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Laura Kostad

Laura Kostad

Laura Kostad is a freelance reporter for the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and Senior Times. After completing her bachelor’s degree in creative writing at the University of Washington in 2015, she moved to Kennewick to pursue new opportunities and launch her career. She has been with the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business since 2017 and has enjoyed getting to know her new community through journalism. In her spare time, she enjoys working on the many book ideas she has and the occasional poem.

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Local-Pumpkin

Pasco’s Local Pumpkin showcases bounty of one-acre farm

August 16, 2024
Laura Kostad

From late nights packing boxes of farmers market produce around the family dinner table to growing almost all the in-season vegetables in hybrid community-supported-agriculture grocery boxes, Local Pumpkin has come a long way in 10 years.


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Breakthrough radiation therapy for pets closes in on FDA clearance

August 16, 2024
Laura Kostad

A Richland company’s breakthrough radiation therapy that’s seen success in treating cancer in animals is closing in on FDA clearance.


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Slow recovery

Export-dependent wheat market faces growing competition

June 14, 2024
Laura Kostad

Washington is still recovering from drought conditions that have undermined its wheat production, and it’s too early yet to tell if this year will be better.


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Tri-Cities phlebotomist makes house calls for blood draw services

November 10, 2023
Laura Kostad

Instead of waiting to roll up your sleeve for blood work at a busy lab, ask for a house call instead.

Charlette Glines will bring her blood draw kit and come to your home or office.

The owner of LabCall Mobile Phlebotomy Services has  20 years’ experience and certification from...

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Port of Kennewick: Vista Field readies for take off

October 11, 2023
Laura Kostad

It’s been quiet at Vista Field since the Port of Kennewick laid down infrastructure.

But there are now tangible signs that development is coming: The port commission approved its first sale at the 103-acre former airport.

Amber Keller, owner of Blueberry Bridal Boutique at 8901 W. Tucannon Ave., Suite 155,...

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Port of Pasco: Tri-Cities Airport soars toward record-breaking passenger levels

October 11, 2023
Laura Kostad

City of Kennewick: New housing, commercial projects fuel demand for services

October 11, 2023
Laura Kostad

Steady population growth fuels the need for steady infrastructure expansion as new housing, retail and commercial developments follow the influx of new residents to the Tri-Cities’ largest city.

The latest population estimate shows Kennewick up more than 1,100 residents, or 1.3%, over last year with a total population of...

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Historically low unemployment rates provide opportunities and challenges

September 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

With high inflation, high interest rates and an overall higher cost of living, one key market figure has been trending with record lows since the Covid-19 pandemic ended: the unemployment rate.

At 3.6%, the rate for the Tri-Cities area is well under the area’s typical historic range of 5%...

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Growing safety training company moves headquarters to Pasco

September 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

If you’re signed up for an upcoming first aid/CPR or EMT training course through Columbia Safety, make sure you check the address – the business has moved.

After outgrowing a roughly 7,500-square-foot office at 418 N. Kellogg St. in Kennewick, owner Nathan Kennedy sought out a larger, more centrally...

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She never expected a high school internship to lead to her career path

August 14, 2023
Laura Kostad

It’s rare for employees to stick with a single company for a long time and even more rare for them to stay with their first employer.

Amber Merrill, Gesa Credit Union’s new community relations manager, unknowingly began her career with Gesa during her senior year at Hanford High School,...

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