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NCW Tech Alliance ribbon cutting

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Managing Editor Rob Miller is a 4-year U.S. Army veteran who grew up in Western Montana in a community about the size of Soap Lake. An honors graduate of Texas State University, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Brandee, and their three dogs, Draco, Pepper and Cinnamon. He has one son, William. During his free time, he enjoys photography, video games, reading and working on the house he and his wife bought in Ephrata. He is passionate about the First Amendment and educating communities. | July 1, 2024 12:25 AM

MOSES LAKE — Sue Kane, CEO of the NCW Tech Alliance, a nonprofit that works to help its members and the communities it serves leverage technology for better quality of life, among other things, cuts the ribbon at the organization’s new location on the Big Bend Community College campus located at 1000 Bolling St. NE in Moses Lake. For more information on the organization, visit ncwtech.org. The ribbon cutting was hosted by the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce (moseslake.com).

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