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Massive warehouses to bring 1,200 jobs to east Pasco By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Two industrial distribution centers, each more than 1 million square feet, are planned near Sacajawea State Park. The Ryan Companies of Bellevue is developing the two facilities under separate code names, “Project Oyster” and “Project Pearl,” on either side of South Road 40 East near Lakeview Trailer Court. The sites are north of the state park in east Pasco. The two warehouses will employ nearly 1,200, according to documents filed under

Washington’s State Environmental Protection Act (SEPA) that describe both in technical detail without identifying the tenant. It is common for large projects to operate under code names until the businesses behind them are ready to make public disclosures. Ryan hasn’t identified its tenant, but three people with knowledge of the project referred to “Project Oyster” as a fulfillment center for Seattle-based Amazon Inc. Marc Gearhart, vice president for real estate development for Ryan, said he could not comment by the deadline for this edition of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business. The

tenant did not respond to questions submitted through Gearhart’s office. The two projects will face one another across South Road 40 East and are similar in most respects. “Oyster” is on the east side of Road 40 and construction has started. “Pearl” is on the west and construction has not started. SEPA approvals were issued in May and June, and the city of Pasco issued permits for excavation and foundation work for Project Oyster. Project Oyster will be a distribution wareuWAREHOUSES, Page A3

Costco-anchored Broadmoor helps Pasco boom By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

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NOTEWORTHY “You can’t stop a

pandemic, but you can’t let it stop your business either. You just have to make it work; you just have to find a way.”

- Elaina Morrow, owner, RoseLily Bridal

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Word that Costco likely will anchor new development at Pasco’s Broadmoor Boulevard would normally be one of the year’s top business stories. But 2021 is shaping up as one for the records as one eye-popping development deal after another breaks in Pasco. Collectively, new development at Broadmoor coupled with at least three new food processors and a pair of distribution warehouses each more than 1 million square feet promise to transform Pasco, a city that has long braced for at least 50,000 newcomers by 2038. The latest round of new development will easily top $1 billion and bring thousands of jobs to the community. Pasco, the city boasted in a recent press release, is the envy of economic developers across the region. At Broadmoor, the area along Road 100, the city acknowledges Costco is expected to occupy the northwest corner of Broadmoor Boulevard and the future extension of Sandifur Parkway. The company itself has not yet confirmed its plans for a second Tri-Cities location and did not respond to a request for comment. The other top deals include a new Darigold Inc. plant, a new Reser’s Fine Foods plant, a new Local Bounti greenhouse complex, the Port of Pasco’s Osprey Point mixed-use development agreement and even the city’s own Lewis Street Overpass project.

Photo by Wendy Culverwell A residential development takes shape in the Broadmoor area of western Pasco. In a normal year, word that Costco would build its second Tri-City store nearby would be the biggest business story of the year. But in 2021, it is one of many important developments.

On top of that, Ryan Companies, a Bellevue developer, has begun construction on one of two distribution warehouses near Sacajawea State Park that will rank among the largest buildings in the state.

The Association of Washington Business said it will highlight Pasco’s successes during its annual Manufacturing Week uBROADMOOR, Page A11

Kennewick golf manager eyes tour after U.S. Senior Open appearance By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

A Kennewick golf pro is considering joining the senior tour after he qualified for the U.S. Senior Open, held July 7-11 at the Omaha, Nebraska, Country Club. Lionel Kunka, manager of Golf Universe in Kennewick, missed the cut after he shot a 79 and an 81 in the first two rounds. But it was a rewarding experience and his strong performance against difficult playing conditions prompted his biggest fan to push him to rededicate himself to the sport he played professionally in his younger years. Kunka, 55, said he may well do it. With support of his employer Chris Eerkes, who owns the golf business, as well as friend and sponsor Dave Retter, Kunka said he’s giving serious thought to returning to

the life of a touring professional. Retter is pushing him to enter the qualifying round for The Boeing Classic, a PGA tour being held Aug. 16-22 at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge. About 100 players will vie for four spots in the qualifying round on the Monday preceding the event. “I’m thinking about it,” Kunka said. “Dave wants me to sign up for it and I think I will.” Retter is president and owner of Retter & Co. | Sotheby’s International Realty, the Mid-Columbia’s largest residential firm. Retter and Eerkes sponsored Kunka’s trip to Nebraska after developing close friendships through their regular golf dates. Retter liked what he saw in Nebraska. The man he considers the best golfer in uKUNKA, Page A4

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house with 1,080,500 square feet on 162 acres. It will have a 35,000-square-foot office, 1,020 vehicle parking spots and 390 semitruck parking spots. It will employ 683 people working in two shifts. Project Pearl will be slightly smaller, with 1,049,760 million square feet. A rail spur runs along the southern boundary of its 104-acre site but stops at Road 40 and doesn’t extend to the Oyster site. It will have 110 loading docks, 304 trailer parking stalls, 48 box truck parking stalls, 48 van parking stalls and 54 parking stalls. It will employ 500 people working in two shifts. While Amazon has not announced new fulfillment centers, it is the most active user of plus-sized industrial facilities, according to the editor of Site Selection magazine, a Peachtree Corners, Georgia-based publication that has tracked 10,000 warehouse and distribution center projects since January 2016. Nearly 40% of the projects in its database were 100,000 square feet or more. Of those, 300 were 1 million square feet or larger. Amazon was the name most commonly associated with those projects, “by a long shot,” the editor said. The Amazon investor relations office did not respond to a request for comment. Projects Oyster and Pearl are the latest in a string of major investments in Pasco in the past two months. Darigold Inc., Reser’s Fine Foods and Local Bounti all disclosed plans for major new operations, cementing Pasco’s status as a major center for food processing and warehousing. But with a combined footprint of about 700,000, they are dwarfed by Projects Oyster and Pearl. Preferred Freezer Services on Poplar Way in north Richland has 470,000 square feet of floor space in its five freezers, though the facilities aren’t comparable since freezer space is mea-

sured in volume rather than area. Washington’s largest industrial building is the Boeing 747 plant in Everett, which has a reported 4.3 million square feet. Both Pasco projects are described in technical detail in documents submitted to the city and for review under SEPA. No documents identify the tenant and city officials were careful to refer to them by their code names and the developer’s name, “Ryan.” The Tri-City Development Council said it is not involved in the projects. A site plan for Project Oyster, created by Langan Engineering and Environmental Services in Seattle, indicates the building with a north-south alignment. The team includes the two longtime owners of the 10 parcels that comprise the site. Pasco-based Columbia East LLC, which is led by Robert Tippett, owns seven parcels and Spokane-based Wilson Sisters LLC owns the three. Franklin County values the 10 undeveloped parcels at $2.5 million for property tax purposes. Tippett could not be reached for comment. Bioinfiltration ponds will flank the building to the east and west, guard houses to the north and south. The Snake River is close by, near its confluence with the Columbia River. Portland-based MacKenzie Architecture Engineering & Design is the architect and could not be reached for comment. Both warehouses will be constructed from precast concrete and will be 55 feet and 50 feet at their highest points, respectively. The developments sites are nearly a mile from the nearest Ben Franklin Transit stop, meaning workers likely will drive to work. Semitruck traffic will enter from Highway 12 via East A Street and South Road 40. The project anticipates a new traffic signal at the Road 40 East and A Street intersections, as well as a decel-

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eration lane on the southbound lane of Highway 12 at East A Street. Pasco City Manager Dave Zabell said the city is discussing wider area road improvements with Ryan, the developer. Project Oyster is expected to generate more than 1,700 weekday trips, with peak traffic volumes between 7-9 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. in the evening. Truck trips will account for 16% of total daily trips. The environmental checklist indicates it will generate 726 vehicle trips each day and 864 daily truck trips. Project Pearl will have a similar impact and is expected to generate 719 nontruck vehicle trips per day and 354 truck

trips. The sites will be served by Franklin County PUD, Cascade Natural Gas and Pasco city water and sewer. Temporary utilities will be extended for construction. When built, Project Pearl will occupy a single parcel owned by Columbia East and assessed at about $1 million. Both projects will include sound walls to reduce the noise on neighboring properties. Both sites include active agriculture. Project Oyster will eliminate one and a half irrigated farm circles. Project Pearl will eliminate one.

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the Tri-Cities missed the cut, but played well under challenging conditions, including grueling heat. He made par even after hitting the rough on several holes, an impressive recovery that might have sidelined a less experienced golfer. “He did well,” said Retter, who intended to serve as his caddy but had to bow out in the high humidity. “He had a great experience, and he wants to continue on.” Kunka’s day job is managing Golf Universe, a pro shop with a driving range and a 36-hole putting green. He said business is the best it’s been in 25 years. He credits the pandemic and frustration with being stuck indoors. “Right now, golf is booming,” he said. “People have money to spend and they don’t want to sit inside.” Kunka’s career path began with hockey as a kid and continued through college and then eight seasons on the Canadian pro golf circuit before settling in Kennewick 25 years ago with his wife and two daughters, now adults. As he put it, he swapped the uncertainty of touring for the white picket stability of a family man. He helped establish what is now Golf Universe on Clearwater Avenue in western Kennewick and remained on as its manager after Eerkes of Sun Pacific Energy bought it years ago. He held onto his pro card and maintains a respectable 2+ handicap while playing a weekly game on local courses, such as Canyon Lakes and Meadow Springs. Kunka was born in Manitoba and grew up in the Kelowna, British Columbia, north of the Washington border. He plowed earnings from a newspaper route into a set of left-handed clubs, unusual for a right-hander. Kunka explained that he found it more comfortable to play left-handed after using an overhand grip as a hockey player as a kid. He moved to the Tri-Cities for college, playing golf on scholarship to Columbia Basin College. His winning first year attracted attention, and scholarship offers came in from four-year schools. He chose the University of Nevada, which made the best offer. He spent the next few years in Reno. After college, he returned to Canada and turned pro, playing alongside professionals who are fixtures on the senior circuit today.

Photo by Wendy Culverwell Lionel Kunka, a Kennewick golf pro, is considering pursuing the senior tour after he qualified for the U.S. Senior Open, held in July in Nebraska. He manages Golf Universe in Kennewick.

There wasn’t much money from tournaments, but sponsors were willing to take a chance on young players, and the touring pros helped one another. Old hands helped the young ones up. He drove the vast distances to participate in tournaments and qualifying rounds. “I honestly think I’ve been across Canada 10 times,” he said. He spent winters in Palm Springs, playing the Golden State and Silver State tours and enjoyed a benefit of his pro card – playing any course, as long as he provided advance notice and respected the property. The arrangement allowed him to play at Pebble Beach and other prestige spots. He left tournament life after he married in 1997 and settled in Kennewick. In time, his routine grew to include playing a regular foursome – with Retter, Mike Lundgren, president and general manager of Canyon Lakes Golf Course, and Dan Melior. The foursome was upended two years ago, when Melior died unexpectedly. The loss was shocking and shot a hole in the close-knit group, who played together and vacationed together. Kunka said he was in Palm Desert when Retter called with an idea to honor Melior: “Let’s try for the Senior Open.” Kunka was game and secured support from the golf community at his two regular courses. He entered the May 17 qualifying event at Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, where he shot a 72 and found himself in a playoff for one of two spots. He lost to a Portland pro, but played

well enough to be named an alternate. An official told him he had a 75% chance. Kunka and his wife decided to travel to Nebraska for the tournament. As an alternate, he could at least be able to play practice rounds. He got word that he was in before they left. With Retter and Eerkes as sponsors, he packed a dozen purple and blue golf shirts with his sponsors’ logos and almost as many pairs of pants. He needn’t have overpacked. In Nebraska, players were greeted and treated like royalty from the moment they arrived at the airport and were handed keys to new Lexus sedans to drive for the tournament’s duration. Aides were only too happy to take care of personal tasks, from dry cleaning to keeping phones charged. The tournament started well when he birdied on the first hole of his first round. It was strong enough to put him on the leaderboard, tied for sixth place. Friends flooded his phone with images they’d pulled from the Golf Channel, which aired the tournament. Although he missed the cut, the TriCities delegation considered the Nebraska outing a perfect success and suitable way to honor to their late friend. To his sponsor, Retter, it showed that Kunka still had a passion and talent to continue on. He called it a great story about relationships, as well as an inspiration for the Tri-Cities. “I’m all in for Lionel,” he said.

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Chukar Cherries gets call out in Seattle mayoral election By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Prosser’s Chukar Cherries is getting unusual attention after it played a starring role in a mailer promoting the campaign of a native Lower Yakima Valley resident for Seattle mayor. Prosser-born M. Lorena Gonzalez, currently president of the Seattle City Council, advanced to the November general election after the crowded August primary. She will face Bruce Harrell to succeed Mayor Jenny Durkan, who isn’t seeking re-election. The Seattle mayor’s position is nonpartisan.

uBUSINESS BRIEFS Tri-City Chamber annual meeting is Aug. 25

The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce holds its annual meeting and awards luncheon Aug. 25 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. The chamber will honor three member businesses with its Business on a Roll awards and present its Impact Awards and S.T.A.R. Award honors. Three local organizations will be honored with Most Valuable Covid-19 Response Awards. Doors open at 11 a.m. with lunch starting at noon. Go to tricityregionalchamber.com/annualmeeting or email info@tricityregionalchamber.com. Aug. 20 is the registration deadline.

Advocates meet to discuss improving rail service

Passenger rail advocacy group All Aboard Washington, or AAWA, is bringing its 2021 Train Trek to the Tri-Cities on Aug. 14. Several studies have confirmed that there is a significant need for, and interest in, improved and more frequent Amtrak Cascades service, daytime eastwest service and service to southeast Washington. The group envisions that the Tri-Cities will be a hub for these improvements. During the Train Trek, AAWA will share its vision for improved train service, discuss how expanded passenger rail service can bring significant economic, equity and environmental benefits to the communities it serves. The Tri-Cities meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Hampton Inn Richland/TriCities, 486 Bradley Blvd. Register at aawa.us/events/2021-traintrek-tri-cities.

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Gonzalez, who was raised in Grandview, is a civil rights attorney focused on immigrant, worker protection, LGBTQ and public safety issues. She joined the city

council six years ago. An independent group promoted her campaign with glossy mailers that included a small packet of Chukar Cherries. Daniel Beekman of The Seattle

Times reported on the unusual expenditure in a story about independent expenditures in July. Essential Workers for Lorena, backed by United Here Local 8 and UFCW Local 21, spent more than $110,000 to buy thousands of one-ounce packets of dried cherries, according to a campaign disclosure filed with the state Public Disclosure Commission, which polices campaign spending. Tara Lee, spokeswoman for Gov. Jay Inslee, tweeted about receiving the mailing, though not in her professional capacity. The cherry packs were a nod to Gon-

zalez’s background growing up in a migrant farm family, which included picking cherries when she was 8. Her campaign page includes a video of workers in an unspecified orchard. After growing up in the Yakima Valley, she earned a business degree from Washington State University and moved to Seattle, where she earned a law degree from Seattle University School of Law. Neither the Gonzalez campaign, which was not involved with the mailer, nor Chukar Cherries responded to a request for comment.

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DATEBOOK AUGUST 18

• Columbia Basin Badger Club: What does the future hold for the Republican Party”: Noon-1:30 p.m. via Zoom. Details at cbbc. clubexpress.com.

AUG. 20

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

AUG. 23

• Historic Downtown Kennewick Virtual Board Meeting: 5:30-7:15 p.m. Details at historickennewick.org/events.

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• Benton PUD, Clean Energy Implementation Plan (CEIP) virtual meeting, 8:15 a.m. Details at BentonPUD.org/ResourcePlanning. • 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.

• Port of Kennewick Commission: 2 p.m. Details at portofkennewick.org/commissionmeetings.

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• Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon: 11 a.m. to noon. Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Register at tricityregionalchamber.com/events. • PNNL, “Cloudy with a Chance of Particles”: 5-6 p.m. via Zoom Details at pnnl.gov/events. • State of Washington Department of Ecology, “Let’s talk About Hanford Salmon, Sturgeon, and more”: 5:30 p.m. Details at ecology.wa.gov.

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• Port of Pasco Commission: 10:30 a.m. Details at portofpasco. org/about-us/port-commission.

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• Elijah Family Homes, “Chipping in Fore Families

in Recovery” golf charity event. Sign up, buy tickets and donate at: ourfundraiser.events/ EFHChippingInForeFamilies or call 509-943-6610. • Coffee with Karl: 9-10 a.m., webinar with president and CEO of TRIDEC Karl Dye and guest. Details at Facebook.com/tcdevcouncil.

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• 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. • WorkSource Virtual Job Fair: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Details at bit. ly/3BacZG8.

SEPT. 1

• PNNL, “More Power to You: Charging Ahead with Better Energy Storage and a Smarter Grid”: 5-6 p.m. via Zoom. Details at pnnl.gov/events. • West Richland Area Chamber of Commerce in Person Lunch Meeting: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m,

SEPT. 3

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

SEPT. 8

• PNNL, “PNNL and National Security: 20 Years of Mission Impact”: 5-6 p.m. via Zoom Details at pnnl.gov/events. • Port of Benton Commission: 8:30 a.m. Details at portofbenton. com/about-the-port/commission.

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OPINION OUR VIEW A common refrain plays again: vaccinate, social distance, wear masks By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Mask up, folks. As the delta variant drives Covid-19 rates up to 2020 levels, the business community wonders what the future holds. The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business has struggled along with the rest of you, adopting a hybrid schedule that blends working from home much of the time with working in our office a few days a month on a schedule that ensures there are never more than a few people in our small quarters. But as Covid-19 cases mount and hospitals report diverting patients to other facilities because their ICUs are full, the uncertainty is giving way to something else. Certainty. We are certain that it will take the entire community to stop this mutating virus, to wrangle it into a manageable illness we know will be with us for years to come but which doesn’t have to inflict the damage we’ve seen over the past 18 months. That means we need to recommit to the entire menu of options at our disposal: vaccinations, social distancing and masks. For some, that even means canceling events. The Kadlec Foundation and TriCities Cancer Center Foundation canceled their much-needed fundraisers, saying low vaccination rates in the Tr-Cities made it unsafe for them to hold in-person events. Leadership Tri-Cities canceled its yearlong educational program for the second

year in a row. The pressure is mounting for unvaccinated Washington residents to reconsider as well. Gov. Jay Inslee ordered most state employees, as well as workers in private health care and long-term care settings, to be fully vaccinated by Oct. 18. He encouraged higher education, local governments, the Legislature, statewide elected officials and the private sector to do the same. The message, not the messenger, is key: “We have the tool — the vaccine — to get this era behind us,” Inslee said. It’s a serious move we hope will help convince vaccine holdouts that their own health and the health of their families, friends, neighbors and coworkers is at risk from a quick-spreading virus. The governor isn’t alone in mandating vaccinations against Covid-19. Tyson Foods announced it would require employees to be vaccinated in July. The food giant with a beef processing plant at Wallula was plagued by breakouts. Three employees died. This was before the vaccine. Today we have an effective weapon to prevent infection or reduce the symptoms in breakthrough cases. Going to work shouldn’t require assessing the risk of getting sick over the reward of a paycheck. We’re resilient; we’ve done this before and can again.

