It took Jeff Bender a few years to find his calling.But it always involved golf. Yet the daily battle as a golf pro to sell golf clothing to make a few bucks didn’t do it for him.Instead, it was teaching golf. And more importantly, teaching the game to kids. Jeff...
STCU opened its new Financial and Home Loan Center on Nov. 26 in Kennewick’s Southridge area.This is the first Tri-City location for the Spokane-based credit union.The 4,500-square-foot industrial-styled building at 4704 W. Hildebrand Blvd. sits on 1.5 acres. The new branch has drive-thru lanes and external ATMs. Including land and...
Benton-Franklin Title Co. is up and running in its newly renovated 5,000-square-foot office near Columbia Center Boulevard in Kennewick.The title and escrow company needed more room to grow and saw potential with the future development of the Vista Field area.The newly renovated 8,000-square-foot building at 510 N. Colorado St. features...
Benton Fire District 4 hopes to have a new station up and running to serve West Richland area residents by summer 2019.Fire Chief William Whealan said a design team is already working on building details; however, the location is not 100 percent secured, though one has been identified.Pasco and Kennewick...
The completion of a new 13,200 square-foot commercial building means a new 3,360 square-feet home for Smile-A-Mile Painting of Kennewick.The business focuses on residential and commercial painting.Up to four new tenant spaces are available for lease in the remaining square footage, which is behind McDonald’s on Steptoe Street at 8804...
A resort, restaurants and retail topped the list of the most-read stories on the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ website in 2018.News about the opening of Eritage Resort in Walla Walla and the demolition of Regal Cinemas at Columbia Center mall to make way for Dick’s Sporting Goods received the...
By Danielle KaneBetter Business Bureau Northwest and Pacific spends a lot of time talking to local media outlets about national, regional and local scams. But did you know there could be scams taking place in your very own neighborhood? Danielle Kane,Better Business BureauSince November 2017, there have been 42 scams...
A 17 percent jump in construction and increased sales of building materials helped boost the state’s taxable retail sales in the second quarter of 2018. The sales increased by 10.6 percent over the same period in 2017, reaching $42.7 billion.Retail trade, a subset of all taxable retail sales in the...
Lola Franklin, CEO of Tri-City Association of Realtors, Lower Yakima Valley Association of Realtors and Pacific Regional Multiple Listing ServiceBrief background of your business:I work for two nonprofit trade associations and a for-profit subsidiary. The Realtor associations were established in the 1950s. They serve real estate licensees and the real...
By Kris JohnsonThe mission of the Association of Washington Business is to bring people together throughout the state to promote economic prosperity — from the urban centers to the most rural corners. Kris Johnson, Association of Washington BusinessWe know that parts of Washington have boomed since the end of the...
