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Tri-Cities franchise owner earns companywide honor — for second time 

October 17, 2023
TCAJOB Staff

IHOP selected a Tri-Cities franchise owner as its 2022 Franchisee of the Year — and it’s not the first time the owner has earned recognition. 

Susan Mendenhall, owner of the IHOPs in Kennewick and in Pasco, received the award in Pasadena, California, at the...

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The odds your new business will fail are high

October 11, 2023
Jamie Council

Here are some tips to beat them

Tri-City experts say good planning and a good team can play key roles in setting new businesses up for success.

It’s solid advice since about 1 in 5 businesses nationwide fail within a year because they aren’t set up for long-term success or...

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Families can find seasonal fun at Queensgate Gardens

October 11, 2023
Jeff Morrow

Brian Keele has grown his hair out long, and he has many days’ growth of beard that he doesn’t plan on shaving anytime soon.

It’s what you have to do when you’re getting ready to play the part of Santa Claus during the upcoming holidays.

Keele owns Queensgate...

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Reviving Ray’s has been labor of love for 2 musician-owners

October 11, 2023
Jeff Morrow

Talon Yager and Andrew McVay each remember their first time playing in a band at Ray’s Golden Lion in Richland.

For Yager, a bass player, it was 2005. For McVay, a guitarist, it was 2009.

But for both, it seems like just yesterday, full of fond memories. It’s a feeling...

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Bus tour shines spotlight on importance of state’s manufacturing sector

October 11, 2023
TCAJOB Staff

Employees from Lampson International and Tyson Foods grabbed Sharpies to add their signatures to the tall letters on the side of the bus crisscrossing the state to bring attention to the role the sector plays in the state’s economy.

The Manufacturing Week tour, now in its seventh year, is...

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State proposes 4.9% workers’ comp increase next year

October 11, 2023
TCAJOB Staff

The state Department of Labor & Industries is proposing a 4.9% increase in the average hourly rate employers and workers will pay for workers’ compensation insurance next year.

If adopted, the increase would mean employers and workers on average would jointly pay an additional $65 a year...

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Shelby’s Floral to put down roots in building of its own

October 11, 2023
Sara Schilling

Shelby’s Floral has for decades had a Clearwater Avenue address – from its debut in 1977 in the now-defunct Bramble Bush Mall to its current home in Marineland Plaza.

And that’s not going to change now that owner Jackie Brown is building a new home for the beloved flower...

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At The Emerald of Siam, 40 years of love and acceptance

October 11, 2023
Sara Schilling

Bill Blakeman was one of the very first customers to walk in the door.

Back in October 1983, when The Emerald of Siam opened in Richland, there were no other restaurants in the Tri-Cities dedicated to Thai cuisine.

Blakeman had lived in Thailand for a year while serving...

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Businesses can do their part to help promote community health

October 11, 2023
Guest Contributor

In recent years, the concept of corporate social responsibility has gained considerable attention among businesses as organizations recognize their role in contributing to the well-being of the communities in which they operate. The Covid-19 pandemic emphasized the fundamental relationship between public health and economic welfare. 

The relationship between business...

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Benton, Franklin property valuation rates jump more than 20%

October 11, 2023
Robin Wojtanik

Scott Thompson had never felt strongly enough about an issue to display a banner criticizing elected leaders – until he got his property valuation from the Benton County Assessor’s office.

That’s when he put up the large sign on his wooden fence facing the well-traveled Keene Road in West...

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