In the Tri-City area, retail jobs are among the top five most in demand.That’s according to the state’s recently released Employment Security Department’s employer demand reports. Retail salespeople, retail sales supervisors, registered nurses, physicians and surgeons, and teacher assistants were the top five jobs advertised online in August in Benton...
Construction of the $85 million entertainment center at Wildhorse Resort & Casino near Pendleton, Oregon, shows signs of progress now that the parking areas have been completed and more work is underway.“It was important to first accommodate our guests by replacing the parking spaces absorbed by the development,” said Gary...
CEO/owner of Marla June’s Clothing Co.Number of employees you oversee: 10 Marla June BarnhartBrief background about your education: Associate degree, Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon.How did you find your current role? I became chief operating officer for Marla June’s Clothing in 2005, when I changed my career from...
Benton County’s total increases, Franklin County’s total dipsA steady increase in construction once again helped boost the state’s total taxable retail sales.The most recent numbers released by the state are for the first quarter of 2019, and showed 4.9 percent growth over the same period in 2018, reaching $39.4 billion. Data...
Frost Me Sweet owner to compete in cookie bakeoffMeganSavely of Frost Me Sweet Bistro & Bakery in Richland is a finalist on theFood Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” TV show.She’llcompete against four of the best cookie bakers in the U.S. for a grand prize of$10,000.Theshow airs at 11 p.m. Dec. 23...
NEW HIRESLucas OrganizationalPerformance Training Team of Richland has hired twonew trainers, Seth Gulley and Dan Gilliam. Gulley works with MissionSupport Alliance providing instructional design support for its respiratorytraining program. He has experience in operational excellence, leadership andtraining program development, process safety management, human performanceimprovement, apparent cause, organizational effectiveness and emergencymanagement....
If your business is in Benton or Franklin county and has opened/moved/changed names in the last three months, please download this form to be included in this listing.NEW BUSINESSESAmethyst Creamery has opened at 700 George Washington Way in Richland. The business sells ice cream, coffee, gemstones and crystals and other...
Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is charged.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 COUNTYAt press time, nosales over $500,000 were listed for Benton County.FRANKLIN COUNTYUndisclosed location,297.79 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $6,500,000....