We must put a stop to catastrophic wildfires This summer, with severe drought and hot temperatures throughout the West, the threat of wildfires is once again at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Tens of thousands of acres in Washington alone were burning in late July. While the causes of wildfires can be unpredictable, there are ways to reduce the risks to rural communities, the environment, and the economy. It is imperative that we utilize every tool available to manage our public lands for the safety of our families, local businesses, and lands. Our national forests are in desperate need of revitalization. Acres of dead trees and fallen branches serve as kindling, and the U.S. Forest Service hasn’t had the adequate resources to actively manage the lands in the off seasons. The high price of these fires – in lives and property – will

continue until we make the necessary changes to prevent them from occurring. In Central Washington and across the West, we know that Dan Newhouse healthy, resilient Congressman forests are key GUEST COLUMN to withstanding the many natural disasters we face. Since coming to Congress, I have been working to pass legislation that empowers the federal government to actively manage and restore health to our public lands. While we have certainly made progress – by making uNEWHOUSE, Page A8

New data offers a glimpse of Washington’s nascent pandemic recovery In the fourth quarter of 2020, retail sales came roaring back in Wahkiakum County. The small county in southwest Washington saw nearly a 30% jump in taxable quarterly sales compared to the previous year. On the opposite side of the state, Lincoln County reported a little more than 25% quarterly growth during the same period. Benton County reported more modest quarterly growth at nearly 2%, and Franklin County more than 6% during the same period. These rural counties helped contribute to a statewide increase in taxable sales of 3.18% during the final quarter of 2020, but they also highlighted the uneven nature of the recovery. While some counties were growing rapidly, others — including King, Lewis, Grant, Ferry and Columbia — all reported negative quarterly growth in taxable retail sales. All these numbers — and many more — are available at the AWB Institute’s website on a dashboard called the Vitals. The Vitals track Washington’s progress in 34 diverse categories, everything from population growth and internet availability to median home value and high school graduation rates. The dashboard is unique because it provides data down to the county level, giving a more granular view of the state’s economic health than other dashboards. As Washington continues to emerge from the pandemic, the Vitals will help tell the story of our state’s recovery. Already, the Vitals are providing inter-

esting snapshots, such as the strong sales growth in Wahkiakum and Lincoln counties compared to the rest of the state. Recently updated numbers Kris Johnson also reveal the Association of Class of 2020 Washington Business did an admirable GUEST COLUMN job adjusting to distance learning. The 5-year graduation rate for the Class of 2020 was 83.9%, up slightly from the Class of 2019. Whitman County reported the highest graduation rate in the state with 94%, followed closely by Kittitas County at 92.76%. The Vitals also show which parts of the state are gaining and losing population, and it’s easy to see the effects of the pandemic. One of the data sets — Residual Net Migration — shows the counties that went backward during the pandemic include Whitman, Walla Walla, Kittitas and Whatcom. What’s one thing they all have in common? They all have colleges, where many students either skipped a year or attended class virtually from their home towns. Another category, Median Household Income, shows pre-pandemic incomes rising in the Puget Sound, but also in places such as Clark County, Grays Har-

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Could Japanese hydrogen pilot work in Washington? The 2020 Toyko Olympics were billed as the “Hydrogen Olympics.” Then along came Covid-19 and sporting events worldwide were put on hold. The summer games were delayed until 2021. Postponing the games cost Japan billions and thwarted its efforts to showcase the Japanese “green growth” strategies. Japan, like the United States, plans to become carbon-neutral by 2050. While countries like China are betting on lithium batteries, Japan’s centerpiece is hydrogen. As Japanese researchers develop new technology using renewable electricity generated by wind, solar and hydropower to produce hydrogen, those projects could work in Washington as well. (More on that later). In the last 18 months, Covid-19

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changed everything. It’s also not just the disease itself — it’s the supply chain disruption, wrote Tess Joosse, an editorial fellow Don C. Brunell at Scientific Business analyst American, in late GUEST COLUMN July. The pandemic’s ripple effect is continuing to have a “major impact on all kinds of industries in unexpected ways that nobody would have really been able to prepare for.” Joosse added: The Olympic Village, home to the athletes during the Summer uBRUNELL, Page 10

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NEWHOUSE, From page A7 commonsense reforms like ending the dangerous cycle of “fire borrowing” and allowing land managers to clear vegetation from electrical transmission rights of way – there is still a lot of work to be done. That’s why I introduced the Stop Catastrophes Act, a bill that aims to reduce our risk of wildfires and improve our national forests and federal lands by enhancing an important tool known as “categorical exclusions.” Far too often, misguided special interest groups prevent innovative management from being implemented, resulting in poor forest health, and thereby increasing the threat of devastating wildfires. Active forest management, including actions authorized in my legislation, enables us to reduce hazardous fuels and is an important

part of protecting our communities from disaster. I have seen firsthand the lasting environmental and economic damage caused by these wildfires. Okanogan County communities are still recovering and working hard to rebuild from the Carlton Complex fire that raged through Central Washington seven years ago, and their workload continues to grow as fires ravage through mismanaged land in our district year after year. I salute the brave efforts of firefighters, first responders, and residents who came together to support one another during the Carlton Complex Fire. However, it remains a sobering reminder that proactive solutions are needed to improve public land management and prevent, prepare for, and respond to wildfires. The health

of public forests and the economy of rural communities depend on it. While my legislation is an important next step in addressing the threat of wildfires in our communities, additional reforms to boost active forest management are still needed to increase the resiliency of our federal lands and forests. I am committed to working with my colleagues in the House and our local land management partners to improve our management efforts and prevent these catastrophic wildfires from occurring in the first place. It’s simple, really, let’s prevent fires before they start. U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside, represents Washington’s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

JOHNSON, From page A7 bor County, Chelan County and Clallam County. This data set, using numbers from 2019, will be an important one to watch as the numbers are updated to reflect activity during and after the pandemic. The Vitals are an important part of something called “Washington in the Making,” an initiative launched by the AWB Institute aimed at creating lasting prosperity for all people and all communities throughout Washington. After the last recession, parts of Washington’s economy recovered fully while other areas, particularly in rural parts of the state, were left behind. Washington in the Making aims to prevent that kind of uneven recovery from occurring this time. Early access to granular data, at the county level, can help local and state leaders spot trends and intervene with policy that will help move the state forward. Some geographic areas were disproportionately hurt during the last recession, and now it’s specific industries that were hit especially hard, such as restaurants, travel, aerospace and anything that relies on in-person gatherings. Ensuring a full and equal recovery, across all sectors and all geographic areas, will require a long-term commitment. The Vitals, and their ability to tell nuanced and varied versions of Washington’s recovery story is, indeed, vital to the effort. For more information, go to wbinstitute.org. Kris Johnson is president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s chamber of commerce and manufacturers association.

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BRUNELL, From page A7 Games, was slated to run on it. One hundred hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered buses and 500 hydrogen-powered cars were supposed to transport competitors and staff between venues. Even the Olympic Flame would be carried by hydrogen fueled torches which would complete the journey lighting the hydrogen-fueled cauldron in Tokyo’s National Stadium. When the Olympics opened last month, only one building in the Olympic Village was hydrogen-powered and propane was used for part of the torch relay. Covid-19 hasn’t dampened Japan enthusiasm for hydrogen development, Keith Wipke, a hydrogen and fuel cell researcher at the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, told Scientific American. “I certainly have seen no indications

that Japan or any other country has backed off on their quite ambitious aspirations for hydrogen---if anything, I think they have doubled down,” he told the publication. Japan built the world’s third-largest economy on an industrial base powered by imported oil, gas and coal. However, its leader concluded Japan can’t achieve its zero emissions goal with renewable sources like solar and wind alone, Wall Street Journal’s Phred Dvorak wrote. It is betting heavily on hydrogen largely because it emits water not carbon dioxide. One key problem is hydrogen isn’t found by itself in nature, which means it must be extracted from compounds such as water or fossil fuels, Dvorak added. Currently, the most economical way is extracting it from natural gas and coal but that process also produces carbon dioxide.

The long-term goal is to make hydrogen the “green” way, using electricity from renewable-energy sources to break down water--but for now that is more costly. Japan is working to reduce “green hydrogen production costs” from breaking apart water though electrolysis; however, electrolysis uses lots of electricity. A Japanese consortium started constructing a large scale (10 megawatts) renewable energy-powered hydrogen production unit, the largest of its class in the world. It will take electricity from a large solar farm (20 megawatts) built on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster site. (The 2011 earthquake measured 9.0 and the ensuring tsunami caused reactor system failures). Hydrogen produced at Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (FH2R) will also be used to power hydrogen fuel cells

uBUSINESS BRIEFS Hermiston delays Eastern Oregon Economic Summit

The Eastern Oregon Women’s Coalition will hold its annual Eastern Oregon Economic Summit on Oct. 7-8 at Hermiston High School. The event was rescheduled from August because of rising Covid-19 infection rates. The two-day event is an opportunity for private and public sector leaders from throughout Oregon to learn about the growth and potential of Eastern Oregon’s economy. Speakers include industry experts and state and federal lawmakers. The summit features field and industry tours, general session speakers, and breakout panels focused on federal and state legislative updates, programs, economic trends and more. The agenda includes field and industry tours and a dinner at the Hermiston Agriculture Research & Extension Center, updates from state and federal law-

in cars, buses, trucks and possibly airplanes. While the facility is also tied into the electrical grid as backup, it designed to use surplus wind and solar electricity. If this pilot project is successful, it could be applicable in central Washington where hydro, nuclear, wind and solar produce high volumes of carbon dioxidefree electricity. Imagine a series of green hydrogen production facilities in Washington which make liquid hydrogen as a replacement for gasoline and diesel? It could happen. 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. makers, economic leaders and breakout sessions covering various industries. Go to EasternOregonSummit.com.

Kennewick makes downtown area friendlier for pedestrians

The city of Kennewick has nearly completed a project to make a section of downtown friendlier to pedestrians. The project narrowed a stretch of North Washington Street between West Kennewick Avenue and West Columbia Drive to make room for landscaping, lighting and a safer crossing at Railroad Avenue. The work was funded by the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board’s Complete Streets Program. Ray Poland & Sons was the contractor on the project, which began in April and will wrap up when the contractor receives parts needed to install the streetlights.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 BROADMOOR, From page A1 tour of the state in October. Dave Zabell, Pasco city manager, asked if the city is having a “pig in a python” moment, replied that it’s more like a “rhino in a python.” The news only seems like it’s coming fast and furious, he said. Pasco, population 79,580 as of 2021, has been planning for it for years. A new land use plan that ties with its utility plan means it can be precise about adapting to the needs of the newcomers. “Accommodating growth is not new for Pasco,” Zabell said. “Obviously, it’s more than what we’ve seen in the past. For shoppers and homebuyers, Broadmoor is the spot to watch. The sandy stretch of Road 100 is an obvious outlet for growth, previously limited by lack

uBUSINESS BRIEFS Chuck Yoke, grocery pioneer, dies

Charles “Chuck” Marshall Yoke, who led the Yoke’s Fresh Market chain of supermarkets to regional dominance, died July 21. He was 92. Yoke took over his parents’ struggling Deer Park grocery when he returned from military service in the Korean War in 1953, according to a news obituary in the Spokane Spokesman-Review. His parents considered selling, but Yoke applied his business expertise and turned the business around. Today, it is an employee-owned enterprise with locations across Washington and Idaho, including in Kennewick, Pasco, Richland and West Richland. He is survived by his wife, Gwendolyn, five children and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great granddaughter.

Pandemic job losses drive up average wages

Washington wages grew by 10.1% to $76,741, according to the state Employment Security Department. It was the largest percentage increase in annual wages on record but it wasn’t accompanied by widespread pay raises. The wage is calculated based on wages covered by the state’s unemployment increase. The state blamed the pandemic for the apparent boost, noting that many lowerpaid workers lost their jobs while higherpaid ones remained employed. While it’s common for wages to rise during recessions, the pandemic numbers were more dramatic than during the Great Recession, it said. Wages increased the most in the information sector (17%), retail (15%) and arts, entertainment and recreation (14%), according to state figures.

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of access to the city sewer system. With a site plan and sewer system extension now in place, what and where the growth will happen is starting to take shape. Tim Ufkes, a broker with the Bellevue office of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services Inc., represents a major Broadmoor area property owner. He said that after years of planning and utility work, development agreements are being signed. Ufkes’ confirmed retail developer is expected to build a new shopping center across Sandifur from the site that has been linked to Costco. A residential developer is planning a project with affordable, senior and other types of housing to the west. Karl Dye, president and chief executive officer of the Tri-City Development

Council, or TRIDEC, credits a strong group of partners for creating the conditions to attract retailers, residential developers and industrial employers. “What we’re seeing now is a lot of hard work paying off,” he said. Finding workers could be the next big challenge. The Tri-Cities has more jobs now than prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Typically, that attracts newcomers to the community. But a sharp increase in housing prices could be a challenge for planners to address. To keep up with the land use planning and permitting work, the city is adding planning positions. So far, Zabel said, the planning department hasn’t fallen behind. Zabell anticipates more projects too.

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He notes Pasco has long participated in the annual International Council of Shopping Centers, or ICSC, conference in Las Vegas, a must-attend event for real estate professionals. Zabell said that in years past, Pasco representatives would discuss its planning and utility work to drum up interest from developers and retailers. The response would be polite and noncommittal: Let us know when you have something to sell. The ICSC show was canceled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the 2021 event will be held in early December. Would-be builders and tenants have started calling in advance. “There’s a lot more interest now,” Zabell said. “We’ll be there in December.”

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Number of employees you oversee: 168 What is the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory? The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, or EMSL, is a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science National User Facility funded and managed within the Biological and Environmental Research Program. As a user facility, scientists around the world can partner with us to use our world-class laboratory space, expertise and equipment – for free – if their research proposal is accepted through our peer-review process. EMSL’s vision is to empower the research community to create a predictive understanding of the living Earth system through our mission to work with and support researchers to study the living and non-living processes and understand their functions and interdependence in a systems context for energy and environmental security and infrastructure resilience. How did your pharmaceutical industry background prepare you for this role? I have been the EMSL director since April 2019. My career in the pharmaceutical

industry spanned 13-plus years. For eight of those years I had been involved in and led global teams focused on seeking out and developing disruptive technologies from industries and sectors adjacent to and even far removed from the pharmaceutical sector that could fundamentally reshape how drug discovery, development and manufacturing were performed. Leading teams in this space forced me to learn new areas of science, operational and business models, connecting disparate and unrelated fields, working with a variety of disciplines to formulate breakthrough opportunities and plans to pursue the opportunities and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. All of these skills and experiences have proven to be indispensable in leading EMSL, which brings me to how I landed the role. One of the very early external engagements I pursued in the area of drug manufacturing focused on novel applications for continuous manufacturing (as opposed to batch manufacturing – similar to a chef preparing a batch of soup in a large pot) using electrochemistry (using electricity to drive chemical reactions). Connecting dots with research efforts in these spaces brought me to PNNL

and the work in unrelated flow battery R&D that is intended for grid scale energy storage. Why should the Tri-Cities care about EMSL? Although EMSL focuses on basic or fundamental research, there are real world applications and outcomes that impact the Tri-Cities. Understanding the underlying molecular and chemical interactions that drive the observable events in our everyday lives have direct applications in economic, health and energy security. For example, EMSL supports research that delves into understanding various regional soil and subsurface (below the dirt) properties that control nutrient and water availability. This can be used to create models to predict how local environments would be expected to behave under various conditions now and in the future. Such insight is very valuable in planning future agricultural and residential land usage. Similarly, understanding the properties of microscopic particles in the air released by pollution and wildfires for example,

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can be used to evaluate impacts to adult and children’s respiratory and allergy outcomes as well as direct economic impacts. What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess? I will give you two because I think they are related. Curiosity and humbleness. Curiosity to ask questions and challenge assumptions. As soon as you accept assumptions and historical norms, even those created by you as a leader, without a curious questioning attitude you open the door for stagnation and ultimately irrelevance as others, competitors and partners, pass you by. Questioning and being curious does not make something irrelevant or broken. uMANS, Page A14

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MANS, From page A13 It does however ensure that opportunities for improvement and even better, opportunities for positive change are not missed because of assumptive behavior. But coupled with this curiosity is an inherent need for humbleness. Being open and honest about what you don’t know and need input on from those wiser and smarter than you are critical during a leader’s questioning. This humbleness in seeking input extends broadly to being as diverse and inclusive in your evidence gathering as possible. The world is too complex and too fast moving for one to presume they themselves or a select few have the totality of knowledge to bring to bear on topics

of concern. And being humble in seeking expert input does not diminish your value as a leader. It is rather the exact opposite, as you are better prepared to spot disparate and non-obvious solutions to challenges you would have missed. What is the biggest challenge facing research laboratories such as EMSL? Inertia and complacency are a constant temptation to be warded off. For research laboratories such as EMSL, probably the biggest set of challenges is operating at a capacity and pace to match the advances in science, technology and society in general. The research questions that R&D facilities throughout the world are pursuing are becoming more challenging

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY every year. Combined with the digitization of every aspect of our lives, there are always more questions and experiments to tackle than we can perform. From a U.S. competitive perspective then, our ability to answer those questions quicker provides a strategic advantage in formulating favorable policy, creating new job sectors and opportunities and improving quality of life. What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time? It is no longer about you. There are all types of leadership personalities ranging from the quiet, introspective to the flamboyant and extroverted, deeply analytical to gut

instinct and passionate. Regardless of personality type, ALL leadership positions are fundamentally about others and working through others to make the impossible possible. Whether it is inspiring them to raise up a call to arms, equipping them with confidence and skills to embrace new challenges, clearing bottlenecks and bureaucratic log jams or empowering and supporting them in executing strategic plans. Recognizing this early and embracing that reality will accelerate and amplify the positive outcomes and productivity of the teams you lead. What do you like to do when you are not at work? It is rare that I am “not at work”. But when I am not in the office or engaging with staff and colleagues, I enjoy a broad range of activities that help me maintain my energy level balance. I watch my young boys’ sports and school activities. My wife and I enjoy exploring restaurants and new food experiences, manual labor activities including exercising but also full on house renovation/construction work (currently focused on erecting an outdoor fireplace and pizza oven) and reading a wide variety of scientific research (keeps my mind on edge and exposed to concepts and ideas for unique connections). Sometimes I enjoy literally sitting and staring into space to let my mind simply wonder and ponder. What’s your best time management strategy? I find I can be much more productive just by acknowledging my energy levels. But there are times where work simply must be done. To help, I use a simple but effective color-coding strategy to assign and track meetings and/or requests of my time while during work hours. Color coding captures three high level buckets – required meetings/ deliverables; requests of my time; and personal time. This lets me see where I am spending my time. The required times can be viewed as the “cost” for being in the role I am in, sort of the base business expectations. The goal then is to maximize the time spent on the most impactful or valuable work and avoid the tendency to focus on near-term, often firefighting, activities. Best tip to relieve stress? In the moment or during the actual workday – breathe. Get away from your desk and just walk for a bit to let your mind wander. When not at work, have a hobby or routine that you do to refocus your mind on something else. Do you have a personal mantra, phrase or quote you like to use? “Pessimists are generally right, but optimists change the world,” and “If you see a bandwagon. It is already too late to jump on.” Editor’s note: This Q&A has been edited for length. Read the full version at tcjournal.biz.

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Let’s start with nursing. The number of registered nurses this year was estimated to be 2,076. Rounding out the top five are occupations D. Patrick Jones that we associEastern ate with either Washington Pacific NorthUniversity west National GUEST COLUMN Laboratory or the Hanford cleanup: environmental science technicians, at 851; civil engineers, at 627; chemists, at 600; and software developers, at 597. Following closely behind are environmental engineers at 591, medical dosimetrists at 535, engineering managers at 515, engineers not otherwise categorized at 437, and mechanical engineers at 404. This is quite a lineup of highly skilled professionals, or as we in economics like to say, human capital. But why, despite much effort, has the pool of STEM jobs not deepened in the greater Tri-Cities? Comparing individual occupations within the Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) annual snapshots does not help too much. In 2021, for example, no nuclear engineers were counted, while in 2012, the two counties reported a total of 461. It could be that there are fewer engineers in

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Growth has been a common refrain in the Tri-Cities over the past decade. Population has climbed, as BentonFranklin Trends laid out, from 262,500 in 2012, to the estimated of 308,800 today. Similarly, the average number employed, has risen from 120,474 in 2011, to 130,516 in 2020. And median household income has enjoyed steady improvement, from $56,407 in 2010, to an estimated $68,283 in 2019. But one key feature of the greater Tri-Cities has not increased: the relative standing of science and technology jobs. For sure, the number has grown over the past decade – from a little more than 12,000 in 2012, to an estimated 13,670 in 2021. Yet, as a share of the work force, these jobs have actually diminished a bit. In 2012, they amounted to 13.8% of the Benton and Franklin county workforce. Now they claim 13.3%. These measurements rely on the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment & Training Administration classification. It can be found at onetonline. org. Generally, DOL casts its science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, net broadly across the occupational universe. Its reach includes many health care professions, for example. It even folds in social scientists such as this column’s author. And what are the most numerous STEM occupations in the greater TriCities?

