Rebekah DobbsSTCU Commercial and Business Services Commercial Banking ManagerNumber of employees youoversee: 2What is STCU’s footprint in the Tri-Cities? We have locations in the Southridge area of Kennewick, Queensgate area of Richland and will be opening our Pasco location on Road 68 soon. We also have a Home Loan division and...
Pasco and Richland were among the state’s top 10 cities for population growth, and Benton and Franklin counties each grew about 2 percent in the past year.Benton County, the state’s 10th largest county, grew 1.9%, adding 3,900 people, and Franklin County, the state’s 14th largest county, grew 2.2%, adding 2,080...
The local nonprofit that built public trails on Badger and Candy mountains is preparing to open a new trailhead as it presses for a 20-mile through-trail linking Amon Basin and the Yakima River by way of Little Badger, Badger, Candy and Red mountains.Friends of Badger Mountain, which marked its 15th...
NEW HIRES• Danielle Connor has been hired as the Port of Benton’s director of finance/auditor. She graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor of science in accounting and a master’s of professional accountancy. She is a certified public accountant and has more than 12 years of experience in accounting...
Chuck DeGooyerChuck DeGooyer, the longtime leader who was instrumental in establishing the Tri-Cities Cancer Center more than 25 years ago, will retire at the end of the year.DeGooyer, who has served as chief executive officer of the cancer for seven years, announced his plans to step down on July 1....
Benton County has revised its designs for the new Kennewick office building that will house administrators with the Covid-19 pandemic in mind.Instead of leaving the second floor unfinished for future growth, the county is finishing it to accommodate its information technology and accounting departments.The changes add nearly $700,000 to the...
National Realtors group takes temperature on consumer attitudesA majority of people surveyed – 65 percent – who attended an open house within the last year would do so today without hesitation, according to survey data recently released by the National Association of Realtors.The series of surveys, which explored how homebuyers...
Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is discharged.Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure.Chapter 13 — Plan is...
Top property values listed start at $500,000 and have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure. Property values are public record and can be found by visiting the county assessor's office.BENTON COUNTY4305 Highview St., Richland, 3,400-square-foot residential home on 0.34 acre. Price: $534,000. Buyer: Timothy & Lacie Ehrhart. Seller: Luis...
Building permit values have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure.KENNEWICKCountry Squire Company, 2913 W. John Day Ave., $13,000 for a commercial reroof. Contractor: Silver Bow Roofing.Yakima Federal Savings Bank, 3350 W. Clearwater Ave., $44,000 for a commercial reroof. Contractor: Palmer Roofing Company.Nellis Properties, 902 S. Washington St., $40,000 for...
