Year in Review https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/rss en-us Here are the Tri-Cities’ top titles to add to your reading list Self-help books, romance and thriller novels, and memoirs all top the 10 most popular fiction and nonfiction titles checked out from the Mid-Columbia Libraries and the Richland Public Library in 2024.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/5809 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/top-books-2024 Library-Books-Reading-Tablet Here are the Tri-Cities’ most popular nonfiction picks rachel@tcjournal.biz Books on building habits, leadership skills and finances are among the most popular nonfiction titles checked in 2023 at Tri-City libraries.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4904 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:12:27 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4904-top-nonfiction-2023 glasses-1052023_1280 (1).jpg Positivity, sunshine, open spaces power Visit Tri-Cities leader’s recipe for success sara@tcjournal.biz http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4838 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4838-positivity-sunshine-open-spaces-power-visit-tri-cities-leaders-recipe-for-success RiverShotBridge.jpeg Out with a bang or a whimper? Let’s review It’s a tough call – did the Tri Cities economy start with the year with a bang to end with a whimper? Or is it the reverse? A comparison of where things stood at the beginning and the end of this year leads to conflicting signals.
Let’s first consider a couple national measures that influence the regional economy.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4837 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4837-out-with-a-bang-or-a-whimper-lets-review Patrick Jones Dec 2023.jpeg Opening Roth IRAs for kids can reap rewards down the road Saving up money for specific goals has been, for good reason and with good results, a healthy and beneficial habit to develop from childhood, from traditional piggy banks to allowances, from saving accounts to educational funds.
Another valuable and rewarding tool might not spring to mind, but it pays rich rewards: a retirement fund, specifically a Roth IRA.   

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4836 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4836-opening-roth-iras-for-kids-can-reap-rewards-down-the-road Nicholas Mercer Dec 2023.jpeg How much estate tax will I owe? Here’s a back-of-the-napkin calculation Washington state has published its estate tax threshold for 2024. Spoiler alert: it hasn’t changed from 2023.
When learning about the estate tax, people generally want to understand how to avoid it. But the first question is not “How do I avoid the tax,” but instead, “What is the potential tax?”

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4834 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4834-how-much-estate-tax-will-i-owe-heres-a-back-of-the-napkin-calculation Beau Ruff Dec 2023.jpeg Big developments, bitter coffee battle, Costco top our most read stories in 2023 Restaurants and new developments around the Tri-Cities are always popular with our online readers, and our 10 most-read stories of 2023 show it.
These stories cover several developing properties, restaurant ownership changes and the elusive second Costco among other topics.
Here are the top news stories of 2023, according to tcjournal.biz readers...

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4831 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4831-big-developments-bitter-coffee-battle-costco-top-our-most-read-stories-in-2023 Year in Review.jpeg These community leaders are gone but not forgotten In the past year, the Tri-Cities lost several business and civic leaders who have shaped the area, including
TRIDEC vice president and Tri-Cities champion Gary Petersen; community advocate and entrepreneur Josefina Wannarachue; and Charles “Chuck” Stack, a local Round Table Pizza owner.
Here’s a look back at some of the Tri-Cities’ most notable losses in 2023.

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4830 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4830-these-community-leaders-are-gone-but-not-forgotten Candles death notices obits memorial Join us as we chart course for the year ahead. We think it’ll be an exciting one In an industry known for cuts and scale backs, we’ve been adding rich content. 

]]> http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4854 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:27:11 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4854-join-us-as-we-chart-course-for-the-year-ahead-we-think-itll-be-an-exciting-one OurViewNEW3.png Restaurants, retail news lead most-read Journal story list for 2022 http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4176 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:35:37 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4176 Q&A with Buck Taft http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4175 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:25:01 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4175-q-and-a-with-buck-taft Q&A.jpg Let’s look at Tri-City economy through the lens of Charles Dickens http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4174 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:16:32 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4174 Tri-Cities’ tourism future sparkles with optimism, new leadership http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4173 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 16:13:34 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4173 How sharp is your business vision for next year? http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4172 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 14:41:54 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4172 Tri-Cities bids farewell to notable business, civic leaders in 2022 http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4171 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 13:41:04 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/4171-tri-cities-bids-farewell-to-notable-business-civic-leaders-in-2022 Candles death notices obits memorial How BFCOG impacts communities of Benton and Franklin counties http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3617 Mon, 03 Jan 2022 12:53:50 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3617 New restaurants, big developments among our most-read online stories in 2021 http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3606 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:29:55 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3606 As we say farewell to 2021, let’s mark return to longer-term trends http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3605 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:26:08 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3605 2021 was an ongoing exercise in adaptability and resiliency http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3604 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:20:37 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3604 Explosive growth will bring its own set of challenges http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3603 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:11:44 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3603 Tri-Cities Airport waits for traffic to return, welcomes new airlines http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3602 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:02:06 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3602 Richland notes growth in both public, private sectors http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3601 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:58:47 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3601 Visit Tri-Cities champions tourism recovery, economic prosperity http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3600 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:47:47 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3600 Downtown Kennewick: creating a sense of place http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3599 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:42:06 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3599 Pasco chamber will continue to advocate for business community as growth takes hold http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3598 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:39:06 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3598 Kennewick schools celebrate year of growth, new high school http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3597 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:34:45 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3597 West Richland chamber cheers uptick in commercial, industrial growth http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3596 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:31:06 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3596 We can agree on this: We want our business community to survive (and thrive!) http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3056 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:39:01 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3056-we-can-agree-on-this-we-want-our-business-community-to-survive-and-thrive It’s no surprise coronavirus, development stories lead the Journal's top web stories in 2020 http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3042 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:36:29 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3042 The best view of 2020: The rearview mirror http://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3041 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:22:26 -0500 https://www.tricitiesbusinessnews.com/articles/3041