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Chaplaincy delays hospice project over rising costs By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

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Focus Magazine: Construction + Real Estate in the Tri-Cities

Business Profile

Pasco businesswoman discovers hidden cake decorating talent Page A31

Real Estate & Construction

New restaurant to take flight in Richland Page B1

NOTEWORTHY “I thought it was so interesting to see what businesses do to make money.” -Darcy Kooiker, a leading state tax accountant

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Chaplaincy Health Care is delaying construction of a 10-bed hospice house at the Richland Wye after construction estimates rose 30% past the $5 million price tag. The nonprofit intended to begin construction on a replacement for Chaplaincy Hospice House this fall at 1336 Spaulding Ave., near its Fowler Street administrative office. Instead, it will make updates to its existing hospice facility in Kennewick to extend its useful life by about five years. Costs coupled with Covid-related challenges to fundraising prompted the board to rethink the timing, said Tom Corley, a retired hospital executive who is serving as Chaplaincy’s second interim executive director. A nationwide search to replace Gary Castillo, who departed in the spring, is ongoing. Bob Rosselli, a board member who stepped in as interim, left in July. Chaplaincy hired Richland’s Bouten Construction, a veteran hospital builder, to assess the existing hospice building, which was constructed by volunteers in 1996 on West Entiat Avenue behind First Lutheran Church. Bouten will recommend repairs and updates to the board, along with cost estimates. The board will choose which to pursue. Corley and hospice staffers say the new building will serve a need, but the existing one remains useful and occupies a sacred space in the lives of patients and families facing death. “Hospice house is going to be here,” Corley said. He stressed that the new hospice is delayed, not canceled. Chaplaincy began contemplating the new building about four years ago. While the Kennewick hospice building is operational, it is about 25 years old and lacks the hospital-grade touches required in modern medical settings. Updates to the Americans with Disabilities Act are always a challenge in older buildings, Corley said. The board looked at the costs and the estiuCHAPLAINCY, Page A8

Photo by Kristina Lord Tim Morris, owner of Headstones by Cemetery Tim, sets a headstone at Pasco’s City View Cemetery with help from Gilbert Sanchez. His eye-catching branded pickup is parked behind him.

Cemetery Tim keeps memories alive in stone at the graveyard By Kristina Lord

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The proprietor of Headstones by Cemetery Tim makes death look cool. That’s what some of his clients have told him over the years. But Tim Morris isn’t trying to look cool. He’s going for approachable. His headstone company is based in Yakima but he recently opened a showroom in downtown Pasco. His front door at 325 W. Lewis St. features a caricature of him leaning around a tombstone engraved with the words, “The Headstone Whisperer.” There’s a welcome mat with the same logo. It’s also branded on his shirt. His Ram pickup is emblazoned with red

lettering, touting his business’ offerings: layaway options, service to all cemeteries, custom design work and his large social media presence. “I can’t tell you how many people pull out their phone and start recording my truck on their phone,” he said. Morris’ headstone-making business has been featured on several nationwide news outlets, including TMZ, BET and New York Daily News, because he’s designed extravagant grave markers for celebrities. His goal when he started the business five years ago was to be approachable. He wasn’t interested in being a buttoned-up, serious cemetery guy. “I feel blessed to be where I am right now. Through hard work and determination, things uCEMETERY TIM, Page A13

Farmers Exchange changes owners as fourth – and fifth – generations step in By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Farmers Exchange, the iconic purveyor of lawnmowers, chainsaws, trimmers, animal feed and garden supplies, has passed to a new generation. Christopher Ingersoll, great grandson of one of the original owners of the Kennewick business, bought it from his uncle, Keith Silliman, in a deal that closed Oct. 1. Silliman said he was thrilled to pass it to the next generation and pledged to support his nephew any way he can to ensure its continued success. The transfer included the $1.25 million sale of Farmers Exchange buildings and land at 215 W. Canal Drive as well as on North Benton Street. Ingersoll is the fourth generation of the

Silliman family to lead the store, founded in 1923 in the parking lot of Washington Hardware as a spot for farmers to exchange goods and services. Emerald Ambrose Silliman became a partner in 1930 and would sell it to his son, Clint, in 1948. Clint’s brother Ken Silliman joined shortly after that, after serving as a photographer in the Air Force curing the Korean War era. Keith bought out his father, Ken, in 1997. Ken Silliman, his son and grandson noted, didn’t know the meaning of the word “retirement.” He worked in the store until three weeks before his death earlier this year at 89. As Keith Silliman transitions out, he uFARMERS EXCHANGE, Page A4

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Amazon confirms massive WSU Tri-Cities inks $25K distribution plans for Pasco lease for Walter Clore Center fulfillment, in a press release. “Pasco offers a talented workforce, and we look Amazon Inc. confirmed Sept. 16 that forward to growing employment in the it will open two distribution centers, Tri-City region.” each more than 1 million square feet, on Project Oyster will fulfill orders for South Road 40 East, north of Sacajawea household goods, books, toys and techState Park in Pasco. nology. The Tri-Cities Area Journal of BusiProject Pearl will fulfill orders for ness first reported the news of the mas- larger items such as paper goods, pet sive projects in its August edition. At food and supplies, patio furniture, baby the time, Seattle-based Amazon did not strollers and outdoor sports equipment, respond to questions seeing to confirm including kayaks, that it was the tenskis and fishing ant for at least one gear. of the buildings. “The city of “Pasco offers a Since then, AmaPasco welcomes zon announced it talented workforce, these new Amazon plans to occupy both facilities to our diproperties and will and we look verse and growing employ more than business commu1,500 people. That forward to growing nity,” said Pasco is 300 more than the employment in the job figures outlined City Manager Dave in documents for Zabell, in the press Tri-City region.” the two warehouses, release. “Amazon which were submit-Alicia Boler Davis, senior brings great jobs ted for review under vice president of global with attractive pay Washington’s State customer fulfillment, and benefit packEnvironmental PolAmazon Inc. ages as well as icy Act this spring. pathways to longerThe city of Pasco term careers. These has approved varifacilities will proous permits for the first project worth vide opportunity and help working famimore than $226 million, including $13 lies across our region.” million for grading. Bellevue-based Ryan Development The two warehouses were referred is the builder for the project. It began to under the code names Project Oyster site work on the first warehouse, Project and Project Pearl, with Oyster to the east of South Road 40 East and Pearl on the Oyster, earlier this summer. The second, Project Pearl, has not begun. west. Amazon said it will begin hiring for “We’re excited to open two new, stateof-the-art facilities in the city of Pasco,” the new distribution centers in 2022. said Alicia Boler Davis, Amazon’s se- Amazon said wages will start at $18 an nior vice president of global customer hour. By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

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WSU Tri-Cities is setting up camp in Prosser. The school has agreed to lease the closed Walter Clore Wine & Culinary Center from the Port of Benton for $25,000 a year. It will use it for wine and culinary education. The port originally built the 15,000-square-foot facility in 2014 to showcase the state’s wine industry. It was named for the late father of the Washington wine industry and operated by the private nonprofit. The Clore Center board notified the port it would shut down in October 2020 and formally closed in December 2020. The port ruled out selling the property and cast about for a new tenant. “WSU’s alignment with regional wine and culinary education is indisputable and we’re delighted to take this next step with them in ensuring Dr. Clore’s memory is honored,” Diahann Howard, executive director for the port, said in a statement. Miles Thomas, the port’s economic development director, said the building is in good condition, and the port will retain responsibility for maintenance. It has a tasting room, event space and educational center as well as some kitchen facilities. It is at 2140A Wine Country Road, near the Interstate 82 interchange. WSU and the port signed the one-year deal in July and announced it Sept. 16. The agreement can be renewed for oneyear terms and terminated with 30 days’ notice by either party. As part of the agreement with the port, WSU Tri-Cities will offer two to four community educational programs each month to help the port comply with terms

of a $2 million federal Economic Development Administration grant that helped build it in the first place. The EDA grant is closed but has a standing provision that the facility be used for its original purpose – as a wine and culinary center. The nonprofit Clore Center borrowed $150,000 from the Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund. It defaulted on the loan, which has been written off. The port was not a party to the HAEIF loan taken out by the prior tenant, Thomas said. In late 2020, the chairman of the Clore Center board said it was difficult to use the property as an educational showcase when so many wineries had opened their own tasting rooms. It retooled its operations, but the Covid-19 pandemic and long-term shutdowns disrupted the plans and forced it out of business. As the new tenant, WSU will promote the work of the Prosser Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center, as well as its own wine programs in Richland. It also agreed to help archive, catalog and display Clore’s personal notes, items and materials, which must remain on site. “We are elated to offer programming that will not only educate individuals about the history of Washington state wine, but also provide sensory and other hands-on experiences that will allow individuals to do a deep dive into all that Washington wine has to offer,” said WSU Tri-Cities Chancellor Sandra Haynes in a news release. Byron Marlow, associate professor of hospitality and wine and beverage business management and WSU’s Don Smith, distinguished professor, will oversee educational programming at the center.

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said it was a wonderful place to spend his working life. He drew a paycheck from Farmers Exchange from the age of 15. “I have had a wonderful time,” said Silliman, who together with his significant other, Lisa, plans to travel and settle into semi-retirement. Their first grandchild is due in the spring, said Lisa, the store’s longest-serving employee. Ingersoll, like his mother, his uncle and his grandfather before him, grew up at Farmers Exchange as well, though not always for the right reasons. He was prone to getting in trouble at school – he went through Park Middle School and then Kennewick High. His mother worked at the family store, so his grandfather would fetch him from school and bring him back, assigning chores as punishment. It happened “more than it should have,” said Ingersoll. He graduated from Kennewick High and left the Tri-Cities to attend college and serve in the Air Force, where, like his grandfather, he served as a photographer. After his discharge, he finished a degree in communications at Oregon State University, worked briefly for the Bend Bulletin and moved to New York for a Veterans Administration post. He returned to the Northwest as an emergency services manager for the Oregon Military Department. He and his family were happy in Salem. But when he heard his uncle talk about selling Farmers Exchange so he could retire, the tug of home pulled him back to Kennewick. He and wife Nicole have five children, with two younger children now at Kennewick High. Both work at Farmers Ex-

uBUSINESS BRIEF Indian Eyes LLC owner dies at age 59

The Hanford contracting community is mourning the death of Roxie Schescke, owner and founder of Indian Eyes LLC. Schescke, 59, died in West Richland. The woman- and Native Americanowned firm she led is a successful federal contractor that provides human resources, staffing, project management and other services. Its offices are in Pasco. The business will continue to operate. Officials said they are working through

Photo by Wendy Culverwell Christopher Ingersoll is the fourth-generation owner of Farmers Exchange in downtown Kennewick. Ingersoll purchased the business from his uncle, Keith Silliman, in a deal that closed Oct. 1.

change, putting the fifth generation on the scene. Ingersoll said he has no major plans to alter the customer-focused approach that has helped Farmers Exchange compete successfully against the big box retailers and their massive garden centers. A recent visit to Toro headquarters confirmed Farmers Exchange sells more Toro-branded mowers in the market than its competitors, Ingersoll said. He will spend the first few years learning the ropes and getting to know the 30 to 35 employees. Farmers Exchange launched in 1923 or 1924 as a literal farmers exchange in a downtown Kennewick parking lot. By 1930, the first Silliman was a partner and the business moved into its longtime home on Canal Drive.

The building, constructed in 1912, was built as a literal stock exchange. Cattle traded in the basement. When Ken and Kent Silliman took over in the 1950s, it shifted its focus to the growing middle class and its endless appetite for items for their gardens, from plants to power mowers, chainsaws and trimmers. It retains its farm atmosphere but serves Tri-Cities customers through three lines of business. The feed, fertilizer and seed business is housed in the original building, the power equipment in a former auto repair shop across the parking lot and the nursery is in the rear. “In the future, we’ll see where it goes,” Ingersoll said.

the details of a continuity plan but couldn’t immediately comment on what the future will hold for the company. Born in Oklahoma and reared in Nebraska, Schescke belonged to the Lakota people and was also known as Tacina Waste Win. She and husband Tim Schescke formed Indian Eyes LLC in Colorado in 2005. The couple spent two years in New Orleans working to rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina. In the Tri-Cities, they pursued federal contracts at the Hanford site. She won countless awards for her business leadership and served on a board

for the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Schescke was active in the community, raising money for children’s organizations and for programs that benefit Tribal youth. Indian Eyes, named for her grandmother’s nickname for her as a child, is accepting memorial donations to pay for school supplies for Native American children. In addition to her husband, she is survived by four children and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held Sept. 17 at Einan’s at Sunset Funeral Home in Richland.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Minimum wage rises to $14.49 and hour in 2022

The minimum wage in Washington state rises to $14.49 an hour on Jan. 1. The state Department of Labor and Industries calculated the new wage based on the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The new wage represents a 5.83% increase over the 2020 rate. Minimum wage applies to workers age 16 and over. Under law, employers can pay workers ages 14-15 85% of the minimum wage, which will be $12.32 in 2022. The cities of Seattle and SeaTac have set higher wages. For salaried workers who are exempt from overtime, the minimum pay rises to $52,743 in 2022, or 1.75 times the minimum wage.

Easterday sentencing delayed to January

A federal judge has delayed sentencing for Cody Allen Easterday of Easterday Farm and Easterday Ranches so he can participate in the bankruptcy and liquidation of its extensive properties. Judge Stanley Bastion rescheduled the sentencing for Easterday, of Mesa, to Jan. 24, 2022, from Oct. 5., in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington on Sept. 15. Federal

prosecutors did not oppose the request. Easterday led the Pasco-based farming and ranching business founded by his grandfather. He faces a potential 20-year sentence after he pleaded guilty to criminal charges he defrauded Tyson Foods Inc. and CME Group Inc. of more than $244 million through a stunning “ghost-cattle” scheme to cover $200 million in commodity futures contracts trading losses he incurred on behalf of Easterday Ranches. Tyson sued in January in Franklin County Superior Court after it learned that 200,000 cattle on its books did not exist. The Department of Justice said Easterday defrauded the CME Group Inc.,

which operates a financial derivatives exchange, by twice submitting falsified paperwork that led CME to exempt Easterday Ranches from position limits in live cattle futures contracts. Easterday, together with Debby Easterday and Karen Easterday, resigned as officers of the company when the scheme was revealed and placed it in the control of Paladin Management Group LLC, a Nevada restructuring firm that placed it in Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to protect it from creditors. In a petition seeking the delay, Easterday said liquidating the business is a complex process. “Mr. Easterday’s continued participation and cooperation to accomplish

the liquidation, surrender and delivery of assets prior to year-end,” he argued. Most of the company’s farm holdings have sold. Farmland Reserve Inc., a Utah-based arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, submitted the winning $209 million bid for more than 22,500 acres of Easterday-owned farmland in Benton County during a June bankruptcy auction. Farmland beat the next highest bidder, a limited liability company led by Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, by $1 million. Easterday is represented in the criminal matter by Carl J. Oreskovich, an attorney with Etter, McMahon, Lamberson, Van Wert & Oreskovich, P.C. in Spokane.

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DATEBOOK OCTOBER 19

• Senior Times Expo Drive-thru: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Southridge Sports & Events Complex, 2901 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick. Get a goody bag filled with vendor products and information in our drive-thru lane. • Franklin County Commission: 9 a.m. Details at co.franklin.wa.us/ commissioners/meeting.php. • Benton County Commission: 9 a.m. Details at co.benton.wa.us/ agenda.aspx.

OCTOBER 20

• Tri-Cities Regional Chamber of Commerce, “State of the Cities” virtual luncheon: Noon. Register at web. tricityregionalchamber.com/events. • CBC & WSU Tri-Cities Virtual Career Fair: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Details at columbiabasin.edu/calendar.

OCTOBER 21

• Columbia Basin Badger Club, “Critical Race Theory”: Noon-1:15 p.m. via Zoom. Details at cbbc.clubexpress.com.

• PTAC Workshop: Teaming Partnerships in Government Contracting: 9-10 a.m. Online meeting. Details at washingtonptac. ecenterdirect.com/events.

Understanding Business Financials:” 7:30 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Details at web.tricityregionalchamber.com/ events.

OCTOBER 22

• Columbia Industries, “Evening of Miracles”: 5:30-8:30 p.m, Red Lion Hotel, 1101 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick. Tickets and sponsorship information available at bit.ly/eom-2021. • Port of Pasco Commission: 10:30 a.m. Details at portofpasco. org/about-us/port-commission.

• Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Annual Gala Dinner: 6-9 p.m., Pasco Red Red Lion., 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Details at tchispanicchamber.com/ events. • Coffee with Karl: 9-10 a.m., webinar with president and CEO of TRIDEC Karl Dye and guest. Facebook.com/tcdevcouncil.

OCTOBER 26

• Franklin County Commission: 9 a.m. Details at co.franklin.wa.us/ commissioners/meeting.php. • Benton County Commission: 9 a.m. Details at co.benton.wa.us/ agenda.aspx.

OCTOBER 28

• Tri-Cities Regional Chamber of Commerce, “Ask the Experts:

OCTOBER 29

• Coffee with Karl: 9-10 a.m., webinar with president and CEO of TRIDEC Karl Dye and guest. Facebook.com/tcdevcouncil.

NOVEMBER 2

• Franklin County Commission: 9 a.m. Details at co.franklin.wa.us/ commissioners/meeting.php. • Benton County Commission: 9 a.m. Details at co.benton.wa.us/ agenda.aspx.

NOVEMBER 4

• Boys and Girls Club of Benton and Franklin Counties, “Dinner with Friends featuring Jackie Joyner-Kersee”: 6-9 p.m. Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Details at greatclubs.org/events/ dwf.

NOVEMBER 5

• Coffee with Karl: 9-10 a.m., webinar with president and CEO of TRIDEC Karl Dye and guest. Facebook.com/tcdevcouncil.

NOVEMBER 6 & 7

• Fundraiser for the Windermere Children’s Theatre, “Celebrating 50 years of Tapestry: A tribute to Carole King”: 8 p.m. Nov. 6 and 3 p.m. Nov. 7. Windermere Children’s Theatre, 213 Wellsian Way, Richland. Tickets available at academyofchildrenstheatre.org.

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OPINION OUR VIEW What a difference a year makes By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

It’s time for the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business’ deep dive into all things related to construction and real estate. Readers will find the 64-page Focus magazine inserted in this month’s edition of the paper. It is a strikingly different publication than issue we published in 2020, when coronavirus shutdowns were altering the landscape. What a difference a year makes. Last year, residential growth was booming against a pandemic backdrop. This year, it is booming even more. In the first eight months of 2021, homebuilders pulled permits for 1,200 single-family homes, 200 more than a year ago. New and existing homes sell like hotcakes, fueled by low-interest rates, job growth and a continued shortage. The change is even more striking in the commercial real estate sector which bore the uncertainty of the shutdowns as working-from-home schedules emptied offices and stay-home orders closed stores and restaurants. In the first eight months of this year, local authorities authorized $440 million in non-residential work, about $20 million more than a year ago. The $20 million difference hides a changing landscape. The big news in 2020 included the tail end of bond-funded school construction and a smattering of larger projects launched prior to the pandemic: cold storage in Pasco, a railside grain facility in Richland and Park Place

apartment-and-retail project at 650 George Washington Way in Richland. This year, it is a whole new ball game. The private sector is booming and permit activity is picking up. After deadline for the Focus magazine, Pasco authorized permits valued at more than $226 million for one project alone – distribution warehouses for Amazon Inc. near Sacajawea State Park. Private investment is driving the surge with some of the biggest names in food manufacturing and retail making midpandemic commitments to the Tri-Cities. Costco Inc. is close to confirming its newest store. Darigold Inc. plans a milk drying plant. Joel Bouchey of Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors said private investment is ascendant, at least, until local school districts launch new bond requests to keep up with a growing population – more than 300,000 these days. In Washington, D.C., lawmakers are negotiating over the Build Back Better plan, a $3.5 trillion, 10-year infrastructure spending package that could turbocharge public investment in roads, bridges and a whole lot more. The continuing housing shortage threatens one of the region’s key selling points, its affordable housing. As Lola Franklin, president of the Tri-City Association of Realtors, said, homebuilders have their work cut out: “It’s not a crisis, but it is cause for alarm. Everyone is leaning on builders to build as fast as they can.”

Inslee’s natural gas ban is bad for prices, environment Gov. Jay Inslee’s end run around the state Legislature banning natural gas in new homes and commercial buildings is a bad idea. Even though the Legislature adjourned last spring without passing his bill, he unveiled building codes which would accomplish the same thing by fiat. Inslee’s proposed regulations forbid the use of fossil fuels for heating and hot water in new structures. Prohibiting natural gas is expensive for home and building owners, many of whom installed energy efficient natural gas heat pumps and tank-less water heaters. “When Bellingham considered banning natural gas heating, we estimated the policy would cost more than $80 to reduce each metric ton (MT) of CO2.

