Amid pandemic shutdowns and canceled art expos, Knights Welding retooled its business model and opened a Kennewick storefront.The custom-made metal art shop was grateful for a solid holiday shopping season.“Christmas was good for business,” said owner Pat Knight, adding that it’s the shop’s busiest time of the year, punctuated by...
Polliwogs Children’s Boutique prides itself on offering an assortment of ethically and sustainably-sourced baby and children’s apparel, shoes and accessories.“I was actually really surprised that there were as many people who wanted that here,” said owner Alexa Orozco.Part of what motivated her to open the Richland store six years ago...
Steve McConnell’s life changed the day his parents took him skiing for the first time in his life.“I was a basketball player, but I was lucky that my folks introduced me to skiing when I was in seventh grade,” he said. “From the first time I skied down the hill,...
Three local financial professionals have launched a new business after merging their separate financial planning, investment management, insurance, tax accounting and bookkeeping companies.“We’re the only firm in town that has all of our disciplines together under one roof. There’s no competitor that we are aware of that can do everything...
The owner of Richland’s new cider house pivoted from a pandemic layoff toward his dream.Instead of trying to find another job, Nate Steele decided to chase after what he’s long wanted to do: offer a welcoming place to sip a variety of the best ciders around.“It almost feels surrealistic,” he...
Hotoveli Boutique, Richland’s newest fashion hub, has arrived at Queensgate Village, giving area fashionistas another local outlet to find the perfect outift, or pieces to complete their current wardrobe.Hotoveli offers a fashion house atmosphere with a selection of name brand, high-end items, as well as affordable styles to suit daughters,...
They already knew it was true, but now, everyone else will too.TiLite, a custom wheelchair manufacturing unit of Permobil, has been a fixture in the Pasco community for about 20 years.It has been creating innovative, aluminum and titanium wheelchairs while meeting the high standards of the FDA.Now, after months of...
A nurse with a heart for geriatric care has transformed her former Kennewick home into an adult family home, realizing a longtime dream and goal that took shape after losing her grandfather.Called Cherry Creek Adult Family Home, the single-family house built in 2018 in the Cherry Creek Estates neighborhood east...
Sooner or later, more Mid-Columbia businesses are going to try to bring their workforce back into their buildings.As a first step toward that goal, MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions is offering building confidence reports through its Comeback with Confidence program.Pat Roberts, general manager for MacDonald-Miller’s Eastern Washington office, said many businesses and...
Tri-Citians know a lot of the bigger names in the federal government contractor arena thanks to the proximity of the Hanford site.But not all government contracts have to do with Hanford and not all government contractors are big companies.Patriot Rooter & Irrigation LLC is a locally-owned and -operated small business...
