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...
By Wendy Culverwell and Kristina LordCindy Mosley-Cleary took over a gift shop in downtown Kennewick about six years ago and made it her own, packing it with charming pick-me-ups and home décor items.She may be relatively new at owning a retail business, but she had decades of retail sales experience...
Junus KhanCarbitex Inc., the Kennewick tech manufacturer that turns carbon fabric into flexible carbon composites, had a choice to make when it debuted in 2012.Its patented, flexible-yet-rigid composite material could be used in any number of products. Junus Khan, founder and chairman, had to figure out which one to target.Four...
Years after a Richland entrepreneur launched a business and grew it into an established IT support provider, a Utah company has acquired it, transforming Elevate into Executech.The service will stay local, all jobs will remain, and the former CEO of Elevate, Paul Carlisle, is proud to report that each employee...
Washington State University Tri-Cities has launched a new Entrepreneurs in Residence program to provide students with direct connections to successful entrepreneurs for mentorship opportunities.Through the program, students can meet with entrepreneurs to receive free advice, coaching and networking connections for potential partnerships.Regional entrepreneurs Christina Lomasney and Paul Carlisle are excited...
The late developer Robert “Bob” Young liked to give his apartment complexes dignified names.The Villas. Washington Square. Broadmoor. Jadwin Stevens. Highlands.Young, who lived in San Francisco but left a mark on the Tri-City landscape, died in 2014 at age 82.The company he founded, once known as Robert Young and Associates,...
Judge Dan Kathren expected miracles in 2019, when Benton County launched a special court to help veterans charged with crimes turn their lives around.Forty veterans and 20 graduates later, he has not been disappointed.“It’s absolutely doing what we were hoping it would,” said Kathren, a seasoned Benton County District Court...
Washington Policy CenterGovernment Reform DirectorJason MercierWhat is the Washington Policy Center?Washington Policy Center (WPC) is an independent, nonprofit think tank that promotes sound public policy based on free-market solutions.WPC improves lives of Washington state’s citizens by providing accurate, high-quality research for policymakers, the media and the general public. Headquartered in...