This is more than eight times the going rate for carbon dioxide-reducing projects readily available on the market,” wrote Todd Myers of Don C. Brunell the Washington Business analyst Policy Center. GUEST COLUMN Higher costs are passed on to ratepayers and consumers. “Adding regulations that micromanage how those goals are met is counterproductive, essentially overriding the state’s new cap-and-trade law designed to allow individuals and businesses to find the most effective ways to reduce uBRUNELL, Page A10

What will it take to double Washington’s manufacturing sector? Manufacturing is a bedrock of the state’s economy. It accounts for more than 300,000 jobs and approximately 11% of the state’s total economic output. Those jobs tend to pay above average, too, with an average salary of $80,000. That’s good news, but imagine what it would mean for Washington’s economy if the state doubled the number of manufacturing jobs. What would it mean for communities? What would it mean for young people looking to build a career? What would it mean for families? Every October, the Association of Washington Business hits the road in a custom-wrapped bus and tours the state’s manufacturers to call attention to the state’s manufacturing economy. This year, part of the message we’re taking on the road is about House Bill 1170, also known as the Washington BEST Manufacturing Act. The bill, which was approved unanimously by the Legislature this year, calls for a doubling of Washington’s manufacturing jobs over the next 10 years, along with a doubling of the number of manufacturing firms owned by women and people of color. It is an ambitious and inspiring goal. Achieving it won’t be easy. If we’re going to have a chance of achieving it, here are some areas that Washington will need to address: • Protect and continue to invest in Washington’s core competitive advantages. One of Washington’s strongest

competitive strengths has been energy costs, which have historically been among the lowest in the nation. Losing this competiKris Johnson tive advantage Association of would hurt the Washington state’s long-term Business competitiveness. GUEST COLUMN Policymakers should continue to ensure this low-cost advantage while not compromising on clean energy and renewable energy objectives. • Prioritize infrastructure investments. Washington has more than $222 billion in unaddressed infrastructure needs, ranging from transportation, energy, water and communications systems. The state should focus on funding these projects to protect and preserve the manufacturing sector’s long-term competitive strengths in Washington state. • Continually benchmark Washington’s tax incentives to ensure the state is competitive in comparison to other states. The state should periodically assess how it performs in relation to other states in areas of tax rates and tax incentives in the manufacturing sector. Benchmark Washington’s tax rates to make sure tax policies remain competitive relative to other states. uJOHNSON, Page A10

Let’s re-imagine the road ahead in education It’s been more than a year since the Babb Road Fire scorched over 15,000 acres south of Spokane. The rebuilding process is underway, Tonya Drake signaling hope WGU Washington for a bright future for those who GUEST COLUMN still call that area home. In the wake of that devastating yet transformative event, they are creating a new possible. For the past year and half, we have been living through another transformative event – one that will surely impact our lives beyond the foreseeable future. The effects of the Covid-19 crisis have

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moved slowly at times and struck suddenly at others. Exactly what life will look like on the other side of the pandemic remains uncertain, but the Mark David reality is there is WGU Washington no going “back GUEST COLUMN to normal.” We will see lasting changes in how we manage our health, do work and approach education. Indeed, the entire education sector is facing one of its most significant tests ever, and to pass this test we must resist reactionary traditionalism and instead conuEDUCATION, Page A11

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CHAPLAINCY, From page A1 mated life of the building and concluded it made more sense to build than to renovate. Staff look forward to having more room for families, private bathrooms for patients, a commercial kitchen and cooking facilities for families and in-room equipment such as oxygen that the future building will offer. Chaplaincy raised money to support the project and purchased a 2.6-acre site at the Port of Kennewick’s Spaulding Business Park in early 2020. It was to be a centerpiece for Chaplaincy’s golden anniversary this year. Chaplaincy formed in 1971 to provide chaplains of all faiths to the community. Four local churches sponsored the un-

dertaking. Today, 31 churches support its mission to provide spiritual support the community. Hospice is one aspect of that. It incorporated in 1974 and accepted its first hospice patient in 1981. It has touched thousands of Tri-City families. In late September, hospice was serving 136 patients in home settings and three at the hospice house. The census was low because half of its five rooms were closed off while a new HVAC system was installed. Cancer is the most common reason patients seek hospice. Others include Lou Gehrig’s disease and heart, lung and liver disease. It is also supporting pandemic victims, though most have underlying conditions exacerbated by Covid. Hospice house offers a respite for caregivers, with patients staying up to five

Courtesy Chaplaincy Health Care A 30% increase in the cost of construction prompted Chaplaincy Health Care to temporarily shelve construction of a 10-bed hospice house at the Richland Wye.

days. It also provides in-patient care for those who need intensive treatment to manage pain.

It provides supportive care rather than treatment to patients with a terminal diagnosis and an estimate of six months or less to live. Chaplaincy’s mission also includes providing chaplains to local hospitals, jails and the Benton-Franklin Juvenile Justice Center in Kennewick. It supports those who are grieving, including youth through its Cork’s Place setting. In mid-September, Chaplaincy sent grief specialists to Pasco to support students and staff at Longfellow Elementary after the inexplicable murder of a school bus driver in front of his 35 elementary school passengers. When the time is right, the new building is nearly ready to submit for building permits. ALSC Architects of Spokane and Knutzen Engineering of Kennewick created plans, which are more than 99% complete. At Spaulding Street, archaeological test pits were dug to scrutinize the land for Native American remains or artifacts. The future hospice will be accessed via Denver Street, with a secondary driveway on Spaulding shared with Cherry Creek Mortgage. The 12,113-square-foot building will have 10 rooms – the same as the current building – with room to add 10 more in a future 8,500-square-foot wing. This spring, Chaplaincy submitted plans for review under the Washington State Environmental Review Act program, or SEPA. The project won’t adversely impact the environment, the review found. Chaplaincy Health previously curtailed programs as the Covid-19 pandemic affected fee-paying services that supported other programs. In late 2020, it made the “gut wrenching” decision to stop offering palliative care, which is not covered by Medicare. Those services ended in December. In 2020, Chaplaincy served 1,131 hospice patients and their families, 437 palliative care patients and 279 children and teens through Cork’s Place. The pandemic also curtailed activities, including its reliance on volunteers. It will, however, hold its primary fundraiser of the year, in November, although it had to cancel plans for an in-person event at the Three Rivers Convention Center. A virtual Lighting the Path breakfast fundraiser is set for 7:30-8:30 a.m. Nov. 9. To support chaplaincy, operations and construction, go to chaplaincyhealthcare. org/lighting-the-path.

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carbon dioxide emissions,” Myers said. The natural gas ban was initiated by Berkeley city leaders in 2019. The idea spread quickly to Seattle. Switching from natural gas to electricity is complicated and will impact everyone. Natural gas dependency is widespread. More than 95% of our everyday products are derived from or powered by natural gas. “It’s a big industry because it provides warmth for about 1.2 million residences. There’s 107,000 commercial buildings and 3,500 industrial buildings that are working under clean, efficient, reliable natural gas. Plus, it fires about 11% of our electricity grid. So you’re talking a very large labor force,” said state Rep.

Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy. For example, one-third of Clark Public Utilities electricity is generated at the River Road natural gas-fired generating plant. Clark PUD provides power to more than 203,000 customers in Vancouver and throughout Clark County. Puget Sound Energy is our state’s largest energy utility providing electric power to more than one million customers. PSE also generates one-third of its electricity at nine natural gas-fired power plants. Nationally, natural gas produced the most electricity in 2020 – more than 40%. Renewables, including hydro, wind and solar, accounted for 20%. At present, electricity is affordable in Washington but adding natural gas replacement costs is extremely expen-

sive and will drive power rates higher for families, medical facilities, schools, factories and businesses. In 2019, Washington had the fourthlowest average electricity retail prices in the nation, while 56% of the state’s households used electricity as their primary home heating fuel. Getting to total electricity dependency is difficult especially if the Lower Snake River dams are breached. While natural gas electrical generation is important, natural gas availability is vital to some smaller communities. For example, the cities of Enumclaw and Ellensburg are the natural gas providers to nearly 9,000 customers. Renewable natural gas from farms, garbage landfills and waste conversion systems feed gas into the current pipeline

system. That gas would otherwise be released into the atmosphere. Finally, switching to cleaner burning natural gas has improved our air quality. The Environmental Protection Agency released its new Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks. It shows that annual greenhouse gas emissions from the natural gas distribution system declined 69% from 1990 to 2019. During this same period, natural gas utility companies added more than 788,000 miles of pipeline to serve 21 million more customers. The good news is the backlash. Opponents to banning natural gas helped pass laws in four states — Arizona, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Washington should do the same. 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. He can be contacted at theBrunells@msn.com. JOHNSON, From page A7 • Review Washington’s existing regulatory system and determine areas of improvement. A 2015 state auditor’s report laid out areas where Washington can improve the ease by which businesses comply with state regulations. This report should be updated and be followed with a strategy for implementing the report’s recommendations. As part of this process, each year Washington should convene a panel of manufacturing businesses to understand the challenges and hurdles to new investment due to regulatory compliance and permitting processes. • Invest in the next-generation workforce. Even before the pandemic, a shortage of qualified workers was a challenge for Washington manufacturers. Like so many things, the pandemic served to exacerbate workforce challenges, making it more important than ever that employers, educators and state officials work together to inspire young people to pursue manufacturing careers and ensure they receive the education they need to enter the workforce. There is no single answer, but addressing those five areas will help give Washington a chance of doubling its manufacturing base in the next decade. Can Washington really double its manufacturing base in the next 10 years? Let’s hope so. When manufacturing thrives, Washington thrives. Kris Johnson is president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s chamber of commerce and manufacturers association.

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Gravis Law expands into rural powerhouse By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Gravis Law PLLC, a Richland-based firm with 48 attorneys in multiple offices, is positioning itself as a national brand bringing legal services to underserved rural communities. In January, it completed a transaction to bring the legal team from a Kennewick firm, Hames, Anderson, Whitlow and O’Leary, into the business. The move gives Gravis an office in downtown Kennewick, 601 W. Kennewick Ave. A limited liability corporation held by Brett Spooner, founder and CEO of Gravis, bought the building for about $770,000. It is the second Tri-City location for Gravis and the 17th overall. It has offices in Washington, Idaho, Montana, Michigan EDUCATION, From page A7 front confusion, learn together and bring forward the good work of so many so that together we can reimagine a new possible. First, we must address the confusion that has arisen as schools were vacated and dedicated teachers and leaders were forced to invent a different mode of delivery and support on the fly. What Washington teachers and school leaders bravely did was adopt an emergency strategy for remote learning, and we applaud them. However, there is a sea of difference between emergency-remote learning in this scenario and the highly engaging, highquality digital learning and support found in the best online and blended learning that talented education professionals have been developing and delivering for the last 20 years. Confusing emergency-remote learning with the best of digital learning is like equating a life raft with a luxury liner. They both float and they both may get you to shore, but the experience for those aboard is going to be vastly different. Most challenging is that this problematic conflation confuses our conversations and pushes people back into a reactive “get back to normal” mindset than forward into what could be possible by thoughtfully and effectively blending the best of learning modes and models in the months and years to come. Second, with this distinction in mind, today is the day to look to what we know about what works and what doesn’t in inperson, online and hybrid learning. There are strong organizations that have been continuously improving and advancing this practice for decades, including Western Governors University, Quality Matters, the Aurora Institute, and the universities and education leaders in Washington — the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges and state Department of Commerce, which added remote hotspots to increase access to high-speed internet. On top of that, we saw some incredibly inventive and effective innovations from the heroic efforts of many who experimented successfully during the pandemic with gradeless assessment, new learning and engagement strategies, and inventive

and Florida. The Kennewick expansion brought bankruptcy attorneys Bill Hames and John O’Leary to Gravis along with Tim Anderson, a litigator. Randi Johnson, principal and chief communications officer, said the move helps position Gravis as a national firm for two of its federal practice areas – bankruptcy and social security disability. She brought her social security disability practice to Gravis about a year ago as well. The firm’s legal offerings also include business, estate planning and probate, family law, personal injury, tax law and more. Its growing size and expertise mean clients for one service have better access to others within the same organization. If a client fighting for social security disability benefits needs to file for bankruptcy,

Gravis can handle it. “Now I don’t have to send them somewhere else. I can just say, ‘Talk to my guy John O’Leary,’ ” Johnson said. “We can be their team.” The move is part of Gravis’ larger effort to uncomplicate the law and bring services to rural markets. Despite the jokes about a lawyer glut, rural areas struggle with lack of access. The problem is exacerbated by declining law school enrollment and retirements. Smalland mid-sized law offices that did not recruit a new generation to take over simply close. “It’s a weird thing to say there is a shortage of lawyers,” Johnson said. “In many midsized and rural areas, those small- to midsize firms are all those communities had. You have whole areas and communi-

ties without access to legal services. “What we’re aiming to do, our vision is, how can we meet those folks where they are in the most efficient, least complicated way possible.” While Gravis operates offices in a diverse group of states, it embraces technology to expand its reach. “The traditional experience for someone who goes to interact with a law firm is they make an appointment and go have a conversation in a conference room. There’s lots of face to face,” Johnson said. “This has made us more accessible to someone who might be two to four hours from their nearest city or courthouse. They can turn on their computer and get a doc to review and e-sign.”

outreach to close the continuing and deeply problematic digital divide. It is time to reflect on and leverage what we have learned, both over a long history of quality online and blended education and from the inspiring innovations from the teachers and leaders responding to the Covid crisis at hand. With less confusion and more learning, we can use this time to rethink and reimagine our teaching and leading, and our education policies and practices. We can’t cobble digital technologies and new assessment strategies onto what ex-

isted before without first clearing out what wasn’t working and getting a strategic plan for sustainability and scalability going forward. By coming together to vision what is possible and working together to design what we want to bring forward, we can become better and stronger than we were before the crisis. Over-simplified arguments about in-class instruction vs. online need to be tabled so we can thoughtfully explore more practical and less polarized conversations that take advantage of all the tools and techniques available to us at this important

time in education’s history. Indeed, to rise to this new moment and this challenge, we must embrace a commitment to doing the hard work of visioning and building out a new possible. We’ve shown we can emerge from a transformative event, adapt, and thrive – and we can do it again. Tonya Drake is the regional vice president, Northwest region, and chancellor of WGU Washington, and Mark David Milliron, is senior vice president and executive dean, WGU Teachers College.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 CEMETERY TIM, From page A1 have gone my way,” he said.

Approachable goals One way Morris tries to be approachable is in his pricing structure. Many businesses require half payment up front and half when the headstone is completed, he said. He allows his customers to make monthly payments. He got his start in the industry by working for three years as the manager of a Lower Valley cemetery before he went into business for himself. “I wanted to work with families on my own,” he said. He started in Toppenish but outgrew that space and opened a showroom and workshop in Yakima two years ago. His Pasco showroom opened four months ago. He’s currently working on about 500 headstones. He employs a team of seven on a contractual basis. His wife, Alma Morris, co-owns the business. He calls her Mrs. Cemetery Tim. He planned to open in Pasco next year, but when he drove by the vacant building and saw the “for lease” sign, he checked it out. The former beauty salon came with chandelier light fixtures and didn’t need significant remodeling – it was perfect, he said. His mom also lives in the Tri-Cities. Morris said he’s in the business of helping families remember their loved ones with style – a style of their choosing. His headstones sometimes feature vibrant photos of the deceased. Families can choose from an array of designs, ala cart style. There are 300 or so to scroll through at

CemeteryTim.com. And if you can’t find what you’re looking for, Morris works with artists who can customize any design using laser etching and sandblasting techniques. The Chavez and Cardenas family said Cemetery Tim came highly recommended. Alexandria Chavez of Kennewick and her aunts, Idalia Cardenas and Maria Cardenas, both of Pasco, arranged fresh flowers on a recent Friday morning at the newly installed headstone for Virginia Cardenas, Chavez’s mom and her aunts’ sister, at Pasco’s City View Cemetery. She died Oct. 29, 2020, from cancer at age 61. They gushed over her headstone, saying they were surprised how big it was. “The bigger the better. The price was good. It’s gorgeous. It’s beautiful. Pictures don’t do it justice,” Chavez said.

Headstone maker for the stars As he got back to work, his phone pinged with a message from a member of the hip hop group N.W.A. wanting to know how much his headstones cost. Morris said it’s a difficult question to answer because every headstone is different. The engravings differ. The designs differ. The kinds of granite differ. Prices can range from a few hundred dollars up to a few thousand. Cemetery Tim offers prepayment plans for headstones. It’s important to plan ahead because it’s hard on families to make decisions “at the toughest time of their life,” after a death, he said. “It’s something you’ve got to face. We are all born and we are guaranteed to also pass away,” he said. The business has been getting a lot of attention from celebrities and their families.

The first request came from a daughter of Eazy-E, a California rapper from the hip hop group N.W.A., who died in 1995. “I grew up listening to him,” Morris said. “It made the hair stand up on the back of my arm when she called.” The late rapper needed a new tombstone at the Rose Hill Cemetery in Whittier, California. The replacement corrected his date of birth and was decidedly more modern with color photos honoring the “The Godfather of Gangsta Rap.” It was unveiled on what would have been Eazy-E’s 55th birthday in 2019. Morris’ other famous clients include Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes of the hip hop group TLC, rapper Nate Dogg and Tijuana singer Jimmy Gonzalez, among others. Snoop Dogg’s cousin called Morris to design a headstone for his mom. Morris told him that he’d do it under one condition: if he got a chance to meet his uncle, the famous rapper and actor. Morris clearly enjoys telling this story, relaying details about how big Snoop’s house was and what it was like to meet the rap legend. “I’m not in LA. but I work with a lot of L.A. families,” he said. “We can ship all over the country.” Cemetery Tim got a celebrity endorsement from the late Tommy Debo Lister, a former professional wrestler turned actor who starred in the 1995 movie “Friday,” and alongside Bruce Willis in the 1997 movie “The Fifth Element.” “You really need to reach out to a company that cares about your loved ones. A headstone company that can be trusted – and that company is Cemetery Tim, The Headstone Whisperer,” said Lister, who also filmed a

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couple of TV commercials for Cemetery Tim in 2020. He died in December. Cemetery Tim recently was hired in late September to make a headstone for A.J. Johnson, who co-starred with Lister in “Friday.” “That’s the power of social media and the internet – where anybody can tap you on shoulder at any moment in time and say, ‘I just lost my husband or my whoever.’ Can you help me?’ ” Morris said. How does he feel to be designing headstones for famous people? It wasn’t part of his plan – but he’s embracing it. “It’s really surreal. I mean honestly, I put a lot of time, blood, sweat and tears into this company and I thought about it and thought about what I wanted to do to help families, and honestly the word is getting around. And that’s the blessing. You work hard and you get to reap benefits. You stay focused and you don’t give up,” he said. Morris recently flew from the Tri-Cities Airport to L.A. to meet with Johnson’s wife. “I’m going to sit down at the table with her and find out who A.J. was and what made him happy and what he would want on his headstone. I’m going to have a discussion with her and his kids, and we’ll come up with a concept for him,” he said. It’s no different from how he works with local families. “Every family to me is the same. If I can, I will come to the table for everybody,” he said. “I don’t care where you come from. I want to just help out when I can.” Search Headstones by Cemetery Tim: 325 W. Lewis St., Pasco; 509-380-0809; Cemeterytim.com.

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uBUSINESS BRIEFS Joyner-Kersee headlines Boys & Girls fundraiser

Rising auto thefts put state in top 10 for car losses

Washington state now ranks eight worst in the U.S. for auto thefts, no thanks to an increase of nearly 10%. Jackie Joyner-Kersee, considered the The National Insurance Crime Bureau greatest female athlete of the 20th century reports 37,465 vehicles were stolen in by Sports Illustrated, will headline a Nov. 4 dinner to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs Washington in 2020, up 9.6% from 2019. Vehicle theft is generally covered by comof Benton and Franklin Counties. prehensive insurance, less deductibles. Proceeds from the Dinner with Friends The crime bureau notes that auto thefts program will support local clubs. rose significantly across the U.S. in 2020 Joyner-Kersee is a six-time Olympic during the pandemic. Vehicle thefts are medalist. She belonged to the Boys & Girls the nation’s No. 1 property crime, with the Club of East St. Louis as a child and is a FBI estimated losses cost an estimated $6 champion of youth. billion in 2019 The program is from 6-9 p.m. at Three The industry group advises vehicle Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. owners and drivers to use its “four layers Sponsorships are available. Contact Adri- of protection” to guard against theft, or at least make it more difficult for a thief to anne Johnson at adrianne@greatclubs.org.

take it. The protections include common sense measures like locking your car, adding warning devices like light and sound auto alarm systems, using a steering wheel lock, adding an immobilizing device such as a fuse cut-off or kill switch, or using an onboard tracking device.

2021 Tri-Citian of the Year delayed to 2022

The Tri-Cities’ top civic honor is once again canceled because of Covid-19. Tri-Citian of the Year, which recognizes key leaders, has been postponed to May 3, 2022. It had been scheduled for Oct. 12. Organizers said rising Covid-19 cases in Benton and Franklin counties drove the decision, made in compliance with recommendations of the Benton-Franklin Health

District. Dave Retter of Retter & Company Sotheby’s International Realty and the previous winner will announce the next honoree at the 2022 event, which will be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.

Eastern Oregon Economic Summit delayed to 2022

The Eastern Oregon Economic Summit has been delayed to June 16-17 at Hermiston High School because of Covid-19 and the delta surge. The two-day event includes industry tours and is an opportunity for leaders from the public and private sectors to explore the economic potential of Eastern Oregon. Go to EasternOregonSummit.com.

