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East Wenatchee Welcomes New Council Member, Splits On Gateway Project Plan

East Wenatchee city councilman Tim Detering joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about the newest member on the council Shayne Magdoff, who was selected to fill the vacant seat of Sandra McCourt who left the council after 14 years. Detering also talks about the some-what uncertain future of the Gateway Project…

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City of Wenatchee Update – Mayor Frank Kuntz

Wenatchee Mayor Frank Kuntz swings by the KOHO studios to talk about city zoning codes on bitcoin and other blockchain operators, keeping them in the industrial area as other cities in the region have done, and how tech companies are changing the business and downtown make-up of the city.

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City of Leavenworth Update – Mayor Cheri Farivar

Leavenworth Mayor Cheri Farivar joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about a bill sponsored by Sen. Brad Hawkins and signed by Gov. Jay Inslee last week allowing the city to burn some yard waste despite its location within the state’s apple maggot quarantine zone. The city’s brush drop-off site opens next…

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Chelan PUD Halts Cryptocurrency Applications, Says County Electric Grid At Risk

The Chelan County PUD has stopped taking or processing applications for electric service for cryptocurrency mining. PUD board members unanimously imposed the application moratorium after reviewing impacts on utility operations from existing loads and applications for service. General Manager Steve Wright said impacts from cryptocurrency mining applications are hampering responses to the District’s overall planned…

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NCW Bitcoiners Getting National Attention As CNBC Comes To Town

Salcido Enterprises is hosting a CNBC news crew today and tomorrow. The crew will be in the Wenatchee Valley to interview Malachi Salcido and tour Salcido Enterprise facilities as part of a story focused on highlighting efforts toward developing blockchain infrastructure and technology. Other notable interviews scheduled include Steve Wright of the Chelan County PUD and…

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What’s The Future Of Bitcoin In North Central Washington?

Bitcoins went on a meteoric rise in 2017, partly thanks to server operators using cheap electricity from public utility districts for their cryptocurrency data mining. The Chelan County PUD has reported a recent surge in inquires about new large load power services from bitcoin and blockchain operations. John Stoll, Managing Director of Customer Utilities, said…

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Financial Wanderings – Brad Blackburn

Brad Blackburn with Blackburn Financial in Cashmere joins Dan Langager in your Financial Wanderings to talk about another small increase in federal interest rates and long-term implications, remembering the start of the Great Recession, low unemployment rates in Washington state and around the country, Bitcoins and more.

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Giga Watt Unveils Demo Pod, Other Tech Coming to Pangborn Business Park

Lisa Parks, Executive Director of the Port of Douglas County, joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about new businesses coming to the Pangborn Business Park, located next to the Pangborn Memorial Airport. Giga Watt recently unveiled a “demo pod,” small-scale, modular data processors, with more on the way. Other tech firms…

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