A convention estimated to inject $3 million into the Tri-City economy returned to Kennewick after a three-year pandemic hiatus.
The three-day Jehovah’s Witnesses annual convention was July 7-9 at the Toyota Center, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd. The Spanish language convention runs July 14-16.
Seventeen other conventions are scheduled across the...
Editor's note: Natural Grocers' projected opening date has been pushed back to Sept. 6 due to construction delays, according to Natural Grocers officials. The story has been updated.
A growing organic and natural foods chain is gearing up to open a new grocery store Sept. 6 in Kennewick.
Washington potato farmers can’t keep pace with worldwide cravings for french fries, hash browns, tots, potato chips and other processed potato products. And not being able to supply the spuds has meant other countries have gobbled up the market share.
“We’re seeing a lot more European french fries and...
Growth and a desire to offer more in-person training prompted a longtime downtown Kennewick business to move into a bigger office.
“People were feeling isolated and missing not having a connection with their fellow caregivers,” said Christine Rose-VanWormer, the owner/director of Visiting Angels, a personal home care services provider...
Registration is underway for the annual Inland Empire Century Bike Ride, a fundraiser for the Tri-Cities Industry Kiwanis and Walla Walla Kiwanis clubs.
The ride is Saturday, May 13, starting in Columbia Park in Kennewick. It is a key fundraiser for area Kiwanis-supported youth programs.
The new owner of Sight and Sound Services already has mapped out his succession plan, even though he only bought the business a few months ago.Marty Mielke purchased the longtime DJ and entertainment services business based in Kennewick from Bob Kreider at the beginning of the year.Kreider, 71, launched Sight...
A headstone maker who designs memorials for famous clients is planning to construct a new building for his business in Pasco.Tim Morris, owner of Headstones by Cemetery Tim, recently bought 2.65 acres just west of City View Cemetery in Pasco. He paid $700,000 for the four parcels, according to property...
We thought we’d enlist the help of ChatGPT to help us summarize this story about the trends in hospitality technology. After all, artificially intelligent robots soon could be checking us into hotel rooms and providing housekeeping services.For the non-tech savvy, ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that can answer questions...
Jackie TylerJackie Tyler knew in high school that she wanted to help cure diseases.But she also knew she didn’t want to be a doctor.To reach her goal meant taking lots of science classes at Richland’s Hanford High and then studying biomedical engineering in college. In summer, she’d return home to...