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Fuse Fund restarts capital drive as pandemic inspires entrepreneurs which is well under the $10 million cap for investment vehicles its size. A grant through the Port of Benton paid for legal Fuse Fund is restarting its push to and other fees to get it off the ground. raise $2 million to invest in promising It identified both investors interested local companies after early pandemic in placing money in the fund and local shutdowns forced a slowdown. businesses in need of cash. The fund is operated by Fuse AdviThe pandemic slowed its work but did sors, a subsidiary of Richland’s Fuse not stop its work. SPC. Fuse SPC, housed at Richland’s “I’m really quite pleased with where Parkway, is a special purpose company we’re at given the period we’ve gone dedicated to providing space, mentors through in the past two years,” it said. and education to young companies in Its investments are typically on the Benton and Franklin counties. smaller side – $150,000 to $200,000 – “We never stood down. But we and are grouped with other investors. stopped actively fundraising because Conger said Fuse has committed about of the uncertainty,” $500,000 to date said Marty Conger, and called in about who retired as chief 40% of the money “Any company financial officer for investors pledged to Pacific Northwest its work. It has monthat’s going to go National Laboratory ey to invest. But and leads the fund’s $2 million will big, that’s what team of serial enbroaden its reach. we’re looking for.” trepreneurs: Brett “We still have Spooner, Ron Boncapacity to make in-Marty Conger inger, David Lippes vestments,” he said. of Fuse Fund and Megan Chalk. But more money It launched in means more investearly 2020 and had ments. nearly $1.5 million in commitments priThe minimum to participate in Fuse or to the pandemic. Fund is a $50,000 investment. The fund The goal is to provide investment is open to accredited investors, meaning capital in local businesses that have ex- those with annual incomes of $200,000 hausted early-stage capital such as sav- ($300,000 for married couples) and a net ings and contributions from family and worth of $1 million or more. friends. The Fuse Fund is an eight- to 10-year “Any company that’s going to go big, investment vehicle with the goal of turnthat’s what we’re looking for. We’re going a profit to investors while promoting ing to be a small investor,” Conger said. entrepreneurship and job development in To date, it has invested in Humming the community. Hemp of Richland, Carbitex of KenneConger said there’s no shortage of wick and Brooks, a Seattle-based firm worthy young companies. He said he that is opening an engineering office in was surprised by the number of busithe Tri-Cities. A “nexus” with the Tri- nesses that came to Fuse during the panCities is the key. demic. It has at least three solid candiFuse set a $2 million fund raising goal, dates under consideration. By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

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All three of its current investments are in companies that have successfully raised money elsewhere. Humming Hemp, led by Hilary Kelsay, makes hemp-based health food products such as energy bars, hemp hearts and protein powders. Its products are sold in Kroger stores, including Fred Meyer, and are available on Amazon. Carbitex, founded by Junus Kahn and led by Rob Langstaff, developed flexible carbon products that are used in high end athletic footwear, including Adidas’s professional soccer cleats, and elsewhere. Ron Boninger, a member of the Fuse leadership team, served as Carbitex’s CEO until he retired in October

and brought the investment to the board. Brook, based in Seattle, is involved with health monitoring technology for chronic conditions. It has a Seattle address but views the Tri-Cities as a place to develop engineering talent. It plans to open a local office with up to five employees, Conger said. For Conger, it’s time to expand the pool. “Our sense is that investors who were formally reticent due to the pandemic are again willing to consider investing,” he said. Contact Marty Conger at conger.marty@gmail.com or online at fuse.fund.

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She was Kamiakin High’s ‘Most Likely to Succeed.’ So, did she? By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Something about watching her dad pour over figures at night appealed to Darcy Kooiker. The lined green paper. The mechanical pencil. The orderliness of tracking the plutonium going into weapons production at Hanford, which was her accountant father’s job. Kookier, then Darcy Nelson, likes it when the math is correct. Her fellow members of the Kamiakin High School Class of 1988 agreed. They voted her one of its two “Most Likely to Succeed” graduates. She’s pictured with a classmate in the yearbook, smiling under a hand drawn bucket spilling cash. She carries a briefcase with cash sticking out. So did she succeed? In a word, yes. Kooiker, a certified public accountant, is among Washington state’s leading tax accountants as a working professional, as an advocate and as an educator. She’s been a principal with national accounting firms as well as local. She advises the state Department of Revenue as a member of its Business Advisory Council. She regularly testifies before the Legislature on writing tax codes to get better compliance. She’s taken the state to court because she believed a client was misDarcy Kooiker, née Nelson, was voted Most Likely to Succeed by the 1988 graduating class of Kamiakin High School. This photo is from her yearbook.

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takenly subject to the business and occupation tax instead of the lower public utility tax. The case went to the Washington Supreme Court, which disagreed with her position. Wrongly, she maintains. “She’s an exceptional professional,” said Tom Sulewski, CPA, chairman of the board of the Washington Society of Certified Professional Darcy Kooiker Accountants. Sulewski is a shareholder at Clark Nuber PS, a Seattle-area accounting and consulting firm and was colleagues with Kooiker early in her career. He praised her commitment to clients and her work in support of the accounting industry.

Talking taxes Talking taxes with Kooiker, pronounced “koy-i-ker,” is anything but dull. She brings boundless enthusiasm for the subject. Her perch as a tax accountant introduced her to the myriad ways businesses earn revenue in Washington, the services and products they sell, their customers, how and where they sell it. In her career, she’s dogged businesses that dodged their taxes, or more likely, misunderstood the confoundingly complex rules. She’s worked in private practice and is currently president

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of her own firm, Saltmind Consulting, though she expects to join a large firm. She raised her family on Issaquah’s Tiger Mountain and is moving to Olympia. So, how did a Kennewick girl who was born at Kadlec Regional Medical Center become one of Washington’s goto accountants for businesses trying to navigate state and local tax codes? It started with that green-lined paper her father used. Her parents both live in Kennewick. She said tracking numbers appealed to her left-brain self. After high school, she moved to Tacoma to study accounting at the University of Puget Sound. She chose the small private school after being intimidated by unruly students during a tour of the massive University of Washington campus. UPS felt safer, though after a year, she changed her mind and became a Husky.

On-the-job training In between classes, she held several intern-level accounting jobs. In one, she worked for a Domino’s Pizza franchise. Her employee discount made her popular with classmates. In another, she audited Bellevue businesses to ensure they were paying the city’s version of the B&O tax on gross receipts. She went to downtown office buildings and jotted down the names of the businesses on the building directories. Back at city hall, she checked her list against the city’s database of businesses that were paying their B&O tax bill. When she found businesses that were uKOOIKER, Page A23

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Expanded tax benefits can help businesses give to charity this year By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Expanded tax benefits can help both individuals and businesses give to charity before the end of this year, the Internal Revenue Service said. The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, enacted last December, provides several provisions to help individuals and businesses who give to charity. The new law generally extends through the end of 2021 four temporary tax changes originally enacted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Here is a rundown of these changes:

For those who don’t itemize Ordinarily, individuals who elect to take the standard deduction cannot claim a deduction for their charitable contributions. The law now permits these individuals to claim a limited deduction on their 2021 federal income tax returns for cash contributions made to certain qualifying charitable organizations. Nearly nine in 10 taxpayers now take the standard deduction and could potentially qualify to claim a limited deduction for cash contributions. These individuals, including married individuals filing separate returns, can claim a deduction of up to $300 for cash contributions made to qualifying charities during 2021. The maximum deduction is increased to $600 for married individuals filing joint returns.

Cash contributions to most charitable organizations qualify. However, cash contributions made either to supporting organizations or to establish or maintain a donor advised fund do not qualify. Cash contributions carried forward from prior years do not qualify, nor do cash contributions to most private foundations and most cash contributions to charitable remainder trusts. In general, a donor-advised fund is a fund or account maintained by a charity in which a donor can, because of being a donor, advise the fund on how to distribute or invest amounts contributed by the donor and held in the fund. A supporting organization is a charity that carries out its exempt purposes by supporting other exempt organizations, usually other public charities. Cash contributions include those made by check, credit card or debit card, as well as amounts incurred by an individual for unreimbursed outof-pocket expenses in connection with the individual’s volunteer services to a qualifying charitable organization. Cash contributions don’t include the value of volunteer services, securities, household items or other property.

100% limit on cash contributions Subject to certain limits, individuals who itemize may generally claim a deduction for charitable contributions made to qualifying charitable organizations. These limits typically range from

20% to 60% of adjusted gross income (AGI) and vary by the type of contribution and type of charitable organization. For example, a cash contribution made by an individual to a qualifying public charity is generally limited to 60% of the individual’s AGI. Excess contributions may be carried forward for up to five tax years. The law now permits electing individuals to apply an increased limit (“Increased Individual Limit”), up to 100% of their AGI, for qualified contributions made during calendar year 2021. Qualified contributions are contributions made in cash to qualifying charitable organizations. As with the new limited deduction for nonitemizers, cash contributions to most charitable organizations qualify, but, cash contributions made either to supporting organizations or to establish or maintain a donor advised fund, do not. Nor do cash contributions to private foundations and most cash contributions to charitable remainder trusts Unless an individual makes the election for any given qualified cash contribution, the usual percentage limit applies. Keep in mind that an individual’s other allowed charitable contribution deductions reduce the maximum amount allowed under this election. Eligible individuals must make their elections with their 2021 Form 1040 or Form 1040-SR.

Corporate limit increased The law now permits C corporations to apply an increased limit (Increased Corporate Limit) of 25% of taxable income for charitable contributions of cash they make to eligible charities during calendar-year 2021. Normally, the maximum allowable deduction is limited to 10% of a corporation’s taxable income. Again, the Increased Corporate Limit

does not automatically apply. C corporations must elect the Increased Corporate Limit on a contribution-by-contribution basis.

Donated food inventory Businesses donating food inventory that are eligible for the existing enhanced deduction (for contributions for the care of the ill, needy and infants) may qualify for increased deduction limits. For contributions made in 2021, the limit for these contribution deductions is increased from 15% to 25%. For C corporations, the 25% limit is based on their taxable income. For other businesses, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, and S corporations, the limit is based on their aggregate net income for the year from all trades or businesses from which the contributions are made. A special method for computing the enhanced deduction continues to apply, as do food quality standards and other requirements. Keep good records The IRS reminds individuals and businesses that special recordkeeping rules apply to any taxpayer claiming a charitable contribution deduction. Usually, this includes obtaining an acknowledgment letter from the charity before filing a return and retaining a cancelled check or credit card receipt for contributions of cash. For donations of property, additional recordkeeping rules apply, and may include filing a Form 8283 and obtaining a qualified appraisal in some instances. For details on how to apply the percentage limits and a description of the recordkeeping rules for substantiating gifts to charity, see Publication 526, available on IRS.gov. For more information about other Coronavirus-related tax relief, visit IRS.gov/coronavirus.

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JENNI REGIMBAL

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen LLP) Director – State and Local Tax (SALT)

Number of employees you oversee: N/A. I technically oversee employees all over the country given the nature of my work, but the number varies constantly. Brief background of your business: At CLA, we’re experienced in delivering integrated wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax and consulting services to help our clients succeed professionally and personally. We’re one family, working together to create opportunities. How did you land your current role? How long have you been in it? I have worked in public accounting for over 10 years with a focus on tax. About a year ago, I moved into a specialty tax group where I focus on state and local tax. I landed this role by expressing an interest in this type of work to my coach/advocate, who helped connect me with the state and local tax group at CLA. Why should the Tri-Cities care about your industry? Taxes impact everyone in one way or another. State and local tax can be difficult and confusing, but that’s where we come in and can help provide op-

portunities and assistance. What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess? Empathy. The ability for a leader to truly understand the needs of others and have a genuine interest in their personal and professional lives is a characteristic that is key to building a strong team. What is the biggest tax-related challenge facing business owners/ managers today? One very large challenge has to do with all the tax law changes that have occurred over the past few years and likely soon in the future. These changes are occurring not only at the federal level, but I see this daily at the state and local tax level. If you had a magic wand, what would you change about your field? I can’t really think of anything. State and local tax keeps me on my toes and I am constantly learning, which is what I love about it. What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time? Don’t be afraid to ask for help and don’t try to do everything yourself.

Look for mentors and other leaders to connect with and get advice from. Who are your role models or mentors? Personally, my grandma because she always reminds me of what is important and to advocate for myself. Professionally, I have found many role models over the years. I really connect with more experienced professionals that I can continually bounce ideas off of and who help me build my technical knowledge. How do you keep your employees (or team members) motivated? Again, I come back to empathy. Showing a genuine interest in others as well as being there to support them along the way is a huge motivation.

Jenni Regimbal

How did you decide to pursue the career you are working in today? I fell into public accounting just by nature of my degree and the recommendations from my professors. I decided to focus on state and local tax because I found that I truly enjoyed the research and consulting side of that specialty. Over my time in public accounting, I uREGIMBAL, Page A22

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State Supreme Court says big bank tax is legal By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Washington’s new tax on big banks operating in the state does not violate the Constitution’s prohibition against restrictions on interstate commerce. In a Sept. 30 ruling, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled the tax does not discriminate against interstate commerce because it applies to Washingtonrelated income regardless of whether the bank is based in or outside of the state. The decision reversed a trial court ruling in the case brought by the Washington Bankers Association and the American Bankers Association against the new tax. The industry, represented by former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna, challenged the tax on the grounds it violated the commerce clause of the U.S.

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A new $67 user fee will apply to any estate that requests a closing letter for its federal estate tax return starting Oct. 28, the Internal Revenue Service has announced. Closing letter requests must be made using Pay.gov. By law, federal agencies are required to charge a user fee to cover the cost of providing certain services to the public that confer a special benefit to the recipient. Moreover, agencies must review these fees every two years to determine whether they are recovering the cost of these services. Under the final regulations, the IRS has determined that issuing closing letters is a service that confers a special benefit warranting a user fee. Obtaining a closing letter from the IRS can be helpful to an executor of an estate, but it is not required by law. The estate has the option of obtaining from the IRS, free of charge, an account transcript, showing certain information from the estate tax return, comparable to that found in a closing letter.

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Constitution. The trial court agreed. The state appealed and the state Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. The bank group indicated it is considering its options, including a possible appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The 2019 Legislature raised the B&O tax paid by financial institutions operating in Washington to 2.7%, from 1.5%. The new rate took effect Jan. 1, 2020, and applies to financial institutions with consolidated net income of at least $1 billion derived in the state. In its unanimous ruling, the state’s high court noted that many states impose a graduated tax on corporate income. In Washington, the B&O tax is an excise tax on gross income imposed for “the privilege of doing business.”

In raising the tax on banks, the Legislature noted that Washington industry was enjoying economic success while families struggle “to meet basic needs while at the same time carrying the burden of funding schools and essential services.” Lawmakers noted the growing wealth disparity and the state’s regressive tax code, which disproportionately affects middleand low-income earners. The court noted the Legislature addressed the disparities by concluding that “those wealthy few who have profited the most from recent economic expansion can contribute to the essential services and programs all Washington families need.” In its conclusion, the court said the Legislature acted appropriately when it enacted the additional tax.

“The (L)egislature expressly indicated that its purpose in enacting the tax was to raise revenue for essential services and to address our regressive tax code, both legitimate state interests that satisfy rational basis review,” it said. In the first three months after the tax took effect, 153 financial institutions paid $34 million to the state. That included three Washington-based companies. The bankers association noted that out-ofstate banks paid the lion’s share. While all nine justices concurred that the tax is constitutional, two justices said the main ruling contained unnecessary analysis and they did not sign. Chief Justice Steven Gonzalez and Justice Debra Stephens outlined their objection in a supplemental document but said they agreed with the main conclusion.

IRS wants businesses to ID their employees correctly

ness or profession offering services to the public. Whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee depends on the relationship between the worker and the business. Misclassifying workers as independent contractors adversely affects employees because the employer’s share of taxes is not paid, and the employee’s share is not withheld, the IRS said. If a business misclassified an employee without a reasonable basis, it could be held liable for employment

taxes for that worker, the IRS said. Generally, an employer must withhold and pay income taxes, Social Security and Medicare taxes, as well as unemployment taxes. Workers who believe they have been improperly classified as independent contractors can use IRS Form 8919, Uncollected Social Security and Medicare Tax on Wages, to figure and report their share of uncollected Social Security and Medicare taxes due on their compensation.

The Internal Revenue Service reminds business owners that it’s critical to correctly determine whether those providing services are employees or independent contractors. An employee is generally considered to be anyone who performs services if the business can control what will be done and how it will be done. Independent contractors are normally people in an independent trade, busi-

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REGIMBAL, From page A19 have always found amazing people in the state and local tax groups and connected to the people and work. How do you keep on top of changing rules governing taxation? Reading tax updates from various research and news platforms every day is the best way I have found to keep on top of the changes. It also helps to surround yourself with very intelligent people who focus on these updates, whether from a federal or state and local tax perspective. How do you measure success in your workplace? I measure success personally through

the feedback that I receive from others, whether it’s from clients or my teammates. What do you consider your leadership style to be? I’m not sure if I fit into one style, but I do strive to be an empathetic and supportive leader. How do you balance work and family life? I am not perfect at this and have been working at this for over 10 years. I think it is essential to set boundaries. I am incredibly lucky in my profession because there is a lot of flexibility in how and when I work. I make a point to schedule out both personal and professional meetings, responsibilities, activi-

ties, etc. on my work calendar so that I can balance work and family life better. What’s your best time management strategy? I am a big fan of lists, mainly because I love marking things off my lists. I find that blocking time for specific projects or activities is the best way for me to focus and manage my time. What do you like to do when you are not at work? I am really passionate about Walk to End Alzheimer’s and am involved locally as well as nationally as a member of the Alzheimer’s Association Accounting Industry Leadership Council. I love spending time with my husband and 4-year-old daughter, whether it be

TAXES bike rides or walks around the neighborhood. Best tip to relieve stress? I have a small notebook where I write a few things that I am grateful for each day. I find that this has a significant impact on my stress and helps me focus on the positive. Do you have a personal mantra, phrase or quote you like to use? Be present. Be patient. Be kind What’s your favorite podcast? Favorite book? One of my favorite podcasts is “This American Life.” One of my favorite books is “When Breath Becomes Air,” by Paul Kalanithi.

TAXES KOOIKER, From page A17 not in the database, they got a polite call about complying. It was riveting stuff for a college student. “This was nothing like what I was learning in my tax accounting class at UW,” she said. She found the gross receipts tax interesting, even fun. “It’s a puzzle because there are several rates and the rates are dependent on what the business does to generate revenue. We have to ask a lot of questions – what do you sell, who do you sell it to, where do you sell it?” The internship ended when she graduated with a bachelor’s. The city of Bellevue didn’t have a job. She had a choice of jobs. She could join the state Department of Revenue as an auditor, or go to Oklahoma and become a box executive for Weyerhaeuser, another business where she had interned. “I just didn’t want to move to Oklahoma and be in the cardboard box business.” In 1993, she signed on as a state auditor. She audited businesses to ensure they were paying B&O taxes and sales taxes. She would contact them, inform them of the documents needed and made arrangements to visit in person. For Kooiker, state taxes were another puzzle to solve. She audited dentists’ offices and software companies and everything in between. “There were small mom and pop businesses where I was sitting at their kitchen tables with their cats,” she said. “I thought it was so interesting to see what businesses do to make money.” She recalled one sad case. A business owner was clearly skimming sales tax revenue by underreporting sales, a crime. It was also clear the business didn’t have the money to make good on its debt. Kooiker said it was a moment of clarity – she knew the owner knew she knew what was going on. Worried for her safety, she packed up her files and finished the audit back at the office. The owner died of a heart attack shortly after the department sent its findings.

Move to private sector After three years in state government, she felt she had learned what she could about Washington taxes. Once again, she had a choice. She could join a national accounting firm, or sign on for a post in Microsoft Corp.’s tax office. She chose the national firm, Price Waterhouse, figuring she’d learn more as a consultant than in a corporate role. “I probably would be retired on an island somewhere if I had taken that position with Microsoft,” she said. “But, no regrets.” At Price Waterhouse, she learned about taxes levied by other states. It was interesting and so too was her first experience in a large corporation. Unlike

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 state government, where employees pay for the coffee in the office coffee maker, Price Waterhouse provided free food and sodas. She gained 15 pounds, she said. She would change jobs several more times while starting a family. Most recently, she was a partner with Armanino LLP and prior to that, Ryan. Son Holden arrived in 1999. Daughter Elaine followed in 2002. She took master’s level courses and worked full time.

First Student v. Washington Her Supreme Court case stemmed from her time with Ryan, a national firm that specializes in identifying refunds. Her understanding of state taxes helped her identify when clients mistakenly overpaid and were owed refunds. In one case, an aluminum company overpaid its

B&O taxes (“because B&O is complicated.”) It should have been paying a lower rate and qualified for a refund. A private school bus case identified what she considered a flaw in the state rules governing taxes. First Student, a private school bus operator was paying B&O taxes. But Kooiker thought that the state’s administrative rules misapplied the tax. The law suggested a hire for carry operator should be paying the lower public utility tax. “I researched and researched and researched and concluded that the administrative rule was wrong and that the school bus companies were due a refund,” she said. The only way to change the language

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was to sue. Ryan hired a prominent law firm and made its argument in superior, appellate and state supreme court trials. It lost every time. The Supreme Court justices concluded the term “for hire” was ambiguous and resolved the dispute in favor of the longstanding B&O interpretation. (2019, First Student v. Washington) “That’s the one thorn in the side of my career is losing that school bus case,” she said. This Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business feature, Tri-City Connections, is a series of occasional profiles of TriCity natives and former Tri-Citians who have excelled in the world of business. If you have one in mind, let us know at info@tcjournal.biz.

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Best investment option: Real estate or stock market? With the Tri-City housing market about as hot as it has ever been, why would an investor want to consider investing in the stock market? Let’s compare and contrast some of the common characteristics of investing, whether in real estate or the stock market, and see if the proposition of investing in the stock market is equally compelling. For comparison’s sake, let’s also assume we are not talking about a personal residence but the acquisition of additional real property.

Leverage One virtue of real estate investing is the ability to leverage money by way of a down payment and bank financing for the remainder. A buyer can take her $30,000 and end up buying a property valued at $150,000. If the real estate market goes up just 5%, then the buyer’s $30,000 of equity just increased to $37,500 (or a 25% gain on equity). However, she also is taking on a debt by leveraging her money 5-to-1. A person can similarly leverage her cash in the stock market by way of “margin.” This is effectively the same as leveraging cash to buy real estate. Instead of borrowing money from a bank, the individual is usually borrowing from a brokerage firm to buy stock. Diversification A real estate investment is typically in addition to the investor’s personal

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residence. Usually both properties are in the same geographic location. A well recognized rule of investing is the prudent investor rule, which is codified in the laws of virtually every state in one form or

another. The rule is predicated upon modern portfolio theory and has an explicit requirement for diversification of investments. The caution for the real estate investor in this situation is to consider diversification: Is it met by the acquisition of another residential property? Or might the additional investment into operating companies (via the stock market) provide better diversification? Conversely, the same could be said if the investor owned no real estate but had a large retirement account invested in the stock market.

