Natural gas customers in Washington started seeing higherenergy bills beginning Nov. 1 due in part to last winter’s colder temperaturesand a 2018 gas pipeline explosion in British Columbia.The state Utilities and Transportation Commission recentlyapproved rate adjustments ranging from 4 percent to 15 percent for Avista,Cascade Natural Gas, NW Natural and...
General Manager/Executive Vice President of Benton Rural Electric AssociationMichael BradshawNumber of employees you oversee: 72 Brief background aboutyour electric cooperative:Benton REA is a not-for-profit, electric cooperativethat has been providing the people of Benton, Yakima and Lewis counties withhigh-quality, reliable service since 1937. Our structure of being owned andcontrolled by the...
By Todd MyersShould Washington state risk 11 years of salmon recovery funding on something scientists believe will do little to increase salmon populations? How about eliminating electricity generation equivalent to every solar panel and wind turbine in Washington state? Essentially,those arguing we need to destroy the Snake River dams suggest...
Mission Support Allianceknows finding ways to reduce energy consumption at the Hanford site helpsshrink the site’s carbon footprint and reduce costs.MSA, the U.S. Departmentof Energy contractor, helps DOE and its contractors with energy management andequipment upgrades. MSA’s energy managementteam works with site contractors, often in the planning phase of theirprojects,...
Richland asks residents to register video systemsRichland residents are being asked to voluntarily register their videosurveillance systems with the police department to aid criminal investigations.The database will help investigators track down video when crimes occurin the community. Officers would ask participants in the Voluntary CameraPartnership, or VCP, to check their...
An agency that prides itself on “delivering kindness” is on track to serve 220,000meals to 2,400 seniors by year’s end.That’s a 5 percentincrease over the previous year.The volunteer driversfor Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels distribute about 450 meals to homeboundseniors each day along 45 routes in Benton and Franklin counties.More than...
By Andrew KirkSIGN Fracture Care International ends its 20th year in business with a goal to more than triple the number of patients it serves each year over the next five years. Doctors trained byRichland-based SIGN treat long-bone fractures in 30,000 people per year indozens of developing countries. The nonprofit...
Tyler Russell By Tyler RussellYour Better Business Bureau Northwest and Pacific wants you to be safe navigating the world when your money and personal information are involved. Scams popping up in your backyard are a fact of life, but we don’t have to be happy about it, and we can...
By D. Patrick JonesIn this year-in-review issue, I’d like to look forward – far forward to the impacts of early childhood education in at least a couple decades. This is not the usual stuff of my columns, but the topic has significant implications for the future, including economic ones, of...
Whatdo Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ online readers love to read most?It’salways news about restaurants, developments and big contracts.Storiesabout the opening of a new Kennewick indoor playground for kids, a newBrazilian steakhouse and taco restaurant, and a massive West Richland housingdevelopment were among the stories receiving the most clicks this...
