Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business - August 2016 by Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business/Senior Times

August 2016

Volume 15 • Issue 8

New restaurants to serve up breakfast all day in Kennewick, Richland BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

Local News

Hastings files for backruptcy, closes stores Page 6

Commercial Real Estate

Rumor Lounge on Clearwater to open soon Page 17

Going Green

Eco-friendly tips, events on Go Green Tri-Cities website page 49

She Said It “This area is big for baby boomers, and boomers are getting old.” - Ami Gunther, vice president at G2 Commercial Construction, Kennewick Page 34

Get your favorite breakfast foods served all day when The Original Pancake House opens in Kennewick and Richland. The 4,500-square-foot Kennewick restaurant will open in early 2017 near Bob’s Burgers & Brews, Hampton Inn and Trios Southridge Hospital off Highway 395. It will be able to seat about 140. This will be BTE Holding Co.’s first standalone restaurant. The company employs just over 100 people and expects to hire on 35 to 40 people at each TriCity restaurant. Co-owner Ryan Medford said his company is negotiating terms of a lease for a property in Richland. “We’re committed to opening two locations in Tri-City area. Ideally Richland will open six months after Kennewick,” he said. Medford said he is excited to join the Tri-Cities community. “We want to be a place where everybody feels welcome and confident that they can enjoy an unmatched breakfast experience,” he said. The popular Portland-based franchise is found in 28 states and has found a niche for providing “a fine dining experience and quality breakfast that’s comfortable for the whole family,” Medford said. It costs about $60,000 up front to buy the franchise plus requires providing an ongoing percentage of the sales, he said. Medford is quick to point out that BTE Holding Co. has complete autonomy and operates as a small business. “It is an important distinction for us because there can be stigmas or ‘big business’ perceptions that come with national franchises,” he said. Medford and his partners did a market analysis of the Tri-Cities and liked what they saw. “It’s exploded in the last 10 years. Commercial and residential growth in the Queensgate and Southridge area — they’ve all taken off,” he said. uPANCAKE, Page 21

Ethan Schatz commutes to work from Benton City to Richland in his Nissan Leaf and doesn’t spend a dime on gas. He gets about 80 miles per charge after using the charging station at Columbia Point in Richland. He said the money he saves on gas is equal to a car payment. (Courtesy Marcus McCoy)

Electric car charging station numbers on the rise, giving drivers more options BY JEFF MORROW

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Jeff Clark knew the new five-story, 663space parking garage at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland was going to need some electric-car charging stations. “There is a growing interest in electric vehicles,” said Clark, vice president of support services for Kadlec, at a recent ribbon cutting ceremony for the garage. The garage has two EV Link chargers that can be used free of charge. “Another three are coming from Tesla,” Clark said. All told, the garage has the capacity for 14 chargers. It’s called planning for the future. The website www.plugshare.com shows

there are 23 electric car charging station locations in the Tri-Cities. According to Green Car Reports, Tesla projects 2016 worldwide sales of its electric cars to be between 80,000 and 90,000. The company also believes it will produce 500,000 cars by 2018. Very few people own a Tesla in the TriCities. They can cost upward of $90,000. But many Tri-Citians drive a Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen E-Golf, Chevy Volt, or any number of other electric cars. “What’s not to like about an electric vehicle?” asked Robin Rego, manager, generation project development at Energy Northwest. “I happen to own a Chevy Volt. It’s quiet. It’s smooth. It’s fast.” uELECTRIC, Page 53

Tri-City businesses try to ride Pokémon Go wave BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

Several savvy Tri-City businesses recognize the importance of being nimble to cash in on the Pokémon Go craze. “We’re all fighting obscurity. We’re all fighting to be known. We’ve got to be willing to learn new things,” said Oscar Suarez, marketing director and agent for Legacy One Insurance in Richland. The interest in the popular smartphone game hasn’t died off since its launch last month, if the Tri-City Facebook page devoted to the area’s gamers is any indication. Players continue to post their latest Pokémon finds, and more than 1,300 people are mem-

bers of the group. The smartphone game launched in early July and was heralded for encouraging exercise by getting teens outside to search for imaginary monsters in their midst and prompting interest in area landmarks or public places — called Pokéstops — where players can nab tools to capture the creatures. The game also has drawn its share of criticism. Kennewick police have issued warnings about Pokémon players trespassing on private property after receiving complaints. And the stories about players being injured or robbed are endless. Tri-City businesses just want to reap the economic benefits of the game. uPOKÉMON, Page 4

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Double Canyon to build winemaking facility near Red Mountain BY WINE NEWS SERVICE

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A winery focused on producing Cabernet Sauvignon from the Horse Heaven Hills will build a 47,000-square-foot winemaking facility near Red Mountain. Double Canyon, a winery that began in 2007 and is owned by Crimson Wine Group of California, will break ground on its new building in August and anticipates moving in a year from now. The new winery will be near Pacific Rim Winemakers behind Red Mountain on Keene Road. The facility will have a production capacity of about 50,000 cases – with room to grow. “Crimson Wine Group is committed to developing our Northwest wine portfolio,” said Patrick DeLong, CEO of Crimson. “Having our own winery will allow an even higher focus on quality and provide a footprint for growth in Washington.” While Crimson is based in Napa Valley, it is active in the Northwest. In addition to Double Canyon, Crimson owns Archery Summit in Oregon’s Dundee Hills and bought Seven Hills Winery in Walla Walla earlier this year. It also has opened a tasting room in December in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, a space that features all three of its Northwest wineries. Double Canyon Vineyard is in the Horse Heaven Hills next to Champoux Vineyards, and its wines have been made in Prosser in recent vintages. That should change beginning with the 2017 vintage, thanks to this new facility. The new winemaking facility will be about an hour’s drive from the vineyard. It will have close freeway access and will be about 10 miles from Washington State University’s Wine Science Center in nearby Richland.

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Stephanie Pao oversees the winemaking for Double Canyon. Earlier this year, Double Canyon began moving into national distribution. Will Beightol, Double Canyon’s general manager, hit the road in late winter to introduce the brand to a dozen new markets across the country, including Chicago, New York, Boston, Miami and Minneapolis. Thanks to Crimson already having several sales channels, moving Double Canyon into the pipeline is a bit easier. “It helps to have a lot of those relationships already in place,” Beightol told Great Northwest Wine in February. “We have people on the streets out there selling wines from our other wineries, and now they’re going to have a Double Canyon product to sell.” The vineyard land was purchased from the Mercer family in 2006, and it was planted to 90 acres of grapes in 2007 and 2008. More than half is planted to Cabernet Sauvignon, with the rest going to Syrah and red Bordeaux varieties. Paul Champoux served as a consultant on the planting project. The first wines came from the 2010 vintage – 250 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon. By 2013, Beightol had two wines released – both Cabernet Sauvignon – totaling more than 4,500 cases. When the 2014 Cab is released, it will expand to more than 10,000 cases. “You need a certain amount of wine to spread it across the United States,” Beightol said. While the Estate Cabernet Sauvignon is $65 and is 100 percent Double Canyon fruit, the regular Cab is $24 and uses grapes from Double Canyon, Champoux and Phinny Hill. The latter vineyard is near Double Canyon and is owned by Beightol’s parents. Beightol is excited about the new facility.

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Double Canyon’s 90-acre vineyard in Washington’s Horse Heaven Hills is planted primarily with Cabernet Sauvignon. (Photos Courtesy Double Canyon)

Left: General Manager Will Beightol grew up near what is now Double Canyon’s estate vineyard. Right: The new Double Canyon winery will be near Pacific Rim Winemakers behind Red Mountain on Keene Road. The facility will have a production capacity of about 50,000 cases, with room to grow.

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Alec Stevens, owner of AKGaming in downtown Kennewick, dropped Pokémon lures at his business, hoping to draw in players at the Kennewick Methodist Church Pokéstop across the street. “We’ve gotten some people walking by,” he said, adding Pikachu is spawning like crazy on Kennewick Avenue. He also is offering a Poké-rest stop for hunters. For a one-time fee of $10, players can kick back on AKGaming’s couch, charge up their phones, hop onto the wifi and have a snack. The store also held a Pokémon Scavenger Hunt and is selling handmade Pokémon keychains and other stuffed toys. Across the street from Suarez’s Richland office, Pokémon hunters were converging on the Richland Public Library’s pokéstop. His dilemma? How to get those folks into his insurance office. He also dropped lures to entice hunters and then promoted it on social media. It worked — people stopped in, he said. “That way they look at us as being pretty cool. And this is insurance, so it’s hard to make it look cool,” Suarez said. All Star Motors has been running a radio commercial about catching Pokémon as well as “great deals” at its Pasco dealership that aired for about two weeks. “We just wanted to get in on the excitement and to get in on the fun of it,” said owner Julie Lindstrom. “People

Legacy One Insurance created this graphic and posted it on social media with the promise of free Pokémon and water to lure people to its Richland office. Several Tri-City businesses are trying to entice potential customers who are fans of the popular smartphone game. (Courtesy Legacy One Insurance)

heard it and talked about it. Since we weren’t a stop, we were basically doing it to get in on the hoopla.” Lindstrom said she doesn’t have the game on her phone and had to learn what Pidgeys and Weedles were. But a few of her 22 employees love the game. “I have some who are very serious about Pokémon and we did the ad to show them we’re interested in what they’re interested in,” she said. Mid-Columbia Libraries also got in

on the action and organized a PokéExcursion last month, offering free charging at its Bookmobile, Pokémon materials for check-out, snacks and a chance to win prizes. Richland’s Mid-Columbia Market tried to entice hunters in for snacks while hunting by providing discounts to Pokémon teams on certain days. “As a business you have to recognize the whole craze that’s going on to bring in people around you,” Suarez said.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • August 2016 MSA Syngery Network hosts women’s panel

Nearly 300 people attended the Mission Support Alliance (MSA) Synergy Network women’s panel discussion, “The Role of Mentoring in Career Success” in early August. The panel consisted of Stacy Charbonneau, associate principal deputy assistant secretary for field operations, Department of Energy-Environmental Management; Joyce Connery, chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board; Diahann Howard, director of economic development and governmental affairs, Port of Benton; Peggy McCullough, project manager, Bechtel National Inc., Waste Treatment Plant; and Alex Smith, manager, Department of Ecology Nuclear Waste Program. The panelists shared their knowledge and experience, and answered questions on mentoring and career growth from the Synergy Network and audience members. MSA’s Synergy Network is a company-wide effort designed to empower and educate female employees. The Synergy Network is a forum to build connections and provide opportunities for professional and personal growth and development.

State conservation corps to fill 300 positions

Recruitment for 300 jobs to help restore and enhance the environment began in mid-July. The full-time positions offer environmental career experience for young

adults and veterans through the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC). Successful applicants get the chance to work on restoration projects, environmental education and disaster response in communities across the state. In addition to hands-on experience, member benefits include a $5,775 scholarship upon completing one year of service, or 1,700 hours. Full-time members are eligible for educational loan forbearance, health insurance and Washington state minimum wage throughout the year. WCC, housed within Washington Department of Ecology and in partnership with AmeriCorps, provides annual positions for those age 18-25, with no age restrictions for Gulf War Era II veterans, reservists and dependents. Work begins Oct. 3. Learn more or apply at ecy.wa.gov/ wcc.

COHE renews L&I contract, adds Klickitat office

The Center of Occupational Health and Education (COHE) Community of Eastern Washington, a program of St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, has renewed its three-year contract with the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) to continue getting injured employees back to work. Additionally, COHE Community of Eastern Washington expanded its services to Klickitat County to assist more employers and injured workers through the workers’ compensation process. COHE now covers 20 counties in east-

ern and central Washington, with offices in Yakima, Spokane, Wenatchee and the Tri-Cities. For more information, visit gocohe. com.

Making Strides Breast Cancer Walk set for Oct. 15

The American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 1-mile walk/run and 5K-walk/run is 9 a.m. Oct. 15 at at Columbia Park. More than one million volunteers nationwide raise money and participate in the cancer society’s noncompetitive walks to support all affected by breast cancer, including survivors, patients, caregivers and the millions saved through early detection. The event raises money for breast cancer research, education and patient services. Call 783-1574 or email wendee.bodnar@cancer.org for more information.

Agencies end agreement, free up capital funds

The Port of Benton, the Port of Kennewick, Benton County, and the cities of Benton City, Kennewick, Prosser, West Richland and Richland recently terminated of the “Amended and Restated Debt Participation Agreement for Jail and District Court Expansion” signed in 2001. Ending the agreement will free up use of Benton County’s Rural County Capital Fund for other economic development projects in Benton County, the

cities and the ports. The fund was established in 1998 to leverage new projects in the community that would create jobs and diversify the economy. The account is funded by a Washington state sales tax rebate of .09 percent, which is effective until 2022, and is not an additional tax. This rebate from the state is to be used by Benton County and potentially disbursed to the cities and or the ports for use on economic development projects that meet statutory requirements. In 2002, the agencies agreed to use the money to repay a portion of the nonvoted, general obligation bonds that were used to expand the Benton County Jail and District Court. For the past 14 years, the fund has been used to repay the remaining debt obligation and there is now a cash reserve. As of late June, Benton County’s allocation formula for the entities eligible for utilization of the Rural County Capital Fund is as follows: Benton County, 10.94 percent; Kennewick, 18.05 percent; Richland, 16.31 percent; West Richland, 10.94 percent; Prosser, 10.94 percent; Benton City, 10.94 percent; Port of Benton, 10.94 percent; and Port of Kennewick, 10.94 percent.

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Hastings files for bankruptcy, closes Richland store BY AUDRA DISTIFENO

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Richland’s Hastings Books, Music & Video store could close any day between now and Oct. 31 after the company filed for bankruptcy. The store at 1425 George Washington Way has been a fixture of the Richland community for the past 11 years and some area residents are frustrated by the closure. “I’m devastated that they’re closing. I’ve been teaching for 49 years and have used this store since they opened. I also used to shop at the Kennewick Hastings when it was open,” said Kristi Williams of Pasco. The Robert Frost Elementary School music teacher said it’s a “big loss” for her. The Kennewick store off Highway 395 closed in 2009. “People think you can just go on Amazon and find anything,” Williams said. “They have some things, but very little foreign art films from Europe and art books,” Williams said. “I will miss having instant access to culture right here locally. The Tri-Cities is an arid area for culture.” The music teacher also does calligraphy and design work, some of which hangs in museums internationally. She depended on Hastings for art-related books and appreciated its support of local, budding artists. “I like to shop hands-on. They carry specialized magazines that grocery stores don’t carry, especially art magazines. Their children’s book discounts were great. And they carried local artists’ work – those who were trying to find a market. That’s all

Area residents converge on Hastings in Richland for the final days of its goingout-of-business sale. Merchandise and store fixtures are being sold at the George Washington Way store after the company filed for bankruptcy.

gone now,” she said. Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers Group started a going-out-ofbusiness sale at the Richland store July 23. The partners were successful bidders at the July 20 bankruptcy auction. They reported sales of up to 30 percent off the entire stock of books, videos, games and music. Hastings was founded in 1968 and combined the sales of new and used items. In June, Hastings initiated a process to evaluate potential buyers and ultimately filed under Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The Richland store is just one of more than a hundred

superstores closing nationwide. Merchandise is no longer available online and gift cards no longer accepted. The local effect will be felt, Williams said. “I don’t want to read an art book on a screen. I want to hold it and refer back to it. You can’t put an interactive pop-up children’s book on a screen,” Williams said of technology’s effect on literature. She has visited Hastings several times since learning of the closure, recently stocking up on CDs for her music class and DVDs of Big Bang Theory’s eighth season.

“Hastings met the needs of so many age groups. I always saw small children, teens, middle-age people, and elderly people shopping in here,” Williams said. “It may not be doing well nationally, but I’ll bet this store was doing very well lately. I’m going to really miss them.” Fran Stanley of Richland, recently took advantage of the sales, buying several books near the end of July. “I occasionally shop here. It’s one less place to get books now that they’re closing,” she said. Customers aren’t the only ones who feel the effects of business closures. Richland’s Economic Development Manager Zach Ratkai said there’s certainly an impact with the loss of any long-standing company in the city. “We don’t like to see them close, but we welcome the opportunity for occupation of the site,” Ratkai said. He added that “nothing substantial” was in the works to fill the soon-to-be empty space. Hastings Entertainment Inc. President Jim Litwak said the company hoped its filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection would help prepare the business for an intended sale while providing additional safeguards and financing to allow its 123 stores in the U.S. to stay open, but the process was unsuccessful. “We thank our loyal employees and customers and encourage all to take advantage of the incredible savings this sale will offer,” Litwak said.

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Classes • Seminars • Workshops Aug. 19 Noon – 1:30 p.m. Small Business Success Series Pasco Chamber Pasco Red Lion 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco RSVP 509-547-9755 7 – 10 p.m. 9th annual Cuisine de Vin Children’s Developmental Center Terra Blanca Winery 34715 Demoss Road, Benton City 509-735-1062 ext. 303 Aug. 23 – 27 Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo Benton County Fairgrounds 1500 S. Oak St., Kennewick bentonfranklinfair.com Aug. 24 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Monthly Networking Luncheon Tri-City Regional Chamber Three Rivers Convention Center 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick RSVP 509-736-0510 Aug. 25 1 – 3 p.m. The Not-Facebooks: How to Leverage Second & Third Social Channels for

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Your Business Tri-Cities Regional Chamber Tri-Citie Business & Visitor Center 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick RSVP 509-736-0510 4 – 5 p.m. Presentation: Multiple Myeloma Overview Tri-Cities Cancer Center 7350 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick 509-737-3427 Sept. 2 1:30 p.m. 7th annual Golf Tournament Benefit for Camp Patriot G2 Construction Canyon Lakes Golf Course 3700 W. Canyon Lakes Dr., Kennewick 509-783-8900 Sept. 2 – 4 20th annual Tumbleweed Music Festival Three Rivers Folklife Society Howard Amon Park, Richland Tumbleweedfest.com Sept. 7 11:30 a.m. Monthly meeting & luncheon National Active and Retired Federal Employees Assoc.

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Community Events • Chamber Meetings

Sept. 10 Noon – 5 p.m. Fiery Foods Festival Downtown Pasco Development Authority 4th Ave., & Lewis St., Pasco fieryfoodsfestival.com

Noon – 1 p.m. General Membership Luncheon West Richland Chamber Sandberg Event Center 331 S. 41st Ave., West Richland RSVP 509-967-0521 Sept. 8 6:30 – 8 p.m. Dream Builder Fundraiser Banquet Habitat for Humanity Tri-Cities Pasco Red Lion 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco RSVP 509-943-5555 Sept. 9 8 a.m. Stop the Violence Golf Tournament Domestic Violence Services of Benton and Franklin Co. Canyon Lakes Golf Course 3700 W. Canyon Lakes Dr., Kennewick 509-735-1295 6 p.m. Parade of Homes Appreciation Night Dinner Home Builders Association TRAC 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco RSVP 509-735-2745

Sept. 10 – 11 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 2016 Parade of Homes Home Builders Association Various Locations www.hbatc.com Sept. 12 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Sunshine Luncheon Pasco Chamber Pasco Red Lion 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco RSVP 509-547-9755 Sept. 13 7 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Business Building Breakfast West Richland Chamber Sandberg Event Center 331 S. 41st Ave., West Richland RSVP 509-967-0521 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Workshop: Best Practices in Mistake Proofing Columbia Basin ASQ Section 614 Shilo Inn 50 Comstock St., Richland www.asq614.org

1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Small Business Contracting & Legal Issues Tri-City Regional Chamber 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd., Ste. C, Kennewick RSVP washingtonptac.com Sept. 13 – 15 2016 Policy Summit Association of Washington Business Suncadia Resort 3600 Suncadia Trail, Cle Elum www.awb.org Sept. 14 1 – 7 p.m. 2016 Parade of Homes Home Builders Association Various Locations www.hbatc.com Sept. 17 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. TEDxRichland Uptown Theatre 300 Jadwin Ave., Richland www.tedxrichland.com Sept. 17 – 18 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. 2016 Parade of Homes Home Builders Association Various Locations www.hbatc.com

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Vessel to evaluate waste mixing arrives at vit plant

A 65-ton test vessel critical to determining the safe mixing and processing of radioactive waste at the Hanford Vit Plant arrived in Richland in mid-July. It was barged up the Columbia River from Vancouver, Wash. Testing will be conducted on the fullscale prototype vessel to determine mixing performance using nonradioactive materials that are stimulants of the actual waste stream. Proper mixing is required to safely process and treat the waste at the Vit Plant’s Pretreatment facility. It will be loaded into the full-scale vessel test facility through the roof and placed in a specially designed test stand, a process that will take several months. The year-long testing program is scheduled to begin late

this year. Bechtel is building the vit plant, also known as the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, for the U.S. Department of Energy at the Hanford site. When complete, it will turn most of the 56 million gallons of the country’s most complex nuclear waste currently stored in tanks on the Hanford site into a solid glass form for disposal. For more information visit hanfordvitplant.com.

WSU career fair registration open through Sept. 15

Registration is open for employers who want to host a booth at the Washington State University Tri-Cities Career Fair, which will be 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 29 in the Consolidated Information Center

building on campus. The annual career fair attracts student, alumni and job seekers. It helps employers seeking workers while allowing WSU students to connect with potential jobs and internships. Registration deadline is Sept. 15; cost is $75. Register or get more information at tricities.wsu.edu/careerdev/careerfair.

ment for Trios Health. This year’s funds will be directed to renovations at Trios Women’s and Children’s Hospital, including expansion of its Family Birthing Center. Tickets cost $125 and may be purchased by calling 221-5776 or online at trioshealth.org/gala. Sponsorships are also available.

Trios Foundation to host Gala WSU receives grants to grow D’Vine fundraiser nursing workforce The Trios Foundation will hold its annual black tie optional fundraising event, Gala D’Vine on Oct. 15 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. The event attracts more than 450 people every year and typically raises about $200,000 to support programs and equip-

The Washington State University College of Nursing received three federal grants totaling $1.1 million to reduce health disparities in Washington, increase access to healthcare providers in rural and underserved areas and expand nurse educator preparation. Debbie Nogueras, academic director and associate dean for WSU Tri-Cities nursing programs, is the primary investigator for two of the grants: Nursing Pathways and Advanced Nursing Traineeship. Lori Brown at WSU Spokane will manage the Nurse Faculty Loan program.

More food gardening space to be built for needy

Washington State University Extension Master Gardeners will select and build 50 new garden beds to provide more food gardening space for low-income and disadvantaged persons in Benton and Franklin counties this fall and next spring as part of its Build a Bed to Feed a Family program. Up to $200 in gardening materials, supplies and tools will be provided for each new bed. The goal is that gardeners grow and consume fresh and nutritious produce from their garden bed. United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties has provided a $10,000 grant to fund the program through next June. Applications are due Aug. 31 and available at the WSU Extension office, 5600 W. Canal Drive, Suite E, Kennewick, or by request via email: eileen.hewitt@ co.benton.wa.us.

Downtown Pasco launches crowd-funding event

The Downtown Pasco Development Authority is launching a new crowd-funding and community-building event in downtown Pasco called Pasco SOUP, sponsored in part by Coldwell Banker. Pasco SOUP is based on a Detroit, Mich., which started in 2010. At the event, four presenters give short talks on new business, nonprofit or community projects they’re starting in Pasco. The winning presenter receives a cash prize donated by audience members at the door. The only rule for proposals is that the startup or project must operate within Pasco city limits. The first SOUP event is Sept. 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Don Antonio’s Restaurant at 528 W. Clark St., Pasco. Cost is $5 per person. Winning presenters return to a future SOUP event and give a progress report. Apply at pascosoup.com or get more information by contacting Pasco SOUP coordinator Isaac Myhrum at 440-4264 or imhyrum@gmail.com.

