Our state partner the Washington Restaurant Association launched an iPhone app yesterday to help its members access news and information on the go. WRA is the first state restaurant association to create such an app.

"We're constantly looking for ways to help our members be more successful. Our iPhone app will put critical information in the palm of the busy restaurant operator's hand," Anthony Anton, Washington Restaurant Association president and CEO, said in a news release.

The application, available for free in Apple's App Store, includes news from the WRA website to keep up to speed with member updates, industry information and public policy issues that affect restaurateurs in the state. It also features the organization's programs, services and events, as well as how to become a member and renew membership.

The association says it's working on expanding the app to additional platforms, including Android.

Read WRA's news release on its new iPhone app.

Image courtesy of the WRA website.