The regulars at the Pasco Senior Center building soon will be 3- to 5-year-olds instead of those over 60.The city of Pasco sold the building to the Pasco School District for $1.26 million and will be out of it by Dec. 30.City officials say declining use of the senior center...
The vision for a vibrant riverfront wine village in Kennewick that’s been a decade or so in the making now includes two wineries.[blockquote quote="The wineries … are going to be a real asset to our whole project at Columbia Drive." source="Skip Novakovich, president of the Port of Kennewick commissioners" align="right"...
Looming buildings casting large shadows serve as tangible signs of economic growth in the Horn Rapids Industrial Park off Logston Boulevard in Richland.The latest addition to the mix is across the street from the massive Preferred Freezer Services.Central Washington Corn Processors’ new $7.9 million facility, which will serve as a...
It’s no surprise Tri-Citians would love to welcome a Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods Market to town.They also have said over the years they want to patronize a performing arts center and splash around in an aquatics park.Several others offered up a variety of possibilities during a brainstorming session as...
Caleb Olson wants to be an engineer like his father and grandfather someday.The 17-year-old from Hanford High thinks getting a job and skills in the manufacturing industry would be a logical first step on that career path.He was one of about 40 students from three high schools who participated in...
When 950 people get together to empower Tri-City area women and children, they’re able to raise a lot of money.This year’s 16th annual Women Helping Women Fund Tri-Cities collected about $125,000 on Oct. 13 in Pasco.That brings the total amount the nonprofit has raised to more than $2 million, funding...
A longtime provider of in-home private health care in Eastern Washington and Idaho has bought AtHome Care, which has an office in Kennewick.Liberty Lake-based Family Home Care acquired AtHome Care, a 30-year provider of in-home services based in Boise, Idaho, with offices in Kennewick and Spokane. The acquisition was finalized...
The golden years imply the living is easy, affordable and carefree.The reality is that not very many people are financially prepared for life after retirement, according to a new study by AARP.“We have a retirement savings crisis,” said Cathy MacCaul, advocacy director for AARP Washington.Forty-five percent of Washington adults have...
Social Security recipients will receive a modest increase in their benefits next year after getting no cost-of-living adjustments in 2016.Benefits for more than 65 million Americans will increase 0.3 percent in 2017, the Social Security Administration announced last month.The cost-of-living adjustment will begin with benefits payable to Social Security beneficiaries...
A training center for agricultural workers is scheduled to open Dec. 1. in Kennewick.Lacey-based Wafla, formerly known as Washington Farm Labor Association, opened in 2006 and this will be its first training center, said George Zanatta of Kennewick, Wafla’s chief operating officer.“We are planning to utilize the Kennewick office for...
