Articles by Robin Wojtanik
Tri-Cities’ largest gyms see mixed demand in wake of pandemic
The largest fitness centers in the Tri-Cities are seeing mixed results on membership numbers since getting the green light to reopen after initial Covid-related shutdowns. At a time of year…
Richland improves metering efficiency, renewable energy use
Richland is preparing to launch final testing of a new utility metering system prior to its rollout in 2022, ending the need for dedicated meter readers to visit the 27,000…
Richland IT support startup acquired by Utah company
Years after a Richland entrepreneur launched a business and grew it into an established IT support provider, a Utah company has acquired it, transforming Elevate into Executech. The service will…
Port of Kennewick: Vista Field, Columbia Gardens ready for sale
Almost a decade after closing Vista Field, the Port of Kennewick is poised to start selling land and to welcome new construction after challenges and delays brought on by the…
Port of Pasco: Industrial expansion targets open land
The Port of Pasco is set to become the home base for the largest milk protein facility in North America – employing hundreds of people with well-paying jobs at a…
Tri-Cities Airport: Pandemic has air travel in a holding pattern
Covid-19 has taken a bite out of air travel at the Port of Pasco-operated Tri-Cities Airport, which hasn’t rebounded as hoped, just as the end of summer tends to “dry…
Pasco businesswoman discovers hidden cake decorating talent
Pilar “Angelica” Hernandez had already earned her cosmetology license and commercial driver’s license before realizing she had a hidden talent as a cake decorator. Now, the Pasco businesswoman owns Delicakes…
Spudnut remodels to meet ADA requirements after suit
Modern updates have come to Richland’s famed Spudnut Shop, but not from a voluntary desire to change the space that hadn’t been remodeled since 1965. Valerie Driver, the second-generation owner…
