Bob SchuetzCEOEnergy NorthwestBob Schuetz Number of employees you oversee: 1,000 +Brief background of your organization:Energy Northwest is a joint operating agency of Washington state, comprised of 27 public power member utilities from across the state, serving more than 1.5 million customers.Energy Northwest owns and operates a diverse mix of 100%...
Music has always played a major part in the lives of Bobbi and David Dickerson, even before they married three years ago.David, 68, ran Dickerson’s Piano Service company. Bobbi, 64, is a retired school teacher who has given countless piano lessons.Together, they run Tri-City Music, a Richland store where musicians...
Reser’s Fine Foods is proceeding with construction of a food processing facility in Pasco after a framed section of the building collapsed during a windstorm.No workers were injured in the Nov. 15 incident. Reser’s, serving as its own contractor, briefly halted work. By early December, crews were operating at both...
A Bellevue-based developer is converting a north Richland building into a coffee shop to serve residents and workers near the PNNL campus.IC University Square LLC plans to apply for permits to reconfigure the building in January, with a tentative opening date in mid-2022.The LLC is associated with Shotgun Creek Investments,...
Graze – a Place to Eat is making its biggest bet ever on the Tri-Cities with a new location planned in the former China Café spot in Kennewick.Graze owners Rebecca and John Lastoskie bought the restaurant at 131 N. Ely St. in July and expect to open it in mid-2022...
Fran Rish Stadium at Richland High School will get a $10 million update beginning in February.The Richland School District expects the eight-month project to wrap up by September, according to an environmental checklist filed under Washington’s Environmental Protection Act in October.The voter-approved project includes new artificial turf, track surface, grandstand...
Ryan Companies US Inc. of Bellevue and Minneapolis is proceeding on development of two distribution centers for Amazon Inc. Both are more than 1 million square feet and will collectively employ about 1,500. Project Pearl, above, is at 1351 S. Road 40 East and has a construction value of $61...
The Port of Benton Commission selected Christy Rasmussen, a former Christ the King School principal and current Hanford employee, to fill the board seat vacated when Robert Larson retired in October with two years left of his term.Rasmussen was one of four candidates interviewed in a special commission session on Nov. 29. She...
