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Kristina Lord

Kristina Lord has more than 20 years of journalism experience and has been editor of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business and Senior Times since July 2016. She spent more than 17 years at the Tri-City Herald and also worked at weekly newspapers in Prosser, Grandview and Yelm. She was a longtime member of the Society of Professional Journalists’ William O. Douglas chapter and is a board member of Warrior Sisterhood, a Tri-Cities Cancer Center support group. She and her husband have two daughters and they live in West Richland.

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AARP survey shows public overconfident in spotting scammers

June 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Beulah Green of Pasco didn’t fall for any of the scam calls she recently received.One scammer called from a Florida number claiming she missed jury duty and police would be coming to arrest her.Another said he was calling about her computer, but Green doesn’t own one.A third one said she...

Ice makers expect to manufacture nine million bags of ice this year

June 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Kennewick’s Columbia Basin Ice anticipates $7M in sales for 2017Tri-Citians reaching into big store coolers to grab a bag of ice on their way to a picnic, party or boat this summer most likely will be chilling their food and drinks with ice manufactured by a growing Kennewick company.Columbia Basin...

Big Pasco Industrial Center offers blank slate of possibilities

June 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Occupancy rates have ranged from 57 percent to 87 percent in past five yearsWhen the Port of Pasco’s director of properties walks around the huge warehouses in the Big Pasco Industrial Center, she sees business possibilities.[blockquote quote="We’d like to see more manufacturing. More manufacturing brings greater employment." source="Mayra Reyna, Port...

Tri-City electricity producers, providers pay more than $9.3 million in taxes

June 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Privilege tax generated $51.2 million for state last yearThree Tri-City public power electricity producers and providers recently paid more than $9.3 million in privilege taxes to the state.The annual tax is levied on public power electricity producers and providers for the privilege of generating electricity or providing electricity in the state.Energy...

Kennewick 89-year-old logs 15,000 mall miles

June 13, 2017

Kristina Lord

Patsy Hull is proof a long journey begins by putting one foot in front of the other.She’s done it so many times she’s racked up 15,000 miles.The 89-year-old Kennewick woman reached the milestone last month amid applause and fanfare from her Kadlec Healthy Ages fellow mall walkers, friends and family.Hull,...

Griggs Ace Hardware expanding into vacant Hastings space in Richland

May 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

A loyal customer base at the Griggs Ace Hardware & Sporting Goods store in north Richland has prompted an expansion into the vacant space next door once occupied by Hastings Books Music & Video.[blockquote quote="It’s a neighborhood store." source="Charlie Grigg, vice president of Pasco-based Grigg Enterprises" align="right" max_width="300px"]“The vision is...

Kadlec caregivers vote to join statewide health care union

May 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Members hope to begin contract negotiation in coming monthsMore than 800 nursing assistants, radiology technicians, dietary and housekeeping staff, certified surgical technologists and other caregivers at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland voted last month to join a statewide union.[blockquote quote="Now we will have all come together for positive change."...

Benton County resurrects economic development grant program

May 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Kennewick wine village gets $2.1 million boostBenton County handed out its first check after resurrecting a sales tax-generated economic development program: $2.1 million toward the Port of Kennewick’s urban wine village project on Columbia Drive.It was a joint award going to the port and city of Kennewick.The grant will be...

Richland funeral home finishes $2 million remodel

May 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Einan’s at Sunset planning Memorial Day weekend eventsThe staff at Einan’s at Sunset in Richland already know how difficult it is for family members to visit a funeral home after the death of a loved one.And they’ve taken care to improve the experience with a recent $2 million remodel.They’ll celebrate...

Construction underway at growing Richland church

May 15, 2017

Kristina Lord

Columbia Community Church undergoing $3.2 million remodeling projectEditor's Note: This story has been updated with a new construction amount.It’s apparent why Columbia Community Church has outgrown its space when listening to the lead pastor rattle off statistics about the non-denominational church’s recent growth.When Mark Barker arrived at the church in...

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