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2021, but they are unlikely to be zero. It could well be that some of the 2012 slots have been re-classified, in categories such as chemical engineers. Conversely, ESD economists counted 627 civil engineers in the two counties in 2021 while the entry for the same in 2012 was zero. Despite our inability to make comparisons for all STEM occupations, the total count is still useful for pointing out a broad trend: the science and technology “economy” in the greater Tri-Cities hasn’t grown too fast over the past decade.

Validation of that claim can be found in another description of the local economy: headcount by industry. Trends data in the accompany graphic depicts the five largest sectors. Outside of the medical sector, STEM employment is anchored in two industry sectors. Administrative & Waste Services is the highest segment. The sector is largely composed of the latter component in the bicounty area. Employment in this sector amounted to 9.2% of the total in 2020, dropping

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Doing nothing isn’t an option to protect LIGO science center construction nears completion your small business from cyberattacks

Courtesy LIGO Hanford Observatory Completion of the $7.7 million LIGO Exploration Center, called LExC, is on track to be completed by the end of September, with a spring 2022 grand opening planned. LIGO Hanford, one of two detectors making up the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, broke ground in fall 2020 on the science center. Expected to host up to 10,000 students each year, in addition to other public visitors, it will feature interactive exhibits.

uBUSINESS BRIEF Hanford talk focuses on salmon, sturgeon

Salmon, sturgeon and more are the topic of the Aug. 25 edition of the Let’s Talk About Hanford series of virtual science talks. The program is a collaboration with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and will explore the fish found

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You cannot read the news today without finding another story of a company besieged by a malware infection: their files encrypted, and the company brought to its knees by cybercriminals. We’ve recently seen a large pipeline company forced to shut down all operations and a U.S. government agency suspending operations for two to four months, leaving more than 550 former Hanford workers without access to benefits. While we often read about large corporations affected by ransomware, small businesses aren’t immune from these cyberattacks. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has warned that small to midsize businesses comprise 50% to 75% of ransomware attacks. In the past year, ransomware attacks are up over 300% costing businesses over $350 million in ransom payments alone. Extorting companies is big business in 2021. With the word ransomware thrown around so casually, we should probably agree on a definition of what it is. Ransomware is software that runs on a computer that gives someone leverage over a person or company through malicious means. This typically means that a person or company’s information is made inaccessible by encrypting the information with a key that only the attacker has. Using this

as leverage, the attacker extorts the person or company for money to give up the key to decrypt the information. A more elaborate method Ryan Maloney of extortion is on Devinion LLC the rise as well. GUEST COLUMN Besides encrypting information on the computer, the ransomware also will package up and send the information to the cloud to be used to blackmail the company or customers by threatening to release sensitive information. Further, this information is often used for identity theft. The information tends to become commoditized and sold amongst criminal groups, even if the ransom is paid. It’s easy to think that because you’re a small business that this shouldn’t affect you. The reality is that this type of software is sent out blindly, widely and inexpensively, predominantly through email. The distribution of the ransomware is indiscriminate and blasted widely to email addresses that have been acquired through other hacks, open searches or other legitimate lists. Everyone is at risk because the cost to infect a system is low uMALONEY, Page A33

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Don’t forget medicine in the next scientific revolutions I imagine historians looking back at the decades spanning 1990-2020 will describe those years as the most unimpressive of the past two cenNicholas Haberling turies in terms Community First of technological Bank & HFG Trust progress. GUEST COLUMN In medicine, we witnessed life expectancy plateau and even decline for a period of years. Energy production via fracking became more efficient but hardly revolutionary. The excitement of space travel was muted with humanity being confined to low Earth orbit. Even the U.S. military was a victim of stagnation as we fought a global war on terrorism with weapon systems that originated from the R&D labs of the 1970s and ’80s. However, I think there has been an awakening. Last spring while walking through an outdoor mall I saw dozens of people stop, pull out their phones, and watch astronauts launch to the International Space Station on a U.S.-manufactured rocket for the first time in nearly a decade. In the spring of 2021, Space X reused that same rocket for another crewed mission. In our own region, we are once again on the cusp of expanding the nuclear frontier with the introduction of small modular reactors. It is starting to feel like we are picking up where we left off nearly half a century ago. While industrial and technological revolutions are exciting for their clear impact on human progress, we shouldn’t overlook the realm of biology. In 1920 the life expectancy for an American was 53 years of age and less than 4% of our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was medicine related. Today life expectancy is 79 and we spend 18% of GDP on medicine. The medical revolution of the past increased human lifespans but at the cost of greater consumption of economic resources. The challenge of the upcoming medical revolution is whether it can expand human life expectancy, improve quality of life in old age and deliver lower costs for society in the long run. Whether those lower costs are delivered by actual price decreases or older generations having the ability to “finance” them by working longer is relatively immaterial. Those three goals are daunting, but I think there is hope in light of recent developments. The first pandemic in a century was uHABERLING, Page A32

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Richland laptops find new home in Belize

Courtesy Inline Computer & Communications Inline Computer & Communications in Richland recently donated five laptops to Light of the Valley Baptist School in Belize. The laptops allow the teachers and children to be able to connect to the outside world and increase their educational opportunities, said Greg Hammer, president of the Inline. He said his sister in-law moved to Belize, which is how the business connected with the school. She tucked them into her luggage and was able to deliver them, a cheaper option than shipping them to the Central American country.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Hanford health report highlights exposure concerns

Nearly a third of more than 1,600 Hanford workers who responded to a survey reported long-term exposure to hazardous materials, according to a new report that recommends new strategies to address unmet health concerns of current and former workers. The Hanford Healthy Energy Workers Board released its final report this summer, noting that more than 57% of workers reported being in an exposure event. The report recommends creating an independent Hanford Healthy Energy Workers Center to serve as a clearinghouse for peer-reviewed and accepted medical and scientific literature. It would evaluate and communicate studies about Hanford-specific hazards. For incurable diseases such as chronic beryllium disease, information sharing could help find cures. The center would promote research to increase the body of knowledge for the unique healthcare needs of the current and former Hanford work force. Read the full report at bit.ly/HanfordHealthWorkersReport

NuScale Power secures $200M in private capital

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office in Richland, closed its A-5 funding round with a $152 million investment from a series of strategic partners. The A-5 round brings the company’s total funding to support commercialization of its clean energy technology for the year to date to nearly $200 million and includes investments from GS Energy, Doosan Heavy Industry and Construction, IHI Corporation, Samsung C&T Corp., Sargent & Lundy and Sarens. It previously closed a $40 million investment JCG Holdings Corp. Since 2007, NuScale has invested hundreds of millions to develop and commercialize its scalable reactor technology, with private investments and cost-sharing awards from the U.S. Department of Energy. It has hit several key milestones in the past year. In August 2020, NuScale received the first-ever design approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In July 2021, the NRC published the proposed rule that would certify the NuScale design – a crucial step toward the construction and deployment of SMR technology. Fluor Corp. is NuScale’s majority investor. Its factory-fabricated reactors generate 77 megawatts of electricity using pressurized water reactor technology. Its plants can house up to four, six or 12 individual modules.

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Armed with data and anecdotes, United Way sharpens focus on families, kids By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Programs that help families and kids thrive will be the sole focus of the 2022 round of grants awarded by the United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties. The nonprofit that raises money and vets nonprofits is sharpening its focus as it addresses “gaps” that opened in the local social safety net during the Covid-19 pandemic. The move comes with the realization that no nonprofit can do everything, said LoAnn Ayers, chief executive officer. In 2021, United Way funded 33 programs at 20 organizations, arranged around four areas of need – basic needs, childhood success, financial stability, health care and youth success. It will solicit applications for 2022 this fall, with the understanding that supporting families and kids is main goal in the coming year. Applications routinely outpace the available resources. It typically has $5 of requests for every $1 available, so it wants to get the biggest bang for its very limited bucks. And that means tackling the issues that existed before the Covid-19 pandemic and grew worse once it took hold. A series of listening sessions showed that hunger, housing, juvenile crime, teen pregnancy, school attendance and related issues worsened. Ayers together with Charles Simpson, a board member who chairs United Way’s Community Impact Committee, said the new focus draws on years of reviewing key statistics it compiles into its annual Stoplight report, which acknowledges progress

and the lack thereof on multiple fronts. Statistics typically lag one to two years and only go so far, Simpson said. Hence the listening sessions. LoAnn Ayers “We get data. We get good data. But it’s older,” he said. “It shows some vulnerability where we historically focus, but it hasn’t caught up with the medium and long range.” The results of the listening exercise aren’t shocking. The pandemic exacerbated existing issues and opened gaps. But they are driving United Way to focus its resourc-

more intractable. When schools closed children stopped getting school breakfasts and lunches. The teachers and staff who might have spotted – and reCharles Simpson ported – abuse were not seeing students in person. Juvenile crime, homelessness, teen pregnancy, school attendance and mental health challenges came into sharp relief. “They’re often the most vulnerable and dependent on the school systems that have been challenged. We heard that from the data and from our partners,” Simpson said.

“The stress of the last 18 months has magnified everything.” - LoAnn Ayers, chief executive officer United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties es on boosting efforts to help children and families who have lost access to traditional safety nets. Simpson likens the local support network to a screen. The Tri-Cities has a decent screen via its many systems and nonprofits that help the vulnerable. But the pandemic shook the screen, leaving gaps. “Individuals become more vulnerable and as the screen shakes, they fall through,” he said. Listening sessions highlighted a myriad of challenges, some short term and others

A successful executive at Central Plateau Cleanup Co., a Hanford contractor, Simpson was particularly moved by the growing challenge of housing the most vulnerable residents. Families that might have bought big houses bought medium sized ones instead, a squeeze that pushed out those least able to afford a home in a market with tight rentals. As a child, Simpson grew up relying on the support networks that the pandemic stressed and broke. He recalled a teacher lending him her

son’s jacket to wear to high school graduation. Friends would casually treat him to meals at Dairy Queen, meals he might have otherwise missed. “As a 130-pound, 6-foot high school senior, it was a big deal,” he said. “Kids aren’t getting that now. There’s more isolation.” The community has rallied to fill the gaps, Ayers is fast to note. Schools delivered free meals to families, sometimes in packages, to last the week. Still, continuing isolation is only exacerbating mental health issues. But the big picture is one of need. “For me, it was the depth of the challenges. They’re affecting all socioeconomic levels,” she said. “The stress of the last 18 months has magnified everything.” With the board’s backing, United Way will limit its 2022 grants to organizations that tackle those issues. That means letting go of some of its traditional supports, such as those helping seniors. “We recognize that one entity can’t solve all the challenges. We have to choose our swim lane,” she said. One initiative will pair middle schoolers at risk of dropping out with volunteer mentors to meet weekly on campus. The program, which will operate under United Way’s 10-year Attendance Matters effort to reduce truancy and absenteeism, is aimed at boosting graduation rates. The pilot is supported by Community Impact Grants and a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. “We target middle school because that’s the age when kids start owning their own behaviors,” Ayers said. uUNITED WAY, Page A24

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UNITED WAY, From page A23 Ayers said United Way is communicating its priorities to the nonprofits it funds so there won’t be any surprises when grants are awarded. It will send out requests for proposals to 501(c)(3)s in Benton and Franklin counties in September. Funds will be awarded for 2022. The process coincides with the start of the annual United Way fundraising campaign. United Way reported $2.76 million in contributions and grants in 2019, according to the most recent report to the Internal Revenue Service. Total expenses were $3.1 million and included funding 38 programs at 23 local non-profits. To support United Way, go to uwbfco. org and click on the “Donate” tab at the top.

uBUSINESS BRIEFS 3 Rivers Foundation opens grant applications

3 Rivers Community Foundation expects to award at least $160,000 in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofits in Benton and Franklin counties during its 2021 funding cycle. Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. Sept. 17. Funding for the grant program comes from a percentage of the community foundation’s $7 million endowment as well as direct donations. It granted $142,000 in 2020, in addition to its separate Covid-19 response efforts. Applications are at 3rcf.org under “Nonprofits.”

NONPROFITS Donations are welcome as well, at 3rcf.org, under “Make a Donation.”

Nonprofit seeks volunteers to help care for kids entering foster care

Office Moms & Dads (OMD), a new local nonprofit serving children entering foster care, is now open in the Tri-Cities and looking for caring adults interested in volunteering during normal business hours to sit with and care for children who have just been removed from their homes and are sitting in child welfare offices waiting for foster care placement. OMD aims to provide nurturing care to children, relieve an overburdened social welfare system and provide vol-

unteers a chance to make a difference for kids. OMD now is present in nearly 30 agencies across Washington and Idaho. Volunteers must have some availability on weekdays during normal business hours and pass a state-issued background check. OMD strives to serve and represent the diverse population of children that enter foster care, including children who speak other languages. Materials in Spanish can be made available to volunteers upon request. To get involved with OMD, email Tai Donor, Tri-Cities volunteer coordinator ,at TriCities@OfficeMomsAndDads.com. Go to officemomsanddads.com.

Campbell & Co. offers free HVAC

Aug. 21 is the deadline for deserving homeowners to apply for Feel the Love campaign, a HVAC giveaway by Cambell & Co. and Lennox Industries. The annual program invites residents in the Tri-Cities and Yakima to nominate a homeowner in need to receive new heating or cooling equipment. Go to trustcampbell.com for the nomination form.

Barnard Griffin, Kiona collaborate for food banks

Two Red Mountain winery giants celebrate 40 vintages with a special Cabernet Sauvignon, with proceeds earmarked for Second Harvest. Kiona Vineyards and Winery and Barnard Griffin Winery collaborated on a 2018 Red Mountain Legacy Collaboration Cabernet Sauvignon, which is available for pre-purchase: $300. The price includes three bottles of wine and two tickets to the Sept. 25 release party at Kiona. Contact info@barnardgriffin.com for information. Second Harvest supports 280 food pantries and meal sites in Eastern Washington and north Idaho.

Events canceled but need remains

Two fundraising events to benefit the foundations for the Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center and Kadlec Regional Medical Center were canceled and postposed because of the threat of the Covid-19 Delta variant and the community’s low vaccination rates. The cancer center’s Summer BBQ, originally scheduled for July 31, was canceled and replaced with a Covid-19 vaccination clinic. The Kadlec Foundation Golf Classic, originally set for Aug. 6, was postponed to Oct. 8. Supporters are invited to visit the respective websites to make contributions. Go to tccancer.org/foundation/donations/ and to give.providence.org/wa/ kadlec.

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New nonprofit wants to employ more workers on the spectrum By Kristina Lord

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The 2021 pandemic prompted plenty of Tri-City businesses to reassess and regroup. For Jim and Karen Pridemore, the pause allowed them to double down on the mission close to their heart: to help young adults on the autism spectrum. Their son Tyler is on the spectrum. “It allowed us to say, ‘What now?’ ” Jim said. “We are starting all over again.” They were forced to close Picture Yourself, their create-it-yourself studio space at 627 The Parkway in Richland, during state-mandated shutdowns in early 2020. The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business featured their business in a February 2019 story. They decided to form a nonprofit, Spectrum Studios, and then in April they bought an art supply store, Art on the Columbia, at 830 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick. “This is the coolest thing we’ve ever been a part of,” Jim said. They’re leasing the 6,500-square-foot building across from Lowe’s and have been busy renovating the inside to offer a variety of services they hope will generate revenue so they can employ more young adults on the autism spectrum. Job opportunities for those on the spectrum decrease drastically after high school, and Spectrum Studios aims to help bridge this gap, Jim said. These young adults earn $15 an hour,

Courtesy Spectrum Studios Spectrum Studios is a new nonprofit operating Art on the Columbia at 830 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick. Its goal is to provide jobs to young adults on the autism spectrum. Here’s the team, back row, from left: Ashlyn Lockwood, Kevin Pearson, Jim Pridemore, Karen Pridemore, Jaden Julio, Garret Mashaw. Front row, from left: Tyler Pridemore, Alicia Lenz, Chantz Miner, Abi Dayton, Cameron Hails.

slightly more than the state’s minimum wage of $13.69 per hour. The Spectrum Studios family has grown to 12 – and there’s a waiting list. Volunteers are trained while awaiting paid positions. Chantz Miner was the studio’s first hire, and he’s grateful for the opportunity. “I like the atmosphere and helping customers,” he said. “I learn a lot of new skills and grow more as a person.” Garret Mashaw said he liked his position as he has an interest in photography. On Paycheck Pizza Fridays, the team

shares pizza for lunch. Then they go around the table and are encouraged to answer a question: what did you learn in the past week, and/or what good thing happened to you? After answering, they receive their paycheck. The exercise encourages them to work on their social interaction and skills, Jim said. “It’s very important part of our culture to include that,” he said. The Pridemores don’t want the nonprofit to be dependent on donations but rather a

steady revenue stream from the retail side of their business. “We’re counting on the community to come visit us and learn more,” Jim said. Their offerings are varied: photography, art supply sales, events and a commercial photo lab. There’s the Picture Yourself photo studio area. They’ll take photos for you or you can use a variety of backdrops and take your own. The Pridemores have 30 years of photo experience, as they operated a Florida photo studio before moving to the Tri-Cities. Professional photographers can sign up for a monthly membership to use the studio and its professional-grade light sets and infinity background studio. “It’s a heck of an opportunity,” Jim said There’s a photo restoration service. Spectrum Studios will digitize old tapes, process film from disposable cameras, archive photos and print selfies from a thumb drive or your smartphone or tablet. There’s the retail art store, which offers a wide variety of art supplies, from brushes and paints to canvases and colored pencils, to photography gear. There’s a 1,600-square-foot meeting or classroom space that can accommodate up to 30 comfortably. The room is available to rent for art classes, business meetings or other small events. A projector and screen are available, with a sound system arriving soon. Jim’s excited about the addition of the uSPECTRUM, Page A28

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Charitable lead trusts do good while reducing estate taxes What is a charitable giving technique that doubles as a wealth transfer technique to avoid estate taxes and at the same time works especially well in a low-interest rate environment (as we find ourselves in now)? The charitable lead trust. First, let’s set the stage. This type of trust is usually implemented after other basics are done — things like your will and powers of attorney and health care directive. Also, it is usually (but not always) in the category of trusts set up during your lifetime and not after your death. It is a separate, standalone trust. Assume we have a couple with some extra money who want to benefit a charity, here’s how it could work. The couple has an attorney draft a Charitable Lead Trust (CLT). The terms of the trust say that, for the lifetime of the couple (or the surviving spouse), the CLT will annually pay 5% of the trust to a qualified charity. At the death of the surviving spouse, the money left in trust will go to (presumably) the couple’s children. Because of the way it is set up, it is referred to as a “split-interest” gift where a portion of the gift to the trust goes to charity and a portion will ultimately go to the children. Where do interest rates come in? The current interest rate is used to actuarially determine the amount of the gift going

to the children, which the parents will use to file a gift tax return. Of course, with limited exception, there is not actual tax assessed on a Beau Ruff gift like that, it is Cornerstone just mandatory Wealth Strategies to report gifts GUEST COLUMN that size to the Internal Revenue Service. So, in low interest rate environments, the calculated (aka the actuarially determined) amount going to the children will appear to be lower but the actual amount could be much higher, depending on the performance of the assets in the trust. And, for the calculation, because the amount going to the children appears lower, the calculated amount going to the charity must be higher. Neither the parents nor the children receive anything from the trust during the parents’ lifetime. In that sense, the technique is similar to a will – nothing goes to the children until the deaths of the parents. What makes this technique compelling is the added ability to give to charity and engage in potential wealth transfer tax mitigation. Now, a quick illustrative example. Assume parents are ages 65 and 66 and

that they contribute $1 million to a CLT. The terms of the CLT provide that, for the rest of their joint lives, 5% of the trust is paid out each year to the charity of their choice. The calculation changes all the time, but let’s assume it would show a “gift” to the children of somewhere around $350,000 ballpark. The small amount of the gift is predicated on the current low interest rate. So, if the trust achieves long term average market returns of, say, 8-9%, but the trust is only paying out 5%, then the trust should actually grow over the term of the trust. In that case, while the calculation shows a low gift of around $350,000, the actual gift might be well over $1 million. On the flip side, there always exists the possibility that the assets in the trust would underperform the estimated growth and lead to less (or even nothing) going to the children. Of course, there is uncertainty as to the results of the stock markets, so the technique is not for the faint of heart. The parents would have to file a gift tax return showing a gift of that actuarially determined value to the kids: $350,000. Now, most people don’t have to worry about the estate tax as it only applies to people that have large estates. But, if a couple has an estate subject to both the Washington state estate tax and the federal estate tax, the ballpark

combined tax burden could be as high as 50% (RCW 83.100.040). Accordingly, in the illustration above, assuming historical market performance, the transfer tax savings could be hundreds of thousands of dollars. And, while some people are put off by complex estate planning techniques, the savings speak for themselves. Perhaps a little complexity is worth the estate tax savings? In addition to the potential to mitigate or eliminate estate taxes, the trust offers another benefit: it potentially provides a consistent and reliable stream of income to your favorite charity for years to come. So, in addition to acting as a legallysanctioned wealth transfer technique, it provides a wonderful benefit to worthy organizations. Many ask whether they would receive a tax deduction for this type of gift, and while the answer to the question is “maybe,” the explanation is longer and more complex than this article allows. This is a hypothetical example and is not representative of any specific situation. Your results will vary. The hypothetical rates of return used do not reflect actual current or future interest rates. Attorney Beau Ruff works for Cornerstone Wealth Strategies, a full-service independent investment management and financial planning firm in Kennewick.

