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Jeff Morrow

Jeff Morrow retired from the Tri-City Herald in 2015. Jeff spent 30 years on the Herald's sports staff, including the last 19 as the sports editor. Although he likes to write, Jeff still finds time to travel, golf and take care of his family's three dogs. He and his wife of 31 years, Connie, have two adult daughters.

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Kennewick’s Regal 8 Cinemas to close at mall

July 17, 2018

Jeff Morrow

While the Tri-Cities will add 10 more movie screens later this year when Kennewick Fairchild Cinemas opens, it will lose eight screens at the Columbia Center mall.The Regal 8 Cinemas will shut down later this summer to make room for a larger retail space, said Barbara Johnson, general manager for Kennewick’s...

Engineers earn national kudos for creating nuclear fuel assembly model

July 16, 2018

Jeff Morrow

Present a problem to an engineer and that engineer will find a solution with enthusiasm.That’s what a group of people did recently at Framatome in Richland.Caleb Sarka, Rianna Preston, Chad King, Destinee Rea, Jeff Waddell and Manuel Seubert all work for Framatome.And all are members of the North American Young...

Ki-Be Market owners encourage Benton City pride

June 14, 2018

Jeff Morrow

One would be hard pressed to find bigger boosters of Benton City than Mark and Lori Loften.The couple have lived in the small town west of the Tri-Cities since 2006 where they own and run Ki-Be Market.Along the way, they’ve helped their community and employees, supporting citywide cleanup efforts, employees...

Pasco manufacturing company Meheen moves to Colorado

June 14, 2018

Jeff Morrow

For more than 26 years, employees of Meheen Manufacturing Inc. have churned out bottle upon bottle of beer, soda and juice in the Tri-Cities.But that ended last month, as Meheen moved its equipment and operations from 325 N. Oregon Ave. in Pasco to Colorado.As part of a combined business with...

New owners of Pasco Red Lion plan roof, exterior upgrades

May 16, 2018

Jeff Morrow

The new owners of the Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center in Pasco introduced themselves to the community during a recent grand re-opening ceremony by feeding everyone Indian food.It was Kamaljit “Kam” Singh and his wife Sukhbans Shahi’s way of telling everyone present at the April 25 event that “we’re...

Kickboxing fitness gym to open this month in Kennewick

May 16, 2018

Jeff Morrow

Nicole Derryberry said she’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit. It’s just been a matter of finding the right business niche.And she thinks she’s found it with 9Round.She and her husband, Jeff, are opening the franchise this month at 321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite B, in Kennewick.“I want to help...

Successful western wear store operates in four cities

May 15, 2018

Jeff Morrow

Carlos Roman knew when he was young he wanted to be an independent businessman.And the 1996 Othello High School graduate is well on his way.Roman, together with his father-in-law, Ambrocio Barajas, owns four Caballero Western Wear stores in four Eastern Washington cities, including his newest store at 515 W. Lewis...

Spokane-based construction company opens new Tri-City office

May 14, 2018

Jeff Morrow

Walker Construction Inc. may be a Spokane-based company but it’s done enough business over the years from Walla Walla to Yakima that it has opened an office in the Tri-Cities.The new office is at 2810 W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick.“We’ve been in our new office for at least 30 days,”...

Gates opening soon for Kennewick horse racing season

April 12, 2018

Jeff Morrow

Nancy Sorick is in her 80s, while Shorty Martin is turning 70 this year.But rather than enjoying the easy retirement life, they’re putting in long days to bring back horse racing for Mid-Columbia enthusiasts.Sorick and Martin – and their merry band of workers – are preparing to kick off another...

Construction company expects to move into new building

April 12, 2018

Jeff Morrow

MH Construction moving from Clearwater Avenue to Badger CanyonTrying to get to MH Construction’s front office door in Kennewick can be tricky.While the building at 4211 West Clearwater Ave. is clearly visible from that main roadway, visitors might need a map to get there.They’ll have to drive a half a...

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