![]() ![]() "It strictly is a by-choice and voluntary process at each stage," Zana said.Ī board process at the national level - involving all stakeholders - then assesses the candidates and ranks the most suitable applicants. ![]() Interested states, territories or the District of Columbia, in turn, submit requests to be the designated partner. "We get this information out to the states, identifying what this nation is looking for in a security cooperation agreement and asking how we find the best partner," Zana said. The team of agencies, including the NGB, then scrutinizes broader considerations: Is there a strong diaspora anywhere in the U.S.? Are there economic, political or academic connections? "What things are most important to them? Those things they want to focus their training and readiness on which might be related to specific equipment, types of forces, types of missions." "Throughout the process, the Department of State and Department of Defense work closely to understand the request and what things that country is asking for," Zana said. geographic combatant command whose area of responsibility the nation falls into.Īssuming all that goes well, the request is sent to the secretary of defense and then to the National Guard Bureau. ambassador, who coordinates with the relevant U.S. "So, there are a lot of stakeholders, and - from my perspective - that's a feature, not a bug because everyone has a shared interest in the success of the program in establishing and maintaining meaningful relationships."Ī potential partner nation first has to be aware of and learn about the SPP, then submit a formal request to that nation's U.S. "The National Guard Bureau administers, resources, and serves as the integrator of the program," Zana said. embassies and their chiefs of mission each partner nation and the National Guard in the partner state, territory or District of Columbia. The company franchises about 1,500 shops in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Middle East.The DOD program is closely coordinated with the geographic combatant commands the State Department the U.S. In West Richland, it’s in a new strip mall next to a jiu jitsu studio and near a dog grooming shop.ĭuarte said Papa Murphy’s itself asked him to open the West Richland location, citing growth and demographics. Since it doesn’t cook or freeze food, Papa Murphy’s is a flexible tenant that can move into almost any retail space because it doesn’t need vent hoods or other kitchen systems. His business includes two Papa Murphy’s in Richland and one each in Pasco and Kennewick. He came to the Tri-Cities in 2014 as an area supervisor and set out to build a local network. The Vancouver company has built a following in North America for its fresh, you-bake business model.ĭuarte is a Papa Murphy’s veteran who began with the company 17 years ago in Hillsboro, a Portland suburb in the company’s backyard. Unlike most franchises, Papa Murphy’s is based in Washington state. The new shop is near the West Richland branch of Gesa Credit Union, on July 17. Justin Duarte and Jennifer Phillips, the partners who franchise the Vancouver, Wash.-based pizza chain in the Tri-Cities, opened the area’s fifth outlet at 1589 Bombing Range Road. There’s a new Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza in town. It is the duo’s fifth edition of Vancouver, Wash.-based Papa Murphy’s in the Tri-Cities. Partners Jennifer Phillips and Justin Duarte opened Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N’ Bake Pizza in West Richland on July 17. Online applications are currently closed. “This is an avenue for a really great career,” Swayze said. Participants begin earning paychecks, benefits and building retirement savings on the first day. NECA’s inside wireman apprenticeship program includes a mix of classroom and job-based training. Swayze expects to accept up to 80 people. It will begin recruiting the first class to start at the JATC this fall. ![]() IBEW 112 receives about 500 applications a year. He said the program already bumped up the number of apprentices it accepted this year to 62 in anticipation of the new facility coming on line. The new training hall will replace the union’s existing facility on Gage Boulevard, where tight quarters limit it to its 280 apprentices. That $3.4 million project was built in 2019. The JATC is next to IBEW’ 112’s 17,000-square-foot Kennewick meeting hall. It’s being built by an all-union crew, with DGR Grant Construction serving as general contractor. “We expect it to be a really big deal,” he said.ĭesign West was the architect for the JATC. ![]() Before that, though, IBEW and NECA plan a grand opening attended by national officers and, he hopes, political leaders from both both Washington and Oregon. ![]()
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