By Sean BassingerEven the sweetest wine has waste.That’s why two Eastern Washington cities have invested in special wastewater treatment facilities to handle wine effluent.It’s not a glamorous piece of the wine industry, but it’s a critical part of a continued multimillion-dollar effort to draw more wineries to the Tri-City area.The...
By Sean BassingerPassengers waiting for flights at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco didn’t always get to enjoy a view.That’s changed after the latest series of renovations, a nearly $42 million project more than two years in the making that’s finally ready for takeoff.“Passengers will be able to see the airfield...
By Sean BassingerBusiness owners in downtown Kennewick sense the excitement building as the new wine village takes shape along the Columbia Drive riverfront.“It’s just the perfect time to be there,” said Liz Thompson, who co-owns ET Estate Sales with her husband, Mark. The Thompsons are moving back to the retail...
By Kris JohnsonLast month, two dozen business leaders from Washington state headed to the “other” Washington to meet with our state’s congressional delegation and hear from key insiders about what to expect on everything from trade and health care to environmental and immigration policy.It was the third annual “D.C. Fly-in”...
By Beau Ruff Beau Ruff,Cornerstone Wealth StrategiesEstate planning attorneys often remind their clients that laws change frequently and estate plans should be updated periodically to take into account not just changed family circumstances, but also new laws. And, sometimes a new law has such broad implication for estate planning that...
By Beau RuffPopular culture instills in us Washingtonians the concept of “common law marriage.” Beau Ruff,Cornerstone Wealth StrategiesThe concept goes something like this: If a man and a woman live together for more than seven years, then they have a “common law marriage” that might entitle each to certain laws...
By Sean BassingerExpanded job growth, a multi-million dollar airport remodeling project and additional commercial retail developments are among the year’s top accomplishments cited by Tri-City port officals.Port officials say they hope to continue to draw more businesses and increase tourism as they move into 2017.Here’s a roundup of their economic...
By Sean BassingerBusiness continues to boom in the Tri-Cities even as 2016 winds down.City officials in Pasco, Richland, Kennewick and West Richland have seen several signs of continued economic development throughout each city in what’s considered to be the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state.There’s lots to brag about...
By Sean BassingerDavid Nansel’s life took a turn for the worse last year.The Kennewick man was diagnosed with cancer, lost his job and struggled with depression.As he approaches the age of 50, he’s looking ahead to a future he never expected to have.The former dairy industry veteran and software development...
By Don C. BrunellThere are dams that should come down and those that shouldn’t.Hopefully, as the Army Corps of Engineers conducts its review of the 14 federal dams on the Columbia and Snake rivers, that will become abundantly clear.Here is the difference. Don C. BrunellDemolishing the two dams on the...
