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January 2020 Volume 19 | Issue 1

Employers brace for ‘monumental’ changes in 2020 By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Architecture & Engineering

$20 million clinic shows what’s possible at Vista Field Page 11

Real Estate & Construction

Kennewick developers plan up to 600 homes on Pasco waterfront Page 21

Legal

Legal Aid Society recognizes pro bono stars Page 43

NOTEWORTHY “I recognize we cannot please everyone in this business, but we can ensure they have an opportunity to be heard and that they are treated fairly and with respect.” - Shawn Sant, Franklin County prosecutor Page 46

Employers might be tempted to take a wait-and-see attitude toward Washington’s new overtime rules that will dramatically increase pay for some salaried workers. Unlike the new minimum wage rate and paid family leave, which took effect on New Year’s Day, the overtime rules don’t change until July 1. Between now and then is the short session of the Washington Legislature, which convened Jan. 13 for a 60-day session. Lawmakers will be under pressure to walk back or at least minimize the impact of the overtime rules enacted by the state Department of Labor and Industries rules in George Cicotte December. The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce, for one, wants Olympia to delay implementation or, failing that, to yoke wages to the local cost of living, sparing rural areas the influence of Seattle prices. The Association of Washington Business will emphasize the new rules’ potential to chill hiring as part of its larger projobs message. Employment law is an ever-changing landscape and 2020 is no exception. In addition to the new overtime rules, Washington employers must adapt to a host of changes. Most Washington workers were able to start taking paid leave under the state’s new Family and Medical Leave law on Jan. 1. And the minimum wage for non-salaried workers rose to $13.50 an hour on Jan. 1. In a lesser change, the Internal Revenue Service has adjusted W-4 forms to reflect the Tax Cuts and Changes Act. Here’s a look at the key changes and what they mean to employers. uCHANGES, Page 45

Photo by Wendy Culverwell The Tri-Cities is no architectural wasteland. The Franklin County Courthouse, constructed in 1911, is a handy example, but it’s not alone. The region is dotted with architectural gems, some prominent and many not. Tell the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business about your favorite building or structure by filling out a short form online: bit.ly/ArchitecturalGemsTriCities.

Meet the architectural gems of the Tri-Cities

By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Michael Marley recalls when TriCity school officials cautioned architects to avoid anything fanciful in their designs for new buildings. Districts need voter approval to raise taxes to build and remodel schools. They feared “fancy” would come across as “wasteful.” Decision-makers relied on plain buildings to convey stability and frugality, said Marley, principal with CKJT Architects, a Kennewick firm focused on public sector projects. It’s an ethos that informed much of the region’s development but obscures the archi-

tectural gems that dot the community. The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business invited local architects to share their favorite examples. Most shrugged. “My favorite is the building I’m working on at the moment,” one said. “I don’t have a favorite Tri-City building,” said another.

Design takes a front seat But there are gems, and Marley believes the list is growing. Schools and other clients are more likely to aim for buildings the community can be proud of. It’s OK for a school to look nice, he

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Kennewick marijuana retailer wants to professionalize the CBD industry By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

Steve Lee is probably the only small business owner in the Tri-Cities who isn’t complaining about government regulation. Well, he’s not complaining about the rules governing his newest venture, Green2Go Wellness, the CBD retail and delivery business he opened in the former Franz Bakery Outlet, 419 W. Columbia Drive, in December. That’s because Lee and his wife, Jessie, also operate Green2Go Recreational, a legal cannabis retailer with stores in Finley and Tokio. The cannabis business operates under Washington’s exacting rules for marijuana sales. Green2Go Wellness sells products derived from cannabidiol. CBD is derived from hemp, a member of the cannabis family that is low

in THC, the primary psychoactive element of marijuana. It isn’t regulated under Initiative 502, the voter-approved initiative that legalized recreational marijuana in 2012 And since marijuana remains illegal under federal law, owners of “I-502” shops like the Lees face a host of regulatory burdens that non-502 businesses do not. Their product is tracked from seed to store. Business expenses aren’t deductible on federal tax returns. Advertising is a challenge, as is banking. Most nonprofits shy away from marijuana-related donations. Green2Go Wellness doesn’t fall under I-502, so it enjoys the same benefits as any other business. Rent and other expenses are tax deductible. Nonprofits welcome its donations. It can buy ads and sponsor a Little League team. The store hasn’t yet sponsored a uGREEN2GO, Page 4

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TRIDEC expected to name new CEO in January By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The Tri-City Development Council is expected to name a chief executive officer to succeed its longtime leader Carl Adrian by the end of January. The TRIDEC search committee interviewed five candidates and narrowed the field to two finalists by early January. It was expected to make a final decision on Jan. 9, after the deadline for this edition of the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business. The online version of this story will be updated once TRIDEC announces Adrian’s successor. Visit tcjournal.biz for the details.

Adrian, chair and CEO of the regional economic development agency, informed the TRIDEC Executive Committee he would retire at the end of January back in August. Adrian joined TRIDEC 16 years ago. He is its longest serving president. TRIDEC promotes growth in economic development in the region. TRIDEC’s mission is to promote a diverse economy in Benton and Franklin counties. It will celebrate its history with a look at its past and present leadership on Jan. 22, when TRIDEC holds its 57th annual meeting. The event is from noon

to 1:30 p.m. at the Pasco Red Lion Inn. Tickets are $30 for members, $35 for others and $215 for a table of eight. Looking Carl Adrian ahead, TRIDEC holds its annual economic outlook program from 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. Contact Ashley Stubbs at 509-735-

1000 or astubbs@tridec.org for event information. The TRIDEC team supports business retention and expansion, industrial development and new business development. It frequently partners with local government on business initiatives and hosts visitors interested in siting business operations in the region. It employs nine and had a budget of about $2 million chiefly funded by membership dues and event fees. The CEO was paid $200,000 in salary and other compensation in 2017, according to its most recent filing with the IRS.

Columbia Industries buys Idaho delivery business By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Columbia Industries has added another business to its portfolio of profitmaking enterprises to support its mission to serve hundreds of Tri-Citians with disabilities. The Kennewick nonprofit announced it purchased Harmon Express, a Lewiston, Idaho-based FedEx Ground independent provider. The deal closed on Nov. 10. Terms were not disclosed. Harmon Express is now rebranded as CI Express Inc. and services delivery routes in Pullman, Moscow, Idaho, as well as rural communities in Washington and Oregon. The delivery deal is the latest in a series of purchases that brought businesses ventures into the Columbia Industries family. Collectively, they generate revenue to support its day center, training

programs, job placement and other services. The all-cash deals were funded with proceeds from an insurance settlement, as well Brian McDermott as the sale of real estate, said Brian McDermott, president and chief executive officer. There is no debt. The settlement stems from a refrigeration system failure at a Columbia Industries packing site nearly a decade ago. The failure forced the agency to shut down the operation. McDermott said the board set the money aside while it developed a strategic plan to boost Columbia Industries’ cash flow to sup-

port operations. Columbia Industries previously acquired four Round Table Pizza restaurants and Paradise Bottled Water using a mix of settlement funds and real estate proceeds. Columbia Industries operates the businesses as for-tax enterprises, using after-tax profits to support programs that help people with disabilities and barriers to employment live fuller lives. “CI Express is expected to provide important cash flow support to the very substantial expansion of our mission programs,” McDermott said in a press release. Columbia Industries has expanded its offerings in the past year to include Opportunity Kitchen, a 12-week program that equips clients to work in the hospitality and restaurant industries, and Empowerment Place, a drop-in center that

links individuals with housing, employment, food benefits, transportation and other necessities of life. It is housed at the Columbia Industries complex at 900 S. Dayton St., near Kennewick High School. The restaurants and bottled water and delivery services join an existing lineup of for-profit businesses that support its primary mission. Columbia Industries reported expenditures of nearly $2 million in 2017, according to its most recent financial report to the IRS. Formed in 1963 as the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Benton and Franklin Counties, the organization adopted its present name in 1981 to reflect its expanded mission to provide jobs and services to those with disabilities.

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CORRECTIONS • SIGN Fracture Care patients do not pay for the surgical implants as the story on page 31 in the December issue incorrectly stated. • Tri-City property sellers will see the state portion of the real estate excise tax drop or remain unchanged in 2020. The column on page 62 in the December issue didn’t make this clear. Dennis Gisi’s name also was misspelled in a caption on the same page. The Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business, a publication of TriComp Inc., is published monthly and delivered at no charge to identifiable businesses in Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Kennewick, Prosser and Benton City. Subscriptions are $27.10 per year, including tax, prepayment required, no refunds. Contents of this publication are the sole property of TriComp Inc. and can not be reproduced in any form without expressed written consent. Opinions expressed in guest columns and by advertisers do not necessarily reflect the opinions of staff, other columnists or other advertisers, nor do they imply endorsement by staff, columnists or advertisers. Every effort will be made to assure information published is correct; however, we are not liable for any errors or omissions made despite these efforts.

team, but only because no one has asked. Lee relishes the difference. “Owning a business outside of cannabis is mind-blowing,” he said. “This is the first time we’ve had a regular business where we can just be a regular business.”

The love child of glass and pot Lee called Green2Go Wellness the love child of the cannabis retail shops and his related venture, Prohibition Glass, which sells cannabis-related art glass in downtown. The former began as a medical marijuana business and evolved into Green2Go Recreational when voters legalized pot. The latter is the glass shop the Lees opened next to their Finley store to sell bongs and related paraphernalia. Lee and his wife, Jessie, are longtime collectors of marijuana-related glass. Lee said buying glass is how he’s celebrated milestones. The business sells art glass, as well as glass produced by local glass blowers. Prohibition Glass takes its name from marijuana’s legal history. Collectors were reluctant to buy marijuana-related glass because it was treated as illegal drug paraphernalia. Lee anticipates a day when marijuana is legal at the federal level and glass produced before then is classified as “prohibition era” glass. The glass business eventually moved into a food truck the Lees inherited from Gourmet Grub Bus, a business they’d invested in that shut down. The Gourmet Grub Bus truck was rebranded with a Prohibition Glass wrap and parked outside Green2Go. The couple added CBD products to the lineup. Washington law generally prohibits CBD products in actual cannabis stores, but Lee viewed the parking lot as fair game. CBD sales took off and accounted for 80 percent of the truck’s revenue. That prompted Lee to consider the potential of a retail business focused on CBD, customer service and education. There’s demand for CBD products in the Tri-Cities, but supply can be spotty. There are one-brand shops and the occasional shelf at a bodega or grocery, but few if any places that offer customers either choices or education, Lee said. Opportunity knocks When Franz Bakery vacated its 9,000-square-foot facility on Columbia Drive in downtown Kennewick, Lee jumped at the opportunity.

Photo by Wendy Culverwell Steve Lee, who owns Green2Go Recreational cannabis shops with his wife, Jessie, opened Green2Go Wellness to sell CBD products in downtown Kennewick in December. Millefiori, a mini dachshund, helps out.

The space includes a small retail store, a massive warehouse and room for other businesses. Green2Go Wellness sells five lines of CBD products and has room for a classroom to legally demonstrate uses for both CBD products and marijuana, with legal hemp flowers standing in for marijuana. Prohibition Glass moved into a neighboring space and is being outfitted as an arts-oriented speak-easy. Lee hopes to host events in the space, which he said honors the area’s new designation as an arts district. Lee, who is Kennewick’s mayor pro tem, notes the council just established the arts district in the downtown area. His goal with Green2Go Wellness is similar to his goal in Finley: Establish a clean, well-lit business that appeals to ordinary people. “Your grandmother’s CBD shop” is the tagline. If you drew a Venn diagram of bake shop customers and CBD customers, the circles would overlap, Lee joked. “They’re identical,” he said.

State-licensed consultants While CBD products are largely unregulated, it is against federal law to tout medical benefits, a rule that’s widely ignored. “Imagine being a car dealer and you can’t talk about how the car works,” he said. Green2Go Wellness found a workaround in Washington laws governing marijuana sales. The state allows marijuana retail em-

ployees to become licensed medical consultants if they pass a test. Once licensed, they’re free to discuss the products and how they work. The four-plus employees at Green2Go Wellness are state-licensed consultants. Lee believes it’s the first time the license program created under the I-502 rules has been used to support a CBD business. The Washington CannaBusiness Association, which advocates for the legal marijuana industry, said it is pushing legislation to allow CBD products in regulated marijuana stores in the 2020 session. Lee borrowed another concept from the regulated marijuana side. Businesses that fall under I-502 track cannabis from seed to sale. CBD isn’t subject to that level of scrutiny, but Lee is applying the same wholistic view to the products he sells at Green2Go Wellness. It sources products from five vetted providers that submit samples for independent testing for heavy metals and other contaminants. Eventually, he’d like to offer about 250 individual products. He said he would discard brands if he believed they’re contaminated for some reason. “We are fanatical about how our product is made and that it’s safe for the public,” he said. The one challenge is money, literally. Credit card processors consider CBD too close to marijuana to handle. Green2Go Wellness, like its marijuana counterpart, is an all cash business. The Lees created an ATM business so customers can get the cash they need to make purchases. The modest store on Columbia Drive is the first of what Lee hopes will become a regionwide network of Green2Go Wellness branded CBD kiosks in compatible businesses, such as licensed massage partners. The Lees hold federal trademarks for both “Green2Go” and “Prohibition Glass.” Green2Go Wellness also offers home delivery – harkening back to the early days of Green2Go, when Lee sold medical marijuana and delivered products to patients. Lee said he’s excited to return to his roots, focusing on distribution and logistics. The former Franz bakery warehouse will serve as a distribution hub. Zoning could allow for light hemp processing as well, he said. Follow Green2Go Wellness on Facebook @g2gwellness.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 uBUSINESS BRIEFS State: Uninsured rate increased in 2018

Washington’s uninsured rate rose for the first time in four years in 2018, according to the state Office of Financial Management. The state reports 6.2 percent of Washington residents, or 468,000 overall, lacked health insurance in 2018, up from 5.5 percent, or 406,000 in 2017. Significant increases were recorded by whites and those with incomes between 139 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level. The federal poverty level for a family of four in Washington is $51,500. Employer-sponsored insurance increased over the same period, to 47 percent of Washington residents in 2018 compared to 46.4 percent in 2017. The increase is associated with coverage declines in Medicaid and individual market coverage. Washington’s uninsured rate generally mirrors the national average and topped 14 percent in 2010.

Washington ends vehicle emission checks

Washington has ended vehicle emission testing, citing improvements in vehicle emission technology. Emission tests were a fact of life for Washington car owners for nearly 40 years, particularly in urban areas. The program began in 1982 when emissions were a serious concern in larger cities. The 2005 Legislature adopted more stringent standards for cars and trucks, starting in 2008. Newer vehicles were exempted from testing. Over time, annual tests declined from a peak of about 1.3 million to 750,000 in 2018. It remains illegal to drive a vehicle with modified emission controls. The closure affected about 200 employees, including 180 who worked for a contractor that operated the program, a dozen Department of Ecology workers and independent testing stations. Workers received assistance in transitioning to new posts.

Women in Business Conference is Jan. 29

Four of Washington’s top government officials will address “Women Shaping Washington” at the ninth annual TriCities Women in Business Conference, to be held from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce and Washington River Protection Solutions present the annual gathering of female leaders, corporate executives, business owners and young professionals. Alfie Alvarado-Ramos, director of the state Department of Veterans Affairs, Terese Berntsen, director of the state Department of Licensing, Suzan Levine, an Employment Security Department Commissioner, and Lisa van der Lugt, director of the state Office of Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises, will give the keynote presentation.

Jan. 20 is the deadline to register. Tickets are $129 for chamber members and $159 for others. Admission covers all seminars and workshops and the Athena Awards luncheon. Go to tricityregionalchamber.com or call 509-736-0510 for information.

Columbia Park, the Regional Veterans Memorial, Playground of Dreams, the 9/11 Memorial, Carousel of Dreams, the Steptoe Street extension and Bob Olson Parkway.

Kennewick road renamed for retired councilman

There were enough Sofias and Sophias born at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in 2019 to fill a classroom and then some. Sofia/Sophia was by far the most popular name given to babies born at the Richland hospital – 33 newborn girls were given the name, according to Kadlec. Mateo was the top name for boys born in Richland at 16. For girls, Isabella was the second

The Kennewick stretch of Columbia Park Trail has been renamed Paul Parish Drive to honor the long-serving city councilman. Parish retired at the end of 2019 after for 24 years. As a council member, he prioritized economic vitality. Parish advocated for enhancements to

Kadlec reveals top baby names for 2019

most-popular name at 19, followed by Mia, 16, Emily, 15, Abigail, 14, Camila, 13, Madison, 13, Harper, 12, Amelia, 11, Ava, 11 and Emma, 11. Other popular girls names included Ellie, Olivia, Charlotte and Genesis. For boys, Liam was the second most popular name for boys, at 13, followed by Jayden, 12, Sebastian, 12, Ezra, 11, David, 10, Henry, 10, Lucas, 10, Benjamin, 9 and Elijah, 9. Other popular names for boys included Aaron, Adriel, Angel and Anthony. The most popular boy name in 2000 was Jacob, followed by Matthew, Jaden, Zachary and Taylor. For girls in 2000, it was Emily, Sidney, Madison, Alexis and Taylor. Each year, more than 2,800 babies are born at Kadlec.

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JAN. 16

• Community Lecture Series “Richland: A Planned Wartime Company Town”: 7 p.m., Richland Public Library, 940 Northgate Drive, Richland. Contact: 509-542-5531. • Mid-Columbia Ag Hall of Fame: 5:30 p.m., Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center, 2525 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. Contact: 509-542-5531. Visit: pascochamber.org.

JAN. 22

• TRIDEC’s 57th annual meeting: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Red Lion Hotel Pasco Airport & Conference Center. Register: tridec. org/shop/57th-annual-meeting.

JAN. 23

• Preserving the Brain with Dr. Neil Rawlins: 5-6:30 p.m, Kadlec Healthplex, 1268 Lee Blvd., Richland. Register: kadlec.org/knrc.

