Stories highlighting the need to shop early for the holidays as supply chain issues clog the path from factory to store shelves have been grabbing headlines since September.With the arrival of Christmas with the next flip of the calendar page, there’s an easy solution to avoid supply chain issues.Head to...
By Wendy Culverwell and Kristina LordCindy Mosley-Cleary took over a gift shop in downtown Kennewick about six years ago and made it her own, packing it with charming pick-me-ups and home décor items.She may be relatively new at owning a retail business, but she had decades of retail sales experience...
Washington State University Tri-Cities has launched a new Entrepreneurs in Residence program to provide students with direct connections to successful entrepreneurs for mentorship opportunities.Through the program, students can meet with entrepreneurs to receive free advice, coaching and networking connections for potential partnerships.Regional entrepreneurs Christina Lomasney and Paul Carlisle are excited...
2 restaurants tie for best tacos in Pasco Taco CrawlTrejo’s Mexican Restaurant and Super Quesadilla Gigante, both in Pasco, tied as winners in this year’s Taco Crawl, both receiving the “Best Taco in Pasco” award.More than 8,000 tacos were consumed during the fifth annual event, which ran from Oct. 1-16.The...
L&I proposes 6% hike for contractor feesThe Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is considering raising the fee to register, renew or be reinstated as a contractor by 5.79% for 2022.L&I is required to charge a fee and to revise the fees at least once every two years. The...
Washington Policy CenterGovernment Reform DirectorJason MercierWhat is the Washington Policy Center?Washington Policy Center (WPC) is an independent, nonprofit think tank that promotes sound public policy based on free-market solutions.WPC improves lives of Washington state’s citizens by providing accurate, high-quality research for policymakers, the media and the general public. Headquartered in...
Recreational cannabis sales in Benton County reached more than $39.6 million in fiscal year 2021.That’s up 16% from $34 million in fiscal year 2020.The increase over the previous year shows a slower rate of growth compared to the nearly 43% growth rate in fiscal year 2020 over the previous year.Statewide,...
NEW HIRESChris Musick has been named the deputy project director for Bechtel at the Hanford Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant. He has more than 30 years of engineering, procurement, construction and operations experience. He has a broad range of management experience with an emphasis on nuclear waste processing, including technical...
Kadlec kicks in $25K for Little Badger trail, $100K is still neededThe Kadlec Foundation donated $25,000 to Friends of Badger Mountain to support its effort to establish a new preserve and trail on Little Badger Mountain.The nonprofit is raising money to close on the purchase of land it needs to...
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee helped dedicate a $90 million research facility at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus in Richland on Oct. 29.The event was held online but served as a celebration for a new center for scientific discovery in chemistry, materials science and...
