The city of Kennewick has prevailed in its legal battle with Futurewise over the future of its efforts to expand its inventory of land available for, among other things, industrial development.Benton County approved the city’s new urban growth boundary, but Futurewise, a Seattle environmental nonprofit, succeeded in getting it overruled...
Laurel “Laurie” JacksonAfter a nationwide search, Chaplaincy Health Care hired a former Tri-Citian as its CEO.Laurel “Laurie” Jackson started with the Richland nonprofit on Feb. 21.She most recently worked at the St. Charles Health System in Bend, Oregon, where she was the administrator of post-acute and community care.Jackson spent her...
Team with Tri-City ties advances to finalsA team with Tri-City ties has advanced to the finals round of a contest aimed at connecting workers to family-wage jobs through a training model that can be replicated across the country. It also puts the local team closer to a chance to win...
How fortuitous that our annual focus on the hospitality industry coincides with the end of our state’s mask mandate.Washington Gov. Jay Inslee lifted the mandate on March 12, in tandem with Oregon and California.
Richland’s Solar Spirits launches cocktail lineSolar Spirits Distillery of Richland has launched Pioneer Cocktails, premixed cocktails in a bottle.Pioneer Cocktails are sold in the Solar Spirits tasting room and each bottle contains the equivalent of about four cocktails.The lineup includes the Martinez, which pairs Old Tom Jim with cherry liquor,...
Shae FrichetteCo-Owner, Co-WinemakerFrichette Winery Red MountainShae FrichetteNumber of employees you oversee: 5Brief background of Frichette Winery:We are a husband and wife-run winery making wines he loves and wine experiences she dreams of. Our expression of flavorful and smooth red wines and “be in the moment” vibes carry through in every...
The Kiwanis Club of Kennewick will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Kennewick Kiwanis Foundation with an April 7 dinner event at the Red Lion Columbia Center in Kennewick, featuring keynote speaker, Steve Siemens.Siemens is the past president of Kiwanis International and will be speaking on the “Five Stepping Stones...
New babies born at Kennewick’s Trios Health will arrive at Southridge Hospital starting March 29.That’s when Trios Health opens its new birth center there.The current birth center on Auburn Street, located within the original Kennewick General Hospital that opened in 1952, closes its doors permanently the morning of March 29...
Darigold utilities funded with tax increment financingThe Port of Pasco is one of the first entities in Washington to use tax increment financing to fund a portion of its share of the cost to extend utilities to Darigold Inc.’s $500 million processing plant in north Pasco.It will cost more than...
NEW HIRESHAPO Community Credit Union has hired Ashley Ward as the credit union’s new SVP/chief information officer. Ward comes to HAPO with more than 18 years of experience in her field and previously held the title of chief information officer for Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, the prime contractor for the...
