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Articles by Laura Kostad

Basin Pacific Insurance joins Highstreet brokerage

August 11, 2023
Laura Kostad

Basin Pacific Insurance and Benefits’ Kennewick branch will unveil a new name later this month: Highstreet Insurance & Financial Services.

Founder and Managing Partner Brad Toner, along with his two sons, Justin and Josh Toner, and the Basin Pacific leadership team decided to merge their Kennewick and Othello offices...

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Day care, preschool expanding into former urgent care clinic

July 13, 2023
Laura Kostad

My Little Planet Learning Center and Child Care Center of Kennewick recently acquired a new building for its growing preschool and day care operations.

The property at 3000 W. Kennewick Ave. has been vacant with “No Trespassing” signs taped up in the windows for the past few years. It...

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Tri-City inventor builds solar-powered wheelchair

July 12, 2023
Laura Kostad

A Tri-City inventor has patented the first commercially sold, solar-powered wheelchair, enabling those who use them to get around in comfort while sheltered from the sun and elements.


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Family-friendly English-style pub coming soon to downtown Kennewick

July 12, 2023
Laura Kostad

A building at 201 W. Kennewick Ave. has shed its corner shoe store identity of nearly seven decades and is transforming into its newest incarnation: Blackthorne Neighbourhood Pub.

Once complete, the old David’s Shoes store will transport those who walk through its doors to the atmospheric ambience...

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Wheat production rebounds amid new challenges

June 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

After a calamitous 2021 harvest that saw the lowest total production since the 1960s, Washington wheat made a comeback the following year with a return-to-average crop. Weather conditions look poised to deliver the same for 2023.

“It’s still very early, of course. We are in the growth stage at...

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Cherry farmers brace for uncertainties

June 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

After a 2022 season challenged growers with unseasonably cool temperatures and late snow that damaged blossoms and discouraged honeybees from leaving their hives, cherry farmers are looking forward to more cooperative weather.

“So far, the indications are looking pretty good,” said Jon DeVaney, president of the Washington State Tree...

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State’s signature crop expected to make a comeback

June 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

It could be a more normal year for Washington apples after smaller harvests in 2021 and 2022.

Last year, growers brought in 102.7 million 40-pound box equivalents, according to the Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) Statistical Review.

“Before this, 122 million was considered a short crop,” said Todd Fryhover,...

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Washington asparagus hangs in the balance

June 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

Washington is the national leader in asparagus, the crop that kicks off the fresh produce season.

That title doesn’t come without challenges though.

The industry continues to be undermined by cheap imports from mega producers Mexico and Peru and increases to what are already the highest production costs in agriculture.

Though...

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Historic downtown buildings poised to change hands

June 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

A 106-year-old building in downtown Kennewick and its 84-year-old neighbor will change hands after more than two decades.

The sale will be another chapter in the buildings’ long, storied history.

For the past 23 years, the two buildings next door to Players Sports Bar & Grill have been owned and...

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Local inventor seeks to sell business focused on designing, manufacturing and engineering solutions

June 13, 2023
Laura Kostad

For over 20 years, the shop at 1854 Bronco Lane near the Richland Airport has been the creative lair of local inventor Chris Smith, owner of Intellegration LLC.

The business’ name marries the words “intelligent” and “integration,” which Smith said is short for “integrating intelligent ideas.” It launched in...

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