Retail pot, small modular reactors, funding for college projects among items of local interestLocal governments in Benton and Franklin counties could find their bans and moratoriums on selling retail marijuana revoked in 2017.There’s also a chance that building small modular reactors in the Tri-Cities could get another chance in the...
NEW BUSINESSESBioLife Plasma has opened at 7430 Wrigley Drive, Pasco. The facility collects life-saving plasma from qualified donors. For an appointment contact: 509-545-3008, biolifeplasma.com.The Crazy Crab Pot has opened at 131 Vista Way, Suite A, Kennewick. The restaurant serves an assortment of seafood including crab, shrimp, mussels and clams. Hours:...
Can’t get in to your primary care doctor but don’t have symptoms that warrant a trip to the emergency room? Then make an appointment at Express Care.Kadlec has plans to open two Express Care clinics to treat common illnesses and injuries in Kennewick and Richland this month.Kadlec Express Care Queensgate...
Every time I looked at the bald-headed woman with no eyelashes or eyebrows on my driver’s license I got mad.And it happened whenever I had to pull out my license — at the bank, airports, stores, picking up my children from an after-school program.I always felt like I needed to...
The Tri-City Development Council has seen an uptick in companies interested in doing business in the Tri-Cities in 2016.“We’re responding to inquiries all the time,” said Carl Adrian, president and CEO of TRIDEC. “In fact we’ve received more inquiries in the last six months than we have in the 12...
New restaurant stories dominated the list of the most-read stories on the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ website, tcjournal.biz, in 2016.News about Sterling’s Famous Steak & Salad Bar, Panera Bread, LU LU Craft Bar & Kitchen, Dupus Boomer’s and The Original Pancake House were among our most popular online stories.But...
By Sean BassingerExpanded job growth, a multi-million dollar airport remodeling project and additional commercial retail developments are among the year’s top accomplishments cited by Tri-City port officals.Port officials say they hope to continue to draw more businesses and increase tourism as they move into 2017.Here’s a roundup of their economic...
By Sean BassingerBusiness continues to boom in the Tri-Cities even as 2016 winds down.City officials in Pasco, Richland, Kennewick and West Richland have seen several signs of continued economic development throughout each city in what’s considered to be the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state.There’s lots to brag about...
Stainless steel nails manufactured in north Richland mend and connect broken bones and improve lives all over the world.The Richland doctor who invented the implants also works to forge similarly strong connections by mentoring the surgeons who place the rods into the bodies of the injured poor in developing countries.Dr....
More than half of the projected 740,000 job openings expected in the state of Washington in the next five years will be jobs requiring higher skills.But only a third of the state’s students are prepared for most of these job opportunities, according to a recent Partnership for Learning report called,...
