NEW BUSINESSESBartholomew Winery has opened at 421 E. Columbia Drive in Kennewick. The winery sells wine and offers tastings. Hours: noon – 5 p.m., Saturday and Sunday. Contact: bartholomewwinery.com, Facebook.Fill’er Up Antiques and Collectibles has opened at 1215 Meade Ave. in Prosser. The store sells vintage items, collectibles and ‘man...
A California-based company bought about 6,000 contiguous acres of land in the Walla Walla area in a nationwide auction.Farmland LP, formed in 2009, manages more than 12,500 acres in Northern California and in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Based in San Francisco, California, the company’s goal is to add value to farmland...
Community members interested in Hanford cleanup issues are sought to fill vacant public-at-large seats on the Hanford Advisory Board.The positions are meant to represent the views or perspectives of the public and are not directly associated with affected interests, such as local government, environmental or economic interests.Board work collaboratively with...
Construction is underway on the Tri-Cities’ second The Original Pancake House and if the winter weather cooperates, it could be open by summer.The 4,544-square-foot restaurant at 424 Keene Road in Richland, in front of Yoke’s Fresh Market, will offer occupancy for 214 people and a covered patio area, according to...
The Richland School Board will build its new Teaching, Learning, and Administration Center in West Richland and its 12th elementary south of Badger Mountain.The board made the decisions at the Jan. 9 school board meeting.The new $10 million Teaching, Learning, and Administration Center, or TLAC, would replace the aging 70-year-old...
More Trios Health employees lost their jobs in January amid continued financial challenges throttling Kennewick’s public hospital district.Among the most recent issues are: Twenty employees losing their jobs Jan. 19. Declining patient volume. Delayed reimbursement for services to the tune of $11 million over five years. Resignation of Trios’ chief...
By Craig CudworthLast year, the Kennewick Public Hospital District Board of Commissioners hired Quorum Health Resources to work with Trios Health to improve operations and finances. Among the strategies they recommended were work force productivity implementation, exploration of a Chapter 9 bankruptcy filing, consideration of an acquisition or affiliation, facilities...
Two Columbia Center retail anchor stores aren’t included on a list of store closures announced Jan. 4.The Kennewick mall’s Sears and Macy’s stores appear to be safe for now, as big box retailers nationwide struggle to strike a balance between storefront and digital marketplace sales.Three Washington Sears stores are scheduled...
