
Articles by Wendy Culverwell

Plans to grow ag innovation center begin to take root
Randy Hayden spent two years shepherding the team that wooed Darigold Inc. to spend $500 million to build a state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Pasco, the largest investment in Darigold’s…

A year later, Kennewick
businesses have put fire behind
them to move on
Firefighters working to contain a devastating fire in the Cascade building in downtown Kennewick entered a neighboring business at 6:30 a.m. Feb. 4, 2022, a Friday. Dennis Schoeneberg, who has…

Richland braces for Bateman causeway removal
Richland is bracing for the impact of what removing the Bateman Island causeway will have on the Yakima River Delta and on the Columbia Park Marina and public boat launch.…

Grandpa collected real estate. Now, 18 parcels at Richand Wye are for sale
Jerry Sleater was many things. A box boy in Pasco. A grocery store owner in Kennewick. A firefighter and a fire commissioner. When he died in 2019, he left for…

Two successful entrepreneurs met in the Tri-Cities. Good things followed
Dan Preston has never lived in the Tri-Cities. But that didn’t stop the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce from honoring him with its 2012 Alumnus of Distinction Award for work…

Meals on Wheels adds breakfast, extends cafe hours
Kristi Thien retired on a high note as nutrition services director for Mid-Columbia Meals on Wheels, the free senior meals program. In January, Senior Life Resources, which operates the nonprofit,…

New owner bets big on health care, pickleball at Pacific Clinic
Pacific Clinic, the sprawling fitness and health facility formerly known as the Tri-City Court Club, has a new owner and big plans to evolve as it continues its evolution from…

Unused hangars at Vista Field set to become public gathering spot
Kennewick’s Vista Field could debut an elegant, sheltered gathering spot by mid-2024. A pair of unused aircraft hangars on the south side of the 103-acre former municipal airport will be…