A Richland coffee shop has closed two years after opening near Kennewick’s Resort at Hansen Park. But the owners are cooking up something new. 

After years of operating cannabis businesses and training retail workers across the country, two industry veterans are planning a new dispensary in west Pasco.

Fire and water are the two elements that Greg McLain sought to build a business around when he left Montana in 1987. Almost 40 years later, he has established a longstanding business around these two opposing elements: Fire & Water.

A Pasco food truck plaza is for sale less than a year after opening. 

Two years later, A Bit of Happiness Farm has grown to include a full farmyard cast of ducks, geese, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys, pigs, a highland steer named Kevin, rabbits, chickens, quail, alpacas, Dolly the Great Pyrenees dog, a turkey, cows, guinea pigs and Humphrey the Bactrian camel.

Realistic budgeting. Restraint and thorough review of new taxes. Reduce regulation and permitting and licensing timelines. 

A Richland business is reaping the financial rewards of going green. 

When it comes to meeting its own greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is behind the curve on transitioning to electric vehicles. The transportation sector is the highest emitter in the state, accounting for 40% of total emissions, and will likely be the most difficult to decarbonize. 

An effort to shore up additional funding for a federal agency that helps roughly 100 Tri-Citians each year launch and grow businesses has secured local funding to help it continue operating.

It’s been a story of setbacks and survival for two women trying to launch their business, but with luck and a lot of resilience, they’ve opened a shop in West Richland.