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Home » Authors » Laura Kostad

Articles by Laura Kostad

Man inside a store.

Richland store offers warehouse-style shopping, without a membership

April 9, 2026
Laura Kostad

CHEF’STORE in Richland offers professional chefs and home cooks a wide selection of restaurant-quality ingredients, kitchen equipment, and catering supplies—all without a membership fee.



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Man standing in greenhouse.
Solar sludge

Kennewick gives sewage a second life

Kennewick to fire up $43M solar biosolid fertilizer plant by end of May
April 9, 2026
Laura Kostad

Kennewick is turning wastewater and sewage sludge into nutrient-rich Class A fertilizer using innovative greenhouse-based technology, creating a sustainable, revenue-generating solution for the city.


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Person standing outside of a building that says, "Bluecarrot".

Bluecarrot expands Tri-Cities footprint, merging fitness and functional wellness

March 12, 2026
Laura Kostad

Anyone who’s ever wanted to try a Lagree workout soon will have more options when the Tri-Cities’ only licensed Lagree Miniformer studio, Bluecarrot, opens two new locations in central Kennewick and west Pasco.


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Two men in a scrap yard

Eastern WA’s destination for vintage, collectible auto parts to reopen under new ownership

February 12, 2026
Laura Kostad

This spring, Dan’s Garage in Kennewick will reopen with a new driver behind the wheel of the 45-year-old vintage and collectible auto parts salvage business.


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A semi truck.
Keep on trucking

How Oasis Freight scaled from mom-and-pop to multistate powerhouse

February 12, 2026
Laura Kostad

This Kennewick-based company’s small business success story is one that entrepreneurs dream about.


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Exterior of a shop with a cat.

A passion for the past endures at one of Richland’s oldest homes

January 15, 2026
Laura Kostad

For this shop owner now in her 70s, her business combines her two loves: framing and selling antiques.


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Two people near a "Tapteal Native Plants" sign.

Landscape designer acquires local native plant nursery

January 15, 2026
Laura Kostad

A Tri-Cities specialty nursery was recently acquired by a local landscape designer and general contractor who focuses on hyper-local native plants.


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Group at a long table playing bingo.

Numbers, neighbors and notion of goodwill define bingo hall’s winning formula

November 13, 2025
Laura Kostad

This Kennewick bingo hall is a place for connections, where friends and family share laughs while vying for a win. It’s also a place that supports a longtime nonprofit’s mission to make the Tri-Cities a better place.


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Two people and a giant pumpkin creature display next to a sign that says "Pure Evil".

Creators bring haunted vision to life with custom builds

October 13, 2025
Laura Kostad

A large part of It’s Alive’s success is the unique, hand-crafted, high-quality facades, sets, props, animatronics and more that the team builds from the ground up. And they’re not just for Halloween either. 



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A woman standing with fabric and scissors.
Sew fun

Mom builds creative haven for kids one stitch at a time

October 13, 2025
Laura Kostad

A Kennewick mother with a lifelong love of sewing has transformed her home-based sewing lessons for homeschooled kids into a full-fledged sewing school.



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