Construction begins on the Richland winery’s addition in February, with completion set for summer’s endFor nearly 10 years, John Bookwalter dreamed of expanding his winery andrestaurant.The dream begins taking shape in February, when J. Bookwalter Winerybreaks ground on a $4 million expansion that will more than triple the size ofits...
It took almost eight years and a lot of on-again, off-again negotiations with different prospective buyers, but the Tri-City Herald building in downtown Kennewick has new owners.Pasco investors Mike Detrick Sr., his son Mike Detrick Jr. and their wives bought the building at 333 W. Canal Drive for $3.9 million...
Professional Investment Management Services celebrates 20 years in business in 2020A Kennewick independent boutique investment advisory firm is closing in on 20 years of business next year.That’s the case for Professional Investment Management Services, or PIMS for short, at 7103 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite B, upstairs in the new Copiers...
Sign Gypsies owner delivers personalized messages for friends, family, customersRobin Wojtanik of Richland didn’t expect to become an expert on Tri-City area soil density when she launched her new business, Sign Gypsies, this summer.But putting up signs with custom messages at homes, schools and businesses has turned her into one.“North...
Lurene Harris Fleshman sat at a table in her garage recently at Harris Farm, looking out at the land as she pondered what it would look like filled with houses and streets.“I’m not ever gonna look again!” she said with a chuckle, before admitting that yes, she’d want to see...
As the Tri-City’s population climbs toward 300,000, its three school districts continue to work to keep pace with it.Student enrollment numbers for 2018-19 put Kennewick’s student enrollment at 19,750 students; Pasco’s at 18,774; and Richland’s at 14,204, according to data from the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.Voters seem...
Continued growth at the higher education campuses in the Tri-Cities will be moving forward at a steady clip in the coming year.At Washington State University Tri-Cities, the school is proceeding with plans to build a 40,000-square-foot academic building for undergraduate studies in biology, chemistry and education in science, technology and...
Three generations of Erstad family worked at Burger Factory before owning itRhonda Erstad grew up in Connell. So did her husband, Mike.They’ve lived in the Connell area pretty much their whole lives, and Rhonda wouldn’t have it any other way.“I love Connell,” she said. “Our kids always had someone looking...
Job’s Nursery celebrates 80 years in business next yearAs the calendar flips to October, families begin to visit the region’s pumpkin patches.Many head to Job’s Nursery in Pasco.“We have two acres of pumpkins in our pumpkin patch,” said Alex Job, who has been a co-owner of the business since 2012,...
SAGECollegePrep Services offers test prep classes, private tutoring, college counselingWhen Rich Quadrel retired from his research and development manager position at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in 2015, he thought he’d return to something he really enjoyed years before—teaching.He and his wife Marilyn started SAGECollege Prep Services four years ago and have been...
