Age discriminationagainst people age 50 and older robbed the economy of $850 billion in 2018,according to a new AARP report.Research shows thatthe 50-plus population contributed 40 percent of the U.S. Gross DomesticProduct, or GDP, in 2018, creating 88.6 million jobs and generating $5.7trillion in wages and salaries through jobs held...
AARP Washington ischampioning a bill to require employers that do not offer retirement plans tomake an “automatic enrollment” Individual Retirement Account available to theirworkers.House Bill 2516, the“Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program,” was pending in the House ofRepresentatives in mid-February.AARP says the bill isa necessary antidote to a retirement crisis that...
In the runup to the 2020 Legislature,Gov. Jay Inslee made headlines with a stark warning to the Boeing Co: Build yournext plane in Washington or billions in tax credits could be in jeopardy.Tax breaks for the aerospace industryaren’t at the top of Olympia’s agenda —the short, 60-day session that beganJan....
Awards and Honors• Rich Breshears of Breshears Professional Photography in Kennewick has earned the photographic craftsman degree from Professional Photographers of America, a nonprofit photography trade association. The degree was presented at the association’s annual convention, Imaging USA, held Jan. 19-21 in Nashville, Tennessee. Breshears has met the standards of...
Nonstop flight helped push Tri-Cities Airport to record year in 2019The Tri-Cities Airport reported nearly 440,000 passengers boarded planes in 2019, a new record for the Pasco facility. Overall, the airport processed nearly 890,000 arriving and departing passengers. The 11 percent gain was fueled in part by United Airlines’ addition of a...
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...
KENNEWICKFuse Heating & Air Conditioning, 5628 W. Clearwater Ave.TH Group, 732 Center Parkway.Signs Plus, 766 Marine Drive, Bellingham.The David Walter Group, 2200 S. Cleveland St.Spirit Halloween Superstores, 821 Columbia Center Blvd.The Muldrow House, 505 W. Kennewick Ave.Capitol Concrete Pumping, no address listed.Pacific Fire Inspection Services, 725 S. Tacoma St.Apex Denture...
The state can file lawsuits against people or businesses that do not pay taxes, resulting in a judgment against property that person or business owns. Judgments are filed in Benton and Franklin Superior Court. The following is from the Franklin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office.Plaza Del Calzado LLC, unpaid Department...
Information provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYNEW APPLICATIONSLongship Cellars, 2412 Henderson Loop, Richland. Licensetype: Domestic winery < 250,000 liters. Application type: change of location.Excalibur Pizza, 420 S. Vancouver St., Kennewick. Licensetype: beer/wine restaurant; direct shipment receiver in Washington. Applicationtype: new.Hogue Cellars, 3090 W. Wittkopf Loop, Prosser....
Marijuana licenses for Benton and Franklin counties are public record and are obtained from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYAPPROVEDRMNP, 57406 N. Thomas Road, Suite B, Benton City. License type: marijuana producer tier 2. Application type: a
