Family-owned business also offers photography classesJim and Karen Pridemore have opened anew business at 627 The Parkway in Richland that aims to create lastingmemories.Picture Yourself is acreate-it-yourself studio for photography and videography in which customerscan rent studio time by the hour or pay for a monthly membership.The company offers various...
C and E Trenching has been digging dirt for 25 yearsCurtis Wray can be pretty self-effacingand humble.When asked what he sees his company, Cand E Trenching LLC and himself doing in five years, he said he doesn’t knowhow to do anything else.His father, Everett Wray, bought thebusiness in 1994 —...
By Kris JohnsonThe66th Legislature convened Jan. 14 and is slated to end April 28. During thattime, the top job for lawmakers is to craft the state’s two-year operatingbudget.Thegood news is they have record tax collections to work with — more than $50 billion for the 2019-21 budget cycle.Kris Johnson, Association...
This Valentine’s Day and beyond, millions of Americans are meetingothers on matchmaking websites, dating apps and social media. But not all thosenew connections are meant to be, as 37 percent of Washington residents polledin a new AARP survey (aarp.org/onlineromancescams)reported that they, a family member or a friend have encountered attemptedfinancial scams...
By Marilou SheaDidyou know that for every cup of coffee consumed daily in the world three cups oftea are consumed? Or that next to water, tea is the most consumed beverage theworld over? There are more than 1,500 varieties of tea varying in color andtaste. Consumers today are beginning to...
By Beau RuffWhen businesses need attorneys to assist on either day-to-day matters (e.g. labor and employment issues) or once-in-a-lifetime matters (e.g. selling the business), the business will need to choose whether to engage and rely upon local counsel or seek the services of an attorney located in a larger metropolitan...
The Kennewick, Prosser and Walla Walla Shopko stores are scheduled toclose May 5.The department storeannounced plans to close 38 stores nationwide but the local stores weren’t onthe list when the news was announced three weeks ago. Shopko filed for Chapter11 bankruptcy Jan. 16.The new closure list now includes 11 Washington...
Hello? Have you landed?Coordinate your next airport pickup from the new cellphone lot at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco.Airport officials say the new lot will reduce traffic congestion along the curb and provide a safe place for those picking up passengers to wait for incoming flights.The lot allows people to...
The price to fill up a gas tank in the Tri-Cities is cheaper than it’s been in a long time -- and it's among the cheapest in the state.The average price per gallon for regular gas in theTri-Cities is $2.47, which is nearly 13 percent cheaper than it was a...
Junior Achievement is holding volunteer training sessions for those interested in working to help students reach their economic success.More than 400 local volunteers provide services focusing on financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship to more than 11,000 students in the region. Information and training sessions will be from 9 to...
