Here in Washington and across the country, millions of seniors will get relief from a new law that will help reduce drug prices.After years of calling on Congress to make prescription drugs more affordable, AARP won the fight for Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices.The new law, passed by Congress...
Reser’s Fine Foods is making mashed potatoes and preparing to add capacity to produce more dishes at its new food processing plant in Pasco.The family-owned company showed off its new $120 million plant at 5526 N. Capitol Ave. in September.The plant began operating earlier in the summer but shut down...
Joann, the sewing and crafts retailer, is moving its Kennewick store to Columbia Center mall, where it is taking over a portion of the space vacated by Sears in 2019.The new store is set to open in April, depending on construction being completed on time, said Joan Davis, Kennewick store...
Darigold Inc. broke ground on its state-of-the-art milk-processing facility in north Pasco in early September.The $600 million plant will open in early 2024 with the capacity to process8 million pounds of milk per day, supplied by 100 dairy farms in the region. It will employ 200.Darigold first disclosed it had...
Minority homeownership is falling behind in WashingtonMore than 143,000 minority-led households would have to become homeowners to close the ownership gap between white and households that identify as Black, Indigenous and people of color, or BIPOC.The 2021 Washington Legislature funded formation of the Washington State Homeownership Disparities Work Group to...
Local Bounti Inc., the Montana-based ag tech startup, resumed construction of its $40 million greenhouse complex in east Pasco in September.The company paused the project in April, when it closed a deal to acquire the parent company of Pete’s, a California indoor grower.It disclosed plans to restart work in Pasco...
Foodies Brick and Mortar will relocate to Columbia Park after being displaced from its downtown Kennewick home by the devastating fire in the neighboring Cascade building in February.Foodies, led by Joanna Wilson, is leasing the 2,600-square-foot building from the city of Kennewick at the Columbia Park Golf Tri-Plex, 2701 Paul...
Homebuilders were excited to swing wide the doors on their latest homes for visitors during this year’s Parade of Homes.The Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities event, which ran from Sept. 16-18, highlighted four new homes, all in Richland.The popular event showcases the latest in construction, architectural trends, design and décor....
Atkins Nuclear Secured broke ground on a $20 million technology center at its north Richland campus in September.The site is next to the existing Atkins Engineering Laboratory off George Washington Way and across the street from the Washington State University Tri-Cities Wine Science Center.Fowler General Construction Inc. is the contractor...
A longtime flower shop has changed hands so the former owner can face down a fast-spreading cancer.Connie and Sandy Wormington sold Just Roses Flowers & More, which has shops in Kennewick and Pasco, along with their wholesale flower shop, Columbia Wholesale.Leslie and Richard Underwood of Diamond Back Farms are the...
