Business Profiles
Pasco native launches beard care product line Average Joe’s Beard Essentials
By Kevin Anthony Joe Sanchez had no intentions of starting a business. He just wanted to have a nice beard. “I never heard of beard products before my brother-in-law gave me beard products for Christmas,” said Sanchez, who started Average Joe’s Beard Essentials in January 2017. When he started looking for other products, Sanchez said…
El Asadero adds second restaurant in Richland
El Asadero — which serves up Mexican cuisine with a focus on homemade freshness — opened a new restaurant on 127 Gage Blvd. in Richland. The restaurant is owned and operated by father and son duo Rafael Arriaga Sr. and Rafael Arriaga Jr. Their first restaurant opened in 2004 on Fourth Avenue in Pasco, where…
Small business keeps Tri-City carpets clean for 40 years
Guarantee System Carpet Cleaning & Dye Co. is celebrating 40 years of serving the Tri-Cities. Owners Garry and Tracie Lamberson said though they moved to Kennewick before the economic downturn of the 1980s, phones were ringing off the hook right after opening. “Business was good from the start,” Tracie said. Before moving to Eastern Washington,…
Franchise owner plans to open more CBD stores in Tri-Cities
If you let him, Donnie Lewis will talk your ears off about hemp and the virtues of CBD oil. He isn’t alone in his enthusiasm. Many people are turning to CBD to help with a variety of ailments, ranging from lack of sleep, anxiety and depression to pain relief. That’s why Lewis opened a CBD…
Picture Yourself provides create-it-yourself studio space
Family-owned business also offers photography classes Jim and Karen Pridemore have opened a new business at 627 The Parkway in Richland that aims to create lasting memories. Picture Yourself is a create-it-yourself studio for photography and videography in which customers can rent studio time by the hour or pay for a monthly membership. The company…
Pasco trenching company buys longtime septic tank business
C and E Trenching has been digging dirt for 25 years Curtis Wray can be pretty self-effacing and humble. When asked what he sees his company, C and E Trenching LLC and himself doing in five years, he said he doesn’t know how to do anything else. His father, Everett Wray, bought the business in…
Independent pharmacy’s prescription for success? Delivering on customer service
By Kevin Anthony Randy Johnson is big on challenges. It’s why the owner of RX Pharmacy on the Kadlec campus in Richland jumped right in as a pharmacist and store manager straight out of college. It’s why he went from working behind the counter for one of the biggest chains in the nation to opening…
Accounting firm strives to set up small business owners for success
Barb Fangman and Scott Williams had seen how most accounting firms do business — and they wanted something different. And it’s been working. The owners of Insight Accounting Solutions have seen their Richland company — which Fangman started in 2012 — grow. “We are experiencing 50 to 70 percent growth a year,” said Williams, who…
Longtime Pasco trophy shop strives to make lasting memories
For Mark Howell, the key to running a successful business is more than just making gobs of money. As the owner of Sandy’s Trophies in Pasco, Howell believes caring a lot about people is just as, if not more important, than the bottom line. He and his first wife bought the established business from the…
Customers hungry for hams find tasty fare in Kennewick
Almost one year to the date Vivian Terrell opened the Tri-Cities’ first HoneyBaked Ham Café, the entrepreneur feels the business has been a success. “I feel good. I’d give this last year an 8,” said Terrell, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best. A steady stream of customers came through…
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