By Beau RuffLet’s assume that the patriarch of a local manufacturing business is ready to determine the best way to transition ownership of the business to his daughter. Beau Ruff,Cornerstone Wealth StrategiesThe patriarch, John, and his wife, Jane, are ready to hand over the reins and move into retirement. Still,...
By Michelle DuplerTwo Tri-City commercial real estate firms have joined forces to become the newly formed NAI Group LLC. Todd SternfeldIn the wake of the departure of former principal Lance Bacon from NAI Tri-Cities in July, remaining principal Todd Sternfeld partnered with Vicki Monteagudo of Century 21 Tri-Cities to open...
By Michelle DuplerPreliminary election results from the November general election could quash one group’s hopes to rewrite Washington law to join the ranks of right-to-work states.Right-to-work policies aim to prohibit the practice of requiring all employees in a union workplace to pay union dues, regardless of whether they want to...
By Michelle DuplerIt’s been legal to toke up in Washington for a couple of years now, but experts say it may not be the best idea when looking for a job.Employers can decline to hire people based on a pre-employment drug test — or fire them based on random drug screenings...
By Beau RuffMany business owners believe executive employment contracts are unnecessary. Or, that they might lose the ability to fire at-will. Beau Ruff,Cornerstone Wealth StrategiesPerhaps the employer believes having less specificity about the job, the employer maintains more flexibility and control.Business owners also can be put off by the amount...
By Marilou SheaBy the time you read this, The Food Pointe at the Port of Pasco will have launched its new lunch program in east Pasco. Marilou Shea,Food Truck AcademyYep, that’s right folks, another food truck pod is live in the Tri-Cities.Food trucks will serve up lunch from 10 a.m....
One of the big planning challenges for professional service organizations is attracting new talent — young doctors, lawyers, accountants and others — to ultimately take over the business or the practice, and facilitate the business succession strategy.
By Dennis Gisi Dennis Gisi, John L. Scott Real EstateI am finishing up my month-end reports for my John L. Scott Offices for September with the television in my office talking about yet another tropical storm.Last month it was the damage from hurricanes Harvey and Irma. They are truly catastrophic...
By R.J. Marx and Brenna Visser, The Daily Astorian, & TCAJOB staffThe owner of Richland’s newest waterfront hotel died Sunday morning at his home after a short illness. He was 64. Tom Drumheller, Escape LodgingTom Drumheller envisioned The Lodge at Columbia Point as a regional boutique hotel unique to the...
By Marilou SheaJust south of the Tri-Cities in Stanfield, Oregon, a hard-working couple raise calves to satisfy their customers’ insatiable taste for beef. Pat and Tammy Mallon own Pat-n-Tam’s Beef, a boutique beef processing company. Marilou Shea, Food Truck AcademyPat Mallon has been raising calves and selling them since he...
