Notice more food trucks opening brick-and-mortar locations? It’s a growing trend in the Tri-City food scene, accelerated in part by incubators like the Pasco Specialty Kitchen.Once mobile food vendors like Fresh Out  The Box, Hot Tamales, Foodies and Mercy’s Pizza Taco have graduated from food truck to sit-down restaurants.And more...

A resort, restaurants and retail topped the list of the most-read stories on the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ website in 2018.News about the opening of Eritage Resort in Walla Walla and the demolition of Regal Cinemas at Columbia Center mall to make way for Dick’s Sporting Goods received the...

By Danielle KaneBetter Business Bureau Northwest and Pacific spends a lot of time talking to local media outlets about national, regional and local scams. But did you know there could be scams taking place in your very own neighborhood? Danielle Kane,Better Business BureauSince November 2017, there have been 42 scams...

A 17 percent jump in construction and increased sales of building materials helped boost the state’s taxable retail sales in the second quarter of 2018. The sales increased by 10.6 percent over the same period in 2017, reaching $42.7 billion.Retail trade, a subset of all taxable retail sales in the...

Lola Franklin, CEO of Tri-City Association of Realtors, Lower Yakima Valley Association of Realtors and Pacific Regional Multiple Listing ServiceBrief background of your business:I work for two nonprofit trade associations and a for-profit subsidiary. The Realtor associations were established in the 1950s. They serve real estate licensees and the real...

By Kris JohnsonThe mission of the Association of Washington Business is to bring people together throughout the state to promote economic prosperity — from the urban centers to the most rural corners. Kris Johnson, Association of Washington BusinessWe know that parts of Washington have boomed since the end of the...

By Beau RuffWhen a person conveys false or misleading information about another person or entity, the injured party has a potential cause of action (lawsuit) against the offending individual. Regrettably, most people misunderstand this cause of action and the requirements for a successful lawsuit. An aggrieved person may feel slighted...

For Mark Howell, the key to running a successful business is more than just making gobs of money.As the owner of Sandy’s Trophies in Pasco, Howell believes caring a lot about people is just as, if not more important, than the bottom line.He and his first wife bought the established...

Almost one year to the date Vivian Terrell opened the Tri-Cities’ first HoneyBaked Ham Café, the entrepreneur feels the business has been a success.“I feel good. I’d give this last year an 8,” said Terrell, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best.A steady stream of...

To reach more young adults the IRS decided to meet them on their own turf with the launch of its new Instagram account @irsnews.About a third of U.S. adults use Instagram and check their accounts at least once a day, according to the Pew Research Center.One of the IRS’s taxpayer-friendly...