Lori WoodsIsoray Inc., the Richland company that makes radioactive seeds to treat prostate cancer, has raised more than $50 million through supplemental stock offerings in recent months, with most targeted to expand its reach to other types of cancer.Isoray (NYSE American: ISR) raised nearly $10 million in October to fund...
Northwest wine economist Chris Bitter painted a bleak picture when he recapped the state of Washington’s $8.4 billion wine industry in March.The state’s wineries shipped almost 1 million fewer cases in 2020. All sales channels – to consumers, to retailers, to distributors – fell in 2020, according to Bitter, of...
Tim KrumlandWith up to 100 orders leaving their Big Pasco warehouse daily, record revenue last year and plans to break ground on a new building later this year, Leggari Products’ owners are ready to take on the big boys in the epoxy coating industry.The scrappy Pasco-based startup, co-founded by Tri-City...
The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries is focusing on worker safety on farms with the launch of a new 16-member inspection team.The Agriculture Compliance Unit includes 13 inspectors who will visit work sites and investigate complaints about compliance with workplace safety requirements for farms. The team also includes...
Jason Story, owner of Pasco Machine, stands underneath his machine shop’s current sign while holding a much older one from the company’s earlier days. The business celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. (Photo by Kristina Lord)A 100-year-old Pasco company is charting a course to ensure it can navigate another century...
Aaron BrinkIn just a few short years, Aaron Brink went from an annoyed homeowner, frequently stung by bees while mowing, to a commercial beekeeper who laughs off daily stings while tending to hundreds of beehives.“I’m immune to bee stings,” said Brink, owner of Brink’s Bees. “I got into the bees...
Richland sisters Elena Gavin and Concetta Gulluni admit they were never good friends as teenagers.Being 3 ½ years apart in age, they had their own friends.But now, as business partners in Layered Cake Artistry, 117 W. Kennewick Ave., Suite 110, in downtown Kennewick, Elena, 41, and Concetta, 38, have become...
The Tri-Cities is becoming a center for Instagram-worthy barn-style homes after a pair of Tri-City entrepreneurs with a big social media following built one for themselves.Olivia “Liv” and Tanner Berg converted an old pole barn on their Kennewick property into a family home. The process was so rewarding – and...
A Tri-Cities architectural and engineering firm was bursting at the seams when the owner’s wife spotted an obvious solution.Christelle Walker-Prickett advised her husband, Harvey, to lease space in the building he was designing for Tri-Cities Insurance Professionals in Pasco.Harvey Prickett, president and principal of Wave Companies, took his wife’s suggestion....
A medical office complex in downtown Kennewick is getting a makeover to appeal to tenants who do not need a hospital across the street.The Kennewick Medical and Dental Center faces the former Kennewick General Hospital across Auburn Street and provided office space for hospital-adjacent businesses such as doctor and dentist...