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‘Pinch theory’ offers reasoned approach to managing conflict BY ALLEN JOHNSON

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

It happened at an executive staff meeting. I was presenting a new organizational development program, and it seemed to be going well. At least the staff of 12 was attentive, occasionally nodding in approval. When I had finished, the CEO said, “This could make a big difference in our company,” he said. “I think you’re absolutely right,” I said offhandedly. Then — curiously, unexpectedly — the CEO turned to me and said, “I don’t give a (expletive) what you think.” That snapped my head back. What could he be thinking? Why would he berate one of his employees before his executive staff? I tried to relieve the tension. “Are we going to have a donnybrook right here and now?” I asked with a befuddled smile. The CEO glared at me with snake eyes and said in a husky whisper, “Don’t even try.” What would you do next? I’ll tell you what I did, but not before introducing a model for dealing with organizational conflict — conflict of any kind really. It’s called the “pinch theory” and was first developed by John J. Sherwood, John C. Glidewell, and later extended by John Scherer.

organizations where expectations are unclear. A pinch is the unsettling feeling that something is wrong, that expectations have been Allen Johnson violated. We Psychologist might say to and Author ourselves, “Hey, what was that all about? I thought we were on the same side.” A pinch may come in a word or a look, a snide remark, a subtle put down, or even a sideways glance. What do we do with a pinch? Typically, we “bite the bullet.” We say to ourselves, “Wow, that smarted, but I’m an adult. I can handle it.” We remind ourselves of the early days, when we knew our place and felt like a valued team member. In other words, we sweep the pinch under the rug, until an expensive consultant trips over the corrugated carpet, takes a peek, and watches in horror as all the bats from hell whoosh out with gleaming fangs. A pinch does not vanish when it is disregarded. It shows up later in uglier ways, taking us on a harried “emotional coaster.” Those emotions include ambiguity (What did the boss mean by

that?), guilt (Gee, I must be doing something wrong), blame (It’s not my fault the boss is an idiot), and anxiety (I’m having a helluva time sleeping these days). This is not a happy time for employees. It’s a debilitating roller coaster ride that ends in a “crunch” — when the mounting pinches are unbearable.

Irresponsible responses to a crunch point

Those who have been repeatedly pinched will often resort to “get-my-way tactics.” Some will turn to depression, believing that their depression releases them from responsibility. Others may choose anger by deriding the management team or even sabotaging the company’s mission. Still others will self-medicate — turning to alcohol, drugs, or comfort foods for relief. These are all get-my-way tactics. The victims hope their depression, anger, or addictions will magically stop the pinches. They won’t. Others may emotionally check out, stalking about like “zombies.” They are human, but just barely. Don’t ask them to do anything, because it will be done badly, or not at all. The hardiest of the lot channel John Wayne: “That really hurt, pilgrim, but I’m gettin’ back on my horse and doin’ it again.” Recalling their satisfaction in “knowing their place,” they try to

recreate it. Unfortunately, when pinches are ignored, the wounded employee will return even faster to another crunch point. A few will “beat cleats.” They will update their résumés and take the first job that comes along. They leave without resolving the issues. And, not surprisingly, carry their resentments and lack of understanding to the next position.

Doing the right thing

What is the right thing to do when employees reach the crunch point? The answer is the last resort: talking to the boss. This option requires both consideration and courage: consideration in clarifying our manager’s expectations and courage in describing our own “emotional coaster” ride. There are two possible outcomes to such a negotiation. In the first and best outcome, gifted managers will calmly examine mutual expectations — seeking first to understand and then to be understood. They will also create a strategy for addressing future pinches. In the second possible outcome — when their expectations are incompatible — the manager and employee will agree to terminate their relationship — to say “so long.” If it comes to that, they leave disappointed, but wiser. Understanding the sticking points will aid the departing employee on the next job.

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On the road to pinches

Whenever people enter an organization, they invariably spin through a cycle of optimism and disappointments. It begins when the employee and the manager — or coworkers for that matter — meet for the first time. At that first encounter, they are “getting to know each other.” During this honeymoon stage, they both want the relationship to work, so they are on their best behavior. If something doesn’t feel right, they simply ignore it. In those early meetings strong managers establish their expectations. Consequently, the new employees “know their places” and “feel good” about it. But that happy feeling is generally short-lived. After a time, the first “pinch” is felt — especially in

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The truly right stuff

The smart people — the ones who understand the pinch theory — will do the “right stuff.” They will not wait for the crunch. The first or second time they are pinched, they will seek out the manager (or the employee) and clearly and fairly describes the pinches. Hopefully, the manager will have the wisdom to clarify expectations and own his or her own shortcomings. When that happens, both manager and employee can return to a workplace of trust, where problem-solving is a piece of cake.

When to do the right stuff

Deciding when to initiate the “right stuff” is not always easy. You must consider both risks and benefits, which requires honest self-evaluation. Here are five crucial questions: 1. How important is the relationship? 2. How important is the issue? 3. What will happen if I do nothing? 4. How will I feel about myself if I do nothing? 5. Is the other mature enough to examine expectations? If we are talking about your boss, the answer to the first question is “important.” The hours we put into a workday warrants healthy relationships. The second question is pivotal: How important is the issue? If the pinch is trivial — a failure to return a morning

greeting, for example — the issue may be innocuous and unimportant. However, if the issue is chronic and acute, doing the “right stuff” is prescribed. Employees should also consider the consequences of inaction. Will the pinches continue? Will the irritation fester? Will the success of the company mission be jeopardized? Will the employee feel disrespected, disavowed, or discredited? If the answer is “yes,” it is time to do the “right stuff.” The game changer may be the last questions: Is the other mature enough? Even if the relationship and the issue are important, even if the outcome of inaction is toxic, doing the “right stuff” may not be a valid alternative. It may be

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Trios re-designated as Level III Trauma Center

In early July, Trios Health received its re-designation as a Level III Trauma Center by the Washington

wiser to simply leave — to “beat cleats” — which essentially means leaving mad and ignorant. It’s not the best alternative, but it may be the best option, given a hostile environment.

The path I took

I never did the “right stuff” with my CEO. Although the issue was important, I did not think the executive had the maturity to have an honest and respectful discussion. I reasoned — rightly or wrongly — that he was imbued with an intractable ego. (He may have thought the same of me; I’ll never know.) So on that very day, I updated my résumé. The hunt was on. As it turned out, the CEO left the State Department of Health. The designation is for adult and pediatric trauma services. Trios Southridge Hospital in Kennewick is the only hospital in the Tri-Cities to hold a pediatric trauma services designation. Trauma center designations are reevaluated by the state every three years. Trios Health is Kennewick Public Hospital District’s system of care serving the greater Tri-Cities.

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company shortly after that infamous executive staff meeting. It was no longer an issue. He was gone. It was unfortunate that I could not speak to him, nor he to me. He could have learned how he was crossing my expectations. More importantly, I could have learned how I was missing the mark. Consequently, the relationship ended unresolved and marinated in resentment, at least for me, which is never healthy — certainly not the best way to deal with the inevitable and ubiquitous pinches of business life. Allen Johnson of Richland is a psychologist and the author of ‘The Power Within,’ ‘The Awakening,’ and ‘Pardon My French.’ The keynote speaker is Courtney Clark, who, at age 26, beat melanoma. Five years later, she underwent a series of brain surgeries to remove an aneurysm in her brain that was close to hemorrhaging. Today, she works with people who want to adapt when stakes are high and life doesn’t go according to plan. The group plans to host more than 1,000 people and raise $100,000 for programs that will support the unmet needs of local women and children. Tickets are $100 each and all money raised goes toward local people in need. Email contact@whwftc. org for sponsorship information or about becoming a table captain.

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TEDxRichland speakers to share ‘ideas worth spreading’ BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

TED talks are known worldwide for sparking imaginations, dialogue and ideas that prompt change. It’s a template organizers hope to replicate in the Tri-Cities next month when speakers riff off the event’s “Invisible Adversity” theme. The idea for the Richland event hatched when the group’s core organizers noticed a disturbing pattern. They hold leadership positions, sit on boards, are very involved in the community and go to a lot of events and hear speakers, said Jess Strangeland, 29, of Kennewick, TEDxRichland’s lead organizer and executive producer. “There was a real deficit of ideas worth spreading. … We just wanted to be that kind of platform in the community to bring people together and have a TED-like experience and start some connection and collaboration and get new ideas into the community,” she said. For the uninitiated, TED Talks (TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design) are under 18 minutes long. The nonprofit parent organization that shares them is based in New York and Canada and is “devoted to spreading ideas.” TED’s most popular talks are: “Do schools kill creativity?” “Your body language shapes who you are,” and “How great leaders inspire action.” TEDx events like the one coming to

Richland are smaller and feature a combination of live presenters and TED Talks videos aimed to spark “deep conversation and connections at the local level.” TEDxRichland’s “invisible adversity” theme surfaced as the event’s focus when the organizers first began talking about holding the event last October. “There’s something about it and it was an underlying theme we were having about a lack of voice and representation and seeing injustice. We were fascinated by that,” Strangeland said. The theme fits a variety of topics and challenges the community to dig deeper into the meanings, molecules and imagination behind things we see, or don’t see, from inner selves to outer space, according to the group’s website. The group asked the community to submit ideas for talks that fit the theme and 86 applications followed. The list then was culled to 20. Strangeland said all identifying information was scraped off so the team could read through the proposed ideas without knowing who submitted them. They voted on their favorites, winnowing the list to 11 speakers. “There were so many good ideas. It took me a lot to even narrow down to the top 20. “It was definitely tough, but I’m really excited and really believe in all our speakers and their ideas,” she said. The speakers include a mix of people, some comfortable talking in front of crowds and others who have

never spoken in front of a large group. Strangeland said several rehearsals are planned and Toastmasters members will offer speaking tips. The speakers all live in the Tri-Cities and receive no stipend. The application deadline to hear the talks live has closed. One hundred people will be selected by lottery to sit in the audience. About 200 people requested admission to the free talks. But don’t worry about missing them. TEDxRichland will be live-streamed on the group’s website and on social media. Viewing parties also are planned the day of the event at Mid-Columbia Libraries’ west Pasco and Kennewick branches, Washington State University Tri-Cities, Columbia Basin College and Fuse Coworking. All the talks also will be online on the TEDx YouTube channel after the event. TEDxRichland is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Uptown Theatre in Richland. Featured speakers at the event are:

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Scott Butner: “In Defense of Darkness.”

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Eric Johnson: “Honoring Spanglish as a Resource.”

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Systems, Creative Labs and Keen Energy Services. He frequently presents at technical conferences, including VMworld, Puppet Labs conferences, RADIO and TechSummit. He is an active member of the Fuse Coworking space in Richland and winner of the 2016 Tri-Cities Launch University for his team’s software idea, Compass DMS. His personal interests include board games, music, brewing and tennis.

Kimberly Kessler: “I am a Villain in Disguise.”

Kessler didn’t finish college. When she was 20 years old, she landed an entry-level job at a local credit union. She grew up there and even met her husband there. And it’s where she learned to write, speak and teach. After climbing the Kimberly Kessler corporate ladder for 10 years, she quit in 2014 to be a stay-athome-mom and pursue passionate projects. Since then, she’s gained a son through open adoption and written her first novel.

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Marie Noorani: “Fear = the box not existing.”

Douglas McKinley: “Automated Cars will Reshape the Justice System.”

Michael Rastovich: “It’s Easy to Draw – Why is it Hard to Draw?”

McKinley is an attorney in Richland, where he handles a variety of cases ranging from complex civil litigation in federal courts across the country to simple misdemeanor matters locally. He is Douglas McKinley also a cofounder of NHThree LLC, a high-tech startup developing new technology for the green manufacture of ammonia. Prior to co-founding NHThree, he served as director of administration and general counsel for Integrated Environmental Technology LLC, a high-tech startup spun out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Prior to joining IET, McKinley was senior intellectual property counsel with PNNL.

A native of Buffalo, N.Y., Noorani has lived with her children in the Northwest for two decades and considers it home. Her past jobs include tour director, telemarketer and bartender. She currently teaches English and history at Marie Noorani Christ the King School in Richland. She is an internationally exhibited paper artist and lead singer/ songwriter for the band Zilliox.

Rastovich set upon the journey of an artist even before the age of 5. In his 20s, he studied with master artist Siegfred Hans and Howard Wexler in New Mexico and lived in an adobe hut in the middle of the desert while learning his craft. Being a Renaissance man, he gathered together from varied sources all of Michael Rastovich the materials to build his own etching press. He eventually worked for a museum design company in Portland, and using his exceptional drawing skills, created conceptual drawings for museums around the U.S. He has always been a full-time artist and made his living that way. uTED, Page 15

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Alice Schlegel: “The YinSense of Bees.”

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Paul Stansbury: “Radiological Ignorance Causes Nonproductive Fear.”

Stansbury graduated from Georgia Tech with a doctorate in nuclear engineering. In the early ‘80s, he got a job with GE in Wilmington N.C., manufacturing nuclear Paul Stansbury fuel for commercial power reactors running the radiation protection department at the plant. In 1990, he moved to the Tri-Cities to be a section manager for Battelle, managing about 40 scientists and engineers doing applied research in radiation protection in the workplace, in the environment and inside the human body. After the company reorganized, he became an individual contributor doing applied radiation protection projects around the country and around the world. In 2012, he retired from Battelle and started working for Dade Moeller Inc., a small radiation safety and environmental consulting company, while pursuing his passion for developing the graduate certificate program in radiation protection within WSU’s School of the Environment. The entire production’s cost will be under $10,000. The money comes from sponsors and in-kind donations. More information at www.tedxrich land.com or on the group’s Facebook page.

Gov. Inslee plus 45 governors sign compact

In July, Gov. Jay Inslee, along with 45 other governors, signed the Compact to Fight Opioid Addiction. By signing the resolution, the governors agree to increase their efforts to fight the nation’s opioid addiction epidemic, including taking steps to reduce inappropriate prescribing, change people’s understanding of opioids, and ensure a pathway to treatment and recovery for those suffering from addiction. About 600 people die every year in Washington from opioid overdose. In late 2015, the state set aside $6 million in new funding to fight opioid addiction, including medicationassisted treatment. Washington also will receive $3 million in federal funding to provide treatment services over the next three years. Tax funding from retail marijuana sales will support an expansion in adolescent treatment and community based prevention services.

McCurley Integrity Subaru to provide books

McCurley Integrity Subaru and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have partnered to provide science books to local schools. As part of a nationwide initiative, Subaru Loves Learning, McCurley hopes to promote

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Educational Bigfoot conference set for Sept. 2-4 The International Bigfoot Conference is set for Labor Day weekend at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. More than 15 speakers will present at the educational and informational conference. Tickets for the three-day event are $45 for adults, or $25 for those 12 and under. A dollar of every ticket will go to support Time of Remembrance, a nonprofit that helps support families in Washington who have lost a family member while serving in the military. For tickets, information or vendor opportunities, visit internationalbigfootconference.com.

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State warns consumers about lending scams

The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions warns consumers to verify any lender from which they consider obtaining a payday loan holds a Washington State license for providing payday loan services. Before doing business with a financial institution, company, or individual, consumers should make sure the entity is properly licensed. Recent complaints have been made against Rosebud Lending, doing business as First Pay Loans, as well as a representative claiming to be from First Recovery. If contacted by a party attempting to collect a debt that a consumer doesn’t think he owes, he should request that the party provide a written validation notice, which must include the amount of the

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Lourdes Health to celebrate ‘A Century of Caring’

Lourdes is celebrating its 100-year anniversary with a Black Tie Gala Sept. 24 at the Pasco Red Lion. Money raised at the event will support patient safety through the acquisition of a new, state-of-the-art nurse call system that will provide proactive alerts regarding patient, room and bed status directly to caregivers. This real-time information will increase patient safety and satisfaction. Lourdes Administration, Lourdes Foundation and Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet are hosts of the event. For

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Rotary clubs’ Duck Race ticket sales underway

More than 400 Rotarians are selling Duck Race tickets to raise money to support local human service organizations and projects. Sponsored by Banner Bank and Toyota of Tri-Cities, the annual cooperative fundraising effort of six local Rotary clubs has raised more than $2 million since its inception 28 years ago. The sales season wraps up on race day Oct. 8 at Columbia Park in Kennewick. Tickets are $5 and buyers must be at least 18 years of age. The grand prize is a new 2016 Toyota Prius Two donated by Toyota of Tri-Cities. Paid Advertising

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Apple harvest predicted to be up 15 percent

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) expects the 2016 apple crop to be 132.9 million standard 40-pound boxes of fresh apples, up 15 percent over 2015’s 115 million-box crop, but down 6 percent from the 2014 record crop of 141.8 million boxes. Red Delicious is forecast to come in at 25 percent of production, followed by Gala at 23 percent, Fuji at 14 percent and Granny Smith at 13 percent. Honeycrisp is expected to come in at 7 percent and Cripps Pinks at 4 percent. This year’s large crop is due to favorable weather, which also allowed for harvest to begin one to two weeks earlier than normal. The forecast is based on a survey of WSTFA members and represents a best estimate of the total volume of apples that will eventually be packed and sold on the fresh market, excluding product sent to processor. Apple harvest typically begins in early August and continues into November, and as a result the forecast is subject to several months of variable weather that can affect the final season’s crop total.

Committee recruiting disability advocates

The Governor’s Committee on Disability Issues and Employment, administered by the Employment Security Department, is seeking new members to identify concerns pertaining to the rights and needs of people with disabilities. The committee advises the governor, Legislature, state agencies, business community, organized labor, public and private organizations, as well as the general public. Committee members make policy recommendations with an emphasis on increasing opportunities for independence and employment. Members must have a disability, have a family member with a disability, or work as advocates for people with disabilities. Terms are for three years. Application deadline is Aug. 31. Call 360-902-9362 or visit esd.wa.gov for more information.

Arts Center Task Force to host masquerade

Mystic Party Solutions and the Arts Center Task Force have partnered to host a charitable ball to showcase local talent performances by Mid-Columbia Mastersingers, Mid-Columbia Musical Theatre, Mid-Columbia Symphony and Mid-Columbia Ballet, as well as raise funds for a performing arts center in the Vista Field Development in Kennewick. The event is Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. at the Uptown Theater in Richland. General admission is $65; VIP admission is $95. Appetizers are included in both prices; VIP tickets include special access, gift bag and extra desserts. Masks are required and early ticket purchases are encouraged so attendees can plan their attire. Tickets are available via mysticpartysolutions.com.

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It’s no rumor: New Kennewick night club opening in old TS Cattle Co. building BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

Rumors about what’s going in the old TS Cattle Co. restaurant began flying around town when the sign, “Rumor Lounge: We’re coming soon, are you?” went up last month on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick. And that’s exactly what the new night club’s owners wanted. “People are excited the building is finally being used. We’ve had so many people stop to ask us what’s going on,” said Joey Casados, co-owner of Rumor Lounge. Casados and business partner Elias Correa have been busy this summer overhauling the old steak restaurant that’s been vacant for nearly a decade. The popular restaurant opened in March 1995 and closed in December 2007. Cool pink and blue lighting glowing from trendy wire fixtures, luxe white leather couches and gray and black paint have replaced the western feel and wooden décor inside the defunct restaurant. “Growing up around a small city a lot of people talk and word gets around quick. Naming our business, we wanted to create something that gave off that vibe. We’re moving quick. We’re different. ‘Rumor’ was perfect for what I envisioned,”

Casados said. Casados, 29, and his business partner, Correa, 26, both of Pasco, said their new night club will be unique to the Tri-Cities, offering an upscale lounge and bar experience more common in urban areas. They hope to open in late August or early September. They don’t plan to serve food but they’ll offer beer and signature cocktails with names like Rumor Has It, Mango Latina and Cotton Candy Cosmos, which will feature vodka poured through the spun sugary treat. Casados and Correa, friends since childhood, said their young age is a huge advantage for them. “We know what customers want and need,” Casados said. Correa said when he goes out he finds traditional clubs too loud and crowded. They’ll be no strobe lights at Rumor Lounge. “You’ll be able to hang out and talk to friends and have a good time. There’s definitely a need here,” he said. Casados also points to another unique feature of the club, VIP sections. Rumor Lounge will have five, which will be able to accommodate groups as large as 30 to as few as 10. “You can book them and get bottle service. It’s basically going to be like a Seattle or Portland metro city vibe. Many leave to

get that kind of night life. It will set us apart from other night clubs in Tri-Cities,” he said. He also said the club won’t charge an entry fee every night. “Females will always be free. Our main goal is to target females and make them feel comfortable where they can go out and have a good time with their friends. The men will follow,” Casados said. Rumor Lounge will employ four bartenders, four servers and two security guards. One of the owners’ goals is to offer quick Lighting with cool hues and a modern paint scheme are transforming the old TS Cattle Co. restaurant in drink service. Patrons Kennewick into an upscale modern night club. Owners can order beverages are Elias Correa, left, and Joey Casados. They hope to and run a tab from open by late August or early September. their smartphones. They can also control the music in the bar via the TouchTunes Wednesday, jazz and blues; Thursday, app, queuing up their favorite tunes with salsa nights; Friday, early 2000s and old the swipe of a finger in the digital jukebox. school; and Saturday, the music of today. They plan to have themed nights too: uRUMOR, Page 29

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Fifth Bush Car Wash to anchor Edison Street development BY JEFF MORROW

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Tim Bush decided he’d had enough of selling cars. Then he decided he wanted to clean them. He’s built four Bush Car Wash stores throughout the Tri-Cities, with a fifth being built on Edison Street near Kamiakin High School in Kennewick. Bush felt this new location was a nobrainer. “Edison is kind of the center of Kennewick,” he said. “Edison Street has taken some of the heat off of Clearwater Avenue (with traffic).” Joining the newest Bush Car Wash are a couple more businesses. “Mike Scott is building a Bruchi’s next door, and we’re also building a Roasters Coffee that Wes Heyden will lease,” Bush said. The project is being built by MH Construction of Kennewick. He expects everything to be complete by the end of the year. Most people think of car dealerships when they hear the name Tim Bush. But in the last few years, he and his wife Kathy got into marriage ministry. “Our life was radically changed,” he said. “I began to see I couldn’t have that (car-dealership) lifestyle.” It involved long hours on the lot, not seeing much of his family. “So I sold my last car on April 6, 2015,” he said. Meanwhile, he had already begun his foray into the car wash business, which today employs 60 people. “Car washes are amazing things,” Bush said. “Ours was developed by the model of a giving entity. It’s not about what we make, although you need to make money to keep the business going. But our impact is to do good.”

The Bush Car Wash company gives to charities such as the Tri-Cities Pregnancy Network and sets up college funds for those in need. Bush got the idea of starting a car wash from his late brother, Ned Gosnell. “He had told me that we didn’t have a good car wash in the Tri-Cities,” Bush said. Gosnell wanted to see one like they had in Vancouver, Wash., when they were growing up. “The next morning we drove to Vancouver,” Bush said. “We wanted to take a look.” But before anything could happen, Gosnell was diagnosed with a stage 4 brain tumor. That was in 2007. He died two years later, and Bush put off the idea of a car wash — until four years ago.

“Our impact is to do good.” - Tim Bush, owner of Bush Car Wash

The first one was built on Aaron Drive in Richland. There is a plaque there, honoring his brother for his vision. Other car wash locations include Columbia Drive in Kennewick, Court Street in Pasco, and near Road 68 in Pasco. Bush said whether it’s selling cars or washing cars, it’s all the same. “It’s all customer service. We don’t have bikinis, no short skirts,” he said. “I wanted it to really be a good environ-

The fifth Bush Car Wash in the Tri-Cities is being built on Edison Street, near Kamiakin High School in Kennewick. Also going in are Bruchi’s restaurant and a Roasters Coffee shop.

ment where you could have your kids and grandkids work and be proud.” His son Blake does all of the training, while son TJ is responsible for keeping the facilities looking good. The family researched the industry, bought good equipment and uses highquality fiber rags. If there is a problem, they even have a claims process if a vehicle is damaged. It’s all about customer service, he said. But even though the Bush family is

up to five car wash facilities, it hasn’t been easy. “It takes a long time to grow the business,” Bush said. “You don’t make money in a car wash the first year. It takes quite a while. It’s a really slow progress. The bottom line is you’ve got to have courage or no brains. And trust in the Lord.”

