Articles by Jessica Hoefer
Longtime Pasco eye doctor sees missions, fun for retirement
After almost 50 years in the same location, Pasco Vision Clinic is moving to a building with better visibility. The business will remain in Pasco but will transition to 2715…
Restaurant in heart of wine country on the market for less than $1M
A historic Prosser home converted into an established restaurant is on the market for an eager entrepreneur. Jeremy’s 1896 Public House, an eatery and pub at 1232 Wine Country Road,…
Final building under construction in Grandridge Business Park
Construction has started on the last building in the Grandridge Business Park, with completion scheduled for next spring. The 19,611-square-foot multi-tenant office building consists of two parcels in the eight-acre…
New fire stations in the works around the Tri-Cities
Benton Fire District 4 hopes to have a new station up and running to serve West Richland area residents by summer 2019. Fire Chief William Whealan said a design team…
CBC puts fundraising efforts for culinary school on back burner
Fundraising efforts for Columbia Basin College’s culinary school have been put on hold, but that doesn’t mean plans for a facility in Kennewick’s new riverside wine village aren’t moving forward.…
Virtual tour helps people understand what it’s like to live with dementia
A man whose mother faced down Alzheimer’s wants to educate others about dementia by giving them a virtual tour through the disease. “We impair your senses to mimic or give…
Couple creates software to help businesses land DOE contracts
After two decades working in business development for the nuclear industry, Darren Shank decided to stop chasing down Department of Energy dollars and instead make it easier for others to…
Glass company finds perfect location for new home
Around the late 1990s and early 2000s, Shawn Linhoff and his staff at Perfection Glass began to feel the walls closing in on them at 15 N. Auburn St. in…
