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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Restaurant owners feel pinch of food inflation

September 12, 2022
Laura Kostad
Price inflation has spiraled upward in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.Fallout from lockdowns compounded over the intervening months with the effects of other unexpected events on the world stage is leading to shortages and subsequent price hikes.Though inflation is felt by everyone across all sectors, perhaps nowhere does it...
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Estate liquidation professionals help Tri-Citians clear out clutter

August 12, 2022
Laura Kostad
Have unwanted stuff lying around? Perhaps a whole houseful?Tri-City estate liquidators can help, offering a variety of selling formats including traditional tag sales, auctions and direct purchases.Estate sales aren’t just for the elderly, or even estates.Rick Craig, owner of Craig Estate Sales, has been running in-home tag sales throughout the...
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PNNL patents method of extracting lithium from water

July 13, 2022
Laura Kostad
The alchemists of yore sought to convert low-value lead into high-value gold.A solution to that puzzle remains elusive, but researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered something more applicable to present-day challenges.The lab has patented a game-changing new method of extracting lithium from water.There is a lot more suspended...
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Growers report good volumes despite chilly spring

June 13, 2022
Laura Kostad
It’s hard to say how 2022 will play out for Washington’s cherry growers.“It’s always a weather-vulnerable crop, and there are many ways the cherry crop can be sabotaged by weather,” said Jon DeVaney, president of the Washington State Tree Fruit Association. “The joke is that cherry growers don’t have to...
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Apple industry renews focus on domestic market

June 13, 2022
Laura Kostad
As summertime approaches, consumers begin to look to local markets for the parade of fresh fruits, and apple orchards buzz with preparations for the late summer harvest.Last year, 122 million bushels were harvested in Washington, the nation’s leader in apple production.It was a moderate crop compared to past years that...
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Richland pharmacy redefines customer service

June 13, 2022
Laura Kostad
Doctor’s Pharmacy has been making steady inroads within the Tri-City community through its customer service-focused business model since opening last year.The pharmacy, at 65 Columbia Point Drive in the strip mall adjacent to Winco, joins only a handful of other privately-owned pharmacies in the area.Over the years, privately-owned pharmacies have...
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New franchise owners want to bake joy into their Bundt cakes

June 10, 2022
Laura Kostad
Tri-Citians need a little more cake.That’s what Julie Zirker believes.She’s the co-owner of the first Nothing Bundt Cakes franchise in the Tri-Cities.It’s opening at 110 Gage Blvd., Suite 200, in Richland at the end of June.“We need a little more joy and a little more cake. They’re interchangeable,” she said.Zirker...
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