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Broadmoor RV SuperStore in Pasco recently finished an expansion that added 12,000 square feet and 12 service bays to its service and maintenance department. The new space will be used for pre-delivery inspections, new unit check-ins and RV service work—including after-market. Broadmoor RV SuperStore owners John and D’Ann Ramsey said the Tri-Cities is becoming a hub for sales and service of many products, and the fact Broadmoor is able to have its entire sales inventory, parts department and service bays on one campus makes it a destination RV source. “People don’t have to travel to outside areas for anything, which keeps out-of-town buyers in the Tri-Cities. Our hope is that we can encourage them to do their camping here in our area,” John Ramsey said. Will McKay, with W McKay Construction LLC was general contractor for the $4.1 million project. Jason Archibald, with ALD Architects PS in Richland designed the addition. Reach Broadmoor RV’s Service Department at 888-603-2671 or broadmoorrv.com.

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Customers won’t find a freezer or microwave in a Pancake House restaurant. “We make everything from scratch,” Medford said. And that includes the three- to sevenday process of aging the pancake batters. Most of the menu features buttermilkbased pancakes that require a fermenting

“We’re totally a breakfast restaurant.” - Ryan Medford, co-owner of The Original Pancake House process, he explained. “We take a lot of pride in our food. We don’t use a pancake mix. We have a lot of guests who come in and want to buy our mix,” he said. The restaurant also makes all of its syrups to complement the light and fluffy pancakes, Medford said. In addition to pancakes, customers will find eggs, crêpes, French toast, waffles and meat on the menu. A side of bacon features 1/4-inch thick slices that weigh a half pound. The Pancake House’s most popular menu items are bacon and eggs, apple pancakes and corned beef hash, which is brined and slow roasted for 12 hours before grilling to crisp it up. Medford assures that the coffee is good, too. It’s a proprietary blend roasted by Boyd’s Coffee in Portland. The restaurant also features gluten-free pancake options. “We’re trying to fit a niche in the breakfast market we don’t think exists,” Medford said, emphasizing the restaurant’s focus on attention to detail in how the food is prepared and the atmosphere.

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opened their first one in Puyallup seven years ago. The Maple Valley location opened in 2013 and Tacoma in 2014. Medford said he and Williams grew up together and decided to launch their own company, BTE Holding Co., to operate The Original Pancake House franchise. Then they got to work. Medford worked for Lamb Weston, and Williams dropped out of law school and learned to cook. Both men also cooked full time for two years at their Puyallup restaurant. “We’re excited to come over to the Tri-Cities,” Medford said. He’s familiar with the area because his wife Elizabeth (McNair) Medford grew up in Richland, graduating from Liberty Christian High School in 2002. The couple have four young children. “Through our market research and my time living in Richland (years ago), it is clear that there is pride and a sense of community that many places simply don’t have,” he said. Rounding out the management team are Luke Absher, partner and director of operations, of Puyallup, and Brian Carle of University Place, partner and director of food and beverage. Absher began as a server at the restaurant and was the first manager when the second restaurant opened. He went on to earn his master’s in business administration. Carle, who has years of experience in the food industry, will be moving to the Tri-Cities to oversee the restaurants. More information is online at ophnw. com. The Kennewick restaurant also has a Facebook page.

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Kadlec West Kennewick Primary Care 9040 West Clearwater Avenue• Kennewick

Kadlec Clinic’s new West Kennewick Primary Care center on the corner of Steptoe Street and Clearwater Avenue will welcome its first patients Aug. 22. The primary care and family practice facility is expected to add urgent care services in November of this year. The new 13,000-square-foot clinic has 26 exam rooms, X-ray, lab and room for eight full-time providers. TGB Architects of Edmonds, Wash., designed the single-story structure. Alex Herr and Mick Chong with Providence Health & Services are the overall construction project managers; Bouten Construction of Richland is the general contractor. Total project cost was $4.1 million plus land cost of $650,000. Kadlec and Providence want to provide excellent, convenient care at a location close to the residents in Kennewick without patrons having to drive to the Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. Kadlec Regional Medical Center and Providence Health and Services own the facility. Kadlec Regional Medical Center, founded in 1944, is a not-for-profit health system. Reach Kadlec West Kennewick Primary Care at 509-942-3291 or kadlec.org/clinic.

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Hampton Inn & Suites 6826 Burden Boulevard• Pasco

Ron Asmus and his wife Tracey Asmus recently opened a new, four-story, 121-room Hampton Inn & Suites Pasco/Tri-Cities hotel near TRAC Center. The 74,906-square-foot hotel provides a cozy retreat for visitors. Guests feel at home the moment they enter the lobby and sit next to the inviting fireplace. The hotel offers free wifi, a 24-hour business center with complimentary printing, an indoor pool and spa, fitness center and meeting space that can accommodate 35 people. Each of the rooms includes a microwave, refrigerator and coffeemaker. If more space is needed, suites that include a wet

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Jewelry Design Center 1350 North Louisiana Street• Kennewick

An interior renovation of nearly 6,000 square feet of space for Jewelry Design Center’s new Kennewick location is now complete, and the store is open to the public. It is easily recognizable by a large, spinning diamond perched atop the building. This is the second location for the family-owned business that was founded by Doug Toone in 1977 in

Spokane. The new full-service jewelry store in Kennewick includes a showroom with glass-encased workshop studio. The jewelers’ benches are equipped with magnified cameras to broadcast their work to TV screens on the showroom floor. Large screens show renderings and custom design processes. Through large glass windows, customers can watch as jewelry is being worked on. State-of-the art lasers and growing machines are in full view and combine with old world jewelry techniques. A 50,000-lb. walk-in diamond vault is exposed and accent-

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The Home Builders Association’s annual Fall Home Show is 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 7-8 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 9 at TRAC in Pasco. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under the age of 16. For information on exhibiting, call 735-2745 or visit hbatc.com.

AG files $100 million suit against Comcast Corp.

Washington State Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit Aug. 1 against cable television and Internet giant Comcast Corporation in King County Superior Court, alleging the company’s own documents reveal a pattern of illegally deceiving its customers to pad their bottom line by tens of millions of dollars. The suit accuses Comcast of more than 1.8 million violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (CPA), including misrepresenting the scope of its Service Protection Plan, charging customers improper service call fees and improper credit screening practices. It also accuses the company of violating the CPA to all its nearly 1.2 million Washington subscribers due to what the AG calls its deceptive “Comcast Guarantee.” The lawsuit is the first of its kind in the nation. The AG’s office presented the issues to Comcast more than a year prior to filing the suit, but the company didn’t begin to make any changes until the verge of litigation. For its CPA violations, the AG’s office is seeking more than $73 million in restitution to pay back Service Protection Plan subscriber payments, full restitution for service calls that applied an improper resolution code, removing RUMOR, From page 17 “There’s no designated dance floor, but there’s enough space so people can get up and dance,” Casados said. The owners are serious about the venture. They’ve developed a business plan, hired an architect and joined the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce. To pay for the fledgling business, they’re using money they’ve saved and some loans. Correa holds a day job as an accounts manager for Verizon. Casados owns King Kut’s Barbershop on Court Street in Pasco, buying the business in December 2015. Casados said he’s always wanted to open a night club. “I have a full bar at my house and I’m known for showing a good time and hosting. A lot of my passion is to supply a place to have a good time,” he said. Correa said opening the club will fulfill his dream of being financially independent. “I feel like this is a step to get me there and on the path to being successful,” he said. Casados and Correa have leased the 6,000-square-foot building for five years and they plan to use about half of it for the night club. They will leave the commercial kitchen vacant. The club has capacity for about 300 people. Rumor Lounge, 6515 W. Clearwater Ave., will be open from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Follow them on Facebook and Instagram.

improper credit checks from more than 6,000 customers, up to $2,000 per violation of the CPA and broad injunctive relief. For more information on the lawsuit, visit atg.wa.gov.

Prosser chamber hosts Valley’s Got Talent contest

The Prosser Chamber of Commerce’s 5th annual The Valley’s Got Talent contest is underway. The preliminary competition is Aug. 27 at Prosser’s Historic Princess Theatre. All ages and talents are welcome, though the chamber reserves the right to decline talents that may not be family-friendly. Walk-up registration is allowed if there is space but the competition caps at 30 contestants. The top 10 contestants as

Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • August 2016 selected by judges will participate in the States Day Parade, with the final competition at 2 p.m. Sept. 5 on the Sylvan Stage in Prosser City Park. First place prize is $500, second place is $250 and third place is $100. Pre-registration is $12; sign up at tourprosser.com. Call 509-786-3177 or email info@ prosserchamber.org with questions.

Radiochemistry training offered to grad students

Washington State University has launched a new radiochemistry training program to address a critical shortage of scientists in the nuclear energy industry. Supported by a $3 million U.S. Department of Energy grant, the program will enhance training at WSU and let graduate students work alongside radio-

chemistry experts at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for the next five years. During the first academic year of the two-year program, students will conduct independent research under the guidance of a WSU faculty member and their national lab mentor on topics including nuclear forensics, environmental radiochemistry and radioactive waste management. The following summer, trainees will spend a few weeks up to a few months getting real-world experience at the national laboratories. During the final summer, students will present their findings at professional meetings.

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Marcus Whitman Elementary 1704 Gray Street• Richland

Some Richland School District #400 (RSD) kindergarten through 5th grade students will start the school year off in a brand new school Aug. 30. Marcus Whitman Elementary is a two-story, 65,000-square-foot school that can serve 630 students. The two previous Marcus Whitman Schools were located at the same site—the original was built sometime between 1944-1948 and was demolished in 1971, the second was built in 1970 and demolished in 2015 to make room for the new building. The new building was made possible because of a RSD bond that passed in 2013. In addition to a multi-purpose room and gymnasium, the new Marcus Whitman Elementary has 24 general education classrooms. It also has nine special and support classrooms, including special programs, preschool, art, computer lab and music. Design West Architects’ Kennewick office designed the new facility and Fowler General Construction is general contractor for the $21 million project. RSD’s Capital Projects Department, along with Construction Services Group—a program of Educational Services District 112—is overseeing the project. For more information, contact Caren Johnson, RSD capital project specialist, at 509-967-6139.

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Certified truck scale available for public use in Richland BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

A scale that can accommodate up to 100 tons is available to weigh RVs, trucks and cars, as well as boat, horse or utility trailers in Richland. DelHur Industries recently automated its truck scale to accommodate the public. “We saw more and more of the general public wanting to weigh their RV or boat or utility trailers,” said Sue Palmersheim, DelHur’s vice president of business development. The heavy civil general contractor bought the 15-acre Richland property on Kingsgate Way near Horn Rapids in 2009. The company employs 125 people throughout the western U.S. who perform public and private services in the mining, energy, transportation, nuclear and environmental sectors.

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The Port Angeles-based company used the scale and 1,100-foot railroad spur on its property to complete contract work at the Hanford site. With that work now done, the company decided to make its scale available for public use as well as professional tractortrailer drivers. “With all the truck traffic around here, it gets a lot of use,” Palmersheim said. Cost is a flat $15, regardless of weight or vehicle size. Businesses may set up an account with DelHur if they’re regular users. The scale features a 117-foot deck that’s 11 feet wide and easy to drive on to. Two automated kiosks on either side of the scale direct drivers. One accepts major credit cards at the entrance to the scale, and at the other at the exit prints out a receipt similar to one received at a gas station that includes the gross weight along with the date and time. Those who need a certified weight ticket, which is stamped like a notary, must pay cash and visit DelHur during business hours, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Palmershein advises calling ahead to 509-371-0682 to ensure someone is on site to provide a certified ticket. Active duty and reservists may use the scale for free during business hours. DelHur’s scale is at 2935 Kingsgate Way, just off Highway 240.

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Group Health adds Trios as in-network provider

Effective Aug. 1, Group Health’s Access PPO added Trios Health System as a preferred provider. Trios Medical Group, which includes primary care providers and specialists, has been and will continue to be part of all Group Health Networks. Trios Health is the Kennewick Public Hospital District’s system of care serving the greater Tri-Cities. Visit trioshealth.org for more information.

Dinner with Friends to feature Steve Largent

This year’s Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties’ annual Dinner with Friends fundraiser event is

Oct. 20 at TRAC in Pasco. The corporate fundraising event features former Seahawks star Steve Largent and will raise money for the 2,300-plus local youth members the clubs serve each year. Call 543-9980 for more information.

Benton REA members to vote on proposed sale

At its July 27 board meeting, the Benton REA Board of Trustees passed a resolution to propose the sale of Benton REA’s electric service territory within the Yakama Indian Reservation to Yakama Power. Fewer than 1,200 of Benton REA’s 11,400 members reside within the boundaries of the Yakama Indian Reservation. According to the co-op’s articles of

incorporation, at least 25 percent of the entire membership must submit a vote to certify the election, and the sale must be approved by a majority of the accepted votes before the transaction can take place. Ballots will be mailed to Benton REA members Sept. 16 and the voting period ends Oct. 31. Members may cast their votes via mail-in ballot, online or at a special member meeting in mid-October. For more information, visit bentonrea. org.

Public safety dollars to assist nonprofits

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Youth Shelter in return for services. The county will contract with Safe Harbor to compensate a total of $123,850 to be prorated monthly from Aug. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2018. Funding from a public safety tax passed by Benton County citizens in 2014 will allow My Friends Place to refine its case management program and implement a stable system for case management services. Compensation provided via the contract will fund the wages of a case manager and outreach services. My Friends Place is a program under Safe Harbor Support Center, which helps keep at-risk children ages 3-17 safe by providing supportive services. My Friends Place provides an overnight sanctuary for homeless teens age 13-17. Safe Harbor is committed to preventing child abuse and neglect. The county has also signed a service contract with Mirror Ministries for a human Trafficking Survivor Services program. Benton County will be in contract to compensate $5,000 to be prorated July 1 to Dec. 31. Mirror Ministries will bring trafficking information and training to local schools, businesses and agencies, which allows for earlier identification and intervention for victims. Public Safety Tax dollars will be used to fund staff wages and victim services.

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New Kennewick business encourages Tri-Citians to drink, gather, create BY DORI O’NEAL

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Olivia Berg admits her new business is a bit unusual for the Tri-Cities. But that’s a good thing, she insists. BlankSpace, which is tentatively scheduled to open Sept. 1 in the Southridge area of Kennewick, will feature a juice and tea bar, natural light studio and a gathering place for creative workshops, such as weaving, watercolor painting, calligraphy and woodworking, just to name a few. It also will include a retail outlet featuring American-made items exclusively from small businesses.

“Our goal is to encourage creativity, local industry, charity and sustainability in a way that is relevant to consumers.” - Olivia Berg, owner of BlankSpace “Our business model is a little unconventional because everything we do is motivated by community over competition,” Berg said. “Our goal is to encourage creativity, local industry, charity and sustainability in a way that is relevant to consumers.” A large area inside is set aside as a natural light studio that Berg hopes will entice photographers, videographers and other creative types to hone their visual art forms. The focus of BlankSpace is based on partnerships where entrepreneurs and creative people can not only create their work but showcase it as well, Berg said. When forming the idea for BlankSpace, Berg said her marketing research revealed a lack of high-end, modern gathering spaces in the Tri-Cities. “Currently, there is not a natural light studio in our area that provides space for photo or video shoots, and other types of creative enterprise,” the 26-year-old said. “I hope to fill that need with BlankSpace.”

Berg said BlankSpace’s concept is like a storefront for Pinterest, providing unmatched offerings of fun where people stop by and see what’s going on creatively in the Tri-Cities. “I love how the Tri-Cities seems to be transitioning into its own where we see more and more unique small businesses pop up that have strong ties to our community,” she said. “LU LU Craft Bar and Kitchen in Richland is one of my favorite examples. I seriously go there every weekend to eat their pig candy.” As visitors check out the various art, they can sample a wide range of teas and juices from the locally-owned Karma Juice, which previously had been a delivery-only business, Berg said. “BlankSpace will give a home for their business and we look forward to helping them grow,” she said. “I come from a multi-generational ag family and the farm-to-cup approach is extremely important to me. We buy from local small farms, and my husband and I even bought a small farm in order to grow some of the produce (Karma Juice) uses in their juices. “Additionally, we will serve a variety of teas that are handmade in small batches by a mother and daughter company here in the Pacific Northwest,” she said. Berg’s sense of business adventure stems from a variety of influences in her life. After earning a degree in psychology from Eastern Washington University, she worked as a drug and alcohol coun-

Owner Olivia Berg, 26, talks about the future BlankSpace, which is nearly completed on Ridgeview Drive in the Southridge area of Kennewick. The facility is expected to open Sept. 1 and will feature a tea and juice bar as well as a retail outlet for American-made products. It also will offer workshops for all sorts of creative ventures.

selor before opening a graphic design business. But it was a recent cross-country trek in an AirStream trailer with her husband, Tanner and 5-year-old daughter Oakley that provided inspiration for BlankSpace. The couple’s odyssey was featured in the Tri-City Herald a year ago. “I fell in love with creativity in my graphic design business,” she said. “But when we had that adventure in the

AirStream, it truly sparked my creativity. We met so many wonderfully creative people on that trip, and saw numerous creative ways to do business, and that gave me a foundation to work with for BlankSpace.” BlankSpace is at 5453 Ridgeline Drive in Kennewick. More information online at blankspacetricities.com and on Facebook and Instagram.

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Medical providers opt to build, design their own custom spaces BY JEFF MORROW

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Rob Kennell tried to get a building project done for his physical therapy practice, 3 Rivers Physical Therapy, at the Cynergy Center in Kennewick. “But we just flailed for five years,” Kennell said. “So we began to look for property.” Kennell, whose practice was located in the Cynergy Center building at 27th and Union for the past 10 years, will move a block west into a new building on 27th this month. In the Tri-Cities, it’s the latest trend: medical providers finding a lack of good office and building space and then making the decision to build their own facilities. “We put in between $500,000 and $600,000 in leases over those 10 years,” Kennell said. This new building is worth $1.3 million, has 5,500 square feet – of which 3 Rivers will use 3,500 square feet, and lease out the other 2,000 square feet. “I think with what health care is now, we’ve put a lot of time and hours in,” said Kennell, who employs eight people. “We can make a good living, yet we have to look for opportunities for retirement.” The location is good too, he said. “Trios is right there, and the new middle school,” Kennell said. “We knew we wanted to stay in that area. We’re very blessed. This is just a natural transition.” As the marketing coordinator for

Almond Orthodontics, Krissy Gutierrez saw the same thing. “Dr. John (Almond) and Dr. Brian (Almond) wanted to find an existing building to remodel in the beginning, but they weren’t finding the office size and location they were looking for,” she said. So they decided to custom build. And while they’re located on Gage Boulevard in Richland right now, their new building is going up by Great Harvest Bread Co. in Kennewick and will be ready by January. “Once they decided to custom build, they went with an architect out of Spokane to draw up floor plans and decided to go with a local contractor, W McKay,” said Gutierrez. “We have a growing business and really needed to accommodate our patients and staff.” The company has been in business since 2007 and has 16 employees. Ami Gunther, vice president of G2 Commercial Construction, said her company gets several calls to construct new buildings for doctors and dentists. “This area is big for baby boomers, and boomers are getting old,” Gunther said. “This area, in general, there is a lot of need for medical services to come in. People are retiring here and need places to go.” Scott Sautell, a commercial real estate specialist from Windermere Real Estate Tri-Cities, said it’s difficult for smaller practices to find suitable space with the growth of two local hospitals over the past few years. “Trios and Kadlec have kind of gutted

Lifetime Dental Care decided to expand its building one more time, thanks to growing employee numbers.

3 Rivers Physical Therapy is moving into a new building in August. Owner Rob Kennell decided to have his own building constructed after 10 years in the Cynergy Center.

a lot of the existing stuff,” he said. “It’s so challenging to find something to fit the criteria for when other doctors are looking to expand,” Sautell said. So practitioners decide to build their own buildings.

“Money is cheap right now,” Sautell said. “It’s a good opportunity of being an owner of a building and getting what you want. And it’s better being an owner instead of a tenant.”

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Credit union buys property, plans for bigger building BY AUDRA DISTIFENO

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Tri-Cities Community Federal Credit Union plans to move into a new, larger space within the next 18 months to accommodate growth and better serve its members. The credit union at 2626 W. Kennewick Ave. has outgrown its current space, said President Doug Wadsworth. “The decision for a new location and larger facility was made by our volunteer board of directors, who are all unpaid volunteers and members of the credit union,” Wadsworth said. “We’ve known it was coming for quite some time because we’ve been crammed in this tiny building with very little parking for a long time.” The Kennewick credit union is squeezed between Little Caesars and Papa Murphy’s, its location for the past 37 years. “We’ve been growing like crazy. We’ve grown from $15 million in assets eight years ago to $35 million in assets currently,” Wadsworth said. “Our membership has grown from about 3,500 members to 5,500 members.” Wadsworth attributes the growth to “having great business partners” but primarily to lending.

Lack of parking, difficult access and a too-small building for terrific growth spurred Tri-Cities Community Federal Credit Union to seek a site for expansion. Its new building should be complete within the next year and a half. (Courtesy Tri-Cities Community Federal Credit Union)

“We’re really competitive with loans. Our most popular have been HVAC loans. We offer nice, easy loans for ... normal people – nothing big and fancy. We’ve also done in-house, 10-year mortgage loans and car loans,” Wadsworth said. The not-for-profit financial cooperative has a philosophy of helping “the ‘common person’ to achieve their financial goals through the money we can help

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them save, by encouraging thrift and by providing financial education when possible.” The credit union is managed by a member-elected, volunteer board of directors and was federally chartered in 1969 by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 112. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, worships or attends school in Benton and Franklin counties, and their immediate family. Profits are returned to member-owners in the form of better rates, lower fees, better service and more products. “I try to stay up with all the bells and

whistles. In fact, we were the first local credit union to roll out mobile check deposit,” Wadsworth said. “We try to stay cutting-edge with electronic services.” He said the credit union is a “small alternative” to larger credit unions. “People tend to like the personal service involved with that. We know their names,” he said. Credit union employees take pride in getting to know members. One challenge has been the lack of parking at the current location, Wadsworth said. “It has been very frustrating for members,” Wadsworth said, but it won’t be an issue at the new location on 19th Avenue and Highway 395 in Kennewick. The credit union closed on the two acres in mid-July. Besides the construction of a 10,000plus square-foot building, the new location will offer ample parking, multiple drive-up lanes and at least one ATM. Building specs and the construction timeline are hazy at this point, but the goal is to be open and operating there within the next year and a half, Wadsworth said. The credit union’s Facebook page and member newsletter will continue to provide information on the upcoming project. “Most of our members are very excited. We’ve really gotten a positive response about the location. Most of our members are around this area of Kennewick, so access will be a lot easier for them,” Wadsworth said. uCREDIT, Page 36

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Commercial Real Estate MEDICAL, From page 34 Dr. Nicholas Andros and his four full-time employees are in the first year of practice at Andros Orthodontics on Bedford Street in Pasco. Kelli Flynn, office manager, understands why many doctors, dentists and orthodontists build their own spaces. “As far as buildings, doctors are being told in school to build their offices if they can,” she said. “They say, ‘Build your practice and then pay yourself for the real estate on the other end.’ Plus it’s a good tax write off.” Tyler Goodro is the marketing manager for Tri-Cities Orthopaedic Clinic, which has three separate buildings in the Vista Field area in Kennewick. The facility houses nine doctors in relatively new office space. “Any existing building has to be changed to fit the doctors’ needs,” Goodro said. Which is why new buildings were constructed. “There’s not a big reason to cram everybody else together,” Goodro said. Brande Hirai is the office manager for Lifetime Dental, which is owned by Dr. Michael Breier and located on a corner lot at Queensgate near Walmart in Richland. “We were on Wellsian Way in Richland for 10 years,” said Hirai, who notes the company has 30 employees. “For what Dr. Breier’s needs were and the plans he wanted, he wanted to be able to design the building the way he wanted. This location, which we’ve been at the past nine years, is super for us because we are so visible.” Hirai noted the practice is currently adding on to alleviate crowding. “We’ve completely maximized our space,” Hirai said. “I don’t know what we’ll do if we need to expand again.”

