By David ForsythVerasion is the harvest wake-up call for wine-grape growers and winemakers. The sign to get the harvester ready and the vats empty for the coming harvest. Verasion is the point of development where the berry starts to soften and plump and the fruit is making the final lap...
By Scott Sarber I am constantly amazed at the generosity of our Tri-City community. There are many great nonprofit organizations that are committed to making our community a better and safer place to live. Even though our community is very generous, organizations continue to look for new donors, and for...
By Beau RuffIf you are a business owner who is looking toward succession planning and the option of selling your interest in a business, has inclinations toward charitable giving and wants to save money on taxes — this strategy may be right for you.It starts with a desire on the...
By Don C. BrunellBelieve it or not, there is good news to report these days.According to the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, last year Americans donated more than $410 billion in cash to nonprofit organizations, which is up from $389 billion in 2016. Additionally, giving by individuals represented more...
By Jennifer L. DreyA program linking foreign investors with cash-seeking U.S. developers has contributed millions of dollars of financing to Eastern Washington projects — including ones in Richland and Walla Walla — and created jobs throughout the state at venues including hotels, wineries and resorts.And for the investors, it has...
By Marilou Shea’Tis the season. You know the one I’m talking about. It involves lots of stove time, oodles of fresh, local produce, and those familiar-looking Kerr or Ball mason jars. No matter what berry or pickle you’re into, next to fresh, there is no substitute. Except one: canning or...
By C. Mark SmithThis year marks the 30th anniversary of the Mid-Columbia Duck Race and it is clear the annual fundraiser for six Tri-City Rotary clubs has been an unqualified success.The clubs estimate that over the past 30 years, almost $3 million has been donated by the local Rotary clubs...
By Kris JohnsonAll eyes were on Seattle this spring as the city council passed — and then quickly repealed — a head tax on employees.The $275 tax per employee, which would have been levied annually on about 500 of the city’s larger employers, was intended to raise money to combat...
By Ted Escobar, Daily Sun NewsSunnyside is closer to 200 new year-around jobs thanks to Ostrom Mushroom Farms LLC acquiring funding for its new state-of-the-art composting and operating platform at the Port of Sunnyside.Ascendant Partners Inc. of Colorado recently announced a $45 million financing package for Ostrom, the largest commercial...
By Marilou SheaHave you noticed that farm stands are few and far between these days with the success of our local farmers’ markets? I’m almost sure I heard a collective sigh when the popular Cool Slice stand shuttered its bins in Pasco two years ago. One of the reasons is...
