Lots o' Links

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/yakima-herald-republic/mi_8059/is_20080126/brand-approach-valley-tourism-horizon/ai_n48062246/

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/01/06/yakima-tourism-industry-hopes-to-draw-winter-visitors-to-area

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/05/23/get-aquatic-center-done-and-done-right

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/05/16/is-it-time-for-an-aquatic-center-in-yakima

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/10/yakima-valley-is-a-place-to-grow-and-here-s-where

http://www.visityakima.com/

Solar:

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/11/neighbors-object-to-massive-solar-project-near-cle-elum

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/10/power-to-the-people

Wind:

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/03/gregoire-gives-green-light-to-desert-claim

http://windsolarenergy.org/

http://primebuzz.kcstar.com/?q=node/16952

http://windturbine.me/prosandcons.html

http://www.clean-energy-ideas.com/articles/pros_and_cons_of_solar_energy.html

Tourism:
http://visityakima.com/newSite/yakima-valley-what-to-do.asp

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/17/travel-2010-globetrotting-is-out-car-treks-are-in

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/25/give-thanks-for-yakima-valley-wine

http://www.yakima-herald.com/polls/152

http://visityakima.com/newSite/pdfs/annualReport2009-web.pdf

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/08/new-concept-and-new-look-planned-for-state-fair-park
www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/03/25/washington-winemaker-at-the-top-of-his-mark
www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/01/10/yakima-valley-is-a-place-to-grow-and-here-s-where
www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/12/02/uncork-special-wine-while-cutting-costs
www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/03/03/downtown-upswing

Ag-robots &

http://www.myfreshfruit.com/articles/?cat=12

http://www.dallasfed.org/research/pubs/agtech.html

http://farmindustrynews.com/shop-office/business/technology-changing-agriculture/

http://www.fao.org/teca/

http://riley.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=8&tax_level=1&tax_subject=8

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/07/26/ag-construction-a-bright-spot-in-the-valley-during-recession

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/12/01/research-can-overcome-emotion-in-farming-debate-speaker-says

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/05/19/the-father-of-invention


Http://www.allbusiness.com/government/government-bodies-offices/5010905-1.HTML

Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pacific_university_of_Heath_sciences

Http://www.Yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/03/Johnson-pursues-funding-for-pnwu

Http://www.Yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/12/22/med-school-gets-funds-to-use-for-new-colleges

Http://www.aboutmedicalschools.com/medical/unitedstates/Washington/Yakima/138.asp

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/04/02-05-10-digester-dl

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2008/11/22/cow-power-digester-makes-dairy-man-a-believer


http://csanr.wsu.edu/publications/proceedings/sunnyside/sunnysideAD.html

http://www.makingenergy.com/

http://www.ci.yakima.wa.us/services/wwtp/default.asp

http://cff.wsu.edu/News/press.html#digester

"In the desert, Yakima tourism keeps its head above water"
Paige Hutton's goal is to manage a hotel or run her own catering business. She's pursuing a marketing degree full-time, while supporting herself and her 19-month-old daughter. So it was the perfect situation when she was hired about a month ago by the
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/08/25/in-the-desert-yakima-tourism-keeps-its-head-above-water

"Commissioners tap State Fair Park for majority of tourism dollars in preliminary allocation"
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Improvement projects at State Fair Park would receive the bulk of a sales-tax fund for tourism under a preliminary allocation county commissioners reviewed this morning.
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/04/28/yakima-co-commissioners-tap-state-fair-park-for-majority-of-tourism-dollars-in-preliminary-allocation

Valley tourism expected to see slight drop in 2009"
Yakima Valley tourism will feel the effects of the nationwide recession this year. But the impact will be less than elsewhere and tourism should begin to rebound next year. That's the conclusion of John Cooper, presi
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/01/27/valley-tourism-expected-to-see-slight-drop-in-2009

"Invisible tourism"
Micks Peppourri had its beginnings in Yakima's West Valley nearly 27 years ago. Despite a humble start, the company's variety of pepper and wine jams has reached such distant places as Australia and Saudi Arabia. Most of Micks' customers discover the pr
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/03/09/invisible-tourism

"Prosser Wine and Food Fair's 28th event is Saturday"
By ROSS COURTNEY YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC PROSSER -- New home. Same excitement. That's what organizers of the 28th annual Prosser Wine and Food Fair promise for Saturday. "It's always fun," said Susan Webber, president of the fair. Billed as the state's lar
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/08/06/prosser-wine-and-food-fair-s-28th-event-is-saturday

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/09/16/heritage-will-receive-600k-grant
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/09/15/county-tourism-money-travels-to-four-destinations
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/06/14/how-would-you-build-on-yakima-s-quality-of-life
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/06/07/would-new-neighbors-get-along-in-prosser
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/06/01/soccer-complex-dream-deflated
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/05/21/05-22-09-letters-to-the-editor
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/04/29/let-s-be-open-to-researching-aquatic-center
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/04/28/state-fair-park-to-get-lion-s-share-of-tax-funds
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/04/20/county-shears-7-million-in-lodging-tax-requests
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/03/09/invisible-tourism
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/08/06/prosser-wine-and-food-fair-s-28th-event-is-saturday

http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/31/a-bright-idea
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/17/state-panels-favors-new-wind-farm
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/07/25/07-26-09-wind-farm-future-dl
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/07/16/kittitas-county-is-keen-on-green-and-so-are-we
http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/04/08/pacific-power-seeks-new-rate-hike

"State panels favors new wind farm"
A state energy siting panel Monday recommended Gov. Chris Gregoire approve the Desert Claim wind farm located eight miles northwest of Ellensburg. Gregoire has 60 days to act on the unanimous recommendation of the state Energy Facility Site Evaluation Cou
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/11/17/state-panels-favors-new-wind-farm

http://www.pnwu.org/

"Gregoire approves Kittitas Co. wind project"
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Gov. Chris Gregoire has approved the Desert Claim wind project in Kittitas County, eight miles north of Ellensburg. Gregoire acted on a recommendation from a state energy facility siting council. Desert Claim, which becomes the fourth w
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2010/02/03/gregoire-approves-kittitas-co-wind-project

"Blueberries bring plenty of green to Yakima Valley growers"
PROSSER -- The only thing hard about picking blueberries, said Efrain Silva, is the patience they require. It takes the 17-year-old Sunnyside High School senior at least 10 minutes to fill a small bucket with the bite-size fruit, and that's when he's mov
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/07/19/blueberries-bring-plenty-of-green-to-yakima-valley-growers

"Peruvians talk trade"
YAKIMA, Wash. -- Two Peruvian officials were in Yakima on Friday to discuss how to expand business relationship with the region. Staff and board members of New Vision, the county's economic development arm, and the Central Washington Hispanic Chamber of
Full story: http://www.yakima-herald.com/stories/2009/10/30/peruvians-talk-trade


Chinese Juice Dumping

http://www.answers.com/topic/tree-top-inc

http://www.agmrc.org/media/cms/TreeTopCaseRev_6658EB43A4E33.pdf

http://www.virtualorchard.net/glfgn/august99/antidumping.html

http://www.virtualorchard.net/glfgn/august99/antidumping.html

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/mar02/apple.htm

http://www.goodfruit.com/issues.php?article=306&issue=11

http://www.virtualorchard.net/glfgn/jan99/anti-dump.html

http://seattle.bizjournals.com/seattle/stories/2003/11/10/story6.html

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=860&dat=20050909&id=5f8fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lxMFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1133,1623102

http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/03/12/apple-juice-as-american-as-anything-else-made-in-china/