CREDIT, From page 35 The credit union has 11 full-time employees, a number that may grow a bit after expansion. “Research shows that when you move into a new, more visible area, you’ll likely experience growth,” Wadsworth said. “We anticipate growing a little more and may need a couple more employees at that time.” “This new building will help us better serve our members. Our goal is to make a better product for our members and ultimately help the community,” Wadsworth said. For more information visit tri-citiescu.com or call 509-735-8331.

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Bekins expanding its Northwest footprint BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

A regional moving and storage company is expanding its Northwest footprint with recent acquisitions in Richland and Moses Lake. Bekins Northwest moved its offices from Pasco to Richland in June after buying Clancy’s Transfer & Storage. The company also bought Crown Moving Co. in Moses Lake earlier this month, bringing the number of Bekins Northwest offices to nine, with locations in Richland, Walla Walla, Moses Lake, Yakima, Spokane, Seattle, Lakewood, Federal Way and Olympia. The Olympia-based Bekins Northwest is working to create a “real great network for our customers,” said Ken Wendland, sales manager at the Richland office. “To that end, we bought Sanders Transfer a year ago in Western Washington, Clancy’s in Richland about three months ago, closed on Clancy’s in Walla Walla about two months ago and bought Kennewick Transfer & Storage in Kennewick in April,” Wendland said. Claude Bekins opened the Pasco office in the mid-50s. “We just outgrew it. We were bursting at the seams and had no more space for expansion,” Wendland said. When the company heard the Conner family, which owned Clancy’s, was leaving the business, Bekins officials knew the timing was right. “And it was a perfect fit for us,” he said.

Bekins sold its Pasco facility to Campbell and Co., Wendland said. Bekins Northwest’s Richland office added 10 more employees with the Clancy’s purchase, bringing its total number of employees to 30. Across the Northwest, Bekins has 175 employees and operates 140 trucks and 100 trailers. The company’s revenue projection for next year is $25 million. “We look forward to continuing the long lasting tradition of excellence that Clancy’s Transfer & Storage has established over the years,” said Robert Schmidt, vice president of sales and marketing, in a news release. He also said the Moses Lake acquisition will increase Bekins’ service capabilities to a “currently underserviced market in Eastern Washington.” Founded in 1903 by a Seattle family, Bekins Northwest provides packing, moving, unpacking, short- and long-term storage, records storage and debris removal services. The company’s customers include residential, commercial, industrial and municipal customers throughout the Northwest. It is also the official mover of the Seattle Seahawks. Bekins performs moves for Washington-based clients all over the world. It’s done work for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Pasco School District, Brookdale Senior Living and Washington State University Wine Science Center. It also serves smaller customers, helping to move households, senior citizens into retirement homes or relocate doctors to Kadlec

Isidoro “Izzy” Almaraz, general manager, and Dianna Steele, branch accountant, stand in front of the new Bekins Northwest facility at 1100 Columbia Park Trail in Richland. The moving and storage facility moved its offices from Pasco to Richland in June after buying Clancy’s Transfer & Storage.

Regional Medical Center or Trios Health. “There’s not a lot we don’t do,” Wendland said.

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Pasco auto dealership changes owners

All Star Motors in Pasco has been bought by Puyallup-based Northwest Motorsport. Butch and Julie Lindstrom of Pasco recently sold their dealership at 816 N. Road 28. Their last day of operation is Sept. 9. The couple went into business in 1997 as Bulldog Motors. Last year they built a new 2,500-square-foot, two-story dealership. Northwest Motorsport bought the building, land and All Star Motors’ inventory of about 150 cars, said Julie Lindstrom. All Star Motors’ 22 employees will transition to work for Northwest Motorsport. Butch Lindstrom plans to work for

Northwest Motorsport. “He’s dedicated to helping Northwest Motorsport be successful in this area,” said Julie Lindstrom.

WSU Clothing, Textile Advisors to meet

The Washington State University Clothing and Textile Advisors of Washington (CTAW) will hold its annual meeting for the first time on the east side of the state in Kennewick from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Oct. 8 at Tri-Tech Skills Center. This year’s event, “From Design to Divine” costs $25 for registration before Sept. 1, and includes lunch, program and a day of textile treats. Advisers will create and embellish masquerade masks ahead of time and bringing them to the

event for onsite judging and awards. Debbie Bone-Harris, a local artist and Clothing and Textile Advisor with a master’s degree from WSU in Clothing and Textile Design, is the keynote speaker. Bone-Harris has won numerous national awards and has been featured in several national magazines. There will also be a Show and Share Design display, a CTAW version of the famous Theatre de la Mode, and the state program leader from WSU Extension will speak about the future of the CTAW program. For more information, call 509-392-1392.

Update to feature Congressman Dan Newhouse The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Congressional

Update event is at the Three Rivers Convention Center on Aug. 24, beginning with registration and networking from 11:30 a.m. to noon. and the program from noon-1:30 p.m. Congressman Dan Newhouse R– Wash., will provide attendees with legislative updates from Washington, D.C., as well as discuss key federal issues taffecting Central Washington and the Tri-Cities. Members of the community are invited to register for this event. Cost is $22 for regional chamber members and $32 for others. Reservations are required. The deadline to register is Aug. 19. To register, visit www.tricityregionalchamber.com or contact Jillian Marquez, Project Coordinator at jillian.marquez@ tricityregionalchamber.com or 509-4913234. For more information regarding the program and luncheon, call 7360510.

DOE, CH2M HILL fined by Department of Ecology

The Washington State Department of Ecology recently issued a $50,000 penalty to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractor CH2M HILL Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) for mishandling dangerous waste at the T Plant at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The Department of Ecology also ordered DOE and CHPRC to designate waste, obtain detailed analysis of dangerous waste before storing and properly maintain records. T Plant is an active facility that stores and treats dangerous waste as part of the long-term cleanup work at Hanford. Originally, it was built for chemical separation of plutonium from uranium and fission products contained in irradiated fuel elements. DOE and CHPRC have the right to appeal the order and penalty within 30 days to the Washington State Pollution Control Hearings board. Contractors working for DOE may not use cleanup funds to pay for penalties.

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For the love of pretzels: Auntie Anne’s expands to Pasco Walmart BY DORI O’NEAL

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Auntie Anne’s pretzel shop at Columbia Center mall soon will open a shop inside the Walmart Super Center off Road 68 in Pasco. And if the new store proves to be a lucrative move for franchise owners Chris and Lore’K Garofola and Man Lam, then the public might start seeing Auntie Anne’s open in other Walmart stores, as well as the college campus down the road. “This was a good time for us to start expanding because the Tri-Cities is one of the fastest growing areas in the country right now,” Chris Garofola said. The new store will feature all the popular pretzel offerings Auntie Anne’s is known for, including the newer items on the menu like bacon cheddar stuffed nuggets and frozen lemonade mixers.

“Who knows where we’ll be in 20 years.” - Lore’K Garofola, co-owner of Auntie Annie’s Tri-City franchise The Pasco eatery opens in mid-August. Hours will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. One reason Auntie Anne’s franchise is profitable is the low overhead cost because the main ingredients in the pretzels are flour, water and yeast, said Lore’K Garofola. “And we are not part of a corporation, either,” she added. “We own our franchise. It’s important for us to take care of our employees and stay involved with our community, as well.” The Tri-City Auntie Anne’s shops are overseen by general manager Amylee Smith, 28, who also handles the management of the Cinnabon store at Columbia Center. The trio of business owners has owned the Cinnabon franchise since 2012. The partners employ about 30 people

total. “It’s awesome to work for Lore’K, Chris and Man,” Smith said. “They stay involved in many aspects of the Tri-Cities with various sponsorships,” including Tri-City Americans hockey and Dust Devils baseball, as well as area schools. Smith also said every employee must go through at least a week of training because making an Auntie Anne’s pretzel is no easy task. They must be a certain weight, size and shape and learning how to twirl the dough in just the right way before rapidly flipping it into a giant pretzel shape takes some practice, Smith said. Pretzels are made fresh daily. “These pretzels never get old, and customers are always patient to wait for a fresh batch from the oven,” she said. “The recipe we use that makes them taste so good is a secret.” The history of the pretzel is a bit unclear. One story is that the Catholic Church played a leading role in the early history of the pretzel in seventh century Europe. The church dictated much stricter rules governing fasting and abstinence during Lent than it does today. Since pretzels were made with simple ingredients, it was considered an ideal food to consume during the holy season when all types of meat, dairy and eggs were prohibited. Another story is that the pretzel found its way to America on the Mayflower, and the Pilgrims used pretzels to trade with the Native Americans. German immigrants also brought pretzels to the New World when they began settling in Pennsylvania around 1710. Then in 1861, Julius Sturgis founded the first commercial pretzel bakery in the town of Lititz in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Auntie Anne’s pretzels were founded in 1988 when Anne and Jonas Beiler opened a stand at a Downington, Pennsylvania, farmers market. The couple began franchising their pretzels a year later and by 1992 there were 100 franchise stores across the country. Lam and the Garofolas plan to continue their partnership with Auntie Anne’s, whether it’s in a Walmart, a college campus, military base or a food truck. “Who knows where we’ll be in 20 years,” Lore’K Garofola said. “We love this community and plan to stay involved.”

(Above) Owners of the Columbia Center Auntie Anne’s store are Lore’K Garofola, from left, her husband Chris Garofola, and Man Lam. The business trio is opening a new pretzel shop this month in the Walmart Super Center off Road 68 in Pasco. (Below) Rolling out the dough then twisting it into the right size giant pretzel takes lots of practice, says general manager Amylee Smith.

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PNNL to lead regional smart manufacturing center BY SUSAN BAUER

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Advances in smart sensors, digital process controls and information technology could radically reduce energy use in manufacturing and improve manufacturing productivity in the Northwest. The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will lead the Northwest Regional Manufacturing Center, a public-private partnership that is part of a national Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute. The regional center will advance and implement smart manufacturing technologies in the Northwest over the next five years and beyond. “The idea is to fast track development and adoption of smart sensors and other technologies, providing manufacturers the information and tools that will allow better energy management,” said Mike Rinker, PNNL’s manager of energy efficiency and renewable energy. The effort will initially focus on the Northwest’s energy intensive manufacturing industries: food processing, advanced materials, metals processing and wood products. The center will partner with experts from Washington State University, University of Washington, Oregon State University, Oregon BEST, Montana educational institutions, Bonneville Power Administration, industry partners

and other organizations across the Pacific Northwest. Nationally, the Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, led by the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC), headquartered in Los Angeles, will assemble more than $140 million in combined public-private investments to revolutionize smart manufacturing for energy intensive, clean energy and energy dependent industries. The Northwest Regional Center will apply SMLC’s advanced software platform to integrate sensing and instrumentation, data visualization and analytics, real-time process monitoring, control and optimization and predictive modeling and simulation technologies to improve manufacturing in the Northwest. “We will have the opportunity to use the software platform to reduce energy used in manufacturing and deliver more energy efficient technologies,” Rinker said. “A large focus of the center will be to transfer the technology from those who have developed tools and technologies to those companies who can use them in the manufacturing process.” The regional center will also focus on test bed demonstrations with industry in the Northwest. The center anticipates that industry participation in this regional center will grow as both small and large companies in the Northwest ramp up efforts in smart manufacturing.

Advanced sensors and controls can help the wood products industry in the Northwest and other energy intensive producers improve the efficiency of their operations. The Northwest Regional Manufacturing Center, led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will advance smart sensors and digital process controls and speed adoption by industry as part of the newly announced Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute. (Courtesy MatthiasKabel/Wikimedia Commons)

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KSD $19.5 million, $40.7 million schools to open

Kennewick School District’s new Sage Crest Elementary School, at 6411 W. 38th Ave., and Desert Hills Middle School, at 1701 S. Clodfelter Road, are ready for students. Sage Crest has more than 56,000-square feet of space and includes 26 classrooms, gym, cafeteria, library, music room computer lab, two reading rooms and a playground. It was designed by MMEC Architecture and Interiors, and built by Fowler General Construction for about $19.5 million. Desert Hills Middle School is 110,400-square feet and includes 37 classrooms, two gyms, fitness lab, cafeteria, orchestra and band rooms and five computer labs. Its athletic grounds

include its own track. Design West designed Desert Hills and Fowler General Construction built it for about $40.7 million. An $89.5 million bond, approved by voters in 2015, along with state matching dollars paid for the schools. The bond will also pay for a rebuild of Westgate Elementary School, new Chinook Middle School and the district’s 16th elementary school, slated for the Clearwater Creek development in west Kennewick.

MCL launches Community stories campaign

Mid-Columbia Libraries recently launched MCL Speaks, a collection of videos and still photography featuring library customers, staff and fans speak-

ing about the transformative power of libraries. Answers to the question, “How has library shaped your life?” include joyful memories, humor, inspiring reflections and shared experiences. Since 1949, MCL has grown to 12 branches and a Bookmobile. It offers more than 400,000 books, audio books, magazines and videos, including more than 50,000 remotely downloadable eBooks, audio books and magazines. View the MCL Speaks stories at midcolumbialibraries.org/mcl-speaks.

Dade Moeller Foundation awards two scholarships

Dade Moeller, an NV5 company, has announced the winners of its 2016 Dade Moeller Scholarship Foundation merit-

based educational scholarship program. The winners are Phillip Fishburn of Kennewick and Emma Stempfley of Hamilton, Ohio. Dade Moeller provided each with a $1,500 award to support the costs of their first year of college. The scholarship program is open to the high school-aged children of Dade Moeller employees who are entering their first year at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university. The winners are selected by an independent evaluator using a weighted rating system that evaluates six criteria: activities and jobs, honors and awards, leadership, class rank, grade point average, and SAT or ACT test scores. Fishburn graduated from Kamiakin High School in Kennewick and will be attending Gonzaga University in Spokane. He plans to study mechanical engineering and compete at the NCAA Division 1 level in cross-country and track. He is the son of Mark Fishburn, a certified health physicist who performs radiation dose reconstructions under the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act and has supported the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford site in areas such as dosimetry, environmental restoration, radiological characterization and emergency response.

TRIDEC hires new business recruitment specialist

David Chavey-Reynaud has joined the Tri-City Development Council as its business recruitment specialist. He will be responsible for coordinating activities involving David business Chavey-Reynaud recruitment of new companies to Benton and Franklin counties, in cooperation with local and state partners. Chavey-Reynaud is a recent MBA graduate of Seattle University’s Albers School of Business and Economics and previously worked at South East Effective Development as a small business consultant.

Doncaster presents at conference in Switzerland

In mid-July, Thomas Doncaster, of Doncaster Insurance and Financial Services in Kennewick, delivered “The Retirement Income Puzzle” presentation at an International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC) event in Switzerland. IARFC serves professional consultants who help their clients wisely spend, save, invest, insure and plan for the future in order to achieve financial independence and peace of mind. Doncaster Insurance and Financial Services was established in 1987. Doncaster is a member of the Society of Financial Services Professionals and the Million Dollar Roundtable.

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Boeing’s 100th anniversary made possible by small businesses BY KRIS JOHNSON

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

One hundred years ago, on June 15, 1916, Bill Boeing founded the company that would grow to become a global icon and a bedrock of the Washington state economy. The company’s story, including its long history of innovation and its many contributions to the Puget Sound region, are well-documented. But the 100th anniversary of Boeing is more than just a chance to reflect on the company itself. It’s also a chance to recognize the hundreds — yes, hundreds — of Washington small businesses that contribute to Boeing’s success, a vast network of small and medium-size manufacturers located in every corner of the state.

“Washington small businesses that contribute to Boeing’s success (include) a vast network of small and medium-size manufacturers located in every corner of the state.” These manufacturers and their employees are the backbone of Boeing’s operations and often the backbone of the communities in which they are located, but they are easily overlooked, quietly providing blue collar, family wage jobs without the flash of some other industries. So as we celebrate Boeing’s 100th anniversary, we also pause to celebrate

companies like Valley Machine Shop in Kent, American Excelsior Company in Yakima, Royell Manufacturing Inc. in Everett, Tool Gauge & Machine Works in Tacoma, Scanivalve Corporation in Liberty Lake, Hobart Machined Products, in Hobart and Ellensburg, and P&J Machining in Puyallup. These employers represent just a few of the Washington manufacturers that supply parts and services to Boeing. In 2014, Boeing purchased nearly $6 billion from Washington suppliers, and in 2015 the company purchased goods and services from 1,740 suppliers in Washington state. Of those, about 760 were small manufacturers. One of them is Hobart Machined Products. Rosemary Brester and her husband, Larry, started the company in their garage in 1974. One of the first jobs was making door latches for the Boeing 727 airplane. Over the years, Hobart has expanded its operations well beyond Boeing, manufacturing machined products for a host of aerospace, medical and automotive companies, as well as the U.S. military. P&J Machining was also founded in a garage by current President Paul Hogoboom’s parents. He and his father both had day jobs, but they worked nights building their business. The company opened at its current location in Puyallup in 1986 and now has three buildings with about 70,000 square feet. There are similar stories to be found all across the state. And while these small manufacturers may not grab a lot of headlines on their own, the numbers tell the story of their importance to the Washington economy: Last year, Washington state was home to approximately 267,000 jobs supported by aerospace, and Boeing supported some 206,000 Washington jobs. It’s hard to overstate Boeing’s impact to the Washington economy, and equally

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Mayflower Metals celebrates 40 years

Mayflower Metals Inc. is celebrating its 40th anniversary of scrap metal recycling in the MidColumbia and Yakima Valley. The family-owned and operated company was opened as Valley Metal Salvage in 1976 by Richard Finch and currently has locations in Yakima and Prosser. The name was changed to Mayflower Metals to honor the Finch’s family history — a distant relative sailed to America aboard the Mayflower in 1620. Richard Finch is a member of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants. Mayflower Metals handles all grades of scrap metal from food processing, farm fabrication and heavy industry. The company also accepts residential products, such as appliances, fencing and old vehicles. Richard’s middle son, Alan Finch, joined the company in 1987 and took over as owner in 1993. Benjamin, Alan’s younger brother and co-owner, joined in 2004, and Alan’s two sons, Stephen and Taylor, recently became third-generation employees. In all, Mayflower employs six full-time and two part-time employees. For more information, visit mayflowermetals.com.

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Golob appointed senior vice president at Frontier

Michael Golob has been named senior vice president, engineering and technology, for Frontier Communications Corporation’s west region. Golob will lead engineering initiatives for California, Oregon and Washington. His major responsibilities include leading an organization of more than 1,000 team members, regional network planning and implementation, overseeMichael Golog ing Central Office, and construction operations. Additionally, he will continue to manage the national Central Office Installation team and program manage Frontier’s Connect America program. Previously, Golob had led Frontier’s national engineering operations since 2005. Most recently, he led the engineering efforts during the company’s acquisition of Verizon’s 4.8 million access lines and transition of more than one million High Speed Internet customers in 14 states. Golob was instrumental in gaining California Public Utilities Commission approval for the Verizon acquisition. Before joining Frontier, Golob served as vice president of operations and engineering for Electric Lightwave Inc., a publiclytraded company formerly owned by Frontier Communications.

Lodahl joins Claar Wine Group as winery tech

Kathleen Lodahl has joined winemaker Joe Hudon as Claar Wine Group’s winery tech. In 2007, after a career as a massage therapist, Lodahl entered the winery and vineyard tech program at Yakima Valley Community College. From 2007-15 she worked with numerous winemakers and spent several seasons working in vineyards under mentorship of Naches Heights Vineyard’s Phil Cline. In 2010, Lodahl spent a month abroad immersed in eco-agriculture, studying biodynamics at the Goetheanum in Dornach, Switzerland, and slow food/slow wine in Piemonte, Italy, as part of a Western Washington University international program. Lodahl has a passion for growing and making Washington wines that are sustainably produced. She hopes to explore an artisanal approach to winemaking while preserving a sense of place and varietal characteristics. Claar Cellars is a family-owned and operated company based in Pasco with 120 acres of vineyards in the Columbia Valley American Viticulture Area.

WPC opens agriculture research arm

Washington Policy Center – a public policy think tank with offices in Seattle, Spokane, Olympia and the Tri-Cities – announced the opening of its agricultural Research arm and the hiring of Madilynne Clark as its agriculture policy research director.

Clark comes to WPC from Ag Association Management in Kennewick. She holds a master’s in agriculture and resource economics from Colorado State University, as well as a bachelor’s in environmental economMadilynne Clark ics, policy and management from Oregon State University. Clark aims to provide citizens and state lawmakers with practical ideas for improving the state’s ag climate, eliminating barriers to success, protecting resources and strengthening the future of Washington’s important ag sector through in-depth research, policy briefs, opinioneditorials and events. WPC’s first in-depth ag study, Agriculture: The Cornerstone of Washington’s Economy, was released in March.

Schawbel to deliver policy summit luncheon keynote

Best-selling author and leading millennial business speaker Dan Schawbel will deliver the keynote lunch address at this year’s Association of Washington Business Policy Summit from Sept. 13-15 at Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum. Schawbel is the founder of workplacetrends.com. Schawbel is a prolific magazine columnist, best-selling author, serial entrepreneur, Fortune 500 consultant, TV personality and startup adviser. Before his 30th birthday, Schawbel had written and published two best-selling books, which have been translated into a total of 15 languages. His first book, Me 2.0: 4 Steps for Building Your Future, was a No. 1 international best seller. He followed that up with Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success, which was named the No. 1 career book of 2013 by the Chicago

Tribune. Schawbel is one of dozens of speakers, lawmakers and other leaders who will be part of the 2016 AWB Policy Summit. For tickets or more information, visit awb.org or call 360-943-1600.

Trios Medical Care Group welcomes new oncologist

Dr. Ahmad Fora has joined the Trios Medical Care Group-Oncology and Hematology team to provide patient care at Trios Care Center at Southridge, located at 3730 Plaza Way in Kennewick. Fora joins Trios oncologists Drs. Amer Khouri and Stanlee Lu in their practice on the facility’s sixth floor, and is accepting new patients. Prior to joining Trios, Fora worked as a medical oncologist and hematologist at Arkansas Cancer Clinic in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He Ahmad Fora, MD completed a fellowship in oncology and hematology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, where he was chief fellow for two years, and a residency in internal medicine at University of Buffalo. Fora completed an additional residency in internal medicine at King Hussein Cancer Center in Amman, Jordan, where he was appointed chief resident during his first of three years in the program. Fora received a bachelor of medicine/ bachelor of surgery degree from Jordan University of Science and Technology in Jordan—the equivalent of a doctor of medicine in the United States. Fora is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine. Trios Health is the Kennewick Public Hospital District’s system of care serving the greater Tri-City area.

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Benton, Franklin counties follow state trend in retail sales growth BY TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS STAFF

Benton and Franklin counties’ taxable retail sales followed the state trend and grew 8.9 percent in the first three months of 2016, topping $1.2 billion. Benton County’s sales grew to $864 million, or 10.4 percent, and Franklin County’s to $323 million, or 8.3 percent. Richland’s taxable retail sales for the first quarter of the year increased 10.3 percent, or $271 million. Kennewick’s increased 8.4 percent, or $455.8 million and Pasco’s 7.8 percent, or $278.8 million. The state’s taxable retail sales increased 8.9 percent, to $32 billion. Statewide, retail trade, a subset of all taxable retail sales, rose 5.1 percent to $13.9 billion. Sales reported by new and used auto dealers increased 9.7 percent, reaching $3 billion. Benton County reported sales of $88.2 million, a 12 percent increase, and

Franklin County $57.5 million, a 27 percent increase. Construction sales, which includes construction of buildings, heavy construction and highways and special trade contractors, totaled $142.5 million in Benton County and $42.8 million in Franklin County. The state Department of Revenue’s quarterly business review compares the same quarter year-over-year to equalize any seasonal effects that would influence consumer and business spending decisions, according to the state. The state uses business tax return data to create this quarterly report. Businesses are categorized under the U.S. Census Bureau’s classification system based on their primary taxable activity. The North American Industry Classification System, or NAICS, is the same method federal statistical agencies use for the purpose of analyzing economic data.

