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...
The Port of Kennewick’s efforts to revitalize a stretch of the downtown waterfront are being called into doubt over a last-minute addition to the concept: low-income housing.The port wants to incorporate low-income and other supportive housing at The Willows, the 6.55-acre former manufactured home site on Clover Island Drive, near...
Monday, May 31, is Memorial Day, the day reserved to honor the memories of those who served our country in uniform, particularly those lost in the line of duty.It is also an opportunity to make new memories and explore the stories of those who died and were laid to rest in Tri-City cemeteries. In honor of the holiday, the Tri-Cities Area...
A Vancouver developer with a history of building apartments in the Tri-Cities is raising its profile with an ambitious project in the Columbia Center Boulevard corridor.Carmen Villarma and her husband, Dennis Pavlina, have begun work on The Resort at Hansen Park, a $50 million mixed-use development that will offer three...
