David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and given notice that it may be laying off 9,000-plus employees nationwide, including at its location on West Canal Drive in Kennewick.
But stores remain open and orders are being fulfilled as the company looks for a buyer,...
Rory Langdon was sending out his resume to possible employers, on the hunt for an internship. But the junior in the cybersecurity program at Columbia Basin College got feedback that the document was too long. So, he reached out to Elie Soderquist, director for career services. She helped him make some cuts...
A Richland company is helping NASA reach for the moon and beyond. Fluid Controls and Components Inc., or FCCI, has been awarded a $4.6 million contract from Bechtel to help with Mobile Launcher 2, a key part of NASA’s Artemis program.
McCurley Dealerships aims to be the best auto group in the market it serves, and it’s planning a significant facility expansion across multiple properties to support that vision.
The roughly $31 million expansion includes adding about 50,000 square feet at the Chevrolet and Cadillac dealership in the Pasco Autoplex, plus expanding the McCurley Subaru dealership off Sandifur Parkway in Pasco and building a new home for the Yakima dealership.
After over 40 years of collecting an extensive repository of automobile history from around the Northwest and more than 4,000 vehicles passing through his yard, Stafford said it’s time to pass the labor of love on to someone new.
The owner of Pasco’s new multimillion indoor greenhouse has secured additional funding to support its growth plans as lack of capital threatened delays.Local Bounti reported a net loss of $111.1 million in 2022, compared to a net loss of $56.1 million the prior year.The Montana-based company recently filed its 2022...
The new owner of Sight and Sound Services already has mapped out his succession plan, even though he only bought the business a few months ago.Marty Mielke purchased the longtime DJ and entertainment services business based in Kennewick from Bob Kreider at the beginning of the year.Kreider, 71, launched Sight...
Washington State University Tri-Cities and Snohomish County have teamed up to develop a proposed research and development center for sustainable aviation fuels.Snohomish County officials announced plans for the $6.5 million Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Applied Research and Development Center at Paine Field on March 28.The first-of-its-kind center will offer fuel...
Jennifer Dorsett spent years taking young people to the gravity-defying challenge course in Columbia Park to help them build teamwork, communication and other social-emotional skills as they climbed, leaped and puzzled their way through tasks.Dorsett, a substance abuse counselor and certified prevention specialist, watched as their confidence grew and their...
When Adnan Al Hayyawi moved to the Tri-Cities from his native Iraq nearly eight years ago, he missed the tastes of home.The sweet, flavorful pistachio baklava.The fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth samoon bread.The zesty meat and vegetable pizzas and the shish kebabs.He doesn’t have to miss them anymore.Al Hayyawi and his wife, Thekra...
