A robust retail, housing and jobs market has industry experts singing the region’s economic praises.Several community leaders provided industry highlights during Tri-City Development Council’s annual economic outlook conference Feb. 15 at the Pasco Red Lion.Barbara Johnson, manager of Columbia Center mall in Kennewick, called the Tri-City’s retail sector well positioned,...
Trucks & Auto Auctions, a Musser Bros. affiliate, plans 8,000-square-foot facilityTri-City car and truck buyers can kick back in theater-style seats to bid on vehicles at a new Pasco auction business this fall.Trucks & Auto Auctions, a Musser Bros. Inc. affiliate, is building a new 8,000-square-foot facility just off Argent...
The Tri-Cities Airport expects to see several million dollars in new hangar construction this year in Pasco.Airport Director Buck Taft said three new planned hangars will help to create a good mix of general and commercial aviation offerings at the airport.The airport is home to more than 120 fixed-wing aircraft,...
Construction of a 13,200-square-foot commercial building is expected to begin in early April on one of the last buildable lots near Steptoe Street and Gage Boulevard. Jason ZookJason Zook, owner of Smile-A-Mile Painting of Kennewick, will be moving his growing business into the new $1.2 million building at 8804 W....
Three weeks after announcing a new interim chief executive officer and four weeks after introducing a new chief financial officer, Trios Health has made another change to its top leadership team.Scott Landrum has been appointed as the new interim CEO and Tom Marshall is the new CFO. Both are Quorum...
Quorum employees appointed to CEO, finance director positionsTrios Health has appointed two new leaders to key roles to oversee the beleaguered Kennewick hospital system.Both are Quorum Health Resources employees.The Tennessee-based consultants were hired by the Kennewick Public Hospital Board of Commissioners in 2016 to help analyze and manage the financial...
Tri-City SCORE counselors want to help small businesses succeedA Richland entrepreneur credits a free business mentoring program for enabling him to quit his day job to focus on his own company.Brandon Andersen said monthly meetings with his SCORE mentor kept him accountable and provided honest feedback.“Sometimes you tell people your...
Four Feathers Wine Estates processed 15,000 tons of grapes last yearThe winemaking happening inside Four Feathers Wine Estates in Prosser is no small operation.The more than 100 towering silver tanks can store three million gallons within the 50,000-square-foot warehouse and process some 15,000 tons of wine grapes a year.Four Feathers’...
The Tri-Cities’ appetite for Hot Tamales’ traditional Mexican dish continues to grow.The Pasco-based food truck business is now serving its popular tamales through a walk-up window at 110 S. Fourth Ave. in downtown Pasco and hopes to be selling tamales from a retail store there by spring.“People are excited to...
A professional development group made up of about 70 people disbanded at the close of 2017.Emerging Tri-Cities — previously called Young Professionals Tri-Cities — dissolved Dec. 31.“The needs for young and emerging professionals are well-served in the community through other, more industry specific organizations. It is the consensus of the...
