A Seattle woman faces felony theft charges in Franklin County Superior Court after she allegedly submitted $41,000 in phony bills to the Washington Department of Labor and Industries for translation services that did not occur.Carla C. Moreno, 33, aka Carla Cynthia Montes de Oca Moreno and Carla Moreno Montgomery, was...
A military-grade cyberattack seized the Port of Kennewick’s computer system on Nov. 16, cutting off email and other systems.Email was restored by the end of the month but port staff were still working to restore functionality to their computer systems in early December.The port refused to pay a $200,000 ransom...
Awards and HonorsLouAnne Neill of Neill Construction Services LLC, received the Associate of the Year Award from the Building Industry Association of Washington. Neill has served on the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities board of directors nearly every year since 1997 and has been a BIAW director since 2007. Over...
A $7.7 million science exploration center under construction in Richland aims to foster science-inspired students and STEM-confident educators.LIGO Hanford, one of two detectors making up the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, broke ground this fall on the LIGO Exploration Center, called LExC.Expected to host up to 10,000 students each year, in...
CEO, Energy NorthwestBrad SawatzkeNumber of employees you oversee: 1,000+Brief background of your business: Energy Northwest is a joint operating agency of Washington state, comprised of 27 public power member utilities from across the state, serving more than 1.5 million customers. Energy Northwest owns and operates a diverse mix of 100%...
Men’s Wearhouse exits bankruptcy, Pier 1 returns?Tailored Brands Inc., parent to Men’s Wearhouse and other clothing lines for men, has exited bankruptcy as a private company.Tailored is one of many national brands with a Tri-City presence to file for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code...
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...
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 COUNTY28126 N. Hansen PR NW, Prosser, 2,735-square-foot single-family home on 11 acres. Price: $880,000. Buyer: Larry A. & Kimberly...
Building permit values have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure.BENTON CITYKiona-Benton City School District, 1205 Horne Drive, $22,049 for commercial construction. Contractor: Campbell & Company.Simon CRE Insight, 210 Second St., $1.1 million for new commercial. Contractor: Collaborative Construction Solutions.BENTON COUNTYUSCOC of Richland, 73415 N. Crosby Road, $15,000 for antenna/tower....
Editor’s note: Pasco and Richland’s business licenses were not available at press deadline.KENNEWICKAtlas Technical Consultants LLC, 13215 Bee Cave Parkway, Austin, Texas.Advocare International, 2800 Telecom Parkway, Richardson, Texas.Compunet Inc., 505 S. Florence St., Grangeville, Idaho.Melanie Wells Real Estate Services LLC, 92505 E. 83 PR SE.Sageland Enterprises Inc., 7513 W. Kennewick...
