Information provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYNEW APPLICATIONSLevel Up Arcade Bar, 1022 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite 210, Kennewick. License type: direct shipment receiver in Washington only; nightclub. Application type: new.Restaurante el Asadero, 127 Gage Blvd., Richland. License type: beer/wine restaurant. Application type: new.Osaka Sushi &...
Marijuana licenses for Benton and Franklin counties are public record and are obtained from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYAPPROVEDTumbleweed Farm, 47504 N. 108 PRNW, Benton City. License type: marijuana producer tier 2. Application type: change of corporate officer.Noble Cause Farms, 41305 N. Griffin Road, Suite D, Grandview....
The state's Employment Security Department has received unemployment benefits applications from about 1,000 workers since the beginning of the partial government shutdown last month.The applications include furloughed workers and those who were laid off for other reasons.Federal workers furloughed due to the shutdown may apply for unemployment benefits while they...
Small business owners can learn about Washington excise taxes, reporting classifications, deductions, sales tax collection and record-keeping requirements during a free webinar on Jan. 9.The state Department of Revenue is offering a free live training session for new and small business owners from 10 to 11 a.m.A facilitator will answer...
The Kennewick Sears store steered clear of three national closure lists this year but its luck has run out.The most recent list of 80 store closures includes the one at Columbia Center mall. The closure also affects Sears Auto Center, which will close in January, according to the company.All affected...
The standard mileage rates for using a car for business purposes will be going up in the new year.The Internal Revenue Service's 2019 optional standard mileage rates -- which also apply to vans, pickups or panel trucks -- are used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for...
A dynamic new sculpture at the corner of 19th Avenue and Highway 395 is a Tri-City credit union’s gift to the communityTri-CU (pronounced Tri-Q) recently unveiled “Ovation,” a 10-foot tall stainless steel and acrylic sculpture mounted on a pole to swing like a weathervane.The credit union, formerly known as Tri-Cities...
Construction is underway on a new $3.4 million hangar for the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric Radiation Measurement aerial facility.The 18,240-square-foot, pre-engineered metal building will provide an operations base for the ARM aerial facility, operated for DOE by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The facility has been based at the Tri-Cities...
A resort, restaurants and retail topped the list of the most-read stories on the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ website in 2018.News about the opening of Eritage Resort in Walla Walla and the demolition of Regal Cinemas at Columbia Center mall to make way for Dick’s Sporting Goods received the...
A 17 percent jump in construction and increased sales of building materials helped boost the state’s taxable retail sales in the second quarter of 2018. The sales increased by 10.6 percent over the same period in 2017, reaching $42.7 billion.Retail trade, a subset of all taxable retail sales in the...