JAN. 24-25

• Tri-City Family Expo: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m, Jan. 24; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Jan. 25. The HAPO Center (formerly TRAC), 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco. Visit: tcfamilyexpo.com.

JAN. 29

• Tri-Cities Women in Business Conference: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Register: tricityregionalchamber.com.

JAN 30-31

• Tri-Cities Day at the Capitol: Full schedule of legislative meetings, working lunch, presentations to leaders, papering the hill, wine reception, legislative breakfast. Register: tricityregionalchamber.com/ olympia.html

FEB. 7

• Go Red for Women Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Desert Wind Winery, 2258 Wine Country Road, Prosser. Call: 509-786-6601. Go to: prosserhealth.org.

FEB. 12

• Ask the Experts “Biz Tax Facts from CLA”: 3:30-5 p.m., Bechtel Board Room, 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Register: tricityregionalchamber.com.

FEB. 11

• PNNL Community Lecture Series “Electric Cars in 2050: Are we Ready?”: 7 p.m., Mid-Columbia Libraries, 1620 S. Union St., Kennewick. Contact: 509-542-5531. • PTAC Workshop: Accounting for Small Business Government Contractors: 9 a.m. to noon, Bechtel Board Room, 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Register: washingtonptac.org

FEB. 13

• Procurement Power Hour: Capability Statements: 8:30-9:30 a.m., Bechtel Board Room Bechtel Board Room, 7130 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Register: washingtonptac.org

FEB. 20

• Community Lecture Series “Women of the War: The Hanford Girl”: 7 p.m., East Benton County Historical Society, 205 Keewaydin Drive, Kennewick. Contact: 509542-5531. • TRIDEC’s 21st annual Tri-Cities Regional Economic Outlook: 7 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,

Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick. Call: 509-735-1000

FEB. 21-23

• Home and Garden Show: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m, Feb. 21; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 22; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m, Feb. 23; The HAPO Center (formerly TRAC), 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco. Visit: hbatc.com.

MARCH 10

• PNNL Community Lecture Series “Glass: How Exactly Do We Use it to Immobilize Radioactive Waste”: 7 p.m., Richland Public Library, 940 Northgate Drive, Richland. Contact: 509-542-5531.

MARCH 14

• Mid-Columbia Arts Fundraiser: 6-11 p.m., Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. Visit: mcmastersingers.org.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Columbia Industries empowers individuals with disabilities

A Kennewick nonprofit has created a drop-in resource center to help individuals with disabilities and other challenges access food benefits, transportation, affordable housing, job search assistance, addiction/recovery services and other assistance. Columbia Industries created Empowerment Center at its campus, 900 Dayton St., near Kennewick High School. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. The phone number is 509-582-4142, ext. 121.

Attorney to lead state Department of Ecology

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has named Laura Watson to succeed Maia Bellon as director of the state Department of Ecology Bellon left at the end of 2019. Watson previously served as counsel to the department as a senior assistant attorney general in the ecology division of the Attorney General’s office. She has represented the department on a variety of pressing environmental issues, including the Hanford cleanup. She earned her law degree from the University of Washington.

STCU reached 200,000 members in 2019

STCU, the Spokane-based credit union that has expanded to the TriCities in recent years, said its membership topped 200,000 in 2019. Formed in 1934 to serve teachers, STCU reached 100,000 members in 2011. It took eight years to double. STCU ended the year at nearly $3.3 billion in assets. It is Washington’s third largest credit union after Boeing Employees and Washington State Employees. STCU operates 23 branches serving the Tri-Cities, northeastern Washington and north Idaho.

State agency wants to redouble carbon efforts

The state Department of Ecology is recommending the state redouble its efforts to curb carbon emissions, citing new research that climate change will seriously damage the region’s environment and economy. Researchers at the University of Washington warn that warming by 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit will translate to a 38 percent decline in the state’s snowpack, 23 percent drop in summer stream flows and a 1.4-foot rise in sea level. “Our state faces dire threats from climate change, so we need to roll up our sleeves and do what is necessary to pro-

tect our communities, our environment and our economy,” said Mala Bellon, former ecology director, in a news release. The new recommendations update greenhouse gas emissions targets established by the 2008 Legislature. The new goals would reduce emissions to 95 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, nearly twice the 50 percent goal spelled out a decade ago. The department’s 2016 greenhouse gas recommendations were not adopted by the Legislature.

Numerica lights up cable bridge

The cable bridge is bathed in blue lights in January to draw attention to National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Numerica Credit Union partnered with Support, Advocacy and Resource Center for the monthlong education campaign. The effort culminates Jan. 31 with the annual Shine the Light on Human Trafficking Walk across the bridge. More than 200 are expected to participate. Numerica is part of SARC’s “flashlight” campaign, which encourages financial institutions to be aware of and recognize red flags associated with deposits and withdrawals made by perpetrators. Numerica serves 152,000 members in Washington and Idaho and has $2.4 billion in assets.

Richland High senior earns top science honor

A Richland High School senior has earned a top science honor and $2,000 for herself and her school, thanks to research she’s conducted since seventh grade. Zoe Gotthold is one of three students in the state of Washington named to this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search. The competition, organized by the Society for Science & the Public, recognizes 300 student-scholars from across the country for research skills, academic excellence, innovative thinking and potential as scientists. The society will announce on Jan. 22 whether Zoe is a finalist. If selected, she and 39 other students will earn an additional $25,000 and travel to Washington, D.C., in March to meet leading scientists and national leaders, display their research compete for a $250,000 grand prize. Zoe has won several awards for her research on techniques for the treatment of oil spills. She was driven to find a solution to help protect penguins from the man-made disasters and is currently working on a prototype application from her theories that could demonstrate a proof of concept. Zoe will walk at graduation this June and has been accepted to Massachusetts Institute of Technology for the fall 2020 term.

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Census 2020: 10 questions to inf luence the next 10 years Census 2020 is unlike any of the 23 that came before it. For the first time, in addition to mail or phone, people will be able to respond online from any device. The U.S. Constitution requires this once‐ a‐decade snapshot of how many people live in each community. A high response rate means more federal funds for local support. Since our counties were undercounted in 2010 by nearly 30 percent, our region did not get its fair share of state and local funds for the last 10 years. Local community leaders formed the Benton Franklin Complete Count Committee. Their goal is that everyone

gets counted. United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties was recently awarded a grant and a state contract to support the strategies to increase our region’s response rate. The census is just 10 questions and takes an average of 10 minutes to complete. To ensure a complete count, some concerns must first be addressed and understood.

How safe is it? Federal law protects all census responses. Your information is confidential and will never be accessed by law enforcement or immigration enforcement agencies, the IRS, or any other agency or per-

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son. It also cannot be used to determine eligibility for government benefits. The 2020 census does not ask for Social Security numbers or citizenship. In fact, you can skip questions that make you uncomfort-

able—like ethnicity or gender—and still be counted.

How does the census impact my family and community? For every person not counted, our community loses $2,300 in federal funds alone, each year for the next 10 years. We also won’t get our fair share of state funds to support the needs of our growing communities. State and federal governments use census data to determine how much our community receives for public transit, job training, school lunches, special education, foster care, college student tuition support, Medicare Part B, food and housing for low-income families, and more. Businesses use it to decide where to build or expand, which creates jobs and economic activity. Local government officials use it to ensure public safety and plan for new schools, hospital expansion and utilities. The census also makes sure that our region is fairly represented. Results determine how many seats each state gets in the House of Representatives and designates boundaries of the congressional and state legislative districts, based on population shifts. How do I identify a scam? Being informed is the best way to spot a scam. Here’s what you need to know: The U.S. Census Bureau will never ask for your Social Security number, money or anything on behalf of a political party. It won’t ask for bank or credit card account numbers, your mother’s maiden name, or threaten you with arrest if you do not comply. If a document or person asks for any of this information, even if it looks official, don’t respond! Census Bureau employees will never ask to come into your home. All Census Bureau employees have a badge that includes their name, photo, U.S. Department of Commerce watermark and an expiration date. If a person refuses to show this badge, close the door. The Census Bureau will never initiate contact with you though email. They may send you a follow-up email, for example, if your written census response is hard to read. Official emails and links always will have a census.gov domain and will be encrypted. Look for “https://” and a lock symbol in the browser window. If you receive an email claiming to be from the Census Bureau that ends with “.com,” delete it. How can I complete the census? Starting April 1, you can respond online in English or 12 additional languages, including American Sign Language. Public access computers, such as at our local libraries, also will be available for use. By mid-April, a paper questionnaire will be mailed to every household which hasn’t already responded. In mid-May, census takers will be available in-person to help and will begin visiting homes that haven’t responded to make sure everyone is counted. How can I help increase our count? uCENSUS, Page 9

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Lamb Weston raises dividends, suggests an future expansion By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Lamb Weston Inc., the Northwest potato giant with a substantial Mid-Columbia footprint, reported significant revenue growth in a quarterly report released in early January. It also suggested it could be on the cusp of announcing a new production facility. Eagle, Idaho-based Lamb Weston (NYSE:  LW) reported net income of $140.4 million on more than $1 billion in revenue in the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year, which ended Nov. 24. Revenue grew by 12 percent, earnings by 18 percent relative to 2019, the company said this month. It attributed the increase to growth in its global and restaurant service segments. Lamb Weston has long been a pillar of the Mid-Columbia. That only accelerated in 2016, when it spun out from Chicago-based ConAgra Foods as an independent, publicly-traded company with headquarters in the Northwest. It is one of the largest buyers of Washington-grown potatoes and employs thousands in the Mid-Columbia at production plants, a research center in Richland and at its corporate offices in Kennewick. It has reliably paid dividends to investors since it became an independent company and the latest quarter is no different. The company announced it will increase its quarterly dividend by 15 percent, to 23 cents per share, payable on Feb. 28. In all, it said it will return $72 million to shareholders in the first half of fiscal 2020. It also will continue to buy its own shares through its stock buyback program. CENSUS, From page 8 Census 2020 is a big deal and our community needs your help. First, commit to answering the census for your household. Second, support the Benton Franklin Complete Count Committee. As a trustworthy source of information to your employees and customers, you can help to spread the word. Census education materials are available for businesses, schools, media and other organizations. Request materials, schedule a quick presentation and even download resources at bfcensus2020.org. To become a community partner, email BFCountyCensus@uwbfco.org. Take the pledge now to take 10 minutes out of your day to answer the census to help our community for the next 10 years. LoAnn Ayers is president and chief executive officer of United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties. She is a “doubleCoug,” having earned her Master of Business Administration and doctorate from Washington State University. At the local United Way, she ensures local resources get maximum benefit to improve lives in our community. She is also one of the champions for our local census organizing committee.

Courtesy Lamb Weston Northwest potato giant Lamb Weston reported net income of $140.4 million on more than $1 billion in revenue in the second quarter of its 2020 fiscal year. It attributed the increase to growth in its global and restaurant service segments.

The company said it is building market share in South America, where it has less than 2 percent of the french fry market, through a $17 million agreement to buy a 50-percent interest in an Argentinian frozen potato plant. It also appears poised to expand capacity in North America as well, which could be tantalizing news for the Mid-Columbia. Chief Executive Officer Tom Werner said he wasn’t prepared to announce a new production facility but indicated it will happen during a Jan. 3 earnings call with analysts. He said the company is aggressively looking to expand capacity in and outside

of North America and would share expansion plans soon. A new plant or production line would be a significant addition to any community. Lamb Weston has added three french fry production lines since 2014. It invested $200 million to add a french fry line at its Richland campus, and, more recently, $250 million to expand in Hermiston. Werner said the company is well positioned to meet its goals for fiscal 2020 after taking steps to secure the raw potatoes it needs to produce frozen french fries. The company said it is currently not affected by potato shortages in North America and Europe due to weather and other

issues. Washington and Idaho are apparently not affected by the shortages affecting the Midwest and portions of Canada. “It’s really a little bit early to speculate on what’s going to happen. We have an idea. But the most important thing for us is – we got ahead of it,” Werner told analysts. Lamb Weston conservatively projects year-end revenue will increase 7 percent in fiscal 2020. Investors reacted favorably to its strong earnings report. Its share price rose more than 11 percent on the news, to nearly $94 per share on Jan. 3.

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uBUSINESS BRIEFS Washington gains physicians thanks to specialists

Washington gained 498 physicians, pushing the total working in the state to nearly 19,700. The state Office of Financial Management compiled the number of physicians as part of its ongoing research into health services. The increase pushed Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supply of physicians to 260 per 100,000 residents, up from 258 in 2018. The increase is attributed to specialists rather than primary care physicians. There were 545 more specialists in 2019, pushing the total to 12,456, according to the study. There were 90 physicians per 100,000 residents compared to 88 a year earlier.

The median age of all physicians was unchanged at 49 years. There was a slightly larger increase in the number of female physicians over male â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 289 for women versus 209 for men, or four percent to 1.8 percent.

Richland to honor arts supporters

The Richland Arts Commission is accepting nominations for its 2019 recognition program through Jan. 31. The Richland City Council will announce the winners in the spring. Submit nominations at ci.richland.wa. us/artrecognition.

Washington students missing out on college aid

Washington students are missing out on a key source of money to pay for col-

lege by not filling out financial aid applications. The Washington Student Achievement Council reports 54 percent of graduating seniors in 2017 completed financial aid forms. Washington ranks 49th in the nation for financial aid. Students must complete the aid form to qualify for the new Washington College Grant, formerly the State Need Grant. The program supports a wide range of post-high school training programs, from one-year certificates to four-year degrees. Beginning in 2020-21, students are eligible if their household income is 100 percent of median family income, which was nearly $80,000 in Washington in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The threshold is currently 70 percent. Learn more about the grant program and the importance of applying for

financial aid at wsac.wa.gov/wcg.

Washington seeks owners of $1.3B in unclaimed property The Washington Department of Revenue is seeking the owners of more than $1.3 billion held in the Unclaimed Property system. Visit ClaimYourCash.org to find out if the state is holding money or property in your name. Established in 1955, the unclaimed program holds money and assets held by banks and other organizations that have lost contact with rightful owners. Assets are held in perpetuity until claimed by the rightful owner or heir. In the past fiscal year, 153,106 claimants were reunited with property totaling more than $85 million.

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ARCHITECTURE & ENGINEERING

Courtesy The Neenan Co. The Miramar Clinic in Kennewick will respect the design standards of the Port of Kennewick Vista Field redevelopment plan. The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic broke ground on the $20 million project in January. It’s expected to open in 2021.

$20 million clinic shows what’s possible at Vista Field By Wendy Culverwell

Neenan has designed and built medical facilities throughout the Northwest. Its projects in Washington include the The Tri-Cities’ newest health clinic will Columbia Basin Health Association’s respect design standards of the Port of Othello clinic and three Vancouver clinics. Kennewick’s neighborhood on the outside. Neenan assigned a 12-person team to On the inside, the newest Yakima Valoversee the Kennewick project. It expects ley Farm Workers Clinic will offer stateto deliver the project to its client in about of-the-art medical services to its patients. The nonprofit broke ground this month a year. on its latest location. The Miramar Health Future proofing “We strive to design and construct duraCenter project is being built on a five-acre ble buildings that are comfortable and easy parcel bordering the Port of Kennewick’s for patients to find their way around,” said Vista Field redevelopment project. Whitney Churchill, senior design manager. The clinic isn’t within the Vista Field Churchill said the team visited Kenneneighborhood, but its architects say they’re making a good-faith effort to ensure wick for inspiration before it developed the the 29,000-square-foot building blends exterior appearance. That included reviewing the design into the neighborhood. With Miramar Health Clinic, Yakima standards the Port of Kennewick adopted Valley Farm Workers continues its mission for Vista Field. The port’s mixed-use project will have to deliver medical and dental services to the feel of an Italian village and pedestrianpatients of all incomes. It will serve those with – and without – friendly amenities. For the clinic, that means a pedestrianinsurance. scale building. But first, it must be built. While Vista Field is informing the exFor that, Yakima Valley hired The Neenan Co., a design-build firm based terior appearance, the interior is purely in Fort Collins, Colorado. practical. editor@tcjournal.biz

Neenan is creating a design with change in mind. “One of the biggest challenges we face in this industry is future-proofing,” Churchill said. “We want to hand over a building that will be beautiful, efficient and useful for 50 or more years. This can be tricky given the ever-changing landscape of technology.”

White roof, native plants Miramar does not have sustainability targets such as the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, or LEED, standards. But it does have green touches. It meets energy code and will have white roofing materials and native plants in the landscape. “We certainly consider the natural environment in each of our projects,” Churchill said. The building is divided between medical practices (32 percent), administrative and office (20 percent), future building out (20 percent), dental (12 percent), pharmacy (5 percent) and laboratory (2 percent). Opens in 2021 Miramar Clinic opens in early 2021 at

6335 Rio Grande Ave., near Lawrence Scott Park and the Kennewick Chuck E. Cheese restaurant. Yakima Valley Farm Workers bought the Kennewick property last spring, paying $1.9 million for the undeveloped site northwest of the now-closed Vista Field runway. The project was temporarily held up by the port, which sold the land more than a decade ago. The port’s commissioners considered exercising a buy-back clause to bring it back into the Vista Field planning area. The move would have preempted the clinic project. The port backed off after learning Yakima Valley Farm Workers intended to install a modern clinic in the neighborhood. Miramar expects to employ 70, including doctors, dentists and pharmacists, to serve patients.  The clinic targets the estimated 39,000 low-income Tri-Citians who are not currently served by a community health center.

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GEMS, From page 1 said, citing Kennewick’s Eastgate and Westgate elementary schools as examples of changes in how buildings get designed. Eastgate opened on East 10th Avenue in 2015 and Westgate on West Fourth Avenue two years later. CKJT wasn’t involved, but Marley said both are well massed, giving a sense of balance between form and function. “It’s getting better. We’re starting to do better,” he said. Marley’s top picks for the Tri-Cities’ “hidden” gems include the Port of Pasco’s $42 million project to renovate the passenger terminal at the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, and two Kennewick projects – New Hope Catholic Church and the HAPO Business Complex, commonly referred to as the flashcube building. To the casual passerby, the flashcube is a glass box filled with offices with an outsized electronic reader board attached to one side. But Marley remembers what the neighborhood looked like when it opened in 1978 at the intersection of West Clearwater Avenue and Columbia Center Boulevard. Both roads turned to dirt at the intersection. The four-story office building neighbored a manufactured home park and undeveloped land. It was a striking addition to the landscape, he said. The yellow-roofed New Hope Catholic Church, just east of the flashcube, is another favorite for its geometric form and

Architecture & Engineering The HAPO Business Complex, aka the flashcube, 7601 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick.

flexible interior.