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NONPROFITS SPECTRUM, From page A25 photo lab from the Kennewick Costco store. Costco donated it, and Jim hopes to have it operational by the end of the month. Customers can get prints from their vacations or holidays, or order holiday photo cards. As the retail side of the nonprofit ramps up, the Pridemores will continue taking photos at area preschools “to keep the revenue stream flowing.” Search Spectrum Studios: 830 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite B2, Kennewick; 509579-4278; email Smiles@spectrum-studios.org; Facebook.

uBUSINESS BRIEF Area entertainment operators receive $7.3 million in grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded more than $7.5 billion in Shuttered Venue Operators grants to more than 10,000 hard-hit live entertainment small businesses, nonprofits and venues, including several in Benton and Franklin counties. The program is designed to assist in getting the nation’s cultural institutions back on track. More than two thirds of the awards have gone to venues with fewer than 10 employees. Local grants awarded include: • $1 million, Hallett Cinemas LLC, Pasco. • $2.2 million, Pasco Cinemas 12 LLC. • $65,444, Valley Theater Co., operator of Prosser’s Princess Theatre. • $48,045, Richland Players Inc. • $121,241, Richland Public Facilities District, operator of The Reach Museum. • $3.9 million, Queensgate Cinemas LLC, Richland.

Cool Desert Nights, Hogs & Dogs are coming

Cool Desert Nights, the classic car, street rod and motorcycle event, returns Sept. 30-Oct. 3 to Uptown Shopping Center in Plaza. And a companion event, Hogs & Dogs, takes place Sept. 30 at the Bombing Range Sports Complex in West Richland. IBEW 112 is the premier sponsor for Cool Desert Nights, which is open to all makes and models of vehicles and motorcycles. The program includes cruises, a show ‘n shine, the traditional Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast, a kids zone, awards, vendors, food trucks and more. Go to westrichlandchamber.org/cooldesert-nights for event information and entry forms. Hogs & Dogs will be from 4-10 p.m. at Bombing Range and includes a car show, motorcycle show, beer garden, vendors, music and more. West Richland Family Dental is the premier sponsor. Go to HogsAndDogsTC.com.

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Kennewick cancer warrior wanted more late-stage research When you join a cancer support group, you inevitably have to say goodbye to friends. Over the years, this has been the hardest part of serving on the board of Warrior Sisterhood, a program offered through Kadlec Tri-Cities Cancer Center. I recently added another name to my ever-growing list of those cancer took too soon: Libby Boothe, 44, of Kennewick. She died in hospice care on July 23. Her death hit hardest as I’ve known her longest. The first time we met was in October 2016. She was sitting with her mom in the lobby of the cancer center waiting for treatment – radiation to her skull. She was easy to pick out. She was the 39-year-old woman with the rainbowcolored hair. She didn’t look like anyone else waiting their turn. I tried to hide my shock that this young woman, the mother to a 10-month-old and three other young boys, faced a Stage 4 breast cancer diagnosis. For those of you not fluent in cancerspeak, this is a death-sentence diagnosis, meaning the sinister disease has spread from its primary site to other regions of the body. Stage 4 cannot cured by surgery or medicine. Treatments only work to reduce symptoms and prolong life. As we sat in the waiting room that day, Libby and I laughed and chatted about our kids. Her oldest was a year older than mine. She showed me her

“F*ck cancer” bracelet, and I told her I wore a T-shirt with the same message to each of my own chemotherapy treatments, which I had finished a Kristina Lord year before. It Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business was immediately clear that we GUEST COLUMN shared the same red-hot anger for the disease that wreaked havoc in our bodies. I invited her to join Warrior Sisterhood, and she became an active member who quickly made friends. Libby was whip-smart, funny and a joy to talk to. She had a great sense of humor, which you can see evidence of by cruising through her Facebook feed overflowing with the internet’s funniest, silliest and weirdest videos and memes. Libby was the one who told me about the Academy of Children’s Theatre Stardust choir performing “Hamilton” tunes in 2017. My oldest joined her oldest, so I saw her outside of our cancer group. We chatted like other moms before and after performances, and it usually wasn’t about cancer. But sometimes it was. She fought a terminal disease that invaded her skeleton for nearly five years with a grace that’s hard to fathom. She didn’t waste the time she had left,

her husband Gabriel told me two days after she died. She made her goal clear in an acerbic blog a year after her diagnosis: “Living with cancer means fighting everyday. I am a warrior.” She was a warrior in every sense of the word. She endured pain most people can’t even imagine. Terrible bone aches, migraines in which the cancer “tried to eat” her brain (her words), acute pain that prevented her from walking, pneumonia, eyeball tumors, brain seizures, drugs that gobbled away her heart muscle. Radiation treatments blasted away Courtesy Scott Butner Photography tumors in her upper Libby Boothe of Kennewick pours tea during a spine, skull, sacrum, photo shoot for a Warrior Sisterhood calendar in right shoulder, liver, left this 2017 photo. The tea party photo is a nod to the and right eye orbitals annual Witches’ Tea Party she held every October in and in her brain. conjunction with her birthday, a tradition she kept up She had a brutal run- even while fighting Stage 4 breast cancer. She died July 23 at age 44. in with Covid-19 and survived, true warrior Please don’t get the impression that that she is, though she Libby was a sickly cancer patient for five thought she wouldn’t after spending years. She was down and out sometimes, nearly a month in the hospital in early 2021. uRESEARCH, Page A31

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 RESEARCH, From page A29 but more often than not, she was busy living and making memories with her family and friends. She fought back the disease to celebrate her baby Max’s first birthday (he’s now 5). She and her husband traveled to Paris for a second honeymoon and later to Greece. She took her oldest son Sol to Disney World and Universal Studios. Then she took her son Sam. She walked in a 5K. She and Gabe saw a Violent Femmes concert. And the Florida girl got to put her toes in the sand at the Pacific Ocean, a bucket list goal. She attended a retreat through the Inheritance of Hope nonprofit and took her entire family to Disney World in early 2020, just before the pandemic shut down the world. On that trip, she recorded a “legacy video” message for her family. She attended support groups, as did all her boys. In lieu of flowers at her funeral, she asked for donations to this group. On the fourth anniversary of her cancer diagnosis, in the thick of the pandemic in August 2020, she wished everyone good health. That’s just the kind of kind person Libby was. Her death sent shockwaves through Warrior Sisterhood, even though we had braced for it as best we could. We loved

Libby, we hoped she’d get more time, and we magically thought she’d defeat the grim odds. We knew her story could easily have been (and could still be) our story. I’m writing this column because Libby’s life mattered. And so did her death. It’s my duty to share her cancer message with as many people as possible because she no longer can. Libby was vocal about the need for more research on metastatic breast cancer. She held fundraisers for the nonprofit METAvivor, which works to increase awareness about the funding discrepancy that shortchanges metastatic research in the cancer world and to fund Stage 4 research. Young healthy women like Libby should not be dying from metastatic breast cancer. More research is necessary to save the 40,000 people who die of Stage 4 breast cancer every year. Libby always was convinced the numbers were higher as there’s no good way to track these kinds of cancer patients. Research and attention are focused on the earlier stages, at the expense of those with more advanced cases. “With more research focused on earlystage breast cancer, we feel ignored. It isn’t that those studies are not important. They are. We just want to be acknowl-

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edged and have *MORE* studies done,” she wrote in October 2020. Libby and I shared a bitter distaste for the growing feel-good push of all things adorned with a pink ribbon each October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We both felt that wearing, buying or walking in the name of pink ribbons does little to reduce deaths from metastatic disease. Libby was passionate and outspoken about encouraging women to trust their bodies and to ask for tests if they sensed something wasn’t right. Don’t let your doctor blow you off, she wrote two months after her diagnosis in 2016: “If you think something is not quite right, ASK for a biopsy. At worst, your suspicions will be right. At best, it will be negative. And you can sigh a breath

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of relief. If you don’t want to do it for yourself, do it for me.” Yes, please, do it for Libby. Trust your instincts and ask for tests if you sense something is wrong. If cancer marches along your family tree, push your doctor for earlier testing. Make an appointment for the preventative test you’ve been putting off. Did you get a mammogram in 2020? How about a colonoscopy? And, maybe most importantly, be sure to make the most of the time you have now, as it’s time that Libby no longer has. She would want you to do that. Kristina Lord is the publisher of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business. She is a longtime board member of Warrior Sisterhood and a breast cancer survivor.

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Three Rivers Convention Center 6:00 pm Social 7:00 pm Dinner/Program Join us for this year’s exciting event where another Tri-Citian will be honored for outstanding “Service Above Self” and their commitment to “Building Community Through Service”. Keynote Speakers Scotty Smiley Veteran, Author, Speaker, Investment Banker, Eternal Adventure Seeker and Tiffany Smiley Motivational Speaker, Media Personality, Consultant

from 11.1% a decade prior (2011). The head count, seen in the measure’s dataset, also shows a decrease – of more than 1,200 jobs. Admittedly, the Hanford cleanup enjoyed a burst of activity following the Great Recession, which exaggerates the losses. Yet, the number of jobs in the past three years has declined. Another sector capturing a large part of STEM employment, Professional & Technical Services, is not among the top five by headcount. The data set, however, tracks its status over time. Ten years ago (2011), the count stood at 11,665. In 2020, it had shrunk to 8,676. In fact, during the past three years, employment in this sector has averaged around 8,600. The final sector that contains a considerable number of STEM jobs is Health care & Social Assistance. The sector’s numbers are driven by the first component. While all health care occupations have grown, the growth in jobs reflects, to a large degree, the numbers of regisHABERLING, From page A18

brought to heel with mRNA (and more traditional) vaccines. It seems like we routinely see new studies released, such as researchers developing temporary pacemakers that are absorbed into the body after a few weeks eliminating the need for surgical removal. A new CRISPR-based treatment (think: gene editing) has shown promise for the first time in treating people with the genetic disease transthyretin amyloidosis with what will hopefully be a once-in-a-lifetime treatment. When rereading Michael Crichton’s classic novel, “Jurassic Park,” it’s funny to read about characters imagining we are on the brink of a biological revolution in 1990. Looking back, it seems naïve. But if

tered nurses. Trends data shows the sector’s share stood at 13.8% in 2020. A decade prior that share was 9%. The sector has added nearly 75,500 jobs over the past decade. Not all, of course, of these positions are considered STEM. In the face of declining employment in Waste Management and in Professional & Technical Services, health care is the likely source of growth in STEM jobs in the two counties. The enviable concentration of scientific and technical talent in the labor pool is still here. Any growth in the traditional engineering and science workforce, however, is increasingly overshadowed by the number of health care professionals. D. Patrick Jones is the executive director for Eastern Washington University’s Institute for Public Policy & Economic Analysis. Benton-Franklin Trends, the institute’s project, uses local, state and federal data to measure the local economic, educational and civic life of Benton and Franklin counties. we are on the brink of another medical revolution, it’s exciting to think about the implications. The last revolution allowed grandparents to become the norm, made health and long-term care a necessity, and expanded the scope of public and private health sectors. We re-engineered society, economies, and our expectations around increased life expectancies. Admittedly, that’s a tall order for future medical improvements. At the very least though it would be a welcome surprise if great grandparents or even great, great grandparents became a common part of the human experience. Nicholas Haberling is a partnership advisor at Community First Bank & HFG Trust in Kennewick.

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Training Implement a comprehensive employee training program to include common methods of attack, including simulated phishing campaigns. Implementing programs that encourage good behavior rather than punishment for failures have shown to be far more successful because these programs depend on employees to report potential issues and not feel shamed for doing so. Patching Continuous security patching and auditing is necessary across all technology devices. Often forgotten are the edge devices, such as firewalls and routers used by many homes and businesses. These edge devices have become a common attack surface lately, especially with working from home becoming typical in our modern business environment. Password hygiene Passwords are still ubiquitous and a common method for attackers to take over accounts and networks. Check out haveibeenpwned.com to check if any of your accounts have been exposed. Taking simple steps can help: never reuse passwords, use longer and more complex passwords, and ideally use a password manager such as

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Energy Northwest selects a new CEO By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Energy Northwest executive Robert “Bob” Schuetz is the new chief executive officer for the Richland-based power cooperative that operates the Columbia Generating Station nuclear power plant. Schuetz is a 28-year Navy veteran who joined Energy Northwest in 2013 and most recently served as site vice president. He succeeds Brad Sawatzke, who retired in June. Schuetz stepped into his new role on Aug. 7. “I am incredibly honored and humbled to have the opportunity to lead this talented organization,” Schuetz said in a statement announcing the move. “We have an amazing team that I’m proud of; and with their talent, our current carbonfree portfolio and strategic initiatives, I am excited for the bright future we have helping the Pacific Northwest meet its clean energy goals.” He earned a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a master’s in engineering management from Old Dominion University and a master’s in economics from the University of Oklahoma, as well as senior reactor operator management certificates from Energy Northwest and Westinghouse. Prior to joining Energy Northwest, he was a plant evaluation team leader for the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations. Prior to his civilian career, Schuetz spent nearly 30 years in the military, re-

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tiring from the Navy as the deputy commander and chief of staff for the U.S. Pacific Fleet Submarine Force, a command that oversees 7,000 service members operating 36

ships from four bases. “Bob’s diverse leadership experience, combined with his nuclear background and time with Energy Northwest, provide continuity for the agency and a formula for continued success,” said Will Purser, executive board acting chairman. “His talent and relentless pursuit of excellence contributed to earning the agency recognition as a top performing nuclear plant. His contributions have helped grow our carbon-free energy portfolio and paved the way for our leadership with advanced reactors.” At Energy Northwest, he leads more than 1,000 employees who operate the agency’s mix of carbon-free resources, including hydroelectric, nuclear, solar, wind and battery storage facilities. Grover Hettel will remain Energy Northwest’s chief nuclear officer with responsibility for the overall performance of the Northwest’s only nuclear power plant, Columbia Generating Station.

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Delta High grad-turned-entrepreneur solves problems with design By Robin Wojtanik

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Arthur Baranovskiy, who credits YouTube and Pasco’s Delta High School for propelling him into technical drawing, is building a successful business offering drafting and related services to Tri-City businesses. Baranovskiy, 24, isn’t shy about touting AYB Drafting, which offers drafting and design services, including technical drawings, blueprints for high-end custom homes and mechanical shop work. The Ricland-based business has six employees. Chances are, he said, “you’re going to be an awesome client of AYB Drafting, you just don’t know it yet.” Baranovskiy grew his startup in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic and has found continued success ever since. “We really do solve people’s problems,” he said. “You can’t get this permitted? We’re going to solve that for you. This machine’s broken? We’re going to solve that for you. A lot of problems can be solved with our technical skills.” This includes unique challenges such as replacing one-of-a-kind parts, often designed to meet very specific needs. “For industry, it was often a custom part designed by ‘Bob’ 60 years ago. There’s no company, there’s no blueprints. So, we take the part and reverse engineer it and give them drawings to make a brand new one with modern materials and methods,”

Baranovskiy said. Baranovskiy said hiring AYB is an economical move for companies that need occasional design work. “For an engineering company, they don’t have to hire designers if they have us. Hiring a designer is expensive, you have to keep them busy,” he said. “Most engineers are overworked or there’s nothing to do. So we’re overflow work.” Baranovskiy is a Tri-City success story. He built his business harnessing technical skills learned from YouTube by enrolling at Delta High School, the region’s only STEM-focused secondary school. Delta led to an internship at Meier Architecture & Engineering, which led to a degree in electrical engineering from Washington State University Tri-Cities. That led to a job at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. At 22, he became an adjunct professor at Columbia Basin College. Baranovskiy praised the skills he learned at Delta for helping him land a job at PNNL before he’d even received his bachelor’s degree. “Delta gave me professional skills like interviewing, eye contact,” he said. “As technical individuals, most of us are not terribly socially aware, and Delta helps correct that before you even reach your technical degree.” He had decided to leave a master’s degree program and his job at PNNL to focus solely on growing AYB Drafting when the pandemic hit. He’d taken home

just $2 for the month in February 2020, which might make most entrepreneurs rethink their decision. But Baranovskiy dug in and began wearing out his shoe leather in what he called “door-to-door marketing.” “It’s just me looking into people who could potentially use my services and going out and meeting them. I researched every manufacturing, construction and HVAC company within a 50-mile radius of the Tri-Cities,” he said. “People liked seeing someone young, with energy, chasing work.” The work he does is wide-ranging, often under the umbrella “blueprints,” but that goes far beyond homes and buildings. “Design is the foundation of all engineering and construction,” he said. “People don’t realize that everything they look at was first modeled by a designer, like my company.” He doesn’t just draw things planned for the future; his team also provides value by drawing what’s already there. “We do a lot of ‘as-builts’ to create a blueprint of what exists today,” he said. This is helpful if a company intends to build onto an existing structure. “For something like a slaughterhouse that’s been operating for 80 years, their initial plans aren’t recognizable with today’s builders because every 10 years someone kept adding onto it,” he said. “So, we say, ‘As of today, here’s the most updated plan of what’s here.’ It includes every outlet, every bathroom, every-

Courtesy Arthur Baranovskiy Tri-City native Arthur Baranovskiy launched a drafting and design company called AYB Drafting, based in Richland that taps into skills, education and talent found locally. Baranovskiy founded his company while still completing his electrical engineering degree at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

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Richland bridal shop finds new ways to dress wedding parties By Andrew Kirk

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One new Richland business knew brides would “say yes to the dress” if they could. RoseLily Bridal is doing whatever it takes to allow them their moment, even in a pandemic. RoseLily, formerly Amy’s Bridal, is under new ownership after longtime employee Elaina Morrow bought the store from her mentor, Amy Morris, in 2020. Buying the business at the corner of Keene Road and Queensgate Drive fulfilled a goal Morrow set in 2013. She came to the bridal business almost by accident. Morrow graduated from college with a degree in human development and family studies and expected to become a midwife or maybe a social worker. When a job in marketing popped up, the west Texas native moved to Tri-Cities, accepting that the future may not go as she envisioned. When the marketing position didn’t work out, she answered a job ad in a newspaper for Amy’s Bridal. “A 20-minute interview turned into an hour of us chatting and I just never left,” Morrow said. Helping brides became her creative outlet, and Morris became like a big sister. “I had whole different career thoughts but I literally fell in love with that store, and it just kind of clicked for me,” she

Courtesy Angela Johnson Photography Elaina Morrow began as a bridal consultant in 2013 and bought the former Amy’s Bridal from her mentor in 2020 and renamed it RoseLily Bridal. Adapting to shifting regulations has helped the business continue serving brides.

said. “I spread my wings and thrived.” She began discussing buying the store from Morris that first year. Three years later she made an earnest effort but it didn’t work out. Ironically, it was during the worst pandemic since the flu of 1918 that her dream came to fruition. “Chaos hit the fan … and we all just kind of found our spot of where we needed to be during the pandemic and mine was keeping the shop open,” Morrow

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said. “I came into some money that was enough for a deposit on a loan.” Morris had three children who couldn’t attend school regularly that fall due to the shutdown. Morris said over several years she had watched Morrow grow from a rookie bridal consultant into a leader and “Boss babe.” It was time to pass the torch. “Amy saw a light in me and saw I was super passionate about this,” she said.

