The team who worked with a Kennewick businessman known for his commitment to his family, his employees and his faith plan to honor their boss by continuing to run the business the same way he would. Dan Melior, 55, owner and mortgage broker at Innovative Mortgage, died May 12 from...
Former i-3 Global chief facing lawsuits, bankruptcy AKennewick businessman’s bankruptcy filing has been updated to detail assets ofjust under $1 million and debts of $2.7 million in secured and unsecuredclaims.Inaddition, Kristopher Lapp, former president of i-3 Global, reported owing$79,000 in unpaid taxes to the federal government.Lappand his company are the...
Washingtonshoppers no longer will find themselves waiting in line at the register behindOregon residents wanting to avoid state taxes.Oregoniansare no longer exempt from paying state taxes when they reach for their walletsunder a law signed by Washington’s Gov. Jay Inslee that took effect July 1.To recoupany sales tax expenses, Oregon...
The Colville Tribes’ $10.8 million purchase of 184 acres ofFranklin County farmland could set the stage for a future casino just northeastof King City in Pasco.Though opening acasino would take “many years” since the land off Highway 395 would first needto be transferred into federal trust status through the Bureau...
Columbia Industries, a nonprofit committed to supporting and empowering individuals with disabilities and other challenges, announced the acquisition of the Tri-Cities’ Paradise Bottled Water Company on July 10. It follows the acquisition of the Tri-Cities’ Round Table Pizza restaurants on July 1.The acquisition of Paradise Bottled Water Company along with...
By TCAJOBA Spokane-based credit union announced plans to open three branches — one in each of the Tri-Cities — in spring 2018. Two of the three STCU branches are open already in Kennewick and Richland, and construction begins on the third this week in Pasco at Road 68 and Sandifur...
A Kennewick businessman’s bankruptcy filing has been updated to detail assets of just under $1 million and debts of $2.7 million in secured and unsecured claims.Kristopher Lapp, former president of i-3 Global, also reported owing $79,000 in unpaid taxes to the federal government.Lapp and his company are the target of...
A Kennewick nonprofit has acquired a longtime Tri-City pizza franchise and a bottled water service company to grow its mission-based organization and expand its headquarters to accommodate a new social services outreach program. Columbia Industries, a nonprofit committed to supporting and empowering individuals with disabilities and other challenges, acquired the Tri-Cities’ four Round TablePizza restaurants and...
Franklin County was the fastest-growing county in the state between 2018-19, with Benton County nipping close behind at No. 3.Kennewick ranked No. 5 in the state for population growth, adding 1,820 people; Pasco ranked No. 8, adding 1,700 people; Richland ranked No. 11, adding 1,530 people.The Tri-City area’s population grew...
The three Dickey’s Barbecue Pit restaurants in theTri-Cities closed on June 13.Local owner Dan Pelfrey said the closures are the result of a combination of factors, including higher employee wages and severe winter weather.“Winter didn’t help us out at all. It hurt us bad and put us backward in lot...
