By Sean BassingerThe Tri-Cities ended the year with the largest labor force ever and the fastest-growing job market in the state.Kennewick, Richland and Pasco added more than 3,800 jobs in December, or 3.6 percent growth over the same month the previous year.The next fastest growth rates in the state include...
By Berta GabbardWith the new year well underway and a new administration in the White House, many business owners in the greater Tri-Cities area are looking to maintain their stride as we see how the markets respond and evolve. Several owners I work with are actively pursuing plans to grow...
By Beau RuffTimes can get financially rough. People go through difficult periods in life and might be strapped for cash and need an additional sources of money. Perhaps the cash is needed to buy a new house or to pay for a small business or an attorney’s retainer for a...
By Sean BassingerMid-Columbia residents seeking relief from chronic back, neck, arthritic, cancer or other chronic or acute pain have more options available to them with Lynx Healthcare’s recent Kennewick expansion.Formerly Pinnacle Pain Center in Kennewick, the Tri-City pain clinic rebranded with a series of other clinics as part of Lynx...
By Wine News ServicePolitically, Washington’s Columbia Valley has been the red part of a blue state for decades. And when it comes to wine, Washington has shifted firmly to being a red wine-producing state.The last year Washington produced more white wine than red was in 2012, and it’s likely to...
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...
