C and E Trenching has been digging dirt for 25 yearsCurtis Wray can be pretty self-effacingand humble.When asked what he sees his company, Cand E Trenching LLC and himself doing in five years, he said he doesn’t knowhow to do anything else.His father, Everett Wray, bought thebusiness in 1994 —...
Homeowners, hobby farmers and do-it-yourselfers will be able to shop for lawn mowers, compact tractors and utility vehicles at a new store in Kennewick this spring.The new RDO Equipment Co. concept store will open by April 1 on the south side of Kennewick Ranch Home off Columbia Center Boulevard.RDO’s new...
Barb Fangman and Scott Williams had seen how most accounting firms do business — and they wanted something different.And it’s been working. Barb FangmanThe owners of Insight Accounting Solutions have seen their Richland company — which Fangman started in 2012 — grow.“We are experiencing 50 to 70 percent growth a...
It took Jeff Bender a few years to find his calling.But it always involved golf. Yet the daily battle as a golf pro to sell golf clothing to make a few bucks didn’t do it for him.Instead, it was teaching golf. And more importantly, teaching the game to kids. Jeff...
For Mark Howell, the key to running a successful business is more than just making gobs of money.As the owner of Sandy’s Trophies in Pasco, Howell believes caring a lot about people is just as, if not more important, than the bottom line.He and his first wife bought the established...
Almost one year to the date Vivian Terrell opened the Tri-Cities’ first HoneyBaked Ham Café, the entrepreneur feels the business has been a success.“I feel good. I’d give this last year an 8,” said Terrell, on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the best.A steady stream of...
Imagine driving down to Columbia Park and playing a few holes of golf.And when you envision golf, it doesn’t necessarily have to be the kind played with a club and small white ball – although it could.It also could mean kicking a ball into a bigger hole, called foot golf,...
Business has been good for the only Firehouse Subs restaurant in the area.The Burbank franchise has done so well that another is planned – along with a Sun Market convenience store and gas station – in the Badger Canyon area in Kennewick.Shawn Sanderson, division manager for Kennewick’s Sun Pacific Energy,...
The Tri-Cities’ three public school districts continue to grow.And because of that, so do their capital projects.Whether it’s new buildings, schools or facilities, the Kennewick, Pasco and Richland school districts have been busy completing projects from recently passed school bonds — and planning for future growth.Some districts already are planning...
The Tri-Cities’ two colleges have plenty of capital projects planned in the coming years, though some are dependent on approval and money from the state Legislature.At Washington State University Tri-Cities in north Richland, the campus now has an apartment complex open for students who wish to live close to class...