Gem status Design West Architects P.A. in Kennewick nominated the Columbia Basin College planetarium, the Washington State University Wine Science building and the cable bridge for “gem” status. The plan- Water Treatment Plant, 101 Saint St., Richland. etarium houses bridge built in the U.S., and it attracted the largest planetarium theater in the attention when it opened 42 years ago. region while the wine science building It won the first-ever presidential award combines teaching space with a full profor excellence in design from a jury led duction winery. The cable bridge, officially known by the late I.M. Pei. Jurors called it a techas the Ed Hendler Bridge for the Pasco nical achievement and a work of art. mayor that championed it, is arguably the A history of excellence Michael Houser, Washington’s archiarea’s most iconic structure. It was the first major cable-stayed tectural historian, said the Mid-Columbia

Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 7409 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick.

has a long history of excellence in design. The Carnegie Library, now the Franklin County Historical Society Museum in downtown Pasco, opened in 1911. The Franklin County Courthouse, constructed in 1912-13 with a stunning 26-foot rotunda, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, the same year the cable bridge opened. Houser’s job includes cataloging buildings and structures of interest across Washington. With little prompting, he identified more than two dozen structures in Kennewick, Richland and Pasco that have his attention. “I love the Tri-Cities,” he said.

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A sample of the region’s architectural gems CBC Arts and Music building The elegant but austere building on the Columbia Basin College campus, won national praise when it opened in the late 1970s. It is Houser’s favorite building in the TriCities in part because its future is clouded. The Washington State Community and Technical College System included $2.3 million to design a replacement in the capital budget it submitted to the 2020 Legislature. Houser said it would be a shame to lose an admittedly stark building that broke the rules. The Spokane chapter of the American Institute of Architects honored it in 1977. The National AIA followed suit in 1978. Old National Bank building The former bank branch at 202 N. 10th in Pasco, is another standout. Now a store, its Mid-Century stylings stand out in a neighborhood that includes a school, modest homes and small businesses. Concrete piers support a series of pyramid-shaped roofs and floor-to-ceiling glass

walls. “If you go inside, it’s even more interesting,” Houser said. The numbers one through 10 written in Arabic, Chinese, English, Greek, Indian, Roman and other languages are carved into the wall. Architectural West magazine profiled the branch building in a 1967 publication.

Carnegie Library Pasco’s Carnegie Library opened in 1911, one of the 2,500 funded by steel and rail magnate Andrew Carnegie between roughly 1880 and 1930. Carnegie set guidelines for size and function but left it to local architects to work out the details. Carnegie libraries dot the landscape, but no two are exactly alike. Pasco’s operated as a library until a new one opened in 1962. The Franklin County Historical Society converted the old building to its present museum. Mid-Century Richland Richland, which separated from the U.S. Department of Energy when it incorporated in 1955, is stocked with mid-century gems. “Any time you’re in Richland, you’re talking about post-World War II” stuff, Houser said. Some of his Richland favorites are the city-owned water plant on Saint Street, which sports a striking blue and yellow façade, Richland Lutheran Church’s mushroom-shaped (or folded plate) roof and the former TruStone Inc. building. TruStone is long gone but its roof became the fingernail stage at Howard Amon Park. Honorable mentions Houser also highlighted the Lewis Street underpass in Pasco, the historic alphabet houses in Richland and the 3030 West Clearwater Business Center, an angular structure with echoes of Frank Lloyd Wright.

TruStone Inc., now the fingernail stage at Howard Amon Park, Richland.

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Carnegie Library, now the Franklin County Historical Society Museum, 305 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco.

Arts & Music Building, Columbia Basin College, Pasco.

The old National Bank Building, 202 N. 10th Ave., Pasco.

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Architecture & Engineering

Northwest firms explore 3D, virtual reality, drones By Natasha Nellis

Spokane Journal of Business

The flood of technology over the past 10 years has changed the day-to-day operations of Inland Northwest architecture firms, and up-and-coming technology advances have the potential to change the industry even more, experts say. A growing industry of design and building information modeling software, ranging from programs that have been around for years, like AutoCAD and Rhinoceros, to newer ones such as Revit and Lumion, has streamlined workflows and made projects more time efficient, they say. Hardware

advances, including drones, 3D printers, laser cutters, and virtual and augmented reality devices have increased significantly a firm’s ability to communicate with clients and to market its work. “Tech gives the ability to push the limits of science at a higher rate,” said Matthew Collins, owner of Spokane-based Uptic Studios. Representatives of Spokane-area design firms across the board say the ability to work collaboratively through linked software has been a boon to the industry, allowing for a real-time ability to make changes in one program and have it appear in another.

For example, as an architect is making changes in 3D modeling software like Revit or SketchUp, another employee working on renderings or animation in Lumion can see the changes immediately, nearly removing the need to jump between programs and risk missing a change, said Steve Goodmansen, associate at Spokanebased Bernardo Wills Architecture PC. Most agree Revit and other building information modeling, or BIM, technology are the most used tools. Preston Potratz, principal and architect at Spokane-based Integrus Architecture PS, said technological advances in that area of the industry have opened a myriad

of potential. BIM technology in Revit now allows architects to include a materials database that informs contractors how many cubic yards of concrete is needed, for example, or how many light bulbs need to be ordered, he said. Potratz said the tool even could be handed off to clients to allow them to maintain the building by tracking lights, furniture, and filters better. The only rub, he contends, are the legal risks. “When I hand it off to a contractor, and they’ve got the capability to manipulate or change that model … who becomes responsible for an error on something that actually got built?” he asked. However, he added, projects that use general contractor/construction manager or design-build delivery methods alleviate quite a bit of risk because of the inherent partnership between the companies. Rob Kuffel, associate principal and head of internal digital practices at Spokanebased NAC Architecture, said advances in rendering technology used by the industry have been driven largely by the video game industry. “We’re able to very quickly render buildings and environments, whereas before it would take days, it (now) can take hours, if that. We’re moving toward the ability to really have real-time rendering as we design,” he said. While the video game and movie animation industries have been using such technologies for years, the architecture industry has lagged because it has fewer resources and more legal hurdles to overcome before it can adopt new technologies, he contends. Now, BIM software such as Revit and AutoCAD are industry standards. Meantime, each Spokane-area firm is at a different stage of technology integration in the 3D printing, drone, and VR fields. ALSC Architects PS of Spokane is looking to be an industry leader in technology, said Indy Dehal, principal. To that end, the midsized firm has invested in three 3D printers, with the intention of securing a fourth by year-end, he said. Such printers are used to create 3D models of building concepts that traditionally were built using balsa wood. ALSC is remodeling its office to include a “clean room” for 3D modeling and laser cutting as well as a “dirty room” that will have bandsaws, sanding equipment, and other tools for cleaning up model edges. “I think the takeaway we’ve seen is that people love to touch and feel and play with each one of these pieces. They get so engaged in the architecture,” Dehal said. Scott Tschritter of ALSC added, “It’s tactile. They can get involved with the design. Most people can’t imagine 3D objects as well as we can, so when they get to see this it gets them engaged in knowing exactly what they’re getting from us and their finished product.” ALSC also has set its sights on purchasing a waterjet cutting tool, Dehal said. A waterjet will enable the firm to begin cutting models in different materials, such as glass, tile, and heavier metals. ALSC currently has 46 employees. uTECH, Page 16

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Milton-Freewater school receives design award By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

A Milton-Freewater elementary school recently earned an outstanding project award from Learning by Design magazine. Architects West, with offices in Coeur d’Alene and Spokane, designed the first all-new school facility constructed in the Oregon city since 1923. Architects West worked with design consultant Opsis Architecture of Portland on the project. The $20 million Gib Olinger Elementary School is about 50 miles east of the Tri-Cities, south of Walla Walla. It opened in fall 2018 at 1011 S. Mill St. The 75,000-square-foot K-3 school was funded through a combination of a multi-million-dollar private grant, local bonds and matching funds from the state of Oregon’s first ever matching funds program. The school’s design, which included input from educators and community groups, includes devoting larger amounts of square footage to classroom pod collaboration areas that allow a flexible, collaborative teaching model and incorporating organization tools in fixed finishes such as a carpet pattern pathway, according to a news release from Architects West. The school’s capacity is 650 students. In addition to the school-day functions, the funding was leveraged to benefit a broad section of the community by designing a multiuse building, including

uNEW HIRE Joey Toews has been hired as a project architect and brings more than six years of architectural experience to Architects Joey Toews West, which has offices in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene. He previously worked for ZBA Architecture in Spokane. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Architecture and his Master of Architecture degrees from the University of Idaho in 2013. He is licensed in the states of Washington and Idaho and he is AIA certified. His experience includes multi-family residential, civic, and commercial projects. He is skilled in all phases of design, project management, and construction administration. He is based in the Coeur d’Alene office. Some of his current projects include Hermiston City Hall, Hermiston Library and the Richland wastewater lab renovation.

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Courtesy Architects West Learning by Design magazine presented an outstanding project award to Gib Olinger Elementary School in MiltonFreewater. The Oregon school was designed by Spokane-based Architects West, working with design consultant Opsis Architecture of Portland.

physical education and common spaces that serve as multifunctional rooms and enable secure after-hours access, according to the release. Sustainability features, such as 20-kilowatt photovoltaic display, were incorporated, as well as salvaging gluelaminated beams from the historic Seneca cannery that was demolished to make

way for the school on the 10-acre site. For 29 years, Learning by Design’s Educational Architectural Awards program has peer-reviewed, scored and critiqued thousands of new prekindergarten through 12th grade schools and higher education facilities nationwide. Judges look for projects showcasing novel design thinking, strong facility

planning attributes and success for exceeding the community’s or stakeholders’ operational, functional and programmatic goals, according to the magazine. Employee-owned and -operated Architects West has been providing architectural and landscape architectural/land planning services throughout the Northwest since 1973.

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Architecture & Engineering TECH, From page 14

Courtesy Spokane Journal of Business Technician Dillon Reese works with some of the tools used by Bernardo Wills Architecture PC in its downtown Spokane offices.

Bernardo Wills Architects has invested in virtual and augmented reality as one of its methods to communicate projects to clients. Dillon Reese, BIM and CAD technician, said developments in architectural visualization have grown exponentially, which he also attributes to the gaming industry. He said the shift from showing clients a 2D drawing to being able to place them in the space through virtual reality has increased the firm’s ability to communicate with clients. Reese adds that most people aren’t trained to think in three dimensions like architects are, so being able to walk them through a 3D virtual reality helps to engage them in the process. It also saves time because things that

wouldn’t have been as obvious in a 2D design, like spacing between a wall and tables for instance, are more noticeable in 3D and can be adjusted early in the process, he adds. Goodmansen adds that when VR first launched, it was clunky, expensive, and not user-friendly, which led to its slow adoption in the industry. Since then, computer processing power has rapidly advanced to make VR easier to use and less expensive to own and operate. He adds that the firm is updating staff computers to gaming laptops with high processing power to accommodate the new technology. Legal issues are also behind the relatively slow adoption of drones, said Tschritter, who is the only employee at ALSC who holds a license to fly drones, though Dehal noted that another employee is in the process of obtaining a license. Commercial drones are overseen by the Federal Aviation Administration, and operators must follow many of the same rules that apply to airplane pilots, Tschritter said. ALSC bought its first drone at the end of 2018, and Tschritter obtained his license in 2019. ALSC has only used the drone for a few projects, such as mapping Joe Albi Stadium, in northwest Spokane, and the Ridgeline High School project site near Liberty Lake. Dehal added the image then can be superimposed onto a Google Map image to provide context for clients. It also can measure the site, which expedites the surveying process for engineers. “Every team is starting to understand we’ve got this technology in the office and this is how you use it,” Dehal said. “Just as with any new technology you integrate, it takes time to figure out how do you deploy it, how do you use it.” Goodmansen of Bernardo Wills said the latest buzzword in the industry is iterative designs, in which a computer generates hundreds of design iterations of a project that an architect will then whittle down to a few useful ones. “It’s one of those things that have a lot of promise,” he said. Mike Stanicar, associate principal of Bernardo Wills, said that regardless of how many designs a computer can generate, the human element can’t be replaced. It takes an architect to determine whether a design is workable and to input the parameters of the project itself, he said. With the rapid advancement of technology, architects say the ideas that were once relegated to science-fiction seem less absurd. “I’m hesitant to even try to pull out a crystal ball,” said Potratz of Integrus, though he said the potential for 3D printing full buildings and viewing project plans in goggle-free VR from a Star Trek-like holodeck are ideas that seem like fantasy, but could become possible. Dehal added, “Technology is one of those things that if you dream it, it’ll probably happen,” agreeing that immersive holograms are likely in the industry’s future.

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Governor declares emergency for Benton County bridge damage

Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed a state of emergency in Benton County after an over-sized load damaged an Interstate 82 overpass in Benton County. “Our roads and highways are necessary to keep our economy moving,” Inslee said in a release. “The Washington State Department of Transportation has done everything possible to keep traffic flowing, but we need permanent repairs. This proclamation will free up the resources necessary.” The incident occurred on Dec. 16 at mile post 114 where I-82 crosses Highway 397. Damages are estimated at $1.1 million. In his proclamation, Inslee added that “the overpass damage and its effects continue to impact the life and health of our citizens, as well as the property and transportation infrastructure of Washington state, all of which affect life, health, property, and the public peace, and constitute a public emergency demanding immediate action.” The proclamation allows state agencies and departments to utilize resources and do everything reasonably possible to assist affected communities respond to and recover from the incident.

Nominations being accepted for Tri-Citian of the Year

Nominations for Tri-Citian of the Year are being accepted through March.

This year’s award banquet is from 6-9 p.m. April 23 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick. The Tri-Citian of the Year is a recognition given to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding “service above self,” outstanding leadership and contribution to positive development in the Tri-Cities, The deadline to submit a nomination form by email is 5 p.m. March 14. Nomination forms submitted by mail must be postmarked by March 11. Attached testimonials and supporting letters are not necessary and won’t be considered for the selection. They will be used for their recipient’s introduction and given to the recipient. For more information and to nominate someone, go to tricitianoftheyear.org. A list of past winners also is available on the website. The first one was presented in 1962 to Owen Hurd, former managing director of the Washington Public Power Supply System and general manager for the Benton PUD. The 2019 Tri-Citian of the Year was Dave Retter, president and owner of Retter & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty.

State hits DOE with $1M penalty over safety data

The Washington Department of Ecology fined the U.S. Department of Ecology $1 million for keeping critical safety data about the Hanford Nuclear Reservation cleanup from state regulators. It announced the fine Jan. 6.

“Without access to this data, we can’t effectively protect the land, air and water for residents in Eastern Washington and surrounding communities,” said Polly Zehm, acting director for Ecology. The 1989 Tri-Party Agreement governs the cleanup of Hanford and requires the federal agency to provide access to the data it compiles pertaining to contamination in soil and groundwater, how hazardous waste is managed, the status of the leaking underground storage tanks, progress made in cleaning up contamination and more. The state agency said that without access to data, it cannot verify that water and air emissions are treated to safe levels before they are discharged. Site contamination includes 177 aging underground storage tanks containing 56

million gallons of radioactive and chemically hazardous material. More than one million gallons have leaked.

KeyBank closing Richland branch

KeyBank will close its Richland branch on March 20, 2020. Customers of the Richland branch will have their accounts automatically transferred to the Columbia Center branch at 6717 W. Canal Drive, Kennewick, which is five miles away. Clients are asked to transfer the contents of their safe deposit boxes. A spokeswoman said the closure was a business decision based on customer usage and does not lessen the bank’s commitment to the market.

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Grace period ends soon for ‘captive insurers’ in Washington By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The new year brings new pressure for “captive” insurance companies to get square with the Office of the Washington Insurance Commissioner. The 18-month grace period to self-report the unlawful insurance practice ends June 30, 2020. After that, Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s office will pursue the maximum penalties, fees and fines against captives. “Captive” insurers are formed solely to insure an individual company, industry association or similar group. They are unlawful when they fail to pay the states two percent premium tax and are unlicensed. Kreidler’s office previously settled with captives that covered risk for Issaquahbased Costco Wholesale Corp. and Redmond-based Starbucks Corp. Cases are pending against captives that insure two other Washington icons – Starbucks Corp. and Alaska Air Group. Kreidler targeted captive insurance companies in 2018 but gave captives until mid-2020 to self-report. Captives have been under IRS scrutiny as well as suspected tax shelters. Those who self-report between now and June 30 will be required to pay pastdue premium taxes and 75 percent of the tax penalty, a 25 percent discount. Kreidler’s office said it is unaware of any Tri-City organizations that could be subject to the reporting requirements. To date, 16 captive insurers have self-

reported and two have paid $2.9 million in unpaid premium taxes and $1.4 million in fines, penalties and interest to the state. The effort has netted more than $5 million to date. • Costco’s captive, NW RE Limited of Phoenix, agreed to pay $3.6 million in unpaid premium taxes, penalties and fines in early 2019. • Microsoft’s captive, Cypress Insurance Co. of Phoenix, agreed to pay nearly $877,000 to settle license and tax issues. Cypress subsequently became licensed and pays premium taxes. Pending cases include: • In September, Alaska Air Group’s captive insurer, ASA Assurance Inc. of Honolulu, was ordered to pay more than $2 million in unpaid premium taxes and penalties. ASA issued four policies to Alaska and its subsidiaries and collected $91 million in premiums. ASA has requested a hearing. The case will be heard July 13. • In December, Olympic Casualty Inc., a captive insurer for Starbucks, was ordered to pay $22.8 million in unpaid premium taxes, interest and penalties as well as a $1.1 million fine. Kreidler’s office said Olympic issued 44 policies between 2008 and 2019 and collected more than $663 million in premiums. The order was stayed pending a Jan. 14 hearing. Visit insurance.wa.gov/captive-insurers to learn more about the initiative or to selfreport.

uBUSINESS BRIEFS Goodyear leases space for new Pasco shop

Goodyear Tires has leased an 11,000-square-foot industrial space at 420 S. 20th Ave. in Pasco for a new location. Jason Goffard of Kiemle Hagood of Spokane represented the landlord, TWC LLC. Chad Burd of Kiemle Hagood represented Goodyear.

