The new storefront is online and to be successful there, it’s best to learn all you can about how to do it.That’s according to James Bledsoe, director of the U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration’s eCommerce Innovation Lab in Tacoma.“That’s how people are finding you and finding your products,”...

Mining in the Northwest was different in the 1890s.Back then, miners hunted for gold in the streams and mountains of Alaska and the Yukon with picks and shovels. Seattle was a jumping-off point and supply center for gold miners.Today, central Washington, upstream of the Tri-Cities, has become the focus of...

Yoke’s Fresh Market seeks to fill vacancy with another bank, credit unionGlobal Credit Union has closed its two Tri-City grocery store branches.Officials shuttered locations inside the Pasco and Kennewick Yoke’s Fresh Market stores on Jan. 31.Global Credit Union’s 1,600 Tri-City members may keep their accounts open and rely on mobile banking,...

Trends in the Washington state banking industry are generally positive coming into 2018. The 44 state-chartered and three nationally-chartered banks headquartered in Washington are stable and the financial condition of these institutions has continued to improve.

It’s hard to start a business on optimism alone.Brett Spooner, an attorney with Gravis Law PLLC in Richland, said what makes it even more difficult is that entrepreneurs are limited when it comes to soliciting the capital they need to get their businesses off the ground.“The goal of the Security...

by Ben CoxBeing a farmer means being ready for anything. Ben CoxWhether managing through unreliable weather, planning against volatile crop prices or adapting to changing consumer preferences, the life of a farmer is anything but predictable. Today, the agricultural industry must also contend with new technologies that change how farmers...