By John StangCascade Natural Gas’ Kennewick district has 53.34 miles of high-pressure pipeline.But it cannot provide documents to show that 22.12 of those miles — or about 40 percent of its pipelines in and around Kennewick — have been tested to confirm they can resist 60 pounds per square inch...

A Tri-City financial planner decided to rebrand and rename his Richland firm after his former employer was gobbled up by another company.He agonized over the name but came up with a winner in Invest Northwest Financial.In late February 2016, Ted Vause learned his company, MetLife, would be acquired by Massachusetts...

RJ Lee Group and TerraGraphics Environmental Engineering have formed a strategic partnership to prepare college students entering the science and engineering work force by offering opportunities right on campus.Richard Westberg of TerraGraphics is the lab director for the collaborative analytical laboratory on Columbia Basin College’s Pasco campus. With the baby...

A small Tri-City startup company wants to make the exchange of business cards a thing of the past with the launch of its new mobile app.The free Solo Connect app aims to streamline business-to-business referrals and the introduction process. It’s available for Apple and Android devices.Evauk Corp.’s CEO Thomas Feduk...

By Jeff MorrowIt’s been a journey of learning and change for the owners of a small Richland-based nuclear power consulting and technical services company.[blockquote quote="We knew the company could be successful. We had the employees and the resources." source="Karen Miller, managing director of Polestar Technical Services" align="right" max_width="300px"]Kathy Miller, Bill...

By Tom Rickey, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryThe search for signs of ancient life on Mars has come to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, where an expert on rock chemistry and microbial signatures is part of a team that is investigating whether there has ever been life on...

A subdivision with 84 single-family residential lots and six commercial lots is taking shape just east of the Broadmoor Outlet mall in Pasco.And a nearby multi-family subdivision owned by the same company is poised to add more homes as well.The new subdivision, called Broadmoor Terrace, sits on 34 acres.Idaho-based Big...

Campbell & Co. is expanding its growing fabrication operation with a move into the former Bekins Northwest facility on Irving Street in Pasco.The expansion comes on the heels of a major remodel of the corporate headquarters across the street.Improvements included adding a residential sales office, increasing the size of the...

Kymm and Caleb Aldinger are one busy couple.They have three kids, ages 4, 5, and 7, are licensed foster parents, volunteer their time for various community events and run their own business. Caleb and Kymm Aldinger are branching into selling cars as well as repairing them at Allied Automotive in...