
Articles by Kristina Lord

Business partnerships fuel annual bike ride
Registration is underway for the annual Inland Empire Century Bike Ride, a fundraiser for the Tri-Cities Industry Kiwanis and Walla Walla Kiwanis clubs. The ride is Saturday, May 13, starting…

Longtime DJ, audio services business spins into new hands
The new owner of Sight and Sound Services already has mapped out his succession plan, even though he only bought the business a few months ago. Marty Mielke purchased the…

Celebrity headstone maker plans Pasco expansion
A headstone maker who designs memorials for famous clients is planning to construct a new building for his business in Pasco. Tim Morris, owner of Headstones by Cemetery Tim, recently…

The robots will serve you now
We thought we’d enlist the help of ChatGPT to help us summarize this story about the trends in hospitality technology. After all, artificially intelligent robots soon could be checking us…

Richland native has hand in development of new cancer drug
Jackie Tyler knew in high school that she wanted to help cure diseases. But she also knew she didn’t want to be a doctor. To reach her goal meant taking…

Richland Knights are tops in nation for helping Ukrainian refugees
When the Richland Knights of Columbus launched its fundraiser to help Ukrainian refugees nearly a year ago, it didn’t expect to get nationwide attention for its efforts. But it recently…

Christmas Carol Lane came back, thanks to business-savvy neighbors
A group of Kennewick women lean on their business-savvy skills to keep their neighborhood’s longtime Tri-City tradition alive. Debie Britton, Sandy Nettleton and Dayna Faultersack are the organized women who…

Kennewick ad agency changes ownership
The ownership of a longtime advertising agency has changed hands. PS Media Inc.’s new owner and president is Tony Moser, who’s been with the business for almost eight years. Moser…