By TCAJOBA Spokane-based credit union announced plans to open three branches — one in each of the Tri-Cities — in spring 2018. Two of the three STCU branches are open already in Kennewick and Richland, and construction begins on the third this week in Pasco at Road 68 and Sandifur...
Franklin County was the fastest-growing county in the state between 2018-19, with Benton County nipping close behind at No. 3.Kennewick ranked No. 5 in the state for population growth, adding 1,820 people; Pasco ranked No. 8, adding 1,700 people; Richland ranked No. 11, adding 1,530 people.The Tri-City area’s population grew...
The three Dickey’s Barbecue Pit restaurants in theTri-Cities closed on June 13.Local owner Dan Pelfrey said the closures are the result of a combination of factors, including higher employee wages and severe winter weather.“Winter didn’t help us out at all. It hurt us bad and put us backward in lot...
Community Health Plan of Washington has opened an office in Pasco.The not-for-profit managed care plan’s Pasco office will provide arearesidents with a place to seek help finding answers to pressing Medicare andMedicaid questions.Leanne Berge, CEO of Community Health Plan of Washington, speaks at the open house for the new Pasco...
Proposal would up minimum salary for exempt eligibilityHundreds of thousands of workers could earn overtime payunder a new proposal from the state Department of Labor and Industries. The proposed changes would significantly increase theminimum amount employees must earn before they can be exempt from receivingovertime pay and could impact more...
Commissioners created process to find successor, search firm will be hiredThe Port of Benton’s longtime executive director hasretired, effective June 1.Scott KellerScott D. Keller started working at the port 30 years ago asthe airport director and assistant executive director before being promoted toexecutive director 17 years ago.“I’ve done everything I...
Dave Retter,Broker/owner,Retter and Company Sotheby’s International Realty; SVN Retter & Co.Number of employees you oversee? 85Brief background about your company:I started in 1979 in the business and opened our company in October1992. In 2016, after 26 years withanother franchise, we changed our franchise affiliation to Sotheby’sInternational Realty. We are a...
Century 21 Tri-Cities program donates listing to student scholarshipsA three-bedroom, 2,090-square-foot home built by Pasco highschool students was under contract nine days after it went on the market.The home was listed for $333,500.Students, teachers and other partners celebrated thecompletion of the Team Pasco House at 4118 Vermilion Lane, south of...
Two popular spots in Kennewick’s Columbia Park reopen June 15 – just in time for summer. A dedication ceremony is at 11 a.m. for the Toyota of Tri-Cities Playground of Dreams and at noon for the Columbia River Landing building at the newly renamed Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex.The celebration includes...
U.S.Department of Energy contractor CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. has partneredwith Richland-based Polestar Technical Services to further clean up the CentralPlateau and along the Columbia River.DOE’sOffice of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization recently approved amentor-protégé agreement between CHPRC and Polestar, a small woman-ownedbusiness.To help provide a level playing field for...
