Arusty horse trailer transformed into a sleek white mobile bar is completelyrefurbished and ready for event bookings or Facebook-worthy photos that couldhave brides-to-be swooning. It’sbeen a work in progress for Kennewick sisters Amanda Hickman and Josie Michelwho got the idea from a friend who intended to start his own business...
Anew laundry service company will pick up bags of dirty laundry from your homeand return them cleaned, folded, grouped or on hangers within 48 hours.“This is basically DoorDash for your laundry,” said Richelle Davis, owner of Unhampered Laundry. Withweekly service starting at $36 for a large bag that holds up...
A planned merger of Gesa Credit Union and Seattle-based Inspirus Credit Union recently received approval from state and federal regulators.And Inspirus Credit Union members voted in favor of merging with Gesa on July 23. The official merger date is Aug. 1, and Inspirus Credit Union will begin operating as a...
Boating is surging in popularity across Tri-City waterways, with boat sales jumping more than $1 million in Benton and Franklin counties year over year. “Ithink everyone’s having growth and good times. I just hope it stays for awhile,” said Willie Nelson, general manager for Nixon’s Marine Inc. in Pasco.“It’s definitely...
Alongtime Tri-City painting company is moving to Richland to build a new homebase for two businesses, Paintmaster Services Inc. and Columbia IndustrialCoatings. Thecompanies will share three buildings at 2670 First St. in north Richland, offKingsgate Way and north of Horn Rapids Golf Course.Thebuildings will include an office, shop and facility...
A$2.6 million remodel to make way for a new home décor store is underway insidethe vacant Shopko store in Kennewick.The Texas-based retailer At Home is poised to open its third Washington store in late fall, after recently opening stores in Spokane and Puyallup. The At Home store in Puyallup opened...
A Richland dermatologist is constructing a $6.1 million buildingalongside his current practice on Fowler Street. Dr. Sidney Smith practices at DermaCare of Tri-Cities and DermaHealth Dermatology & Dermasurgery at 1305 Fowler St., a clinic visible from Highway 240. Construction is underway at the empty lot next door at 1295 FowlerSt....
Former i-3 Global chief facing lawsuits, bankruptcy AKennewick businessman’s bankruptcy filing has been updated to detail assets ofjust under $1 million and debts of $2.7 million in secured and unsecuredclaims.Inaddition, Kristopher Lapp, former president of i-3 Global, reported owing$79,000 in unpaid taxes to the federal government.Lappand his company are the...
Washingtonshoppers no longer will find themselves waiting in line at the register behindOregon residents wanting to avoid state taxes.Oregoniansare no longer exempt from paying state taxes when they reach for their walletsunder a law signed by Washington’s Gov. Jay Inslee that took effect July 1.To recoupany sales tax expenses, Oregon...
The Colville Tribes’ $10.8 million purchase of 184 acres ofFranklin County farmland could set the stage for a future casino just northeastof King City in Pasco.Though opening acasino would take “many years” since the land off Highway 395 would first needto be transferred into federal trust status through the Bureau...