Transaction costs Normally, real estate has a high transaction cost. When a person sells a stock, the cost of selling the stock is very low or even free with some brokers. But selling real estate is different.

Typically, the seller of real estate hires a real estate agent that charges around 6% of the total value of the real estate. On top of that, the seller pays customary closing costs, cost of title insurance and real estate excise tax (about 1.78% here locally). All told, the transaction cost on selling a real estate asset can reach 10%. Additionally, the real estate investor must consider the cost of property management.

Liquidity If liquidity were a spectrum, then the purchase of real estate would tilt toward more illiquid. If you want to sell it and even if you have an immediate buyer, it takes time. Once a renter moves out, it might take two to three weeks to get the property list ready. Then, once listed on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS), it could take anywhere from one day to several months to find a buyer. Once the buyer is found, it might take another 30 days to get the paperwork drawn up for the contract, obtain title insurance, conduct inspections and to close the transaction with a closing agent. By contrast, a stock or mutual fund can be sold instantly, and the proceeds deposited back into the investors account within 1-3 days. Volatility While either asset class experiences volatility in price, stocks are considered

more volatile than real estate.

Tax considerations If the investor is using real estate as income-producing property, then the investor gets to depreciate the property and deduct that, as well as all expenses, against the income of the property. The investment in stocks and mutual funds do not have a similar feature to the individual investor. Of course, the company in which the investor is investing can use tax deductions in its favor and the investor indirectly benefits from this. So, real estate can provide some big tax breaks for those that want to shelter income. But, note that upon the sale of the real estate, the investor must recapture the depreciation at a rate of about 25%. Beyond that, both real estate and stocks are taxed at similar capital gains rates. Passive income Many people value investing in real estate as it provides a passive income stream. As mentioned above, rental properties are not entirely passive – there is the necessary management, which became more complicated for landlords in Washington recently with the new Landlord Tenant Act. The stock market does provide passive income. If you buy a share of ABC Inc., you probably couldn’t work for uRUFF, Page A32

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A new economic impact report indicates the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, operated by Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy, had a $1.59 billion impact on the regional economy in 2020 through direct and indirect activity. PNNL published the report in September. PNNL supports nearly 7,600 jobs in Washington through its own payroll and indirect activity. Visitor spending, health care spending, and resident retiree spending generated $300 million in output for Washington, 1,850 jobs and $120 million in income, it said. Its direct payroll was $530 million, with $485 million paid to staff employed in Washington. The laboratory spent $460 million on goods and services, of which $61 million were made with Washington firms. It spent $31.5 million on construction and renovation projects, with much of that supporting construction jobs associated with local subcontractors. Battelle and the staff of PNNL paid $28 million in local and state taxes, including sales and use taxes and property taxes. Health expenditures for the lab and its retirees totaled $79 million. PNNL retirees received $154 million in pension and Social Security payments. Fifteen companies based on its technological or managerial roots generated $38 million and employed 190 million.

Finally, it made $1 million in charitable contributions, chiefly to support STEM education efforts. Go to https://bit.ly/PNNLreport2020.

Longtime Richland optometrist dies at age 65

A longtime Richland optometrist has died at age 65. Myles Andrew McCartney practiced alongside his father, Charles, at the Uptown Vision Center. He retired in 2018 after 37 years as an optometrist. He was involved with the American Optometric Association, Washington Optometric Association and numerous community involvements. He was passionate about the Tri-City Americans hockey club where he took pride in providing optometric care for the players. In addition to being a Tri-City Americans season ticket holder, he enjoyed playing golf, watching the boat races and attending local music or entertainment venues. He graduated from Richland (Columbia) High School in 1974 and continued his education at Columbia Basin College and Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon. He attended Pacific University College of Optometry in 1977 where he graduated with his doctorate of optometry in 1981. He is preceded in death by his wife, Viki Weitz-McCartney. He is survived by two children, Krystal McCartney and Bryson McCartney, and a grandson. A funeral was held Sept. 19. Einan’s at Sunset Funeral Home in Richland was in charge of arrangements.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 uBUSINESS BRIEFS DOE awards $33M to Washington, Oregon

The U.S. Department of Energy awarded $33 million in financial assistance grants to the states of Washington and Oregon in connection with work to monitor the Hanford cleanup. Washington received the lion’s share, with $19 million awarded to the state Department of Ecology to support its work related to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act. The state health and military departments received funds to support their monitoring and preparedness work. Oregon received $4.4 million to review

Hanford and public information activities through Sept. 30, 2028.

Chamber hosts State of the Cities on Oct. 20

The mayors of Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland will provide updates on their cities at the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the Cities luncheon, to be held via Zoom at noon Oct. 20. Kennewick Mayor Don Britain, Pasco Mayor Saul Martinez, Richland Mayor Ryan Lukson and West Richland Mayor Brent Gerry are on the docket. The event is free. Register at tricityregionalchamber.com and go to “events.”

Trios, Lourdes tout economic impact on Tri-Cities

Trios Health in Kennewick and Lourdes Health in Pasco together employed nearly 1,800 people and paid combined salaries of about $150 million in 2020. The two health systems, both owned by LifePoint Health, published independent community benefit reports in September. Trios said it added 72 workers, spent $3.3 million on capital projects and donated $13 million in health services. It had 950 employees and an $87 million payroll. The hospital paid $14.5 million in state and local taxes. Lourdes said it added 52 employees and invested about $1 million in capital updates. It too contributed $13 million in health services.

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It employed 800 people with a total payroll of $61 million. The hospital paid $7 million in state and local taxes. The reports attributed identical statements to the hospitals’ respective CEOs, John Solheim of Trios and Joanie WhiteWagoner of Trios: “We are grateful to call the Tri-Cities home and are proud to contribute to its economic and physical well-being in all the ways that we do. We are also incredibly thankful for and encouraged by the support our communities have shown us over the course of this historic year. As we look to the future, we are inspired to further enhance how we serve our neighbors today and in the bright days and years ahead.”

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Get speed, adrenaline rush at indoor go-kart track By Jeff Morrow

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Since Kennewick’s first indoor gokart track opened, it has been a popular place for those who need to speed. The Kennewick track is the sixth DirtKart facility to open since Brycen Tarr and his family launched the first one in Spokane in September 2019, after years of having a dirt track in their backyard and inviting neighbors to come by and race. Since then, DirtKart facilities have opened in Post Falls and Boise in Idaho; Tempe, Arizona, although that one is temporarily closed; Oklahoma City; and now Kennewick. The family plans to add more tracks in various cities soon. When the Kennewick track first opened in June, the place was quite popular, sometimes with three-hour waits to race. “But since school started, it slows down during the week,” said Jade Pennella, who manages the Kennewick track. “Now, the busiest days are Friday nights, all day Saturday, and Sunday afternoon.” Pennella’s fiancé, David Johnson, was the DirtKart business development manager and general manager for Kennewick when the place opened in June. But he has since changed jobs to another line of business. That doesn’t keep him away the Kennewick DirtKart facility though, as he

considers it his baby. The building at 2203 W. Fourth Ave. was once a grocery store and home to indoor batting cages. “When I first got hired, I had two weeks to do something that should have taken six weeks,” Johnson said. That included painting all the walls blue and getting karts from an outdoor facility in Portland. The karts are Sodi RT8 European racing karts that use 13 horsepower engines and can go as fast as 50 mph. Here’s how it all works: a customer pays $25 to compete in a race, which consists of 25 laps on a tri-oval track created in the image of Tri-City Raceway in West Richland. It’s the biggest track in the DirtKart family so far. The more races a person does, the more discounts they get. Drivers have to be a minimum of 56 inches tall to reach the gas pedals, and each driver has to wear a helmet that DirtKart provides. After a race, each driver gets a printout of their lap speeds. Each kart has a sensor and when it crosses the start-finish line, it gets picked up with the time of the lap, which then can translate to speed. For instance, Johnson said his fastest time for a lap was 9.8 seconds, which translates to 42 mph. Pennella said she gets a lot of repeat customers each week. “A lot of people come back for the

Courtesy Jade Pennella The Kennewick DirtKart raceway at 2203 W. Fourth Ave. is the sixth familyoperated facility to open in three states since 2019. The Kennewick track is also the biggest.

adrenalin rush. A lot come back to try to beat their speeds,” she said. Pennella said they employ 9 or 10 people, almost all part time. But a good mechanic to keep the carts running is extremely valuable, and the position almost has to be full time. With all of the bumping into each other and into the walls, “these karts take so much abuse,” Johnson said. At one point, DirtKart can get as many as 11 karts out on the track at the

same time. Using dirt or clay indoors is another matter. The track is clay, not dirt. But it has to be watered frequently to keep the moisture in the dirt and not in the air. The track has 10 large fans that help direct the fumes and dust out of the building. “If you don’t water it, you get potholes,” Johnson said. “That makes for a rough ride. All soil is local. It has a high uDIRTKART, Page A32

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Pasco businesswoman discovers hidden cake decorating talent By Robin Wojtanik

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Pilar “Angelica” Hernandez had already earned her cosmetology license and commercial driver’s license before realizing she had a hidden talent as a cake decorator. Now, the Pasco businesswoman owns Delicakes by Angelica, operating out of the Pasco Specialty Kitchen and providing elaborate cakes for weddings, birthdays, quinceañeras, baby showers and other celebrations. But don’t expect her to cook or even bake. “I don’t know how to cook,” Hernandez said. “I don’t ever want to do anything in the kitchen, but I love decorating.” Her decorating steals the show, featuring intricately detailed touches using fondant to match any theme, color or occasion. She employs three people, including one who bakes cakes for her. She has a lead decorating protégé and her brother helps with the books. She had been operating without a storefront but then expanded her footprint at 110 S. Fourth Ave. in downtown Pasco so she could meet customers by appointment in person to collaborate on a vision. A walk-up window at the Pasco Specialty Kitchen lets Angelica pass cake boxes directly to customers – which has

Photo by Robin Wojtanik Pilar “Angelica” Hernandez displays a few of the intricately decorated cakes she offers at her shop in downtown Pasco.

come in handy during the pandemic, allowing her to limit contact with others.

From refugee to cake artist Hernandez first wowed a crowd seven years ago when she fixed up a cake her mom had decorated for a Monsters Inc. theme. “It was a hit. The people at the party kept asking who made the cake, and that was how it started,” she said. Chalking the rest up to natural talent,

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she honed her skills by replicating images she’d seen online or by watching how-to videos. “I was doing marketing – I liked doing letters and painting, but I had never worked with any cakes,” Hernandez said. Her family arrived in the Tri-Cities 12 years ago from Costa Rica, having been relocated as refugees from Colombia. “I never imagined this because I never wanted to have any responsibilities,” she laughed.

Preferred vendor at mansion To support her family, she worked as a hairstylist and truck driver before opening her own business three years ago. Delicakes is named as a play on the words “delicate” and “cake” to describe the work she does. “Ever since that first day, it’s just been growing and growing,” she said. Hernandez works full time at the Pasco School District in addition to running her expanding business. Delicakes by Angelica is a preferred vendor for Pasco’s Moore Mansion, and the only bakery available for allinclusive weddings booked on Fridays or Sundays. “She puts a lot of love and effort into her cakes,” said Sandrine King, an owner of the Moore Mansion. “We’re using her for my boys’ birthday party cupcakes,” King added. The event center owners wanted to feature Pasco businesses as preferred vendors and word of mouth led them to Hernandez, who’s now supplied cakes or sweets tables for the past year. “She is very versatile in her décor and clients have been very happy. She also has a great price point. Not everyone wants to spend $2,000 on a wedding cake,” King said. Prices typically start around $95 for a cake that feeds 15 people. A multi-layered farm-themed cake headed out the door for $240, following uDELICAKES, Page A32

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 RUFF, From page A27 ABC even if you wanted to (well, most of us can’t). Instead, you are a passive investor whose sole role is to vote in annual director elections or other mega corporate issues, all while participating in the company’s success – or failure. Investing in either real estate or the broader stock market can be financially rewarding. Consider the characteristics of each to determine what works best for you – and remember to diversify. Beau Ruff, a licensed attorney, is the director of planning at Cornerstone Wealth Strategies, a full-service independent investment management and financial planning firm in Kennewick. DIRTKART, From page A30 silt context. Getting the track right took weeks, if not months.” Johnson said you want to see some black on the dirt, which means the tires are rubbing off correctly. “It’s just a matter of the guys staying on top of the potholes every day,” he said. Johnson says it’s fun to be driving at such high speed and getting “tossed around like a rag doll.” For Pennella, it was exciting to learn how to slide out a kart successfully on a dirt track. “Getting the drifting part down was fun,” she said. “But I was disappointed I couldn’t do it in my own car out on the streets.” DirtKart is open seven days a week, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The facility also is available for private parties. Food and drink are available, but no alcohol. Search DirtKart: 2203 W. Fourth Ave., Kennewick; 509-491-1330; dirtkart. com.

DELICAKES, From page A31 six hours of labor to decorate. “I feel free when I decorate. It’s my passion,” she said. Customers can pick from eight flavors and more than a dozen fillings, including dulce de leche, pineapple and strawberry cream cheese. Packages start at $210 for up to 20 servings, which includes a cake, along with other desserts, like cake pops, cupcakes and chocolate-covered pretzels. Her largest package serves 50 people and costs $450, including multiple cakes and sweets. Call Delicakes at least two weeks in advance to book, or up to a year in advance for the most popular times of the year, including summer weddings or graduation. Search Delicakes: 509-551-5595; delicakesbyangelica.com; @delicakesbyangelica.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Moreno pleads guilty, repays $43K to L&I

A Seattle woman accused of forging signatures and stealing money by billing the state for appointments that never happened recently pleaded guilty in Franklin County Superior Court. Carla C. Moreno also repaid the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries $43,296 for overbilling the department for interpreter services in the Tri-Cities. Moreno pleaded guilty to third-degree theft, a gross misdemeanor. Repaying L&I was part of her sentence. Judge Samuel P. Swanberg sentenced her to serve more than 30 days in confinement, including 10 days in jail and 20 days through electronic home monitoring. She also must serve probation for two years; she must break no laws during that time or could face additional criminal penalties in connection with this case. Moreno, 33, is also known as Carla Cynthia Montes De Oca Moreno and Carla Moreno Montgomery. She now lives in Seattle and works as a real estate broker and investor. Moreno committed the theft while operating The Language Spot and Language Spot, both based in Pasco, from 2009-17. The Washington State Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the case based on a two-and-a-half-year investigation by its office and L&I. Moreno, a sole proprietor, hired inde-

pendent contractors to interpret at medical and physical therapy appointments for Spanish-speaking workers who had workplace injury claims with L&I. Investigators found she used a variety of methods to overbill L&I for the services, including billing for non-existent appointments, double billing for actual appointments, using names and provider numbers of interpreters who worked for her in the past, and submitting billing forms with forged signatures of health care providers and certified interpreters. In total, the audit uncovered 558 fraudulent bills, including 89 instances in which Moreno submitted bills for appointments that never occurred. Moreno stopped billing L&I in the fall of 2017 while the investigation was ongoing. She no longer provides interpreter services for L&I.

Longtime Zip’s owner dies at age 77

The longtime owner of Zip’s by the Cable Bridge restaurant died Aug. 25. He was 77. Emil Robert “Bob” Zlatich Jr. began working and managing one of the Zip’s restaurants in 1974, eventually working and managing all three in the Tri-Cities. In 1982 he had a chance to buy one of them and chose the east Kennewick one. He owned and operated Zip’s by the Cable Bridge for over 35 years. His highlight on Saturdays was having lunch with his good friend Brice Wallace. During those years he also owned Slats JR drive-in and El Gringo’s Mexi-

can Restaurant where he made numerous lifelong friends. He was born in Pasco and attended Kennewick High School. He was preceded in death by his wife Judi and is survived by four sons, Robert, Brad, Bryan and Brent; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. A memorial service was Sept. 25 at Calvary Chapel’s amphitheater in Kennewick. Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Aha! offers direct service to Reno/Tahoe

Aha!, a new “lifestyle” airline associated with ExpressJet Airlines, is launching with nonstop flights between Pasco and Reno-Tahoe International Airport. Service begins Oct. 24 and features three flights a week in each direction – Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. The flights leave Reno at 2:05 p.m. and the Tri-Cities at 4:25 p.m. and take about 90 minutes. Aha! flies 50-seat Embraer ERJ-145 jets. Go to flyaha.com.

Lamb Weston declares quarterly dividend

Lamb Weston Holdings Inc. will pay a 23.5 cent per share dividend to holders of its common stock. The dividend is payable Dec. 3, 2021, to stockholders of record at the close of business on Nov. 5. Eagle, Idaho-based Lamb Weston (NYSE: LW) has substantial production,

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research, laboratory and corporate offices in the Mid-Columbia.

Carole King tribute show set for Nov. 6-7

A fundraiser for the Windermere Children’s Theatre will be held at ACT on Nov 6-7. The one-woman show, “Celebrating 50 years of Tapestry: a Tribute to Carole King,” presented by Cathy Kelly, is a walk down memory lane of songs of King’s “Tapestry” album. Show times are 8 p.m. Nov. 6 and 3 p.m. Nov. 7. Proof of Covid-19 vaccination is required to attend. The show features stars Kelly and features Heather Hull Hart, piano, vocals; Lori Tyler, guitar; Dave Campbell, bass; Jerry Larson, drums; and Gary Danielson, sax, vocals, flute. For guest 21+, beverages and light snacks will be available during the show at 213 Wellsian Way in Richland. General admission is $25, or $200 for a front row bistro table for four, including a bottle of wine. Tickets on sale at AcademyOfChildrensTheatre.org. The Windermere Children’s Theatre has been under renovation for three years, with one final phase left to complete – the permanent theater seating, technical theatre lighting and sound and final finishing touches. An active fundraising and grantwriting campaign is ongoing to complete renovations by fall 2022.

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uRETIREMENT • Carbitex, the Kennewick manufacturer of flexible carbon fiber composites, recently announced the retirement of its CEO Ron Boninger. Carbitex appointed footwear industry veteran Rob Langstaff as CEO. With over three decades of experience in the performance footwear industry, Langstaff began his career working for more than sixteen years at Adidas, including executive roles at Adidas Japan, where he grew the brand’s market share. In early 2006, Langstaff returned to the U.S. to assume the role of president Adidas North America. He returned to international business in late 2013 to work as senior vice president of Asia-Pacific/Latin America for Brooks Running and, most recently, worked as

vice president of International Business at Keen Footwear for four years.

uAWARDS & HONORS

• The Tri-Cities Regional Chamber of Commerce presented awards during the 2021 annual meeting and awards luncheon on Sept. 22: Christensen Inc., Business on a Roll Award for a business with 51+ employees showing revenue/ employee/client growth; Carbitex, Business on a Roll Award for a business with 11-50 employees showing revenue/ employee/client growth; Roof Maxx of Tri-Cities, Business on a Roll Award for a business with 1-10 employees showing revenue/employee/client growth; Greater Columbia Accountable Community of Health, Community Impact

Award; Tri-Cities Food Bank, Most Valuable Covid-19 Nonprofit Response Award; City of Kennewick Parks & Recreation Department, Most Valuable Covid-19 Government Response Award; RDO Equipment Co., Most Valuable Covid-19 Company Response; Jim Arneson of Community First Bank & HFG Trust, S.T.A.R. (Service, time, attitude and reliability) Award; and Washington River Protection Solutions, Corporate Impact Award. • Erik Nelson, managing broker with Kiemle Hagood, was recently awarded the Commercial Realtor of the Year Award by the Washington Association of Realtors. He began his commercial real estate career in 2006 when he joined Kiemle Hagood. As a licensed Realtor in Washington and Idaho, Nelson specializes in sales, leasing and landlord tenant representation. • Visit Tri-Cities has been recognized as a “Trailblazer,” or a high performing destination, according to an assessment conducted by an industry-leading consulting firm specializing in travel and tourism. Visit Tri-Cities contracted MMGY NextFactor to lead the organization’s development of a three-year strategic plan. The process included an assessment of the Tri-Cities using DestinationNEXT, a tool which uses data-driven methodology to create a shared vision and practical strategies for ongoing success as premier destination. The assessment categorizes destinations (Trailblazers, Mountaineers, Voyagers and Explorers) based on the success factors of destination strength and community alignment, with “Trailblazers” being the sought-after category. Visit Tri-Cities also was honored with a Best Idea Program Outstanding Achievement Award by the Destination Marketing Association of the West during the 2021 DMA West Education Summit held in Vancouver, Washington. The annual Best Idea Program showcases innovative projects and creative marketing strategies. It was recognized for its pandemic response campaign, which developed, created and deployed 38 highquality public service announcements to amplify messaging from local leadership, the Benton-Franklin Health District, as well as created unique messaging to mitigate the adverse economic and public health impacts of Covid-19. • The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have designated Eastern Washington University as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. EWU said it is the only four-year institution on the east side of the state of Washington to earn this classification. It means EWU will be a validated cyber defense program of study through 2026.

uBOARDS • The Society for Cultural Reform of Eastern Washington has elected Phil Ohl to its board of directors. He is a longtime resident and philanthropist of Richland. Since retiring from full-time work in 2016, he has focused his energy on local nonprofit boards, working with growers and ranchers, primarily in the hop, tree fruit and cattle/beef industries.

