Mail by the Mall, the feisty, independent mailbox business in the path of the future Center Parkway extension, has moved.The business started by Laurie McCoy and her late mother Dee is staying true to its name after moving into leased quarters “by the mall” at 1360 N. Louisiana St., Suite...
Muncie, Indiana, is offering $5,000 cash for remote workers who move to the town an hour northwest of Indianapolis.Muncie, home to Ball State University, is one of dozens of towns in dozens of states competing for well-paid workers on MakeMyMove.com, a website helping towns woo remote workers who can live...
Christina LomasneyWith apologies to the Farmers Insurance ad, Christina Lomasney knows a thing or two because she’s seen a thing or two.She studied physics to become a professor, then launched two businesses that overcame improbable odds to success.As director of commercialization for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, she draws on...
An Oregon company that builds and operates residential facilities for seniors broke ground in May on Riverwalk Estates, a 149-unit, $40 million facility that will provide assisted and independent units near Canyon Lakes.Salem-based Hawthorn Construction Group is building the four-story facility off Highway 395 at 4704 W. Hildebrand Blvd., behind...
The title will be changing soon at Richland’s Magnolia Music Studio, but the love for making and teaching music will continue.Magnolia Music Studio is being sold by Cynthia Vaughn to Samantha Schneider, who takes over ownership on Aug. 1.Schneider will change the name to Creative Music Learning Center Richland just...
The Port of Benton evicted the longtime operator of its railroad track network in June after a Benton County court ruled the tenant breached its duty to maintain the tracks.Tri-City Railroad Co., which operated the port’s southern connection, was found in default of its lease for failing to maintain the...
Pasco’s former Cousin’s restaurant is being converted into an urgent care clinic by Drs. Prabhjot “Jyoti” Kahlon and Janmeet “Rocky” Sahota. The couple opened the original HealthFirst Urgent Care in 2020 at Richland’s Columbia Point. The clinics are led by Kahlon, an emergency room veteran. The couple paid $2.3 million...
Pam Lewison is of two minds when winter gives way to spring. She’s thrilled by the sweet smell of freshly plowed fields, the green fuzz in the orchards, the newborn livestock. She’s less thrilled by the daunting challenges facing Washington agriculture in 2022. The state’s 35,300 farms and ranches collectively raise more than 300 products.
Washington state saw the value of agriculture exports increase by more than $1 billion in 2021.There’s a big asterisk tied to the impressive $7.7 billion figure for agricultural products originating in Washington.“Be clear that while values are up, volumes are predominantly down,” said Rianne Perry, manager for international marketing at...
