With the Tri-City housing market about as hot as it has ever been, why would an investor want to consider investing in the stock market?Let’s compare and contrast some of the common characteristics of investing, whether in real estate or the stock market, and see if the proposition of investing...

RETIREMENTCarbitex, the Kennewick manufacturer of flexible carbon fiber composites, recently announced the retirement of its CEO Ron Boninger. Carbitex appointed footwear industry veteran Rob Langstaff as CEO. With over three decades of experience in the performance footwear industry, Langstaff began his career working for more than sixteen years at Adidas,...

 Since Kennewick’s first indoor go-kart track opened, it has been a popular place for those who need to speed.The Kennewick track is the sixth DirtKart facility to open since Brycen Tarr and his family launched the first one in Spokane in September 2019, after years of having a dirt track...

Pilar “Angelica” Hernandez had already earned her cosmetology license and commercial driver’s license before realizing she had a hidden talent as a cake decorator.Now, the Pasco businesswoman owns Delicakes by Angelica, operating out of the Pasco Specialty Kitchen and providing elaborate cakes for weddings, birthdays, quinceañeras, baby showers and other...

A long-empty restaurant at the heart of Richland will reopen as Flight Tap and Table in January.The husband-and-wife team of Amanda Thavone and Joey Casados leased the building that briefly housed Dupus Boomer’s Downtown at 530 Swift Blvd., at George Washington Way.Thavone is a nurse at Kadlec Regional Medical Center,...

After standing vacant for three years, the former P.F. Chang’s China Bistro building in Kennewick will reopen with a new name, menu and owners.Hooked Seafood Boil and Bar, a new-to-the-area concept from Bing Wang and Vicky Lin, is set to open in early November in the former restaurant near Columbia...

Pasco is sweeping away some rules downtown business owners say keep them from investing and thriving in a five-block area.A coalition of downtown business owners, frustrated by prohibitions that keep restaurants from putting sandwich boards on sidewalks, selling used bikes and computers, or opening fitness centers, successfully lobbied the city...

 Ulta Beauty leases old Pier 1 building in KennewickUlta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. has leased the former Pier 1 building at 1232 N. Columbia Center Blvd., near Columbia Center mall in Kennewick.Argo Kennewick LLC, which owns the property, signed a lease with Ulta on July 26. Longtime tenant Pier...

The Richland School District bought an old church campus to serve as the second campus for its Three Rivers HomeLink program, an alternative education program that supports home-based learning and other student services.HomeLink will expand into the former Salvation Army worship center, 1219 Thayer Drive, as early as 2022.The Richland...

Pieces of the Franklin County Historical Museum’s collection are scattered throughout the county.Some are stored in the basement of the Pasco police station.Some are tucked into the Kahlotus Grange Hall.The Port of Pasco is storing some items for the museum. Past museum board members opened up their barn space. The...