Throughout his career, he’s worked with manufacturers, wholesalers, contractors and outdoor recreation companies.

uPROMOTIONS • Kristyna De Veaux was recently promoted to vice president, Eastern Washington commercial lending relationship manager at HomeStreet Kristyna De Veaux Bank. With 10 years of experience, she’s worked with manufacturers, wholesalers, contractors, construction, logistics and distribution companies, professional practices and commercial real estate. She was born and raised in Yakima and earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from Central Washington University. • KIE Supply Corporation recently announced the promotion of Cory Scott to plumbing manager. He joined KIE in 2000 as a counter salesman Cory Scott in the plumbing department before moving to the role of commercial quotations specialist, and then to his most recent role in outside sales. As plumbing manager, he will lead the Kennewick-based plumbing department in residential, commercial, and showroom sales. • Gesa Credit Union promoted of Kim Pierret to vice president of accounting and finance. She brings more than 20 years of experience in accounting, finance and audits to her new role, five of which she has spent at Gesa. In her new role, Pierret will oversee Gesa’s accounting, finance, enterprise risk management, vendor management, insurance and business continuity planning. After earning her bachelor of science in accounting from the University of Idaho, Pierret began her career at PwC in Spokane as a business assurance associate. Since then, she has worked for CliftonLarsonAllen, Battelle and as of 2015, Gesa Credit Union. • Gesa Credit Union promoted Andrew Chung to vice president of information technology. He brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role, 12 of which he has spent at Gesa. In his new role, he will oversee the team members, performance and production of all IT groups, which include security, data center and infrastructure, products and development, core operations and end user support. Chung, who was raised in Santa Clara, California, received his bachelor of science in management information systems from San Jose State University and his master of science in management information systems from Florida State University. After spending five years at Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union, Chung joined Gesa.

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• Anthony Muai has been hired as the community planning director for the city of Kennewick. Muai has worked for the city of Anthony Muai Kennewick since April 2007, most recently as the planning manager and interim community planning director. He graduated from the University of Washington-Tacoma with a degree in urban studies and a certificate in Geographic Information Systems. He also holds certification with the American Institute of Certified Planners. • Prosser Memorial Health has hired board-certified dermatologist Dr. Nicola Nylander to lead its new Dermatology Center in Benton City. Nylander received Dr. Nicola her bachelor’s Nylander of science in biology from Baylor University and her doctor of medicine degree from John Hopkins University. She also boasts residencies and a title of chief resident from the University of Washington. She has professional affiliations with the American Academy of Dermatology, Washington State Medical Association and the American Medical Association. Some of her services include general dermatology, cosmetic dermatology, treatment of skin cancers, Botox and injectables, laser hair removal and more. • HomeStreet Bank has hired Greg Loudon as vice president, commercial banking team lead in Eastern Washington. Loudon has Greg Loudon worked in banking and finance for over 20 years. His most recent experience was working with growers and ranchers, primarily in the hop, tree fruit and cattle/beef industries. Throughout his career, he’s worked with manufacturers, wholesalers, contractors and outdoor recreation companies. • Jeff Thompson has been hired as vice president of business development for Keller Williams TriCities, along with Keller Williams Jeff Thompson Walla Walla and Keller Williams Columbia Basin. He comes to Keller Williams from Columbia Industries where he was chief operations officer. The Tri-City native had a 20+ year career with CI, where he has held multiple management and executive leadership

roles, including leading the startup and purchases of several companies at CI, including Shop CI, CI Shred, and CI Information Management. He also led the acquisition of Paradise Water, Round Table Pizza and turned around the operations CI Express, a FedEx company in Lewiston, Idaho. He is a member of the Columbia Center Rotary, Leadership Tri-Cities Class of XI and volunteers at his church. He also has held several board positions in various local charities, most recently in youth sports where he coached and was president for the Kamiakin Jr. Braves Youth Football and Cheer. • Gesa Community Credit Union has hired Cheryl Adamson as vice president, general counsel. She brings more than 30 years of successful experience working in private practice with an emphasis on commercial litigation, business representation and insurance matters, including coverage opinions and litigation. In her new role, Adamson will provide legal counsel, support, and guidance on a multitude of issues throughout the credit union. The Kennewick native earned a bachelor of business administration from Gonzaga University and a juris doctor degree from the University of Washington School of Law. Prior to joining Gesa, Adamson practiced at Rettig Forgette Iller Adamson LLP in the Tri-Cities and Bohrnsen Stocker Smith Luciani Adamson PLLC in Spokane. • Prosser Memorial Health has hired pediatrician Dr. Brian Proctor to the team of providers at the Grandview Clinic. Proctor received his Dr. Brian Proctor bachelor of science in physical education, majoring in sport science with a minor in biology, from the University of Idaho. He went on to study at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, graduating from the College of Osteopathic Medicine. He recently completed a residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia’s Department of Child Health. • Lourdes Health has hired Dr. Janak Patel as a family medicine provider at Lourdes Family Medicine in Pasco. He joined the team in September and began seeing patients on Oct. 4. He recently completed his family medicine residency with West River Health Services in Hettinger, North Dakota. Patel attended medical school at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts, West Indies, and then went on to complete a one-year internship with Sanford Hospital and CHI St. Alexius in Bismarck, North Dakota. Following his internship, Patel completed his three-year residency. Patel is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is board certified in family medicine, and has certifications in advanced cardiovascular life support, advanced trauma life support and pediatric advanced life support. • Petersen Hastings hired Joshua Eslinger as a portfolio analyst for the firm,

which has offices in Kennewick and Walla Walla. In this role, he is responsible for working with the Petersen Hastings team to perform a wide range of inJoshua Eslinger vestment related services for new and existing clients. These duties include executing equity and fixed income security transactions, reviewing and maintaining client account asset allocation targets, preparing financial reports, and providing general support and research of portfolio and investment strategies. While attending Kamiakin High School, he enlisted in the military. Following his graduation in 2003, he continued to serve in the Army until 2007 when he was awarded an ROTC scholarship. In 2011, he graduated from Gonzaga University where he received his bachelor of business administration in finance. He then rejoined the military to serve as an Army officer for four more years before returning to the Tri-Cities. • SVN Retter and Company has hired Brenda Garibray as a commercial real estate broker. She provides strategic marketing and transaction management for her clients and their real estate needs. She has more than 14 years of experience in both commercial and residential financing and property management. • Gloria Olsson, ARNP, has joined the team at Miramar Health Center in Kennewick. She received her post-

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baccalaureate doctor of nursing practice - family nurse practitioner from Gonzaga University, Spokane, and her bachelor of science in nursing Gloria Olsson from University of Nevada, Reno. • Peter Korfiatis has been named general manager of Bluewood ski resort outside of Dayton. Korfiatis fills the position previously held by Kim Clark, Bluewood’s general manager for seven years, who died of an apparent heart attack on Aug. 31 while on the mountain. Korfiatis most recently worked as senior director of guest experience at Mammoth Mountain. Born and raised in Wenatchee, Korfiatis grew up skiing at Mission Ridge and was on its race team. He remembers skiing at Bluewood for the first time when he was about 10.

uDONATIONS • Trios Health offered $10 sports physicals at its Urgent Care to local middle and high school students throughout the summer, with all proceeds donated back to students’ respective schools. Typically, Trios Health sees about 300 students during its annual one-day sports physical clinic. This year, Urgent Care conducted 738 sports physicals so will donate $7,380 to the schools. Students from 33 area schools participated in the sports physical offering.

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uBANKRUPTCIES Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings: Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up nonexempt property and debt is discharged. Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them. Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers or fishermen 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 Heather Leigh-Ann Dethmers, 8711 Stutz Drive, Pasco. Roberto Garcia, 1707 N. Sixth Ave., Pasco. Allan Brandon Gilmore, 2100 Bellerive Drive, Apt. #191, Richland. Amanda Nicole Meadows, 530 N. Edison St., Apt. G102, Kennewick. Stephanie Jensen, 1851 Peachtree Lane, Apt. D, Richland. Nathan K. Brown & Brandee M. Brown, 200802 E. Game Farm Road, #104, Kennewick. Adrian Gonzalez & Dina Gonzalez, 1449 Paterson Road, Prosser. Jonathan L. Bence, 3003 Queensgate Drive, Apt. 140, Richland. Dominique Norwood, PO Box 6313, Kennewick. Julia Marie Webb, 4616 W. Margaret St., Pasco.

Hernan Tercero Vargas & Sarah Anne Tercero, 5817 Tyre Drive, Pasco. Brandy Marie Moss, 4200 W. Kennewick Ave. Apt. D, Kennewick. CHAPTER 13 Brigit Catherine Strunk, 334 N. Union St., Apt. A130, Kennewick. Tyson Jared Carey & Kayleen Lynn Carey, 301 S. Quay St., Kennewick. Jacob Michael Garcia & Jennifer Lee Garcia, 3714 S. Sharron St., Kennewick.

uTOP PROPERTIES BENTON COUNTY 324 Soaring Hawk St., Richland, 2,244-square-foot home. Price: $780,000. Buyer: TRC Global Mobility Inc. Seller: Keith & Teresa Quigley. 156 Bradley Blvd., Richland, 2,332-square-foot home. Price: $850,000. Buyer: John M. & Leslie G. Inman. Seller: Danny K. & Kim D. Morris Co-Trustees. 12706 S. Grandview Lane, Kennewick, 2,848-square-foot home. Price: $905,000. Buyer: David & Cheryl Bailey. Seller: Bernerd James & Julie Ann Anderson. 210 Second St., Benton City, 8,662-square-foot store on 1.4 acres. Price: $2.5 million. Buyer: Kamscetk

Holdings Series J LLC. Seller: Simoncre Chisum II LLC. 1384 Alla Vista, Richland, 4,169-square-foot home. Price: $1 million. Buyer: Mark A. & Patricia A. Jaeger. Seller: Christopher & Louise Y. Herndobler Trustees. 101 S. Gum St. N., #110, S. #120, Highway 395, Kennewick, 7,557-squarefoot commercial building. Price: $1.2 million. Buyer: Walther & Sons Investment Group. Seller: Voss Prima. 266 & 272 Wellsian Way, 201 Goethals Drive, Richland, 8,454-square-foot commercial building, 6,528-square-foot commercial building. Price: $1.8 million. Buyer: Herc Rentals Inc. Seller: Gerald J. McMillin Trustee. 3611 S. Zintel Way, Kennewick, 15,140-square-foot office building on 2 acres. Price: $4.6 million. Buyer: J-U-B Engineers Inc. Seller: Zeb LLC. 1292 Jolianna Drive, Richland, 2,934-square-foot home. Price: $739,000. Buyer: Charles A. & Lisa A. Jacobsen. Seller: Prodigy Homes. 4500 Mt. Daniel Court, West Richland, 2,264-square-foot home. Price: $775,000. Buyer: Jessica & Nicholas Johnson. Seller: Michael & Jamie Adams. 3315 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, 19,648-square-foot commercial building. Price: $1.7 million. Buyer: RBB Real

Estate LLC. Seller: Pioneer Building Co. LLC. 22 S. Gum St., Kennewick, 3,253-square-foot convenience store. Price: $1.8 million. Buyer: ARS – Fresno LLC. Seller: Amy Bertelsen & Jeffrey Bertelsen. 4212 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, 2,803-square-foot convenience store. Price: $2 million. Buyer: ARS – Fresno LLC. Seller: Amy Bertelsen & Jeffrey Bertelsen. 14239 Furlong Lane, Kennewick, 1-acre home site. Price: $742,700. Buyer: Rod Wurdeman & Cynthia Flagg. Seller: Hammerstrom Construction Inc. 2362 W. 49th Ave., Kennewick, 2,270-square-foot home. Price: $770,000. Buyer: Danial J. & Megan M. Gillespie. Seller: Jonathan P. & Terry L. Walsh. 153202 W. Richards Road, Prosser, 2,052-square-foot home on 4 acres. Price: $800,000. Buyer: Jeremy Sandin & Krista Preszler. Seller: 69104 E. 715 PR NE, Richland, 4,326-square-foot home on 2.5 acres. Price: $750,000. Buyer: Nolan J. & Cassidy M. Mosley. Seller: Jeffrey D. & Therese M. Ahlers. 73101 E. Reata Road, Kennewick, 2,727-square-foot home. Price: $735,000. Buyer: Dana & Crystal Byram.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 Seller: Sara E. Bailey. 6785 W. 23rd Ave., Kennewick, 2,250-square-foot home. Price: $785,000. Buyer: James Allen Babcock. Seller: Kristine Grace P. & Nelson Rueda. 925 Stevens Drive, Richland, 9,093-square-foot medical office. Price: $2.2 million. Buyer: King Enterprises of Washington LLC. Seller: Achuck Family Partnership LP. 1206, 1208, 1212 & 1210 Kinney Way, Prosser, 1,782-square-foot manufactured home, three 3,432-square-foot apartment buildings. Price: $1.6 million. Buyer: Blue Mountain Ventures LLC. Seller: Michael W. & Julie M. Thornock. 1135 Jadwin Ave., Richland, 9,613-square-foot medical office. Price: $3.3 million. Buyer: John Niemeyer. Seller: Virginia Lee Niemeyer. 1148 Gillmore Ave., Richland, 8,505-square-foot medical office. Price: $1.5 million. Buyer: Jeffrey Meader. Seller: Heather Meader. 27907 S. 959 PR SE, Kennewick, 2,797-square-foot home on 2 acres. Price: $850,000. Buyer: Dale & Patricia Bayley. Seller: John Wayne & Marla D. Schab. 16616 S. Ridge View Lane, 1-acre home site. Price: $850,000. Buyer: Kelley & Jessica Welsh. Seller: JK Monarch East LLC. 2417 A W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, 5,393-square-foot neighborhood shopping center and 1,830-square-foot restaurant. Price: $1 million. Buyer: Sunny Hill Enterprises LLC. Seller: MCS LLC. 2250 Firerock Ave., Richland, 2,937-square-foot home. Price: $880,000. Buyer: Harold R. & Colleen M. Brooks. Seller: Dee Doyle & Ellen Sly Trustees. 1219 Thayer Drive, Richland, 15,983-square-foot commercial building. Price: $1.8 million. Buyer: Richland School District. Seller: Salvation Army. 2810 Kennewick Ave. & 151 N. Ely St., Kennewick, 7,452-square-foot neighborhood shopping center and 102,215-square-foot shopping center. Price: $18 million. Buyer: Highlands Center Holdings LLC. Seller: Highlands Center LLC. 3550 Orchard St., West Richland, 2,684-square-foot home. Price: $879,000. Buyer: Ronald D. & Melissa K. Fulop. Seller: Dennis Sawby Construction LLC. 3755 N. Levi St., Kennewick, 2,883-square-foot home. Price: $1 million. Buyer: Keith & Jane Moon. Seller: Jason K. & Lindsy R. Gilbert. 6581 Cyprus Loop, West Richland, 2,922-square-foot home. Price: $750,000. Buyer: Angela G. & John L. Hancock. Seller: Keith & Jane Moon. 35 & 19 N. Benton St., 215 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, 6,947-square-foot store, 3,013-square-foot warehouse, 17,175-square-foot warehouse, 7,060-square-foot warehouse. Price: $1.3 million. Buyer: Christopher L. Ingersoll. Seller: Keith A. Silliman. Unknown address off Innovation Boulevard, Richland, 99,240-square-foot office building. Price: $8 million. Buyer: The United States of America. Seller: Battelle Memorial Institute. 2303 Skyview Loop, Richland, 0.32acre home site. Price: $754,000. Buyer: William Theodore Cohan & Heidi Rolfe. Seller: Pahlisch Homes at Westcliffe Heights LLC. 6794 Argos St., West Richland,

3,145-square-foot home. Price: $731,000. Buyer: Derek J. Stelter & Shayla M. Davari. Seller: Christopher & Memrie Deeney. 1298 Jolianna Drive, Richland, 2,447-square-foot home. Price: $738,000. Buyer: Brand Garret Ting & Jaspreet Kaur Kaler. Seller: Prodigy Homes Inc. Undetermined address south of Interstate 82, Kennewick, 222-acre home site. Price: $1.7 million. Buyer: Elda WA CA LLC. Seller: Nikitis LLC. 137293 E. Christiansen Road, Kennewick, 45 acres of dry pasture, 98-acre home site. Price: $1 million. Buyer: Elda WA CA LLC. Seller: Nikitis LLC. 50501 N Case Road NW, 70302 W. Hanks Road NW, Prosser, 569 acres of irrigated ag land, dry and irrigated pasture, 1,015-square-foot home and

1,260-square-foot home. Price: $6 million. Buyer: Wyckoff Farms Inc. Seller: Stanley McDonald Est. 6481 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick, 2.7 acres of commercial/industrial land. Price: $1.3 million. Buyer: Summers Hub of Kennewick LLP. Seller: Kennewick Irrigation District. 28207 S. 959 PR SE, Kennewick, 2,218-square-foot home on 3 acres. Price: $757,000. Buyer: David & Chandra Thai. Seller: Douglas D. & Debra E. Day. 1370 Tapteal Drive, Richland, 48,985-square-foot hotel on 2 acres. Price: $18 million. Buyer: SPI Richland LLC. Seller: Richland Hotel Holdings LLC. 12815 Steeplechase Drive, Kennewick, 2,623-square-foot home. Price: $845,000. Buyer: Markus & Lindsey Hickcox. Seller: 47 North Custom

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Homes. 11902 Canter Court, Kennewick, 4,053-square-foot home. Price: $797,000. Buyer: Zane T. & Ashley M. Lineberry. Seller: Urban Range LLC. 2831 Duportail St., Richland, 3,249-square-foot restaurant. Price: $3.4 million. Buyer: Doran Enterprises LLC. Seller: Hogback Queensgate LLC. FRANKLIN COUNTY 9113 Tuscany Drive, Pasco, 2,753-square-foot home. Price: $760,000. Buyer: Michael Hill. Seller: Olga Kondratskaya. 1917 Road 67, Pasco, 2,599-squarefoot home. Price: $790,000. Buyer: Christopher R. & Elaine H. Everett. Seller: Ervin Bader Jr. & Connie M. Bader.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 1800, 1825 & 1905 W. Lewis St., Pasco, 13,280-square-foot motel, 18,560-square-foot motel, 49,358-square-foot motel. Price: $2.5 million. Buyer: STK Hosford South LLC et al. Seller: Sohal Development LLC. 1002 N. 28th Ave., Pasco, 12,000-square-foot auto dealership on 3.9 acres. Price: $3.8 million. Buyer: RV Retailer Idaho Real Estate LLC. Seller: Grace Delight of Washington LLC. 21 Rivershore Road, Pasco, 2,493-square-foot home. Price: $735,000. Buyer: Lisa & Kenneth Victor Williams. Seller: Cathy Clark. S. Road 40 E., 104 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $6.8 million. Buyer: Project Pearl Pasco LLC. Seller: Columbia East LLC. S. Road 40 E., 142 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $5 million. Buyer: Project Oyster Pasco LLC. Seller: Columbia East LLC. 74 Angus Road, Pasco, 4,229-squarefoot home on 1.5 acres. Price: $1.3 million. Buyer: Paul & Michelle Inserra. Seller: Darcy & Holly Weisner. 7307 Sandy Ridge Road, Pasco, 2,584-square-foot home. Price: $816,000. Buyer: Robert A. & Margaret F. Romine. Seller: Sarah & Kyle Haulk.

uBUILDING PERMITS BENTON COUNTY JS Infrastructure, 1117 E. 44th Ave., $165,000 for antenna/tower. Contractor: Qualtek. American Tower Co., 68085 S. Finley Road, $15,000 for antenna/tower. Contractor: owner. FRANKLIN COUNTY Granite Northwest, 7131 N. Railroad Ave., Pasco, $17,100 for demolition. Contractor: owner. BV AL Pasco 1 LLC, 5921 Road 60 D, Pasco, $2 million for new commercial. Contractor: Eden Consulting LLC. Basin City Hot Spot, 7380 R-170, Mesa, $34,000 for commercial addition.