Morris agreed. “I was like, ‘It’s your turn now.’ … It’s empowering to empower her,” Morris said. “Elaina has such a passion and love for the business and the brides.” In addition to homeschooling, Morris said she wanted to spend her Saturdays with the family instead of at the shop. She had never attended a soccer game for her kids, or a family member’s baby shower or a friend’s wedding on a Saturday. Surviving the first wave of the pandemic was “crazy,” Morrow said, but they had several months of warning before other businesses. “Our seasons are different from wedding season. My busy season is Christmas through May, so our gowns are received prior to that. We were relating to the pandemic since November (2019) because China was shutting down and all our gowns come from there. So, we were trying to look ahead and prepare for the worst,” Morrow said. Her team began by tracking every incoming gown to be sure when it would arrive and how much time they would have for unboxing, steaming and prepping for bride pickup. When shutdowns began in the Tri-Cities, Morrow said she kept working with the lights off and doors locked in accordance with regulations. “We had to think on our feet: ‘What will work? What won’t? Now what’s next?’ We got by. In fact, it worked out uROSELILY, Page A36

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 AYB, From page A34 Slaughterhouses, oil refineries, steel mills and even Amazon Web Services have all become clients. AYB Drafting currently manages 21 ongoing projects for about a dozen clients. “AYB Drafting is fantastic,” said Jack Gourley, president of Kennewick’s G6 Engineering. “Their support helped us better serve our valued clients.” One of AYB’s largest projects to date was for Amazon, now a repeat client, which first hired it for a 1,200-hour project with a six-week deadline. “The data centers we work on are local, and it’s very convenient for them that the boots on the ground have the highest security and design clearances,” Baranovskiy said. Success wasn’t instantaneous. “A year ago, it was a very hard time. Everything was a failure, everything was rejection, until about November.” Baranovskiy turned that around by hiring students he taught at CBC in classes like 3-D modeling and design. He landed the position following an inquiry about how to find the best graduates of the school’s two-year drafting and design program. CBC happened to also need a 3-D modeling teacher, and soon he added college professor to his resume, which allowed him to mine his own classroom for the best and brightest talent. “I can’t not teach because I don’t know who to hire. I’m always looking for additional talent because if I teach them for 10 weeks, I get paid to see someone’s work ethic and how they perform under stress,” he said. Amazon saw the value in his teaching skills when it hired AYB Drafting to lead a design course for its engineers. “Drafting is very neglected in four-year degree programs,” he said. “In the industry, you learn drawing from one person, who learned it from another, so you get a broken telephone of bad habits. When we do our drawings, we hit the reset button and teach the right way to draft.” Baranovskiy is quick to promote the CBC program as a standalone program, not a precursor to a bachelor’s degree. He said students can begin working in the field immediately upon graduation. To encourage interest in the local program, AYB Drafting is offering three scholarships to any drafting and design student at

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CBC, each valued at $1,500. “The bottom line is, come work for me, I need good designers,” he said. While most entrepreneurs might not prioritize a scholarship program just a year after their company was barely turning a profit, it came as no surprise to the executive director for the Washington State STEM Education Foundation, Deb Bowen, who has known Baranovskiy since he was 16. “I first met Arthur during his sophomore year at Delta High, and upon graduation, he quickly became one of our most reliable volunteers, taking part in many program events. He easily engaged students with his knowledge of drafting and engineering software, demonstrating selftaught skills,” Bowen said. She cheered his recent acceptance into

Harvard Business School’s Certificate of Management Excellence Program. “When I told her I want to make it into Fortune 500 before I’m 30, she said, ‘No, Fortune 100,’ ” he said. Bowen is one of several mentors and family members he credits with support and encouragement to chase his dreams. “I see my future not as an engineer or designer, but as a manager or CEO,” Baranovskiy said. “Whether AYB is sold, bought out, or I leave AYB, I would like to continue having executive level positions in companies.” As he strives to make Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List of entrepreneurs, the Tri-Cities entrepreneur has quickly made a name for himself in the design community and with clients. “When people would see me as a

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21-year-old, no one would take me seriously,” he said. While he jokes that glasses and facial hair have helped, he finds his experience increased his confidence to promote his company’s offerings. “I am more assertive and I don’t let clients push me around. I stand up for my interests,” he said. No project is considered off-limits for the scrappy AYB team, “If a client says, ‘Have you ever done this?’ We’ll say, ‘Honestly, we haven’t, but if you give us a week, we’ll be able to start your project on this day, and we’re going to spend all of next week training.’ ” Search AYB Drafting: 723 The Parkway, Richland; 509-388-0507, aybdrafting. com, @AYBdrafting.

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Four scientists, Dick Kouzes, Ljiljana Paša-Tolić, Jon Schwantes and Katrina Waters, from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Dick Kouzes Northwest National Laboratory have been selected to join the Washington State Academy of Sciences. They will join other scientists and engineers from across the state being recognized for outstanding scientific achievement and leaderLjiljana Paša-Tolić ship. Academy members provide expert scientific and engineering analysis to inform public policymaking and work

to increase the role and visibility of science in Washington State. Kouzes is a PNNL laboratory fellow working in neutrino science, Jon Schwantes homeland security, nonproliferation and computational applications. Paša-Tolić is a PNNL laboratory fellow and lead scientist for visual proteomics with the Functional and Systems Biology group in PNNL’s Environmental Molecular Sciences Division and the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. Schwantes is a PNNL senior research scientist and nuclear and radiochemistry team lead with over 20 years of experience as a radiochemist working in areas related to the environment, super-heavy element chemistry and physics, astrophysical nucleosynthesis, science-based stockpile stewardship and nuclear forensics.

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• Debra Mains, a Registered Nurse on the PACT Team at Lourdes Counseling Center and interim substance use disorder profesDebra Mains sional, has been named as a recent recipient for The Daisy Award for extraordinary nurses. Mains works with severely mentally ill patients in her role. The anonymous nomination for Mains relayed examples of how she has sat with patients in the emergency room and intensive care unit, even on her days off, as well as how she advocates for her patients to see primary care providers and specialists for their ongoing needs. The award is an international program started in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, whose family experienced firsthand the difference his nurses made in his care through clinical excellence and compassionate care. The family created the award to express gratitude to nurses and to enable other patients, families and staff to thank

and honor their special nurses. • Dura-Shine Clean’s CEO Carlos Martinez recently graduated from the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative EducationCarlos Martinez Scaling Program. The eight-week immersive program provides business owners with education, enhanced networks, personal mentorship and a better understanding of how to access and manage capital to scale their businesses. The program is a collaboration between Stanford GSB Executive Education and Latino Business Action Network. It is designed for U.S. Latino business owners who generate more than $1 million in annual gross revenues or have raised at least $500,000 of external funding. • The state Department of Ecology recognized 126 wastewater treatment plants, nearly 40% of the state’s treatment systems, for earning top-performing status this year. That means they met all state pollution limits, did all of their monitoring, turned in reports on time, planned for spill prevention, pretreated waste and fulfilled all operation demands outlined in their permits. Awards in Benton and Franklin counties went to: Benton City Wastewater Treatment Facility, West Richland Wastewater Treatment Facility and Pasco Wastewater Treatment Plant.

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• Lourdes Health hired Dr. Marshall Keith Brown as a family medicine provider at the Lourdes Internal Medicine & Primary Care Dr. Marshall Clinic at 507 Keith Brown N. Fifth Ave. in Pasco. He is board certified by the American Academy of Family Physicians and National Board of Physicians & Surgeons. He has practiced as a family physician, medical director, chief medical officer, emergency department physician, urgent care provider and hospitalist. He attended medical school at NovaSoutheastern University and then completed a residency with the University of Kansas School of Medicine - Wichita Family Medicine. He was the chief resident in his final year of the program, and he also later attended Royal College of Medicine. He most recently worked at Lourdes Urgent Care on Road 68. • Dr. Mandeep Kaur has joined Miramar Health Center in Kennewick. She earned her Doctor of Dental Surgery at University of WashDr. Mandeep Kaur ington School of Dentistry and a Bachelor of Science in public health at University of Washington. • Movement Mortgage has hired loan officer Jessica Moyers and assistant Mariela Sanchez at its new Kennewick branch at 8378 West Grandridge Blvd. • Wenaha Group, a construction management consultant, hired Jake Hartwig to join the firm as a project manager in the Kennewick office. Jake Hartwig His extensive experience provides him with an acute

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understanding of industry standards on projects ranging from schools, retail and commercial to residential. He has a bachelor’s in industrial design and over three decades of experience in project management and architecture across various market sectors and building types. He most recently supported the design and construction of Harrah K-8 School for Mt. Adam’s School District in the Yakima Valley. He will be working with the team on the Walla Walla High School modernization project. • The Tri-City Americans has hired Americans alum and co-owner Stu Barnes as the team’s new head coach. Barnes, 50, began his hockey career with the St. Albert Saints of the Alberta Junior Hockey League in 1986 before jumping to the WHL the following season. After one year with the New Westminster Bruins, Barnes relocated with the franchise to Tri-City for the 1988-89 season. Barnes was awarded the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy that year, given to the WHL’s Player of the Year. He was selected fourth overall in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. He finished his junior career by collecting 144 points in 63 games in 198990, a total which sits second all-time in Americans franchise history for points in a single season. Barnes went on to enjoy a 16-year professional career which saw him play 1,136 games in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Dallas Stars. During his NHL career, he totaled 575 points (261 goals, 336 assists) and reached the Stanley Cup Final twice (Buffalo, 1999; Florida, 1996). Barnes served as captain of the Buffalo Sabres during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons. He then joined the Dallas Stars where he would again hold a leadership role and wear an ‘A’ during the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Since retiring from his playing career in 2008, Barnes has spent five years as an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars. He also has coached at the youth level as an assistant coach with the Dallas Stars Elite 14U AAA and a head coach at the Okanagan Hockey Academy in Penticton, British Columbia. Most recently, he worked as a pro scout for the Seattle Kraken. Barnes will be the 15th Head Coach

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uDONATIONS • Benton REA has donated $15,000 to local food banks. Benton REA received a $7,500 matching grant from the CoBank Sharing Success program. Together, the $15,000 donation will help families through three organizations within the Benton REA member service are: $9,000, Tri-City Food Bank serving West Richland and Benton City; $3,000 to Jubilee Ministries’ Food Bank in Prosser; and $3,000 to Sunrise Outreach Center Food Banks serving Mabton and Sunnyside. • The number of people receiving $50 Visa gift cards for rolling up their sleeves to receive a Covid-19 vaccine totaled 1,012. The “Give Business a Shot in the Arm” program, courtesy of the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, the Association of Washington Business and the Washington State Department of Commerce, was designed to increase the immunized population to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infection and help local economies begin the economic recov-

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ery process. The program ran from June 11-30 at the Columbia Basin College vaccination site. Everyone who received their first or second shot was eligible to get a gift card. The Benton-Franklin Health Department handled gift card distribution. • UScellular donated 100 wireless hotspots and at least 12 months of service to Boys & Girls Club of Benton and Franklin Counties to ensure internet access throughout this summer and the full 2021-22 school year. The hotspots help the nonprofit boost its connectivity when area youth are at the clubs and also are loaned out to families to support access at home. UScellular has donated more than $1 million in hot spots and wireless service to 16 Boys & Girls Clubs across eight states in 2021. Additionally, since 2015, UScellular has donated $115,000 to Boys & Girls Club of Benton and Franklin Counties to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, or STEM, educational experiences and other initiatives, including $30,000 in 2021.

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Golf simulator chain swings into Richland By Kristina Lord

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Triple-digit weather. Frigid temperatures. Notorious Tri-City winds. Smokefilled summer skies. These will no longer be reasons to cancel tee time, thanks to the arrival of Divots Golf in Richland later this month. The Walla Walla-based Divots Golf specializes in the growing sport of virtual golf, offering competitive virtual games to casual and experienced golfers alike. It uses simulator technology to capture the direction and speed of a golfer’s swing for a fully immersive experience. Golfers can even use their own clubs, though rentals are available. Players can “virtually” travel to 90 different courses from around the world without leaving the area. “The Tri-Cities has a strong golfing community, and there’s nothing like what we’re doing there, nor the technology to literally work on their golf swing. We’re going to give them a place to golf yearround,” said co-owner Henderson Orchard. The 21-and-older venue at 2450 N. Co-

Courtesy Divots Golf Divots Golf owners Monty Buell, left, and Henderson Orchard plan to open Divots Golf at 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Richland in late August. It will be their third location, with two more opening, in September – one in Lewiston, Idaho, and the other in Anchorage, Alaska.

lumbia Center Blvd. also will offer a selection of beer, wine and coffee. “Everybody that golfs that isn’t playing

for the PGA championship is going to enjoy beverages on the course with a snack cart and all that. We offer that and serve

local wine and beer,” Orchard said. Businesses also can rent the space and use the big screen that’s usually tuned to a sports game for presentations for meetings, followed by teambuilding sessions at the golf simulators. Orchard has plans to buy the 5,800-square-foot Richland building across from Brutzman’s Office Solutions and next door to Zip’s Drive-In, but is currently leasing it. The strip mall once was home to the Tri-City Bible Bookstore, which closed in December 2020. The company expects to spend about $250,000 to renovate the space, Orchard said. Three to four people will be hired to work there. Each simulator room is about 20-by-20 feet so people can feel comfortable in their own independent space, Orchard said. The cost to play for an hour is $40 for up to six people, which is cheaper than playing on a real course, especially if six people split the cost, he said. “It allows people of all different levels uDIVOTS, Page B2

Porter’s growth strategy aligns with its barbecue philosophy By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Porter Kinney wants to be the Northwest’s go-to barbecue guy. The Richland entrepreneur behind the popular Porter’s Real Barbecue chain and his new business partner are taking steps to make it happen, including securing its future by purchasing the kitchen at the heart of the business. Kate and Porter Kinney and their newish partner Amol Kohli closed a $400,000 deal to buy Porter’s 3,000-square-foot, custom-built kitchen at the Richland Airport on July 16. Croskrey Properties LLC,

which built the kitchen for Porter’s, was the seller. “There’s a huge opportunity for us to spread over the entire Northwest,” Kinney said. The move ensures the kitchen where the Porter’s crew prepares the barbecued meats and side dishes served at Porter’s restaurants in Kennewick, Pasco and Richland stays in its control. The kitchen, the two men agreed, is the key to a growth strategy that echoes its barbecue philosophy: slow and thoughtful. The deal was one of two recent moves for Kinney, who began Porter’s in 2014 with his brother, Reed.

Reed Kinney stepped away in 2020 and Kohli stepped in as an investor and partner. Kohli, who lives in New Jersey, brings 15 years of restaurant development knowhow to Porter’s. Together, the two want Porter’s to be the Northwest’s go-to barbecue brand. But they’re going about it in smaller steps. They’re looking to add a fourth location in the Tri-Cities and are eyeing Spokane, Walla Walla and – or – Yakima for future locations. They’re developing a new restaurant prototype, which they hope to open in 2022 as well. “At the end of the day, it’s about growth and control,” Kohli said. “We don’t want

to make any sharp turns.” In the interim, owning the production kitchen on Terminal Drive gives the duo peace of mind that it can execute on its strategy. While it looks for new retail locations, it also is working to offer whole cuts of meat to customers who place large orders at the counters where it caters to diners ordering meals for themselves and their families. Kinney wants to streamline the process so the orders can be prepared at the kitchen and shipped to restaurants for pickup without affecting the order counter. There will uPORTER’S, Page B2

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DIVOTS, From page B1 an opportunity to try golf,” Orchard said. “It’s a pretty affordable hour or two hours. “You can get through 18 holes pretty good in an hour to an hour and a half. Typically, to play 18 holes outdoors, it can take about three hours. Two people can get through 18 holes and move along in an hour. They can easily do nine holes in 35 to 40 minutes.” Orchard said experienced, serious golfers also will benefit from the simulators. The owners received positive feedback from Walla Walla golfers who reportedly saw great improvement in their flexibility while using the simulators during the off season, Divots offers the opportunity for league play, with the added benefit of golfing when it’s convenient, instead of at specific times. Orchard and co-owner Monty Buell opened the first Divots Golf in Walla Walla in October 2020, then one in Moses Lake in April 2021. “That one has since done tremendous. It gives these communities another option of

entertainment,” Orchard said. A Lewiston, Idaho, location will open a few weeks after Richland’s swings into position. Another will open in Anchorage, Alaska, by the end of September. Buell’s daughter and father live in Alaska. Orchard is a serial entrepreneur and sports fan. He owns Hence Cellars in Walla Walla. His background includes real estate development and coaching fastpitch softball – both his daughters played at the collegiate level. Buell is a retired Walla Walla University history and philosophy professor and golf enthusiast. The partners also own and operate a 10,000-square-foot, fully-turfed indoor batting and practice facility, called Ai Sports, in Walla Walla, and manage the competitive Ai Bandits Fastpitch organization. The owners aim to have a soft opening in Richland at the end of August. Typically, they invite first responders in to try the simulators as an opportunity to thank them for their service. “It also gives the staff an opportunity to figure out how it works,” Orchard said.

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Photo by Kristina Lord Renovations are underway for the newest location of Divots Golf at 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Richland. The business offers indoor virtual golf simulators.

Divots doesn’t serve food, but it might in the future. Each Divots building includes a kitchen. Until then, there’s some packaged snacks to nibble. Players also may order food from outside vendors to eat there. Divots plans to launch an app in September to make it easier to reserve its sim-

PORTER’S, From page B1 be no customer window at the kitchen. “We try to keep customers separate from the kitchen,” Kinney said. While Kohli and his wife are based in New Jersey, they are regular visitors to the business they now co-own. Kohli began his career at Friendly’s Ice Cream, a nostalgic East Coast chain and worked his way up to owner and operator before moving on to other businesses. He is president of AARK Restaurant Group LLC in Voorhees, New Jersey, a restaurant development firm. Porter Kinney is a Richland native and Hanford High School graduate. He learned the art of barbecue after moving to the South after high school, which is where he met his wife, Kate. The couple moved to the Tri-Cities and, after a stint working at the Hanford site, launched Porter’s in a food truck at John Dam Plaza. The Kinney brothers had modest goals to start, hoping to serve 10 customers a day. But the enticing aroma of Porter Kinney’s barbecued ribs, brisket and other offerings drew in customers. Porter’s sold out on its first day and turned a profit, a rarity in the food business. The food truck success led to a brickand-mortar restaurant in a former clothing store in The Parkway. It too sold out on the regular, prompting the Kinney brothers to contemplate their next step. Instead of simply opening a new location, they built the production kitchen in 2017 to serve as the heart of their growing

Courtesy Porter’s Real Barbecue Porter Kinney displays barbecued meats served at the Porter’s Real Barbecue chain in the Tri-Cities. Kinney, his wife, Kate, and partner Amol Kohli recently bought the Porter’s kitchen at the Richland Airport to secure their future expansion plans.

enterprise. Kinney calls it his “Temple of Q.” The Kinneys worked with Croskrey Properties, a local developer, to build the kitchen on Port of Benton-owned land. A second restaurant opened on Columbia Center Boulevard in Kennewick and then a third, near Road 68 in Pasco. A thriving catering business took off as well. Kohli met Porter Kinney through Reed and the partnership grew out of a common belief in the importance of family and desire to grow thoughtfully. Both called it a long-term partnership and said they have no exit plan.

