Forever Friends plan aids pets after their owners dieMany seniors’ wills include provisions for who gets their dog,cat, horse, guinea pig or other furry or feathered friend when they die.But what if the appointed guardian for the surviving pets can’t orwon’t take them? What if the pets unintentionally end up...
By Eileen L. GriffinA recent Wall StreetJournal column attempted to dispel the myth of an impending retirement crisisin the United States. It said most private sector employees are well preparedfor retirement, having saved and invested for many years with bothemployer-sponsored plans and Individual Retirement Accounts. Recent dataindicates 61 percent of...
Marie Duncan has been living alone for 45 years and she’dlike to continue to enjoy her “little view of the river” from her Kennewickhome for as long as she can.The 92-year-old credits the Tender Care Village for enablingher to remain independent at her own home.“It’s just wonderful. I just can’t...
By Beau RuffProperty owned by aspouse does not automatically transfer to the surviving spouse at death.Instead, something more is needed in the estate plan to accomplish this feat. In all the complexityof the estate plan, the community property agreement is one document inparticular that offers simplicity, and yet still is...
High-end cocktail bar, coffee shop likely tenants in building near fountainBig plans are in the works for a building described as aneyesore in the heart of Richland’s The Parkway. A group of six local investors with Prospere Ventures boughtthe property and hope to begin demolition soon to build a new...
Most hours of the day, a lathe machine is hard at work in aPasco warehouse, creating pipe fittings for a Pennsylvania company thatrecently opened its first West Coast shop. Latrobe Foundry Machine & Supply Co., based nearPittsburgh, picked the Tri-Cities to be closer to its customers.The company founder’s great-grandson moved...
The Dive to open in June at Shrub Steppe’s old siteBusiness has been great since Mike and Dashia Hopp openedBombing Range Brewing Co. nearly three years ago in north Richland.The microbrewery and restaurant at 2000 Logston Blvd. hasloyal customers. People who live at nearby Horn Rapids and those commuting tothe...
Dave Retter,Broker/owner,Retter and Company Sotheby’s International Realty; SVN Retter & Co.Number of employees you oversee? 85Brief background about your company:I started in 1979 in the business and opened our company in October1992. In 2016, after 26 years withanother franchise, we changed our franchise affiliation to Sotheby’sInternational Realty. We are a...
Infinity, Promade, RP Development owners building 31,000-square-foot building near Cottonwood schoolTheowners of Infinity Homes of Washington, Promade Homes and RP Development arebuilding a 31,000-square-foot building at 105609 E. Wiser Parkway.The new warehouse andshowroom are under construction just south of Interstate 82 in unincorporatedBenton County, near CSS Mini Storage, just a...
Century 21 Tri-Cities program donates listing to student scholarshipsA three-bedroom, 2,090-square-foot home built by Pasco highschool students was under contract nine days after it went on the market.The home was listed for $333,500.Students, teachers and other partners celebrated thecompletion of the Team Pasco House at 4118 Vermilion Lane, south of...