Contractor: Rehn Brooke Refrigeration. DT Warehouse LLC, 110 Taylor Flats Road, Pasco, $37,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Tri-Cities Roofing LLC. Herrman Farms LLC, 5000 W. Highway 260 Connell, $108,000 for commercial addition, $128,000 for ag building, $5,000 for commercial remodel. Contractors: 509 Builders LLC. KENNEWICK DWP General Contracting, 7992 W. 10th Ave., $515,000 for new commercial. Contractor: DWP General Contracting. Hogback Southridge, 3631 Plaza Way, $531,000 for commercial remodel, $38,300 for heat pump/HVAC, $70,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Team Construction LLC, Bruce Mechanical Inc., Silverline Electric Plumbing. Columbia Mall Partnership, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $1.3 million commercial remodel, $150,000 for heat pump/HVAC, $25,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Axxys Construction Group, Bruce Mechanical Inc., Three Rivers Mechanic. TTB Investments LLC, 4305 W. 27th Place, $8,000 for sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Argonaut Investments, 1232 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $935,000 for tenant improvements $48,000 for heat pump/ HVAC, $36,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Solex Contracting Inc., Comfort Pros Heat and Air, McGee Plumbing Co. Black Rock Development, 22 S. Carmichael Drive, $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Ramsay Sign Co. Black Rock Development, 5215 W. Okanogan Place, $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Ramsay Sign Co. Black Rock Development, 4898 W. Hildebrand Blvd., $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Ramsay Sign Co. DWP General Contracting, 7992 W. 10th Ave., $515,000 for new commercial. Contractor: DWP General Contracting.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 Timothy T. Godman, 2312 S. Ely St., $20,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Capstone Solutions Inc. Tri-Cities Chaplaincy, 712 W. 19th Ave., $18,000 for commercial addition. Contractor: Patio Covers Unlimited. Bling Enterprises, 8108 W. Gage Blvd., $35,0000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: A-One Refrigeration & Heating. Black Rock Development, 300 N. Ely St., $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Ramsay Sign Co. Black Rock Development, 2000 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Ramsay Sign Co. Black Rock Development, 2615 S. Vancouver St., $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Ramsay Sign Co. Nellis Properties, 902 S. Washington St., $46,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Palmer Roofing Co. Theodore Leskovar, 3020 W. Clearwater Ave., $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. TTB Investments LLC, 5204 W. Okanogan Place, $80,000 for tenant improvements, $17,000 for heat pump/HVAC, $7,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Hummel Construction and Development, Total Energy Management, Columbia River Plumbing and Mechanical. Gesa Credit Union, 4500 W. 27th Ave., $74,000 for sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Hogback Southridge, 3631 Plaza Way, $51,000 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. Craig D. Eerkes, 3631 Plaza Way, $17,000 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. Gesa Credit Union, 100 N. Huntington St., $80,000 for sign. Contractor: Quality

Signs. Gesa Credit Union, 4500 W. 27th Ave., $8,000 for sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Columbia Center Commerical LLC, 8108 W. Gage Blvd., $9,000 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. Kandiyouhi LLC, 34 N. Benton St., $15,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Palmer Roofing Co. Anchorage Corporation, 7913 W. Grandridge Blvd., $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Cascade Sign & Fabrication. Costco Wholesale, 8505 W. Gage Blvd., $600,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Pacific Northern Enviro LLC. Lakeside Kennewick, 5100 W. Clearwater Ave., $374,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Cliff Thorn Construction. P&L Land Co., 3131 W. Hood Ave., $18,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Silver Bow Roofing. Bonnie Jean Plaza, 5204 W. Okanogan Place, $6,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Hummel Construction and Development. Roundup Co., 2811 W. 10th Ave., $34,000 for signs. Contractor: Quality Signs. Kennewick Truck, 700 E. Bruneau Ave., $44,000 for demolition. Contractor: Ral-Boy Inc. Columbia Mall Partnership, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $174,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Elite Construction & Development. KHQ Incorporated, 3312 W. Kennewick Ave., $44,000 for commercial remodeling. Contractor: Cliff Thorn Construction.

Lori Torres, 119 E. Sixth Ave., $40,000 for demolition. Contractor: Cliff Thorn Construction. TT Center LLC, 4827 W. Clearwater Ave., $626,000 for new commercial, $12,000 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractors: G2 Commercial Construction Inc., Total Energy Management & HVAC. Circle K Stores Inc., 1900 N. Steptoe St., $15,000 for commercial remodel, $15,000 for plumbing. Contractors: TLM Petro Labor Force Inc., Mullins Enterprises LLC. Marjorie Hays Trustee, 2914 W. Clearwater Ave., $29,000 for antenna/ tower. Contractor: Northwest Tower of Washington. P&L Land Company, 3131 W. Hood Ave., $36,000 for commercial reroofing. Contractor: Silver Bow Roofing. PM2 West Limited Partnership, 8919 W. Grandridge Blvd., $43,000 for tenant improvements, $5,000 for heat pump/ HVAC. Contractors: Hummel Construction and Development, Total Energy Management & HVAC. Auburn Development, 911 S. Auburn St., $10,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: A&A Roofing Services LLC. Wilmington Savings, 6424 W. First Ave., $10,000 for demolition, $7,000 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractors: Mufasa Construction & Remodeling, Delta Heating & Cooling. PASCO Lonepeak Properties, 1624 W. Court St., $671,000 for new commercial. Contractor: to be determined. RD1 Trucking LLC, Parcel 112 520 238, $220,000 for commercial. Contractor: DK&G Development LLC.

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Ryan Companies US Inc., 1351 S. Road 40 E., $107 million for new commercial. Contractor: Ryan Companies US Inc. Columbia East LLC, 1202 S. Road 40 E., $375,000 for commercial. Contractor: Ryan Companies US Inc. Western States Equipment, 2100 Frontier Loop, $9,400 for commercial addition. Contractor: Mascott Equipment Co. Inc. Anides Guerena, 1731 W. Clark St., $9,100 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Empire Brothers Construction. Patterson Family, 5250 Outlet Drive, $35,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Freshco. Reser’s Fine Foods, 5526 N. Capitol Ave., $300,000 for new commercial. Contractor: to be determined. Patterson Family, 5238 Outlet Drive, $11,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: owner. Boom Boom Properties, 9425 Sandifur Parkway, $42,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Hummel Construction & Development. Port of Pasco, 3130 Varney Lane, $1.6 million for new commercial. Contractor: Construction Services of Washington LLC. Cox Family Land LLC, 5526 N. Capitol Ave., $250,000 for utilities. Contractor: Reser’s construction. Columbia East LLC, 1202 S. Road 40 E., $13 million for grading. Contractor: Ryan Companies US Inc. Cox Family Land LLC, 5526 N. Capitol Ave., $26 million for new commercial. Contractor: to be determined.

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Department of Natural Resources, 7200 Burden Blvd., $110,000 for commercial. Contractor: to be determined. Boom Boom Properties, 9425 Sandifur Parkway, $43,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: JA Torres Construction and Development. Columbia Basin Shrine Holding, 1811 W. Sylvester St., $9,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Royal Roofing Inc. Ellingson Brothers, 920 N. 20th Ave., $314,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: to be determined. Robertson Real Estate Investment, 928 N. 28th Ave., $136,000 for new commercial. Contractor: MH Construction Inc. Ryan Companies US Inc., 1202 S. Road 40 E., $84 million for new commercial. Contractor: Ryan Companies US Inc.

Walmart Real Estate, 4820 Road 68, $16,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: to be determined. Sean Keys, 1520 N. Oregon Ave., $60,000 for demolition. Contractor: Amenity Construction & Renovation. Yakima Federal Savings & Loan, 3604 W. Court St., $40,000 for sign. Contractor: Eagle Signs LLC. Road 68 Properties, $19,500 for commercial remodel. Contractor: S&D Construction. 3JM Enterprises LLC, 2903 N. Commercial Ave., $1.3 million for new commercial. Contractor: Clearspan Steel LLC. Columbia East LLC, 1351 S. Road 40 E., $22 million for new commercial. Contractor: Ryan Companies US Inc. Sandifur Property, 9610 Sandifur Parkway, $125,000 for sign. Contractor:

Eagle Signs LLC. Iris Landholdings LLC, 2735 W. Court St., $12,500 for sign. Contractor: Yesco LLC. PROSSER Viking Builders LLC, Kelandren Drive SW, $20,000 for new commercial, $23,000 for fence/retaining wall. Contractors: Viking Builders LLC. Thomas Smith, 1221 Bennett Ave., $70,000 for demolition. Contractor: R2 Construction of Eastern Washington. RICHLAND New Edge Inc., 1350 Spaulding Ave., $150,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Cliff Thorn Construction. Gesa Credit Union, 51 Gage Blvd., $130,000 for commercial reroof. Con-

tractor: Columbia Basin Sheet Metal. City of Richland, 3060 Twin Bridges Road, $28,000 for grading. Contractor: Magnum Power LLC. Fettig Five LLC, 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $10,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Divots Golf. Hubt Properties LLC, 1618 Terminal Drive, $150,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Gale Rew Construction Inc. Ahtanum Ridge Investments, 2574 Robertson Drive, $596,000 for new commercial, $10,000 for fence/retaining wall. Contractor: Columbia River Steel. R3T Ventures LLC, 1255 Jolianna Drive, $32,000 for grading. Contractor: DDB LLC.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 WEST RICHLAND Urban Range, 3985C W. Van Giesen St., $435,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Urban Range. Urban Range, 3985D W. Van Giesen St., $435,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Urban Range. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. A, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. B, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. C, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. D, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. E, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. F, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. G, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. P, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. Q, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes

LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. R, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. S, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Ranchland Homes LLC, 8000 Paradise Way, Bldg. T, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Ranchland Homes LLC. Urban Range, 7850 Paradise Way, Bldg. E, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Urban Range. Urban Range, 7850 Paradise Way, Bldg. T, $500,000 for multifamily housing. Contractor: Urban Range. Faustin Stevens, 1004 Creer Way, $359,500 for multifamily housing. Contractor: owner. First Westview LLC, 531 S. 38th Ave., $27,000 for commercial addition, $5,000 for demolition. Contractors: First Westview LLC.

uBUSINESS LICENSES RICHLAND Berry, Dunn, McNeil & Parker LLC, 100 Middle St. Portland. Boyd Martin Construction LLC, 5965 McLeod Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada. M-l Masonry Inc., 2662 S. Bear Claw Way, Meridian, Idaho. Three Amigos Plumbing & Maintenance Inc., 1309 Wright Way, Sandpoint, Idaho. Lapierre Enterprises Inc., 2748 Lapierre Canyon Drive, Kennewick.

City Facilities Management (Fl) LLC, 8120 Nations Way Jacksonville, Florida. Zoom Voice Communications Inc., 55 Almaden Blvd., San Jose, California. Cascade Industrial Services LLC, 24665 N. Hunters Grove Court, Rathdrum, Idaho. Framatome Us Government Solutions LLC, 3315 Old Forest Road, Lynchburg, Virginia. Delta Paving, 3597 E. Monarch Sky Lane, Meridian, Idaho. Bartlett Roofing, 1307 S. Maple Grove Road, Boise, Idaho. Life & Other Doodles, 700 Walter St., Enterprise, Oregon. Covenant Engineering, 33711 Highway 95 Lewiston, Idaho. GA Tree and Yard Service LLC, 12843 N. 175 E., Ririe, Idaho. Peninsulators Northwest, 14520 Interurban Ave. S., Tukwila. Thrive, 300 Torbett St. Mount Zion Construction LLC, 2917 W. 19th Ave., #13, Kennewick. United Custom Floors, 111 Ringhoff Road, Burbank. New City Cleaners Inc., 747 Stevens Drive. All Terrain LLC, 19604 Tualco Road, Monroe. American Safety Inc., 3160 George Washington Way. J. H. Kelly L.L.C., 821 Third Ave., Longview. We Ice Inc., 6303 Burden Blvd., Pasco. Mega Clean, 153 Hills W. Way. The Barberlife Studio, 4845 Broadmoor Blvd., Pasco. Riverside Appraisal Service LLC, 215 George Washington Way. Amenity Construction & Renovation

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LLC, 3708 NE 98th St., Vancouver. Tri-cities Quality Homes Inc., 615 S. Waldemar Ave., Pasco. Steve’s Window Cleaning, 26920 94th Drive NW, Stanwood. Perfection Built, 720 E. Fifth Ave., Kennewick. Vanguard LLC, 4429 85th Place SW, Mukilteo. Atlas Properties LLC, 6001 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick. Lone Wolfe Tile, 900 Aaron Drive. RWT Enterprises LLC, 1010 S. 101st Ave., Yakima. RLA Drywall LLC, 1541 W. Jay St., Pasco. Benton Builders LLC, 203212 E. SR 397, Kennewick. Built On The Rock, 5514 Roosevelt Drive, Pasco. Hi Dumplings, 7425 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick. All Pro Roofing Technologies, 1108 S. Kellogg St., Kennewick. K and J Pest, 2183 Cascade Ave. Teos Sweets LLC, 9115 Ryeland Drive, Pasco. Tri-Cities General Construction, 1731 N. 18th Drive, Pasco. Eden’s Irrigation & Landscaping, 732 W. Leola St., Pasco. Real Roofing LLC, 1713 Portland Ave., Walla Walla. Arising Restoration, 3616 W. Court St., Pasco. KBG Mansonry LLC, 1111 N. Beech Ave., Pasco. Drywall Contracting LLC, 1014 S. Olympia Place, Kennewick. Lone Pine Renovations LLC, 1604 Road 60, Pasco.

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Happy Home Solutions, 2337 S. Tacoma St., Kennewick. Vista Pools Construction LLC, 4406 Chilcotin Lane, Pasco. Cutthroat Barber Company, 612 The Parkway. Mitchell Men Handyman Services LLC, 220 S. Fillmore St., Kennewick. Soi 705 Thai Restaurant, 705 The Parkway. Burien 18, LLC, 723 The Parkway. DPC Quality Construction LLC, 2319 W. 20th Ave., Kennewick. Non-fiction, 894 Tulip Lane. Clearspan Steel LLC, 5115 W. Brinkley Road, Kennewick. Exterior Home Experts, 3608 S. Quincy Place, Kennewick. Mendoza Pro Painting LLC, 616 S. Sycamore Ave., Pasco. At B And B Enterprises LLC, 1003 Pat-

tyton Lane. Room To Breathe In The Tri, 69207 E. 715 PR NE. Northwest Heating and Air Conditioning LLC, 210605 E. Perkins Road, Kennewick. Genny Rebecca Lord, 140 Gage Blvd. The High Heel Housewife, 8968 W. Quinault Ave., Kennewick. Mendoza Pro Floors, 6612 Gehrig Drive, Pasco. Silvawood Ventures LLC, 2839 W. Kennewick. Ave., Kennewick. Premier Roofing and Exteriors LLC, 5300 Spirea Drive, West Richland. Genesis Custom Concrete, 1780 Pike Ave. New Generation Roofing LLC, 2112 Landon Ave., Union Gap. Patriot Environmental Services Inc., 2444 Robertson Drive.

Emmanuel Flooring LLC, 245 Sage Road, Burbank. Rebel Homes, 542 Jordan Lane. Aub’s Bananza Bread LLC, 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. De La Cruz Construction, 5405 W 24th Ave., Kennewick. SB Professional Flooring LLC, 2105 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick. CR Woodworks LLC, 1500a S. Jefferson Place, Kennewick. Lawn And Order Landscaping, 601 New Gate Drive, Prosser. Copperleaf Home Care, 2236 Copperleaf St. PBS West LLC, 2665 Kingsgate Way. Dark Moon Esthetics, 315 Barth Ave. Aguilar Quality Drywall LLC, 6504 W. Umatilla Ave., Kennewick. New Image Painting & Powerwash LLC, 2403 S. Vancouver St., Kennewick.

Enano’s Flooring LLC, 2411 W. Henry St., Pasco. Columbia Square Capital Partners LLC, 451 Westcliffe Blvd. Royal Phantom LLC, 2292 Morris Ave. Indy 183 LLC, 723 The Parkway. Maintenance Plus Wa. St. LLC, 188909 E. 304 PR SE, Kennewick. The Indigo Knight, 2403 Pullen St. Mountain Glaze Transportation LLC, 1015 Arikara Drive, Grandview. Galaxie Enterprises LLC, 6912 W. Umatilla Ave., Kennewick. Gamache Vintners, 200 Broadmoor St. Northwest Pest Defense, 1510 Stevens Drive. The Real Santa Mark LLC, 1906 S. 44th Ave., Yakima. Ready Roofing LLC, 30 Proton Lane. Great Interiors & Finishings LLC, 200802 E. Game Farm Road, Kennewick. Og Construction LLC, 4409 S. Toro Court, Kennewick. Edge & Ko LLC, 2921 Bosch Court, Pasco. Parientes Painting LLC, 720 N. 24th Ave., Pasco. Rao Global Inc., 1955 Jadwin Ave. The Nail Place, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco. Larson Transportation, 531 S. 38th Ave., West Richland. JFK Drywall Solutions, 510 Miller Court. BCH Richland LLC, 1751 Fowler St. Jazzercise Richland, 1393 George Washington Way. Ottnot LLC, 576 Tanglewood Drive. Orion Painting, 6756 Nelson St., West Richland. Sunflower Daycare, 336 Satus St. 4ever Nails, 1311 George Washington Way. All Flooring Contractor, 930 E. Fourth Place, Kennewick. Kahda, 1795 Elder Court. DRG Roofing LLC, 8014 Canyon Drive, Pasco. Stin Gier, dba: Greg’s Septic Service & Blackwater Sanitation, 26504 S. Dague Road, Kennewick. Pretty N Inked LLC, 1311 Mansfield St. R Mendoza Construction LLC, 3301 Semilla Court, Pasco. Top Notch, 1453 Carson St. James Portsmouth Transportation Consultant LLC, 1630 Sicily Lane. Hyperion Outdoor Lighting, 1201 Jadwin Ave. Suzanne Damstedt, 709 Tanglewood Drive. Excel Mechanical LLC, 2404 Mark Ave. Basil And Blush, 1156 Viewmoor Court. MB Delivery, 1935 W. Yakima St., Pasco. Gem Technologies Inc., Washington 2420 Stevens Center Place. PSV Trucking LLC, 2550 Duportail St. Whiplash FGT, 451 Westcliffe Blvd. Will Turner Project LLC, 71157 Arena Road. Badger Mountain Adult Family Home, 1756 Silver Court. Hair By Judy LLC, 227 Symons St. My Hearing Centers LLC, 660 Swift Blvd. West Holdings Company LLC, dba Northwest Holdings Gro, 723 The Parkway. King Granite LLC, 1915 W. Agate St., Pasco. Richland Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1807 McMurray Ave.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 Cardenas Flooring, 1512 E. Columbia St., Pasco. Ad Meliora LLC, 614 Blue St., Richland. Atomic Alchemy LLC, 911 Thayer Drive. Renovation 360 LLC, 632 S. Owen Ave., Pasco. Custom Concrete LLC, 421 Alan Road, Pasco. Zip Real Estate LLC, 1511 Woodbury St. Brooklands Homes LLC, 2268 Sky Meadow Ave. Heart-felt Home Care, 2809 S. Zillah Court, Kennewick. Ambrosia Kombucha, 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. Rm Floors, 12304 W. Fourth Ave., Cheney. Simpson Decks and Construction LLC, 1639 Venus Circle. City Turf Empire, 500 N. 24th Ave., Pasco. Badger Mountain Billing Services LLC, 1338 Jonagold Drive. VMC Boutique and More, 1309 George Washington Way. 24/7 Mobile Notary LLC, 2894 Salk Ave. Love To Clean, 2513 Washington Court, West Richland. Phoenix Rising Bodyworks, 1370 Jadwin Ave. Terra Firma Testing, 6001 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick. Cascade General Construction LLC, 420 E Fourth Ave., Kennewick. Chatoyer Antiques, 5956 W. 41st Ave., Kennewick. Irene Diaz, 1407 N. 15th Ave., Pasco. Pristine Windows Pro, 4421 W. Hood Ave., Kennewick.

Adnet Systems Inc., 1962 Forest Ave. Antsy Nomads, 2812 Sunshine Ridge Road. Jai-dee Art, 164 Englewood Drive. Recon Aerial Rigging LLC, 722 Redwood Lane. Ashleigh Rogers Art, 1525 Sanford Ave. MNS Investment Group LLC, 204 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick. Taylor Made Investment Group LLC, 204 E. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick. Incas Plastering LLC, 2105 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick Shaily Tek LLC, 1955 Jadwin Ave. Blu Orchid Life Skills LLC, 200802 E. Game Farm Road, Kennewick. Wendy Clean 4 U, 1114 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick. TCT Computer Solutions, 100 N. Morain St., Kennewick. KENNEWICK Vortex Services LLC, 18150 Imperial Valley Drive, Houston, Texas Solex Contracting Inc., 42146 Remington Ave., Temecula, California. Bartlett Roofing, 1307 S. Maple Grove Road, Boise, Idaho. Iron King Indus, 104 Keighley St., Oliver, Pennsylvania. Daniel Tejeda Siding & Roofing Co., 32925 E. Columbia Lane, Hermiston, Oregon. Optimum Outcomes Inc., 3200 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. Tama USA Inc., 9165 E. Tamarack Drive, Dubuque, Iowa. Pepsi Cola Bottling of Pasco, 2525 W. Hopkins St., Pasco. Moneytree Inc., 220 Vista Way. Comfort Pros, 1211 Hubbard Road,

Yakima. Drake’s Meat Rubs, 212 W. Ave. Pacific Northwest Christian College, 3021 W. Clearwater Ave. Mount Zion Construction LLC, 2917 W. 19th Ave. #13. 3 Brothers Cleaning, 8815 W. Rio Grande Ave. United Custom Floors, 111 Ringhoff Road, Burbank. Bearproof Construction, 4506 Finnhorse Lane, Pasco. Polar Refrigeration Inc., 8819 NE 117th Ave., Suite B, Vancouver. Trademark Builders LLC, 19804 S. 1591 PR SW, Prosser. Kadlec Urgent Care, 4804 W. Clearwater Ave. Miami Construction LLC, 912 N. 20th Ave., Yakima. Amenity Construction & Renovation LLC, 3708 NE 98th St., Vancouver. Bobby Walker QA LLC, 119 E. First Ave. Deleon Insurance Services LLC, 201 N. Edison St. Vanguard LLC, 4429 85th Place SW, Mukilteo. Angela’s General Construction, 210004 E. Bryson Brown Road. ESF Development LLC, 541 Sheridan Road, Walla Walla. Benton Builders LLC, 203212 E. SR 397. American Homecare Distributing, 3104 W. Kennewick Ave. Lone Pine Renovations LLC, 1604 Road 60, Pasco. All Do Painting LLC, 1216 S. 13th Lane, Pasco. Cookies R Rusk LLC, 1102 N. Columbia Center Blvd.

