If your rented home or apartment is destroyed by fire, or all of your possessions are stolen by thieves, will be relieved that you are protected by Renters Insurance or left with few good options because you didn’t purchase it?In Washington state, about 47 percent of all residents rent a...
Kaiser Permanente and Group Health Cooperative have signed a definitive agreement in December for Kaiser to acquire the Seattle-Based Group Health for $1.8 billion.Group Health is one of the three largest health insurers in Washington state, with more than 518,000 policy holders, 17.5 percent of the market and a surplus...
The Tri-City Quilters’ Guild will have its 33rd Annual Show & Vendor Mall April 1-2 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.This year’s theme is ‘Quilts for All Seasons.’The theme was chosen by show chairman Rena Christensen, an avid gardener who values the changes in the weather throughout the...
When Adam Loomis’ grandmother neared the end of her life, his family made the difficult decision to move her into an assisted living home.“She’d lived in her home for more than 50 years,” said Loomis. “If my family would have had the resources to have her at her house, or...
Three Tri-Cities women enjoy giving fiber artists new brilliant choices by creating kaleidoscopes of color.[blockquote quote="All of us have had an interest in fiber arts and crafts all our lives and we feel blessed to be able to do something we love." source="Melissa Lyle, founder of S.M.A.K. Super Fibers" align="right"...
The Northwest Cancer Clinic in Kennewick is giving patients with glioblastoma brain cancers a new tool to battle invasive cancer cells — a device called Optune.Northwest Cancer Clinic in Kennewick is affiliated with 21st Century Oncology, a national provider of integrated cancer care services. It was one of the first...
Wine, water and outdoor fun are some of the main Tri-Cities’ most visible attractions, according to local business leaders. Colin Hastings,Pasco Chamber of CommerceColin Hastings, executive director of the Pasco Chamber of Commerce, said the most frequently asked questions the Chamber receives has nothing to do with wine or golf....
The City of Pasco has issued a building permit valued at $38.9 million for construction of a new 440,000-sq.-ft. AutoZone distribution center at 3733 Capitol Ave. near King City in Pasco.[blockquote quote="These are good jobs, from warehouse to upper management positions." source="Rick White, Pasco's community and economic development director" align="right"...
Petersen Hastings, an independent wealth management firm in Eastern Washington, has joined forces with National Advisors Trust Company. The move has enabled the firm to create Petersen Hastings Private Trust, a new private-labeled trust services brand.[blockquote quote="Our firm’s goal is to establish lifelong relationships with clients, their families and others...
On an overcast snow-covered day, a large herd of elk herd plows over the ridge and gathers aside a gated fence just below the hills near Naches. They form in tight huddles, waiting for flakes of hay to be spread for them across the white-blanketed Oak Creek Wildlife Area each...
