McCurley Dealerships aims to be the best auto group in the market it serves, and it’s planning a significant facility expansion across multiple properties to support that vision.
The roughly $31 million expansion includes adding about 50,000 square feet at the Chevrolet and Cadillac dealership in the Pasco Autoplex, plus expanding the McCurley Subaru dealership off Sandifur Parkway in Pasco and building a new home for the Yakima dealership.
WSU regents approve two new degree programsThe Washington State University Board of Regents has approved two new degree programs: bachelors of science in cybersecurity, and in pharmaceutical and medical sciences.The approval came during a recent board meeting at WSU Tri-Cities in Richland.The cybersecurity degree, offered through the Voiland College of...
What keeps business owners up at night?It’s probably no surprise that inflation tops the list for Washington employers. That’s according to an Association of Washington Business members survey conducted in late December and early January. Sixty-nine percent of survey participants saw it as a major challenge.But a close second, at...
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Diversity comes in many forms and many related ways of accommodating different needs. When parents are planning for the needs of children with disabilities, a product that should be considered in the parent’s will is the so-called special needs trust.What kind of disability?A disability can be defined in different ways...
If ever there was a time for building up Washington’s rainy-day reserves, this is it.Warning signs continue to flash on an economy that has endured unprecedented stress during the last three years. Inflation remains stubbornly high after months of interest rate hikes. Concern about a potential recession is growing stronger...
In the race to “electrify everything,” there are glitches that may derail the plan over the next 20 years. One is a shortage of skilled electrical workers needed to rewire homes, make grid modifications, and install new electrical capacity.President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, signed in August, contains billions of...
After over 40 years of collecting an extensive repository of automobile history from around the Northwest and more than 4,000 vehicles passing through his yard, Stafford said it’s time to pass the labor of love on to someone new.
The owner of Pasco’s new multimillion indoor greenhouse has secured additional funding to support its growth plans as lack of capital threatened delays.Local Bounti reported a net loss of $111.1 million in 2022, compared to a net loss of $56.1 million the prior year.The Montana-based company recently filed its 2022...
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...
