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...
After a four-year run, the Tri-City Development Council won’t be putting on its annual FABREO conference this year.The Food and Beverage Retention & Expansion Opportunities program, which began in 2015, was held annually to bring food and beverage processors together with industry brokers, distributors, retailers, exporters and service providers from...
The winner of the 2019 Junior Achievement Titan BusinessChallenge, a business simulation contest, was a team from Kamiakin High Schoolin Kennewick. The three-student team beat 11 others from area high schoolsand achieved the highest performance index at the May 14 event at the ThreeRivers Convention Center in Kennewick.Aiden DeVere, August Sarrazin...
Benton and Franklin counties recorded $5.8 billion in taxable retail sales in 2018, a 7 percent gain over the previous year.Franklin County recorded $1.65 billion in 2018, a 7.9 percent increase over the previous year, and Benton County $4.16 billion, a 6.7 percent increase.Continued gains in construction and auto sales...
Partnership helps Hanford contractor close data centerTheU.S. Department of Energy has retired an old data center and installed a new,more efficient system that reduces information technology costs by up to amillion dollars over the next 10 years, thanks to a partnership with the Bentonand Franklin County public utility districts and...
NEW HIRESRichland’s RC Engineering and Construction Managementhired Kristin Mensinger as a project manager. Mensinger is a businessmarketing graduate who has been working in the federal contracting industrysince 2009. Mensinger will be responsible for developing new businessrelationships, promoting services and overseeing internal projects to ensureoverall client satisfaction. Founded in 2007, RC...
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 BUSINESSESDownTown Mercantile has opened at 116 W. Kennewick Ave. in Kennewick. The store sells antiques, jewelry, custom signs, décor and more. Hours:...
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...