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“The Kinney family and the Kohli family, we’re very interested in just keeping it family,” Kohli said, adding, “We love the business.” For Kohli, Porter’s offered an intriguing opportunity. In 2020, plenty of restaurants were in trouble and looking for experienced investor-partners to step in and help navigate the impossible terrain of Covid-19 shutdowns. He knew Reed Kinney and had watched the company grow. Reed introduced him to his brother and they found they have a shared sense of how to develop a business. And critically, “Porter’s wasn’t broken,”

ulators. A phone call and trip to its website also accomplishes the same task. Hours are expected to be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekends. Divots Golf: 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland; 509-578-5749; divotsindoorgolf.com. he added. The relationship solidified as the Covid-19 pandemic forced changes to the business. The Pasco restaurant opened in November 2019, three months before Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy shutdown order took effect to curtail the spread of Covid-19. The Richland restaurant moved from The Parkway mid-pandemic to a larger space on George Washington Way. Porter’s adapted to the straightened circumstances. It began accepting phone-in orders and added delivery services, both new for the business. Now they’re an indispensable part of the company and will remain, Kinney said. He said the catering side suffered the most as events were canceled. It offset the losses through its Pay It Forward program, which allowed customers to pay $12 for meals to be sent to first responders and hospital workers dealing with the chaotic early days of the pandemic. “That helped keep us in business and take care of a lot of hospital and first responders,” Kinney said. “It introduced us to a lot of new customers.” Kohli said he is proud of the company’s pandemic record. Porter’s held its own on revenue and grew to 40 to 50 employees. And it cemented his desire to be part of the Porter’s family. “The best time to figure out if you’re great partners is do it when you’re stressed out,” he said.

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State says 500+ buildings in Tri-Cities subject to new clean building standards By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The state Department of Commerce has identified 351 parcels in Benton County and 177 in Franklin County that may be subject to the state’s clean building law. The state’s new commercial clean buildings standard is one of several pillars of Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2019 climate package and is the first of its kind in the nation. “This is a big step forward implementing the nation’s strongest clean buildings law. Washington’s 2021 state energy strategy identifies energy efficiency in buildings as an essential strategy for transforming and decarbonizing our energy future,” said Commerce Director Lisa Brown in a news release. “Investing in energy efficiency will strengthen local communities and help businesses lower energy costs.” The buildings sector is the state’s second-biggest carbon polluter behind transportation, the agency said. That’s why investing in making buildings more energy efficient is a cost-efficient way to address the problem and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it said. Commerce has identified parcels around the state containing a building, or a portion of a building, which may be subject to the standard. To see the list, go to bit.ly/ParcelList. Building owners should receive a letter notifying them that their building is subject to the standard and providing additional direction on next steps. In the meantime, building owners are encouraged to become familiar with the new requirements and resources available. They also can contact the Department of Commerce to schedule a training or information session. Owners also may be eligible for the state’s early adopter incentive program, which offers performance-based payments to building owners who get ahead start on compliance or who choose to make qualifying improvements to their buildings. For example, large multifamily residential buildings are exempt from mandatory requirements of the standard but are eligible to participate in the incentive program. Incentive funds are limited to $75 million. Building owners must apply to participate, and incentives will be offered depending on eligibility until all available funds are distributed. A portion of the incentive funds will be prioritized for projects in communities that are most likely to be underserved, including rural areas and multifamily affordable housing buildings. “There are multiple ways building owners can meet these new standards and we’re committed to helping them succeed,” said Assistant Director Michael Furze in a new release. “For example, buildings may need energy efficiency upgrades that will take years to

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complete. The early adopter incentive program provides a funding for building owners who need or want to start making improvements now.” Commerce conducted 15 workshops and comment periods to establish the new clean commercial buildings standard and set state-specific targets that are 15% less than 2009-18 averages. The targets are based on data showing the average energy use for commercial buildings larger than 50,000 square feet as well as the downward trend in energy use resulting from new technology and maintenance or operation practices. Examples include the replacement cycle of lighting to LEDs and trends in building

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tuneups and operations. Commerce may impose administrative penalties on building owners who fail to submit documentation demonstrating compliance. Failure to submit appropriate documentation by the scheduled reporting date will result in progressive penalties by legal notice. The law goes into effect in 2026 for buildings more than 220,000 square feet. Buildings 90,001-220,000 square feet begin reporting June 1, 2027. Buildings 50,000-90,000 square feet begin reporting June 1, 2028. For qualifications and more information about the Early Adopter Incentive program, go to bit.ly/EarlAdopters.

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Cedar & Sage begins new phase at Willow Pointe

Cedar & Sage Homes is beginning a new phase of The Tides, its apartment complex at Willow Pointe in north Richland. The city of Richland issued a permit for a 32-unit, three-story apartment building with basement at 240 Battelle Blvd., near the Port of Benton, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and Washington State University Tri-Cities in north Richland. The project is valued at $7.5 million. Eagle, Idaho-based Weyerhaeuser Apartments LLC purchased an unde-

veloped part of Willow Pointe, between Willow Pointe Drive and Richardson Road, in 2017 and the Weyerhaeuser name is attached to the permit. Cedar and Sage previously broke ground on the first phase of what it calls a resort-style project in mid-2020 at 250 Battelle Blvd.

HAPO buys property in West Richland

HAPO Community Credit Union recently bought 1.83 acres in West Richland. The Richland-based credit union paid $350,000 to buy the land in the Belmont Business District from the city in late May. The property fronts Keene Road and

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New Dollar General store under construction in Pasco

A new Dollar General is under construction at 1409 E. Lewis St. in Pasco. The one-story building will have 9,100 square feet and is being devel-

oped on a one-acre site by Oregon Street Group LLC, operating as Simon CRE SD III LLC. Mour Group Engineering + Design of San Diego is the designer, according to a permit application submitted to the city of Pasco. The project is valued at $1.25 million. Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, is a “deep value” retailer, with nearly 17,500 stores in 46 states. It opened 1,000 stores in 2020 and intends to open 1,050 in 2021. It reported $8.4 billion in first quarter earnings in May. A Dollar General is under construction in Burbank and recently opened in Benton City.

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Free Montessori-inspired preschool coming to Pasco in 2022 By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Planning is underway to open a Bezos Academy preschool for low-income families in Pasco. The Montessori-inspired preschool will be at 333 W. Court St. in the Sprucewood Recreation Center in east Pasco. The Housing Authority of the City of Pasco and Franklin County own the 8,263-square-foot building. The academy plans to open in 2022 after renovating the 79-year-old building, which is currently unoccupied after previously being used by Boys and Girls Clubs of Benton & Franklin Counties. Up to 80 students and up to 14 staff members will use the facility once open, according to planning documents filed with the state. Construction is expected to begin in January 2022. Bezos Academy is a nonprofit offering a network of tuition-free preschools offering year-round, full-day programming, five days a week, for children ages 3 to 5 years old from low-income families. Its Montessori approach means students pursue self-led, selfpaced multi-sensory activities guided by teachers. Jeff Bezos, the founder and former CEO of Amazon and the academy’s namesake, has said he benefited from a Montessori education. The academy will provide students with all necessary supplies and services,

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Document recording fees going up by $100

The fee to record documents such as deeds, mortgages, liens and community property agreements went up $100 after the state Legislature authorized an increase to fund housing programs. House Bill 1277 applies to all recorded documents, with limited exemptions. The increase helps support eviction prevention and housing stability services. For information about recording services in Benton County, go to bentonauditor.com/Recording-Services. For Franklin County information, go to https://bit.ly/FCfilingfees.

Fred’s Appliance to build $13M warehouse in Spokane

Spokane-based Fred’s Appliance Inc. plans to build a $13 million, 100,000-square-foot warehouse on 8 acres near the city of Spokane’s western edge, company owner John Amistoso told the Spokane Journal of Business. The family-run company operates a store in Kennewick. Construction is expected to start at 8817 W. Granite Ave. this fall. Yost Gallagher Construction LLC of Spokane is the general contractor. Amistoso told the Journal the warehouse will serve as a distribution center for Fred’s Appliance. The company has four other distribution sites in the Spokane area.

including Montessori materials, books, arts and crafts, field trips and meals. The nonprofit opened its first preschool in the state south of Seattle in Des Moines in fall 2020 and plans to open academies this October in Federal Way, Pacific Beach and two in Tacoma. The preschool will address an important, unmet need for low-income families in the area, according to the housing authority. The agency, which provides housing and housing assistance to more than 600 families, owns several homes in the neighborhood surrounding the future preschool. “Even before the pandemic, too many families weren’t able to find an affordable, high-quality preschool for their kids,” said Matt Truman, executive director of the housing authority, in a news release. “With so many programs having closed over the last year, there couldn’t be a better time to bring a program like Bezos Academy into our community.” State data indicates that about twothirds of children under age 6 in Pasco don’t have access to preschool or child care. The opportunity to be situated next door to public housing, easily accessible to low-income families, aligns with the Bezos Academy mission, Bezos officials said. “Anyone who has spent time in a great preschool understands the difference it makes not just for the kids,

Photo by Kristina Lord Renovations are planned at a former recreation center at 333 W. Court St. in Pasco to launch a Bezos Academy for preschoolers in fall 2022. The property is owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Pasco and Franklin County .

but also for their families,” said Mike George, president of Bezos Academy. “We’re excited to join the community of preschools helping to nurture a love of learning in the children of Pasco in partnership with their parents and caregivers.” Families earning up to 400% of the federal poverty limit with children aged 3-4 are eligible to apply. For a family of

four, that would be an annual salary of $106,000. Bezos Academy and the Housing Authority said they will collaborate to ensure local families are alerted when applications are available. More information and an application to the lottery-based selection process will be posted at bezosacademy.org once the school opening date is set.

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Lamb Weston continues to invest in plants

Lamb Weston Holdings will spend $415 million on a new french fry processing line at American Falls, Idaho. The capital investment will expand the capacity of an existing facility to produce more than 350 million pounds of frozen french fries and other potato products per year. Lamb Weston is based in the Boise area and has significant corporate, research and manufacturing facilities in the Mid-Columbia. “We continue to be confident about the long-term health and growth of the global french fry market,” said Tom Werner, president and CEO. The company has additional plans to build a new processing plant in China and expand its capacity in Russia through its European joint venture, LambWeston/Meijer. Lamb Weston reported annual earnings of $318 million on revenue of $3.67 billion or $2.16 per diluted share for its 2021 fiscal year, which ended May 31, in a July 27 earnings statement.

Property flippers must use certified electricians A new law aims to protect those who buy or occupy flipped properties from bad electrical wiring.

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Senate Bill 5267 requires property flippers to use certified electricians to perform any electrical work on homes, farms, places of business or other personally-owned property if the property is offered for sale within one year of obtaining it. The bill was approved by the 2021 Legislature and came on the heels of stories involving homebuyers who had to pay to bring dangerous wiring up to code after buying flipped homes. No Tri-City area lawmaker supported the bill.

It is beginning to look a lot like Halloween

Spirit Halloween began opening its seasonal stores on July 31, with 1,425 locations set to be up and running throughout North America by Labor Day. Locally, Spirit plans to occupy space at the former Sears store at Columbia Center mall in Kennewick and across the parking lot in the former Toys R Us store. Sears closed its 160,000-squarefoot Kennewick store after it filed for bankruptcy in 2018. Chain Store Age, a retail industry publication, reports the retailer, owned by Spencer Gifts, will hire 35,000 and will offer early hire pay incentives, flexible scheduling and potential bonuses. Go to work4spirit.com.

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Goodwill opens donation center in West Richland

Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Inc. has opened a new attended donation center at 3250 Kennedy Road in West Richland. The center has a covered area for customers as well as a loading dock to facilitate distribution. The building is 1,200 square feet and includes storage space, break room and restroom. Donation’s power Goodwill’s mission of “Changing Lives Through the Power of Work.” In 2019, Goodwill of the Columbia served 5,060 people and helped 897 individuals find employment Donations to Goodwill Industries of

the Columbia are sorted and sold at their retail stores in Tri-Cities, Sunnyside, Hermiston, Walla Walla and Wenatchee.

BIAW has guide to wildfire smoke rules

The Building Industry Association of Washington, or BIAW, has launched a website to help contractors and other employers navigate Washington’s new emergency rules to protect outdoor workers from wildfire smoke. The Washington Department of Labor & Industries adopted the rules July 16. They apply through Nov. 13 and apply to employers who “should reasonably anticipate” that employees may be exposed to wildfire smoke. Employers are generally required to

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION be aware of potential smoke exposure and to take steps to mitigate it. At lower levels, employers are encouraged to reduce the exposure while at higher levels they must implement controls. Go to bit.ly/WASmokeRules.

No-opioid pain clinic to open at Cynergy Centre in Kennewick

Dr. John Groner plans to open Revitalize Spine and Sports Care at Kennewick’s Cynergy Centre building Sept. 13. The clinic focuses on helping patients who suffer from pain with opioid-free pain management. Groner brings a background in physical medicine, rehab and pain medicine to the practice. No referrals are required. Go to revitalizessc.com or call 509591-4966.

Blue Mountain Land Trust buys John Day site

The Blue Mountain Land Trust made its first purchase with the acquisition of Phipps Meadow, a 278-acre ecologically diverse site along the John Day River in Prairie City, Oregon. The purchase was made in partnership with the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon and financing from Craft3. The site includes wetland meadow, forest and nearly 1.6 miles of the John Day, a salmon- and steelhead-bearing tributary to the Columbia River. The trust will work with local tribes

and partners to restore the river and improve habitat for freshwater species. The trust, with offices in Walla Walla and John Day, focuses on long-term land stewardship.

High bids end plans for Burns Road pathway

The city of Pasco is shelving, for now, construction of a path along Burns Road between Broadmoor Boulevard and Road 90 after construction bids were higher than anticipated. The lowest of two bids for the project was $304,000, too far above the estimated $190,000. The city noted the pricy bids were consistent with a busy construction climate and postponed the project until a later date.

MacDonald-Miller expands into Spokane market

Mechanical contractor MacDonaldMiller Facility Solutions Inc. has established an office in Spokane, its second in the area. A staff of 10 work at the 900-squarefoot office is at 818 W. Riverside in the Lincoln Plaza, the Spokane Journal of Business reported. Based in Seattle, the company provides energy efficient building systems, mechanical repairs, construction services and building controls automation for new and existing commercial buildings. The company has five other offices in Washington, including in Kennewick, and also in Oregon and Idaho.

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Supply chain disruption prompts changes to popular Parade of Homes By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The Home Builders Association of TriCities’ popular Parade of Homes and Chefs on Parade annual events will look different this year because of pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions. This year’s Parade features two homes available for in-person touring and additional homes that can be toured online. The food-tasting event, which was canceled last year, has been switched up. “Due to the supply chain disruption caused by Covid-19 along with a shortage of available homes throughout the Tri-Cities, the number of builders able to enter a home in this year’s Parade has been dramatically reduced. Because of the limited number of homes participating, there just

weren’t enough kitchens to go around to be able to offer our Chefs on Parade event this year,” said Jeff Losey, executive director of the HBA. A food truck event called Parade of Homes To Go will take place instead. It will feature five Tri-City food trucks: Doggie Style Gourmet, Fast & Curryous, Frost Me Sweet’s dessert truck, Hot Mess Burgers & Fries and Taqueria Chilisco. “This event will feel more relaxed. We encourage attendees to be prepared to tailgate or bring their blankets and camp chairs to enjoy their samples picnic style on the Bethel Church lawn. There won’t be live music or alcoholic beverages – the focus this year will be on the incredible food and the gorgeous homes,” Losey said. Half of the proceeds from the Parade

To Go event will go to the Wishing Star Foundation, a nonprofit that grants wishes to children ages 3-21 with life threatening conditions, and the other half to a charity designated by the eatery receiving the most votes from event attendees. “We wanted to offer our participating chefs something more tangible than just bragging rights for receiving the most votes from event attendees by giving them the opportunity to promote and support a charity that is close to their hearts,” Losey said. Parade To Go will be 6-9 p.m. Sept. 11 at Bethel Church, 600 Shockley Road in Richland and is limited to 400 attendees. After sampling food truck offerings, participants will be invited to tour two homes before they open to general public ticket holders. “Our amazing food scene is one of the

best parts of living in Tri-Cities and we’re eager to promote that,” Losey said. “We also understand that this has been a difficult 18 months for many members of our community, and we wanted to do something to support local nonprofits as well, which is why our board made the decision to donate 100% of the event’s net proceeds.” Parade To Go tickets are $25 each and are available at HBATC.com. Standard Parade of Homes tickets go on sale at local Circle K locations beginning Sept. 6, and are $10 each. These general public tickets will allow for home touring Sept. 17-19. Both types of ticket purchases include a full-color glossy magazine and admission to the Fall Home Show, set for Oct. 1-3 at the HAPO Center in Pasco.

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Courtesy Port of Kennewick The Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District awarded a $4 million contract to Alaska-based TDX Power Services LLC to rehabilitate the Pascofacing shoreline of Clover Island to support endangered fish and other species.

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$4M ecosystem restoration project on Clover Island to begin this fall By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

A five-year effort to improve aquatic habitat around Kennewick’s Clover Island is a go after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $4 million contract to Alaska-based TDX Power Services LLC to complete the work. The Corps’ Walla Walla District and the Port of Kennewick, which owns the 16-acre island, have been working since 2015 to improve aquatic and riparian habitat along the island’s Pasco-facing north shore. The project will improve habitat to support four species listed under the Endangered Species Act – upper Columbia

River spring-run chinook salmon, upper Columbia River steelhead, middle Columbia River steelhead and bull trout – and to support birds and other wildlife at Clover Island. The project will create a shallow water bench to support juvenile salmon. The project is funded by the Corps and the port, with the city of Kennewick, Benton County and the state of Washington providing support. “This is a great project that will create a living shoreline, enhance the habitat for fish, expand recreation, and improve economic opportunities on Kennewick’s historic waterfront,” said Tana BadlerInglima, deputy CEO for the port.

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Richland High School Auditorium 930 Long Ave., Richland

The Richland School District has completed a $7.8 million project to update and enhance the Richland High School Auditorium, on the west side of the school campus, near Thayer Avenue. The project included new seating and aisle management, an improved stage, modernized electrical and mechanical systems, a new vestibule, additional restrooms, a new roof, new exterior guardrails and two electronic reader boards. The improvements included better seating for people with disabilities and a center aisle to address safety concerns. The stage improvements include new rigging, curtains, floor sound and lighting systems The auditorium was originally built in 1980 and was expanded in 2008 to 1,500 seats. G2 Construction of Kennewick was the contractor. Design West Architects and PLA Designs were the design team. Richland voters approved a $99 million bond in 2017 to pay for the auditorium project and other work in the district.

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GPS Properties LLC is offering its newly-built inpatient behavioral hospital, a 16,518-square-foot single story medical building near the Tri-Cities Cancer Center, for sale or lease. The project cost $10.25 million to build at the 3.7-acre site. GPS wants to sell the property for near the construction cost and will entertain offers in the $10 million range. It originally built the hospital to serve geriatric patients but is now looking to sell or lease it for behavioral health uses. The hospital received a certificate of occupancy on June 24. It was designed and approved by the Washington State Department of Health to serve as an inpatient behavioral health hospital. It has 10 double occupancy rooms, four single occupancy rooms and one seclusion room. It has a fully furnished and equipped restaurant-grade kitchen. Chervenell Construction Co. in Kennewick was the contractor, with Rob Perkins serving as superintendent. LRD Design of Tucson, Arizona, was the architect. Sage Design Group in Kennewick was the landscaper and Knutzen Engineering in Kennewick was the civil engineer. Contact Josh Soffe, josh.soffe@fjmt. com or call 385-775-5568.

