Spring is here-- and it's already starting to feel like summer!

Warmer temperatures mean we're spending more time outside, traveling in our RVs, and making the most of the extra daylight hours by spending time with friends and family.

We talk with Dave from Columbia Basin Satellite and Electric about your options for expanding entertainment options for your outdoor living space, getting your RV ready for the road, and delegating those household projects.

Spring is in full swing... do you have the entertainment you need lined up and ready? 

Dave, owner of Columbia Basin Satellite and Electric, talks to Jenna about the last minute deal you can score with Dish Network, and how they can help with your "Honey-Do" list.

Getting the RV ready for the summer? There are some things you need to know if you have an RV account with DirecTV.

Special incentives for new Dish Network customers, who to call to get those smart lighting devices installed in your home, and Jenna tells Dave all about what her dream patio would look like. Maybe it'll jog some dreams of your own!

Also-- Columbia Basin Satellite and Electric is hiring! 

ColumbiaBasinSatellite.com

509-783-SAVE (7283)

Where are you with your New Year's Resolutions?

Don't give up! You CAN achieve those goals, but you might need some help.

The Tri-City Court Club has all kinds of help available, with group fitness classes, personal trainers, family programs, and a wide variety of sports and fitness programs suitable or all ages and fitness levels.

In this episode, we highlight some of the many programs available, and some changes that are planned for the facility.

Contact the Tri-City Court Club to get a tour of the facility, along with a trial pass, and see who Tri-City Court Club can help you achieve your goals.

509-783-5465

TriCityCourtClub.com

Those of us who grew up in the Tri-Cities are used to the way the extremely hard water tastes at the tap.

Those who moved here from out of the area-- not so much.

Chris from Softwater Specialists chats with Jeff Smart from Smart Realty about what prompted him to switch to soft water.

Jeff also explains how a softwater system improves your home's value, and offers some insights into the current housing market for Kennewick, Richland, Pasco, West Richland, and Benton City.

Softwater Specialists

Smart Realty

Spring has arrived, along with spring sports, chores... and PAIN.

All that swinging and stooping can get your back out of whack. What can you do to avoid some of the common pitfalls we endure when we start getting active again after sedentary winter?

In this episode of #FocusOnBusiness, we talk with Dr. Ross Thoelke from Back to Basics talks with Jenna Kochenauer about ways to prevent back and other issues.

Computers freezing? Getting kicked out of email on a regular basis? Having to constantly reboot? These aren't normal IT behaviors, and if you let them continue, you could end up with a costly problem on your hands. 

George Hefter with TCT Computer Solutions calls these "Pain Points."

In this Focus on Business, he talks about the ways business owners can save money in the long run with proactive maintenance and replacement schedules.

TCTS.com

You've heard the rumors... is Cheesecake Factory coming to the Tri-Cities? Maybe Trader Joe's?

It isn't all wishful thinking, but Rome wasn't built in a day.

Commercial real estate leader, Derrick Stricker, delves into some of these rumors, where they started, and what chance they might have of becoming a reality.

Contact Derrick on Twitter @StrickerCRE or at NAI Tri-Cities 509-943-5200.

How much time did you spend planning your last vacation? You probably started thinking about it months ahead of time, booking hotels, planning routes, purchasing tickets for travel and sight-seeing tours. It's a lot of work planning for that one or two weeks of travel!

How much time have you spent planning your end of life services? There are plots to purchase, decisions to be made about final disposition-- more than 150 decisions related to your funeral and other end of life events. Taking care of those arrangements so your surviving family members don't have to is one of the greatest gifts you can leave them.

We talk to Amy Coffman from Muellers's Funeral Homes about the benefits of making those arrangements years before they're necessary. 

Let Columbia Basin Satellite and Electric take care of the electrical projects on your honey-do list.

Plus, there could be some changes coming to your access to Viacom channels on your satellite. 

ColumbiaBasinSatellite.com or 509-783-SAVE.