A Pasco company that fabricates and installs pipe systems for farms, wineries and industry is making a bold bet on the future. Allynda and Kyle CalliesAllynda and Kyle Callies, owners of Callies Welding and Fabrication in Pasco, are finalizing a deal to buy the last two developable at the Foster...
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating a health crisis that has claimed more than 120 rural hospitals in recent years.But it is also raising the fortunes of at least one closed Yakima hospital and begs the question: Will more reopen?As Washington residents adapt to Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy...
Dr. Jason HairDr. Jason Hair fulfilled his long-held ambition to own his own practice when he opened Tri-City Eyes in early March in Richland.The coronavirus pandemic as well as the stay-at-home orders it inspired weren’t in obvious full swing at the time. But the crisis hit soon enough, forcing Hair...
As Tri-Citians adapt to a statewide order to stay at home to combat the spread of the coronavirus, organizations serving seniors are racing to support those hit heaviest by the new normal.Those age 60 and over, particularly those with underlying conditions such as heart or lung disease, are the most...
Tri-City ports are contemplating rent relief policies for tenants as the coronavirus pandemic takes its economic toll.The Ports of Pasco and Kennewick authorized three-month rent deferral program for tenants whose business is disrupted by Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Safe order, which sidelines all nonessential activity through at least...
A Tri-City nonprofit that serves the terminally ill and their families sought volunteers to make masks and gowns to protect its caregivers from infectious diseases during the coronavirus pandemic.With N95 respirators and masks earmarked for hospitals and others, Chaplaincy Health Care is turning to homemade items to bolster its dwindling...
Tri-City homebuilders and colleagues across the state are pleading with Gov. Jay Inslee to reclassify homebuilding an essential activity after the industry was sidelined by the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order to slow the spread of coronavirus.“We respectfully disagree with your finding that home construction is not an essential activity,...
Pasco’s storied Moore Mansion is starting a new chapter after being sold by the couple who saved it from demolition.Debra and Brad Peck sold the historic mansion to a Kennewick couple who will run it as a residence and event center. The Pecks and the new owners will collaborate to...
Tri-City businesses and nonprofits are rallying the community to support hospitals, health care workers, seniors and families struggling to secure the resources they need to combat the spread of coronavirus, which causes the deadly COVID-19.Here are some of the ways to help.O’Brien Construction collects respiratorsO’Brien Construction is challenging contractors to...
The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating a health crisis that has claimed more than 120 rural hospitals in recent years. As Washington residents adapt to Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home Stay Healthy order to stay home to contain the spread of coronavirus, the state is racing to add more hospital beds to handle the influx of patients. The Washington...
