(Tri-Cities, WA) -- It was a jovial occasion at the Visit Tri-Cities Annual Meeting Thursday morning. The Tourism Development group's 1st Vice Chair Corey Pearson opened the event by thanking the departing members whose terms expired. He then introduced four newcomers to the organization:

Robert Franklin - B Reactor Museum Association

José Iñiguez - Encanto Arts

Trish Heron - Battelle

Vivian Terrell - Honey Baked Ham Co.

The group also named Kathy Nutt of Frichette Winery as winner of the 2021 Excellence in Service Award.

Photo Courtesy of Visit Tri-Cities

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