El Asadero — which serves up Mexican cuisine with a focus on homemade freshness — opened a new restaurant on 127 Gage Blvd. in Richland. The restaurant is owned and operated by father and son duoRafael Arriaga Sr. and Rafael Arriaga Jr.Their first restaurant opened in 2004 on Fourth Avenue...
Salvaged Hardwoods owner reclaims wood, creates custom piecesClinton Milton remembers tinkering around with his dad inthe garage as a boy. He wasn’t building much, he admits, but it gave him theskills and confidence as an adult to build modest sample tables from salvagedhardwood pieces to sell at yard sales.That was...
When it comes to standing out in acrowded marketplace — online or otherwise — strategy is important. Forcompanies, B2B trade shows and expos are no different. (B2B is short for business-to-business.)In fact, pop-up banners and blacktablecloths are not cutting it anymore.“There are lot of opportunities to reach your audience, but...
PFLAG’s Benton-Franklin chapter offers several training sessions every month for employersJanie Romine remembers the time she was counseled byadministrators against openly talking about her gay son with her colleagues. It taught her a valuable lesson: the workplace is notinclusive and supportive by default.“That was a glaring example of discrimination of...
Plastic Injection Molding expansion allows for improved capacity, speedA north Richland company is poised forgrowth with the addition of a new 28,000-square-foot manufacturing plant in theback of its existing building that includes a 4,000-square-foot mezzanine.Plastic Injection Molding Inc.manufactures filter body parts for agricultural irrigation, special parts formedical diagnostic equipment, and...
Grace Clinic — the only free medical clinic in the Tri-Cities — is seeing a greater volume of patients, pointing to a greater need for volunteers and services.In 2018, patient volume increased by 35 percent and there was a 25 percent increase in new patients over the previous year. Last...
A longtime custom home-building company with a successful operation in North Dakota has moved to the Tri-Cities.The father-and-son team of John and Stephen Worlund decided to move Anasazi Builders after almost 22 years to be closer to family.“We had to turn down 21 homes. We finished the last two homes...
The Tri-Cities’ self-proclaimed “local liberal rag” has new owners and publishers dedicated to keeping the scrappy two-year-old independent paper in print.Adam Brault, owner of &yet, and Sarah Bray, &yet’s chief of strategy, bought Tumbleweird — an eclectic alternative community zine (that’s short for “magazine”) in October.The 10-year-old Richland-based &yet is...
Notice more food trucks opening brick-and-mortar locations? It’s a growing trend in the Tri-City food scene, accelerated in part by incubators like the Pasco Specialty Kitchen.Once mobile food vendors like Fresh Out The Box, Hot Tamales, Foodies and Mercy’s Pizza Taco have graduated from food truck to sit-down restaurants.And more...
In January, employers will begin collecting premiums for the state’s paid family and medical leave insurance program passed into law last year.Although benefits won’t take effect until Jan. 1, 2020, this statewide benefits program will allow workers to take up to 12 weeks of guaranteed paid time off — 18...
