With more than 2 million individual taxpayer identification numbers, or ITINs, set to expire at the end of this year, the Internal Revenue Service is urging affected taxpayers to submit their renewal applications soon to beat the rush and avoid refund delays next year.In the third year of the renewal...
A Tri-City couple have plans to open a cocktail and appetizer restaurant this fall in Kennewick.Kokos Bartini will be on the first floor of the three-story Cynergy Centre at 4309 W. 27th Place.The owners, who have asked not to be named until their opening date is closer, signed a three-year...
Pasco airport travelers soon will have another nearby choice for overnight stays.Marriott is bringing its Courtyard brand to the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco. Construction begins this fall.The airport, owned by the Port of Pasco, recently reached an agreement with A-1 Hospitality on a 50-year ground lease at the corner of...
By Ted Escobar, Daily Sun NewsKnown for its low prices for common grocery items, Grocery Outlet will open a new store in Sunnyside. The store will open at 2600 Yakima Valley Highway, in the former Kmart building.Grocery Outlet spokeswoman Kelly O’Rourke said construction will start soon.“Delivering thrilling deals has become our mission,” O’Rouke said. “It’s...
Bouten Construction recently made a progressive business move not often seen among Eastern Washington construction firms, but more common among larger companies across the nation: it hired a director of performance and innovation.“We’ve come to a point now where we’ve grown a little bit in size,” said Tony Spratling, who...
After 40 years in an A-frame building off Edison Street, a Lutheran church soon will move to the Southridge area of Kennewick.Pastor Tim Wilkens, 34, said King of Kings Lutheran Church has outgrown its current space and hopes to be in the new building by late next year.The church has...
AJ Schneider didn’t expect the hobby of a former girlfriend would one day lead to a role as co-owner and partner of a gymnastics facility and head team coach.“I have no background in gymnastics. I’d drop her off for tumbling and I’d stick around and watch, and I learned by...
U.S. Secretary of Defense, General James Mattis will be speaking at Washington Policy Center’s Young Professionals annual summer social event Aug. 2 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in Pasco.The summer social event brings together like-minded young professionals for food, drinks and socializing. The event is for adults 18-45 years of...
Present a problem to an engineer and that engineer will find a solution with enthusiasm.That’s what a group of people did recently at Framatome in Richland.Caleb Sarka, Rianna Preston, Chad King, Destinee Rea, Jeff Waddell and Manuel Seubert all work for Framatome.And all are members of the North American Young...
Mining in the Northwest was different in the 1890s.Back then, miners hunted for gold in the streams and mountains of Alaska and the Yukon with picks and shovels. Seattle was a jumping-off point and supply center for gold miners.Today, central Washington, upstream of the Tri-Cities, has become the focus of...