Taxable retail sales up in Tri-Cities County/City

First Quarter 2016

Percent Change

Benton County

$864 million

+ 10.4%

Franklin County

$323 million

+ 8.3%

City of Kennewick

$455.8 million

+ 8.4%

City of Richland

$271 million

+ 10.3%

City of Pasco

$278.8 million

+ 7.8%

Washington State

$32 billion

+ 8.9%

Source: State Department of Revenue

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Pasco City Television wins national GPA award

Pasco City Television (PSC-TV, Channel 191 on Charter Cable in Pasco) won an honorable mention in the Government Programming Awards (GPAs), sponsored by the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA), in the public/community meetings category for coverage of Pasco City Council meetings. The GPAs are annual awards that recognize excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia and electronic programming produced by local government agencies. Categories cover a variety of programming including community events, documentary, public affairs and public service, interview/talk show,

performing arts, sports, election coverage and children’s issues. Celebrating more than 25 years, the GPAs celebrate the achievements of government programmers across the nation. PSC-TV, one of the functions of the city’s Office of Communications, is part of the Executive Department of the city of Pasco, and has been broadcasting since 2006. This award is the fourth programming award won by PSC-TV since 2012.

Northwest Cancer Clinic earns re-accreditation

Northwest Cancer Clinic, a 21st Century Oncology affiliate, has earned re-accreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACRO). This accreditation is awarded based

on rigorous, third-party peer review and evaluation of patient care. The center first earned ACRO accreditation in March 2013. The ACRO Committee for Radiation Oncology Practice Accreditation directs the program, designed to promote quality and education. It includes an onsite survey performed by board-certified radiation oncologists and board-certified physicists. To receive the accreditation, practices are evaluated on personnel, equipment, treatment planning and records, as well as patient safety policies and quality control activities. As the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted accrediting body in radiation oncology, ACRO continues to adapt its standards to improve patient care.

Gilson named as principal of Eastgate Elementary

Kennewick School District has named Brittany Gilson the new principal at Eastgate Elementary. Gilson most recently served as an elementary school Brittany Gilson principal, assistant principal and teacher in the Granite School District located in the Salt Lake City area in Utah. She is originally from the Tri-Cities and a graduate of Hanford High School. She has a master’s in educational leadership, a bachelor’s in early childhood education and an associate’s degree in Spanish from Brigham Young University. Gilson replaces Niki Arnold-Smith, who accepted a position with the Northshore School District in Bothell as the assistant director of curriculum and instruction.

PEMCO Insurance earns highest J.D. Power ranking

PEMCO Insurance has earned the highest ranking for customer satisfaction in the Northwest region from J.D. Power for the fourth consecutive year. Since J.D. Power began evaluating the Northwest region in 2013, PEMCO has achieved the highest ranking each year among award-eligible auto insurers in a five-state region. To earn the top spot, J.D. Power’s 2016 U.S. Auto Insurance Study ranked PEMCO the highest in customer satisfaction points based on a 1,000-point Customer Satisfaction Index Ranking Scale. In 2016, PEMCO surpassed its own 2015 score by 10 index points. It scored 41 index points higher than the next closest competitor and bested the Northwest Region’s average by 44 index points. The J.D. Power study, conducted from January to March 2016, reflects consumer opinions from 44,681 total responses nationally. In the Northwest region, it measures 11 award-eligible auto insurers that do business both regionally and nationally. Though PEMCO serves Washington and Oregon residents exclusively, it has routinely outperformed larger insurance companies, earning higher customersatisfaction rankings than its regional and national-carrier competitors within the Northeast. This year PEMCO earned top scores in the region for the study’s five measured categories: interaction, price, policy offerings, billing process, policy information and claims. J.D. Power’s Northwest region includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.

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Buy-out plan for deceased disabled owner’s shares requires careful consideration BY BEAU RUFF

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As most Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business readers likely know, organizational documents are imperative for entrepreneurs starting a business. I will now dig a little deeper into a specific issue that comes up in the organizational documents: the buy-out of a deceased owner’s share of the company. Let’s use Linda and Jane for our example. Both Linda and Jane are married. Linda is married to Tom and Jane is married to Phil. Linda and Jane decided to go into business together to run a widget factory, “Widgets Inc.” Linda and Jane have had a long relationship, but neither Linda nor Jane cares for the other’s spouse. So, if anything ever happened to Linda, Jane would not want to be in business with Tom. Plus, the company requires both Linda and Jane to work—active versus passive ownership—for the company to be successful. First, the organization agreements are going to cover this situation. There will be a buy-sell agreement written into the documents that restrict transferability, even to a spouse. Further, the organizational documents will recognize that neither owner wants to be an owner with the other’s spouse upon death. The buy-sell agreement then includes mandatory buy-out provisions. So, if Linda dies, there is a mechanism to ensure that Jane still owns the company but also that Tom receives the value of his wife’s interest in Widgets Inc. And, because

Washington is a community property state, the spouses— Tom and Phil— will agree to these provisions in writing. Now, the unexpected occurs, and Beau Ruff Linda dies. Cornerstone The problem Wealth Strategies is that cash flow at Widgets Inc. is tight. And Linda’s death was unanticipated. Fortunately, the parties can lean on their well-drafted buy-sell agreement to alleviate the problems and stress accompanying this transition period. It says that upon a death, Widget Inc. agrees to buy out the deceased shareholder’s interest at a specified value or a specified valuation methodology through the use of a promissory note over a term of 10 years. This allows Widgets Inc. to create the cash flow to buy out Linda’s interest and provide cash to Tom. But, life insurance provides a better solution. The company can carry life insurance on the owners. It can be structured as a term or whole life policy. Let’s assume we utilize term insurance. Term insurance is inexpensive to maintain and can guard against the risk of an untimely death. Often, insurance is used to cover the mandatory buy-out. So, instead of an installment note,

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Tom receives the full value of Linda’s interest in the company, funded by the insurance, in exchange for giving up the shares of stock in Widgets Inc. owned by Linda. Keep in mind, the insurance should pay Widgets Inc. rather than Tom so that Tom cannot later assert Widgets Inc. still owes him the value of the shares. This is a common mistake among business principals with whom I have worked. The insurance can be structured as owned by the company with the corresponding obligation of the company to buy or redeem the stock of the deceased shareholder, or it can be owned by the owners individually in a “crosspurchase”arrangement with the corresponding obligation of the shareholder to buy the stock of the deceased shareholder. The question of whether to structure the insurance as company-owned or cross-purchase involves several key considerations. First, the number of owners determines the complexity of the cross-purchase arrangement – the more owners, the more complicated. Second, in the company-owned arrangement, the owners will not get the step-up in tax basis as they would with the cross-purchase agreement and the company might be subjecting itself to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The third consideration is the percentage ownership of the entity. It may be become unfair for a cross-purchase agreement where one owner owns substantially more than the

other, as the buyer will necessarily need to pay more to hold the insurance on the majority owner. Insurance needn’t be used only to fund the buyout upon death. It can also be used to fund a buyout upon disability. In the event Linda becomes disabled, and where her continued work was vital to the success of the organization, it might make sense to trigger a buy-out upon disability. With any buy-out provision, care must be taken to provide a reasonable value for the company or a reasonable valuation methodology. In the event the insurance proceeds are insufficient, the difference can be paid through the installment note. If the insurance is greater than necessary, the company or the other shareholder can keep the difference to make up for the likely income loss from the deceased shareholder. No matter how the agreement is funded or structured, business owners, their insurance agent and their attorney all need to work closely together to ensure the plan works. Through the use of a well-planned, insurance-funded buy-out, all parties can win. Attorney Beau Ruff works for Cornerstone Wealth Strategies, a full-service independent investment management and financial planning firm in Kennewick, where he focuses on assisting clients with comprehensive planning.

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Going Green

Tri-City demand for eco-friendly tips, events grows with website BY JESSICA HOEFER

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Gail Everett keeps an 18-year-old bag of garbage in the basement. “It’s an attractive way to start a conversation,” she said with a laugh. It should be noted that the basement isn’t in Everett’s home; it’s at Richland City Hall, and the bag of deteriorating waste is only kept for educational purposes. When Everett was hired by the city 21 years ago, part of her role as the communications and marketing specialist involved starting an environmental education program. “We’re the only city (in the Tri-Cities) that owns its own landfill. I was hired to educate the public to reduce its own garbage. I went out to the landfill when they were excavating part of it, and I was able to get samples,” she said of the bags she collected 18 years ago. “I’ve had these samples, and in all that time, they haven’t deteriorated very much. Because once garbage is buried, it receives very little moisture, sun and oxygen. It really opens your eyes to the problem.” The city shows off the old garbage at public events, such as the Benton Franklin Fair, so people can see how long waste stays in solid form. Everett said it’s easy to forget about a plastic bottle or the packaging a product arrives in once it’s tossed in the garbage because it’s out of sight and out of mind. But the waste only travels as far as the Horn Rapids Sanitary Landfill at 3102 Twin Bridges Road. Recycling is the key to help the city

reduce waste, Everett said. “Getting folks to change their habits was difficult. I went out to the schools and talked about taking care of our planet and not littering,” Everett said. “Kids would go home and teach their parents. Then we got curbside recycling. Residents were embracing the environmental issues.” In the late 1990s, Richland teamed up with surrounding cities to host a Tri-City Earth Day celebration. The event evolved to encompass the entire month of April, and donations from local businesses and residents poured in to help launch environmental and earth-friendly activities. Organizers decided to form the nonprofit Sustainable Energy & Environmental Network, or SEEnet. The group is dedicated to educating and assisting the environmental stewardship and sustainable use of energy resources and technologies. Stewardship includes Mid-Columbia Earth Month cleanup projects and green business networking. SEEnet is also responsible for funding projects such as the Electric Vehicle Engineering Club that attracts high school students from throughout the Tri-Cities to design, build and operate/race electric derby cars. The organization was an instant hit, but Everett and other volunteers who manage the site realized the website needed more. “They were asking questions about (environmental events or green living), and we realized the answers needed to be at our fingertips,” she explained. “It’s not just events in Richland, it’s Tri-Cities wide. Every city does something different.

GoGreenTriCities.org is a website that showcases healthy living activities, such as hiking and attending local farmers markets.

So we wanted one source that encompassed all of the cities, and it makes it easier for those folks living there to participate.” In January 2014, SEEnet launched GoGreenTriCities.org, a one-stop resource that showcases a community calendar with year-round environmental events, educational resources, green businesses, how-to information including recipes for green cleaners and links to other greenfocused websites. “There’s a contact form on Go Green Tri-Cities, and you can send any kind of

Earth eco-friendly event such as a hike, bike ride,” Everett said. “We like to throw runs and marathons on there too. Even if you’re just going to watch, it’s nice to know what’s going on in the community.” Eco-friendly events—including such activities as farmers markets and hiking— are free to post and are uploaded by volunteers, including Everett, who finds the calendar helpful when planning family outings. uECO-FRIENDLY, Page 56

Agencies launch Tri-City ozone study after high readings in area BY RANIL DHAMMAPALA Department of Ecology

(Courtesy Department of Ecology)

Ground-level ozone, not to be confused with “good” ozone in the earth’s upper atmosphere that shields us from harmful ultraviolet radiation, is toxic to human health. Exposure to ozone irritates the eyes, nose, throat and the respiratory system. It is especially bad for people with chronic heart and lung disease, pregnant women as well as the very young and elderly. Air quality specialists at the Washington Department of Ecology monitor air quality across the state to ensure we’re meeting federal health-based standards. Recent monitoring data collected in partnership with Benton Clean Air Agency indicate levels of ozone are higher than we’d like in the Tri-Cities. Ozone readings in Kennewick are about as high as those downwind of the Seattle area. Because of the health risks associated with ground-level ozone pollution, we

need to figure out how to manage it – and are launching a study of sources in the Tri-City area. Ozone forms in the air when certain gases from individual sources react together on hot summer days. These gases are known as ozone precursors. Nitrogen oxide (NOx), a combination of oxygen and nitrogen, is a common air pollutant in the recipe for ground-level ozone. Also in the mix are volatile organic compounds (VOCs), a large group of carbon-based chemicals that easily evaporate at room temperature and come from a variety of natural and manmade sources. The hot weather, in particular sunlight, bakes the ingredients of NOx and VOC, creating the harmful ozone pollutant.

Let’s fix the problem

Before we can control ozone, we need to know where the ozone precursors are coming from. uOZONE, Page 56

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Going Green

Richland mom creates cloth diaper, sustainable products business BY ELSIE PUIG

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Susan Brady is selling more than cloth diapers from her Richland store — she’s also selling a vision. Buckwheat Bottoms provides a supportive and safe community for new moms to learn about natural and sustainable living, as well as a haven where they can form friendships or take classes on breastfeeding or babywearing. Her customers and employees appreciate this vision and have given the store its own social media hashtag, #morethanastore. Nearly five years ago, Brady started selling cloth diapers out of the garage of her home — a space not much larger than the dedicated breastfeeding and quiet room at the back of her store. For a while, visits to the store were by appointment only. In 2013, she moved out of her garage and into a small space at The Parkway in Richland where Nico and Lily’s toys used to be. Last year, she outgrew the spot and moved into the current store at the Uptown Shopping Center in Richland. In addition to cloth diapers, Buckwheat Bottoms sells green cleaning products, toys, teething products, amber necklaces, organic detergent, wool dryer socks, natural deodorant, and natural feminine hygiene products such as cloth pads. “We want to be a hub for everything sustainable and green,” she said. “The people who gravitate toward our stores want to learn ways to be more resourceful and sustainable with their families.”

Buckwheat Bottoms also carries items and accessories designed and handmade by local moms like headbands, crochet toys, felt board sets and clothing. Brady sells both new and used cloth diapers, which range in price from $7 to higher-end brands featuring organic cotton for about $30 per diaper. Brady said she looks closely at prices when sourcing cloth diapers. “I really wanted to make sure that we were making this accessible for everybody, and we help people stretch their budget,” she said. The store allows parents to bring in used cloth diapers in exchange for store credit. Brady then resells them. Often parents will donate cloth diapers and Brady will coordinate cloth diaper donations with the Tri-Cities Pregnancy Network for new moms in need. She said that although cloth diapers come with larger upfront costs — investing in cloth diapers ranges between $200 to $800 — parents experience more savings in the long run. Diapering a child with disposable diapers can cost between $2,000 to $3,000 a year per child. Brady opened the store when her son was 4 months old. Before becoming a mother, she defended a master’s thesis in biology. She found motherhood to be difficult and isolating. She was also hardpressed to find places that offered the kind of natural products she wanted for her son. “I started Buckwheat Bottoms because I was a lonely mom and imagined a place where moms with really tiny babies could come in, sit on a couch and have a safe haven,” she said. “And I decided if I was

A customer checks the price on items in the organic and sustainable cleaning section at Buckwheat Bottoms. Although the Richland store began selling just cloth diapers, it has expanded its selection of sustainable living products to include toys, cleaning products, accessories and feminine hygiene products.

going to do that I needed some way to pay the bills. At the same time I was struggling with young motherhood, I also realized, in town, at the time, there wasn’t really any place you could buy cloth diapers.” On its mission to be a resource for new mothers, the store offers weekly support groups from 1 to 3 p.m. Wednesdays. The group occasionally brings in lactation consultants and midwives to answer questions. Other events include children’s yoga and music exploration classes, movie nights for moms, quarterly clothing swaps, and educational classes and seminars on women’s health issues. Brady has two employees who bring their children to work with them. She said

it’s important for her to offer them that flexibility, but also a good thing for her customers. “When customers come in and see other moms with children, they know this is real life,” she said. The store features a living room, play pen, classroom and a private lactation room with a couch, sink, changing table and baby scale. “I am so proud of what this community has helped me build,” she said. The store at 1386 Jadwin Ave. is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Find them on Facebook or at www.buckwheatbottoms.com. Phone/ text: 509-440-2588.

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Local nuclear industry services firm completes $2 million contract BY JESSICA HOEFER

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For almost 20 years, Babcock Services Inc. (BSI) has served clients in the nuclear industry. Although the company is headquartered in Kennewick, employees live throughout the country and travel to job sites at various nuclear facilities as needed. This year, however, Babcock Services landed a contract with a nuclear power plant just minutes away from its home base. “We’d been waiting for the Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station contract to come out for a few years,” said Phil Gallagher, senior vice president of Babcock Services. “We’ve been doing this work at dozens of other commercial nuclear plants in the U.S., and we bid every opportunity where we can provide the service and be competitive. It was just nice to go after one that came up in our own backyard. “This is the first fuel pool cleanup contract (Energy Northwest has) put out in the last five years and it probably won’t happen again for another five.” The $2 million contract was for the compaction of radiologically-activated control rod blades and fuel channels. Compacting the waste allows for it to be disposed in a safer and more economical manner. “We take material that has outlived its usefulness. It’s activated, not dangerously, but it’s been subjected to

radiation for so long that it becomes activated,” Gallagher said. “Our equipment compacts the material so it can be placed in the containers much tighter. The end result is something that took up 10 times more space before compacted. And in the nuclear world, you dispose based on volume. When you reduce it 90 percent in volume, you’re going to have 90 percent less waste disposal cost.” BSI used a machine called the Activated Services Compactor, which it designed in 2007. “BSI has built relationships in the industry, and an individual had some great ideas for compacting but didn’t have the ability to implement them. We said, ‘Let’s see if we can make a go of this.’ It started with a whiteboard session and we pursued it. We were pretty confident we could capture some of the market because the existing technologies were not working,” said Gallagher, who added that the brainchild behind the design, Kent Forrester, is now part of the BSI team. The compactor was built by local fabrication company, Monarch Machine and Tool Co. in Pasco and has been through several generations of modifications as BSI continues to improve the original design. Gallagher said work involving the machine accounts for about 30 percent of BSI’s revenue. “It’s been recognized in the industry as being valuable,” he said. “One of our

clients has won an award for reducing their volume of waste. … It’s a win for them, and it’s a win for the public because it’s less waste.” According to Gallagher, Energy Northwest contacted BSI—which is classified as a small business—as well as two larger companies that provide similar work in the nuclear industry. The companies were asked to submit bid proposals for the 2016 contract. BSI’s bid was accepted and five months later, after Energy Northwest’s maintenance outage, BSI got to work. “Babcock was Babcock Services Inc. employees rig the cask liner determined to be the where Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station best qualified and fair- material is compacted and stored for disposal. priced bidder among the three bidders. Their local businesses to complete the project. new equipment technology, the Activated Services Meier Architecture•Engineering of Compactor, was a primary factor in the Kennewick performed the structural and bid evaluation process,” said Jay Taylor, seismic calculations as a subcontractor, and Monarch Machine and Tool Co Inc. Energy Northwest contracting officer. Along with a team from BSI, built all of the equipment. Gallagher said they utilized other small uBABCOCK, Page 54

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Cities choose cost-effective lighting options to save money, energy BY DORI O’NEAL

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Tri-City area governments are saving money after installing low-energy, longlasting streetlights. The city of West Richland was the first to implement an emission-reduction policy six years ago that would save energy as well as money, said Drew Woodruff, West Richland’s city engineer. “The city had about 1,100 streetlights that were all high pressure sodium (HPS) bulbs and our annual lighting costs were $94,152 per year, which was more than 20 percent of our already minimal street operations and maintenance budget,” Woodruff said. City officials and the Benton Rural Electric Association, which provides West Richland’s power, looked at both induction and LED lights as replacements and decided LED was a more progressive way to go. “At the time we were having these meetings, many of the adjacent cities were converting to induction as LED was still very new, expensive and rapidly evolving,” Woodruff said. “The city did not feel that induction was the right direction to go as it was an older technology and the path forward appeared to be moving drastically to LED but it had to make sense financially. The city did not have the money to consider any sort of full city retrofit at that time and was just looking at changing our standards for all new lights moving forward.”

Workers retrofit a city streetlight in West Richland to use LED lights instead of conventional lights. West Richland has retrofitted 1,100 streetlights with LED lightbulbs. (Courtesy Benton REA)

West Richland received rebates and incentives for close to $1 million from the Bonneville Power Administration, Benton REA and other state and federal grant programs to switch out 1,100 streetlights to energy-saving LEDs. The city’s cost for the project was about $151,000. Its retrofit efforts earned a write up in a national public works publication last year. And city officials in Pasco, Kennewick and Richland have since followed suit. Pasco has replaced about half of its streetlights with energy-saving induction type fixtures, which are a type of fluorescent, and the other half with LEDs, also

energy-saving, said Stan Strebel, assistant city manager. Pasco began replacing the old highpressure sodium type lamps with induction units, primarily in residential areas, in 2011, he said. The change-over for most of the streetlights was made possible with a Department of Energy grant that was part of the 2009 federal stimulus package. “We worked with Franklin County PUD to secure a Washington Department of Commerce grant in 2014 to replace most of the remainder of our lights, primarily along major streets and commercial areas, with LED fixtures,” Strebel said. Before the replacements were installed, the city had about 3,650 lights with an annual energy cost of $223,400, he said. Today, there are 4,100 lights around the city that incur an energy cost of about $146,000. “We do not have a system where lights can be adjusted remotely,” he said. “Lights are controlled by photocell.” Kennewick, Richland and West Richland have seen similar savings. The city of Kennewick’s Energy Conservation Measure converted 5,672 high-pressure sodium streetlights to induction lights in 2012, which saw a 49 percent reduction in energy use, said Evelyn Lusignan, public relations manager for the city. Induction lights are similar to fluorescent lamps but use a high frequency

generator with a power coupler to excite the gas. The change brought a 50 percent savings in energy costs over the highpressure sodium lights, Lusignan said. The bulb life of induction lights, which is a whiter light, is about 100,000 hours versus 25,000 hours for high-pressure sodium lights. The city saves about $165,000 a year in energy and maintenance costs with the new lights. Kennewick received a rebate of about $672,000 from the Benton PUD for its Energy Conservation Measure, Lusignan said. The measure is part of the federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant program funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It provides grants for projects that reduce total energy use and fossil fuel emissions. Funding is based on a formula that accounts for population and energy use. “We do not have the remote adjustment capability with the induction lighting,” she said. “The newer LED lighting has that capability, (but) when we were planning our replacement project, LED was more expensive and the BPA was more willing to give us a rebate with induction lighting.” The city of Richland adopted an energy-saving streetlight program in 2015 that requires all new developments have LED streetlights. “The city has approximately 4,700 streetlights,” said Jeff Peters, transportation and development manager for the city of Richland. He said the city is working toward a replacement strategy for all city streetlights but currently only the new development areas have LED lights in use. Replacing all streetlights in the city will be done in 5- to 7-year phases, Peters added. Pete Rogalsky, Richland’s public works director, said the new energy-saving lights haven’t been up long enough to determine what kind of savings the city will see in energy costs. “The HPS streetlights (that burn hotter) have to be changed every couple of years,” Rogalsky said. “But the LEDs can go as long as a decade before they need to be replaced.”