Catholic Charities secures $2M for Pasco project

Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington is $2 million closer to constructing a 51-unit complex for the homeless in eastern Pasco. The Washington State Housing Trust Fund awarded $2 million, the amount it requested. The nonprofit will seek the remaining $11.2 million it needs in January. Its Father Bach project will serve as a residence for the most vulnerable homeless residents in the Tri-Cities. The charity has a land deal pending with the city of Pasco. Officials hope to break ground in 2020 and to open a year later. The state awarded $91.6 million to support nearly 2,500 units of affordable housing in December. The Housing Authority of Kennewick received $1.9 million to support its “micro homes” initiative.

Kennewick’s 8 to 8 Family Medicine closes

Dr. Raymond Sjerven, a Kennewick family practice physician, retired and shut down his 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Clinic in December. Patients can request copies of their medical records and find a list of area physicians who are accepting new patients at sjerven.com. Trudy Sharp, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, moved her practice to Total Care Kennewick Clinic, 1029 N. Kellogg St., Kennewick.

Application deadline to attend STEM-focused Delta High is Feb. 13

Delta High School will be accepting applications for its ninth-grade class for school year 2020-21 through 3 p.m. Feb. 13. Applications are accepted from current eighth-grade students who live in the boundaries of the Richland, Kennewick and Pasco school districts. The jointly-operated science, technology, engineering and mathematics school is in Pasco. Parents and students may attend family information nights at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5, with student-led campus tours immediately following the presentations. The Delta lottery occurs in late February. Notifications of students accepted will be made in early March. Go to thedeltahighschool.com for the application and more information.

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Public comment sought on proposed Frontier sale Wave Division Capital to buy company’s Washington operations for $1.4 billion By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Frontier Communications customers may submit comments to state regulators on the proposed sale of the company. The company announced in May 2019 that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its operations and all associated assets in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana to WaveDivision Capital LLC, in partnership with Searchlight Capital Partners LLC, for $1.4 billion in cash subject to certain closing adjustments. In June, Northwest Fiber LLC, Frontier Communications Corp. and Frontier Communications ILEC Holdings LLC filed a request to transfer of control of

Frontier Communications Northwest from Frontier ILEC Holdings to Northwest Fiber with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission. In December, commission staff and the parties reached a proposed settlement that included spending at least $50 million in Washington to increase broadband coverage; committing to support the statewide transition to Next Generation 911; and reporting on financial and service quality measures. The three-member commission, which is not bound by the settlement, will make a final decision to approve, reject, or modify the merger agreement by March 2020. Northwest Fiber LLC previously oper-

ated Wave Broadband, providing internet, video, and phone services on the West Coast, serving customers in more than 70 communities in Washington state. The new company is headquartered in Kirkland. Frontier is one of the largest local telephone companies in Washington, serving about 150,000 residential and business lines across the state.

How to comment A public comment hearing on the proposed sale before the WUTC is set for 10 a.m. Jan. 27 at the commission’s headquarters in Lacey. Customers who wish to participate by phone may contact the commission’s re-

cords center by phone at 360-664-1234 or via email at records@utc.wa.gov for more information. Customers also can submit comments about the proposed sale online at utc. wa.gov/comments; by writing to P.O. Box 47250, Olympia, WA, 98504; emailing comments@utc.wa.gov; or calling tollfree 1-888-333-9882. The UTC is the state agency that regulates private, investor-owned electric and natural gas utilities in Washington. It is the commission’s responsibility to ensure regulated companies provide safe and reliable service to customers at reasonable rates, while allowing them the opportunity to earn a fair profit.

Health care ‘ministry’ banned by Washington insurance commissioner By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

An Atlanta-based organization that offers a faith-based approach to health insurance has been banned from operating in Washington because it does not meet the legal definition of a “health share ministry.” Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler banned Trinity HealthShare Inc. from doing business in the state, saying the organization improperly marketed itself as a health care sharing ministry. Trinity describes itself as a “nonprofit health care sharing ministry” on its website. Kreidler’s office notes federal and state law requires health care sharing ministries to have formed before Dec. 31, 1999. Trinity formed in June 2018 as the successor to a small ministry that met the definition. Washington policyholders can keep their coverage for up to a calendar year to give time to pursue other coverage. Kreidler previously ordered Trinity and its marketing partner, The Aliera Companies, to stop operating in Washington after customers reported their claims were denied.

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A class-action lawsuit alleging Trinity and Aliera violated the Washington Consumer Protection Act is pending in U.S. District Court for Western Washington. Aliera maintains it hasn’t broken state law and has requested a hearing. As of June, Aliera and Trinity had sold 3,058 policies to Washington consumers and collected $3.8 million in premiums. The insurance commissioner estimates Trinity owed nearly $42,300 in premium

taxes. Policy holders Roslyn Jackson, Gerald Jackson and Dean Mellom filed the class-action suit in August. The suit alleges Aliera and Trinity unfairly and deceptively marketed, sold and administered unauthorized insurance plans to state residents without the required approval from the insurance commissioner. The amended complaint calls Trinity

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Kennewick developers plan up to 600 homes on Pasco waterfront Harris Farm was sold at November auction

develop thousands of homes as well as retail, businesses and parks on the roughly 1,500 acres sandwiched beA pair of Kennewick homebuilders tween the river and Road 100/Broadwill construct 500 to 600 townhomes moor Boulevard. A new sewer line to and condominiums on the Pasco wa- serve the area passes the farm. terfront after buying the former Harris The Harris property faces Richland’s Farm. Columbia Point from the Franklin Ruslan Gorbatyuk and Peter County side. Strizhak, who own Infinity Homes, Pro Two additional homes on the river Made Construction and several oth- were sold separately to AP Properties, er businesses in Kennewick, formed SG a Pasco real estate investment firm, Land Management LLC to buy most of also known as Absolute Power Inc., for the farm at a November auction. $580,000. AP said it acquired the homes The duo, backed by investors, paid as a mid- to long-term investment and $4.5 million for 39 acres of agricultur- has no immediate plans to use or develal land and a 2,300-square-foot water- op the site. front home at 11530 W. Court St. Strizhak said he and his partner have “It’s a good location,” Strizhak said, not finalized a site plan. They are worknoting the close proximity to the Colum- ing with the city. bia should result in a strong community. He anticipates a residential project Gorbatyuk and Strizhak have not yet but didn’t rule out some commercial. named the project. Although the site is Construction could begin within 18 in unincorporated Franklin County, it months. is expected to be annexed into the city Strizhak said the intent is to bring the of Pasco and is considered part of the property within the city. Broadmoor area. The Harris family moved to the The city is creating a master plan to area just west of Pasco during World

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File photo The Kennewick homebuilders who bought the 39-acre Harris Farm on the Columbia River in Pasco will build 500 to 600 townhomes and condominiums on the property. A separate buyer purchased two waterfront homes but has no immediate development plans.

War II after the government requisitioned its original dairy farm for a storage depot that became Big Pasco Industrial Park after the war. The family took over the former 115acre Wexler Ranch. In time, the property dwindled to 45 acres, including three houses and farmland. The family decided to sell citing

the growing complexity of managing a trust for the benefit of multiple heirs across multiple generations. Lurene Harris Fleshman and her husband, Robert, intend to move the popular Harris Farm stand to their new home on Alder Road north of Pasco. Musser Bros. Auctions of Pasco conducted the Nov. 14 auction.

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Somali immigrant opens small market in Kennewick By Robin Wojtanik

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A new store catering to east African immigrants with halal meat, handmade furniture and clothing from Turkey has opened in Kennewick. Elias Reda and his family opened Elias Halal and Designer Imports at 4603 W. Clearwater Ave., a storefront tucked next to Leisure Pool & Spa and across from Winco Foods, in a space once occupied by a locksmith. Reda offers handmade furniture, bedding and area rugs imported to the Tri-Cities after being hand-selected by his mother during a visit to Turkey. The Somali immigrant escaped to the U.S. in the 1990s after war broke out. He and his family found the cost of living much more affordable in the Tri-Cities and relocated to Kennewick a few years ago after spending decades in Seattle. Reda has a full-time job at a Kennewick gas station but wanted to open the store to pursue his own

dream of entrepreneurship and to offer items that he didn’t find available locally. The small store sells halal beef and chicken, which is a specific cultural method of butchering the animal preferred by Muslims. Imported spices and toiletries also are sold, including incense, beauty products and henna powder. The designer import side of the store offers full-coverage dresses and made-to-order styles using fabric bought in Turkey. The family also sells leather purses and costume jewelry from Dubai. Reda is a retailer of h2o Wireless phone cards, which can provide inexpensive unlimited talk and text phone plans, which he feels can be crucial for those who recently immigrated to the U.S. and are looking for employment. Elias Halal and Designer Imports is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and closed on Sundays. Call 509-572-2431 for more information.

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Richland denied $29M grant for new Aaron Drive bridge By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Richland will continue to seek new funding sources after it was denied a federal grant to build a bridge at Aaron Drive to relieve bottlenecks created at the intersection of the bypass highway and Interstate 182. The city had hoped to secure a $29 million grant for a flyover, or overpass, at the site that would have covered the lion’s share of the project cost. Public Works Director Pete Rogalsky admitted the effort was a “long shot” and estimated there were 10 times the number of applicants, compared to the amount of available funding. The city could pursue this funding again in the next application cycle, but Rogalsky said there’s a better chance of success with the state Legislature. He said there’s a small amount of money available locally to help with design work

to advance the concept of the project, which could help get it on the list for state funding. Richland plans to host another open house in the coming weeks, this time to publicly unveil the work being done on a downtown connectivity study. A committee of stakeholders has been meeting for months on how to make it easier for cyclists and pedestrians to get around town. Rogalsky said this study considers Richland’s downtown to be Stevens Drive east to the Columbia River and Bradley Boulevard north to Williams Boulevard. He called the committee’s work an “impactful and visionary thing” and expects an online survey to be available after the open house to invite citizens to offer feedback. Then Rogalsky expects a presentation to Richland City Council in March to help cement the vision for downtown connectivity and set a path for efforts to pay for the improvements identified.

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Photo by Kristina Lord The vacant restaurant space at the left of the building at 2673 Queensgate Drive in Richland will be home to Chipotle Mexican Grill after a $561,000 remodeling project.

Chipotle adding Queensgate location By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking over the former Qdoba Mexican Eats spot at Vintner Plaza in Richland’s Queensgate neighborhood. Alegis Construction Inc. is remodeling the space for the new tenant. The project is valued at $561,000, according to the permit issued by the city of Richland. The restaurant will be at 2673 Queensgate Drive.

It will join the chain’s original TriCity spot at 1102 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite C, in Kennewick. Qdoba closed in May, after opening in 2015. Hops N Drops restaurant, formerly Hop Jack’s, also shares the same strip mall. Target-anchored Vintner Plaza is owned and operated by Browman Development Co. Inc., based in Walnut Creek, Calif.

Teacher’s World, which sold educational toys and games as well as classroom gear, closed its Kennewick store at Christmas. Owner Shannon Chiamulon will focus on her remaining store in Spokane. Both stores suffered from online competition, leading to falling sales even as costs rose. Chiamulon reached an agreement with her landlord to vacate the store space at 101 N. Union St. before the lease expired. Teacher’s World was established in 2011. Chiamulon took over in May 2017.

Regis, Mastercuts close at Columbia Center

The Beautiful Group has closed 300 hair salons, including two at Kennewick’s Columbia Center, as part of a larger move to return salons to Minneapolis-based Regis Corp. The Beautiful Group, based in Beverly Hills, transferred 200 mallbased salons operating as Regis and Mastercuts to Regis to settle credit issues. Beautiful Group acquired the salons from Regis in 2017. Those salons remained open because they have continuing lease obligations. The salons that closed did not have ongoing leases, Regis said in a statement in late December.

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Kennewick’s newest residential memory care facility had plans to open this month but the state agency in charge of licensing assisting living facilities likely won’t issue one until March. It typically takes the state Department of Social and Health Services four to six months to process assisted living facility license applications, according to state officials. Windsong at Southridge filed its application Nov. 6. Once open, the facility will be able to accommodate 56 residents. The $6.1 million facility is visible from Highway 395, across from Home Depot, at 4000 24th Ave. Windsong planned to begin the process of hiring staff the second week of January. It’ll employ an eight-member management team, which includes an executive chef, maintenance director, business office manager, health services director who is a registered nurse, resident care coordinator and a life enrichment coordinator. In addition, caregivers, medication assistants and a housekeeper will be brought on for the 24-hour operation. The facility’s staff-to-resident ratio for daytime hours is 1-to-6. As Windsong prepares to open, its executive director and community relations manager have been meeting with community groups around the Tri-Cities to establish partnerships. They say their goal is not to isolate residents, but to bring the community to them and them to the community in “purposeful ways,” said Drew Percival, executive director. “We’ve been developing community partnerships so residents are a part of their community and they’re not locked away,” she said. Windsong’s 13-passenger bus will accommodate regular outings for residents. “In good supportive memory care that’s designed for them, they come and they thrive,” Percival said. Windsong at Southridge’s unique approach to dementia care involves a Montessori-inspired approach. The Montessori method typically is used with children. The approach values the development of the whole person

Photo by Kristina Lord Windsong at Southridge’s Executive Director Drew Percival, left, and Community Relations Manager Becky Lepinski are excited to welcome residents to the Tri-Cities’ newest residential memory care community when it opens in March.

— physical, social, emotional and cognitive. Montessori classrooms often include multi-age groupings to foster peer learning, uninterrupted blocks of work time and guided choice of work activity. Montessori-based dementia care focuses on muscle memory, the five senses and building on existing skills, interests and abilities. Windsong’s approach allows seniors to tap into their history, experiences and senses by offering hands-on learning opportunities. Engagement stations – some featuring dresses, hats and jewelry to try on, or crafts to do – will be set up throughout the building to provide this purpose to residents. There also will be a nursery with dolls, cribs and rocking chairs. “As our residents walk around, there will be things set up in the environment for them to engage with...it’ll be something on the wall to engage with, to read, to touch,” said Becky Lepinski, community relations manager. A cleaning station outside the neighborhood kitchen will be stocked with mops, brooms and other cleaning supplies under a sign that reads, “Help us keep our home clean.” “They’ll take the broom and instead of wandering down halls, they’ll sweep floors. With Montessori, there’s no right or wrong, it’s all about engagement,” Percival said. Assisted living residents, especially

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are going to happen in the next month and next quarter “because there’s no reason in planning an activity that they’re not interested in or don’t see purpose in,” Percival said. The 36,200-square-foot facility will offer private rooms, a full commercial kitchen, interior and exterior courtyards with wheelchair-accessible garden beds, television areas, two homestyle kitchens, a salon and two Montessori-style rooms for activities. “Our neighborhoods are circular and all roads lead to home in the kitchen. That’s designed specifically for memory care since we know folks tend to wander,” Percival said. Residents and their families are encouraged to decorate their loved ones’ doors with photos of from when they were younger to serve as a visual cue to let them know they’re home. “We want, as people are walking around, for there not to be empty walls, empty space, what do I do? We want purposeful areas and then it’s easy for the staff and the families to engage,” Lepinski said. Windsong fees range from $5,800 a month to $7,000 a month, based on the level of care needed. The facility also charges a one-time $1,500 fee, and accepts private payments only, no Medicaid. Windsong at Southridge: 4000 24th Ave., Kennewick; 509-202-4327; windsongmemorycare.com; Facebook and Instagram.

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Astria Regional Medical Center in Yakima is closing this month. Its parent, Astria Health, announced that it failed to secure new financing for the 214-bed hospital this month as part of a larger bankruptcy deal that keeps hospitals open elsewhere in the Lower Yakima Valley. The closure affects 463 employees, according to a notice filed under Washington’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification or WARN act. Layoffs began Jan. 13. Astria’s 38-bed Sunnyside Hospital and 63-bed Toppenish Hospital will remain open after Astria reached an agreement with creditors to continue supporting the smaller facilities. Judge Whitman L. Holt signed an emergency order on Jan. 8 that authorizes Astria Health to begin closing the Yakima hospital immediately. The order became public when Holt refused Astria’s request to seal it to keep sensitive operating information private. Astria Health sought to protect the three hospitals from creditors when it filed more than a dozen petitions under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in May. The cases are being jointly administered in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for Eastern Washington. In its petitions, Astria Health listed between $100 million and $500 million in debt. It expects to emerge from bankruptcy this year. It previously missed a deadline to wrap up the case in 2019. Astria said it was forced to close the Yakima hospital after efforts to secure new lenders or a buyer failed. It said it requested assistance to preserve the hospital from State of Washington but did not receive it. It will work to place employees at other Astria locations. Astria is working with Virginia Mason Memorial, the other hospital in Yakima, to transfer patients, according to the Yakima Herald-Republic.

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Inpatient services at Yakima began winding down as soon as the order was signed. The hospital is expected to stop serving patients by the end of the month. The closure plan calls for Astria to cooperate with the Washington State Department of Health and other entities to ensure patient safety. The closure order outlines the plan to halt new inpatient admissions and to secure hospital equipment, waste and medications. It covers the transfer, discharge and

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work of health care facilities in the lower Yakima Valley, where it operates several dozen facilities spread between Yakima and Prosser. It treats 346,400 patients annually, including more than 7,300 who spend at least one night in a hospital. Astria Health is represented by attorneys James L. Day and Thomas A. Burford of Bush Kornfeld LLP of Seattle and by Samuel R. Maizel and Sam J. Alberts, of the Los Angeles and Washington, C.C. offices of Dentons US LLP. Astria also retained Kurtzma Carson Consultants LLC as its communications agent. Astria Health bankruptcy information is posted online at kccllc.net/astriahealth.

