Professional Investment Management Services celebrates 20 years in business in 2020A Kennewick independent boutique investment advisory firm is closing in on 20 years of business next year.That’s the case for Professional Investment Management Services, or PIMS for short, at 7103 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite B, upstairs in the new Copiers...
Sign Gypsies owner delivers personalized messages for friends, family, customersRobin Wojtanik of Richland didn’t expect to become an expert on Tri-City area soil density when she launched her new business, Sign Gypsies, this summer.But putting up signs with custom messages at homes, schools and businesses has turned her into one.“North...
By Marilou SheaIf you’re a foodie, you’re probably head down planning your Thanksgiving dinner in earnest right about now, though the ultimate foodie would have started in September when harvest was underway. And this foodie would have already taste-tested new recipes, twisted from the traditional ones, and scoured local stores...
By Kris JohnsonThe lack of access to affordable, high-quality child care isn’t just a problem for families. A recently released report shows that it’s also a major issue for employers and for the overall economy.The report, “The Mounting Costs of Child Care: Impacts of child care affordability and access to...
By Don C. BrunellEmployers and employees need to set aside their differences and partner with one another. The same advice should be heeded by our elected officials.Easier said than done, especially in a vitriolic and politically-charged atmosphere punctuated by an absence of listening and a profusion of people shouting at...
By Beau RuffConventional financial wisdom suggests that the first thing a person should do after building the three- to six month rainy-day fund is to maximize contributions to retirement accounts. Qualified retirement accounts offer a clear tax advantage: contributions are pre-tax, and therefore can reduce taxable income and the associated...
A prominent Tri-Citymansion recently sold to a local hotel mogul for $3.5 million.The new owner of the home built by hockey legend Olie Kolzig is Gurbir Sandhu, president of the hospitality group Ignite Hotels LLC. Sandhu said he intends todeed the Kennewick property to an LLC that has not yet...
The Port of Pasco has bought 300 acres for $6.5 million to develop a new industrial park.The port finalized the deal Oct. 31, buying the property from Balcom and Moe Inc. The land is about a mile north of the port-developed Pasco Processing Center off Highway 395.“In 2018, the port...
Travelers can hop a nonstop flight from Pasco to Chicago starting in June.United Airlines has announced it will begin offering red-eye flights to Chicago O’Hare International Airport beginning June 4, 2020.This is the first time that Tri-Cities Airport will have nonstop connection to Chicago, and it is also the airport’s...
Harvest Foods will open in 2020 after renovation of vacant Shopko buildingA Lep-Re-Kon Harvest Foods store plans to renovate and move into the vacant Shopko Hometown building on Wine Country Road in Prosser next year.The 28,000-square-foot building will undergo an extensive renovation before it opens in 2020.The store will include...
