Work is expected to begin in May on the biggest rock fence in Washington state’s history—and it’s not along the slopes of Snoqualmie Pass but along Highway 730 south of the Wallula junction.“That whole stretch from the Oregon border to the Wallula junction, there’s boulders in the ditch and there...
Kennewick business owners support use of required electronic logging devicesThe transportation industry is feeling the effects of new regulations that went into effect at the end of 2017. After a 24-month phase-in period, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, or FMCSA, now requires carriers and drivers to use electronic logging...
A Washington State University professor knows firsthand the importance of hiring well trained, qualified “senior living” professionals.Scott Eckstein lived in an assisted living facility for a while to help settle his maternal grandparents into one. He also believes living in one may have prevented his grandmother’s death.He knows the business...
Owner of Kennewick’s In4ormed Benefits Solutions says more clients seeking to offer ancillary benefitsFor as long as Jolene Johnson can remember, she’s had an entrepreneurial spirit.In high school, she worked alongside her parents at the RV park they owned on Snoqualmie Pass, but she learned quickly that she loved helping...
It’s hard to start a business on optimism alone.Brett Spooner, an attorney with Gravis Law PLLC in Richland, said what makes it even more difficult is that entrepreneurs are limited when it comes to soliciting the capital they need to get their businesses off the ground.“The goal of the Security...
Ron Morris buys BIG Print Shop, Digital Image Tri-Cities in 2017Ron Morris spent decades learning the ins and outs of the printing world and within a span of six months last year, he bought two printing businesses, both of which he used to work at.The tale of how he became...
Bleyhl Co-op plans to break ground this spring on a new 20,000-square-foot store in Pasco and share the space with True Value Hardware and Great Harvest Bread Co.The $4.5 million to $5 million project at Road 68 and Chapel Hill Boulevard will replace the current Pasco store at 1126 W....
As 2018 ushers in changes to the United States tax code, many Tri-City business leaders are trying to wrap their head around what it means and how it will affect their companies.The bill was signed by President Trump just before Christmas and is the first major change to the tax...
The number of home building permits issued in Benton and Franklin counties grew six percent in 2017—despite a slow start to the year.“We couldn’t pour concrete; the ground was freezing,” said Jeff Losey, executive director of the Tri-Cities Home Builders Association, or HBA. “For two straight months, we had to...
Gensco has applied for $4.95 million permit for new warehouse, showroomA wholesale and regional distributor of heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment plans to build a new 53,735-square-foot warehouse in Kennewick.The new building will be on three acres just off Deschutes Avenue at 314 N. Wilson Place.Vandervert Construction of Spokane...
