Tri-Cities’ northern neighbor, Adams County, is moving forward with plans for infrastructure to support the growth of its food processing and distribution sectors, based on positive projections for the area’s potential as a low-cost hub for these industries.Results from two recent site selection studies conducted by The Boyd Company, a...
Jeanne Dillner, CEO of SIGN Fracture Care InternationalBrief background of business:SIGN Fracture Care International is a humanitarian organization based in Richland. Our mission is to give the injured poor in developing countries access to affordable orthopaedic surgery. We accomplish this by providing surgeons in these countries with orthopaedic education along...
By D. Patrick JonesThe Tri-Cities prides itself on being a bit different from the rest of Eastern Washington. So is its manufacturing sector. Unlike most metro areas this side of the state, manufacturing here doesn’t loom among the top five sectors by employment. As Benton Franklin Trends indicator 3.3.4 shows,...
For more than 26 years, employees of Meheen Manufacturing Inc. have churned out bottle upon bottle of beer, soda and juice in the Tri-Cities.But that ended last month, as Meheen moved its equipment and operations from 325 N. Oregon Ave. in Pasco to Colorado.As part of a combined business with...
By David ForsythMaking a wine is an active process. A winery is a functional factory, like any other production facility. The factors are the raw materials, in this case grapes, and the available technology to blend them.The process begins with growing the grapes, then harvesting the grapes and crushing or...
Tri-City tourism boasts 10 percent boostThe Tri-Cities recorded a thriving tourism industry in 2017 with a continued upward trend of visitor spending, which reached $491 million, a 10.3 percent increase over the previous year. Spending was up in all categories measured – lodging, food and beverage, transportation, recreation and retail.“Tourism continues...
HONORS & AWARDSTrios Health received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award. The award recognizes Trio Health Southridge Hospital for treating stroke patients with 85 percent or higher compliance to core standards level of care for at least 24 consecutive months.Pasco City...
If your business is in Benton or Franklin county and has open/moved/change names in the last three months, please download this form to be included in this listing.NEW BUSINESSESDesigned Life Chiropractic has opened at 2909 S. Quillan St., Suite 158 in Kennewick. The clinic offers neurologically based chiropractic care for...
Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is charged.Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure. Chapter 13 — Plan...
Top property values listed start at $500,000 and have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure. Property values are public record and can be found by visiting the county assessor's office.BENTON COUNTY3920 S. Olson Place, Kennewick, 2,795-square-foot, single-family home. Price: $679,000. Buyer: Jeremy and Sofia Karmy. Seller: Damian and Christy...