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Going Green ELECTRIC, From page 1 Rego uses it to get around the Tri-Cities. “I use it to come to work at Energy Northwest,” he said. “I live in Kennewick, and it’s a 22-mile round trip. My electric bill has only gone up $10 a month. With the reduced price of gas, I’m getting about 100 miles a gallon.” Garrett Brown is the president of the Mid-Columbia Electric Vehicle Association. He’s driven an electric vehicle for the last five years. The PNNL scientist echoes Rego’s praises of the electric car. “They’re fun to drive, quiet, quick and smooth,” Brown said. “And you charge them at night, just like your cellphone. You can buy a used one for less than $10,000.” And, Rego notes, because it uses an electric motor, there are even fewer parts to maintain. Jeff Jackson, a certified sales and leasing consultant for Bill Robertson Nissan in Pasco, said more people will be driving electric cars in the near future. “Everything you see states that by the year 2020, 25 to 30 percent of the cars you see on the road will be electric,” said Jackson, who has sold more than 100 electric cars since 2011. “Now, people are waiting for the cars with longer ranges. It’s going to be huge.” Nissan has committed to a large lithiumion battery plant, to be built in England, to make more electric cars. And Gary Petersen, vice president of federal programs for the Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC), said the Tri-Cities has one of the highest number of Nissan Leaf owners per capita in the region. And he believes more people will catch on. “Like anything else, a trend usually starts with a drip, then a flow, before it gushes,” he said. “The thing that’s slowed it down is cheap gas prices. But this is a learned community. People here believe in global warming.” But there are a few problems with electric cars. Petersen noted that they perform better on flat roads. “It really saps power going up hill,” he said. On the other hand, going downhill saves power.” Charging has been another issue. A Phase 1 charger can take up to 22 hours for a full charge. There are Phase 1 chargers at the Gesa Credit Union offices on Gage Boulevard in Richland, but they’re rarely used because it’s unlikely someone would sit in the parking lot for that long for a charge. A Phase 2 charger takes anywhere from 6 to 8 hours. That’s what Kadlec installed in its new parking garage. “The charging station at Gesa isn’t convenient. But if you go to Kadlec and spend two hours to visit, this is a useful place,” Brown said. “In two hours, I can get 60 miles of range.” Phase 3 chargers, which are starting to come out, can charge within 30 minutes. Jackson said there are five charging stations at the Bill Robertson Nissan complex, all for free use for customers. And there are eight Tesla charging stations at the Kennewick Fred Meyer store. “It’s really hit and miss,” said Jared Lang, a department manager at the store. “Sometimes you won’t see someone charg-

ing their car there for a whole day. Then you’ll see three of them in one day.” Lang estimates there are about 10 cars a week that get charged up at the Tesla stations – for free – and it takes about 45 minutes for a whole charge. Those Tesla charging stations have only recently been installed around the country. There are some in Ellensburg. Brown said it costs him 7 cents a kilowatt-hour to charge his car, and he can get by on $1.50 with his Nissan Leaf. “I think this is a benefit to the community to clean the air,” he said. Many of the charging stations are free to use, as long as the car and battery are compatible. But some do cost, such as the charging stations at PNNL. “The Department of Energy told PNNL, ‘You can do whatever you want, but it comes out of your budget,’” Brown said. So PNNL charges $1.50 – still way cheaper than gas. People like Rego and Petersen want to see more charging stations – not just Tesla stations but others – installed in Eastern Washington. “This region is an underserved corridor,” said Rego, who said a Phase 3 charger costs between $70,000 and $100,000. “The bottom line is, if we build it, they will come.” Rego is part of a group called EVITA (Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Transportation Alliance), which is a project involving Energy Northwest, local utilities and TRIDEC, and sponsored by the MidColumbia Energy Initiative. The group’s objective is “to advocate for sustainable electric transportation infrastructure by promoting public and private partnerships in developing DC fast-charging stations throughout the service areas of local utilities in Benton and Franklin counties, as well as along the major highways leading into the Tri-Cities area.” If that happens, the infrastructure will be set. It’s coming, Brown said. “Changes in technology are very dramatic and very quick,” he said. “I am an advocate for charging stations in the TriCities, and I think it’s gonna happen.” Brown would like to see charging stations at the Columbia Center mall and the Toyota Center. But Dave Comstock, who sells electric cars at Leskovar Mitsubishi, said that while charging stations are nice, “95 percent of all charges are done at home.” Comstock believes that people won’t start buying the cars en mass until the technology gets better. That means a longer range of miles per charge. “The problem with all cars is they have a limited range,” Comstock said. “People aren’t going to want to drive from the TriCities to the Oregon Coast if they’re going to have to stop three times to charge the car. There is a reason it has not completely caught on here.” Brown agrees distance travel is a problem. “In the Tri-Cities, you will never have a problem driving in this area,” he said. “The problem is getting out of the Tri-Cities.” Driving to Spokane? Or Walla Walla? Right now you’ll need a Tesla, he said. “But in the next few years, cars are coming with a 200-mile range,” Brown said. Rego also said Tesla has been taking

PNNL-led effort seeks to improve electric car batteries BY FRANCES WHITE

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Electric cars with significantly smaller, lighter and less expensive batteries could be on the horizon if a new national research effort achieves its ambitious goal of significantly improving upon the batteries that power today’s electric vehicles. Led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, the Battery500 consortium will receive up to $10 million a year over five years from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the White House has announced. The multi-disciplinary consortium includes leaders from DOE national labs, universities and orders for the Model 3, which is expected to come out next year or in 2018. It’s supposed to be cheaper at $35,000, with a potential 200-mile range. “The number of people who put down $1,000 on this car was 400,000,” Rego said. “That’s $4 million right there.” There are two other things that may help the electric car’s cause. Rego believes there are two big disincentives to using gas in our cars: Initiative 732, and Gov. Jay Inslee’s CAR (Clean Air Rule).

industry, all of which are working together to make smaller, lighter and less expensive batteries that can be adopted by manufacturers. “Our goal is to extract every available drop of energy from battery materials while also producing a high-performance battery that is reliable, safe and less expensive,” said consortium director and PNNL materials scientist Jun Liu. “Through our multiinstitutional partnership, which includes some of the world’s most innovative energy storage leaders, the Battery500 consortium will examine the best options to create the most powerful next-generation lithium batteries for electric cars.” uBATTERY, Page 54 I-732 is the carbon emissions tax, which would place a tax on fossil fuels being used. It’s on the November ballot. Inslee wants Clean Air Rules adopted by the end of this year. “Between the two of them, there is going to be quite a price to pay for carbon emissions,” Rego said. That would keep Brown from going to a place he never wants to be. “I haven’t gone to a gas station in five years,” he said.

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The PNNL-led Battery500 consortium aims to significantly improve upon the batteries that power today’s electric vehicles by almost tripling the specific energy in lithium batteries. Pictured here is PNNL researcher Jason Zhang, who will colead the consortium’s group focused on improving electrodes and electrolytes. (Courtesy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Going Green BATTERY, From page 53 Battery500’s aggressive goal is to develop lithium-metal batteries that have almost triple the “specific energy” found in the batteries that power today’s electric cars. Specific energy measures the amount of energy packed into a battery based on its weight. Because electric vehicles (EVs) need to be lightweight to drive farther on the same charge, EV batteries with high specific energies are essential. The consortium aims to build a battery pack with a specific energy of 500 watthours per kilogram, compared to the 170200 watt-hours per kilogram in today’s typical EV battery. Achieving this goal would result in a smaller, lighter and less expensive battery. The team hopes to reach these goals by focusing on lithium-metal batteries, which

use lithium instead of graphite for the battery’s negative electrode. The team will pair lithium with two different materials for the battery’s positive electrode. While studying these materials, the consortium will prevent unwanted side reactions in the whole battery that weaken a battery’s performance. A key focus of the consortium is to ensure the technological solutions it develops meet the needs of automotive and battery manufacturers. Consortium members will work to ensure significant innovations can be quickly and seamlessly implemented by industry throughout the project. Recognizing diversity in experience and opinions often results in better solutions, the consortium will also welcome ideas from others. The team will set aside 20 percent of its overall budget for “seedling projects,” or work based on proposals from throughout the battery research community. Though the immediate goal is to make effective, affordable batteries for EVs, Liu expects the consortium’s work could also advance stationary grid energy storage. Battery500 is also expected to take advantage of DOE facilities, including the fabrication equipment at PNNL’s Advanced Battery Facility and materials characterization instruments at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, a DOE Office of Science User Facility on PNNL’s campus.

BABCOCK, From page 51 “We mobilize equipment—bring in our compactor and power unit—and stage them on the refueling floor. Everything gets placed into the fuel pool using a crane. We bring the control rod blades through the equipment, process them through, and compact them down. Then we load the control rod blades into the liner and the liner gets lifted into a cask. The cask gets shipped out to the U.S. Ecology site where it remains. We filled five casks,” said Gallagher, explaining that the work started in February and ended in May. “Energy Northwest was a great client to work for.” BSI has tried to tap into the international nuclear market, but Gallagher explained the cost of shipping equipment makes it difficult to be competitive. “But we are tracking the opportunities, and I believe we’ll have some success internationally eventually,” he said. Gallagher said they have plenty of opportunities on the horizon. Along with work involving the compactor, BSI handles work at Hanford for the environmental remediation project. “You don’t want to rely on one skill set or client too much,” he said with a laugh. In the future, BSI hopes to work on the decommissioning and demolition of reactors, which sometimes involves decontaminating as well. Gallagher said there’s a half-dozen reactors set to be shut down over the next few years, so the goal for BSI is to use its technology to help clients save money decommissioning and tearing down those plants. And with the successful completion of the Energy Northwest contract on its resumé, BSI is likely to attract more work. “They performed the work skillfully and without error,” Taylor said.

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The clean dozen: 12 clean-energy techs near commercial use BY FRANCES WHITE

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

A dozen clean energy technologies that enable everything from lightweight, fuel-sipping cars to the expansion of renewable energy and cleaner fossil fuel use are getting a boost at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. DOE is awarding PNNL about $4.4 million to bring the 12 technologies closer to commercial use, according to a recent announcement from DOE’s Office of Technology Transitions about the first DOE-wide grants from its Technology Commercialization Fund. Companies partnering with PNNL to advance these technologies also will provide matching support, while PNNL will provide funding from its technology licensing income to support projects not involving industrial partners. PNNL is among 12 DOE national labs receiving a total of nearly $16 million to advance 54 different lab-developed technologies through today’s grant announcement. “Deploying new clean-energy technologies is an essential part of our nation’s effort to lead in the 21st century economy and in the fight against climate change,” said Lynn Orr, DOE’s undersecretary for science and energy. “The funds announced today will help to accelerate the commercialization of cutting-edge energy technologies developed in our national labs, making them

PNNL’s Solar Thermochemical Advanced Reactor System uses concentrated solar power to convert natural gas into more valuable fuels, including hydrogen for fuel cell cars. The system is among 12 PNNL-developed technologies that are receiving grants from DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund to move them closer to commercial use. (Courtesy PNNL)

more widely available to American consumers and businesses.” PNNL’s 12 winning technologies, how they could be used, the lead PNNL researchers involved, and their partner organizations are as follows: • Solar system that converts natural gas into hydrogen for fuel cell vehicles. Bob Wegeng and Richard Zheng, with STARS LLC, Southern California Gas

Company, Infinia Technology Corp., Barr Engineering and Diver Solar LLC • Making fertilizer from coal fly ash, a byproduct of coal-fired power plants. James Amonette and Josef Matyas • Self-powered acoustic fish-tracking tag for evaluating fish passage at dams. Daniel Deng, with Advanced Telemetry Systems Inc., Idaho Power Company and Grant County Public Utilities

District. • Material manufacturing techniques to make more durable, longer-lasting components for dams. Kenneth Ross • Method to join aluminum parts made of different thicknesses and alloys for car manufacturing. Piyush Upadhyay, with Honda R&D Americas and Alcoa Inc. • Highly conductive copper composite made with a new manufacturing process for use in high-powered electric motors. Glenn Grant, with General Motors • Computational prediction tools to improve power grid operations. Yuri Makarov and Pavel Etingov, with California Independent System Operator and AWS Truepower • Kilowatt-scale vanadium flow battery using an enhanced electrolyte for renewable energy storage. David Reed, with ITN Energy Systems • Electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries. Wu Xu, with Farasis Energy Inc. and Navitas SystemsSeals for membranes used to convert natural gas to syngas. David Reed, with Praxair • Protective coating for solid oxide fuel cells. Jeff Stevenson, with Protonex • Seals for solid oxide fuel cells. Yeong-Shyung “Matt” Chou, with LG Fuel Cell Systems Inc. A full list of all of the winning Technology Commercialization Fundsupported projects is available at bit.ly/ DOEprojects.

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OZONE, From page 49 We’re taking a team approach. For three weeks in July and August, we hope to quantify compounds such as ozone, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxide in the air by taking several high-tech measurements. Washington State University and RJ Lee Group Inc. are on contract to complete a majority of the work. We will also conduct some measurements as part of the study. Our friends south of the border in Oregon are also concerned about an ozone buildup in Hermiston. So the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality is conducting field monitoring that coincides with our study.

What happens next

These measurements will tell us where VOCs and NOx are coming from and potentially what are causing high levels of ozone in the area. Please stay tuned. Study results are expected around mid-2017. We will share the results and next steps and looking for input from the local Tri-City community. Meanwhile, we all can take important steps to reduce ozone pollution in our communities. If you have questions about the study, email ranil.dhammapala@ecy.wa.gov. Ranil Dhammapala is a Department of Energy atmospheric scientist.

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Tips to reduce daily pollution:

• Conserve energy: at home, at work, everywhere. • Look for the Energy Star label when buying home or office equipment. • Carpool, use public transportation, bike, or walk whenever possible. • Follow gasoline refueling instructions for efficient vapor recovery, being careful not to spill fuel and always tightening your gas cap securely. • Consider buying portable gasoline containers labeled “spill-proof,” where available. • Keep car, boat, and other engines properly tuned. • Be sure your tires are properly inflated. • Use environmentally-safe paints and cleaning products whenever possible. • Mulch or compost leaves and yard waste. • Consider using gas logs instead of wood.

Going Green On days when high ozone levels are expected, take these extra steps:

• Combine errands and reduce trips. Walk to errands when possible. • Choose a cleaner commute—share a ride to work or use public transportation. • Avoid excessive idling of your automobile. • Refuel your car in the evening when it’s cooler. • Conserve electricity and set air conditioners no lower than 78 degrees. • Defer lawn and gardening chores that use gasoline-powered equipment, or wait until evening.

On days when high particle levels are expected, take these extra steps:

• Reduce the number of trips you take in your car. • Reduce or eliminate fireplace and wood stove use. • Avoid burning leaves, trash and other materials. • Avoid using gas-powered lawn and garden equipment. -Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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ECO-FRIENDLY, From page 49 “What I use it most for is the calendar of events. I actually got on here and found out about a backpacking school put on by REI — everything from packing the 10 most essential items to water purification—it was awesome,” she said. “My husband said he didn’t need a class, but we went and learned about equipment and what shoes to wear because your feet will swell a little bit, and what to keep in mind when you’re shopping for your equipment. I dragged my husband with me, and he didn’t think he needed to go, but he said, ‘I learned a lot.’” The Everetts are not the only ones benefiting. Since GoGreenTriCities.org launched, the website has recorded 20,000 views for ways to reduce, reuse and recycle, 1,100 for conserving energy at home and another 1,100 for how to hand-wash your dry cleaning. Currently there are no paid positions to manage and collect content for the website. The group receives $4,000 to $6,000 a year in donations, and money is used for marketing, prizes for ecofriendly events—such as the recent photo contest for kids—and supplies for the students involved in the Electric Car Derby. Along with donations, SEEnet is always looking for volunteers to help with cleanup projects. Businesses and individuals interested in posting activities can also contact the group at admin@gogreentricities.org or by visiting GoGreenTriCities.org.

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Maintaining low-cost electricity vital for state’s clean-tech industries BY DON C. BRUNELL

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Since the construction of Grand Coulee and Bonneville dams, Washington has enjoyed an abundance of low cost, reliable hydropower. It has been one-key competitive advantage for energy intensive industries and now it is vital to our state burgeoning “clean-tech industries.” Hydropower, along with nuclear, solar and wind, produce no greenhouse gases. However, solar and wind only generate electricity intermittently. Their production must be augmented by reliable sources, which include those using natural gas. Washington’s Department of Commerce estimates that 90,000 workers in our state are tied to companies that make high-tech components for computers, solar panels and carbon fibers. Many of these clean-tech plants require large loads of a consistent current of electricity. Even the slightest fluctuation or interruption in power is harmful to production. It is that sensitive. Over the years, electric utilities realized as our state and region grew, there would be an increased need for new power plants to provide a steady transmission of electricity. Forty years ago, many of our state’s public utilities banded together and formed the Washington Public Power

Supply System, or WPPSS, to build five nuclear power plants. Meanwhile, many investorowned utilities invested in coalfired plants at Centralia and in Colstrip, Don C. Brunell Montana. Of the five WPPSS projects, four were abandoned and only the Columbia Generating Station near Richland was completed. Today, Columbia produces 1,190 megawatts of electricity, which is about 10 percent of the state’s electricity generation. Other public utility districts without a hydropower base started looking for other generating sources. For example, Clark Public Utilities, which serves residential, commercial and industrial customers in Vancouver, Wash., installed a new efficient natural gas-fired plant that went into operation in 1997. It generates 40 percent of the utility’s energy needs. The River Road Generating Plant is important to help shape and stabilize the new supply of renewable power because under Initiative 937 — the statewide renewable energy law passed by voters in 2006. Clark PUD has incorporated wind energy into its

power mix. Unfortunately, while Clark PUD is attempting to provide affordable, reliable electricity to its customers and comply with I-937 requirements, Gov. Jay lnslee’s new clean air rules under consideration by the Department of Ecology impede the utility’s ability to provide a reliable and affordable power supply to its customers. The rule, as first proposed, would have applied to 23 entities producing 100,000 metric tons or more of greenhouse gases per year, including power plants, natural-gas distributors and oil refineries. That draft rule was withdrawn, rewritten and released for comment in May. Inslee made some accommodations to industries struggling to compete internationally, such as pulp and paper, but held firm on power plants including the River Road Generating Plant. The added costs associated with including natural-gas fired generators in the new rule impact households as well as industrial ratepayers in southwest Washington, an area hit hard by the last recession. It is home to the state’s largest concentration of semiconductor employers employing more than 4,000 people. Washington state has recognized the semiconductor industry as one of the state’s existing key industry clusters, but semiconductor manufacturers are facing increasing pressure to expand or

relocate elsewhere. The Southwest Washington High Tech Council wrote the Inslee administration requesting an exemption from the new rule or some accommodation. They fear if its members lose this competitive edge in electricity rates, expansion of the local semiconductor industry and recruiting of other semiconductor companies here will be difficult at best, impossible most likely. That is important for the governor and DOE to remember as they push their new rules. Don C. Brunell is a business analyst, writer and columnist. He retired as president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s oldest and largest business organization, and now lives in Vancouver, Wash. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • August 2016 Garcidueñas-Sease receives diversity award

Sergio Garcidueñas-Sease, attorney with Tamaki Law, is the 2016 Recipient of the Carl Maxey award. Sergio received this award from the Washington Sergio State GarcidueñasAssociation for Sease Justice in June in recognition of his commitment to diversity in the legal profession. Garcidueñas-Sease was born in Seattle. Due to his father’s employment with the United Nations, he grew up living and traveling throughout Africa and Latin America. Garcidueñas-Sease earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the American University in Washington, D.C., where he studied international human rights. He earned his Juris Doctorate, cum laude, from Seattle University School of Law in 2013. During law school, he worked for the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in Costa Rica as a law clerk, Columbia Legal Services as a farmworker advocate and for the American Civil Liberties Union. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington State Association for Justice and the Latina/o Bar Association of Washington. During his free time, GarcidueñasSease enjoys photography, traveling, exploring the outdoors, fitness, cooking and good wine. Growing up a witness to extreme poverty and civil war, he has an enormous passion for social justice and civil rights. He is fluent in written and spoken Spanish.

Specialty Kitchen’s Shea appointed to state board

The Washington State Food Truck Association appointed Marilou Shea, director of the Pasco Specialty Kitchen to serve on its Board of Advisors. Last year, Shea launched Food Truck Friday, a popular program where local mobile vendors gather to provide fast, fresh and convenient lunch every Friday in downtown Pasco. In addition to providing a consistent revenue-generating outlet for micro-enterprises, the formal program provides operational, technical and marMarilou Shea keting support to these mobile-vending entrepreneurs. In addition to overseeing the Pasco Specialty Kitchen and launching Food Truck Friday, Shea is credited with creating the state’s first certificated educational series for mobile vendors, Mobile Vending University, offered by Columbia Basin College. Shea has been director of Pasco

Specialty Kitchen since January 2014. Her background includes 10 years at Microsoft with responsibilities for business-to-business vertical marketing and business-to-customer sector marketing, as well as strategic business development and extensive small-business experience.

Second Harvest center receives high marks

Second Harvest’s Pasco distribution center received high marks in a recent food safety audit by AIB International, an independent food industry audit company. Second Harvest is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks and has been relieving hunger in Eastern Washington and North Idaho since 1971. Partnerships with more than 250 neighborhood food banks and meal centers make it possible to feed 55,000 people each week. For more information, visit 2-harvest.org or call 509-545-0787 for more information.

Mission Support Alliance employees receive awards

Several employees at Mission Support Alliance (MSA) recently received safety-related awards. Cinda Guenther and Jan Seely were recipients of the “Outreach Award” by the Region X Voluntary Protection Programs Participants’ Association (VPPPA). Guenther and Seely focused on the safety of their coworkers and worked to repurpose power tool shipping containers that were being discarded to be used as vehicle emergency safety kits. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) VPPPA promotes effective worksite-based safety through cooperative relationships between management, labor and OSHA. VPPPA is the premier global safety and health organization dedicated to cooperative occupational safety, health and environmental management systems and supports worksites across the country in their efforts to receive and maintain VPP status. Three employees also received MSA’s Lifesaving Award from MSA President Bill Johnson. • Glenn Walley: While on the beach in Hawaii, Walley noticed a person in distress in the water. He helped bring the woman onto the sand. On the same vacation, Walley and three others responded to a man submerged in the water with an apparent shark bite to his shoulder. Walley had someone call 911 and warned other beach goers that the shark might still be lurking around. • Rod Briscoe: While driving to work, Briscoe noticed a motorcycle on its side and the rider in the road. He parked his truck with emergency flashers on in front of the rider to protect him from oncoming traffic. Briscoe had someone call 911 while he helped the driver. • Vince Leffler: Noticing a person who seemed disoriented and confused,

Leffler acted quickly and helped the individual get necessary medical attention.

Matt Huffield joins Meier Architecture•Engineering

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Richland barber has no plans to cut 50-year career short BY JESSICA HOEFER

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When Aaron Hines and his three younger brothers needed a haircut, their dad would plop them down in the kitchen chair and give them a trim. “And then my dad decided I should cut their hair so he didn’t have to, and that was with old hand clippers,” said Hines, 83, who celebrated 50 years as a professional barber in July. “So after I got to cutting my brothers’ hair and doing a pretty fair job, friends and neighbors thought maybe I should cut their hair as well, and sometimes they tipped me—and I loved it.”

“It’s the best decision I ever made.” - Aaron Hines, on becoming a barber Hines was 14 at the time, and although he enjoyed cutting hair, he ventured down different career paths, trying his hand as an electrician, carpenter, and even a minister. At one point during the Eisenhower administration, he landed a job at Boeing and helped build the first Air Force One. “I did a lot of different things,” he said, laughing at the memories.

Then in 1965, while changing a tractor tire, Hines injured his back. Washington State wanted to send him through a rehabilitation program, and suggested he attend business school. “And I said, ‘No, I want to be a barber.’ And it’s the best decision I ever made,” he said. At 33 years old, Hines started work at Ganzel’s Barber Shop in Richland, which has been serving the community since 1944. There were 17 barbers and 15 barber chairs then, he said. As a newbie, he had to compete for clients, but he quickly learned how to connect with customers so his chair didn’t stay empty for long. “I developed a system for remembering names while I cut hair, and I’d make notes so the next time they came through the door, I would call them by name and it’d give me an edge,” he said. In the 1970s, Hines left the Tri-Cities and moved near Eastern Washington University in Cheney where he leased a salon on campus for 13 years before moving back and buying Ganzel’s Barber Shop with a partner, Dave Bishop. By 1995, Hines was ready to retire, and he sold his portion of the business to his partner. “But I didn’t like (retirement),” he said. “So I bought a hair salon in Kennewick named Hair Designers. I owned that for about five years.” When he sold that salon, he came back to where his roots were: Ganzel’s Barber Shop, which is now owned by Freddy

In July, 83-year-old Aaron Hines celebrated 50 years as a professional barber. He works parttime at Ganzel’s Barber Shop in Richland where he started his career.

