Information provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYNEWSalud Bar & Kitchen, 50 Comstock St., Richland. License type: direct shipment receiver-in/out WA; spirits/beer/wine, restaurant lounge+. Application type: new.Jen Smoke & Gift Shop, 2404 W. Kennewick Ave. License type: beer/wine specialty shop; SLS spirits retailer.Swift Stop, 2110 Swift Blvd.,...
Marijuana licenses for Benton and Franklin counties are public record and are obtained from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.NEWAbaba LLC, 41305 N. Griffin Road, Suite E, Grandview. License type: cannabis producer tier 2. Application type: assumption.APPROVEDAkule Street LLC, 125498 W. McCreadie Road, Prosser. License type: cannabis producer tier...
Several area groups and churches are offering bazaars around the Tri-Cities:Here’s our roundup of local bazaars:Nov. 26Small Business Saturday. Support local small businesses.Dec. 2-3Holiday Bazaar: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pasco Eagles, 2829 W. Sylvester St., Pasco.Solar Spirits Distillery Winter Makers Market: 3-7 p.m., 2409 Robertson Dr., Richland.Dec. 3Grace Hollow Winter Market:...
The city of Hermiston moved into its new city hall in stages beginning in early October.The eastern Oregon community’s new city hall was jointly funded by the city and Umatilla County.The county provided $3 million in exchange for first-floor space for a health department outpost. The city funded its share...
Easterday sentenced to 11 years in federal prisonCody Allen Easterday, 51, of Mesa, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for defrauding Tyson Foods Inc. and a financial services company out of $244 million in a cattle scheme one federal attorney called out for its “brazenness.”The so-called “ghost cattle”...
Kennewick and Richland leaders gathered in the September sunshine to celebrate the start of what should have been a simple street project when they first conceived it back in 2001: connecting Center Parkway across a set of railroad tracks to link the two cities near Columbia Center mall.It only took...
The Benton-Franklin Health District seeks four community members to serve on its board, a new requirement passed by the state Legislature in 2021 to create a more balanced governing body.The deadline to apply is Oct. 31.The existing six-member board is made up of elected county commissioners: Benton County Commissioners Will...
The Association of Washington Business toured several local manufacturing and research centers during its sixth-annual Manufacturing Week bus tour, which visited 30 businesses Oct. 6-13.The Mid-Columbia leg included stops at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland and Columbia Label in Benton City. Workers at Columbia Label in Benton City...
Taxable retail sales posted strong gains in the first quarter of 2022, including in Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties.Retail sales rose 5.5% in Benton County, 37% in Franklin and 9.3% in Walla Walla, according to the most recent figures released by the Washington Department of Revenue. Statewide, taxable retail...
CPA / PartnerPorterKinneyChris PorterNumber of employees you oversee: 18Brief background of your business:Soon after moving to the Tri-Cities in 2006, I started a small, home-based tax preparation company in addition to my full-time job. In 2012, I quit my day job and transitioned my company to a full-time CPA firm....
