While people were trying to squeeze in one last summer trip before the school year kicked off, Bill Watson was preparing for cold weather and holiday shopping.“Most employers are getting ready for seasonal hiring in September,” said Watson, business services contact for WorkSource Columbia Basin. “They like to get people...

When Donna Holloway opened her vintage second-hand store in 2008 in Kennewick’s Marineland Village, she had no idea she would outgrow the location within eight years.Threads Consignment Boutique moved in August to its new location in downtown Kennewick at 127 W. Kennewick Ave., and the digs are as vintage as...

Ten years ago, Kagen Cox tasted his first crepe.“It was a little bit of heaven in my mouth,” he recalled, adding that he and his wife, Jennifer, were on vacation when he discovered the thin French pancakes. “From that point on—whenever we’d take trips—we were always trying to find places...

The National Retail Federation has high hopes for this holiday shopping season. Spending is projected to reach $630 billion, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the retail industry’s annual sales.[blockquote quote="We strongly recommend people to attend job fairs, because then they get that one-on-one face time with the employers, which...

Locally Curated opened at 19 Cascade Street, Kennewick in February and has morphed into a harmony of services and products by local artists.[blockquote quote="So far, it has been satisfying to see all the wonderfully talented people in the Tri-Cities and provide a space to display their wares or do their...

It may be a couple of weeks before the Christmas shopping season truly sets in, but local retail districts and small businesses are already kicking the holidays into high gear hoping to attract shoppers with a slew of shopping events and promotions. On the first weekend of November many local...

[blockquote quote="My goal is for every women to leave the shop feeling beautiful." source="Amanda Kuhn, Pink Pearl owner" align="right" max_width="300px"]The frustration of customers being treated like numbers, rather than being respected as people, while shopping at large retailers led Amanda Kuhn to launch her own independent women’s clothing shop in...

[blockquote quote="Each year we see more and more communities recognize the important role that small businesses play in their neighborhoods and find creative ways to celebrate them on Small Business Saturday," source="Janey Whiteside, senior vice president and general manager of customer marketing and relationship management for American Express OPEN" align="right"...