By D. Patrick JonesDespite recent challenges faced by local hospitals, health care here is acquiring all the features of a major medical center. Benton-Franklin Trends data makes this quite clear, tracking the share of the work force employed in the five highest-employing sectors. Health care is the second from the...
By TCAJOB and Sunnyside SunProsser Memorial Health has opened a new clinic in Grandview.The clinic at 1003 Wallace Way, just south of Interstate 82, will be open daily to provide family medicine, pediatrics, women’s health and mental health services as well as urgent care. Walk-ins are also welcome.Prosser Memorial Health...
By Marilou SheaUnlike the Pantone color of the year that’s selected annually by a chosen few, the food trends I’m about to share — most falling into a “healthy” category — are ultimately based on the masses — yes, that’s you, me, us. Marilou Shea,Food Truck AcademyAs if you didn’t...
A massive coffee bean roaster will need to be disassembled and moved to a new building in north Richland when Treasure Valley Coffee of the Columbia Basin opens its new headquarters, along with a retail store, in the Horn Rapids Business Park this summer.The $1.9 million investment includes land bought...
Homeowners, hobby farmers and do-it-yourselfers will be able to shop for lawn mowers, compact tractors and utility vehicles at a new store in Kennewick this spring.The new RDO Equipment Co. concept store will open by April 1 on the south side of Kennewick Ranch Home off Columbia Center Boulevard.RDO’s new...
West Richland voters will be asked in April to consider a $12.5 million bond to build a larger police station.The bond would add 42 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to property taxes. That means owners of a $200,000 home would pay $84 a year.The proposed 22,500-square-foot police building would...
A longtime custom home-building company with a successful operation in North Dakota has moved to the Tri-Cities.The father-and-son team of John and Stephen Worlund decided to move Anasazi Builders after almost 22 years to be closer to family.“We had to turn down 21 homes. We finished the last two homes...
Each year about 4,000 people reach out to the Benton-Franklin Legal Aid Society for legal assistance.And each year Tri-City area attorneys donate their time to help those they can.The nonprofit society recently held its annual awards luncheon to recognize attorneys who significantly contributed to the organization’s efforts to find pro...
Despite a higher state school tax levy in 2018, families in Eastern Washington may see some relief on their property tax bill this year.That’s because the state collected more than it anticipated, and to alleviate the tax burden for 2019, the state rate of $2.70 per $1,000 of assessed property...
By Alex Johnson Alex Johnson ofJohnson & Johnson Law FirmAs a DUI defense attorney here in the Tri-Cities, I often get questions about this area of law. Here are short answers to frequently asked questions about driving under the influence. What is the “legal limit” for a DUI?When I’m asked...
