By George HefterOn Jan. 14, 2020, three widely-used Windows Operating Systems reach the end of their useful lives and will no longer receive updates and security patches from Microsoft: Windows 7, Server 2008 and Small Business Server 2011 (which is based on Server 2008). This so-called “end-of-support” doesn’t mean that...

By Andrew KirkSeven members of Jim Godfrey’s family were workingtogether at a family-owned business—but not their family’s. It was time to rectify that, he said, so he opened HornRapids RV Service & Sales Inc. on July 12. All three of Godfrey’s sons started working with himwhen they were 14 at...

Darin Warnick has a five-word solution to all theworld’s problems.“Just go ride a bike.”From global warming and bad traffic, to stress and badhealth, all of it can be solved by climbing into the saddle, pushing thepedals, grinding the gears and basically biking away your worries.“The bike is a simple solution...

Packaging Corporation of America plans to hire 100 people, open in mid-NovemberConstructionis underway on a $26 million cardboard box manufacturing plant that eventuallywill employ 100 people in the Horn Rapids Industrial Park in Richland.PackagingCorporation of America, an Illinois-based company, expects to open the plant inmid-November.The city of Richland sold 42 acres...

A high-end craft bar will open in a newRichland Parkway building next year after crews made short of work ofdemolishing the space that’s languished unoccupied for years.The site at 702 The Parkway—which shares acourtyard with Frost Me Sweet, near the fountain—is almost ready forconstruction planned at the site, which will...

By Andrew KirkA woman from Hawaii recently bought a home in Tri-Cities with cash and outbid other buyers by $10,000. Realestate shoppers from Seattle, Portland, California and beyond are a growingtrend in Tri-Cities, said Dave Shinabarger, president of the Tri-CityAssociation of Realtors.LanceKenmore of the Kenmore Team in Kennewick said his...

California-based chain has stores in Pasco, KennewickAthird Grocery Outlet store is coming to the Tri-Cities, putting a “bargainmarket” in each of the three cities. The latest will be in the Queensgate areaof Richland, next door to Party City near Target.Richlandis reviewing a permit for the proposed project at 2901 Queensgate...

Now that the city of Richland has moved into its new City Hall, what’s going on with the property across the street where the old city complex is? 

Tanks will allow Tidewater Terminal Co. to deliver ethanol-petroleum throughout regionA $12.5 million ethanol facility is coming online inAugust at the Tidewater Terminal Co. in Pasco. “Right now we’re going through our testing phase to makesure all our set points are where they need to be,” said Mark Davis, generalmanager...

By Kris JohnsonWe hear about skyrocketing home prices in places like Seattle, San Francisco and New York and shake our heads. Modest three-bedroom ramblers going for $1 million or more. Hopeful homebuyers engaging in bidding wars, sometimes buying houses sight-unseen, or skipping inspections to ensure someone else doesn’t close the...