The Senior Times Expo returns to an indoor venue this spring. The pandemic forced organizers to turn the senior-focused event into a drive-thru event. “It’s our first in-person expo since October 2019 and we’re excited to welcome back seniors, their families and our vendors,” said Melanie Hair, CEO of Senior Times and the Tri-Cities Area Journal...
The Tri-Cities Union Gospel Mission is preparing to move its shelter serving women and children to new quarters in central Kennewick in about three years.The Christian ministry will build a 20,000-square-foot shelter just west of Vista Field to replace the current one at 110 N. Second Ave. in east Pasco.Andrew...
Prosser Memorial Health plans to break ground this spring on a $78 million hospital complex on 33 acres north of Interstate 82 and to begin seeing patients there in 2024.Its aging hospital at 723 Memorial St. in Prosser will close when the new one opens and eventually will be demolished.A...
Tri-City libraries have shared their 10 most popular fiction and nonfiction titles checked out in 2021 – in print and audiobook formats.The top 10 lists from Mid-Columbia Libraries and Richland Public Library feature an eclectic collection of popular New York Times bestsellers, biographies, romance, self-help and thrillers.Popular business magazines can...
New flights prop up traffic at Tri-Cities AirportThe Tri-Cities Airport reports a respectable increase in air traffic in 2021 thanks in part to the arrival of new carriers.With 346,503 people boarding flights, enplanements were up 83% over 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic battered travel and left planes mostly empty.Buck Taft,...
The Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a civil rights lawsuit against Thelbert “Thadd” Lawson Jr. and the Wenatchee nonprofit he founded to serve veterans, saying they discriminated against and sexually harassed at least a dozen women who worked at its two thrift stores.Operation Veterans Assistance & Humanitarian Aid operates thrift...
We were heartbroken to see 10 people lose their homes and at least seven businesses destroyed by a two-alarm fire in the heart of Kennewick’s historic downtown on Feb. 4.The two-story building that burned was at West Kennewick Avenue and North Cascade Street. Built in 1940, it contained a mix...
When the Legislature convened the 2022 session in January, lawmakers made long-term care their first order of business.It’s probably not a topic you thought about much until recently, but news that every employee in the state (except for some who were able to opt out – more about that in...
We aren’t too far into 2022, and it is already shaping up to be another challenging year for America’s 5.5 million family businesses dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.Rampant inflation, supply chain bottlenecks and acute worker shortages continue.Family businesses are vital to America. According to the Conway Center for Family Business,...
As business owners and workers at businesses throughout the Tri-Cities, you are busy balancing your work and family life while at the same time trying to keep an eye on the issues that impact you.There are so many issues coming out of local governments in Pasco, Kennewick, Richland, West Richland,...
