Kaitlyn Pype wasn’t sure what she wanted to do with her life, but she knew she enjoyed working on cars.She thought about a career in automotive repair, but a degree program in mechatronics at Clover Park Technical College caught her eye because it combined a variety of interests.“So, I went...
To the average American, China’s control of the world production, processing technology and stockpile of critical metals is not their concern.However, to our military and high-tech leaders, it is a very big deal.Our government lists 35 metals it considers vital to our national economy and security. While 17 are classified...
Executive manager, Audi/BMW of Tri-CitiesChristopher MartinezNumber of employees you oversee: 59Brief background of your business:Sales, parts and service of new and pre-owned Audis and BMWs as well as selling of any other brand pre-owned as well.How did you land your current role? How long have you been in it?My family...
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia will build a store in Pasco after securing a site next to Walmart.The store will mirror the newly built Kennewick Goodwill. However, it will not take shape for several years, said Ken Gosney, executive director for the nonprofit, which serves people with disabilities.Goodwill paid $1.17...
The Tri-Cities isn’t often the second location for any growing chain. But it is for a Salt Lake City-based joint venture that is building psychiatric hospitals for seniors in the West.Sana Behavioral Health will open a $2.8 million, 16-bed hospital at 7319 W. Hood Place next spring. It will be...
West Richland expects to break ground on a new police station in January with the city’s police department tentatively set to move into its airy new building by the end of 2021. Chief Ben MajetichChief Ben Majetich updated the city council on the project’s status at its virtual meeting Oct. 20. The 20,500-square-foot police station will...
Pacific Pasta & Grill in Kennewick is moving to new quarters in Richland as its lease runs out at 7911 W. Grandridge Blvd.The pasta restaurant will reopen at 603 Goethals Drive after it closes its old location on Nov. 25. It announced the move on its Facebook page and a...
The Tri-Cities — Washington’s only metro without a detox and drug rehabilitation facility — could see a 1950s-era hospital in the heart of Kennewick renovated to meet the growing need for local services.The former Kennewick General Hospital, currently used a birthing center by Trios Health, will become the Two Rivers...
Kadlec Regional Medical Center and the Tri-Cities Cancer Center have committed to maintaining the cancer center as a distinct entity following a tumultuous year that saw Lourdes and Trios withdraw as owner/partners of the cancer care center after they were acquired by a for-profit medical company.
The former Tri-City Herald building, the largest and newest privately-owned office building in downtown Kennewick, has new tenants.Vivid Learning Systems, owned by private equity-backed Health & Safety Institute, leased space at 333 W. Canal Drive, a decision that promises to bring more professionals to downtown Kennewick and bolster the fortunes...