A Pierce County bank on Friday evening became the first announced bank to fail in the United States in 2013.
A Pierce County bank on Friday evening became the first announced bank to fail in the United States in 2013.
The state Department of Financial Institutions on Friday closed University Place-based Westside Community Bank.
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A Pierce County bank on Friday evening became the first announced bank to fail in the United States in 2013.
This column is being written for publication on Jan. 20, which means that somewhere north of 90 percent of the New Year’s resolutions made by readers have by now been abandoned or forgotten.
The 96-year-old man died in a University Place nursing home with no money. Authorities say it’s because his niece siphoned more than $400,000 from his bank accounts and stopped paying for his care.
Students at Drum Intermediate School will present the school’s annual Night of Notables at 7 p.m. Thursday. The project will feature students who researched a notable person in history, then developed a visual and oral presentation in character.
Honors
-- University of Florida Law Professor Dennis Calfee was the Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year. Calfee was born in Pasco and raised in Connell where his father was the town's sole pharmacist. He graduated from Gonzaga University. The award was presented at the Florida Bar Tax Section's annual meeting April 27.
-- Yong Wang, a fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He is a Voiland distinguished professor at Washington State University Pullman and also is the associate director of PNNL's Institute for Integrated Catalysis. His research focuses on the development of novel catalytic materials and reaction engineering for the conversion of fossil and biomass feedstocks to fuels and chemicals.
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