Truck drivers are in demand for jobs based in the Tri-Cities. Teresa Maki, owner of T Enterprises, a Pasco private trucking school, said enrollment at her CDL school has almost doubled since 2020. (Courtesy T Enterprises)Teresa Maki, who has been in business for more than 30 years as owner of...
A roundabout planned to alleviate Hanford traffic in north Richland is now delayed until next spring.A traffic circle is planned at the intersection of Highways 240 and 225 and Route 10 adjacent to the Hanford nuclear site.“There’s been a lot of near misses in the area and also a lot...
Fierce wind raked the Beverly Bridge but the challenging weather didn’t deter crowds who turned out to dedicate the Beverly Bridge, the newest link in the Washington State Park system’s Palouse to Cascades State Trail.Gov. Jay Inslee joined a crowd of more than 300 to officially open the former railroad...
By Gale Metcalf for Tri-Cities Area Journal of BusinessA century ago, the automobile had not yet completely replaced the horse and buggy as the main way of getting around in the United States.But, it was getting there.Yet getting to where you wanted to be – even with an automobile and...
Tracy LaMarr sketched out the plan to launch a restaurant delivery service on a plane homebound from a business conference in March 2020, as restaurants and other companies were shutting down to stem coronavirus infections.The Tri-City restaurant owner knew she’d face fierce competition from bigger, well-known companies like Uber Eats,...
George Perkins doesn’t have to worry about navigating his wheelchair into the offices of Columbia Basin Hearing Center to see his audiologist.Since February, the 83-year-old meets with Neil Aiello from the comfort of his Kennewick home.“Dr. Neil has been here every month checking on the quality – and he just...
Executive Director, Benton-Franklin Council of GovernmentsNumber of employees you oversee: 9Michelle HoltWhat is the Benton-Franklin Council of Governments:The Benton-Franklin Council of Governments (BFCG) was established in 1966 as a voluntary association of the units of government in Benton and Franklin counties. The organization is structured as a regional planning commission,...
In the topsy-turvy pandemic economy, RV demand is at a record high, with manufacturers set to ship upwards of 543,000 units in 2021, easily besting the previous record of 504,600 units shipped to dealers in 2017.For dealers and customers alike, record demand means waiting lists for the most popular models.“The...
From time to time, it is important to take stock of our own personal liability exposure and find ways to mitigate it.Liability exposure can creep into our lives in subtle ways that can have profound effects on our financial security. One such way that a person can expose himself or...
Let’s face it – the Tri-Cities is a car town, or set of car towns.The number of miles Tri-Citians travel daily owes its origins to the settlement of not one, but three cities, or four, counting West Richland, in an area that has some distance between the communities. There are...
