Wine-making technology improves with age
New computerized equipment automates the process to produce precise, calculated results.
Wine-making technology from the field to fermentation is making advances in two universities, according to recent reports from westernfarmpress.com.
A cliff-hanger for agriculture
Prolonged wrangling over a new US farm bill has sown indecision among Valley growers
As congressional leaders scramble to agree on bipartisan spending cuts, Eastern Washington farmers have been left with uncertainty about the insurance, marketing and crop research programs many of them depend on.
So long Sears, but what's next for WW retail scene?
WALLA WALLA -- Sears will liquidate its Walla Walla store stock and abandon the building by the end of April, closing a major retail outlet that has served the Valley for more than 50 years.
Small business ownership 'the ride of a lifetime'
Owning your own company isn't for everyone.
Port hires project manager
WALLA WALLA -- A former chief operating officer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District office will oversee Port of Walla Walla projects in a newly created part-time position.
Valley brewer expands line to bottle sales
WALLA WALLA -- Laht Neppur brewer Matt Black was on a new mission at the end of last year to build outside sales of the Waitsburg brewery's beers.
A true believer Michelle Liberty takes the helm of Walla Walla's lead tourism agency
WALLA WALLA -- Two weeks on the job as executive director of Tourism Walla Walla and Michelle Liberty has come up for air from executive meetings, marketing meetings, board meetings and meetings with other executive directors of other agencies by taking a
Valley wineries give $1.9M to schools, charitable causes
Walla Walla Valley wineries opened their hearts, checkbooks and talent in 2011, contributing about $1.9 million to charitable causes.
$n$ Surprise, surprise: New tourism promo campaign on deck for WW
WALLA WALLA -- A partnership with a new advertising and public relations firm is expected to bolster the city's already busy tourism season and build visits during nonpeak times of the year, too.
'Where wealth is created' New adviser to help Valley's small businesses succeed
Joe Jacobs is prepared to bring a lifetime of experience to his job as head of Walla Walla's new Small Business Development Center.
As a young boy on his family's dairy goat farm in Northwestern Oregon, Joe Jacobs, the director of Walla Walla's recently born-again Small Business Development Center, developed a work ethic.
