The U.S. Small Business Administration is refocusing its work after an all-hands-on-deck campaign delivered billions in pandemic relief to American businesses, including $11 billion in Washington state.It is a “staggering” figure, said Mike Fong, the newly appointed director for Region X, covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska.In Washington, SBA awarded...
Doctor’s Pharmacy has been making steady inroads within the Tri-City community through its customer service-focused business model since opening last year.The pharmacy, at 65 Columbia Point Drive in the strip mall adjacent to Winco, joins only a handful of other privately-owned pharmacies in the area.Over the years, privately-owned pharmacies have...
For almost two decades, Chris and Lore’K Garofola have been hard-working franchise owners of Auntie Anne’s Pretzels and Cinnabon.The couple own four Auntie Anne’s – two in the Tri-Cities and two more in Southern California. They own two Cinnabons, with one in the Tri-Cities and the other in Southern California.But...
Most people don’t look forward to a colonoscopy.And most would rather not have a conversation about end-of-life care.Home Instead Inc., a national company with offices in Kennewick, has launched a new program called Elderoscopy with these two ideas in mind.Elderoscopy is a critical conversation, complete with “probing” questions, between older...
Parents who have built a successful business and have raised capable children might find the proposition of selling the family business to the children compelling.As with so many decisions in life, this proposition comes with pros and cons, but properly structuring the transaction is always vital.At the outset, the parents...
A 51-year-old crane repair company recently opened its second location in the Tri-Cities.WHECO Corp. started out as a parts supplier in Dayton and then expanded to six facilities across the U.S. over the decades, along with a rebuild center in the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean.The Pasco site...
Lance StephensRichland site managerVP North American fuel manufacturingFramatomeLance StephensNumber of employees you oversee: 550Brief background of your business:Framatome is a global leader in the nuclear energy industry. Our Richland site is the most flexible fuel manufacturing facility in the world, building all types of fuel and fuel-related products for light...
The state predicts the number of manufacturing jobs will drop in the next decade, yet industry groups intend to do everything they can to not only buck that trend but double the number of both manufacturing positions and manufacturing companies in Washington.“If the Legislature does nothing, we will have fewer...
Seniors can enjoy more fresh veggies and fruits from area farmers markets this year when they sign up for Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels’ voucher program.Low-income seniors can apply to receive free vouchers to use at local certified farmers markets through the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program.Thanks to increased funding support...
Tri-Citians need a little more cake.That’s what Julie Zirker believes.She’s the co-owner of the first Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise in the Tri-Cities.It’s opening at 110 Gage Blvd., Suite 200, in Richland at the end of June.“We need a little more joy and a little more cake. They’re interchangeable,” she said.Zirker...