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Meet the 2020 Mid-Columbia Ag Hall of Famers By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The Pasco Chamber of Commerce and the Port of Pasco will induct seven longtime farmers and advocates for agriculture into the 2020 Mid-Columbia Ag Hall of Fame at the 20th annual dinner and installation gala on Jan. 16 at the Pasco Red Lion Hotel and Conference Center. The Ag Hall of Fame honors farmers, families and agribusiness leaders for their contributions to the community.

Pioneer Award Orvalla Hafer together with Cindy and Jim Lancaster are being jointly honored for their influence on the development of agriculture. Hafer and her husband Raymond established Hafer Farms in Adams County. She is Orvalla Hafer noted for being a tireless volunteer for 4-H, the Adams County Fair Board, the Othello Junior Livestock Sale Association and other organizations. The Lancasters are Idaho natives who moved to the Columbia Basin in 1961. Jim, a Korean War veteran, was eligible

for a veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; land draw. The couple settled on Unit 234, Block 20, where they converted dryland wheat to irrigated ag land. Cindy and Jim Cindy worked Lancaster off the farm as an educator and was named Washington State Teacher of the Year in 1990. Together, the couple have been involved with the Franklin County Cattlemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association since its inception. They have contributed time to Franklin County Fire District 4, Wahluke Water Association, Basin City/ Park Arena, the 20-3 Grazing Association, Connell FFA and 4-H.

Rising Star Award Shae and Greg Frichette of Frichette Winery are being honored in the category that recognizes young professionals who demonstrate a Shae and Greg commitment to Frichette the community.

The Frichettes started their first wine venture in 2013 in a converted pole building on Red Mountain near Benton City. Since then, they have fostered the industry by providing jobs, tours and field trips to students in the Washington State University Tri-Cities wine science program. They are active in the Red Mountain American Viticultural Area, Visit TriCities, Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce and Benton City Giving Garden.

Advisor Award Dennis Munden is a retired agriculture education teacher who worked in schools across the Tri-Cities, including Kamiakin, ColumbiaBurbank, Pasco, Warden and River View high schools. He was the 1994 WashingDennis Munden ton Association of Agriculture Educators Teacher of the Year and has been recognized for his contributions to education with the Crystal Apple award. Stewardship Award Pasco native Denny Hayden spent five years in Portland working in bank-

ing before farming brought him home to begin his own venture He served on the board of the Washington Tree Fruit Research ComDenny Hayden mission and is a 30-year member of the Cherry Institute board. He was named the Good Fruit Grower of the Year and is active in Knights of Columbus. Go to pascochamber.org or call 509547-9755 for information about the Mid-Columbia Ag Hall of Fame gala, which will feature local produce and wines.

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Kennewick, Richland accounting firm merge for growth By Wendy Culverwell editor@tcjournal.biz

A Kennewick accounting firm has sold itself, a move that ensures continuity for the 500 or so clients who depend on Marple & Marple CPAs to manage their books and prepare their taxes. Richland-based PorterKinney PC bought Marple & Marple on Nov. 14. The move dramatically expanded PorterKinney’s footprint, giving it a new Kennewick office and eight new employees. “It’s an important chapter in our history,” said Chris Porter, who began the business in 2006 and partnered with Walter Kinney in 2014. For PorterKinney, the deal helped triple its workforce in 2019. It started the year with six full-time employees and ended with 18. Marple & Marple brings a wealth of tax and estate expertise and long-term relationships with some of the region’s best-known companies. For Marple & Marple, the sale opens the door to a possible retirement for at least two of its three principals. Bob Marple Sr., 91, established the firm in 1973 and is still practicing today, together with sons Steve, 65, and Bob Jr., 62. The elder Marple has no intention of retiring. He logs time at the office every day, reporting to work after his daily breakfast with friends at a Kennewick McDonald’s. He works weekends too, relishing the quiet Saturdays when phones are silent, and no one is peppering him with questions. “As long as my health is good, I will continue,” he said. But Steve and Bob Jr., both certified public accountants, want to retire someday. The sale closed in November, making the Marples employees of PorterKinney. The Marple & Marple staff is remaining intact at its downtown Kennewick offices. “I’m not quitting now, but I guarantee I won’t be working in my 90s,” Steve said.

Courtesy PorterKinney Walter Kinney, from left, Chris Porter, Steve Marple and Bob Marple Jr. celebrate a November deal to sell Marple & Marple CPAs of Kennewick to PorterKinney PC in Richland.

No path to succession The transition should be invisible to Marple & Marple clients. But it’s a major transformation for the Marple & Marple team, one of the TriCities’ oldest family-owned accounting firms. Bob Sr. formed the business in 1973, 20 years after he launched his accounting career with another Tri-City firm. Steve and Bob Jr. would both join the business after graduating from Kennewick High School, then college —Washington State for Steve, the University of Arizona for Bob Jr. The firm employed five CPAs plus support staff, providing tax, trust and accounting services. Marple & Marple lacked a clear path to the future. Steve and Bob Jr. both have children and grandchildren, but they weren’t interested in the family business. There were no internal candidates to take over either. Knowing that they would have to retire someday, the Marples began looking for options to ensure clients would be served in the future.

They turned to a business broker to find a buyer. They wanted a partner to take over administrative functions while assuring clients would have someone to take care of them in the future. PorterKinney was the first to call.

Young firm ensures path forward The Marples were drawn to the young Richlanders, who pledged to keep the Marple team intact. Even more important, PorterKinney recruits young accountants and has a strong business management culture, both keys to long-term viability. The transition means Marple clients will have a path to younger accountants when the time comes. “It would have been nice if one of the kids wanted to be involved,” Bob Jr. said. But he has no regrets. His children are happily employed in engineering, education and sales. The unlikely accountant Bob Marple Sr. had never heard the term “CPA” when he headed to what was then Washington State College in the late 1940s.

Born in Pullman in 1929, he’s a thirdgeneration Washingtonian and the son of a part-time farmer. He’d attended school in a one-room schoolhouse and started working on the farm before he turned 10. Farm work would help pay for college, but he didn’t see a future in it. He wanted to follow his passion—music. He went to college intent on majoring in music and becoming a big band musician and composer. He was on his way until a fateful final exam in a choral course. His professor plunked out a few chords and instructed Marple to sing them. Marple played the clarinet and saxophone and wrote music. He didn’t sing it. He said “no” and found himself in need of a new major. He’d enjoyed math and accounting. A new path was forged and he went on to graduate with honors in business. After graduation, he joined the military and was sent to Korea, serving with an observation team that used radar and other gear to track enemy guns. He married and after being discharged, moved to the Tri-Cities in 1952 to take an accounting job with Niemi Holland & Scott in Kennewick. He’d grown up in the Palouse but had never been to the Tri-Cities. After 20 years, he ventured out on his own, operating as Robert E. Marple CPA. “I figured I wasn’t making as much money as I should have,” he said. His wife, Leellah, worked as his receptionist and secretary. The couple agreed he’d be the boss at work and she’d be the boss at home. Their sons disagree – Mom was the real boss, or “TRB,” as they noted in a company newsletter.

Sons follow in dad’s footsteps Steve laughs when asked why he followed his father into the family business. He hadn’t really known what his father did for a living. When anyone asked, he’d said dad was a “businessman.” But he signed up for an accounting uMARPLE, Page 38

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Tri-Cities begins new decade with two new mayors, one incumbent By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Pasco and Richland are beginning the new decade with new mayors, while Kennewick opted to retain its veteran. The three city councils each voted for a new mayor and mayor pro tem at their first meetings in January. The three cities have a council-manager form of government. The councils elect mayors to serve two-year terms to run meetings and represent them, but the mayors have no additional authority beyond being elected members of their respective councils. West Richland has a strong mayor form of government, meaning its mayor is directly elected by citizens. Brent Gerry is the incumbent. The Pasco council unanimously selected Councilman Saul Martinez to serve as its mayor and tapped Blanche Barajas as mayor pro tem. It is the first time Latinos MARPLE, From page 37 class at Columbia Basin College and went on to graduate from WSU. When he joined his father’s firm, “Robert E. Marple CPA” became “Marple & Marple.” Bob Jr. followed a similar path, but with a detour through the University of Arizona. He was offered an accounting job in Tucson, but his father countered with a bigger salary and he came home.

have served as either mayor or mayor pro tem in Pasco. Richland’s new mayor is Ryan Lukson, a civil deputy prosecutor for Benton County who was elected to the council two years ago. Lukson defeated Councilman Terry Christensen for the mayor role. Former Mayor Bob Thompson, who was elected to a two-year council term in November, said he would no longer continue as either mayor or mayor pro tem. Councilwoman Sandra Kent succeeds Christensen as Richland’s new mayor pro tem. The Kennewick City Council voted 4-3 to retain Don Britain as mayor for another two years over newly elected Councilman Chuck Torelli. Steve Lee will continue as mayor pro tem. The family contemplated another name change, to “Marple and Sons.” They decided to keep the old name figuring Bob Sr. would retire before long. He didn’t. Marple Sr., whose wife died 10 years ago, said he loves the daily interaction with his sons and with clients, some now three generations duration. “I enjoy the clients and working with Bob and Steve. I don’t know what I’d do if I didn’t work.”

Courtesy Dee Pridemore Dee Pridemore, left, of Vivid Imaginations is the new owner of the Tri-City Family Expo, which is Jan. 24-25 at the HAPO Center in Pasco. Also pictured are Alice Michalisyzn, center, and Big Top the Clown.

Tri-City Family Expo has a new owner, new mission By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Dee Pridemore, owner of Vivid Imaginations Face Painting, is the new owner of Tri-City Family Expo. Pridemore launched her first business to support her family after becoming a single mother. Vivid now has several employees and is a staple at local events, including the Family Expo. She took the expo over after speaking with the past owner, who wanted to sell and thought Pridemore would be a good fit. Pridemore said she prayed about the decision and decided to take it on, but to recast it as a purpose-driven gathering that supports children living in foster care and their families. A portion of proceeds from ticket sales for the Jan. 24-25 expo will sup-

port Royal Family Kids, a nonprofit supporting foster families. The expo begins with a sensoryfriendly session from 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 24 and continues through the afternoon of Jan. 25 at the HAPO Center, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco. More than 100 businesses and organizations will offer face painting and other activities, including a “Frozen”style tea party. Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for children 3 to 17 and $4 for seniors and those with military identifi-cation. Tickets will be available for presale at the Family Expo kickoff from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 18 at US World Class Taekwondo, 5025 N. Road 68, Suite E. Go to tcfamilyexpo.com for more information.

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PNNL highlights 8 key science, technology achievements Selecting 2019’s highlights for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is a bit like choosing just one family photo for the holiday card among the dozens of important events and exciting adventures of the year. These eight exemplify how researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy lab are advancing sciSteven Ashby entific discovPacific Northwest ery and finding National Laboratory solutions to the GUEST COLUMN nation’s toughest problems in energy resiliency and national security. In the area of scientific discovery, PNNL scientists worked to enhance knowledge and expand understanding of the environment, materials and human health.

Modeling ecological health Researchers used a new ocean modeling tool to shed light on how the ecology of the Northwest’s Salish Sea might respond to increasing temperatures, rising sea levels and growing nutrient loads. After successfully predicting the biogeochemical cycles of the Salish Sea,

researchers applied the model to answer questions about how this body of water will change as the climate changes.

Developing designer proteins Inspired by the way proteins can mimic the molecular pattern of ice, PNNL researchers and collaborators engineered new proteins and controlled the way they interact with the surface of mica, assembling designer filaments and honeycomb lattices that may lead to new materials for solar cells and electronic circuits. Understanding the human brain Two different studies took a closer look at the brain and diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s. The first revealed the structure of a fundamental electrical switch in the brain and showed how it fails in diseased brains. The second used sensitive mass spectrometers to examine a specific protein that may play a role in Alzheimer’s and similar diseases. Our efforts to enhance the nation’s energy resiliency are focused on providing the nation with secure and affordable energy. Informing infrastructure restoration Researchers at PNNL developed ana-

lytical tools that use satellite-based imagery to quickly assess damage to energy infrastructure. These tools have been used in more than a dozen natural disasters in the United States in the past two years, including five hurricanes, an earthquake and this spring’s upper Midwest flooding.

Shaping the grid of the future Along with industry partner National Grid, PNNL developed a sophisticated model of the electricity distribution system on Nantucket Island to guide investments in energy storage. This study will be used to build a more reliable and flexible electricity system for the island and its population, which swells five-fold during the summer season. Building better batteries PNNL scientists concocted a chemical cocktail that yielded an improved electrolyte for use in lithium-ion batteries. These better batteries will enable electric cars, cell phones and other devices to keep a charge and operate efficiently in extreme temperatures, from minus-40 degrees to greater than 100 degrees Fahrenheit. PNNL’s national security team delivered technologies to detect threats and keep information and people safe.

Detecting malware PNNL cyber sleuths have borrowed a page from biology to develop a tool that can identify inherited malware in software. The tool converts software code into DNA-like structures and then examines it for suspicious similarities to known malware, allowing them to pinpoint evolving threats.

Sensing harmful substances Our scientists and engineers invented technologies that “sniff” out vapors from illicit drugs, explosives and chemicals associated with the proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons. They can detect and identify trace amounts in the air without swiping a physical sample, which is useful in several settings. One invention was licensed to a company to rapidly detect toxic industrial chemicals in the field. Like any year-end wrap-up, this list is incomplete. But I hope it gives you a sense of what some of your friends and neighbors at PNNL worked on in the last year and the great things you can expect of us in 2020 and beyond. Steven Ashby is the director of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

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The Pasco Aviation Museum at the Old NAS Pasco Control Tower has opened a movie theater available for private parties. The museum commemorates Pasco’s history as a key World War II Naval Air Station. It is on the east side of the TriCities Airport, on the opposite side of the runway from the passenger terminal. The theater seats up to 18 and is available for rent. Call 509-521-7117 for details.

State parks announce free days for 2020

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission has listed the days in 2020 when visitors to state parks will not need a Discover Pass for dayuse visits. The free days do not apply to SnoParks. Through March visitors to SnoParks will need Sno-Park permits, which are available for purchase online or from vendors throughout the state. For more information about winter recreation permit requirements, visit: parks.state.wa. us/winter. This year’s free days are: • Monday, Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday • Thursday, March 19 — State parks’ 107th birthday • Saturday, April 11 — Springtime free day • Wednesday, April 22 — Earth Day • Saturday, June 6 — National Trails Day • Sunday, June 7 — Free Fishing Day • Saturday, June 13 — National Get Outdoors Day • Tuesday, Aug. 25 — National Park Service birthday • Saturday, Sept. 26 — National Public Lands Day • Wednesday, Nov. 11 — Veterans Day • Friday, Nov. 27 — Autumn free day State Parks free days are in keeping with the legislation that created the Discover Pass, a $30 annual or $10 oneday permit required on lands managed by Washington State Parks and the Washington departments of Natural Resources and Fish and Wildlife. The Discover Pass legislation provided that State Parks could designate up to 12 free days each year when the pass would not be required to visit state parks. The Discover Pass is still required to access lands managed by WDFW and DNR on these days.

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Legislative session offers chance to examine state spending growth Main Street businesses bore the brunt of the 2019 Washington legislative session. The $52.8 billion operating budget lawmakers approved in April included more than $1 billion in tax increases. Many of the increases hit small and medium-sized employers in the form of real estate excise taxes and a business and occupation, or B&O, surcharge on service businesses. The higher taxes came despite $5.6 billion in new revenue coming into the state’s coffers as a result of the growing economy. They raise serious questions about the long-term sustainability of Washington’s budget. The final budget amounted to an 18.3 percent growth in spending, one of the highest growth rates in decades. How much longer can Washington afford to continue on this path? This is one of the primary questions facing lawmakers as they begin the 2020 session on Jan. 13. There are other important questions facing lawmakers this session, including how to address the shortfall in the transportation budget created by passage of Initiative 976 in November.

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The Richland School Board is seeking public input on what board members should be looking for in the next superintendent. The board invites parents, staff and community members to participate in an online survey designed to measure the community’s perception of the district and what characteristics are wanted in the district’s next leader. The survey will be available through Jan. 17. Go to rsd.edu. A link to the survey is on the home page.

State awards $12M for behavioral health facilities

The state Department of Commerce awarded $12.4 million in grants to support 10 programs that serve people with behavioral health issues. No grants were issued for programs in Benton or Franklin counties. The grants will leverage an additional $10.1 million in other funding to support development of 150 new beds, including places for patients after they are released from Eastern and Western State Hospitals. Secure withdrawal management facilities: Comprehensive Healthcare of Walla Walla and the Lummi Nation of Bellingham each received $2 million to support 16-bed facilities. Children and minor youth: Navos of Burien received $ million for 12 beds; Excelsior of Spokane received $400,000

Overnight, the initiative’s passage guaranteed that transportation funding would be a focus — if not the focus — of the Kris Johnson 60-day session. Association of I-976 Washington removed an Business estimated $3.5 GUEST COLUMN billion in state transportation funding revenue over the next 10 years, including $478 million from this year’s budget. Instead of considering whether to move forward with a new transportation funding package this year, lawmakers are plugging holes. Passage of the initiative changed how policymakers look at transportation funding in Washington state, but one thing that has not changed is the need to invest in Washington’s core infrastructure. To keep the state moving forward, we need transportation and infrastructure

solutions, not only for roads and bridges, but also for things like water, energy, ports and broadband. Another issue that lawmakers will hopefully take up this year is how address the unintended consequences created by the state’s new overtime rule. The rule, announced in December by the Department of Labor & Industries, will require employers to pay salaried workers more than $83,000 by the time it’s fully implemented in 2028. The old rule was out of date and needed to be modernized, but the new threshold represents a huge increase over the previous rule and will hit small businesses and nonprofits hard, especially as they continue to absorb higher costs from the rising minimum wage. For organizations that can’t afford to pay overtime, the rule could lead to a reduction in services or program offerings. Small businesses will continue to face other challenges, too, including proposals limiting who can work as an independent contractor, and proposed scheduling laws that would restrict flexibility for both employers and employees. And as lawmakers continue to study

Washington’s tax structure, we know debate will continue over ideas like whether to adopt a capital gains or income tax. What’s often missing from such debate, however, is whether the money is being spent effectively. Citizens should feel confident their tax dollars are being spent effectively to accomplish measurable improvements in public health and safety and in the quality of their communities, especially at a time when we are beginning to see signs of cooling. As of October, the unemployment rate was higher in 37 of 39 counties over the previous year. Since the Great Recession, Washington’s budget has grown 44 percent, adjusted for inflation. The 2020 legislative session represents an opportunity for lawmakers to reexamine that growth and focus on sustainable spending. Kris Johnson is president of the Association of Washington Business, the state’s chamber of commerce and manufacturers association.

