By Katie Harris news@tricitiesbusinessnews.com Running a 5K is not typically on a third-grade girl’s agenda. But about 60 local girls can now check it off their list of accomplishments. On May 22, the girls ran in the Heart and Sole Family Fun Run at Leslie Groves Park in Richland. But before they ran, they completed …
Read More »At Broetje Orchard’s First Fruits, employees come first
Jun2010
By Katie Harris news@tricitiesbusinessnews.com People come first at Broetje Orchards. It sounds like a typical business practice, but at this Prescott farm, the employees come first, not customers. Like in 2006, when a devastating hailstorm wiped out 85 percent of the fruit crop. Owner Ralph Broetje said he and his wife, Cheryl, decided it was …
Read More »Cancer Center Library expanded, renamed Ralph R. Peterson Library
Jun2010
A substantial donation from CH2M HILL has allowed the Tri-Cities Cancer Center to expand its library, which has been renamed to honor former CH2M HILL president Ralph Peterson. The Ralph R. Peterson Library was dedicated May 11. Peterson, who died of cancer in September 2009, led the employee-owned CH2M HILL for 18 years, growing it …
Read More »Hanford Reach Interpretive Center seeks approval for new location
Jun2010
By Katie Harris news@tricitiesbusinessnews.com More than 60 percent of the funding for the project has been raised, but the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center still does not have a place to call home. Originally, the plan was to build the 61,000-sq.-ft. interpretive center at Columbia Point South in Richland. That site was not approved, so the …
Read More »Garlick’s commitment to community stretches beyond Mid-Columbia
Jun2010
More than 31 years ago, George Garlick had a life-changing experience that nearly killed him. It was a difficult day for Garlick. A company he had started and devoted much of his life to, was declaring bankruptcy. He was driving about 65 mph in his nephew’s boxy, blue Gremlin on a narrow highway, fast approaching …
Read More »Charitable giving popular among businesses
Jun2010
By Elena Olmstead When most businesses are asked why they choose to make their policy to help area non-profit organizations, the answer is always the same. The businesses are doing their part to ensure that their communities are prospering. And what do they expect in return? “It’s the right thing to do,” said Tim Andrew, …
Read More »I-1082 is a Relief Valve for Beleagured Washington Employers
Jun2010
By Don C. Brunell, president Association of Washington Business Frustrated by rising workers’ compensation premiums and a political stalemate in Olympia, the people who provide the jobs in our state want change. Those employers, whether they run hospitals, schools, small businesses, nonprofits like Goodwill, local governments or large corporations pay the lion’s share of the …
Read More »All American Fish & Chips lays down anchor in a new port, maybe for the last time
Jun2010
By Erick Peterson for TCAJoB When Kurt and Julissa Schneider moved All American Fish & Chips near Columbia Park’s “Playground of Dreams” in Kennewick, they said that the trailer-based restaurant may be living out its final months in operation. California-born Kurt Schneider, who first moved to the Tri-Cities in 1975, said that he first got …
Read More »Z Place Salon & Spa breaks ground on new Southridge location
Jun2010
When Vonda and Greg Smith opened Z Place Salon in 1987 in a 1,000-sq.-ft. retail spot in Marineland Village, it was the first business in the Clearwater Avenue retail mall. They expanded the business twice, adding another 2,000 sq. ft. and a full-service spa menu. In early June the Smiths started site work on a …
Read More »Swift Rehabilitation Center
Jun2010
Swift Rehabilitation will move into its new 20,000-sq.-ft. Kennewick offices by July. The project, including land, construction and furnishings is expected to cost approximately $6 million. Jack Lynch is the project’s general contractor. Swift Rehabilitation, which was founded in 2002, offers all types of physical therapy, including spine rehabilitation to reduce pain, increase flexibility, build …
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