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...
A Kennewick businessman’s bankruptcy filing has been updated to detail assets of just under $1 million and debts of $2.7 million in secured and unsecured claims.Kristopher Lapp, former president of i-3 Global, also reported owing $79,000 in unpaid taxes to the federal government.Lapp and his company are the target of...
A Kennewick nonprofit has acquired a longtime Tri-City pizza franchise and a bottled water service company to grow its mission-based organization and expand its headquarters to accommodate a new social services outreach program. Columbia Industries, a nonprofit committed to supporting and empowering individuals with disabilities and other challenges, acquired the Tri-Cities’ four Round TablePizza restaurants and...
I-3 Global president faces nearly $2M in lawsuitsMultiple agencies, companies and former employees are trying to figure out “where all the money went,” and whether they’ll ever get paid by a Kennewick businessman who has filed for bankruptcy after three lawsuits were filed against him and his company i-3 Global....
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...
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...
A new Taco Time planned for south Richland means the closure of the city’s current Taco Time franchise in Richland’s downtown core.The newest restaurant will open at 2222 Keene Road, near the busy intersection of Keene Road and Queensgate Boulevard, next door to an Chevron gas station.Taco Time on Swift...
MacDonald-Miller to open its Eastern Washington headquarters in fall after moving Moses Lake officeASeattle-based mechanical contractor is looking to expand its Tri-City customerbase by opening a shop where customers can fulfill commercial needs forheating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as other mechanical services.MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions has plans to open...
