Thrivent Community Sageland worked with a dozen local churches to start construction on a new Habitat for Humanity home through the Thrivent Builds program.Through the partnership, called ‘Apostles Build,” hundreds of volunteers from the churches and Thrivent Community Sageland had a wall-raising celebration in March on the new home, which...
It’s Thursday night and a diverse group of participants have gathered at Brandcraft Media on Gage Boulevard. in Richland to hear Sara and Brendan Quinn of Squid & Crow, a local web development firm, talk about creating template-based websites using Wordpress.Wordpress Tri-Cities, a monthly meet-up group organized the event. The...
By Jeff Morrow for TCAJOBJustin Kasparek has always known what he wanted to do.“I knew since I was 7 that I wanted to run a business,” he said.[blockquote quote="Smart home technology is in its rebellious teenage stage. But I believe it will be in every home, some form of it,...
By Paul Carlisle for TCAJOBMany large-scale manufacturers, construction, and fabrication companies integrate a safety program into their everyday operations — from morning safety meetings, ongoing worker training, to rewards systems for practicing safety measures. But many businesses, both large and small, fail to create even the most basic IT security...
Wildland, a software development agency in Richland, is young, but its all-star team of programmers, designers, and project managers have taken on ambitious projects and the company is growing at a steady rate.[blockquote quote="We’re always looking for partners who want to get a software to market, but don’t have the...
The Empey family’s Sheffield Cider business began as a hobby in the 1960s. But early in this century it sprouted into a full-fledged business growing from a production of 2,000 bottles a year to nearly 50,000 in 2015.[blockquote quote="The cider apples are hard to find, a lot of the trees...
Désirée Johnson, of Kennewick, was an early bloomer when it came to competing in the equestrian arena.She started riding when she was 6, and within a year was in the show arena. When she was 18, she was selected to be part of the U.S. team that competed at the...
Computers and iPhones are lifelines for three business executives who need to be in touch with their office and the world at all times. Deborah Barnard,Barnard Griffin WineryDeborah Barnard who, with her husband Rob Griffin, recently returned from a three-and-a-half week trip to India, said she couldn’t have lived without...
Stepping into Supermex in Pasco is like stepping into a grocery store in Mexico — and that is exactly what owner Jesus Higareda-Diaz wants.Colorful murals adorn the walls depicting traditional Hispanic foods and produce, piñatas line the ceiling, the smell of authentic Mexican tacos fills the air, and the friendly...
By John Stang for TCAJOBBenton and Franklin counties could find their bans and moratoriums on selling retail marijuana revoked in 2017.Just before the end of the 2016 legislative session, Rep. Chris Hurst, D-Enumclaw, and Rep. Cary Condotta, R-East Wenatchee, introduced a bill to require counties and cities to lift their...
