Barb Fangman and Scott Williams had seen how most accounting firms do business — and they wanted something different.And it’s been working. Barb FangmanThe owners of Insight Accounting Solutions have seen their Richland company — which Fangman started in 2012 — grow.“We are experiencing 50 to 70 percent growth a...

Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed capital gains tax has dominated the headlines. But his less-ballyhooed proposal to increase business-and-occupation taxes might have a bigger effect on the Tri-Cities, while having a greater impact on the state budget.These two tax proposals, plus a proposed study on removing the four lower Snake River dams,...

The state's Employment Security Department has received unemployment benefits applications from about 1,000 workers since the beginning of the partial government shutdown last month.The applications include furloughed workers and those who were laid off for other reasons.Federal workers furloughed due to the shutdown may apply for unemployment benefits while they...

Small business owners can learn about Washington excise taxes, reporting classifications, deductions, sales tax collection and record-keeping requirements during a free webinar on Jan. 9.The state Department of Revenue is offering a free live training session for new and small business owners from 10 to 11 a.m.A facilitator will answer...

The Kennewick Sears store steered clear of three national closure lists this year but its luck has run out.The most recent list of 80 store closures includes the one at Columbia Center mall. The closure also affects Sears Auto Center, which will close in January, according to the company.All affected...

The standard mileage rates for using a car for business purposes will be going up in the new year.The Internal Revenue Service's 2019 optional standard mileage rates -- which also apply to vans, pickups or panel trucks -- are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for...

A dynamic new sculpture at the corner of 19th Avenue and Highway 395 is a Tri-City credit union’s gift to the communityTri-CU (pronounced Tri-Q) recently unveiled “Ovation,” a 10-foot tall stainless steel and acrylic sculpture mounted on a pole to swing like a weathervane.The credit union, formerly known as Tri-Cities...

Construction is underway on a new $3.4 million hangar for the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement aerial facility.The 18,240-square-foot, pre-engineered metal building will provide an operations base for the ARM aerial facility, operated for DOE by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The facility has been based at the Tri-Cities...

They worked the room like a boss.They extended their hands and gave a firm shake.They smiled and made eye contact as they introduced themselves.They asked thoughtful questions — and listened to the responses.When another person asked, “Do you mind if I join your conversation?” They replied, “Not at all. We...