Experts say many new homeowners choosing pools as economy improvesAs temperatures in the Mid-Columbia soar to triple digits, wouldn’t it be nice to have a swimming pool to cool off in?You better plan ahead then. Don’t wait until June or July.“Most builders should be scheduling jobs three to six months...
Dave Mitcham has been in the restaurant business for 45 years.He says that’s enough.Mitcham and his wife, Darci, have put Cedars Restaurant on the market after owning it for 11 years.The asking price for their waterfront restaurant on Kennewick’s Clover Island Inn is $2.62 million.Rob Ellsworth and Scott Sautell of...
Juan Murillo said business was slow at American Wheel Specialist on a recent Wednesday.But within the span of five minutes, two men in an old Army truck pulled up to the front door of the plant at 1010 East Bruneau Ave. in Kennewick looking for help on a wheel for...
Town & Country to build facility on Aaron DriveRalph Martinez built a large car dealership empire in the Portland area, but he always had his eye on the Tri-Cities.So two years ago, Martinez and his Town & Country dealership bought the Tri-Cities BMW dealership from Tim Bush.“My wife and I...
In 2011, Anne Nolan and her husband were getting ready to retire from their jobs at the Hanford area.There was a real fear of what would happen next, she said. What would they do with their of free time? And with whom?Then she found the Fun, Fit & Over Fifty...
I-3 Global provides IT services to MSA Kris Lapp doesn’t know how to say no.“My willingness to say yes keeps things going,” said Lapp, 35, a Kamiakin High School graduate. “I’ve always said if ever presented an amazing opportunity, say, ‘Yes,’ and we’ll figure out how to do it later.”Because...
The proposed and much anticipated Pasco-to-Los Angeles flight first announced in 2015 hasn’t taken off yet.But local officials haven’t given up hope.“At this point we’re in a holding pattern,” said Carl Adrian, president and CEO of TRIDEC, with no pun intended.Adrian said the Tri-Cities is ready, but it’s just a...
Tri-City Horse Racing Association celebrates 30th year of racing at trackOne of the three horse racing tracks in the Pacific Northwest opens for the season in Kennewick later this month.[blockquote quote="Eastern Washington has a long history in horse racing, especially quarter horse racing. The commissioners want to keep it alive."...
The trucking industry has had a tough time finding qualified drivers over the last 10 to 15 years.So Martinez Trucking decided to do something about it by creating its own truck drivers’ school.[blockquote quote="Today’s truck driver has to be tech savvy." source="Z Martinez, operations manager for Martinez Trucking" align="right" max_width="300px"]It’s...
$1.3 million strip mall also will be home to Orangetheory Fitness StudioOasis Physical Therapy has opened three offices built around the Tri-Cities in the past 15 years.The company’s executive director and owner Mindi Irvine now is adding a fourth location, a $1.3 million building at 1020 Queensgate Drive in south...
