The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize PayneWest Insurance as the November Member of the Month.

PayneWest is one of the Regional Chamber’s longest-tenured members, being an active member for over 40 years! The team at PayneWest has supported the Regional Chamber in many ways, such as sponsoring events, serving on the Board of Directors, and participating in LEARN groups.

PayneWest annually gives back $500,000 to the communities they serve through their “PayneWest Gives” committee. Each November, the folks at PayneWest participate in a “Random Acts of Kindness” campaign, providing meals, support, supplies, and more to the those of greatest need in the Tri-Cities.
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Thank you, PayneWest Insurance, for being a dedicated member of the Tri-City Regional Chamber and the Tri-Cities community. 

Support the Tri-Cities community at the first “Day at the Capitol” since 2020! Your organization can sponsor the Tri-Cities reception and help highlight the community to state legislators and government officials. 

Sponsorship levels: 
Gold Sponsor $2,000 (1 available) 

• Opportunity to provide remarks during reception 
• Premium logo recognition on Tri-Cities Legislative Council’s event registration page with a link to your website 
• Premium logo displayed during reception 
• Premium logo recognition on thank you email to all attendees and visitors with a link to your website 

Silver Sponsor $1,000 (4 available) 

• Prominent logo recognition on Tri-Cities Legislative Council’s event registration page with a link to your website 
• Prominent logo displayed during reception 
• Prominent logo recognition on thank you email to all attendees and visitors with a link to your website 

Bronze Sponsor $500 (5 available) 

• Logo recognition on Tri-Cities Legislative Council’s event registration page 
• Logo displayed during reception 
• Logo recognition on thank you email to all attendees and visitors 

Send sponsorship expressions of interest to Staci West, TCLC co-chair, at sawest@bechtel.com.

Thank you to everyone who attended Business After Hours at STCU on Thursday, November 17! We hope that you all were able to make some valuable, new connections.

Congratulations to Walmart on their wonderful Grand Reopening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Friday, November 18! Check out the renovated store at 4820 N. Road 68 in Pasco.

The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce held its first ever Breakfast with the Chair event on Wednesday, November 16. This invitation-only event convened some of the Regional Chamber's top investors to gain valuable feedback about the Chamber's small business, legislative, and community development initiatives.

Attendees included representatives from Regional Chamber Stakeholder, Leader, and Growth-level members, such as Benton PUD, Central Plateau Cleanup Company, Jacobs, Washington River Protection Solutions, Atkins, Executech, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, Horse Heaven Clean Energy Center, City of Kennewick, City of Pasco, Basin Pacific Insurance + Benefits, and Cascade Natural Gas. 

Tri-City Regional Chamber Past Chair, Shae Frichette, facilitated a discussion about priorities for the upcoming legislative session, the top issues that businesses are currently facing, how to drive myTRI 2030 collaboration, and where the Chamber should focus its efforts in 2023.

Thank you to all of the attendees for helping shape the Tri-City Regional Chamber's direction into the new year and beyond!

Congratulations to Mutant Printing & Promotions on receiving a 2022 Entrepreneurship Award! The Tri-City Regional Chamber nominates a business every year, along with Port of Benton, TRIDEC, and Fuse SPC.

The Regional Chamber nominated Mutant Printing & Promotions due to their rapid rate of growth since opening their doors in 2018. Not only do they serve our community's needs, but they also give back to local non-profits on a regular basis with their fundraising efforts.

​Thank you to the Richland Rotary Club for hosting the awards program on November 15 and congratulations to all of the winners!

Thank you to Chaplaincy Health Care for inviting us to the unveiling of their new Jannette Weber Room. Weber is a former Chaplaincy employee who has had an incredible impact on hospice and palliative care in our community. Throughout her career, she worked with numerous healthcare organizations, served on the Washington State Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, and dedicated over 20 years to Chaplaincy and its mission.