Hospitality

Hospitality Briefs – March 2023
State hospitality grants now available The Washington State Department of Commerce announced plans to award $100 million in hospitality and lodging grants. The program will award one-time grants to eligible…

The robots will serve you now
We thought we’d enlist the help of ChatGPT to help us summarize this story about the trends in hospitality technology. After all, artificially intelligent robots soon could be checking us…

Kennewick-based company renovates historic hotel
The Columbia Gorge Hotel & Spa in Hood River, Oregon, recently unveiled its new look after a multimillion-dollar renovation. The 42-room property is managed by A-1 Hospitality Group of Kennewick,…
Food & Beverage

Market aims to restore dignity with free food distribution
There seems to be no coincidence between a family whose last name is “Sparks,” and the way they have set ablaze a full-time lifestyle of impacting the community. From churning…

New owners relaunch new and improved family-friendly brew pub
For a young couple with two kids, John and Kelsey Plughoff found the dream place to run a business: a brewery on a farm in north Pasco. The Pasco couple…

Plans underway to open new food co-op store in Richland
The Tri-Cities is getting another shot to support a local food co-op. Alan Schreiber of Schreiber Farms in Eltopia is leading the effort. The fifth-generation farmer is leading a steering…