By D. Patrick Jones“Women hold up half the sky,” ChairmanMao Zedong famously uttered, when discussing the role of women in the Chineserevolution. Since then, the phrase has become a rallying point for many women.Do they hold up half of the economic sky in the greater Tri-Cities? Some dataare available to...
By Danielle Kane We’ve all heard the stereotypes:millennials are entitled. Gen Xers are slackers. Baby Boomers can’t adapt. AndGen Z? So far, the youngest generation to enter the work force has beenpigeon-holded as “too obsessed with themselves to produce quality work.”But, when we dig deeper, we find thatthe labels that...
The Evergreen State is among the top 10 best states forfemale entrepreneurs.That’s according to FitSmallBusiness.com, a digital business publication.Washington ranked No. 4 on the list after Texas (No. 1),Ohio (No. 2) and Minnesota (No. 3). FitSmallBusiness.com said the state is well positioned to be the next Silicon Valley, thanks to...
By Andy PerdueThis month,wine grape growers from across the state and throughout the Northwest descendedon the Tri-Cities for the Washington Winegrowers Association’s annualconvention and trade show Feb. 11-14.About 2,000members of the wine industry were expected at the Three Rivers ConventionCenter and Toyota Center to attend seminars, learn about the latest...
Road 100 branch to feature 7,000 square feet; $645,000 in improvements planned at headquartersGesa Credit Union will open its 18thbranch this summer in Pasco.Construction on the $2 million projectalready has begun on the two-acre plot of land at 4824 Broadmoor Blvd. Kennewick-based Banlin Construction isthe general contractor for the project....
Farmers National Co. says larger acreage is scarceThe average cost-per-acre of Washington farmland dippedslightly this year compared to last year, according to a recent land valuesreport from Farmers National Co.The employee-owned, Omaha-based company is an ag landownerservices company managing more than 5,000 farms and ranches in 28 statescomprising more than...
Ford Group to invest $3.6M on commercial building for up to 7 tenantsA small project grew to 10 times its original size whenthe Ford Group decided to put a 34,000-square-foot building on nearly two acresof open land in Richland. “We just wanted a place to store our boat,” said GregFord,...
MH Construction’s new owner isn’t new to companyThe new owner of a Kennewickconstruction company is as comfortable working over a profit and loss statementas he is behind the controls of a mini excavator. It’s one of the reasons Alex Lindebought the nine-year-old MH Construction company Jan. 1. Linde, 40, worked...
Basin Pacific Insurance and Benefits’ new building has space for leaseCustomers of the local Basin Pacific Insurance andBenefits branch won’t find the business at its old location on Gage Boulevardin Kennewick.The company has moved to a new, bigger location at 6917W. Grandridge Blvd., Unit 1, along one of the major...
Project will use local suppliers, contractors; facility will be between 110,000 to 145,000 square feetA $64.2 million contract has beenawarded to a Houston-based partnership to design and build a new energysciences building at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.Construction could start later thisyear or in early 2020 on the building...