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Boeing needs strong tail winds to steer state’s economy As we begin 2020 and a new decade, the Boeing Co. faces strong head winds which are major concerns for those of us living in the Pacific Northwest. Things have changed in the past year. In my first column of 2019, I wrote that Boeing was poised to have its best year ever. It had strong tail winds propelling it. It would build upon a very successful 2018. Its 737 Max was selling like hot cakes to hungry airlines and plans were in the works to expand production at the Renton assembly plant. The new composite wing 777X would fly its maiden test flight and go into ser-

vice in 2020. Today, Boeing is halting (hopefully temporarily) 737 Max production. It delayed flight testing of its Don C. Brunell 777X and has a Business analyst new chief execGUEST COLUMN utive officer, Dave Calhoun. Until the Federal Aviation Administration and other government regulators around the

world approve Boeing’s safety modifications, the aircraft will not return to service. According to Bloomberg, there are about 500 grounded 737 Max jets worldwide, with about 400 undelivered aircraft in storage. The company is stretched. For the airplane’s manufacturer, it’s all getting very expensive. The plane’s continued grounding cost Boeing $900 million in the third quarter, bringing the total to $9.2 billion, according to its Oct. 23 earnings report. “Even if no employees are laid off at Boeing, ceasing production will still cut into the nation’s economic output

because of Boeing’s huge footprint in the manufacturing sector. Through October, the U.S. aerospace industry’s factory output has fallen 17 percent compared with the same period last year, to $106.4 billion, in part due to previous 737 Max production cuts,” FOX 4 News, Dallas, reported. The 737 Max crisis has helped Boeing’s main competitor. Europe’s Airbus saw deliveries surge 28 percent during the first half of the year. Boeing deliveries fell 37 percent despite strong 787 sales and production. For Washington, a healthy and vibrant Boeing is vital to our state’s economy. A PricewaterhouseCoopers global study of aerospace manufacturing attractiveness found the United States is top rated and within our country, Washington is the best. “Washington’s economy and industry size are heavily tied to Boeing’s commercial aircraft business,” it said. Boeing Commercial Airplane Co. is based in Renton. PricewaterhouseCoopers pointed out that our state also is home to 1,400 aerospace-related businesses and has the highest concentration of aerospace jobs in the country. Washington topped the state rankings in categories of industry, infrastructure and economy. Texas finished second with its strong economy and favorable tax policy. It has a more diverse aerospace manufacturing base than Washington, with Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Bell Helicopters, Textron and Gulfstream located there. Boeing has mammoth manufacturing facilities in the Puget Sound region that are unlike any other in the world. The 66,000 workers assemble every Boeing jet used by airlines. Only Charleston, South Carolina, shares 787 production. Once back in service, airlines and their pilots must be confident the 737 Max is safe to fly and the industry must convince passengers to fly in it. Boeing has queried thousands of travelers around the globe four times since May and found that the skepticism surrounds the Max. Among U.S. travelers, 52 percent said they would be willing to fly on the plane. Boeing’s new CEO’s top priority is to convince regulators, airline customers, travelers and even Boeing employees that he has things back under control. “It will be difficult, and any missteps could send Boeing’s stock plummeting. The risks outweigh the rewards for investors,” Barron’s reported. Boeing must restore its reputation by weathering the storms and finding strong tail winds. Failure is not an option. 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.

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LEGAL Legal Aid Society recognizes pro bono stars of 2019 By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The Benton Franklin Bar’s Legal Aid Society recently honored the attorneys who provided nearly 1,200 hours of volunteer time to help thousands of low-income Mid-Columbians with legal issues. U.S. District Court Judge Salvador Mendoza Jr. spoke about the need for professional representation in both state and federal court during the society’s annual Attorney Appreciation luncheon. In 2019, the society helped more than 3,000 people with civil legal issues including divorce, power of attorney, Social Security, immigrant, landlord tenant disputes, restraining orders as well as criminal defense cases. Pro bono attorneys worked with 72 clients in court cases and provided 142 with legal advice. In all, local attorneys donated nearly $300,000 worth of time through Benton Franklin Bar Association. “We would love to give an award to all the BAR members in our community. Without their support, our program would not be as successful as it is,” said

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Barb Otte-Potter, executive director of Benton Franklin Legal Aid. Legal aid provides a monthly clinic covering family law, including divorce, parenting plans and child support cases. It also offers a yearly “advice only” clinic for clients who think they might need help but aren’t sure. The society also works with clients who are being evicted.

Al Yencolpal Award Eric Butterworth of Gravis Law received the honor named for the late judge who was a key supporter of Legal Aid. Butterworth has practiced law since 1984, when he graduated from Gonzaga University He later Eric Butterworth moved to Kennewick to open a solo practice focused on real estate law. He joined Paine Hamblen before joining his wife’s family-owned real estate

construction, development and management company. He returned to solo practice in 2006. He recently joined Gravis Law in an “of counsel” role.

Gene Schuster Award Don Schirm Jr. of Tri-City Family Law received the honor named for the late Gene Schuster, a Legal Aid founder. It is typically given to younger attorneys. Schirm is a Mississippi native who served two tours in Iraq Don Schirm Jr. with the Army before college. He graduated from Washington State University in 2011 and studied law at Gonzaga School of Law, where he worked in the university’s law clinic and served as vice president of the Mission Possible club. He was admitted to the Washington bar in 2016, the same year he graduated.

Special recognition Legal Aid honored both attorneys and firms for taking on a large number of cases in 2019. They were: • Karie Hayles Davenport, Tri-City Family Law. • Dave Petersen, Petersen Law Offices. • Shea Meehan, Walker Heye Meehan & Eisinger PLLC. • Zachary Ashby, Ashby Law PLLC. • Jeremy Bishop, Roach & Bishop LLP. • Allison King and Patricia Chvatal, Chvatal, King Law. • Brian Anderson, Anderson Law PLLC. •Allen Brecke, Allen Brecke Law Offices. • Bronson Brown, Bell Brown & Rio. • Kolleen Ledgerwood, Ledgerwood Law. • Gravis Law. • Steven Defoe, Defoe Pickett Law Office.

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Overtime for salaried workers In November, the Department of Labor and Industries enacted rules that raise the minimum annual salary for management employees to $35,100, on July 1, rising to $79,872 by 2026. Employers have a choice for employees who earn less. They can raise salaries to meet the new minimum, or convert them to hourly workers, making them eligible for overtime when they exceed 40 hours in a week. It’s a “monumental” change, said George Cicotte, a Kennewick employment attorney. The change promises to affect everyone, from hotel operators who rely on front-line managers to fill in for absent maids, to nonprofits whose staff work erratic schedules. Cicotte advises against hoping lawmakers will step in. “Employers should probably have started planning for them on Jan. 1,” Cicotte said. “There are going to be tons of people who are going to be eligible for overtime that weren’t eligible.” Labor and Industries implemented the change through the rule-making process, which opens the door for the Legislature to intervene. It’s a legislative priority for the regional chamber. The regional chamber adopted a policy paper calling on lawmakers to delay implementation until Jan. 1, 2021, to give employers more time to adapt. It also proposes slowing down the implementation schedule. Instead of raising

salaries over the six years Labor and Industries contemplates, the chamber proposes a 10- to 12-year schedule. The chamber also supports indexing wages to the local cost of living rather than the state one, which is skewed by the Seattle metro area. The Association of Washington Business acknowledged the state’s former overtime protections for salaried workers was outdated and needed adjustment. But it believes Labor and Industries went too far. Paul Guppy, the association’s legislative director, said the overtime rules will have a chilling effect on jobs, but that it will be masked by the state’s low unemployment and strong economy. They reduce flexibility and will cause discontent among formerly salaried workers who find themselves “demoted” to hourly. “Every time public officials impose artificial rules on job opportunities, there are fewer job opportunities,” he said.

Paid Family and Medical Leave Washington workers and employers began paying premiums to the state unemployment fund to cover paid leave on Jan. 1, 2019. Now, workers can start claiming the new state-run benefit. The premium payment amounts to 0.4 percent of gross wages, split between the worker and the employer. A worker earning $50,000 a year pays about $127 in annual premiums while their employer pays about $73. Businesses with fewer than 50 employ-

ees don’t pay the employer portion of the premium. Qualified workers can take 12 or more weeks of paid leave to care for new children, recover from surgery, care for ill family members and other major life events. The state – not employers – pays workers who take paid leave – 90 percent of their average weekly wage, up to $1,000 per week. But employers must be prepared to hire temporary replacements. That takes planning, Cicotte said. Workers who worked at least 820 hours in 2019 are eligible for paid leave. Most workers can take up to 12 weeks off, though more generous benefits are available for childbirth or complicated pregnancies. Leave is available for cancer treatments, to assist siblings in treatment, to recover from injuries, or extended hospital stays with premature babies and more. Not all workers are eligible. Federal workers, workers on tribal land and the self-employed are not covered by the new act, nor are those covered by a collective bargaining agreement.

Minimum wage Washington’s minimum wage rose to $13.50 an hour on Jan. 1, one of the highest in the nation. It’s the final raise awarded through Initiative 1433, which voters approved in 2016. Starting next year, Washington’s minimum wage will be tied to the Consumer Price Index. Workers age 16 and over are eligible for

the full rate. Workers age 14 and 15 may be paid at least 85 percent of the minimum wage, or $11.48 an hour in 2020.

New W-4 forms The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service have simplified the W-4 to make it easier for employees to claim the proper deductions under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Many weren’t having enough deducted from their paychecks, leading to unpleasant surprises at tax filing time. Employees aren’t required to complete a new W-4. On the Statehouse radar Secure Scheduling. The city of Seattle mandated predictable schedules for shift workers two years ago. The Legislature considered it in 2019 but the bill did not pass. It is expected to return in 2020. The 2019 edition would have required food service, hospitality and retail employers with more than 250 workers to give at least 14 days’ notice of work schedules. Employers in rural counties would have been exempted. Domestic Worker Protections. State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is requesting funding to explore the idea of extending health, safety, wage and other protections to nannies, housekeepers and other domestic workers, a group that has historically been excluded from labor protections. Gov. Jay Inslee’s amended 2019-21 budget presumes the Legislature will authorize the expense. If approved, a work group will examine if domestic workers should be eligible for paid sick leave and other protections.

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Number of employees you oversee: 26 Brief background of what the Prosecuting Attorney’s office does: The prosecutor’s office handles all legal matters for Franklin County. This includes criminal prosecution for all felony crimes occurring within Franklin County, as well as misdemeanor crimes occurring outside of the city of Pasco. Pasco has its own municipal court. The prosecutor’s office also represents Franklin County on all legal matters and provides legal advice to Franklin County elected officials and departments. How did you land your current role? How long have you been in it? I have served as the elected prosecutor since 2011, following the 2010 November elections. The position is a four-year term and I am currently serving my third term. What should Tri-Citians know about county prosecutors? Prosecutors are independently elected in each county so Washington has 39 elected county prosecutors. Each prosecutor’s office may have different policies relating to eligibility for therapeutic courts (drug court, veterans court, mental health courts, etc.) and charging standards for certain crimes. Benton and Franklin counties share an adult and juvenile drug court and each prosecutor agrees to admissibility standards. As the Franklin County prosecutor, I make myself available to meet with citizens who have questions about legal proceedings, office prosecution standards, as well as any questions about how we handle cases. County prosecutors are elected so they are directly responsible to the citizens of their respective counties. Prosecutors also serve in variety of committee

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SHAWN P. SANT Franklin County prosecutor 2020 president of Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys

assignments in the Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, or WAPA. I was elected by my peers to serve as president of the WAPA board this year. This will provide me the opportunity to work with the other 38 elected prosecutors and their respective counties, as well as with our executive director. WAPA coordinates statewide training (continuing legal education, or CLEs) for all prosecuting attorneys including deputies. All members of the Washington State Bar must maintain regular CLEs to maintain their license. What is one characteristic that you believe every leader should possess? Every leader should be a good listener. I never claim to have all the answers but I have great people who work with me and together we have tackled a variety of different issues and challenges. I make myself available to all my staff, and we continue to work on improving communication so that we can improve our working environment and services to the public.

Shawn P. Sant

What is the biggest challenge facing you as a manager today? One of the biggest challenges we have as public servants is maximizing public and customer service while working on limited budgets, keeping in mind every dollar we spend has come from the taxpayers. Our community continues to grow which has increased the workflow in our office. We are always looking at ways to maximize efficiency while protecting the public both on the criminal side as well as the civil side. We work with the various county departments to ensure they have the legal services necessary to perform their job in their respective offices.

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Professional, technical services disproportionately large here One of the startling aspects of the greater Tri-City economy is the juxtaposition of a large agricultural sector with one formerly called the white-collar sector. In the terminology of labor economists, the latter consists of professional and technical services. It, too, looms large in the two counties. Today, we might call the components of professional and technical services the anchors of “knowledge economy.” That is, brainpower is the primary D. Patrick Jones Eastern asset necessary Washington for a good porUniversity tion of the jobs GUEST COLUMN in the sector. Industries included are legal services, accounting firms, architectural and engineering offices, specialized design services, computer systems design shops, scientific research and development organizations, advertising and marketing firms, as well as general management and consulting services companies. Obviously, knowledge workers populate other industries as well. Every sector runs on a certain number of occupations that require at least a bachelor’s degree in arts or science. Think of health care, with its large presence in Benton and Franklin counties, or consider information technology, albeit with a very small presence here. Certainly manufacturers employ professionals who bring to the job higher education training. For sure, the professional and technical services sector employs many whose job requirements don’t run to a four-year degree. Yet, compared to most large sectors in any economy, with the exception of information, this one demonstrates a high proportion of highly-educated workers. Why do we care? For one, people working in professional and technical services firms bring talents into their community. Known as “human capital” among economists, these skills can be vital in a variety of areas, such as education, cultural life and a general civic engagement. But since this is a business publication, it’s important to underscore role of wages and salaries that this sector contributes to the local economy. Consider its average annual wage in 2018 for the two counties: $98,553 in Benton and $53,129 in Franklin. As Benton-Franklin Trend data shows, these represent wages far higher than the overall annual wage averages in each county: $55,214 in Benton County and $42,362 in Franklin County. Only one industry paid more in Benton County, “Management of Companies,” at about $128,000 annually. This small industry covers financial holding companies and managing

regional offices. Two industries paid a bit more in Franklin County: wholesale trade and finance/insurance. Wages and salaries make up the largest component of income, so any local economy welcomes higher wage jobs. Generally, the question revolves around how many of these jobs can an economy attract and support. Specifically, how big a professional and technical services sector can the economy of greater Tri-Cities support? As the Trends data reveals, the sector is currently not among the top five in the regional economy, by headcount. In 2018, it ranked seventh. By the numbers, it counted 9,127 among its ranks, or a little more than 7 percent of the entire workforce in the two counties. The ranking of sectors by total wages earned tells a different story, however. In 2018, professional and scientific services was the second largest contributor, with total earnings of $876 million. Government, ranked second by headcount, came in first, at $1.2 billion. Yet over time, the numbers in professional and technical services here have diminished, as a share of the total workforce and even by headcount. They peaked in 2011 at 12,200. From 2003-12, the sector was among the top five by headcount. Since then, it has been bumped down, first by administrative and waste services, then by the hospitality industry (eating & drinking plus accommodations). Yet from 2003 to the present, professional and scientific services has always ranked first or second in total wages paid in the local economy. As we look toward the economic future of the greater Tri-Cities, can professional and technical services resume its status as one of the top five employing sectors? Not if recent trends hold true. Headcount numbers have actually declined by 7 percent since 2014. Fastest growing, by percentage, have been the construction industry (48 percent), hospitality (22 percent), followed by waste and administrative services (10 percent). Yet, even if the sector doesn’t crack the top five by headcount, it is likely to remain a very significant presence in the local economy. This can largely be chalked up to the thousands employed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland. At 7 percent, the sector was slightly larger than its counterpart statewide in 2018, which claimed 6 percent of the workforce. It stands far larger than its counterpart in all Eastern Washington metro areas. The closest was Spokane County, with 4.5 percent of its workforce in the sector. Ranked by wages and salaries earned, this vital group of industries is

Share of employment in top-5 employing sectors

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likely to remain in the top sectors three for the greater Tri-Cities. That’s a happy place for this economy. 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.

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SANT, From page 46 If you had a magic wand, what would you change about your field? I would like to see more opportunities on the prevention side rather than dealing with societal failures of treating mental illness, drug addiction and challenges in obtaining appropriate housing. What advice would you give someone going into a leadership position for the first time? Recognize that every individual in your organization has something to offer. As a leader, we need to promote a culture where our team members feel valued and recognize the rewards in meeting the goals of the organization.

Provide a sense of pride representing the organization and allowing team members to feel the same way through proper mentoring within the organization. Who are your role models or mentors? Ronald Reagan. I remember as a kid watching his State of the Union addresses and admiring his ability to speak to the people. He was personable and respectful, even with those who opposed his policies or positions. This appears to be missing from todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political environment. How do you keep your employees motivated?