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Goodwill Attended Donation Center 3250 Kennedy Road, West Richland

Goodwill Industries of the Columbia completed a 1,200-square-foot attended donation station at 3250 Kennedy Road in West Richland, near Mister Car Wash, Budget Blinds and Roasters Coffee. The $780,000 project includes storage space, a breakroom and a restroom. There is a covered station where customers can bring donations and a loading dock to facilitate moving donations to the nonprofit’s area stores. Donations power Goodwill’s mission of “changing lives through the power of work.” Goodwill served more than 5,000 people in 2019 and helped nearly 900 find work. The Columbia chapter of Goodwill was established in 1969 and serves a 13-county region of Washington and Oregon, with stores in Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, Walla Walla, Wenatchee, Sunnyside and Hermiston. Banlin Construction Co. of Kennewick was the contractor, with Justin Griffith serving as project manager. Jason Archibald of Archibald & Co was the architect.

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Southridge High School expansion 3520 Southridge Blvd., Kennewick The Kennewick School District wrapped up a project to add 30,000 square feet of new classroom space and enhance athletic facilities at Southridge High School, 3520 Southridge Blvd., in August. The addition added 12 classrooms for science and special education and a 3,200-square-foot weight training facility. The $25 million project also resurfaced the track, added track storage and a bus loop, replaced the existing grass field with artificial turf and improved the HVAC system. The expansion boosts its capacity to serve up to 2,000 students. Kennewick voters approved a $125 million bond in 2019 to replace Kennewick High School and expand Southridge, among other projects. Ryan Jones, Kennewick’s capital projects manager, oversaw the work. The team included Alliance Management & Construction Solutions and Bouten Construction of Richland. ALSC Architects was the architect.

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The Pasco School District has completed the main phase of its $39 million project to replace the original Stevens Middle School, constructed in 1961. The new building at 1120 N. 22nd Ave. is a 106,478-square-foot school on 24.5 acres in central Pasco. The school features a two-story classroom wing with 41 classrooms and is designed to accommodate public use after school hours and on weekends. The compact plan allows for a larger building situated in a densely developed residential neighborhood. The second phase begins in August and includes new sports fields. Pasco School District voters approved a $99.5 million bond issue in 2017 to pay for the project and others throughout the district. Jeff Durfee, vice president of Fowler General Construction, and Doug Carl, owner’s representative of Alliance Management & Construction Solutions, led the project. Dan Krippaehne of MMEC Architecture in Kennewick, was project architect. Stevens is one of four middle schools serving Pasco. The new building is larger than the one it replaces and accommodates enrollment growth.

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PUBLIC RECORD uBANKRUPTCIES Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings: Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is 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 Tia Nicole Schleiger, 5504 W. Richardson Road, Pasco. Andrew Corrales Argosino & Elaina Maria Argosino, 8704 W. Clearwater Place, Kennewick. Salvador Ochoa & Cecilia Ochoa, 9412 Shetland Drive, Pasco. Maria I. Mendoza, 830 S. Hawthorne St., Kennewick. Scott Avalos, 8307 Wrigley Drive, Pasco. Salvador Reyes, 1807 N. 10th Ave., Pasco. Linda Leitenberg-Bartlett, 2023 Newcomer Ave., Richland. Julie Ann Kisman, 813 S. Penn St., Kennewick. Nora Reyes, 30507 W. Gwinn Road, Prosser. Brandie R. Palmer, 807 Smith Ave.,

Richland. Brenda Hayte, 604 Road 38, Pasco. Jerimy Brewer & Stacy Brewer, 98902 N. Harrington Road, West Richland. Jenny J. Garcia, 1428 Mahan Ave., Richland. Juan Galaviz, 1611 Clark Road, Pasco. Jane Elizabeth Shileika, 6413 Damon Point Drive, Pasco. Walter McElrath & Connie McElrath, 4509 W. Fourth Place, Kennewick. Brandon Torres, 318 Cullum Ave., Richland. Tawnie Nickole Toroni, 4704 Santa Rosa Court, Pasco. Tyler Michael Waite, 62605 E. 99 Private Road SE, Benton City.

CHAPTER 13 Edgar Zamora, 1827 Jay St., Pasco. Talesha Sophia Sams, PO Box 5626, Pasco. David Christopher Murr, 822 S. Beech St., Kennewick.

uTOP PROPERTIES BENTON COUNTY 1831 Artemis Ridge, West Richland, 2,100-square-foot home. Price: $856,000. Buyer: Mark A. Halvorson & Adrianne M. Collin. Seller: Wesley E. & Kathleen R. Lawrence. 6602 Collins Road, West Richland, 3,032-square-foot home. Price: $1.3

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million. Buyer: Michael D. & Jessica Maxfield. Seller: Aaron & Emily Sullivan. 2367 Morency Court, Richland, 2,027-square-foot home. Price: $757,000. Buyer: Jason M. & Kylee C. McCann. Seller: Robert & Karen Li-Wen Chang. 1901 George Washington Way, Richland, 7,158-square-foot office building. Price: $875,000. Buyer: Taylor & Jacqueline Knipp. Seller: Sunco LLC. 1030 N. Center Parkway, Kennewick, 21,320-square-foot office building. Price: $3.7 million. Buyer: The Ollie Property LLC. Seller: David Monroe & Diane Lynn Epstein Trustees. 1069 Meadow Hills Drive, Richland, 3,270-square-foot home. Price: $1.4 million. Buyer: Greg & Celeste Kuntz. Seller: Anthony & Julie Chrisman. 305 Piper St., Richland, 3,627-squarefoot home. Price: $750,000. Buyer: David W. Holt & Megan McCali. Seller: Chad J. & Bonnie E. Mitchell. 1120 N. Edison St., Kennewick, 23,152-square-foot office building. Price: $3.1 million. Buyer: Hungry Generation. Seller: Olson Investments LLC. 7520 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, 6,050-square-foot shopping center. Price: $1.5 million. Buyer: Blue Pearl Coffee LLC. Seller: Washington Securities & Investment Corp. 7037 W. 23rd Court, Kennewick, 3,291-square-foot home. Price: $780,000. Buyer: Marc A. Jewett & Tilly

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Ashburn. Seller: David K. & Cheryl A. Rockstrom. 14648 Furlong Lane, Kennewick, 1-acre home site. Price: $750,000. Buyer: Carolyn Scott. Seller: Tanninen Custom Homes Inc. 2647 Quarterhorse Way, Richland, 4,448-square-foot home on 1.2 acres. Price: $1.3 million. Buyer: Brock D. & Darina K. Andersen. Seller: Richard M. & Katrina Y. Millikin. 386 Columbia Point Drive, Unit 202, Richland, 3,389-square-foot home. Price: $1.1 million. Buyer: Richard H. & Wendy Shaw. Seller: Rex C. & Nancy J. Stratton. 356 Falconridge St., Richland, 2,191-square-foot home. Price: $760,000. Buyer: Richard M. & Katrina Y. Millikin. Seller: Richard L. & Michele H. Garrett. 307 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick, 27,889-square-foot mixed-use building. Price: $2.5 million. Buyer: Walther CRE LLC. Seller: 303 ½ W. Kennewick LLC. 12519 Steeplechase Drive, Kennewick, 2,501-square-foot home. Price: $725,000. Buyer: Matthew S. Preece. Seller: Jessica J. Preece. 436 Adair Drive, Richland, 2,916-square-foot home. Price: $843,500. Buyer: Roger & Judy Kohler Trustees. Seller: Michael W. & Janyce C. Urie Trustees.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 4306 S. Coulee Vista Drive, Kennewick, 3,538-square-foot home. Price: $1 million. Buyer: Brian S. Burleson & Courtney Be Imhof. Seller: Nataliya Krynytska. 5600 Laurel Drive, West Richland, 3,624-square-foot home. Price: $700,000. Buyer: Corey & Clarissa Pickett. Seller: Aaron Edward & Kacie Rackleff. 15587 W. Byron Road, Prosser, 3,040-square-foot home on 10.5 acres. Price: $720,000. Buyer: Samuel Levi & Abigail A. Rice. Seller: Julie A. Petersen. 1253 Country Ridge Drive, Richland, 2,907-square-foot home. Price: $835,000. Buyer: Gavin & Catherine Nelson. Seller: Ethan C. & Kristi L. Nelson. 139 Center Blvd., Richland, 2,322-square-foot home. Price: $715,000. Buyer: Keven D. Gray & Khristine A. Epperson. Seller: Benjamin L. & Britny Sullenger. 2725 Hyde Road, Richland, 2,004-square-foot home on 5 acres. Price: $725,000. Buyer: Anthony Bush. Seller: Todd J. & Melinda M. Robinson. 89519 Summit View Drive, Kennewick, 2,186-square-foot home. Price: $800,000. Buyer: Brenden Martin & Kelly Graham. Seller: Colin R. & Meredith V. Hall. 3830 North Lake Drive, West Richland, 3,290-square-foot home. Price: $785,000. Buyer: Ryan Covert & April Wickersham. Seller: Scott Beatty. 85103 E. Wallowa Road, Kennewick, 2,826-square-foot home. Price: $780,000. Buyer: Melinda & Michael Meyer. Seller: Vicky L. Oakley Trustee. 1131 Appaloosa Way, Richland, 4,430-square-foot home. Price: $800,000. Buyer: Ortiz Castaneda & Gabriela Montano. Seller: Martin L. & Denise Kirwan Pitney Trustees. 43512 S. Fremont Road, Kennewick, 2,404-square-foot home on 2.6 acres. Price: $850,000. Buyer: Charlien & Christina Ochs. Seller: Mark Townsend. 2619 Falcon Lane, Richland, 2,852-square-foot home. Price: $880,000. Buyer: Dionysios Klironomos & Jacqueline C. Boutlier. Seller: Pamela Jane Reddick. 3801 S. Lincoln St., Kennewick, 2,352-square-foot home. Price: $750,000. Buyer: Osmo & Jasmina Delic. Seller: Lars L. Mickelson. 11055 Steeplechase Drive, Kennewick, 2,856-square-foot home. Price: $784,000. Buyer: Tim Alan & Kristi Lee Markham. Seller: Muzzy Construction LLC. 4020 W. 47th Court, Kennewick, 2,669-square-foot home. Price: $760,000. Buyer: Jo Alita Evans & Humberto Al Holguin. Seller: Ronald E.

& Tracey L. Asmus. 340 Falconridge St., Richland, 2,042-square-foot home. Price: $735,000. Buyer: Kurtis A. & Olivia Myers. Seller: Franklin K. & Teresa A. Butz. 2714 Kyle Road, Kennewick, 3,024-square-foot home. Price: $765,000. Buyer: Ben. H. Lecheminant. Seller: Leanne T. Lecheminant. 1602 Lucca Lane, Richland, 3,041-square-foot home. Price: $925,000. Buyer: Paul & Daniel Kreitz. Seller: Mark E. & Jessica Blankenship. 2463 Morency Drive, Richland, 2,149-square-foot home. Price: $1.3 million. Buyer: Mark E. & Jessica Blankenship. Seller: P&R Construction LLC. 1404 W. 52nd Ave., Kennewick, 2,064-square-foot home. Price: $750,000. Buyer: James Pullicino. Seller: David W. & Darci L. Mitcham. 2975 Riverbend Drive, Richland, 2,652-square-foot home. Price: $776,000. Buyer: Nathan & Susan Merz. Seller: Greg & Kari Watkins. 16414 S. Ridge View Lane, Kennewick, 1-acre home site. Price: $805,000. Buyer: Kuljit Singh Kang. Seller: Amanjot Kang. 30703 S. 959 PR SE, Kennewick, 2,773-square-foot home on 2.5 acres. Price: $750,000. Buyer: Dustin & Angela Disney. Seller: Aaron W. & Rebecca L. Bronner. 1766 Fowler St., Richland, 19,654-square-foot office building. Price: $1.4 million. Buyer: Columbia River Investing LLC. Seller: Richland 1766 LLC. 12508 S. Grandview Lane, Kennewick, 2,341-square-foot home. Price: $752,000. Buyer: Jason & Sabrina Mercado. Seller: Kerry C. & Kathleen M. Lawrence. 2411 S. Union St., Suite D, Kennewick, 12,793-square-foot neighborhood shopping center. Price: $2 million. Buyer: Fiander Properties LLC. Seller: CV Development LLC. 9001 W. Tucannon Ave., Kennewick, 14,000-square-foot office building. Price: $4.6 million. Buyer: MPJC Ventures LLC. Seller: Elite Investment GRP LLC. 1400 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick, 2,492-square-foot convenience store. Price: $1 million. Buyer: The 45 Group LLC. Seller: McCoy Carl Heritage Trust. 3902 W. 48th Ave., Kennewick, 1,874-square-foot home. Price: $835,000. Buyer: Ian W. & Erin Checketts. Seller: Hamid & Munira Velagic. 84803 W. Wallowa Road, Kennewick, 2,821-square-foot home. Price: $715,000. Buyer: Vijay Vatsia. Seller:

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 Graebel Relocation Services Worldwide. 8108 Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick, 5,186-square-foot office building. Price: $1.3 million. Buyer: Susan Sigmon. Seller: Ronald H. Wojnas. 2553, 2559, 2565, 2571, 2578, 2572, 2566, 2560, 2554 Rinas Road, 2593, 2597, 2628, 2624, 2620, 2616, 2612 Morris Ave., 4577, 4559 Village View St., Richland, home sites. Price: $1.5 million. Buyer: New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: South Richland Communities LLC.

Price: $3.2 million. Buyer: Elite Investment Grp LLC. Seller: Vitruvius Development Group LLC.

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North American Potato, 2219 Selph Landing Road, Pasco, $737,000 for new commercial. Contractor: Teton West of WA LLC. Basin City Hot Spot, 7380 R-170, Mesa, $600,000 for new commercial. Contractor: Owner. Hans Engelke, 880 Elmar Road, Mesa, $55,000 for antenna/tower. Contractor: Steelhead Communications.

Property at Burns Road and Road 52, 41 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $3.3 million. Buyer: Pro Made Construction LLC. Seller: Allen & Cheryl Olberding. Property north of Hope Valley Road, Eltopia, 74 acres of ag land. Price: $1 million. Buyer: Desert Acres Holdings LLC. Seller: Rodney Kyle & Shawnna Marie Nelson. Property south of Burns Road, 22 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $2.2 million. Buyer: P & R Construction. Seller: Douglas Burns. Property north of Eltopia West Road, 113 acres of ag land. Price: $2.1 million. Buyer: JLR Farms LLC. Seller: Art L. Key. 132 & 124 W. Shoshone St., Pasco, 6 residential units totaling 3,892 square feet, 1,152-square-foot single-family home. Price: $860,000. Buyer: Shoshone 1 LLC. Seller: Nico Investment Group LLC. 5808 Bedford St., Pasco, 4,314-squarefoot office building on 1.4 acres. Price: $1.3 million. Buyer: Solgen Holdings LLC. Seller: Susan E. Sigman Living Trust. 5804 Road 90, Pasco, 37,520-squarefoot industrial flex building on 3 acres.

uBUILDING PERMITS BENTON COUNTY US Cellular, 165755 S. 812 PR SE, $50,000 for antenna/tower. Contractor: SAC Wireless LLC.

FRANKLIN COUNTY

Cedarview LLC, 8122W. Grandridge Blvd., $9,000 for sign. Contractor: Cascade Sign & Fabrication. Argo Colonnade, 6705 W. Canal Drive, $89,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Columbia Property Maintenance. Hogback Columbia, 1659 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $7,000 for sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Kovalik & Associates, 6705 W. Canal Drive, $8,000 for sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Columbia Mall Partnership, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $60,000 for demolition. Contractor: Banyan Construction SE. Dakine Properties, 2601 W. Falls Ave., $30,000 for sign. Contractor: Eagle Signs LLC. Wallace Properties, 3019 W. Kennewick Ave., $200,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Leslie & Campbell Inc.

DWP General Contracting, 7960 W. 10th Ave., $1.5 million for new commercial. Contractor: Owner. Circle K Stores, 4410 W. 10th Ave., $1.1 million for new commercial, $60,000 for heat pump/HVAC, $80,000 for plumbing, $250,000 for new commercial, $125,000 for new commercial. Contractors: Buffalo Construction, Apollo Sheet Metal, JRT Mechanical. TTB Investments LLC, 4305 W. 27th Place, $125,000 for new commercial, $12,000 for plumbing, $22,000 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractors: Team Construction LLC, Columbia River Plumbing & Mechanical LLC, Bruce Mechanical Inc. P&L Land Company, 3131 W. Hood Ave., $6,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Silver Bow Roofing.

KENNEWICK Kennewick Truck Terminal LLC, 900 E. Bruneau Ave., $18,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Flores Landscaping and Construction. Gayla Erickson, 15 N. Auburn St., $5,000 for new sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. S Square One LLC, 3115 W. Clearwater Ave., $14,000 for new sign. Contractor: Owner. Alberto Cossio, 900 N. Cleveland St., $11,000 for or windows, siding, reroof Contractor: Owner. On the Boulevard, 9202 W. Gage Blvd., $19,000 for siding replacement. Contractor: Owner. Jeffery D. Robison, 1110 N. Edison St., $400,000 for new commercial. Contractor: Owner.

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CLA Holdings LLC, 9510 W. Clearwater Ave., $10,000 for sign. Contractor: Yesco LLC. Circle K Stores Inc., 6006 W. Clearwater Ave., $15,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: TLM Petro Labor Force. Tri-Cities Food Bank, 420 W. Deschutes Ave., $37,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Cliff Thorn Construction. Condominiums at Canyon Lakes, 3710 Canyon Lakes Drive, $39,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: A&A Roofing Services LLC.

PASCO Wilbur-Ellis Co., 6221 Industrial Place, $4 million for commercial addition. Contractor: G2 Commercial Construction. Oregon Street Group, 1409 E. Lewis St., $1.7 million for new commercial. Contractor: To be determined.

McCurley Subaru Mazda, 1230 Autoplex Way, $18,000 for antenna/tower. Contractor: SAC Wireless LLC. Brantingham Enterprises LLC, 1417 E. St. Helens St., $33,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: CRF Metal Works LLC. Vitruvius Development, 5804 Road 90, $12,000 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. Jubilee Foundation, 3713 E. A St., $12,000 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. Sparrow Investments, 8921 Sandifur Parkway, $47,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Stonecrest Builders. Oregon Street Group, 1409 E. Lewis St., $250,000 for site improvements. Contractor: To be determined. Port of Pasco, 3125 Rickenbacker Drive, $43,300 for tenant improvements. Contractor: LCR Construction LLC.

Fermin Quezada, 430 W. Columbia St., $450,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Kustom US Inc. ST Properties LLC, 1865 N. Commercial Ave., $19,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: CRF Metal Works LLC. Connell Oil, Parcel 113 491 026, $40,000 for grading. Contractor: Romm Construction. Road 68 Retail LLC, 4525 Road 68, $7,000 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. Sparrow Investments, 8921 Sandifur Parkway, $6,200 for sign. Contractor: Mustang Sign Group. Wireless Connection, 2205 Frontage Road, $39,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Hummel Construction & Development. Peccas Properties, 5810 Industrial Way, $561,000 for new commercial. Contractor: All Seasons Contractors.

Self-Storage at Chapel Hill, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd., $89,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: G2 Commercial Construction Inc. Pasco School District, 1102 N. 10th Ave., $8,500 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Palmer Roofing Co.

PROSSER Milne Fruit Products, 804 Bennett Ave., $184,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Puterbaugh General Construction.

RICHLAND Walmart, 2801 Duportail St., $313,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Engineered Structures. Kadlec Regional Medical Center, 888 Swift Blvd., $54,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Bouten Construction Co. Circle K Stores Inc., 2601 Queensgate Drive, $15,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: TLM Petro Labor Force. Spudnut Shop, 228 Williams Blvd., $15,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Siefken & Sons Construction. P&L Land Company, 850 Aaron Drive, $16,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Silver Bow Roofing. D&R Property, 1418 Delaware Ave., $575,000 for multifamily. Contractor: Jim McAloon Construction LLC. Weyerhauser Apartments, 240 Battelle Blvd., $7.5 million for multifamily. Contractor: Cedar & Sage Homes LLC. JLW Asset Management, 2373 Jericho Road, Bldg. A, $20,000 for antenna/ tower. Contractor: Legacy Telecommunications. Columbia River Eye, 475 Bradley Blvd., $150,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Siefken & Sons Construction. Corp of Catholic Bishops, 1080 Long Ave., $22,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Perfect Circle Construction. P&L Land Company, 850 Aaron Drive, $20,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Silver Bow Roofing.

