Triple-digit weather. Frigid temperatures. Notorious Tri-City winds. Smoke-filled summer skies.These will no longer be reasons to cancel tee time, thanks to the arrival of Divots Golf in Richland later this month.The Walla Walla-based Divots Golf specializes in the growing sport of virtual golf, offering competitive virtual games to casual and...
Community First Bank couldn’t pass up the opportunity to buy a vacant bank property at the intersection of Swift Boulevard and Jadwin Avenue in Richland.It wasn’t looking to move but when its lease came due for renewal at 1060 Jadwin Ave., where it’s been located for 15 years, it made...
Numerica Credit Union recently bought property on busy Court Street in Pasco with plans open a new branch.The Spokane Valley-based credit union paid $940,000 in May for the 1,400-square-foot building at 2307 W. Court St. that serves as home to Baskin-Robbins.Numerica plans to demolish the ice cream shop and build...
Tim KrumlandWith up to 100 orders leaving their Big Pasco warehouse daily, record revenue last year and plans to break ground on a new building later this year, Leggari Products’ owners are ready to take on the big boys in the epoxy coating industry.The scrappy Pasco-based startup, co-founded by Tri-City...
Jason Story, owner of Pasco Machine, stands underneath his machine shop’s current sign while holding a much older one from the company’s earlier days. The business celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. (Photo by Kristina Lord)A 100-year-old Pasco company is charting a course to ensure it can navigate another century...
Tracy LaMarr sketched out the plan to launch a restaurant delivery service on a plane homebound from a business conference in March 2020, as restaurants and other companies were shutting down to stem coronavirus infections.The Tri-City restaurant owner knew she’d face fierce competition from bigger, well-known companies like Uber Eats,...
Two Tri-City-based organizations have teamed up with a westside nonprofit to spearhead an effort to upend the job search process on a nationwide scale – and for a chance to win up to $2 million.On the line isn’t just the pot of prize money but also what leaders of the...
The Tri-Cities’ ozone levels, the highest in the state, have landed the region on national and state watch lists for the past five years.Since then, levels have improved but officials can’t pinpoint why. Concerns remain about them increasing again, which could prompt sanctions from the Environmental Protection Agency.“We’ve definitely been...
George Perkins doesn’t have to worry about navigating his wheelchair into the offices of Columbia Basin Hearing Center to see his audiologist.Since February, the 83-year-old meets with Neil Aiello from the comfort of his Kennewick home.“Dr. Neil has been here every month checking on the quality – and he just...
Senior Life Resources Northwest is adding a new building to its Richland campus.The $1.6 million, 6,100-square-foot building will be a replica of the existing administration building and should be move-in ready in about six months, said Grant Baynes, executive director of the senior-focused nonprofit best known for operating Mid-Columbia Meals...
