Kennewick store isn’t on the listThe JCPenney store in Kennewick isn’t among the 138 nationwide to be closed.The only JCPenney store in the state facing closure is at Pilchuck Landing in Snohomish, north of Seattle, according the company.The store closures, in addition to the shuttering of a distribution facility in...
Nonprofits collectively seek 2,000 volunteersLearn about volunteer opportunities in the Tri-Cities at a March 24 event in Kennewick.Emerging Tri-Cities, formerly the Young Professionals of Tri Cities, a professional development group, is organizing the event, which is from noon to 2 p.m. March 24 at the Tri-Cities Business & Visitors Center,...
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell’s Central Washington director will become TRIDEC’s third vice president of federal programs. David ReeploegDavid Reeploeg replaces Gary Petersen who retired earlier earlier this month from the Tri-City Development Council. The announcement was made at TRIDEC’s 54th annual meeting March 15 at the Red Lion Inn in...
Walla Walla has the Marcus Whitman Hotel.Spokane has the Davenport.Portland boasts the Benson.Seattle has the Fairmont.The owner of The Lodge at Columbia Point in Richland hopes to add his boutique hotel to the list for the Tri-Cities.“The Tri-Cities has needed an identity boutique hotel,” said owner Tom Drumheller.The $8.5 million...
There’s a joke among Leadership Tri-Cities alumni that theirs was “the best class ever.”And when the organization’s board members talk about incoming classes, they refer to them as “the next best class ever.”The leadership group is now accepting applications for its “next best class” and planning an open house for...
Washington is the only state without a statewide tourism marketing program.But that would change under two bills making their way throughout the Washington Legislature. So far the bills by Rep. Cary Condotta, R-Wenatchee, and Sen. Dean Takko, D-Longview, have easily sailed through their committee stages for eventual floor votes.The bills...
By Wine News ServiceAs expected, the Washington wine industry’s 2016 harvest for grapes was a record.The Washington State Wine Commission released statistics in early March, and the report showed a record crop of 270,000 tons harvested last fall, easily eclipsing 2014’s record of 227,000 tons.[blockquote quote="Cab is still king." source="Kevin...
A compromise is being worked on for two different family leave bills in Olympia.A Democratic bill is sailing through the Washington House, mainly because the Democrats are the majority party there.However, the Senate Republicans put their own family leave bill on hold, not even voting it out of a committee...
The 2016 Kennewick Man and Woman of the Year share a passion for bettering the community they live in and both have devoted countless hours to improve it.Dave Retter, 62, owner of Retter & Company Sotheby’s International Realty, was named Kennewick Man of the Year on Feb. 28. Joyce Kerr,...
Three years ago, Perla Zepeda’s family lost a beloved family member. Their dog, Sandy, had swallowed an unknown object, causing internal damage. She was rushed to an emergency veterinary hospital in Yakima, but doctors couldn’t save her.“We grieved for about three months,” Zepeda said.They also faced more than $1,000 in...
