Expansions, visions cited as year’s biggest successesThose focused ongrowing, promoting and improving the Tri-City economy are counting up their2019 successes and looking ahead to plans for the upcoming year and decade. Recent wins includeplans for an expansion of the Three Rivers Convention Center, a new nonstopflight from Pasco to Chicago,...
An agency that prides itself on “delivering kindness” is on track to serve 220,000meals to 2,400 seniors by year’s end.That’s a 5 percentincrease over the previous year.The volunteer driversfor Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels distribute about 450 meals to homeboundseniors each day along 45 routes in Benton and Franklin counties.More than...
By Andrew KirkSIGN Fracture Care International ends its 20th year in business with a goal to more than triple the number of patients it serves each year over the next five years. Doctors trained byRichland-based SIGN treat long-bone fractures in 30,000 people per year indozens of developing countries. The nonprofit...
Tyler Russell By Tyler RussellYour Better Business Bureau Northwest and Pacific wants you to be safe navigating the world when your money and personal information are involved. Scams popping up in your backyard are a fact of life, but we don’t have to be happy about it, and we can...
By D. Patrick JonesIn this year-in-review issue, I’d like to look forward – far forward to the impacts of early childhood education in at least a couple decades. This is not the usual stuff of my columns, but the topic has significant implications for the future, including economic ones, of...
Whatdo Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ online readers love to read most?It’salways news about restaurants, developments and big contracts.Storiesabout the opening of a new Kennewick indoor playground for kids, a newBrazilian steakhouse and taco restaurant, and a massive West Richland housingdevelopment were among the stories receiving the most clicks this...
By Beau RuffPersonal liability exposure is an important planning consideration. A person should be able to identify potential risks and assess means to mitigate those risks with the ultimate goal of reducing liability and the costs associated with the liability. In the world of liability, “man’s best friend” presents notable...
By Kris JohnsonSometimes you meet a person who makes you feel proud to be a human being. When that person is only 10 years old, it’sespecially inspiring. Several of us at the Association of WashingtonBusiness had exactly that experience recently as we prepared for the lightingof the 31st annual Holiday...
Roof Maxx’s award-winning technology can extend the life of roofs. Jeremy Dimond and Pete Kelley once worked together as wine salesmen. But they always wanted to own their own business. It happened this year when they launched Roof Maxx.
Some West Richland, Benton County residents worry about fate of their land due to an obscure 81-year-old law Whose land is itanyway? When it comes to portions of lots in West Richland, it depends on whoyou ask.“Legally, under myimpression, this land has been mine, because Benton County has done all...