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The High Heel Housewife, 8968 W. Quinault Ave. Emmanuel Flooring LLC, 245 Sage Road, Burbank. Jake And Olive’s Every Day Treasures, 2411 S. Quincy Court. Rhino Excavating & Grading LLC, 44 Log Lane, Richland. TEC Project Builders Inc., 5528 33rd Ave. NE Seattle Great Interiors & Finishings LLC, 200802 E. Game Farm Road. OG Construction LLC, 4409 S. Toro Court. Edge & Ko LLC, 2921 Bosch Court, Pasco. Premier Paint, 2306 W. 37th Ave. Beto’s Landscaping Services, 2105 N. Steptoe St. Justin Gier DBA: Greg’s Septic Service & Blackwater Sanitation, 26504 S. Dague Road. R Quality General Contractor LLC, 1114 W. 10th Ave. 2J Construction LLC, 19725 48th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Cardenas Flooring, 1512 E. Columbia St., Pasco. Julie’s Caring Hands LLC, 9396 W. Seventh Place. Kory’s Service and Repair LLC, 2021 S. Fruitland St. Renovation 360 LLC, 632 S. Owen Ave., Pasco. Custom Concrete LLC, 421 Alan Road, Pasco. King’s Kreative Staging LLC, 7015 W. Eighth Ave. Auto Rescue LLC, 222 E. Bruneau Ave. BK Ink Studio, 4415 W. Clearwater Ave. Heart-felt Home Care, 2809 S. Zillah

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Court. Foxtrot Construction, 3207 S. Lyle St. P&G Trucking LLC, 2105 N. Steptoe St. Marichal Trucking LLC, 25803 S. 1998 PR SE. Metheny Northwest Transportation LLC, 2312 W. 12th Place. Super Prime Beef Inc., 8180 W. Fourth Ave. Simpson Decks and Construction LLC, 1639 Venus Circle, Richland. Hooked Seafood Boil & Bar, 8108 W. Gage Blvd. All Motorcycle Mobile Repair LLC, 9202 W. Gage Blvd. Aries Transport LLC, 227 E. Fifth Ave. Wild Olive’s Charcuterie Kingdom, 302 W. 48th Ave. Love To Clean, 2513 Washington Court, West Richland. Ashink, 628 W. Kennewick Ave.

MXvision, 307 S. Tweedt Place. Windsor Fashions LLC, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Terra Firma Testing, 6001 W. Deschutes Ave. Solace & Sonder Massage & Wellness, 7101 W. Hood Place. Lin’s Massage, 6201 W. Clearwater Ave. Decor and More by AJ, 5501 W. Hildebrand Blvd. Empowered Body Massage, 7101 W. Hood Place. Red Line Homes LLC, 6198 W. 33rd Ave. Cascade General Construction LLC, 420 E. Fourth Ave. Chatoyer Antiques, 5956 W. 41st Ave. Irene Diaz, 1407 N. 15th Ave., Pasco. Marrinda Satham Hair, 101 N. Union St.

Hae Ha Thai, 1407 N. Young St. Pristine Windows Pro, 4421 W. Hood Ave. Business Centered Accounting Solutions, 907 S. Penn St. Mohammed F Al Himrani, 3523 W. Hood Ave. LC Nails & Spa, 1659 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Lisa Queen Design Inc., 6510 Second Ave. NE, Seattle. Edberg CPA PLLC, 8905 W. Gage Blvd. Unique Pro Painting LLC, 100 N. Irving Place. Gutierrez & Associates Financial Services LLC, 1623 W. Clearwater Ave. Taylor Made Property Management LLC, 204 E. Bruneau Ave. MNS Investment Group LLC, 204 E. Bruneau Ave. Taylor Made Investment Group LLC,

204 E. Bruneau Ave. Sole Brothers, 5201 W. 26th Ave. Romero Trucking LLC, 1553 N. Grant St. Bonneville Property Management LLC, 204 E. Bruneau Ave. Incas Plastering LLC, 2105 N. Steptoe St. Starlink Wireless LLC, 2746 Kingsgate Way, Richland. Villa’s Project, 1309 N. Dawes St. Ofelia Pineda, 5201 W. 14th Ave. Circle K #9662, 22 S. Gum St. US General Construction LLC, 218406 E. SR 397. Joe Stash Coffee, 4303 W. Okanogan Ave. J.L. Harrington, 1105 W. 10th Ave. Birrieria El Sazon, 3115 W. Clearwater Ave. Radiant Health Integrative Medicine PLLC, 7401 W. Hood Place. Columbia Treats, 7000 W. Grandridge Blvd. Chloe Layne, 725 N. Center Pkwy. Impakt Health PLLC, 3180 W. Clearwater Ave. Back To Basics Consulting LLC, 2718 Kyle Road. Trina Lynn Designs LLC, 4903 S. Dayton Place. Deeply Seeded LLC, 2411 W. 49th Ave. Divine Studios Co., 8612 W. Arrowhead Ave. CR Kustoms, 110 W. 33rd Ave. Bruchi’s, 2615 W. Kennewick Ave. Traders Research LLC, 512 W. Canyon Lakes Drive. Shannon Gutierrez, 122 Vista Way. Shayla Maldonado, 122 Vista Way. Tri-Cities RV Resort LLC, 7322 W. Bonnie Ave. Quality Driving, 7 S. Dayton St. West Coast Motorsports LLC, 911 W. Columbia Drive. BoxLunch #4697, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd. R&M Innovative Transport LLC, 8180 W. Fourth Ave. Chong Qing Noodles LLC, 8530 W. Gage Blvd. Ring Ring Wireless, 4711 W. Clearwater Ave. Grow With Erin, 10284 W. 18th Court. Wrecktify Recon LLC, 5503 W. 24th Ave. Agile Property Holdings LLC, 3114 S. Everett Place. Taylor Law, 3108 S. Lyle St. Ryan Hay Sales, 8812 W. Rio Grande Ave. Luxe Property Services, 10505 W. Clearwater Ave. Ramp LLC, 3301 S. Lincoln St. Wendy Clean 4 U, 1114 W. 10th Ave. Erin Sagadin, 113 W. Kennewick Ave. Pho Lao Laan Xang, 5610 W. Clearwater Ave. Valley Elite LLC, 5724 W. 14th Ave. TCT Computer Solutions, 100 N. Morain St. Rebecca Ann Lucas, 3102 W. Metaline Place. Ultra Legend Collections, 505 S. Nutmeg St. Creekside Dental Sleep Therapy, 216 N. Edison St. PASCO Columbia River Steel & Construction Inc., 813 Wallace Way, Grandview. Carniceria La Catrina, 2115 E. Lewis St. BDK Excavating, 5315 Paddington

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 Lane. Club 69, 218 S. Fourth Ave. Imperial Truck Line LLC, 4305 Sumas Lane. EJ Construction LLC, 605 Madrona Ave. Yam Ku Apolinar, 4418 Muris Lane. Twisters Espresso LLC, 212 W. Kennewick. Smart Brother LLC, 1408 N. 20th Ave., F. Powerherfull Marketing LLC, 307 W. Bonneville St. M&J Family Restaurant LLC, 2120 E. Lewis St. Movement Athletics, 218 W. Lewis St. M&G Lawncare LLC, 311 N. Pennie Lane. Amigo Bracero LLC, 1103 W. Court St. Connections Consulting Ma LLC, 4116 St. Paul Lane. Becerril Trucking LLC, 3903 W. Margaret St. Cinthia N. Barajas, 1621 W. Second Ave., Kennewick. Shop On Trend, 7702 Coldwater Drive. Simply Designed Creation Co. LLC, 4109 W. Irving St. Mendoza Pro Painting LLC, 616 S. Sycamore Ave. Miriam Fernandez House Cleaning Service LLC, 6 Jasper Court. VSG Appliances Contractor LLC, 1803 W. Court St. Northern Repair LLC, 6716 Fenway Drive. Mendoza Pro Floors LLC, 6612 Gehrig Drive. Cirtine Piercing, 6303 Burden Blvd., A The Space Between You and Me, 6212 Road 68, #32C. Solstice Heating & Air Inc., 202 E. 16th Ave. Icon Freight LLC, 831 N. Owen Ave. Hjellum Wines LLC, 8116 Babine Drive. Beth Beauty, 516 W. Lewis St., B. Court Street LLC, 3825 W. Court St. Zepeda, M Jose, 3809 W. Wernett Road. Guadalajara Style Mexican Food, 110 S. Fourth Ave. Essence Therapy PLLC, 3613 Kathren Lane. M.B. Castro Counseling LLC, 4409 Campolina Lane. Merlin Custom Floors LLC, 6209 Westport Lane. FS Aktiviteez LLC, 901 S. Myrtle Ave. Clever Construction, 905 N. Cedar Ave. Express Auto Body LLC, 33 E. B Circle. CM Plaza, 200 S. 20th Ave. Lansing Builders, 8808 Landon Court. GTC Construction LLC, 621 Road 38. Kyle’s Fine Line LLC, 58404 N. Evert Road, Benton City. JS Diesel Repair Shop LLC, 4708 N. Capitol Ave. Beautblooms LLC, 3602 Tallahassee Lane. Costa Vida #155, 6627 Burden Blvd., Suite A. Solutions_TLC, 149 Henley Drive. Luks Roofin LLC, 15610 W. Highway 2, #A14, Medical Lake. Affordable Cleaning LLC, 2921 Bosch Court. Simpkins, 3412 Coral Court. Keep Sake Quilting LLC, 9903 Chelan Court. Northwest Pest Defense, 1510 Stevens Drive, Richland. Bam TNT LLC, 1808 Road 57 Place. 3 Brothers Cleaning, 8815 W. Rio Grande Ave., Kennewick. Bill Maxwell H20 Consulting, 195004 E. 27th Ave., Kennewick. Heart-felt Home Care, 2809 S. Zillah Court, Kennewick. Whiplash FGT, 451 Westcliffe Blvd., Richland. Ordell Construction LLC, 29771 E. Enid Road, Eugene, Oregon. Mount Zion Construction LLC, 2917 W. 19th Ave., #13, Kennewick. Organic Glow Cleaning Services, 2000

W. Fifth Ave., Apt. A208, Kennewick. Delta Paving, 3597 E. Monarch Sky Lane, Meridian, Idaho. Rangel Construction LLC, 1425 Riche Court, Richland. The High Heel Housewife, 8968 W. Quinault Ave., Kennewick. 509 Construction, 504 W. Wagon Wheel PR NW, Benton City. Family Silvas Godinez Construction, 644 S. Wagon Road, Othello. Lone Pine Renovations LLC, 1604 Road 60. Tommy’s Steel and Salvage Inc., 1443 E. B Circle. Indian Flavour Jar LLC, 110 S. Fourth Ave. Ambrosia Kombucha, 110 S. Fourth Ave. SK Hair Salon, 1823 W. Court St., Suite B.

Coast To Coast Creations, 4910 Parley Court. Sylvia Income Tax and Plus, 411 W. Clark St. B. Cornerstone Church Tri-Cities, 3315 W. Court St. Oasis Freight Transport LLC, 1164 Pinto Loop, Richland. Quantum Const, 100 N. Morain St. Suite 208, Kennewick. Castro Coaching & Consulting, 5711 Belmont Drive. Ramirez Drywall, 308 N. Pennie Lane. Bartlett Roofing, 1307 S. Maple Grove Road, Boise, Idaho. Steve’s Window Cleaning, 26920 94th Drive NW, Stanwood. United Custom Floors, 111 Ringhoff Road, Burbank. OG, 4409 S. Toro Court, Kennewick. Orion Painting, 6756 Nelson St., West

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Richland. Pristine Windows Pro, 4421 W. Hood Ave., Apt D9, Kennewick. Incas Plastering LLC, 2105 N. Steptoe St., #17, Kennewick. Simpson Decks and Contruction LLC, 1639 Venus Circle, Richland. Cascade General Construction LLC, 420 E. Fourth Ave., Kennewick. Squared For Painting & Construction, 3201 S. Quincy Place, Kennewick. GCD Construction LLC, 6205 Turf Paradise Drive. Great Interiors & Finishings LLC, 200802 E. Game Garm Road, #230, Kennewick. Cascade General Construction LLC, 420 E. Fourth Ave., Kennewick. Brow Boss, 2420 W. Court St. Plughoff Outfitters, 8910 Landon

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Court. King Granite LLC, 1915 W. Agate St. Neidas Nails, 1999 W. Lewis St. A. Cascade Tub Repair LLC, 206 N. Garfield Ave., Wenatchee. Sage’s Sugar Shack LLC, 205 Davenport St., Richland. Miami Construction LLC, 912 N. 20th Ave, Yakima. GA Tree and Yard Service LLC, 12843 N. 175 E, Ririe, Idaho. Cocina Saludable, 3330 W. Court St., Suite D. R & O Transport LLC, 429 Canada Court. Tacos El Jefe LLC, 1424 N. Fourth Ave. Emmanuel Flooring LLC, 245 Sage Road, Burbank. Brighter Days Massage LLC, 5232 Outlet Drive. Ideal Services NW LLC, 5113 Pacific Highway E, Suite 13, Fife.

New York Barber Shop #3, 524 W. Clark St. Marsol Barber & Beauty Salon Shop, 524 W. Clark St. Yesmar Properties LLC, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd. Benton Builders LLC, 203212 E. Highway 397, Kennewick Harvest House, 570 Glenwood Road. Pasco Wireless, 1832 W. Court St., A. Core LLC DBA Comprehensive Occupational Resources LLC, 10059 N. Reiger Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Turn2learn, 7316 W. Argent Road. Ring Ring Wireless, 4911 Road 68, C. Amenity Construction & Renovation LLC, 3708 NE 98th St., Vancouver. All Flooring Contractor, 930 E. Fourth Place, Kennewick. Ayars & Ayars Inc., 2436 N. 48th St., Lincoln, Nebraska. Terra Firma Testing, 6001 W. De-

schutes Ave., Kennewick. JFK Drywall Solutions, 510 Miller Court, Richland. Custom Concrete LLC, 421 Alan Road. Etera Energy LLC, 8524 W. 12th Ave., Kennewick. Javi’s Cleaning Services, 251 S. Owen Ave. 251. Blu Orchid Life Skills LLC, 200802 E. Game Farm Road. Wendy Clean 4 U, 1114 W. 10th Ave. Apt T204, Kennewick. Clearwater Contracting, 2618 Bannock Ave., Nampa, Idaho. Marcus Made It, 110 S. Fourth Ave. Ring Ring Wireless, 1935 W. Court St. Everfreight LLC, 9907 Coho Court. Fine Seal Coating & Striping LLC, 626 N. Fourth Ave., Yakima. Zhamo’s Beauty Salon, 1124 W. Ainsworth Ave. Massage By Colton, 5232 Outlet Drive

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5232. Big Foot Home Improvements, 2307 W. 36th Ave., Kennewick. Affordable Mobile Auto Detailing, 2103 N. Fifth Ave., #001. Eckler Mountain Sawmill, 5804 W. Ruby St. Edge & KO LLC, 2921 Bosch Court. Haak Holdings LLC, 3203 W. Marie St. As The Crow Flies, 457 Cherry Blossom Loop, Richland. Washout Service Solution LLC, 26769 W. Highway 53, Houser, Idaho. My Heart Massage, 5232 Outlet Drive 5232. Tri-City Foot & Ankle Center, 9613 Sandifur Pkwy. Peak Power LLC, 671 Eltopia West Road, Eltopia. A1 Muffler, 1013 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick. TKM Enterprises LLC, 522 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane. Martinez General Construction, 11915 Road 1.1 NE, Moses Lake. Rh2 Engineering Inc., 22722 29th Drive SE, Suite 210, Bothell. A&Z Investments and Remodeling LLC, 4601 W. 12th Ave., Kennewick. Atlas Cabinets & Design LLC, 2483 Robertson Drive, Richland.

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Hatton Homes LLC, 6119 W. Pearl St., Pasco. Northwest Trends of Spokane Inc., 11315 E. Montgomery Drive, Spokane Valley. Ahlgood Raingutters And Construction LLC, 205 W. 34th Ave., Kennewick. Tenorio’s Roofing LLC, 6508 Comiskey Drive, Pasco. Servicemaster Restoration & Cleaning Services By RBD, 1240 Industrial Way, Union Gap. Salas Masonry, 1505 S. Road 40 E., Pasco. Adventure Creations LLC, 530 N. 62nd Ave. P&H Concrete, 501 S. Larch St., Kennewick. Soteria Construction Group LLC, 7812 White Bluff Court, Pasco. Clifford Austin Thorn, 3707 Verbena Court, Pasco. Universal Paint LLC, 1114 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick. Luxe Pools LLC, 2453 Morency Drive, Richland. The Black Woodpecker Inc., 719 Jadwin Ave., Richland. Ultra Clean, 5012 Latimer Court, Pasco. Concrete Guys Tri-Cities LLC, 1980 W. 39th Ave., Kennewick. Analizh Cleaning Services Inc., 806 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick. Meraz Construction, 519 Bagley Drive, Sunnyside. GR General Construction and Remodeling LLC, 10029 South Tacoma Way, Lakewood. Deniz General Construction, 913 E. 15th Ave., Kennewick. Bierlink Construction, 5957 Ironton Drive. IL13, 3033 Iris St. Paws Claws and Hooves Veterinary Center, 4900 Paradise Way. Advanced Boring Specialists Inc., 1410 Pacific Ave. S., Kelso. Joe Park Construction LLC, 405 W. Walnut St., Yakima Rockin R Builders LLC, 101304 N. Billings Court. Terra Firma Testing, 6001 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 Agile Property Holdings LLC, 3114 S. Everett Place, Kennewick. Mountain States Const. Co., 803 Scoon Road, Sunnyside. Diesel Telecom LLC, 74 E. Miles Ave., Hayden, Idaho. Pahlisch Select, 1020 N. Center Parkway, 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-Franklin Superior Court. The following is from the Franklin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office.

Ramon Martinez Barjas et al., unpaid Department of Licensing, filed Sept. 1. Martin Barajas, unpaid Department of Licensing, filed Sept. 1. Adrian Haro et al., unpaid Department of Revenue, filed Sept. 14. Jesus Manuel Perez et al., unpaid Department of Revenue, filed Sept. 14. Pasco Xpress Mart LLC, unpaid Department of Revenue, filed Sept. 14. Ivan Ivanovich Tyshchuk et al., unpaid Department of Revenue, filed Sept. 14. Car Doctor Auto Repair LLC, unpaid Department of Revenue, field Sept. 14. Blue Towing LLC, unpaid Department of Revenue, filed Sept. 14. Pro KPR Construction LLC, unpaid Department of Revenue, filed Sept. 14. Ismael Mendoza Jimenez et al., unpaid Department of Revenue, filed Sept. 22. Precision General Construction, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries, filed Sept. 28. Irving Ortega Santa Cruz, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries, filed Sept. 28. Ricardo Soltero et al., unpaid Department of Labor and Industries, filed Sept. 29. Luis Alberto Chavez et al., unpaid Department of Labor and Industries, filed Sept. 29. New Generation LLC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries, filed Sept. 29. Jose I. Blanco, unpaid Department of Licensing, filed Sept. 29.

uMARIJUANA LICENSES BENTON COUNTY APPROVED

Randolf and Mortimer, 15505 N. Webber Canyon Road, Suite D, Benton City. License type: marijuana producer tier 3. Application type: assumption. Akule Street LLC, 234805 E. Straightbank Road, Suite C, Kennewick. Application type: marijuana producer tier 2. Application type: added fees.

uLIQUOR LICENSES BENTON COUNTY NEW NW Wine Collaborative, 2880 Lee Road, Suite A, Prosser. License type: domestic winery >249,999 liters. Application type: change of location. Prosser Mercantile Wine & Washington, 701 Sixth St., Prosser. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only; beer/wine restaurant – beer/wine; off premises. Application type: new. Rocket Mart 8, 5151 Trowbridge Blvd., Richland. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: new. Pho Lao Laan Xang, 5610 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite B., Kennewick. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer/wine. Application type: new La Luna Grill & Event Center, 602 Seventh St., Prosser. License type: spirits/ beer/wine restaurant lounge; catering. Application type: new. Flight Tap & Table, 502 Swift Blvd., Richland. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge+. Application type: new. Hooked Seafood Boil & Bar, 8108 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge; catering. Application type: new. APPROVED Solar Spirits Distillery, 2409 Robertson Drive, Richland. License type: craft distillery. Application type: change of corporate officer.

Hogue Cellars, 2800 Lee Road, Prosser. License type: bonded wine warehouse. Application type: new. Rewster’s Craft Bar and Grill, 2800 Club House Lane, Richland. Application type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only. Application type: added/change of trade name. Wit Cellars, 505 Cabernet Court, Building B, Prosser. License type: winery warehouse. Application type: change of location. Gifting Washington, 723 The Parkway, Suite B004, Richland. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only. Application type: new. Thurston Wolfe, 3100 Lee Road, Suite A., Prosser. License type: domestic winery < 250,000 liters. Application type: new. FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW Dollar General Store #22672, 1409 E. Lewis St., Pasco. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only; grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: new. Remix Nightclub, 101 W. Columbia St., Pasco. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only; nightclub. Application type: new. Comedor Mari, 6850 Road 170, Mesa. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer. Application type: new. Metro Mart 5, 1 Eagle Crest Drive, Connell. License type: Grocery store – beer/ wine. Application type: new. Ciao Trattoria, 112 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer/wine. Application type: new.

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APPROVED Carniceria La Catrina, 2115 E. Lewis St., Pasco. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: assumption. Go Bowl, 2799 W. Lewis St., Pasco. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant service bar. Application type: change of corporate officer.

uBUSINESS UPDATES NEW Wild Olive’s Charcuterie Kingdom has opened at 212 W. Kennewick Ave., inside the Red Mountain Kitchen. It is owned by mother and daughter duo Tina Beverly and Jessie Schuh, and offers charcuterie and grazing boards for date nights, parties and picnics and also catering. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Contact: 509-551-5242; wildolivesck.com; info@ wildolivesck.com. BoxLunch has opened at Columbia Center mall next door to Victoria’s Secret, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick. Contact: 509-396-2068; boxlunch.com. MOVED Lemon Grass Gifts moved to 8901 W. Tucannon, Suite 165, in Kennewick. Prosser City Hall temporarily moved to 1002 Dudley Ave. after a May 8 commercial fire in the downtown area destroyed city facilities. CLOSED Image Collection, 1356 Jadwin Ave., Uptown Shopping Center, Richland, closed Oct. 15.

