The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries could soon be proposing new wage requirements for salaried executive, administrative and professional employees.The wage requirements would be tied to the state’s minimum wage, which is set to go up $1.50 every year through 2020 with the passage of Initiative 1433. The...
By Danielle KaneCongratulations, business owner. You have successfully found and hired a team of smart and capable employees to help accomplish the organization’s goals. The team is working well – until one day, your top manager needs an unexpected couple of days off during a busy time when you and...
By Marilou SheaIt came as no surprise to my mom when I told her that Lurene Fleshman of Harris Produce in Pasco told me that they don’t use pumpkins in their pie-making. They use squash. In New England, where we’re from, squash pie was the original pumpkin pie. It was...
A man whose mother faced down Alzheimer’s wants to educate others about dementia by giving them a virtual tour through the disease.“We impair your senses to mimic or give your brain the thought of what it might feel like to have dementia,” said Rick Bennett, who owns a business called...
By Meredith FarrisYou want to make a difference in the world in a way that reflects your deeply-held beliefs. Increasingly, investors are defining long-term value as not only realizing attractive returns, but also generating positive social or environmental impact. To that end, they are looking for ways to align their...
Community First Bank recently underwent a rebranding to modernize its curb appeal and to unify its different business lines, which now include wealth management, trust services and home mortgages.Formed in 1997, Community First Bank, headquartered in Kennewick with branches in Richland, Pasco and Connell, is the longest running community bank...
By Annie FowlerThe most iconic trophy in sports made an appearance in the Tri-Cities last month, helping to raise $15,000 for the Responding to Autism Center in Kennewick.The Stanley Cup, the guest of former NHL goalie Olie Kolzig, made an appearance Oct. 23 at the Carson Kolzig Foundation in Kennewick...
Imagine driving down to Columbia Park and playing a few holes of golf.And when you envision golf, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the kind played with a club and small white ball – although it could.It also could mean kicking a ball into a bigger hole, called foot golf,...
Business has been good for the only Firehouse Subs restaurant in the area.The Burbank franchise has done so well that another is planned – along with a Sun Market convenience store and gas station – in the Badger Canyon area in Kennewick.Shawn Sanderson, division manager for Kennewick’s Sun Pacific Energy,...
An expansion plan approved nearly 20 years ago is underway for the local chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.IBEW Local 112 is building a new $3.4 million union hall that includes an auditorium on vacant land at 114 N. Edison St. in Kennewick, just south of West Clearwater...
