When Salina Savage took the stage on Nov. 17 to receive the Association of Washington Business Employer of the Year award, she was understandably excited.It was well deserved.If the Northwest hadn’t heard of Apogee Group LLC before it received AWB’s top honor, it soon learned about the small, woman-owned company...
Michael Kohlhoff and his business partners, Justin Jones and Terry Osborn, think they’ve found the perfect restaurant for Tri-Citians.It’s a franchise called the Dog Haus Biergarten, located at 7425 Sandifur in Pasco, and it’s set to open in February.“We’re hoping to open right on the heels of the Super Bowl...
Most people drive gasoline-powered vehicles. Others have moved over to electric vehicles.But imagine a third option – driving a hydrogen-powered car or truck at a lower cost per mile.That possibility is coming sooner than you think, thanks to a local startup company called STARS Technology Corporation.The Richland-based company is deploying...
Merced Flores-Garcia gave pizza fans an early Christmas present in October when he reopened his Mercy’s Pizza Taco restaurant in Pasco.Facebook and Instagram responses were full of excitement.City of Pasco employees were ecstatic they could cross the street to enjoy what has become a growing trend: Italian pizza and Mexican...
It took Faith Akopov three attempts at starting her own business before she found the key ingredient to success: passion.She discovered it in a business called Tri-Cities Tackle, located at 660 George Washington Way, Suite M, in Richland. It’s inside the Nutrex Building next door to the Richland Dugout.“Learning your...
Ryan WattenbargerIt took the owners of Kennewick’s Moonshot Brewing almost a year, but they’ve found a spot for their second location.Ryan Wattenbarger and his staff have been busy tearing up the floor and the kitchen of a former Thai restaurant overlooking Howard Amon Park in Richland.The new location at 94...
The Tri-Cities lost one of its growler-fill taphouses in October when the Growler Guys shut down.The Richland shop at 110 Gage Blvd., Suite 204, couldn’t recover from the pandemic shutdown, said franchise owner Robin Walker.In mid-October, Walker posted on the store’s Facebook site that she and her wife were looking...
Columbia Basin College and Washington State University Tri-Cities each completed a major addition in the past year. The construction crews have moved on, but the two schools are busy contemplating what they need to serve the higher education needs of the Mid-Columbia.Columbia Basin College in Pasco debuted its Student Recreation...
The three biggest school districts in the Tri-Cities have a lot in common. Richland, Pasco and Kennewick each passed major bonds for new schools and other improvements in the years prior to the pandemic. In late 2022, all three were wrapping up these bond-authorized projects.Pasco and Richland expect to ask...
Kamila Greutman believes that every person is good at something.The Richland woman discovered her talent in interior design.Since Greutman and her family – a husband, three kids and two dogs – moved to the Tri-Cities seven years ago from Albuquerque, New Mexico, she has operated a successful business called Detailed...