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CELEBRATING

Richland’s HomeLink expanding to former Salvation Army center

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New restaurant to take flight in Richland By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

A long-empty restaurant at the heart of Richland will reopen as Flight Tap and Table in January. The husband-and-wife team of Amanda Thavone and Joey Casados leased the building that briefly housed Dupus Boomer’s Downtown at 530 Swift Blvd., at George Washington Way. Thavone is a nurse at Kadlec Regional Medical Center, and Casados is a serial entrepreneur who is already wellacquainted with the high-profile corner: Casados opened Teahaus, a bubble tea business in the former Taco Time just across the parking lot. Dupus Boomer’s closed in 2017 after less than a year in business. Casados is thrilled to lease such a high profile location. His other candidate was equally prominent: The former P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, near Columbia Center mall in Kennewick. The operators of Hooked Seafood Boil and Bar bought the building, and Casados pursued the location on Swift. Flight Tap and Table will occupy the entire two-story building. The main floor will be a family-friendly sit-down restaurant and sports bar with 40 televisions tuned to sports and 44 beers on tap plus wine and cider. The second floor will serve those 21 and over.

By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

1.5 acres stood vacant after P.F. Chang’s closed in early 2018, at the end of its 10year lease. The new owners love the location and will not significantly alter the 14-yearold building. Wang and Lin moved to the Tri-Cities to open a seafood boil-style restaurant after operating a series of Asian restaurants in Indiana, Alabama and Louisi-

Pasco is sweeping away some rules downtown business owners say keep them from investing and thriving in a five-block area. A coalition of downtown business owners, frustrated by prohibitions that keep restaurants from putting sandwich boards on sidewalks, selling used bikes and computers, or opening fitness centers, successfully lobbied the city council to revisit the list of activities prohibited in its C-2 commercial business district. In early October, the council agreed to make what it calls “minor” changes now, before a major revision takes effect, as part of an ongoing review of the downtown plan set to go to the council in 2022. Downtown business owners and landlords told the council they do not have that long and sought immediate relief. Some, such as Leo Morales of Havana Café, have lobbied the council for years. Councilman Craig Maloney pushed the issue, which led to it going to the council for a vote on Oct. 4. Morales and other downtown entrepreneurs such as Lucy Gonzalez of Tipsy’s said the C-2 rules, conceived decades ago when Pasco was trying to clean up a troubled downtown area, make little sense and make outlaws of ordinary activities, such as selling used computers. Thomas Granbois, who bought a downtown building earlier this year, said he’s turned away three prospective tenants, including a gym that wanted

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Photo by Wendy Culverwell Joey Casados and his wife, Amanda Thavone, will open Flight Tap and Table in January in the former Dupus Boomer’s Downtown building, 530 Swift Blvd., at George Washington Way in Richland.

Casados said the duo won’t make significant changes to the building, which was constructed to house Dupus Boomer’s Downtown. The location is part of the Swift Corridor update that will eventually connect

downtown Richland, including city and federal offices, to the Columbia River on the other side of George Washington. The fire station at Swift will be rebuilt at a different site. uFLIGHT TAP, Page B3

Seafood restaurant to open in old P.F. Chang’s spot By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

After standing vacant for three years, the former P.F. Chang’s China Bistro building in Kennewick will reopen with a new name, menu and owners. Hooked Seafood Boil and Bar, a newto-the-area concept from Bing Wang and Vicky Lin, is set to open in early November in the former restaurant near Co-

Pasco adjusts rules affecting downtown businesses

lumbia Center mall in Kennewick. It’s arguably one of the most prominent restaurant vacancies in the Tri-Cities because of its location and the unexpected departure of its former tenant. The new owners’ company, Bling Enterprises, bought the 230-seat restaurant at 8108 W. Gage Blvd. in June for $1.6 million from Columbia Center Commercial. The 6,618-square-foot restaurant on

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uBUSINESS BRIEFS

Fall Home Show canceled

The Oct. 1-3 Fall Home Show was canceled due to the rising number of local Covid-19 cases and hospitalization rates. The annual event is hosted by the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities and typically draws about 125 exhibitors and thousands of attendees to the HAPO Center in Pasco. “Given the current climate, our board, sponsors and exhibitors have expressed concerns with moving forward with the show. The risk is too great at this time given the recent number of super spreader events in Washington. Our organization is disappointed by the cancellation, and we know our participating exhibitors, sponsors

and regular attendees share that sentiment,” said Jeff Losey, executive director. HBA said it will honor vouchers for the 2021 show at its 2022 Regional Home & Garden Show or the 2022 Fall Home Show.

Ulta Beauty leases old Pier 1 building in Kennewick

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Inc. has leased the former Pier 1 building at 1232 N. Columbia Center Blvd., near Columbia Center mall in Kennewick. Argo Kennewick LLC, which owns the property, signed a lease with Ulta on July 26. Longtime tenant Pier 1 closed in 2020 after a protracted going-out-of-business sale triggered by the bankruptcy and liqui-

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dation of its parent. Ulta secured permits to remodel the building from the city of Kennewick. The work is valued at $935,000. The lease was filed with the Benton County Auditor’s office. While agreements between private parties aren’t typically considered public, leases are sometimes filed with public agencies to meet legal requirements. In the Ulta case, it wanted to be assured it would continue to be able to use the property even if its landlord defaults on a loan from Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California that is secured by the site. Ulta is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois, and has several stores in the Tri-Cities, including across the street at Columbia Center in a parking lot pad.

BoxLunch store opens at Columbia Center

BoxLunch, a pop culture gift store, has opened at Columbia Center mall, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., in Kennewick. The store offers licensed apparel, accessories, collectibles, beauty, home goods and gift and novelty merchandise. It’s located next door to Victoria’s Secret. For every $10 spent at the store or online, BoxLunch helps provide a meal secured by Feeding America on behalf of local member food banks. The new store celebrated its grand opening Oct. 9-10. Call 509-396-2068 or go to boxlunch. com. PASCO, From page B1 to start businesses, prohibited by the C-2 rules. Minor adjustments will spark investment by both, he said. “The minor changes we’re asking for are no brainers,” he told the council. Granbois, who serves on the Downtown Pasco Development Authority board, drafted the changes and rounded up nearly three dozen signatures from business owners to press for the changes. The Latino Business Alliance endorsed the changes as well, said David Cortinas, one of the advocates who wanted the rules changed immediately. The city council voted to make the changes as quickly as land use law allows. Property owners must be notified ,and the change must be published in the city’s newspaper of record. The council could hold a hearing by the end of October. If it finalizes the changes then, they would take effect five days later, putting the new rules in effect as early as late October or early November. The amendments strike the C-2 rules prohibiting membership clubs, taverns, billiard and pool halls, amusement game centers, card rooms, bingo parlors, dance halls, night clubs, tattoo parlors, secondhand dealers and commissaries. This means a water business can offer subscriptions to customers, a fitness club could open, a beauty salon could host karaoke and offer eyebrow tattoos, a computer repair shop could sell old computers and a bike shop could sell second hand bicycles. It leaves other prohibitions in place. They include rules against gasoline and service stations and automobile services, outdoor storage, pawn shops, adult business facilities, adult theaters, adult bookstores, bathhouses, massage parlors and some community facilities. The C-2 issue was a topic the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business identified in a September story about the challenges of opening new businesses in old buildings. The changes to C-2 zoning will not solve what some consider a critical challenge, installing sprinklers to reduce the threat of fires. The city is continuing to seek ways to help building owners with the significant cost. Both Morales and Gonzalez want to hold events in their businesses but can’t without sprinklers.

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Richland’s HomeLink expanding to former Salvation Army center By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

The Richland School District bought an old church campus to serve as the second campus for its Three Rivers HomeLink program, an alternative education program that supports home-based learning and other student services. HomeLink will expand into the former Salvation Army worship center, 1219 Thayer Drive, as early as 2022. The Richland School District paid $1.75 million for the 16,000-square-foot building in September. The central location, price and proximity to HomeLink’s main campus location, 1710 Van Giesen St., was a winning combination for the school district. The building has classrooms, meeting space, a kitchen and a former chapel that serves as a large meeting space. It also has two outdoor basketball courts and parking and is adjacent to Rodney Block Park. The district will update some aspects of the building, such as removing the Christian cross window and subdividing classrooms, which are larger than needed, said Ty Beaver, the district’s spokesman. HomeLink Principal Tyler Reeser says the facility will greatly support the

FLIGHT TAP, From page B1 Dupus Boomer’s didn’t last long enough to see the neighborhood transformed by a new city hall and demolition of the old one. It closed over costs and parking issues. Casados said the building needs a good cleaning and is subject to various inspections before he can secure licenses. A liquor license application is pending. The Flight theme extends to the menu,

increased student enrollment the school has consistently seen since it moved into its main location seven years ago. HomeLink has had between 600 to 800 enrolled students in grade K-12 per school year in recent years. “We want to continue to increase and improve our offerings to best meet the needs of families who choose to partner with us,” he said. “The second campus is just what we need to meet that goal.” The school district’s capital projects fund paid for the building and will cover updates and renovations. The purchase and future updates are ineligible for matching funds from the state’s school construction assistance fund, which covers major new construction and renovations. The “matching fund” program funds school projects with revenue from state trust lands, bonds, the general fund and Lottery proceeds. The Salvation Army building was originally built in 1960 but has been renovated several times, including less than 10 years ago. Beaver said it was thoroughly vetted to ensure it complied with requirements for schools, which includes meeting current codes and the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The two-story building has an elevator. District staff found the building to be well-maintained and in good condition. District leaders are confident it will be a valuable asset for years to come, Beaver said. “We are always on the lookout for property in the community that we can

use to support our schools and programs,” said Richard Krasner, the district’s executive director of operations. “This building is centrally located, suited for instructional and other school programs and was well maintained so it was a perfect opportunity for us.”

offering flights of sliders, wings, tacos and more. Casados said he’s undaunted by the main challenge that beset Dupus Boomer’s, tight parking. Teahaus shares the lot. “I know what it’s like to be in that parking area,” he said. The intersection of George Washington and Swift has changed since Dupus Boomer’s was in business. The city of Richland built a new city hall and demolished the old one

that was across the street. Both areas have parking within a short walk. Casados is convinced offering a quality experience will overcome a parking problem. “People will come,” he said. “I don’t think parking will be an issue.” Flight is a dream come true for Thavone and Casados, who met at Pasco High School. While she pursued nursing, he studied

business at Columbia Basin College and opened a series of businesses. He always wanted to focus on craft beers. His wife, he said, told him to do it. The spent a year developing a business plan and saving one for startup costs. They are self-funding the project. They presented their business plan to Tri-Cities developer Greg Markel, who owns the property and built Dupus Boomer’s to house a family-owned restaurant.

Photo by Wendy Culverwell The Richland School District bought the former Salvation Army Center, 1219 Thayer Drive, to serve as a second campus for its Three Rivers HomeLink program.

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Franklin County Historical Museum expansion coming – maybe by 2022? By Kristina Lord

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Pieces of the Franklin County Historical Museum’s collection are scattered throughout the county. Some are stored in the basement of the Pasco police station. Some are tucked into the Kahlotus Grange Hall. The Port of Pasco is storing some items for the museum. Past museum board members opened up their barn space. Only about 10% of the museum’s collection is on display, said Damien Davis, the museum’s part-time executive director since January 2021. Davis also served as manager at the Pasco Farmers Market and interim executive director at the Downtown Pasco Development Authority. “Franklin County, with its rich history in agriculture, means there have been large things donated. As people have donated items and we received them through the years, we haven’t had a place to house the donations. We really wanted a place to centralize it,” Davis said. That’s why the Franklin County Historical Society plans to build a 5,802-squarefoot annex behind its museum at 305 N. Fourth Ave. in Pasco. It’s not clear when construction will begin on the $809,352 project as it has been fraught with delays.

Expansion plans Preserving the history of the people of Franklin County is important, said Glen Allison, president of the Franklin County

Courtesy Franklin County Historical Society & Museum The new Franklin County Historical Museum annex is a steel two-story building, with 5,180 square feet on the main floor and a 622-square-foot upper mezzanine. The project is estimated to cost $809,352.

Historical Society. He’s a retired history teacher. He pointed out that the society’s role is preserving residents’ stories. “When I taught history, I did my best to tell stories about the real people who showed up for different events. … Real people are a big deal for me. To tell their stories. That’s what we’re doing here,” he said. The new annex will be a steel two-story building with 5,180 square feet on the main level and 622 square feet on the upper mezzanine. The society acquired three parcels behind the museum and leveled the houses on them to build the annex at 423 W. Bonneville St. Romm Construction of Pasco is the builder.

About three-quarters of the annex will be used for curation and receiving new collection items, preservation, restoration and storage. The rest will feature museum displays. The new building also will be used to host events. Two years ago, the historical society kicked off a capital campaign, raising about $444,000, which, combined with a state grant, was enough for the building and overage for the little things that inevitably pop up, Davis said. But the $173,404 state grant through the Washington State Historical Society may be in jeopardy due to a recent Washington Supreme Court ruling related to paying prevailing wages through the entirety of the construction project, instead of during different project phases, Davis said.

This may raise the overall cost of the project 25%-33%, putting the grant dollars in jeopardy, Davis said. “We’re evaluating it right now,” he said. “It’s just another hurdle in the race.” The pandemic also created additional challenges. Project costs rose from $540,000 to $809,000, increasing the budget for the annex and leaving a $240,000 gap. The museum applied for a building permit in January and received approval in August because the building codes changed in February, Davis said. “All our of plans and all our drawings reflected the old code. ... It took until August to get the i’s dotted, t’s crossed,” he

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Columbia, Umpqua announce merger

Photo by TCAJOB P.F. Chang’s China Bistro will reopen as Hooked Seafood Boil and Bar, a newto-the area concept from owners Bing Wang and Vicky Lin.

HOOKED, From page B1 ana. They spied an opportunity to bring the seafood boil concept to the area. “This is different,” said Lin, who along with family is giving the exChang’s spot a fresh look but otherwise leaving the walls in place. P.F. Chang’s left kitchen fixtures – stoves and so forth – but not equipment – pots and pans. Hooked is independent, but will echo the Red Crab Seafood Boil concept. Lin said a cousin in Ohio is a fran-

chisee of the Florida-based Cajun chain. Red Crab offers a hands-on experience, with diners choosing their seafood, spices and level of heat. The couple came to the Tri-Cities for the potential to bring the idea to the market. Hooked has secured a business license and has applied for a liquor license, which is pending. Lin said it should open with about 20 employees. It will begin hiring about two weeks before the opening.

Columbia Banking System Inc. of Tacoma and Umpqua Holdings Corp. of Portland have entered a merger agreement to create a $50 billion regional bank. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2022, subject to regulatory and shareholder approval. The agreement was approved by the boards of both companies. The completed deal will result in an institution with customers in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Nevada. Cort O’Haver, president and CEO of Umpqua, will serve as executive chairman. Clint Stein, president and CEO of Columbia, will serve as CEO. The combined holding company will operate as Columbia Banking System Inc. with headquarters in Tacoma. The bank will operate under the Umpqua Bank name with headquarters in Portland. Both banks operate in the Tri-Cities.

FAA awards $3.2M grant for airport improvements

The Port of Benton received a $3.2 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide electrical, lighting and guidance system upgrades at the Richland Airport. The port will use the money to replace existing medium-intensity runway lighting and make electrical room modifications to equipment that is decades old. This follows a prior FAA award in June 2021 for lighting design and implements the full

project scope. The lighting and electrical replacement project and construction is planned for June-December 2022, depending upon availability of equipment and materials.

Septic update loans now available statewide

Anyone in the state is eligible to apply for a loan to repair or replace their septic system. Commercial properties and non-owner occupied properties also may qualify. About a third of Washington homes use septic systems for wastewater treatment. The Regional On-Site Sewage System Loan Program has expanded statewide, effective Sept. 1. It’s a partnership between the state Department of Ecology, Department of Health, local county and health departments and Craft3, a nonprofit community lender. It is not uncommon for a new septic system to cost $20,000 or more, making it a substantial investment that many homeowners cannot afford on their own. Established in 2016, the loan program has helped nearly 1,200 homeowners repair or replace their septic systems, a value of $26.7 million. Combined, these systems treat 154 million gallons of wastewater annually. Previously, Craft3 offered loans on a more-limited basis in partnership with specific counties. For more information or to apply, go to bit.ly/SepticLoan.

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State settles with Rocket Mortgage on ad practices

The state Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) led a multi-state investigation into a mortgage company who allegedly violated federal advertising laws. DFI joined regulators from 11 other states signed a settlement agreement with Rocket Mortgage LLC, formerly known as Quicken Loans, LLC. It requires Rocket Mortgage to pay a penalty of $500,000 to the participating states and establishes improved advertising standards going forward. It also requires the mortgage company “to clearly and conspicuously disclose discount points” associated with the advertised interest rate and the dollar cost consumers must pay to obtain the discounted interest rate. Rocket Mortgage also has agreed to stop certain advertising practices related to adjustable-rate mortgages that the participating states contended may be false, deceptive and misleading to consumers. The settlement also requires Rocket Mortgage to update telemarketing scripts used by mortgage loan originators to remove talking points that the participating states asserted violate federal law.

Union Gospel Mission plans shelter at Vista Field

The Tri-Cities Union Gospel Mission secured land near Kennewick’s Vista Field for a future facility serving women and children. While work won’t begin before 2022, the ministry that operates programs for both men and women in Pasco closed a pair of deals to purchase about 3.5 undeveloped acres at 533 N. Young St. and 553 N. Young St. in August. The seller was a liquidating trust associated with the Kennewick Public Hospital District bankruptcy. Andy Porter, executive director, said the mission intends to create a center for women and children to complement the existing facility in Pasco. Details won’t be worked out until next year.

PNNL plans virtual dedication for Energy Sciences Center Officials plan a virtual dedication ceremony for the Energy Sciences Center at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory on Oct. 29. Research in the ESC on the Richland campus will help meet the nation’s decarbonization goals by developing alternatives to carbon-based fuels, providing improved methods for capturing carbon dioxide and turning waste carbon into fuels and products. With core funding of $90 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science for the facility’s construction, the ESC will house a suite of specialized scientific instruments. The state’s Clean Energy Fund invested $8 million, Battelle Memorial Institute committed $5 million, and PNNL invested $7 million in new cutting-edge technologies, making it one of the most advanced facilities in the world. The center also consolidates much of

PNNL’s related expertise under one roof.

Habitat for Humanity receives $100,000 donation

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues organizations are seeing unexpected and, challenging effects on their programs. Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity recently began sharing about how the effect of rising lumber and building supply prices have had on its homes-inprogress. This message hit home with 3 Rivers Community Foundation (3RCF) donors who contributed $100,000 to the nonprofit. “Supplies that used to cost $8,700 per home have skyrocketed to about $20,000 per home,” said Jet Richardson, executive director of Habitat.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | OCTOBER 2021 Richardson said the donation toward Habitat’s campaign goal of $200,000 will help to cover lumber packages for the next 10 homes. 3RCF offers a variety of philanthropic options to donors large and small, including pooling individual donations, to create a larger impact, creating an endowed fund to support perpetual gifts or scholarships, or facilitating anonymous or complex gifts. To learn more about philanthropy go to 3rcf.org or call 509-735-5559. To support Tri-County Partners Habitat for Humanity, go to habitatbuilds.com.

Prosser moves city hall after fire destroys building Prosser City Hall has temporarily moved to 1002 Dudley Ave. after a May

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Creating a complex The annex project is part of the museum society’s long-term goal to create a museum complex. The Franklin County Historical Society began in 1968 before it even had a building. It took over the 5,000-square-foot Carnegie Library in 1983. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “This is a great building we have. But there are things we can’t do in here because

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we can’t alter the building,” Allison said. Looking to the future, the nonprofit bought the 1,000-square-foot blue home next door the museum at 311 N. Fourth Ave. for $158,800 in late 2019. It will be used as a waypoint to vet items before adding them to the museum. Other future possibilities include turning it into a research cottage for genealogy or a studentrun coffee and art shop. Plans also are underway to digitize the museum’s collection and launch a new website, which will offer curriculum-based lessons for educators. It’s a big undertaking as there are 100,000 pieces in the collection, Davis said. “We’re in the process re-cataloging every single thing we have in the museum,” Damien said. The museum’s role is to educate but the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way it reaches people, Davis said. Field trips and visiting schools were no longer options. “Our goal is to modernize and take that next step. We’re excited for it. There will be challenges that come along with it – space being the biggest one,” he said. Even once the annex is built, there won’t be enough room to house the entire collection. But the historical society hopes to centralize the collection in one location. “It’s been something we’ve been working on for about a decade,” Davis said. Search Franklin County Historical Museum: 305 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco; 509-5473714; franklincountyhistoricalsociety.org. Current hours are noon to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Tuesday and Wednesday available by appointment.

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Photos by Kristina Lord Members of the Franklin County Historical Society and Museum board include, back row, from left: Damien Davis (executive director), Richard Scheuermann (museum volunteer), Keith Snider (board treasurer), Nick Lippold (board member) and LaMar Palmer (board member). Front row, from left: Jeanne Hailey (board member), Andy Johnson (board member), Sandy Johnson (board secretary) and Glen Allison (board president). The Franklin County Historical Society and Museum plans to build a 5,802-square-foot annex behind its museum at 423 W. Bonneville St. in Pasco. Construction materials are staged in the vacant lot behind the historic museum building.

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