WEST RICHLAND Sun Pacific Energy, 6255 Keene Road, $1.1 million for new commercial. Contractor: Sun Pacific Energy. Robert Velasco, 3957 W. Van Giesen St., $15,000 for commercial addition. Contractor: A&S Engineering.

uBUSINESS LICENSES KENNEWICK Michels Pacific Energy Inc., 2200 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, California. Utah Cameron Construction Company, 573 W. Billinis Road, Salt Lake City, Utah. Buffalo Construction Inc., 12700 Otto Knop Drive, Louisville, Kentucky. Homepro, 4855 E. Comish Drive, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Northwest School Equipment, 2905 SE Oak Grove Blvd., Milwaukie, Oregon. G & G Contracting LLC, 1501 W. Fifth Ave. Knot-release Therapies, 1206 E. Wheeler Road, Moses Lake. H.C. Impressions NW Inc., 25901 NE Olson Road, Battle Ground. Black Diamond Services LLC, 25715 NE 182nd Ave., Battle Ground. Hong’s Mongolian Buffet, 1220 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite C. Capital Lighting Company, Inc., 2105 Inter Ave., Puyallup. Kitt Construction, 12555 Summitview Ext., Yakima.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 Freshco 2 LLC, 504 S. Jurupa St. Won-door Corporation, 1865 S. 3480 W., Salt Lake City, Utah. Laboratory Design & Construction Inc., 6659 Kimball Drive, Gig Harbor. Camtek Inc., 3815 E. Everett Ave., Spokane. Washington State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police, 104 W. First Ave. Lexar Homes- Yakima, 150 Keys Road, Yakima. Hutchison Construction, Inc., 137275 E. Christenson Road. Capstone Solutions Inc., 8195 166th Ave. NE., Ste. 100, Redmond. United Western Technologies Corp., 421 N. Roosevelt St. Northwest Retirement Plan Consultants LLC, 2055 N. Steptoe St. Aries Building Systems LLC, 4122 Factoria Blvd. SE, Ste. 420, Bellevue. Kas Construction LLP, 4203 Monterey Drive, Pasco. Rocio House Cleaning, 6108 Pimlico Drive, Pasco. Ashley Rae Bryson, 9202 W. Gage Blvd. Warner RV Center, 407 W. Columbia Drive. CM Bradley, 205 N. Glacier St., Moxee Tri-City Sno-balls, 6305 Sand Dune Lane, Pasco. Teresa Garcia, 101 N. Union St. Moles Painting LLP, 35703 N. Flagstone Drive, Benton City. Margyl Drywall LLC, 4004 W. Dusty Lane, Benton City. JH Construction, 4012 Kechika Lane, Pasco. Harrington Investigations P.C., 7016 Tahoe Drive SE, Tumwater. RLA Drywall LLC, 6102 Road 68, Pasco. Absolute Proactive Protection LLC, 5910 Mandra Lane, Pasco. Hoang’s Construction LLC, 6913 NE 28th Ave., Vancouver.

Mendez Construction LLC, 505 Wellington Ave., Walla Walla. KLD Masonry and Flooring LLC, 306 Abert Ave., Richland. Baskin Robbins, 140 Gage Blvd Richland. Double K Blooms, 96205 E. Holly Road, Walla Walla. Speedway No. 2185 (USA), 5208 W. Clearwater Ave. Speedway No. 2178 (USA), 2707 S. Quillan St. J.A Masonry LLC, 10251 Ridgeline Drive. B&M Home Care Services LLC, 1030 N. Center Parkway. First Choice Communications LLC, 5705 38th Court, SE, Lacey. Hidden Park Developers LLC, 2205 W. First Ave. B J J Painting, 218406 E. Highway 397. Clearspan Steel, LLC, 5115 W. Brinkley Road. Sprinkler Plus LLC, 1711 W. 51st Ave. White Z Detail, 2274 S. Zillah Place. Premier Roofing and Exteriors LLC, 5300 Spirea Drive, West Richland. Duong’s General Construction, 6501 E. Jacobs Road NE, Benton City. Humphrey Suites, 203 S. Rainier St. Stone’s Tactical, 1510 S. Reed Ct. SB Professional Flooring LLC, 2105 N. Steptoe St. CR Woodworks LLC, 3911 Saint Paul Lane, Pasco. Salas Masonry, 1505 S. Road 40 E Pasco. Big Smoke, 4434 W. Clearwater Ave. Artesanos Iron Works, 308 Ninth St., Benton City. Aurora Wind, 130401 W. 215 Pr NW, Prosser. Gathered Home, 211 W. Kennewick Ave. Transition Navigators, 567 N. Grant St.

Harmony’s Services, 5501 W. Hildebrand Blvd. Dallas Global LLC, 5506 W. 26th Ave. Emmanuel Siding Construction LLC, 4815 W. Clearwater Ave. Aguilar Quality Drywall LLC, 6504 W. Umatilla Ave. Wild Threads Designs, 517 S. Johnson St. A.L.J. Carpentry Inc., 803 W. 22nd Ave. Arctic Glacier U.S.A., Inc., 125 N. Washington St. Tri City Leak Detective, 416 S. Quillan Place. Benton-Franklin Juvenile Justice Center, 5606 W. Canal Drive. Heavenly Creations Studio, 5009 W. Clearwater Ave. Paradigm Safety Training and Consulting, 1502 N. Montana Court. Mike Got Wheels, 6825 W. Kennewick

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Ave. Viajero LLC, 711 W. Vineyard Drive. Custom Designs Unlimited, 803 W. 27th Ave. Enanos Flooring LLC, 2411 W. Henry St., Pasco. Shadays Spa Party, 5501 W. Hildebrand Blvd. Dress Brothers II LLC, 845 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Colours By Calli, 312 N. Neel St. Lifetime Pest Control PLLC, 1817 W. Octave St., Pasco. Alma S Cleaning Service, 2105 N. Steptoe St. West Coast Cards, 2908 S. Morain Place. Allegiant RV and Trailer, 20407 S. 2060 PR SE. Columbia Charters, 1140 Apricot Road,

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Grandview. Savasana Sugar & Skin, 7101 W. Hood Place. Maintenance Plus Wa. St. LLC, 188909 E. 304 PR SE. D &D Distributors LLC, 45012 E. Red Mountain Road, Benton City. The Jalapeno Grill LLC, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Baker Enterprises, 7013 W. 10th Ave. Pepperly Co. LLC, 4804 S. Dayton Place. Realtor Leia LLC, 10087 W. 12th Place. Trinity Transport, 5709 W. 14th Ave. M & Joel’s Painting LLC, 3441 S. Dennis St. Wyld Daisy Creations, 1110 W. 21st Ave. White Bluffs Watersports LLC, 1306 S. Rosena Court. Fizz, 900 W. 26th Ave. US Patriot Trucking LLC, 1325 E. 10th Ave. VR Unlimited LLC, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Nikole Jayms Esthetics, 1350 N. Louisiana St. Lorena De Jesus Chavez Contreras, 4827 W. Clearwater Ave. Nana’s Place, 1631 S. Huntington St. Painto Services LLC, 806 S. Juniper St. Villanueva, 111 S. Quillan St. Clever Construction, 905 N. Cedar Ave., Pasco. Language Mastery, 4528 W. 26th Ave. Kent Manor, 1000 W. Fifth Ave. Magnolia Flooring LLC, 90 S. Verbena St. Melita Hair International LLC, 130 Vista Way. Yamila’s Cleaning Services, 445 N. Volland St. Reflections Mobile Detailing, 2894 Salk Ave., Richland.

Magically Named, 2109 S. Edison St. Tailored Home Decor LLC, 4528 W. 26th Ave. Big Splash Water Slide, 906 W. 34th Ave. KB Custom Engraving LLC, 8829 W. Imnaha Court. Perjofree, 1701 S. Penn Place. Newedge Family Chiropractic, 7403 W. Arrowhead Ave. Q Home Loans, 8202 W. Quinault Ave. Ary By The Books LLC, 2109 W. Kennewick Ave. Jones, Jean Ann, 6224 W. Yellowstone Ave. Ransom, Brent, 8808 W. Fifth Ave. Soccer Skills Academy LLC, 7218 W. 15th Ave. Effleurage, 920 W. Canal Drive. Columbia Center Heights Executive Suites, 1030 N. Center Parkway. Isaiah’s Home Care Services LLC, 3302 W. 46th Ave. Chvatal, Alexandra, 2411 S. Union St. Caring Hands Grooming Salon & Spa LLC, 3911 W. 27th Ave. Justin Hollister Photography, 8130 W. Falls Place. Nelson, Isaac Emmanuel, 3800 W. 17th Ave. Abbys Interpreting, 670 Hamilton Drive, Sunnyside. Just Juice, 4309 W. 27th Place. Discreet Supplies LLC, 5215 W. Clearwater Ave. Dana Oatis PLLC, 1030 N. Center Parkway.

PASCO On Time Taxi, 2514 E. Broadway St. Untamedoctane, 3804 Riverward Court. Platinum Aissata Sidibe, 6520 Comiskey Drive. Pro-Spex LLC, 3604 Elon Lane.

Rubee’s Clothing Co., 1632 W. Irving St. Sue Richardson, PO Box 151, Richland. John & Susan Richardson, 5533 Remington Drive. ‘N Knead For Rental LLC, 2508 W. Sylvester St. E. Appleway RV, 1510 N. Commercial Ave. Tammy Jr. Steinback - Via, 6521 W. Willamette Ave., Kennewick. Jordan G. Archibald - Via, 9055 W. Deschutes Drive, Kennewick. Classic Towing and Recovery, 116 W. Sylvester St. Tru-Supreme Cleaning Services LLC, 223 N. Alvina Court. Tri-City Juneteenth Community Council, 330 S. Wehe Ave. Discreet Supplies LLC, 9527 Sandifur Pkwy. Beauty By BM, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Mac Hair Studio, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Be.U.Stylz, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Taste Of Wok LLC, 4215 Desert Place. Tri-City Carpet, 8915 W. Argent Road. Ronald O Lewis, 8906 Landon Court. Advance Plastering LLC, 835 W. Ainsworth Ave. Jasperrjade, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Columbia Concessions, 9912 Star Lane. Dura Plastic Products LLC, dba Tigre DPP LLC, 2505 E. Ainsworth Ave. T-232. Evol Octopus Jiu-jitsu Academy, 5216 Outlet Drive. Katelyn Williams Photography LLC, 4101 Sturdee Lane. Stefani LLC, 6615 W. Argent Road. Public Works Dept- Groundbreaking Ceremony, 525 N. Third Ave. Metro Flooring, 925 N. Elm Ave., #106 KL Hair Studio LLC, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. CD Landscaping & Construction LLC, 2011 E. Helena St.

Daycare El Rincon Magico, 4518 Moline Lane. Aboda Tires LLC, 6113 Rockrose Lane. City Of Pasco -Festival/Fireworks, 1520 W. Shoshone St. Nikko Pasco Commercial Investments LLC (et al.), 5025 Road 68 B. Construction Direct LLC, 1818 N. 10th Ave. Ziranda Roofing LLC, 4008 Joshua Drive. Yadi Garcia, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Micheal T. Truax - Via, 6825 W. Kennewick, Kennewick. Kimberly Martinez, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Precise Bookkeeping, 1904 Road 64. Jumbo Shrimp Capital, 5507 Hartford Drive. The Bubble Mobile Detailing, 5903 Robert Wayne Drive. Garcia Joann, 818 W. Margaret St. M and G Functional Fitness, 5515 Coolidge Court. Shadays Spa Party, 5501 W. Hildebrand Blvd. Raquel Christy Zamora, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Pinocchio Transport LLC, 1748 N. 23rd Ave. Black Stallion Auto Sales PLLC, 404 N. 20th Ave. Mountain Glaze Transportation LLC, 1015 Arikara Drive. Transport Solutions Ajb, 1827 W. Yakima St. Rinse ’N Clean LLC, 6002 Nauvoo Lane. Hair By Erica, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Ste. JV Glam, 6615 Chapel Hill Blvd. Ste. X & J S Guided Adventures, 512 Road 39. Tri-Cities Diamond LLC, 30 Galaxy

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 Lane. Precision Auto Body and More LLC, 33 E. B Circle. TCUGM Car Show, 221 S. Fourth Ave. Always Green Lawn Care LLC, 6404 Fenway Drive. Diana Carter, 161 Sell Lane. Tanya S Hill, 95 Cullum Ave., Richland.

WEST RICHLAND MKW Construction LLC, 8308 Quatsino Drive, Pasco. Ringold Refrigeration LLC, 2490 Elm Road, Pasco. Moreno Greenscape Lawn Care, 29 N. Mayfield St., Kennewick. Sprague Pest Solutions, 2725 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. VIP Electric LLC, 661 Marysville Way, Richland. David Quality Cleaning, 2434 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick. De La Cruz Construction, 5405 W. 24th Ave., Kennewick. New Image Painting & Powerwash LLC, 2403 S. Vancouver St., Kennewick. Lansing Builders, 8808 Landon Court, Pasco. E&S Painting and Renovations LLC, 1724 W. 45th Ave., Kennewick. A-R Construction & Fabrication LLC, 3324 W. 19th Ave., Kennewick. Edge & Ko LLC, 2921 Bosch Court, Pasco. Evergreen Heating & Cooling, 213 Fortaleza Lane, Pasco. JFK Drywall Solutions, 1117 W. Court St., Pasco. Supreme Lawn Care, 4234 W. 32nd Ave., Kennewick. All Flooring Contractor, 930 E. Fourth Place, Kennewick. Shiny Girl Cleaning, 2105 N. Steptoe St., Kennewick.

Alma S Day Spa, 296 Riverwood St., Richland. Calebs PC Repair, 6113 Kona Drive. Mr. Green General Construction, 4215 S. Yew St., Kennewick. Shed Crafters Tc, 2912 Road 48, Pasco. Tans By Annes, 4500 Rosencrans Road. Leslie & Campbell Inc., 506 Ahtanum Road, Union Gap. J J J Landscaping, 6205 W. Melville Road, Pasco. TLM Petro Labor Force Inc., 524 Sixth Ave., Seattle. Kyles Fine Line L.L.C., 58404 N. Evert Road, Benton City. Parientes Painting LLC, 720 N. 24th Ave., Pasco.

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.

Columbia Ag Service, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 8. Painting Bees LLC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 8. Ivan Ivanovich Tyshchuk, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 8. Vinicio Marin Gomez, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 8. Golden Eagle Construction, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 8. Nelson Martinez Morales et al., unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 8. Vargas Pro Floors Installation, unpaid

Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 9. ZH Concrete, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 9. Antonia Velasquez et al., unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 9. Superior Clean Services LLC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 9. Extreme Landscaping LLC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 9. Jesus Rocky Lozano et al., unpaid Department of Licensing, filed July 12. Ramiro Castilleja et al., unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 13. Northwest Commercial Clean, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 13. Golden Eagle Construction, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 20. Kiddie Corner Kids Learning, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 20. Ricardo Hernandez-Miranda et al., unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 21. Jesse Urbina Salazar et al., unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed July 21. Luis Alberto Chavez, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed July 29.

uLIQUOR LICENSES BENTON COUNTY NEW APPLICATIONS Gifting Washington, 723 The Parkway, Suite B004, Richland. License type: direct shipment receiver-in/out WA; beer/

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wine gift delivery. Application type: new. Palm Bar & Grill, 603 Ninth St., Benton City. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only; spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge. Application type: assumption. Columbia Sun RV Resort LLC, 103907 Wiser Parkway, Kennewick. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: new. Willow Run Vineyard, 5714 E. Tilstra Road, Benton City. License type: domestic winery < 250,000 liters. Application type: new. Vegas Mexican Grill & Market, 190504 Highway 221, Paterson. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer. Application type: new. Sun Pacific Energy Inc., 1400 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: assumption. Divots Golf, 2450 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only; tavern – beer/wine. Application type: new. Cozumel Mexican Cuisine, 3801 S. Zintel Way, Suite A110, Kennewick. License type: direct shipment receiverin WA only; spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge+. Application type: new.

APPROVED Sun Market 45, 1400 W. 27th Ave., Kennewick. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: assumption. Sushi Mori, 1350 N. Louisiana St., Suite G, Kennewick. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer/wine. Application type: assumption. Amarilis Meat Market II, 1086 George Washington Way, Richland. License type:

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grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: new. Gravity Hill Cider, 590 Merlot Drive, Prosser. License type: domestic winery <250,000 liters. Application type: new. LaPlacita Mexican Restaurant, 5011 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite C, Kennewick. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge+. Application type: added/change of class/in lieu. Amendment XXI Bar and Grill, 2525 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Richland. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge. Application type: assumption.

FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW APPLICATIONS Garibaldi, 707 W. Court St., Pasco. License type: catering spirits beer wine. Application type: new.

El Asadero Restaurant, 2318 W. Court St., Pasco. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer. License type: assumption. Sun Willows Golf Course, 1825 Sun Willows Blvd., Pasco. License type: spirits/ beer/wine restaurant lounge+. Application type: new.

APPROVED El Cora Bar and Grill, 710 Columbia Ave., Connell. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only. Application type: new. Tortilleria Y Carniceria Monarca, 1108 W. Sylvester St., Pasco. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: new. Rancho Meat Market #2, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite C101, Pasco. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Applica-

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | AUGUST 2021 tion type: new. Mercy’s Pizza Taco LLC, 524 N. Third Ave., Pasco. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer/wine. Application type: new.

DISCONTINUED El Cora Bar and Grill, 710 Columbia Ave., Connell. License type: direct shipment receiver-in WA only. Application type: discontinued. Tortilleria Y Carniceria Monarca, 1108 W. Sylvester St., Pasco. License type: grocery store – beer/wine. Application type: discontinued.

uMARIJUANA LICENSES BENTON COUNTY APPROVED

Purely Green LLC, 15505 N. Webber

Canyon Road, Suite J, Benton City. License type: marijuana producer tier 3. Application type: new.

uBUSINESS UPDATES NEW Oh Sushi at 735 The Parkway in Richland is open. The restaurant offers teriyaki, udon, poke and chef special rolls. Contact: 509-713-7320; oh-sushi.com. El Somm Wine Tours, owned by Eldrick Hereford of Richland, offers wine tours in the Tri-Cities, Walla Walla, Spokane, Woodinville and Hood River areas. Contact: 509-940-7448; elsommwinetours.com. Habit Burger Grill at 2831 Duportail St. in Richland is open. The fast-casual restaurant serves made-to-order chargrilled burgers, sandwiches and salads,

sides, shakes and malts. Hours are 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Contact: 509-606-0880; habitburger.com. Traveler Espresso at 320 N. Kellogg St., Suite B, in Kennewick is open. The coffee shop, owned by Zach and Katie Case, offers specialty coffee, tea and noncoffee drinks and retail coffee. Hours are 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. MondaySaturday. Contact: 509-873-0026; travelerespresso.com.

NAME/OWNER CHANGE

Amy’s Bridal is now RoseLily Bridal, owned by Elaina Morrow, at 2158 Keene Road, Richland. Contact: 509942-9106.

ADDITIONAL LOCATION

Indaba Coffee Roasters is open at 8530 W. Gage Blvd., Suite E, in the spot

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once home to The Local. The Spokanebased coffee chain is owned by Bobby Enslow. Contact: 509-491-1888; indabacoffee.com. Movement Mortgage LLC has opened a new loan production office at 8378 W. Grandridge Blvd. in Kennewick. The Fort Mill, South Carolina-based company has 589 offices in 49 states. Contact: 509-358-1687; movement.com.

MOVED Mezzo Thai has moved to 705 The Parkway in Richland. Contact: 509-4913400; mezzothai.com.

CLOSED The DQ Orange Julius store at Columbia Center mall in Kennewick has closed.

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