Legal I enjoy the work I do and feeling that I am making a difference in my community. I enjoy discussing cases and challenges with our team members and making them a part of solving problems. I try to instill similar core values I grew up with and followed in the Air Force: Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. I lead by example and create the expectation of similar values from all team members. How did you decide to pursue the career that you are working in today? I have always enjoyed personal interactions with people and attempts to keep the peace. I served as a reserve

police officer with the Richland Police Department while I attended Columbia Basin College in pursuit of a criminal justice degree. I went full-time into law enforcement when I accepted a job with the Prosser Police Department. A few years later I entered active duty in the Air Force with the idea of eventually becoming a prosecutor. I started my legal career as a deputy prosecutor in the same office and decided to run as the elected prosecutor a few years later. My current position has given me the opportunity to work with other community groups, elected officials, crime victims, and other community members on solving challenges in criminal justice. How do you measure success in your workplace? Watching and observing team members interact with each other, members of the community and feedback from community members who have had interaction with my office. I recognize we cannot please everyone in this business, but we can ensure they have an opportunity to be heard and that they are treated fairly and with respect. What do you consider your leadership style to be? I like empowering those who work with me so that they have ownership in the cases they are assigned. While I am ultimately responsible for how every case is handled in the office, I want my team members to take on cases in which they may have an interest, feel challenged, and rewarded as they come up with solutions and recommendations. I listen to my team members who have put in time and effort and who have become vested in the best outcome on a case. We discuss cases regularly as we determine the best resolutions possible in pursuit of justice. How do you balance work and family life? The job is very challenging and demanding. Having a very supportive wife and children is required for my success. We try to have dinner as a family each night. This is a challenge not only with my schedule but with our kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; schedules as well. This evening time together is important. We enjoy our family time together at home and participating in various events in the community. What do you like to do when you are not at work? I enjoy cycling and the outdoors when the weather is good. I have my pilotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and enjoy flying. When my schedule allows, I join a friend of mine in a King Air 350. I have enjoyed flights up to Canada and Alaska in the right seat. I also enjoy a good book or movie, especially when based on significant historic events and/ uSANT, Page 49

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Legal SANT, From page 48 or untold true stories. What’s your best time management strategy? Prioritizing daily and weekly tasks is probably the best way of characterizing my time management although I’m sure it would fall short of Franklin Covey standards. I am a people person and want to be flexible meeting with people even when an appointment is made last minute. You have to be flexible in this position as urgent tasks may arise without notice and you do the best to prioritize and reevaluate daily tasks as necessary. Best tip to relieve stress? Leave work at the office the best I can. This is a challenge for a job that involves call outs to scenes, phone calls after hours, and stressful trials but mentally separating from the legal work at the end of the day is a must. Keeping active with church and community work is a great way to stay positive in an often negative environment dealing with some of life’s most horrific situations. Enjoying time with family matters most so I try to make the best of it when I can.

What’s your most-used app? Favorite book? I really enjoy the Libby app available through Mid-Columbia Libraries which makes checking out a book in print or audio a breeze. I enjoy the flexibility and mobility of audiobooks. One of my favorite books, both in print and audio, was “A Higher Call” by Adam Makos. A great story about honor among World War II pilots who were in very difficult situation during the war over Germany. The amazing part was how these two pilots met decades later in Seattle to share their stories. Do you have a personal mantra, phrase or quote you like to use? “Justice is not about winning; it’s about getting it right!” Too often the courtroom is viewed as a winner take all at whatever costs necessary. As a prosecutor, we have an ethical obligation to ensure the rights of defendants are protected while at the same time protecting the rights of victims. Justice is our goal. What is the most misunderstood aspect of being a prosecutor? One of the misunderstood positions

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is that prosecutors only want to throw people in prison and don’t care about those struggling with mental illness or drug addiction. We certainly have a large number of cases where we know the only appropriate resolution is sending the defendant to prison, but we also have cases where mental illness or drug addiction played a significant role in the criminal behavior. Fortunately, we have a few options in our courts in the Benton and Franklin county jurisdictions. Benton and Franklin counties share a drug court program. Franklin County also has a felony diversion program that is run through our District Court. We prioritize participation in felony diversion primarily for first-time felony offenders. This requires repayment of restitution, and/or participating in drug treatment and/or relevant counseling services. It is a great opportunity to ensure crime victims are repaid in a timely manner and also to provide treatment to defendants willing to participate in such programs. This is a win-win situation as we have seen recidivism drop significantly by those completing the program.

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uBUSINESS BRIEF Study: More employers misclassify employees as ‘independent contractors’

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson vowed to crack down on employers who misclassify workers as “independent contractors” after a Harvard study concluded the percentage of the state’s employers engaging in the practice tripled between 2008 and 2017. Intentional or not, misclassifying employees costs workers’ wages and other protections and benefits they lawfully earned. The Harvard Labor and Worklife Program study, “Economic Consequences of Misclassification in the state of Washington,” said construction, clerical services and the hospitality industries are the most likely to misclassify workers. The problem affects tens of thousands of employees and leads to underfunding of unemployment taxes, workers’ compensation, federal income taxes and federal unemployment taxes. Ferguson said misclassifying employees as independent contractors is “unacceptable.” “I look forward to working with our partners across state government to address the increasing prevalence of this practice and improve protections for misclassified workers,” he said in a press release.

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Take precautions to prevent adverse possession of property Your property can be taken from you even though you have ostensibly done nothing wrong. You have paid your bills, you are current on your taxes, and you have exercised customary precautions in the acquisition and ownership of your property. Whether you like it or not, whether it’s fair or not, the law allows a person to be divested from his or her ownership in real property through a legal concept called adverse possession. Conversely, the law also allows a person to gain ownership of another’s real property through the same legal concept. In the abstract, it is almost unthinkable that this should be allowed. How

can a person simply take ownership of your property? An example helps to illustrate the legal concept and its application. Beau Ruff Let’s assume Cornerstone that Kim and Wealth Strategies Khloe each buy GUEST COLUMN a lot in a new housing development. The lots are adjacent to each other. Each walk the advertised quarter-

acre lot. Each gets standard title insurance on the purchase. And each builds her dream home on the site and shares in the cost of a beautiful 6-foot stone fence on the property line. Unbeknownst to both Kim and Khloe, the property line separating the two lots was misrepresented. Somehow, the line had been moved 10 feet onto Kim’s property – encroaching on Kim’s property. Khloe ends up building a shed on “her” property (which is actually on Kim’s property). The two are fine neighbors. Fifteen years later, Kim tries to sell

her property. The extra cautious buyer demands a survey to confirm the property dimensions and the property line. Lo and behold, the survey reveals the truth: Khloe’s 10-foot incursion onto Kim’s property. Should Khloe now be required to move the block fence and the shed that she has used for 15 years? The law likely would say that Khloe is now the owner of the 10-foot strip of land and she need not move the shed or the fence. Such is the purpose of the adverse possession law. A few requirements for the application of the law are evident in the above example. First, the land must be possessed for a long time (generally seven to 10 years). Second, the party claiming adverse possession must possess the land in a manner that is: open and notorious – that Kim knew Khloe was on the 10-foot strip (regardless of whether Kim knew it was her land); actual and uninterrupted – that Khloe used the land continuously; exclusive – that only Khloe used the land; and hostile – that Khloe treated the land as her own. Gorman v. City of Woodinville, 2012. The doctrine of adverse possession arose through the courts – sometimes called the common law. The aim of the doctrine to serve “specific policy concerns that title to land should not long be in doubt, that society will benefit from someone’s making use of land the owner leaves idle, and that third persons who come to regard the occupant as owner may be protected.” Stoebuck, Adverse Possession in Washington, 1960. The example of the divestiture of the 10-foot strip of land from Kim and the actual vesting of title in the same strip to Khloe is just the tip of the iceberg. The law allows the application of adverse possession against entire swaths of land, to form ingress or egress easements, to establish easements for electric and cable and water lines, or to otherwise modify property ownership rights. So, what is a property owner to do? As noted in the example, a great place to start is with a survey to doublecheck the perceived boundary lines. When acquiring property, you can get extended title coverage (for a higher premium cost), which would include a survey to protect against encroachment. A property owner also should regularly review the property (walk the entirety of the property) to ensure there are no squatters or unauthorized uses evident. An owner can put up fences to keep people off property – especially to prevent easements across the property. Though it goes against everything you think you should do, it might actually be better to enter into an agreement to allow the trespass rather than trying to forbid it. For example, had Kim known about the property encroachment (through survey) and permitted Khloe to use the land, the above cited element of “hostility” would be lacking, and Khloe would uPRECAUTIONS, Page 56

TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 uPROMOTIONS • Heritage University’s new director for its Tri-City branch campus at Columbia Basin College is Martín Valadez. He was Martín Valadez the director of workforce education at Heritage. The former Tri-City director, Marisol Rodriguez-Price, had expressed a desire to return to the professorate within the College of Education. Valadez will report to David Wise, the vice president of admissions, marketing and advancement; Valadez, Wise and Admissions Director Gabriel Pinon will form a team focused on recruitment and admissions at the CBC campus where Heritage offers five baccalaureate degrees: accounting, criminal justice, elementary education, psychology and social work, as well as a Master in Teaching graduate degree. Valadez is involved in both the academic and business communities in the Tri-Cities, where he has lived since 2006. Valadez has extensive higher education experience as both a professor and an administrator. His most recent higher education work was at CBC where he served as a professor of history and intercultural studies and then as the vice president for diversity and outreach. He

also has strong business connections through his work as the former chief executive officer of the CBC Foundation. Valadez recently returned to the role of president of the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, where he has served in various roles for more than 10 years. He is also board chairman with Communities in Schools BentonFranklin; a board and executive committee member with the Tri-City Development Council; a trustee and vice chairman for Mid-Columbia Libraries; and a member of the Washington State Complete Count Committee. Valadez will continue his work in workforce education through a period of transition. Rodriguez-Price will transition back into the College of Education, where much of her work will continue to be in the Tri-Cities. • Baker Boyer Bank has announced the promotions of Jolene Riggs, Kain Evans, Vesna Dodge, and Rob Blethen to executive vice president and executive committee member. Baker Boyer’s Board of Directors voted in December to expand the bank’s Executive Committee from five members to nine. This change reflects two key factors: it elevates the representation in strategic areas to help strengthen the bank’s future growth and success, and it acknowledges the leadership and impact of the individuals being promoted. Riggs was promoted to executive vice president/chief financial officer. She will be working closely with Mark Hess who had the combined titles of chief financial officer and chief operating officer. Hess

will remain on the Executive Committee as chief operating officer. Riggs started at Baker Boyer in 2006 as controller and became vice Jolene Riggs president a year later. Prior to joining the bank, she was chief financial officer for Blue Mountain Action Council in Walla Walla for more than 21 years. Evans was promoted to Kain Evans executive vice president/chief information officer of Baker Boyer. He leads the bank’s overall technology infrastructure, ensuring reliability, safety, and security of digital information. Evans joined Baker Boyer in 2013 as director of information technology and is a 21-year veteran of the technology industry. Dodge will become was promoted to executive vice president. She leads the growing Asset Management division, including investments, financial planning and trust management. She joined Baker Boyer in 2010 as a trust advisor assigned to the Tri-Cities office. In 2017 she transitioned to the role of vice president/regional manager and currently leads the teams in both the Tri-

Cities and Yakima. She also holds a designation as certified trust and financial advisor. Prior to Baker Boyer, Dodge practiced law as an estate Vesna Dodge planning attorney. She sits on the board of Tri-City Development Council and is also a member of the Tri-Cities Estate Planning Council. Blethen was Rob Blethen promoted to executive vice president of D.S. Baker Advisors. He leads the bank’s client relationship strategy, working closely with bank leaders and advisors across all offices to elevate Baker Boyer’s team approach of empowerment for the benefit of its clients. He also is responsible for marketing the bank’s unique client experience. Blethen joined the bank in 2016 after a 20-year career in business and nonprofit leadership, which included serving as the publisher of the Walla Walla Union Bulletin and general manager of the Yakima Herald-Republic. He is a certified financial planner.

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Unique children’s boutique offers one-of-a-kind, handcrafted items

‘Local Etsy’ store in Kennewick offers custom children’s items By Robin Wojtanik

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

A Kennewick children’s boutique is striving to make its mark with handcrafted and custom items, offering what Pipsqueaks owner Lisa Steele lovingly refers to as “fluff.” “I’m not one that carries gear, like cribs. It’s really just the fun, finer things of life,” she said. Steele originally opened Pipsqueaks in 2011 on Vista Way in Kennewick before moving across town to 1408 N. Louisiana St., near Costco, in summer 2018. “We were hoping to be more centrally located and pick up a broader clientele,” she said. Steele brought her experience in handcrafting children’s clothing and accessories. Before opening the store, she held trunk shows, hosted booths at bazaars and sold items online through eBay. When she first opened Pipsqueaks, Steele only sold items handcrafted by herself or her friends, but she began bringing in local vendors and started

featuring some store-bought items. Nearly a decade later, Steele said, “I have been going back to my roots and doing more handmade items rather than store-purchased items. We’ve realized even in the 10 years I’ve been in business, tastes have changed. It’s a different feel and you have to be constantly aware of what people are asking for and reinventing yourself and keeping with the times.” Steele said Pipsqueaks has become known as the “local Etsy,” offering a website that serves as a marketplace for mostly handmade, handcrafted and vintage items. The store hosts a number of different lines, including Maisy Daisy, Steele’s line for girls that’s named for her daughter. She also has a line for boys called Deaks the Lion, with a portion of sales benefiting charity. Other vendors are featured in the store, including the Boho Baby line, created by one of Steele’s four employees. Vendors can sell their wares on consignment with Steele, who only features brand new merchandise. Having their products featured in a store without the

Photo by Robin Wojtanik Pipsqueaks owner Lisa Steele, left, and employee Kari Judy both feature children’s clothing lines at Steele’s Kennewick boutique called Pipsqueaks at 1408 N. Louisiana St., near Costco.

hassle of marketing or selling on their own can be a benefit to those who are just starting out, or creating items as a side job. Many items are custom-made for themed parties, baptisms or other events. “People can trust that what they’re going to get is what they’re going to get, in a timely manner and well made, that’s different and unique. We’re very much about quality and products that will hold up to wear and tear for kids, besides be-

ing fashionable,” Steele said. Due to the uniqueness of the products, the inventory is always changing. “Nobody wants to see yesteryears stuff. You’ve got to jump on it while it’s here,” Steele said. Pipsqueaks wants to grow its online presence even more in the coming year, as it sees online sales as its biggest competitor, following the closure of a number of local retail stores in the past year. Girls’ clothing at Pipsqueaks usually tops out at size 10, and for boys, it’s size 6. Steele said she strives to keep an accessible price point, with nothing in the boutique over $70. Relocating next to TWIST also has helped drive new business; the neighboring women’s clothing store caters to a more mature female clientele. “Our customers are about 40 percent young moms and 40 percent grandmas. Who has the money? Grandmas,” Steele joked. As a mother of five and a grandma herself, Steele sees her store as a way to connect with customers she considers part of the Pipsqueaks family. “I’ve always considered this business like my ministry, the way I can connect or serve the community instead of doing it from home,” she said. It’s open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays; and closed on Sundays. Pipsqueaks: 1408 N. Louisiana St., Ste. 106, Kennewick; 509-628-5603; pipsqueaks.org; Facebook, Instagram.

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Bosnian proprietor serves up European desserts, appetizers Downtown bakery sells individual desserts, cakes to order, charcuterie platters in Kennewick By Robin Wojtanik

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Decades after Nena Cosic was forced out of her homeland as a young child and separated from immediate family for years, the Bosnian refugee is finding success as a baker and caterer. Cosic recently launched European Desserts & Appetizers by Nena with a weekends-only storefront selling sweets from Red Mountain Kitchen, a “flexspace” commercial kitchen at 212 W. Kennewick Ave. in downtown Kennewick. On the day Cosic shared her story, her desserts had sold out within two hours of opening her doors, though she had planned to be open for six hours. Cosic first began catering events in spring 2018 while working as an endoscopy technician after arriving in the TriCities with her children 20 years ago. “For people in other countries, they often dream of America. For us, America wasn’t a dream. We had our dream, we had a beautiful country, a great leader, peaceful system, until people decided to break up the country based on religion,” she said. She mostly raised her children as a single mom. “The dream that I always had as a kid was kind of pushed to the side because it was never the right timing. Once we came here, I thought, ‘Someday, I’m going to do this,’ ” Cosic said. “I thought, ‘I have to do food,’ because I was missing family. I was missing places. But at first I was too young, so when I started it here, it really helped me to find myself again,” she said. Within months of starting her catering business, bookings quickly began to

increase and Cosic left her full-time job. “I had no idea how I was going to make it from point A to point B, but I just knew that it’s going to work out,” she said. Cosic, 45, recalled how her children, now adults, often said, “You always kept telling us, ‘When you guys are grown up, I’m going to do my business.’ ” Cosic put thought into carving out her niche. “I said, ‘What can I do that would be profitable that no one else does, and I wouldn’t have to hire employees?’ And I thought, ‘I can do charcuterie.’ ” Her parents are now in their 70s and still make charcuterie at their home in Croatia after escaping war and religious persecution in Bosnia in the 1990s. “People don’t realize that when you look at food and when you taste food, there is a story to it,” Cosic said. “Charcuterie exists for a reason. It’s not because somebody came up with it ‘just because.’ It’s a 6,000-year-old way of processing food.” Cosic’s family still follows the traditionalmethod of storing the meat in lard. Slicing all the meat and cheeses on her own, Cosic said she found support from local wineries, which she credits as paving a foundation for her present success. Cosic began working desserts into her catering offerings and found another welcome reception. “People would say, ‘Oh my gosh, you should start you own dessert shop.’ But there’s no funds. To start a dessert shop you need a lot of money. Using this kitchen, I came up with this idea,” she said. She received permission from the owners of Red Mountain Kitchen and then filed the necessary permits to run the storefront from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fri-

days through Sundays. Cosic is thrilled to be in downtown Kennewick since she recalls coming to the same part of town at times she was homesick. “I liked the character and soul. Parts of it were a little bit like Europe,” she said. It’s her goal to eventually open a bakery and coffee shop. “I’d want to expand into a little bit more than just desserts. I’d love to serve traditional Bosnian coffee and Russian tea,” she said. “The goal is for people to stop, take a second, and come and Courtesy Nena Cosic socialize. Instead of all of us rushing around, Nena Cosic, who creates elaborate charcuterie platters getting our food from for home catering and other events, has opened a the drive-thru, the goal storefront to sell handmade desserts Friday through Sunday in downtown Kennewick. is to come in and take a minute and enjoy because back at home, can give you hundreds of desserts for coffee, sweets, teas and charcuterie is to $1,500,” she said. bring people together.” Cosic’s most popular dessert is a She also would like to cater more white spartak cake, made of thin layweddings, but still rejects a lot of busi- ers, that’s popular in Russia and Eastern ness from brides wanting to replicate an Europe. A nine-inch round is $50, and exact design from a photo found online. like all her cakes, must be pre-ordered. “That’s not what I’m about. I’m about About half a dozen desserts are sold flavor. … Flavor is what sells my des- as individual pieces from her weekend serts, and I’m going to stick to that. I’m storefront. not going to change it,” she said. Catering is done by appointment, and Cosic said wedding cakes are often Cosic can accommodate an event for up $1,500, and she believes brides should to 200 guests. She started her business consider a table of desserts instead of uEUROPEAN DESSERTS, Page 55 a single, picture-perfect confection. “I

