Bob Ferguson, a longtime Tri-Citian, energy executive and entrepreneur, contributed $500,000 to Washington State University Tri-Cities to endow a faculty, position and set the stage to turn the Richland campus into a center for clean energy development.Bob Ferguson’s career took him from reactor physicist at Hanford’s B Reactor to the...

Is a pandemic a good time to join a new club?The women who make up the Tri-Cities Newcomers Club think so.Don’t let the club’s name throw you off. It isn’t strictly for newcomers. It’s a group designed to help women meet one another through social activities and special interest groups.And...

The owner of an upscale clothing boutique can’t help but gush when she talks about her new storefront, a well-known corner spot in the Richland Parkway, once home to Ariel Gourmet & Gifts.“I cannot wait. I’m super excited to be down here. It’s charming. I love all the eateries and...

Crumbl Cookies, the Utah-based dessert juggernaut, is continuing its expansion into the Tri-Cities with plans for a Kennewick location.Ranae and Matt Rusk of Pasco will open Crumbl Cookies at 1102 N. Columbia Center Blvd., a former GameStop location outside the Kennewick Target. The Kennewick shop is the second Tri-City outlet...

A Pasco nonprofit that provides home health equipment such as beds and wheelchairs added 400 square feet of storage space in part to keep up with donations as area residents clean out storage units during the Covid-19 pandemic.Premera Blue Cross donated $5,000 to the Knights Community Hospital Equipment Lend Program,...

What are the components of an enforceable contract?In other words, if you or your business makes an agreement with another person or entity, what makes the agreement enforceable?Let’s review of some of the technical and practical considerations for contract enforcement.Must it be in writing?The general rule is that a contract...

Valentino Robles played basketball during his high school days in Pasco.Tino, as most people know him, never thought much back then about lifting weights.“I hated lifting weights back in high school,” he said. “I liked being skinny and agile.”But lifting weights – and helping others learn how to lift them...

“We do weddings. We do bonsai trees.”Not the typical services you might see offered together, but Brandon Andersen, owner of Bonsai Audio, has found a way to marry the two successfully.“Bonsai stands for an aesthetic. It’s a small work of art that’s also alive,” he said.The Kennewick man’s lucrative business...

Cathy and John Franklin were vacationing with family in Arizona one year ago and watching television when former President Donald Trump advised citizens to avoid groups of more than 10.As the couple watched the president and Dr. Anthony Fauci address the Covid-19 threat, they felt the weight of the coming...

Trios Health is moving its birthing center to Southridge, a move that could accelerate plans to transform the former Kennewick General Hospital into a detoxification and recovery center for Tri-Citians facing drug addiction and mental health disorders.If everything comes together, the birthing center and Two Rivers Rehabilitation Center both will...