities | F un things to do
Building Bridges Networking is a joint project of theTri-Cities Hispanic and Pasco Chambers of Commerce.Those who’ve participated in past eventshave found the event to be highly valuableand attendance is growing with each event!
Mark your calendar for the next Building Bridges:
August 13 | 8:00-8:45 amFiesta Mexican Restaurant | Road 68, Pasco
To sponsor an upcoming event and/or to RSVP call: 547-9755
If you had a magic wand,which professionalswould you want at the nextmeeting you attend?Nearly everyone answers,“Those who would buy myproduct or service.” That isprospecting. Change yourthinking...Would you rather have aroom full of professionals whowould buy from you or aroom full of professionals whohave a Rolodex full of peoplewho would buy from you?I seem to attend thewrong events. I seldomget any business. How can Ind better events to attend?
Q A
LITTLEMIRACLE #84
Standing atop sixty years of experience in the insurance businessand sixty years of living and working in Pasco, Ed Ray enjoysan excellent view…but he’s looking forward, not backward.Beyond the usual retirement point, he both works with long-time clients every day and makes time to develop innovativenew projects. And it’s not just a way to stay busy. Ray is pur-suing a passion to make things better for people by breakingnew ground—in the insurance industry and elsewhere.One of Ray’s newer projects saves businesses money on theirinsurance costs by allowing them to effectively become theirown insurance company. Another project in which he has aninterest helps companies provide health insurance coverage forpart-time workers and those with multiple jobs. Both projectscame about from combining decades of insurance experiencewith a willingness to nd new ways to do things in a verytraditional industry.
Ed Ray
looking forward...
Ed Ray wasthe Grand Marshal of Pasco’s Grand Ol’ FourthParade last month.
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