Buses retrofitted to look like vintage trolleys began rolling through Tri-City streets on Nov. 16.Ben Franklin Transit decided two years ago to replace three aging vehicles with the low-floor buses designed to look like trolleys.The trolley replica package outfits a modern Gillig transit bus with solid oak seats, brass-colored stanchions,...
Benton County was among the top 10 counties in the state for highest taxable retail sales in the second quarter, according to figures released by the state Department of Revenue.Benton County’s sales grew to $979 million, or 3.7 percent, and Franklin County’s to $374 million, or 7.8 percent over the...
The owner of a Kennewick auto repair shop recently pled guilty for failing to pay more than $40,000 in state workers’ compensation payments.Rodney Eugene Dietrich, 41, was sentenced last month in Benton County Superior Court for employing workers without providing workers’ comp insurance, a gross misdemeanor offense.The state Department of...
Two Hanford contractors report they’ve exceeded their small business goals for the fiscal year.CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Co. and Mission Support Alliance, both in Richland, are required to award contract dollars to small businesses when procuring goods and services to support cleanup at the Hanford site.CH2M Hill awarded more than...
The Tri-Cities posted its lowest unemployment rate of the year in September, 5.9 percent, up from 5.5 percent a year ago.The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.6 percent in September with the state adding 20,000 jobs, according to preliminary estimates from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.The state’s...
The Columbia Basin Badger Club is holding a forum on what a Trump-led America will look like.Proposals on term limits for Congress, immigration reform, trade, foreign, energy and economic policy along with tax cuts for everyone are being proposed by President-elect Donald Trump. The club’s two speakers plan to go...
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...
BENTON CITYCity of Benton City, Legion Park Water Tank, $25,000 for telecommunications modification. Contractor: owner.KBHS, 1205 Horne Drive, $5,000 for an antenna. Contractor: owner.BENTON COUNTYMastec Network Solutions, 3551 N. 210 PR NE, $25,000 for telecommunications equipment. Contractor: AT&T Mobility. FRANKLIN COUNTYZirkle Fruit, 1408 Martindale Road, $73,600 for a commercial addition. Contractor:...
PASCOClean Sweep, 4414 NW Commons Drive.Hutchbug LLC, 4705 Hilltop Drive.Fiesta Foods, 1720 W. Washington St.Blue Room, 2021 N. Commercial Ave.West Coast Metal Carports, 4708 Capital Ave.Centerline Fabricators, 2405 E. Ainsworth Ave.Flowers Baking Company of Portland, 1430 E. Hillsboro Road A.Ostler Orthodontics, 6825 Burden Blvd., Suite C.Anny’s Cleaning, 916 S. Eighth...
The state can file lawsuits against people or businesses that do not pay taxes and then get 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. Ainsworth Collision Center Inc, unpaid...
