Archive for December, 2009

Liquor licenses

Dec
2009

Liquor licenses Benton County New Applications Northwest Seafood Market, 254 Williams Blvd. in Richland, has applied for a grocery store – beer/wine liquor license. Kennewick Grocery Outlet, 1325 W. Fourth Ave. in Kennewick, has applied for a direct shipment receiver – in/out WA; grocery store – beer/wine liquor license. Valley Theater Company, 1228 Meade Ave. …

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Bankruptcies

Dec
2009

Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings: Chapter 7 – Straight bankruptcy; debtor gives up non-exempt property and debts discharged. Chapter 13 – Plan is devised by the individual to pay a percentage of debt based on ability to pay. All disposable income must be used to pay debts. Information provided by the U.S. …

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DOE Awards $48.6 small business contract to Advanced Technologies International

Dec
2009

The Department of Energy awarded a $48.6 million small business contract to Advanced Technologies Laboratories International Inc. of Germantown, Md. for laboratory analytical services and testing at Hanford. The contract support’s DOE’s Office of River Protection, one of two environmental management field offices that manage cleanup at the Hanford nuclear site. ATL has been operating …

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Moves/New/Closures

Dec
2009

New Fallout Crossfit has opened at 1218 Columbia Park Trail in Richland. The fitness franchise is owned by Ben Larkin. The phone number is 735-0340 and the Web address is www.falloutcrossfit.com. Speak Dog has opened at 1425 Jadwin in Richland. The business offers dog training by appointment. The phone number is 531-1130 and the Web …

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Familiar faces open Smith’s Liquidation Outlet

Dec
2009

Scott Smith managed Liquidation World for 14 years and his wife had worked off and on part-time for the discount store on Jadwin Avenue in Richland. So when the Canadian-owned discount store chain closed the Richland and Renton stores in July, both were without a job and left with few options. They decided their best …

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Wingstop makes plans for second store

Dec
2009

The owners of Wing-Stop, a chicken wing franchise that opened on Gage Boulevard last summer are looking to spread their wings in Pasco. Dave Tuthill, one of five partners that own the Wing-Stop franchise at 121 Gage Blvd., said he are looking at several spots in Road 68 area for a second location. “Nothing is …

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New Business licenses

Dec
2009

New Businesses for October 2009 Kennewick K M S Financial Services Inc., 1030 N. Center Parkway, Ste. 200. JD’s Premier Curbing And Lawn Care, 78902 Canyon Meadow Dr. Lacey Glass Inc., 1210 Homann Dr. SE, Lacey. E K Construction, 4012 S. Quincy Pl. Campbell’s Trucking, 224230 E. Access PRSE. Chicago Title Insurance Co., Production Center, …

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Time running out for businesses to obtain reseller permits

Dec
2009

Time is running out for businesses to obtain a new permit they need to avoid paying sales taxes on wholesale purchases. The Washington State Department of Revenue has mailed nearly 180,000 permits to businesses since September. But it also estimates that as many as 20,000 additional businesses, mostly contractors, have not yet applied for a …

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Academy of Children’s Theatre opens curtain on new program

Dec
2009

Linda Hoffman knows just how far one can travel using baby steps. Over the past 14 years, Hoffman, a founder and executive director of the Academy of Children’s Theatre, and her team of volunteers have slowly and steadily improved the nonprofit — adding programs, finding a permanent home and working toward building a quality in-house …

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Real Ag 2010: Pasco ag show gets marketing makeover

Dec
2009

For more than a decade, the Pasco Ag Show has been a January staple, bringing agriculture vendors to one venue where farmers can mix and mingle and find out what’s new. Although the trade show was popular and drew thousands of people each year, Nikki Gerds, the Pasco Chamber of Commerce executive director, believed it …

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