“Anything you can think of that’s fun in a house, that’s what we do.”That’s how Bryan Brooks describes the services offered by his family’s business, Traffic Jams.The Kennewick-based shop is locally owned and offers more than car audio, including security systems, cameras, central vacuums, network connections and home theater or...

Using a beach analogy, when it comes to change that you aren’t leading, are you more like:Putting your toe in the water and scurrying away if it’s uncomfortable?Wading in, slow to adapt, watchful?Swimming in it, rolling with the current, making it happen?A deep-diver, all-in?Often the reality of change for many...

Here in Washington and across the country, millions of seniors will get relief from a new law that will help reduce drug prices.After years of calling on Congress to make prescription drugs more affordable, AARP won the fight for Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.The new law, passed by Congress...

Reser’s Fine Foods is making mashed potatoes and preparing to add capacity to produce more dishes at its new food processing plant in Pasco.The family-owned company showed off its new $120 million plant at 5526 N. Capitol Ave. in September.The plant began operating earlier in the summer but shut down...

Joann, the sewing and crafts retailer, is moving its Kennewick store to Columbia Center mall, where it is taking over a portion of the space vacated by Sears in 2019.The new store is set to open in April, depending on construction being completed on time, said Joan Davis, Kennewick store...

 Darigold Inc. broke ground on its state-of-the-art milk-processing facility in north Pasco in early September.The $600 million plant will open in early 2024 with the capacity to process8 million pounds of milk per day, supplied by 100 dairy farms in the region. It will employ 200.Darigold first disclosed it had...

Local Bounti Inc., the Montana-based ag tech startup, resumed construction of its $40 million greenhouse complex in east Pasco in September.The company paused the project in April, when it closed a deal to acquire the parent company of Pete’s, a California indoor grower.It disclosed plans to restart work in Pasco...

Homebuilders were excited to swing wide the doors on their latest homes for visitors during this year’s Parade of Homes.The Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities event, which ran from Sept. 16-18, highlighted four new homes, all in Richland.The popular event showcases the latest in construction, architectural trends, design and décor....

Atkins Nuclear Secured broke ground on a $20 million technology center at its north Richland campus in September.The site is next to the existing Atkins Engineering Laboratory off George Washington Way and across the street from the Washington State University Tri-Cities Wine Science Center.Fowler General Construction Inc. is the contractor...

A longtime flower shop has changed hands so the former owner can face down a fast-spreading cancer.Connie and Sandy Wormington sold Just Roses Flowers & More, which has shops in Kennewick and Pasco, along with their wholesale flower shop, Columbia Wholesale.Leslie and Richard Underwood of Diamond Back Farms are the...