Mitzel, who bought it in 2014. “I get along great with Freddy,” Hines said. Along with a new owner, the barbershop has gone through changes, including opening up the space. Today, there are five chairs and three barbers—although Hines said they could use more. Mitzel and one other employee are full time, and Hines works 14 hours a week, and only in the mornings, Tuesday through Friday. “I open at 8 o’clock and by noon I’m gone,” he said, adding that he stays busy

his entire shift. “I had four people waiting at the door for me this morning.” Walk-ins are welcome, and Ganzel’s Barber Shop, at 747 The Parkway in Richland, is open Monday through Saturday. During his shift, Hines said he runs an early bird special for the first hour, charging $12 for a basic cut. After that, the price goes up to $14. Other services, such as beard trims, which cost $5, are available. uBARBER, Page 62

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Business Profile

Couple creates music hot spot in downtown Prosser BY ELENA OLMSTEAD

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When Marty and Lenee Taylor put in an offer to buy the old 6th Street Café in downtown Prosser last spring, they had a general idea about what they wanted to do with it. The two things they knew for sure— they wanted to take advantage of the entire space, which for years had been semi-divided into two spaces, and they wanted to bring music into the venue. They didn’t realize when they set out to make their vision a reality just what an impact the business would have on the small community. Since opening their doors in August 2015, Brewminatti has been serving meals using locally-sourced foods and produce, brewing custom-roasted coffee and attracting pretty talented musicians. Brewminatti is quickly becoming a favorite stop over for musicians touring the Northwest and looking to add a small show to their schedule between stops in larger markets like Seattle, Portland and Spokane. “We’re kind of strategically located,” Marty said. Since opening their doors, they’ve hosted performances by Kevn Kinney, The Ballroom Thieves and John Doe, just to name a few. The quality of the music they bring in

“We like giving people a chance to experience live music.” - Marty Taylor, co-owner of Brewminatti is important, they said. They want to create a space where people can come in and focus on the performance. They don’t call Brewminatti a concert venue. They call it a listening room. “We try to do all ages shows,” Marty said. “We like giving people a chance to experience live music.” And they’re starting to make a name for themselves.

Marty and Lenee Taylor opened Brewminatti, a coffee house and live performance venue at 713 Sixth St. in Prosser, in August 2015 and have developed quite a following.

They are drawing people to Brewminatti from the Tri-Cities, Yakima, Seattle and Ellensburg. They’ve even had people from as far away as Southern California come in specifically to watch artists perform. It’s also becoming easier and easier for them to find performers. Marty has a long history of being involved in the local music scene. He owned a record store for six years and created a company – The Roots Cellar – to help book musicians for gigs at local wineries. And when he started Brewminatti, he leaned on his experience and contacts to book his first few performers. But as word got out and more people took a chance on the Prosser venue, it’s becoming easier. Marty said he’s starting to get calls from groups who have already performed at Brewminatti who are looking to make a second appearance. He’s also getting calls from people who know of various bands and groups who enjoyed performing in Prosser and want to give it a shot. At this point, the couple said they seem to be focusing on bringing in musicians who can best be described as playing Americana music. But, Marty said, that can mean everything from groups with roots in folk music to those singing soulful jazz. “For me it’s more about, is it good

music,” Marty said. “Will people enjoy it?” When people come in for a performance at Brewminatti, they’re not in for a typical experience. Instead of listening to a concert, it feels like you’re sitting in someone’s living room listening to some really good music. “We just try to make it as inviting as possible,” Marty said. Tickets for performances typically range from $10 to $20 per person. The room isn’t filled with rows of

chairs. Instead, there are chairs and tables set up throughout the room – creating a space where people can enjoy the music while snacking on light appetizers and drinking wine, beer and coffee. And the Taylors are just as picky about the food and drinks they serve, as they are about the music they bring in. The couple work hard to use locallysourced food, getting their meats from a company in Leavenworth, their bread from a Yakima bakery and their coffee from Grandview’s Garage Roasters. Lenee said Garage Roasters roasts their coffee to order – making deliveries two to three times a week. During the week, Brewminatti offers a light breakfast menu, featuring everything from granola to toasted bagels. For lunch, paninis, salads, wraps and bratwursts. The beer and wines are also local and change frequently. Marty said they have three rotating taps and feature wines from Prosser and the rest of the Northwest. The Taylors have a long history in Prosser, having moved to the community about 16 years ago. At that time, Marty was working in produce. After about a year he took a job as the pastor of the Grace Fellowship Church. Marty said the job kept him inside more then he was used to and after a few years, he decided he needed to find a side gig that would get him out into the community. uBREWMINATTI, Page 62

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BREWMINATTI, From page 61 That’s when he and Lenee opened their record shop – Something Groovy. After six years, they closed the record shop, allowing Marty to focus on his job at the church and Lenee to work as a substitute teacher. But not long after that, the music called them back. That’s when they opened The Roots Cellar and started booking groups at area wineries. Looking back, both Marty and Lenee credit the good people who have helped them get Brewminatti off the ground with the business’ success. “We’ve been inordinately blessed with people have helped us along the way,” Marty said.

And even now, after being open for a year, the Taylors are still seeing new faces come through the door. “Each day that we have been open, we have someone new walk through the door,” Lenee said. “That’s been exciting.” Brewminatti is at 713 Sixth St. in Prosser. It is open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. It is closed on Sunday. To learn more about Brewminatti, including information about upcoming performances, call 509-7862269, visit brewminatti.com, therootscellar.com or its Facebook page.

BARBER, From page 60 “I’ve done a lot of Caesar cuts,” said Hines, reflecting on popular styles over the years. “As far as favorites go, mine has to be the business man’s haircut. That’s tapered around the sides and back. I do a lot of elderly men’s hair, and I thoroughly enjoy that. We relate well. I enjoy visiting with them. I understand when they try to describe what they want. It’s a piece of cake—and I like cake.” Hines said he’s cut the hair of a lot of prestigious people over the course of five decades. Because of Hanford, many government officials stopped by Ganzel’s Barber Shop, including a five-star general who worked at the Pentagon, he said. Today, Hines’ customers consist of local boys and men, but he’s a licensed

cosmetologist and used to cut hair for women at Eastern Washington University. He also colors his wife’s hair and cut his four kids’ hair. “I raised three boys, and they hated having a dad for a barber back in the days of long hair,” he said with a chuckle. “Sometimes I gave them a choice: You get your grades up and I’ll leave it a little longer.” Hines said whatever the cut, he takes pride in his work. He loves his customers and can’t imagine doing anything else. “I don’t plan on stopping,” he said. “If I can make it 17 more years, I’ll be the first 100-year-old barber in the TriCities.”

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • August 2016 Coleman joins PBS engineering firm

PBS Engineering and Environmental Inc. (PBS), a regional engineering firm, has added former Port of Vancouver USA CEO Todd Coleman as the firm’s port sector manager to provide outreach to port Todd Coleman organizations. Coleman worked at the Port of Vancouver USA for 15 years, beginning as facilities manager in 2001 and eventually rising to the role of CEO and executive director, a position he held for four years. Under Coleman’s leadership, the port’s annual operating revenue increased from $32 million to $38 million. He also guided the port’s 45-mile rail expansion to completion, while remaining nearly $80 million under budget. Coleman’s ability to navigate complex negotiations led to the resolution of an agreement that eased restrictions on the development of 450 acres and resulted in a savings of nearly $33 million dollars for the port. Other notable accomplishments by Coleman include doubling the Port of Vancouver’s acreage, and conserving more than 500 acres on the Columbia River for migratory birds. With a growing number of locations across the Northwest, PBS seeks to offer a blend of engineering and environmental expertise to port agencies in the region. The firm recently acquired local engineering firm, HDJ Design Group, and with it an expanded set of capabilities including transportation and traffic engineering, surveying, and land use planning – all critical to port development. Coleman will be spending much of his time in Eastern Washington, visiting with his colleagues in ports across the state. Over the last 30 years, PBS has worked with more than 24 area port agencies, including the Port of Portland, Port of Seattle and Port of Kennewick. Work has ranged from site development engineering and environmental permitting, to hazardous materials studies and remediation services.

Sigdel named director of Pasco’s finance department

Richa Sigdel has been named finance director for the city of Pasco under its new independent Finance Department. For nearly two decades, the department was a division of the Administrative and Community Services Department. Recent changes triggered a discussion among the city’s management team to evaluate options. After considerable study, the group concluded it was time to progress to an independent finance department. A major implementation step of a stand-alone finance department was the recruitment and selection of a director.

Sigdel was previously a manager at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. She has experience in financial modeling and analysis, operational efficiency, complex accounting, and team building. She holds a bachelor’s in business administration and a master’s in business administration from Washington State University.

Retired clergyman named Rotarian of Year

Columbia Center Rotary Club honored a retired clergyman as its Rotarian of the Year. Peter Kalunian received the honor during the club’s recent annual installation banquet. Immediate past president Bob Quay selected Kalunian, the club’s incoming president for 2016-17, for his efforts helping the club plan for the future, in addition to providing key support to an international project in South Sudan. Peter Kalunian Kalunian joined Columbia Center Rotary Club in 2000. In 2006, he transferred to several Western Washington Rotary clubs for five years and transferred back to Columbia Center Rotary Club in 2011. He and his wife, Kathy, have led 13 medical, dental and construction trips to Belize with Rotary.

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MSA local scholarship support tops $550,000

Since taking responsibility as the Hanford Site services provider in 2009, Mission Support Alliance (MSA) has awarded more than $550,000 in scholarships locally to invest in the education of the region’s future leaders.

At the seventh annual Scholarship Banquet, MSA awarded 41 scholarships to qualifying employee dependents. These funds may be used at the school of the student’s choice. Additionally, an MSA co-op intern employee also received a scholarship to be used at Columbia Basin College or at Washington State University TriCities. In addition to these scholarships, MSA provides WSU Tri-Cities with funding annually to award scholarships to under-represented students who are pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math disciplines.

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Public record uBANKRUPTCIES Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings: Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is charged. Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them. Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure. Chapter 13 — Plan is devised by the individual to pay a percentage of debt based on ability to pay. All disposable income must be used to pay debts. Information provided by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Spokane.

CHAPTER 7 Robert R. Hicks, 1528 W. Iriving St., #11, Pasco. Araceli Aguilar-Contreras, 5515 Johnson Dr., Pasco. Sefik and Nura Cordic, 9914 Vincenzo Dr., Pasco. Jeffrey A. Link, 424 S. Quillan Pl., Kennewick. Johnathan Stafford and Shelbie Meyers, 702 Brown St., Prosser. Ignacio and Griselda Mendoza, 550 Wine Country Road, #7, Prosser. Becky L. Ryan, 1845 Leslie Road, #37Y, Richland. Jose Pulido, 5031 W. Clearwater Ave., #42, Kennewick. Carlos and Samantha Sarmiento, Jr., 1000 Alexander Court, Sp. 17, Prosser. Margarita Diaz, 226 N. 23rd Ave., #17, Pasco.

Ramon Garcia, 823 N. Owen Ave., Pasco. Jennifer C. Partlow, 4332 Campolina Lane, Pasco. Mary T. Lytton, 530 N. Edison St., #A104, Kennewick. Heriberto Mendoza, 1423 N. 15th Ave., Pasco. Holly M. Hanoff, 4313 Montgomery Lane, Pasco. Andres Garcia, 4110 Silverlake Court, West Richland. Victoria R. Slape, 6403 Enzian Falls Dr., Pasco. Chelsea D. Spaeth, 122 E. 14th Ave., Kennewick. Miguel A. and Cecilia RuelasValdovinos, 517 Fallon Court, Pasco. Jackson H. Davis, 52902 N. 208 PRNW, Benton City. Clark T. Lind, 7300 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland. Mary L. Huff, 321 Robert Ave., Richland. Cynthia C. Cruz, 702 Eastgate Dr., Prosser. Naftali Suarez, 717 Ellen Ave., Prosser. Favian Valencia, 2602 W. First Ave., #1, Kennewick. Leslie R. Izaguirre, 255108 E. SR 397, Kennewick. Herbert Parsons, 1986 Greenbrook Blvd., Richland. Celso Peralta, PO Box 7039, Kennewick. Francisco Mendoza, 69201 W. Hanks Road, Prosser. Curtis R. and Michelle M. Seely, 1501 Goethals Dr., Richland.

Victor M. and Claudia Luna, 5112 Catalonia Dr., Pasco. Rosemary N. Castillo, 1845 Leslie Road, #155C, Richland. Brenda L. Tello, 10305 Chapel Hill Dr., #L2063, Pasco. Isaac and Angela Scroggins, 7803 Vendori Dr., Pasco. CHAPTER 13 Alfredo L. and Andrea M. Surface, 54 Galaxy Lane, Richland. Roberto Lopez, 1835 Wine Country Road, Apt. 9, Prosser. Cheryl L. Anderson, 2605 S. Johnson St., Kennewick. Manuel S. Ybanez, II, PO Box 386, Prosser. Mitchell A. and Hailee M. Snyder, 1807 Benson Ace., Prosser. Parvez Q. Durrani, 121 E. 45th Ave., Kennewick. Edith Y. Lau, 460 N. Arthur St., #E308, Kennewick. Kristie R. Moore, 6215 Maryhill Lane, Pasco. Pedro and Linda Baltazar, 716 Eastgate Dr., Prosser. Cesar E. Arellano, 1804 W. Sylvester St., Apt. D, Pasco. Ernest F. Rosenow, II, 4217 Finnhorse Lane, Pasco. Elizabeth A. Jackson, 4412 W. Seventh Ave., Kennewick.

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PUBLIC RECORD, From page 65 Description: 2,606-sq.-ft. single-family home, 11249 Woodsman Dr., Pasco. Price: $526,200. Buyer: William & Karyn Watson. Seller: Hammerstrom Construction Inc. Description: 12,250-sq.-ft. commercial shopping center, 5024 Road 68, Pasco. Price: $3,472,000. Buyer: Marathon Building LLC. Seller: Road 68 Pasco LLC. Benton County Description: 2,706-sq.-ft. single family home, 6537 Marble St., West Richland. Price: $417,000. Buyer: Jason & Tamara Brustad. Seller: Michael & Jennifer Nirode. Description: 2,082-sq.-ft. single family home, 15509 S. Mountain Ridge Court, Kennewick. Price: $422,000. Seller: MTC Financial Inc. Buyer: US Bank. Description: 2,475-sq.-ft. restaurant, 775 Goethals Dr., Richland. Price: $400,000. Seller: Jerry Frank. Buyer: Beck Ventures LLC. Description: 0.421 acres of commercial retail land, 1177 Aaron Dr., Richland. Price: $460,000. Seller: Timothy & Kat Bush Trustees. Buyer: Zenitram Properties III LLC. Description: 4,046-sq.-ft. single family home, 3146 S. Grant St., Kennewick. Price: $443,000. Seller: Varsity Development LLC. Buyer: David & Jessica Ruiz. Description: 2,475-sq.-ft. single family home, 3335 River Valley Dr., Richland. Price: $455,000. Seller: Sizemore & Michelle Kenton. Buyer: Richard Mayer Jr. Description: 2,297-sq.-ft. single family home, 2478 Woods Dr., Richland. Price: $424,000. Seller: Ron Asmus Homes Inc. Buyer: Luu Tan Hoang. Description: 2,556-sq.-ft. single family home, 416 Heritage Hills Dr., Richland.

Price: $695,000. Buyer: Mark & Cheryl Croskrey. Description: 3,303-sq.-ft. single family home, 32604 S. Pico Dr., Kennewick. Price: $790,000. Buyer: Glenn & Christina Caprio. Description: 1.897 acres of commercial retail land, 3703 Plaza Way, Kennewick. Price: $1,100,000. Buyer: Southridge Investments LLC. Description: 6.69 acres of commercial communication, 480 N. Quay St., Kennewick. Price: $1,640,000. Seller: Port of Kennewick. Buyer: Michale Shemali. Description: 3.22 acres of commercial service land, 460 N. Quay St., Kennewick. Price: $1,640,000. Seller: Port of Kennewick. Buyer: MS Properties LLC.

uBUILDING PERMITS

Building permit values have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure.

FRANKLIN COUNTY Oakdell Egg Farms, 1831 E. Sagemoor Road, $183,000 for an agricultural building. Contractor: Circle K Enterprises. Verizon Wireless, 1970 N. Railroad Ave., $114,000 for antennas. Contractor: Legacy Telecommunications. Allied Potato NW, 3082 Glade North Road, $1,533,700 for an agricultural building. Contractor: Storage Systems. ConAgra Foods, 405 Buehler Lane, $340,500 for accessory building. Contractor: Hendon Construction. BENTON COUNTY John Friend, 169703 Wine Country Road, $801,500 for commercial construction. Contractor: AG Pro Repair/ Fabrication.

KENNEWICK G2 Commercial Construction, 309 N. Van Buren St., $250,000 for commercial construction, $8,000 for heat pump/HVAC and $12,500 for plumbing. Contractors: G2 Commercial Construction, Total Energy Management and Progressive Design Plumbing. Bush Living Trust, 5207 W. Okanogan Pl., $500,000 for commercial construction, $45,000 for plumbing and $30,000 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractors: MH Construction, Inc., Alden Plumbing LLC and Total Energy Management. CIBB Properties LLC, 5453 Ridgeline Dr., $116,000 for tenant improvements and $11,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Miranda Management LLC and Columbia Basin Plumbing. Brinkley Investments, 6431 W. Brinkley Road, $55,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Miranda Management LLC. Chavallo Complex, 7211 W. Deschutes Ave., $47,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: New Environment Corp. William Scott, 3131 W. Hood Ave., $24,000 for commercial reroofing. Contractor: All City Roofing. David Page, 5040 W. Clearwater Ave., $5,000 for commercial construction. Contractor: owner. Boyd Connor Investments, 6350 W. Brinkley Road, $24,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Connor Construction Company. Arun Joshi Trustee, 5608 W. Clearwater Ave., $400,000 for commercial construction and $15,000 for plumbing. Contractors: owner and Precision Plumbing & Supply. Julie Luck, 8428 W. Gage Blvd., $14,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: owner. 3 Blanks LLC, 6205 W. Okanogan Ave., $17,800 for tenant improvements.

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Contractor: owner. R. Grazian Trustees, 1915 N. Steptoe St., $6,000 for a sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Robert Kennell, 2620 S. Williams Pl., $12,000 for a sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. SB Kennewick Properties, 723 W. Deschutes Ave., $13,900 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Northwest Restoration. Crossview Church, 540 N. Colorado St., $100,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Booth & Sons Construction. Great Western Partners, 5809 W. Clearwater Ave., $875,000 for multi-family construction. Contractor: Flip-O-Will Construction. Eshter Brook Inc., 27 N. Morain St., $30,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: owner. Larry and Gloria Wise, 304 E. Columbia Dr., $80,000 for commercial construction. Contractor: CRF Metal Works LLC. James Carey, 7521 W. Deschutes Ave., $7,500 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Doors & Spec Installers. Washington Securities, 8901 W. Tucannon Ave., $75,000 for tenant improvements, $20,000 for heat pump/ HVAC and $20,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Signature NW Construction Co, Bob Rhodes Heating & Air and TriCity Plumbing & Mechanical. Bond & Connon Investments, 2607 W. Kennewick Ave., $10,500 for reroofing. Contractor: Palmer Roofing Donald Sandlin, 513 N. Edison St., $25,000 for tenant improvements. Circle K Stores, 1900 N. Steptoe St., $8,000 for fence/brick/retaining wall. Contractor: W McKay Construction. Kennewick Association, 34 Vista Way, $12,000 for miscellaneous expenses. Contractor: JDW Construction. PASCO John F. Liniger, 1620 E. Salt Lake St., $988,300 for commercial addition. Contractor: W McKay Construction LLC. Goodwill Industries, 3521 W. Court St. #B, $61,600 for commercial reroofing. Contractor: Total Energy Management. MGMO 4M LLC, 7007 Burden Blvd., $39,600 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Fridely’s Construction. Richard Wright, 1632 W. Court St., $6,800 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Mark Vincent Construction. Valmont Northwest, 4225 Capitol Ave., $3,067,100 for commercial construction. Contractor: Tom O’Brien Construction Company. Pasco School District, 2803 Road 88, $255,300 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Booth & Sons Construction. Welsh Etter Investments, 9915 Sandifur Parkway, $39,500 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Gillespie Roofing. Ted and Amy Wong, 1315 N. 20th Ave., $15,000 for a sign. Contractor: Garrett Sign Co Inc. Pasco Casino Hotel, 2735 W. Court St., $45,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: BMB Development Inc. Rojas Builders, 128 W. Sylvester St., $20,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Rojas Builders. McDonalds Corp, 2202 W. Court St., $40,000 for a sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Croskrey Properties, 3302 Road 44, $4,454,800 for commercial construction. Contractor: Northwest Construction Services. Boomer Group, 1105 E. Columbia St., $148,500 for commercial construction. Contractor: Pow Contracting.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • August 2016 PUBLIC RECORD, From page 66 Tri-City Union Gospel, 221 S. Fourth Ave., $5,855,600 for commercial construction. Contractor: Siefken & Sons Construction. Jesus Higareda Diaz, 720 N. 20th Ave., $279,200 for a commercial addition. Contractor: Elite Construction. Salvation Army, 310 N. Fourth Ave., $9,600 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Campbell & Company. Tim Corwin Family, 1226 N. Autoplex Way, $45,300 for demolition. Contractor: LCR Construction LLC. O’Reilly Auto, 5425 Road 68, $1,016,600 for commercial construction. Contractor: TBD Sisters of St. Joseph, 520 N. Fourth Ave., $11,750 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Apollo Sheet Metal. Gerald Clark, 1225 E. Salt Lake St., $883,600 for commercial construction. Contractor: Miranda Management LLC. Grace Delight WA, 1120 N. 28th Ave., $13,500 for a sign. Contractor: YESCO LLC. Marathon Building, 5024 Road 68, $37,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Cable Bridge Construction Services. Tam and Tran Oahn, 1915 W. Court St., $13,600 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Palmer Roofing. PROSSER McDonalds Corp, 103 Merlot Dr., $40,000 for a sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. City of Prosser, 1109 Meade Ave., $15,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Arror Roofing & Atlas. City of Prosser, 920 Kinney Way, $7,500 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Arror Roofing & Atlas. Love’s Travel, 700 Wine Country Road, $406,900 for commercial construction. Contractor: TBD. RICHLAND Kadlec Regional Medical Center, 945 Goethals Dr., $26,700 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Bouten Construction. Kadlec Regional Medical Center, 888 Swift Blvd., $47,100 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Bouten Construction Co. Garrett Electric, 284 Wellsian Way, $18,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Royal Roofing & Siding. 1100/1200 Jadwin Ave., 110 Jadwin Ave., $9,200 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Elite Construction. City of Richland, 1100 Glenwood Ct., $13,100 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Wren Construction Inc. Bookwalter Winery, 894 Tulip Lane, $12,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Doors & Specialties Installation. Christ the King, 1122 Long Ave., $10,000 for fence/brick/retaining wall. Contractor: Garner Property Services LLC. Michael Davidson, 2525 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $22,500 for tenant improvements. Christ the King, 1123 Long Ave., $8,600 for a heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Campbell & Company. Lamb Weston, 2009 Saint St., $61,507,100 for commercial construction. Contractor: Fisher Construction Group. WEST RICHLAND Paradise Plaza, 4900 Paradise Way #104, $88,000 for a sign. Contractor: YESCO LLC.

uBUSINESS LICENSES PASCO Meshayla Rodriguez, 6107 Dodger Dr. Mario Navarrete, 208 N. Fourth Ave. Ecoatm, Inc, 4820 Road 68. Zuleyka Medina, 1424 N. 14th Ave. Esoteric Finish LLC, 8619 Oliver Dr. Israel and Yadira Leyva, 3609 Tierra Vida Lane. Mexleather Inc, 1103 W. Court St. Eriks LLC, 110 S. Fourth Ave. Carrusel De Ninos, 2603 E. Broadway St. Bank of Eastern Washington, 5205 Road 68. Taxes D & Notary, 303 N. 20th Ave. Perez Tires, 930 W. A St. Pik A Pop #9, 524 N. Third Ave. Easterday Farms, 4220 Swallow Ave. Brothers Landscaping, 1711 N. 18th Dr. Intentional Healing Advisors, LLC, 911 Cottonwood Dr., Richland. Modern Dynamic LLC, 2809 Road 103. Ray’s Produce Inc, 104 S. Tacoma Ave. Ed’s Mobile Pressure Washing, 404 N. Douglas Ave. New Style Pools, 4320 W. Ivy Road. De La Cruz Cooling Service, 24811 S. Clodfelter Road, Kennewick. BSP Diversified Machinery, 2631 Grandview Pavement Road, Mabton. Custom Concrete Specialists LLC, 7108 W. Yellowstone Ave., Kennewick. Tri-Ply Construction, LLC, 106 W. Pine St., Yakima. Gregg Taylor, 8013 Canyon Dr. Burly Wood Fence, 2032 Glen Erin Drive, Walla Walla. Pacwest Builders, 4509 Arlington St., West Richland. NW House Cleaning, 1616 Road 30. Hampton Inn & Suites, 6826 Burden Blvd. Taqueria El Marino, 1504 W. Lewis St. Yoyo Bubble Drink, 706 Williams Blvd., Richland. Jessie’s Window Tinting, 610 W. Lewis St., Ste. C. Mr. Hand Carwash, 119 N. Main Ave. An Extreme Property Maintenance LLC, 734 W. Court Ave. No Regrets Cleaning Service, 10251 W. 18th Pl., Kennewick. C&J Construction LLC, 1916 W. Yakima St. Handy Hands for Hire, LLC, 2131 Progressive Road, Wapato. Pro Taxes LLC, 6303 Burden Blvd. Transpo Group USA, Inc., 12131 113th Ave. NE, Ste. 203, Kirkland. Specialty Roofing, LLC, 2222 E. Mallon Ave., Spokane. Northwest Architectural Products Inc, 18717 236th Ave., Woodinville. Hage Electric & Construction, Inc, 3701 Klindt Dr., The Dalles, OR. CWallA Building Materials Company LLC, 216 S. Sixth Ave. Great Sun Corp, 5930 First Ave. S., Seattle. Garrett Sign Co., Inc, 811 Harney St., Vancouver. Explore & Learn, 3605 W. Ruby St. Sauers Remodeling & Construction, 403 Thayer Dr., Richland. United Reprographics LLC, 1750 Fourth Ave. S., Seattle. VTI Electric, Inc, 9922 E. Montgomery Dr., Spokane. Trappers Mobile Home Service Inc, 18126 S. Palmer Road, Oregon City, OR. Poppoff, Inc, 2455 Beaudry Road, Moxee. Xiao Min Zhong, 7912 Redonda Dr. Esther Guardado, 209 W. Nixon St. Roberto Espinoza, 614 Mardrona Ave. Amada Alicia Soto, 831 S. 11th Ave.

