Taxpayers in Franklin andBenton counties collect some of the biggest tax returns in the state.The two counties ranked among the top 10 of the state’s 39 counties with the highest amount of tax refunds, according to SmartAsset, an online financial technology company.Franklin County ranked No. 3on the list, with the...

Brief background about your hotel:The late Tom Drumheller, with Escape Lodging of CannonBeach, Oregon, worked on the Lodge at Columbia Point hotel project for morethan 12 years. He finally broke ground on his dream in September 2015. He grewup in Walla Walla and had the vision for a boutique winery-themed...

A Boise-based belt trailer manufacturer plans to open asales and service center this spring in Pasco.Trinity Trailer Mfg. Inc. will offer new and usedtrailers at 1907 E. James St. in Pasco. Trinity plans to renovate the existing8,800-square-foot building and property. The location also will be home to a parts and servicecenter...

Kennewick job fair planned forMarch 21WorkSourceColumbia Basin, Goodwill Employment Connections Center and OpportunitiesIndustrialization Center Pasco will have a job fair March 21.Multipleemployers from various industries will participate. Job preparation classeswill be offered at Goodwill and WorkSource to better prepare job seekers. Theevent is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at...

PROMOTIONSKennewick’s Focal Point Marketing & Multimedia has promoted Alma Carrillo from account executive to media buyer. She is a Columbia Basin College graduate.Jodi Henderson of Benton PUD has been promoted to manager of communications and governmental relations. Henderson joined Benton PUD in 2010 and has been a part of the...

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 BUSINESSESLaCoste Law has opened at 1310 N. Fifth Ave., Suite A in Pasco. The business offers legal services relating to divorce, child...

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 COUNTY2104 W. 51stAve., Kennewick, 2,472-square-foot, residential home. Price: $715,000.Buyer: Christine and Charles Batayloa. Seller: Conor and Sarah Jordan.316 Clovernook...

KENNEWICKG&C Rawlings,6250 W. Clearwater Ave., $56,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: 2M’sConstruction.Columbia MallPartnership, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $790,000 for commercialremodel, $150,000 for HVAC and $10,000 for plumbing. Contractors: ReconnConstruction, Bruce Heating & Air and Riggle Plumbing.Kennewick Baptist,2425 W. Albany Ave., $9,100 for HVAC. Contractor: Campbell & Company.Kennewick Real Estate,1508 W....