Articles by Kristina Lord
Free home placement service helps seniors find best options
Understanding the differences between retirement, nursing and adult day homes and assisted living facilities can be challenging. It’s easy for seniors — and their families — to become overwhelmed by all the “providers” vying for their business, said Karen Sousley of Living Well Senior Home Placement. “There is so much information that they need to…
Goodwill to build new $3.1M shop, warehouse in Kennewick
A new place for bargain shoppers will swing open its doors in Kennewick next year. Goodwill Industries of the Columbia, which oversees nine retail stores in seven cities, including five in the Tri-Cities, plans to build a $3.1 million retail store and warehouse with 20,205 square feet of space on Columbia Center Boulevard. Construction begins…
Longtime Journal ad director dies at age 66
The longtime advertising director of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and Senior Times died Oct. 26 from advanced cancer. Mike D. Haugen of Richland died at The Chaplaincy Hospice House in Kennewick after complications related to his cancer treatments. He was 66. He joined the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and Senior Times in…
Dick’s Sporting Goods plans to build $7.5M store in Kennewick
A sporting goods retail chain with more than 730 stores nationwide plans to demolish part of Kennewick’s mall to build a new $7.5 million store. Dick’s Sporting Goods intends to tear down the former Regal Cinemas at Columbia Center and build a 45,138-square-foot store. Dick’s sells sports equipment, apparel, footwear and accessories. It also offers…
New ACT theater gets new name, 400 donated seats
Future Academy of Children’s Theatre shows will be staged at the Windermere Children’s Theatre. The Richland real estate company stepped up as ACT’s new theater naming sponsor with a $350,000 donation. Windermere Group One’s donation was announced during a Sept. 20 fundraiser luncheon at CG Public House & Catering in Kennewick. Jeff Thompson, owner of…
$8M flexible-space building coming to Southridge
The success of a Pasco business park’s flexible design space off Road 90 is prompting a similar project in Kennewick. A new 44,170-square-foot commercial building is planned for 4112 W. 24th Ave. on 3.43 acres. It will feature Class A office space up front and flex space in the back of the two-story building. Tenants…
Pathology provider consolidates operations into Richland lab
Faster test results for patients and streamlined operations prompted a Spokane Valley pathology services provider to open a laboratory in Richland. Incyte Diagnostics has been working on a $1.6 million renovation of a vacant office building at 221 Wellsian Way for an Aug. 13 opening. Incyte is leasing the building, with an option to buy,…
Forgotten War vets remembered at peace medal ceremony
Sixty-eight years after serving their country during the Korean War, 70 local veterans and their families received special recognition and appreciation for their role stopping the spread of communism in east Asia. The consul general of the Republic of Korea and state director of the Washington Department of Veterans Affairs director presented 63 medals to veterans…
Building owners want to create synergy to relaunch Cynergy Centre
After sitting vacant for months, Kennewick’s three-story Cynergy Centre is ready for its part deux debut. The building features a wall of curved glass at the entrance and is near the traffic circle at 27th Avenue and Union Street in the Southridge area of Kennewick. Two doctors and a Tri-City investor have teamed up to…
Longtime Meals on Wheels director retires, successor named
The longtime director of the Meals on Wheels program retired in May after a career of providing services to seniors for more than 30 years. Marcee Woffinden, the senior nutrition services director at Senior Life Resources Northwest, retired May 31 after more than 17 years at the Richland-based agency. Woffinden, 62, served as the aging…
