Simon Property Group, parent of Kennewick’s Columbia Center mall, is partnering with a real estate firm that specializes in redeveloping tired shopping centers to buy the retail and other assets of J.C. Penney Co. out of bankruptcy.Simon and Brookfield Property Partners announced their intent to purchase the retailer’s assets in...
As businesses deal with a new reality and “business as usual” takes on an entirely new meaning, most businesses need to rethink and retool how they do business to survive. A pivot plan is critical.Being a small business owner can often feel lonely, with the world, clients and employees weighing...
A statewide survey finds a majority of employers are managing their way through the downturn despite significant declines in revenue, supply chain disruptions and other challenges.It found that 60% of respondents said business has suffered as a result of the pandemic, but they are finding ways to manage through the...
Barrett Pryce and his peers worked together for years, doing brand development and web design, first in Pasco at ImageWorks and then through a series of businesses after that folded into a larger company, Vivid Learning Systems.“We developed our skills over the last eight years working together. We dreamed of...
Not only is the world in the grasp of the Covid-19 pandemic, but America’s western wildlands are burning up as well.California Gov. Gavin Newsom told reporters his state has dual crises: the massive wildfire complexes and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.“At this time last year, California had seen 4,292 fires that...
Young families need wills.But, the legal profession has an admitted problem—the use of attorneys is expensive and can also be time consuming. It is also one of the many industries where technology has attempted to offer lower prices and better convenience.Probably the most notable example is the Do It Yourself...
The new school year has begun. Usually, this is a happy time, as it marks another beginning for students and their families. Obviously, this school start heralds a huge departure from the usual.The pandemic’s implications — whether our children will be safe, whether they might become carriers, whether they’ll be...
Serial restaurateur Michael Miller knows a good dining spot when he sees one. Miller, founder of Stick+Stone Wood-Fired Pizza in Richland and Proof Gastropub in Kennewick, spied restaurant seats for sale outside the short-lived Dickey’s Barbecue Pit on Burden Boulevard in Pasco. The 5,000-sqare-foot restaurant itself was idle. Dickey’s opened in 2018 and closed in 2019 with its two peers after franchisee Dan Pelfrey ran into financial difficulties. Miller bought some...
The longtime head of economic development for the Port of Pasco has a new job. Gary BallewGary Ballew will join Greater Spokane Incorporated as vice president for economic development on Sept. 8. GSI represents 925 businesses in the Spokane area and serves to promote business and economic development. Ballew said it is comparable to his Pasco job, but on a...
The Children's Reading Foundation of the Mid-Columbia has canceled plans to distribute 2,000 books to local children this week because of hazardous air conditions.The local nonprofit that promotes reading 20 minutes a day to young children planned to distribute books Monday in Kennewick, Tuesday and Thursday in Pasco and Wednesday...