Asaul & Maria Campos, 424 W. Sylverster St. Front. David & Ashley Adkins, 4008 Fernwood Lane. Javier Madrigal, 9512 Palomino Dr. Joshua Thatcher, 5704 Belmont Dr. Judith Wintemute, 5011 Malaga Dr. Huan Guo, 1216 S. 12th Ave. Myriah Clinton, 904 Empire Dr. Valentin Lopez Madrigal, 830 Douglas Ct. Nancy & Heliodoro Carrillo, 921 Road 34. The Ruth G Roess Trust, 5524 Westminster Lane. Bernardo Cuevas Jr, 710 N. 24th Ave. Tami & Corey Bitton, 522 S. 23rd Ave. Antonio Durante, 720 S. Elm Ave. Jamie Bradley, 6212 Woodbine Dr. Adan Alviter, 3902 W. Octave St. David & Diane Gerig, 2503 W. Park St. Raymond Reed, 6107 Candlestick Dr. Yolanda Ramirez De Ramos, 419 N. 2nd Ave. Dave & Linda Ivey, 8611 Studebaker Dr. Clemente & Maria Castaneda, 1215 S. 13th Ave. Chanson Heber Jones, 1528 W. Irving St. Leticia Hernandez, 6115 Wildcat Lane. Noelia Cardenas-Rendon, 719 W. Bonneville St. Jesus & Cindy Suarez, 3206 Ethan Ct. Angel Cruz, 1708 N. sith Ave. David Escamilla, 2313 W. Sylvester St., B-5. McCurley Integrity Subaru, LLC, 9620 Sandifur Parkway. Dean & Leah Blomquist, 5003 Marlin Lane. Michelle Degooyer, 4503 Baja Dr. Sergio Mendez, 8514 La Salle Dr. Tung Han Ding, 5418 Marbella Lane. Spencer & Jessica Harris, 6005 A Chapel Hill Blvd. BLA Properties LLC, 8108 Langara Dr. All American Construction, 820 N. Waldemar Ave. Hayden Homes, 5606 Rio Grande St. Nathan & Shayla Trimble, 4008 Road 106. Brett & Amy Crider, 6412 Three Rivers Dr. Valentina & Anton Kucheryavaya, 5404 Robert Wayne Dr. Richard & Janice Connolly, 831 W.

Nixon St. Lorena Gomez, 604 N. Hugo Ave. Kyle Middleton, 4902 Sinai Dr. Daniel Rojas, 5720 Ochoco Lane. Asaul & Maria Campos, 424 W. Sylvester St. Rear. ABI Toniclife Nutricenter DC, 310 W. Columbia St. Dave Gurr, 6407 Apline Lakes Dr. Premier Curbing, 2311 Mark Ave. Northwest Striping & Sealing LLC, 839 N. Corriedale Road., Yakima. Julia Montano-Beleche, 8707 Packard Dr. Isabel Dingfield Irrv Grantor Trust, 5504 Marbella Lane. Julia Montano-Beleche, 6703 Gehrig Dr. Robin Parsley (Gurule), 5316 Hornby Lane. Raymundo Sanchez Soto, 2313 W. Sylvester St., A-2. Chase Mathew & Dawn Severns, 4812 Cathedral Dr. Jose Luis & Graciela Sanchez, 435 N. Douglas Ave. Doubl-Kold, 3401 Ahtanum Road, Yakima. Colonial Lawn & Garden Inc, 1118 W. Washington Ave., Yakima. Cornwall, LLC, 6815 Three Rivers Dr. Cornwall, LLC, 6810 Yellowstone Dr. E M A Express, 271 N. Canal Blvd., Mesa. Second to None Auto Detailing, LLC, 4305 Galway Lane. Omar Madrigal, 616 N. 18th Ave. BNB Mechanical LLC, 918 W. Canal Dr., Ste. B, Kennewick. Roberto S De La Mora, 8203 Lummi Dr. Clean Green Lawn Care, 4911 W. Pearl St. Paint Smith Company, 1017 N. Sixth Ave., Yakima. Eric Grant, 3812 W. Jay St. Ana Centeno, 901 W. Park St. Douglas & Penny Park, 4708 Arabian Lane. Trademark Mechanical Inc, 10014 N. Government Way, Hayden, ID. Gilbert Electric II LLC, 2413 Road 80. JF Engineering PLLC, 5220 S. Auburn Pl., Kennewick. Patriot Plumbing, LLC, 4221 Janet Road.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • August 2016 PUBLIC RECORD, From page 67 Los Guerreros Auto Repair, 104 S. Beech St., Kennewick. Burns Excavation LLC, 4014 S. Jean St., Kennewick. A-Line Paving LLC, 101 California St., Union Gap. RP Washington State, 824 W. Lewis St., #112. Salvador Anguiano Farias, 1747 N. Seventh Ave. T. Ward Construction Inc, 515 Winslow Ave., Richland. Dutch Bros Coffee, 1403 E. Hillsboro Road, #A. Larry Sakauye, 6504 Robinson Dr. Zion Autos LLC, 609 W. Lewis St. Fangman Handyman Services LLC, 2625 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick. Helados La Michoacana, 712 N. 20th Ave. BMB Development Inc, 3411 W. Canyon Lakes Dr., Kennewick. Envios Superman, 1515 W. Lewis St. A-One Refridgeration & Heating, Inc, 910 N 20th Ave. Forever Life System Stucco, 237 E. Eighth Pl., Kennewick. Contreras Bouncy Houses, 2103 N. Fifth Ave., Sp. 051. Daco Corporation, 8825 S. 184th St., Kent. Balance Bookkeeping Services LLC, 4304 W. Dougville Road. Columbia Basin Solar LLC, 2895 Pauling Ave., #233, Richland. Anchor D Construction, 627 Thayer Dr., Richland. Shamrock Paving, Inc, 110 N. Hayford Road, Spokane. Yost Gallagher Construction LLC, 1803 E. Springfield, Spokane. Pockinet Communications, Inc, 45 Terminal Loop Road, Ste. 210, Walla Walla. Wang Enterprises LLC, 8620 Gage Blvd., Ste. A, Kennewick. Capital Roofing LLC, 497 Aimee Dr., Richland. Advanced Fire Protection & Steam Cleaning, 1921 Idaho St., Lewiston, ID. Integrity Plastering, 206104 E. Finley Road, Kennewick. RICHLAND J F Ahern Co., 855 Morris St., Fond Du Lac, Wisc. Soothing Aroma Cleaners, 1027 W. Grand Ronde Ave., Kennewick. Hopkins Handyman and Lawn Services, 8503 W. Falls Pl., Kennewick. Castilleja Heating & Air LLC, 4418 NW Commons Dr., Pasco. Luluroe by Angela-Let’s Get Roe-ing, 1902 Everest Ave. This & That, 66904 N. Gust Road, Benton City. Corvina Avenue, LLC, 4503 Corvina St. Paramont Cleaning, 2906 S. Olympia St., Kennewick. Anny’s Cleaning, 916 S. Eighth Ave., Pasco. A-List Management Services, 2912 N. Road 44, Pasco. Fashions To You, 2119 N. Ninth Ave., Pasco. Anew Construction Inc., 5519 Arthur Lane, Pasco. Dalila’s Home Cleaning Service, 2917 W. 19th Ave., #113, Kennewick. Lashes by Inde, 1601 Columbia Park Trail. Kindra Sweet Treats, 1815 George Washington Way. Hi-Tech Cleaners, 140 Gage Blvd. Leann K. Taylor, 624 Meadows Dr. E. Adventos Corporation, 5600 S. Quebec St., Greenwood Village, CO. Eastern Silk Spa, 1207 George Washington Way. Wheeler Excavation LLC, 2007 E.

Highland Extension, Benton City. Hui Wai Outrigger Canoe Club, 12515 Eagle Reach Court, Pasco. Fenix Multi Service, 1930 George Washington Way. Pacific Northwest Vendors, 250 Gage Blvd. EMS Express LLC, 4421 W. Hood Ave., Kennewick. The Fuel Cart, 410 Douglass Ave. Studio Simpkins, 1684 Sorrento Lane. SDI Presence LLC, 33 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL. CT Assist LLC, 554 Shepherds Field Lane, Philippi, WV. MYI Consulting, 1761 George Washington Way. Nortin Consutling LLC, 1340 Jubilee St. Buckingham Consulting, 1519 Rimrock Ct. Lindberg Hydrogeologic, 562 Franklin St. Navigator Development Group Inc, 451 Westcliffe Blvd. Maid For U Cleaning Services, 200 Tuck Road, Eltopia. American Carpet Care LLC, 927 S. Highland Dr., Kennewick. W E Kennedy Consulting, 53010 N. Hillview Ct. NE, Benton City. Professional Window Cleaning Services, 7322 W. Bonnie Ave., Kennewick. CSA Management LLC, 719 Jadwin Ave. Barclay Mechanical Services, Inc, 490 W. 100 S. Hwy 25, Paul, ID. Intrinsic Design LLC, 250 Gage Blvd. R&D Partnership, 1530 Georgia Ave. Conor McDaniel Insurance LLC, 320 N. Johnston St., Kennewick. Paul Schmitt, 429 Palmer Ct. Faith A. Powers, 5017 W. 20th Ave., Kennewick. Advanced Paint & Construction LLC, 199407 E. 3rd Ave., Kennewick. Jarvis Finish Carpentry LLC, 7106 W. Umatilla Ave., Kennewick. Jennifer Brocky Chuchill Enterprises LLC, 1536 Sacajawea Ave. WEST RICHLAND I Buy Houses Tri-City, 2443 N. Rhode Island Ct., Kennewick. Anny’s Cleaning, 916 S. Eighth Ave., Pasco. HPS Construction Inc, 598 Baseline, Cornelius, OR. Belfor USA Group Inc, 10020 E. Knox Ave., Ste. 100, Spokane Valley. Hollenbeck Excavating LLC, 23509 N. McDonald Road, Prosser. Soothing Aroma Cleaners, 1027 W. Grand Rhonde Ave., Kennewick. Castilleja Heating & Air LLC, 4418 NW Commons Dr., Pasco. Luluroe by Courtney Bierman, 2003 Diamond Head Way. Anew Construction Inc, 5519 Arthur Lane, Pasco. Vision Renewed Construction LLC, 1834 Terminal Dr., Richland. Grumpy Granny’s Granola, 603 Goethals Ave., Richland. Brag Investments Inc, 6718 S. 216th St., Kent. Mustang Signs, 8620 W. Gage Blvd., Ste. A, Kennewick. SDI Presence LLC, 33 W. Monroe St., Chicago, IL. Ojeda Business Ventures LLC, 5790 W. Van Giesen St. Talitha McCall, Realtor, 7908 Deschutes Dr., Pasco. AJ Development Company LLC, 500 Haworth Road, Pasco. Skaug Brothers Ace Hardware, 944 W. Third Ave., Moses Lake. S.C.I. Door, 1118 N. Sixth Ave. #A, Yakima. R&K Garage Doors LLC, 127 SW 10th St., Pilot Rock, OR. Advanced Paint & Construction LLC,

199407 E. Third Ave., Kennewick. Maid for U Cleaning Services, 200 Tuck Road, Eltopia. Shamrock Paving Inc, 110 N. Hayford Road, Spokane. Conor McDaniel Insurance LLC, 320 N. Johnson St., Kennewick.

uJUDGMENTS The state can file lawsuits against people or businesses that do not pay taxes and then get a judgment against property that person or business owns. Judgments are filed in Benton and Franklin Superior Court. The following is from the Franklin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office.

Nouamsavan Truong, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 5. Hockey Source LLC, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 5. Kathryn E. Silvia et al, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 5. Riley Farms Inc, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 11. Steven E. Syverson, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 11. CLT Lawn Care LLC, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 11. Frontier Trading LLC, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 14. Dora G. Holcroft, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 14. Your Custom Concrete LLC, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 14. Vision Construction Inc, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 14. Maria Del R Morales, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 14. Alejandro Aripez, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 19. Mayra Quintero, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, July 20. Mario Uvalle, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Maria Ruiz Chavez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Rosa Mancilla, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Pedro Guido, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Ryan Lewis, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Christophe Chapa, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Dixie Ryan Kendall, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Erik Robles, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Pedro J. Vasquez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Jose M. Garcia, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Branden Tiner, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Floyd G. Watson, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Jacob L. Kasselder, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Jeanean L. Smith, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Pedro A. Ibarra, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Sergio Mendez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Ryan S. Hickman, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Joe C. Danley, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Mario Fernandez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. David I. Gillman, Jr., unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Sarah K. Pugh, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Nancy L. Johnston, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Ezequiel Rodriguez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20.

Lisa A. Nicholson, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Samuel More, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed July 20. Godfrey D. Davis, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 21. Farm 2010 LLC, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 21. Ramiro Castilleja, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 21. Jose Merced Guzman Arreola, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 26. Circle R. Farms LLC, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 26. Manuel Guzman Sanchez, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed July 26.

uLiquor Licenses Benton County New Applications 2Dor Wines, 500 Merlot Dr., Prosser, has applied for a change of location domestic winery <250,000 liters license. Shotgun Teriyaki & Sushi, 760 Dalton St., Richland has applied for a beer/wine restaurant with taproom license. Historic Downtown Kennewick Farmers Market, 124 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, has applied for a beer/ wine/spirits farmers market license. TriCities Tap and Barrel, 112 Keene Road, Richland, has applied for a direct shipment receiver in Washington only, a beer/wine tavern and off premises license. Rumor Lounge, 6515 W. Clearwater Ave., Ste. 400, Kennewick, has applied for a nightclub license. Approved Col Solare Winery, 50207 Antinori Road, Benton City, has been approved for a domestic winery > 249,999 liters license. Fidelitas Wines, 51810 N. Sunset Road, Benton City, has been approved for a domestic winery < 250,000 liters license. Shiki Sushi Japanese Grill, 1408 N. Louisiana St., Ste. 108, Kennewick, has been approved for a beer/wine restaurant licenese. Bombing Range Brewing Company, 2000 Logston Blvd., Ste. 126, Richland, has been approved for a microbrewery license. Market @ The Parkway/Richland Farmers Market, Lee Blvd. and The Parkway, Richland, has been approved for a change in class beer/wine farmer market license. The Folded Pizza Pie, 321 Wellsian Way, Richland, has been approved for a beer/wine restaurant license. Goose Ridge Vineyards, 16304 N. Dallas Road, Richland, has been approved for a change of corporate office, domestic winery < 250,000 liters license. Archeus Wines, 701 Aaron Dr., Unit A0233, Richland, has been approved for a domestic winery <250,000 liters license. Discontinued Columbia Industries, 411 W. Railroad Ave., Kennewick, bonded wine warehouse license has been discontinued. Hot Wingz, 321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Ste. A, Kennewick, beer/wine restaurant license has been discontinued. Meek Family Estate, 67805 N. Hylser Road, Benton City, domestic winery < 250,000 liters license has been discontinued.

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PUBLIC RECORD, From page 69 The Folded Pizza Pie, 421 Wellsian Way, Richland, beer/wine restaurant license has been discontinued.

approved for a marijuana producer tier 3 license. T in T Elements, 43001 N. Griffin Road, Unit B, Grandview, has been approved for a marijuana producer tier 2 license.

Franklin County

ubusiness listings

New Applications

NEW BUSINESSES

Taqueria El Tacoyote, 1623 W. Lewis St., Pasco, has applied for a beer/wine restaurant application. Nikko Japanese Restaurant, 5025 N. Road 68, Ste. B, Pasco, has applied for a beer/wine restaurant application.

Bee Happy Community Acupuncture has opened at 8390 W. Gage Blvd., Suite 102, Kennewick. The business offers affordable acupuncture. The hours are 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday. For more information or to book an appointment call 509-820-2272. The business is also on Facebook. Domanico Cellars has opened at 24901 N. Crosby Road, Prosser. The tasting room is located on site at the vineyards. The hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Thursday to Sunday and by appointment. For more information visit domanicocellars.com or find the business on Facebook. Eatz Pizzeria & Deli is now open at 1308 Lee Blvd., Richland. The restaurant serves east coast style sub sandwiches and pizza. The hours are 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday. For more information call 509-943-2400 or find the business on Facebook. Evolution Knitwear has opened at 114 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. The business manufactures custom knitwear from natural fibers. The hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call 509579-0422 or visit evolutionknitwear.com for more information. The business is also on Facebook. Jewelry Design Center is now open at 1350 N. Louisiana St., Suite A, Kennewick. Jewelry Design Center is a full service

uMARIJUANA Licenses Benton County New Applications #1 Pot Shop, 215404 E. Bowles Road, Kennewick, has applied for a marijuana retailer and medical marijuana license. Fourdub, 22604 Hosko Road, Prosser, has applied for a marijuana producer tier 3 and marijuana processor license. WSQ at Burien LLC, 6713 W. Clearwater Ave., Unit D, Kennewick, has applied for a marijuana retailer license. Approved BLF North, 464 E. Badger Road, Ste. B, Benton City, has been approved for a marijuana producer tier 3 license. Sweet Dreams Gardens, 234805 E. Straight Bank Road, Ste. G, Kennewick, has been approved for a marijuana producer tier 2 license. Wamsterdam Farms, 43001 N. Griffin Road, Ste. C, Grandview, has been

jeweler offering custom design, manufacturing and repair. The hours are 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Saturday. For more information visit jewelrydesigncenter.com or call 509-579-0456. ADDITIONAL LOCATION Alvarez Auto Sales has opened a second location at 929 Aaron Drive, Richland. The hours are 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call 509237-7300 or visit alvarezautosales.com. Roasters Coffee has opened a new coffeehouse at 22 W. Carmichael Dr., Kennewick. The hours are 5 a.m. – 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 6 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more information visit roasterscoffee.net or find the business on Facebook. Sherwin-Williams Paint Store has opened a new location at 5109 N. Road 68, Suite C, Pasco. The hours are 7 a.m. – 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call 509545-0591 or visit www.sherwin-williams. com. MOVED Aagaard Fitness has moved to 135-C Vista Way, Kennewick. For more information call 509-987-7261 or visit aagaardfitness.net. The business is also on Facebook. Cougar Digital Marketing & Design has moved to 4001 Kennedy Road, Suite 5, West Richland. Call 509-491-1146 or visit cougardigitalmarketing.com for more information. The business is also on Facebook.

Get in Where You Fit In has moved to 3311 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite D214, Kennewick. For more information call 509-783-2343 or visit getinwhereyoufitinwa.bigcartel.com. The business is also on Facebook. Mad Mechanics has moved to 6205 W. Okanogan Ave., Kennewick. For more information call 509-783-3211 or visit madmechanicsllc.com. The business is also on Facebook. Platinum Automotive Services has moved to 532 S. Steptoe St., Kennewick. Call 509-528-5115 or visit www.platinumautotech.com for more information. Threads Consignment Boutique has moved to 127 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. For more information call 509-735-4370. Tri-Cities Orthotics & Prosthetics has moved to 317 Wellsian Way, Richland. Call 509-943-8561 or visit yakimaoandp. com for more information. Tru-Door Inc. has moved to 5601 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite 101, Kennewick. For more information call 509-545-8773 or visit tru-door.com. CLOSED Becky’s Household Consignment & Estate Sale Service at 1331 George Washington Way, Richland has closed.

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Around Town

In July, Kadlec Regional Medical Center’s President and Chief Executive, Lane Savitch (right), presented a $500,000 check to Columbia Basin College President Rich Cummins (left) for the new four-story, 72,600-square-foot Wortman Medical Science Center currently under construction in Richland. The center will be used for training CBC healthcare professionals and serve as a functional medical clinic treating patients through Kadlec’s Family Medicine Residency program. The check is the first installment of Kadlec’s $3 million investment to this partnership with CBC for the $17.7 million medical center.

The Children’s Reading Foundation hosted an Early Learning Conference in Pasco July 21-22. Dr. Dana Suskind, author of Thirty Million Words: Building a Child’s Brain delivered the keynote about the importance of early language exposure on the developing child and how to best put it into practice. She stands with Reading Foundation CEO Rick Donahoe. The Children’s Reading Foundation nonprofit was founded in 1996 with the vision that every child learns to read at grade level by the end of third grade. It is headquartered in Kennewick.

The city of West Richland broke ground in July on its new $6.5 million municipal services facility at the corner of Belmont Boulevard and Keene Road. With construction of the new city campus, the city is poised to market the Belmont Business District, which has the capacity to support an estimated 60,000 gross square feet of commercial floor area. Pictured from left are Councilman John Smart, Councilwoman Gail Brown, Mayor Brent Gerry and Councilman Richard Bloom.

Friends of Badger Mountain volunteers Kent Richert and John Friley place rocks on the bank of the Canyon Trail to prevent erosion by encouraging hikers to stay on trail. The trail, which is the most heavily used of the mountain’s four trails, gets refreshed every spring and fall in projects organized by the Friends of Badger Mountain. Volunteers constantly update, maintain and add new trails, including an official trail at the new Candy Mountain Preserve. To volunteer or for more information, visit friendsofbadger.org.

Call to Vendors

As an exhibitor, this one-day event is designed to showcase your products or services to hundreds of active and retired seniors, their families and caregivers. For more information call 509.737.8778 or visit srtimes.com Oct. 18, 2016 • 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Red Lion Hotel • 2525 N. 20th Ave. • Pasco, WA

FALL 2016

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