It’s time for the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ deep dive into all things related to construction and real estate.Readers will find the 64-page Focus magazine inserted in this month’s edition of the paper. It is a strikingly different publication than issue we published in 2020, when coronavirus shutdowns were...

It’s been more than a year since the Babb Road Fire scorched over 15,000 acres south of Spokane. The rebuilding process is underway, signaling hope for a bright future for those who still call that area home. In the wake of that devastating yet transformative event, they are creating a...

Manufacturing is a bedrock of the state’s economy. It accounts for more than 300,000 jobs and approximately 11% of the state’s total economic output.Those jobs tend to pay above average, too, with an average salary of $80,000.That’s good news, but imagine what it would mean for Washington’s economy if the...

Gov. Jay Inslee’s end run around the state Legislature banning natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings is a bad idea.Even though the Legislature adjourned last spring without passing his bill, he unveiled building codes which would accomplish the same thing by fiat.Inslee’s proposed regulations forbid the use of...

Gravis Law PLLC, a Richland-based firm with 48 attorneys in multiple offices, is positioning itself as a national brand bringing legal services to underserved rural communities.In January, it completed a transaction to bring the legal team from a Kennewick firm, Hames, Anderson, Whitlow and O’Leary, into the business.The move gives...

Fuse Fund is restarting its push to raise $2 million to invest in promising local companies after early pandemic shutdowns forced a slowdown.The fund is operated by Fuse Advisors, a subsidiary of Richland’s Fuse SPC. Fuse SPC, housed at Richland’s Parkway, is a special purpose company dedicated to providing space,...

Darcy KooikerSomething about watching her dad pour over figures at night appealed to Darcy Kooiker.The lined green paper. The mechanical pencil. The orderliness of tracking the plutonium going into weapons production at Hanford, which was her accountant father’s job.Kooiker, then Darcy Nelson, likes it when the math is correct.Her fellow...

Expanded tax benefits can help both individuals and businesses give to charity before the end of this year, the Internal Revenue Service said.The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted last December, provides several provisions to help individuals and businesses who give to charity. The new law...

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP)Director – State and Local Tax (SALT)Jenni RegimbalEmployees you oversee: N/A. I technically oversee employees all over the country given the nature of my work, but the number varies constantly.Brief background of your business:At CLA, we’re experienced in delivering integrated wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax and consulting services...

Washington’s new tax on big banks operating in the state does not violate the Constitution’s prohibition against restrictions on interstate commerce.In a Sept. 30 ruling, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled the tax does not discriminate against interstate commerce because it applies to Washington-related income regardless of whether the bank...