Manufacturing in the greater Tri-Cities certainly isn’t the largest sector. By recent (2018) average annual headcount, it ranks ninth, with about 8,200 workers.If you’re wondering, government – at all levels – is largest.Manufacturing also isn’t a greater provider of high wages in the local economy. In 2018, it paid an...
Rob MercerPresidentMercer Wine Estates / Mercer RanchesNumber of employees you oversee: 80How did you come to this kind of work? Family heritageWhy did your family settle here?Looked west for economic opportunity, originally raising sheep.How has your approach evolved?From the late 1800s to the late 1960s we raised sheep and then...
Have you ever yearned for the good old days where a handshake deal was all you needed? The days where, with that handshake, you could trust that the deal would get done and get done right?Those days of trust are not gone. People are still generally trustworthy. People want to...
Paul Shoemaker loves the solace and beauty of the Tri-City desert landscape.A nurse practitioner with a news background and a passion for healthy living, the West Richland man is happy to share his favorite hikes and walks with the community.The 56-year-old’s passion for the outdoors and what the Tri-City area...
Four artists have received grants through the Arts Center Task Force’s Covid-19 Artist Relief Fund to provide short-term relief in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.In early June, $1,600 was distributed to four local artists: Kenneth Wright, Lily Le, Jaime Torres and David Vasquez.Another round of grants is expected to...
Organizers recently announced the postponement of the 55th annual Tri-City Water Follies set for July 24-26.“This decision was not made lightly and was reached after much discussion and consultation with local leaders. With the available Safe Start Washington information, the board members voted to postpone,” said Kathy Powell, event director,...
Editor’s note: U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, released on June 4 the following response to retired Gen. James Mattis’ condemnation of President Donald Trump for divisive policies and using active duty soldiers to disperse protestors motivated by the death of George Floyd during his arrest by police in Minneapolis. Newhouse...
A Kennewick in-home care company is deploying computer tablets and electronic assistants to help its elderly and disabled clients stay safe and connected during the coronavirus crisis.Visiting Angels, led by owner and operator Christine Rose-VanWormer, equipped its caregivers with privacy-enabled tablets to take to clients’ homes to hold virtual visits...
Richland’s Lisa Chapman-Rosa is always looking for innovative ways to help her companies thrive.Not that she’s really needed to.Her Tri-Cities Mobile Drug & Alcohol Testing business has had plenty of work around the Mid-Columbia.The construction company she started in 2007, Total Site Services LLC, a woman-owned business, has earned millions...
The franchise owner of the Sylvan Learning Centers in Kennewick and Richland has figured out several ways to meet student needs in the Tri-City area since 2005.There are the learning centers in Kennewick and Richland where students come for tutoring.There are in-home visits, where Sylvan sends a tutor to the...