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 uNEW HIRES • Tiffany Janikowski has joined Paragon Equity Management in Richland as a property manager. She has been a property manTiffany Janikowski ager for 13 years. • Franklin PUD has hired Mike Gonzalez as the new senior manager of public affairs. He will be responsible for advocating Mike Gonzalez Franklin PUD’s policy positions, developing and maintaining positive customer relationships, and identifying and promoting priorities important to the electric industry. Gonzalez was most recently a news anchor at the NBC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona. He also has strong ties in the Tri-Cities, where he was the news director and evening anchor at KAPP/KVEW ABC, managing daily operations, branding and marketing for the news department in the Tri-Cities and Yakima bureaus. He spent nearly seven years at KXLY ABC in Spokane where he was a morning and evening news anchor. He also held executive producer and managing editor roles in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he worked at WNCN NBC. • The Three Rivers Community Foundation hired Abbey Cameron as executive director, and she began in early December. She joins the foundation from the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, also a nonprofit, where she had been executive director. She joins Associate Director Rozanne Tucker as staff support to the 13 board members and two emeritus board mem-

bers of the foundation. Board members include Susan Taylor, board chair; Kathy Ruggles, vice chair; Candice Jones, secretary; Jay Freeman, Bob Hightower, Kathleen Lawrence, Colleen Lloyd, Samson Martinez, Rella Reimann, Sharon Rhodes, Deena Smith, and Cara Thomas. Emeritus board members include Tim Anderson and Dale Burgeson. A community foundation is a collection of many separate endowed funds established by individuals, families, and charitable organizations. These funds are pooled and invested and the income from these investments is distributed back into the community of nonprofit organizations according to the wishes of fund holders or through an annual grantmaking process.

Adventures, Special Olympics Washington, The Chaplaincy The IDEA Project, Three Rivers Folklife Society, Wheelhouse Community Bike Shop, Women Helping Women and YMCA of the Greater TriCities. For information about contributing to the foundation or setting up a fund to support local nonprofits in perpetuity, contact Executive Director Abbey Cameron at 509-735-5559. • STCU, the Spokane-based credit union with a sizeable presence in the TriCities, presented more than 100 organizations with $157,000 as part of its holiday Season of Giving campaign. Recipients included the BentonFranklin Humane Society in Kennewick, Edith Bishel Center for

the Blind and Visually Impaired and libraries throughout the region. It also presented checks to more than 150 schools and organizations where STCU employees volunteer their services.

uAWARDS • The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of personal injury attorney Richard Gierth of Gierth Eddy Law Offices in Kennewick as “2019 10 Best Personal Injury Attorneys for Client Satisfaction.” The American Institute of Personal Injury Attorneys is a third-party attorney rating organization that publishes an annual list of the Top 10 personal injury attorneys in each state.

uGRANTS • The Three Rivers Community Foundation awarded grants totaling nearly $83,000 to area nonprofits through its 2018 awards program. Grants were presented in December at a ceremony sponsored by Washington Trust Bank. Funds are generated by unrestricted gifts to the community foundation. The 2019 recipients were: Academy of Children’s Theatre, The Arc of Tri-Cities, Columbia Industries, Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (Vets Helping Vets), Washington DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America), Domestic Violence Services Benton & Franklin Counties, Elijah Family Homes, Family Learning Center, Forge Youth Mentoring, Fort Walla Walla Museum, Heartlinks Hospice Palliative Care, Knights Community Hospital Lend Program (KC HELP), Master Gardeners Foundation of Benton and Franklin Counties, Mid-Columbia Ballet, MidColumbia Mastersingers, Modern Living Services, Partners for Early Learning, Eastern Washington University Foundation Project HOPE Rebuilding Mid-Columbia, Senior Life Resources Northwest, Inc., Skyline

EUROPEAN DESSERTS From page 53 16 hours a day,” she said. ”People have intending to be a sole proprietor, but is been very supportive. It’s been a lot of now looking to hire someone immedi- hard work but I feel very blessed.” European Desserts & Appetizers by ately to help fill the growing orders. “It’s a lot of work. A dream takes a lot Nena: 509-948-3323; 212 W. Kennemore than just a dream. I’m here 12 to wick Ave., Kennewick; Facebook.

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uDONATIONS • Maverick Cares, the philanthropic arm of Maverick Gaming that is managed by its employees, delivered free holiday meals at its locations throughout Washington state on Dec. 23. Maverick Gaming’s 19 locations in Washington state delivered meals to 3,800 families statewide. Maverik Gaming’s Coyote Bob’s in Kennewick and Crazy Moose in Pasco participated. Qualifying families were identified by community organizations in partnership with each respective location. • The second annual Festival of Trees fundraiser for United Way of Benton and Franklin counties raised more

than $93,000 was raised to fight hunger and homelessness in Benton and Franklin counties. • Hanford vitrification plant employees raised nearly $13,000 overnight to donate to the Marine Corps Reserves’ Toys for Tots campaign after learning of a toy shortage in the area. In total, employees and Bechtel donated $39,000 to the Toys for Tots and Local 598 pipefitters’ Bikes for Tikes campaigns. Local Toys for Tots coordinator and former Marine Glen Carter was at the vit plant to accept the donation. Vit plant employees’ overnight push for the extra donations was added to the $12,000 they had raised over the past month. The total Toys for Tots donation was $25,000. An additional $9,000 was

donated to Bikes for Tikes. Bechtel followed up with a donation of $2,500 to each campaign. Donations to Bikes for Tikes helped buy and build 2,000 bikes for the community, including 350 that are designated for Toys for Tots. In 2019, the vit plant team donated more than $425,000 to area organizations, campaigns, and programs, such as United Way of Benton Franklin Counties, Second Harvest and Junior Achievement. Employees also logged thousands of volunteer hours, teaching Junior Achievement classes, participating in DiscoverE, sorting food for Second Harvest, and assembling bikes for Bikes for Tikes.

uELECTIONS • Printing Industries of America announced the election of its 2020 slate of officers and board of directors. Skip Skip Novakovich Novakovich was inducted as a new board member at the installation ceremony conducted at the PIA fall administrative meetings held in Houston, Texas. Novakovich was introduced to the printing industry at the age of 7 when his parents taught him how to hand-feed a small letterpress in a North Dakota weekly newspaper plant. In 1989 Novakovich and his wife, Shannon, founded Esprit Graphic Communications Inc. in Kennewick. Novakovich has been serving the past 10 years as a Port of Kennewick commissioner. He is also a retired Army lieutenant colonel. • The Port of Benton Commission swore in re-elected commissioner Roy D. Keck during its Jan. 8 meeting. Officers also were selected. The new commission president is Jane F. Hagarty. The new commission vice president is Robert D. Larson and commission secretary is Keck. PRECAUTIONS, From page 50 then not be permitted to vest ownership of the strip in her name. This might apply to business parking lots, for example, and allow one business owner a parking easement on another’s property. If you own a business and another business parks cars on your property – maybe you either stop it, which might hurt the relationship, or allow it by agreement. Either would likely preclude the application of adverse possession. Beau Ruff, a licensed attorney, is the director of planning at Cornerstone Wealth Strategies, a full-service independent investment management and financial planning firm in Kennewick.

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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 Michael F. Grover, 1501 W. 47th Ave., Kennewick. Lorelei A. Fulton, 500 N. Perry Court, Kennewick. Sarah H. Lingley, 568 Lakerose Loop, Richland. Patrick and Faith Fairley, 1917 Hoxie Ave., Richland. Charles A. Kubik, 1817 W. Cartmell, Pasco. Juan M. Valencia, Box 5434, West Richland. Natali Yanez, 1703 W. Fourth Place, Kennewick. Gildardo and Maria R. A. Garcia, 203106 E. Bowles Road, Kennewick. Donavon W. and Amanda B. De La Vega, 39606 S. 2180 PRSE, Kennewick. Rocio Gonzalez, 714 W. Bonneville St., Pasco. Frank C. Perez Medina, 227 E. Fifth Ave., Kennewick. Curtis R. Chacon, 205404 E. Bryson Brown Road, Kennewick. Edgar M. Lopez and Rosa A. Ramos, 216 N. 12th Ave., Pasco. Brandon and Kinuyo Oswalt, 2860 Hawkstone Court, Richland. Ross E. and Emily R. McAffee, 3613 Milagro Drive, Pasco. Cory A. and Katie E. Stemp, 1923 S. Ione St., Kennewick. Maciah E. Slaugh, 8311 Wenatchee Court, Pasco.

Jose L. C. Miranda, 2517 W. Jay St., Pasco. Flordelis S. Coria, 310 N. Yelm St., Kennewick. Griffith O. Luke, 8812 W. Bonnie Ave., Kennewick. Heath R. Leroue, 1624 Venus Circle, Richland. Thomas D. Slone, 3913 S. Quincy St., Kennewick. Amanda K. Wolfe, 7812 Three Rivers Drive, Pasco. Raymond G. and Rachel C. Robinson, PO Box 218, Connell. James C. Van Meter, 1209 W. 21st Ave., Kennewick. Larry C. Coulson, 8801 St. Thomas Drive, Pasco. Alberto and Natividad Mendoza, 316 W. Shoshone, Pasco. Katherine E. McCormick, 1528 N. 18th Ave., Pasco. Katelynn I. Petrilli, 20315 S. Clodfelter Road, Kennewick. Robert S. Filson, 1604 S. Honeysuckle St., Kennewick. Anna Berens, 154 N. 67th Ave., West Richland. CHAPTER 13 Lisa Xayasounthone, 5873 Beechwood St., West Richland. Amanda R. Villalpando, 225 N. Elm Ave., Pasco. Jaime Olivo, 6611 Ebbets Drive, Pasco. Miguel A. Medina, 100 N. Mayfield St., Kennewick. Ryan J. and Kathleen Kinnison, 1404 Potter Ave., Richland. Felipe Madrigal, 4815 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick. Michelle M. Yoes, 1876 Fowler St., Richland. Hector P. and Margarita Gonzalez, PO Box 2462, Pasco. Antonio M. Cortes, 3909 Milagro Drive, Pasco. Ana B. Guerrero, PO Box 2933, Pasco. Timothy J. Henderson, 2209 Concord St., Richland.

TOP PROPERTIES Top property values listed start at $500,000 and have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure.

BENTON COUNTY 5500 Hershey Lane, West Richland, 1 lot of undeveloped land. Price: $560,200. Buyer: Sharee Fitzgerald & Maldonado Rosado Seller: Titan Homes. 599 Hunter St., Richland, 3,213-square-foot, residential home. Price: $560,000. Buyer: Michael & Kammi Hayter. Seller: James & Krista McManus. 2178 Skyview Loop, Richland, 1 lot of undeveloped land. Price: $687,400. Buyer: James Tyler & Karlee Dean. Seller: Pahlisch Homes at Westcliffe Heights. 2169 Legacy Lane, Richland, 1 lot of undeveloped land. Price: $626,900. Buyer: Jacob & Tammie Benz. Seller: Pahlisch Homes at Westcliffe Heights. Undisclosed location, 0.82 acres of commercial land. Price: $778,000. Buyer: Mr. Lucky Properties. Seller: Richland Acquisition. 345 George Washington Way, Richland, 0.96 acres of commercial land. Price: $778,000. Buyer: Mr. Lucky Properties. Seller: Richland Acquisition. 5677 Grant St., West Richland, 0.92 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $607,700. Buyer: George Bonheyo & Ardickas Asta. Seller: Alderbrook Investments. 1975 Sand Hill Drive, West Richland, 4,634-square-foot, residential home on 5 acres. Price: $1,050,000. Buyer: Dianna Lang & Felix Ramos. Seller: Marco & Nicole Solfreino. 8836 W. Gage Blvd., Suite 101-B & 201-B, Kennewick, Price: $3,300,000. Buyer: Celski Commercial. Seller: Bloch Gage. 6410 Collins Road, West Richland, 1 lot of undeveloped land. Price: $520,700. Buyer: James & Amber Hausfeld. Seller: Alderbrook Investments. 705 Gage Blvd., Richland, 15,963-squarefoot, commercial building. Price: $3,450,000. Buyer: Los Tres Amigos. Seller: RAB Keystone.

3858 Eastlake Drive, West Richland, 3,293-square-foot, residential home. Price: $675,000. Buyer: Stephanie Wheeler. Seller: Michael & Ronica Bishop. 2800 Hawkstone Court, Richland, 2,446-square-foot, residential home. Price: $590,000. Buyer: Tara Scarborough. Seller: J D Rutledge. 1682 Jadwin Ave., Richland, multiple apartment buildings on 16.2 acres. Price: $19,200,000. Buyer: LIH Columbia Park. Seller: CP Apartments. 2157 Legacy Lane, Richland, 1 lot of undeveloped land. Price: $618,000. Buyer: Chad & Aubrey Orth. Seller: Pahlisch Homes at Westcliffe Heights. 867 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Kennewick, 106,605-square-foot, commercial building on 10.73 acres. Price: $10,450,000. Buyer: Kennewick Landing. Seller: Corvalis WA. 6 S. Bent Road, Kennewick, 2,154-squarefoot, residential home. Price: $537,000. Buyer: Leslie Bell. Seller: Verne & Pamela Smith III Trustees. 2282 Skyview Loop, Richland, 1.26 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $645,000. Buyer: Friends of Badger Mountain. Seller: Pahlisch Homes at Westcliffe Heights. 98908 E. Clover Road, Kennewick, 2,350-square-foot, residential home on 2.15 acres. Price: $522,000. Buyer: Kyle & Mandy Bateman. Seller: Wayne & Donna Underwood. 732 Troy Ave., West Richland, 1 lot of undeveloped land. Price: $501,700. Buyer: Sandra Hyde & Glen Winroth. Seller: Titan Homes. 2142 Skyview Loop, Richland, 3,152-squarefoot, residential home. Price: $570,000. Buyer: Liang Yangang & Qian Huang. Seller: Pahlisch Homes at Westcliffe Heights. Undetermined location, Grandview, 52 acres of agricultural land. Price: $700,000. Buyer: Hilltop Farmland. Seller: Ver Mulm Investments. FRANKLIN COUNTY Undisclosed location, 75.9 acres of agricultural land. Price: $836,000. Buyer: Michael

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Rattray. Seller: Douglas & Cherlyn Smith. Undisclosed location, 116 acres of agricultural land. Price: $2,750,000. Buyer: Selph Landing Ranch. Seller: Susan Lundell. 11530 W. Court St., Pasco, 2,171-squarefoot, residential home on 38.7 acres or agricultural land. Price: $4,452,000. Buyer: SG Land Management. Seller: Harris Revocable Living Trust. 6212 Road 68, Pasco, multiple apartment buildings on 10.67 acres. Price: $28,500. Buyer: BR SP Navigator. Seller: Navigator Ventures. 1201 Road 54, Pasco, 1 lot of undeveloped land on 0.53 acres. Price: $537,600. Buyer: Cindy Mendoza. Seller: Muzzy Construction. 260 Sunnybank Road, Pasco, 2,337-squarefoot, residential home on 6.12 acres. Price: $689,000. Buyer: Adam & Jessica Ramirez. Seller: Eberhart Reimers. 5426 and 5430 Remington Drive, Pasco, 1,780-square-foot, townhome. Price: $531,800. Buyer: Ross Place. Seller: Chapel

Ridge 82. 12209 Clark Fork Road, Pasco, 1 lot of undeveloped land on 0.5 acres. Price: $504,900. Buyer: Kaela & Jesse Krzan. Seller: Hammerstrom Construction. 11416 and 11516 W. Court St., Pasco, 1,288and 2,284-square-foot, residential homes. Price: $583,000. Buyer: AP Properties. Seller: Robert & Lurene Fleshman. 1960 Buffalo St., Pasco, multiple commercial buildings on 319.78 acres of agricultural land. Price: $1,770,500. Buyer: Plymouth Ranch. Seller: CJK Orchard. 10309 W. Court St., Pasco, 4,715-squarefoot, residential home. Price: $650,000. Buyer: Aaron & Rebecca Richardson. Seller: Lance & Mindi Irvine. 1803 W. Court St., 6,784-square-foot, commercial building. Price: $650,000. Buyer: Israel & Claudia Restor. Seller: Ronald & Sarela Jacamo. 21 Sunnybank Road, Pasco, 3,671-squarefoot, residential home on 6.2 acres. Price:

$935,000. Buyer: Robert & Tina Duncan. Seller: Carlos & Elena Loera. 10820 W. Court St., Pasco, 1,810-squarefoot, residential home. Price: $516,600. Buyer: Douglas & Cynthia Muse. Seller: Lloyd & Delma Williams. 4800 Alder Road, Pasco, 2,264-squarefoot, residential home on 5.1 acres. Price: $589,000. Buyer: Robert & Lurene Fleshman. Seller: Robin Taylor. 10271 Eltopia West Road, Pasco, 48.1 acres of agricultural land. Price: $625,300. Buyer: Ransom Farm. Seller: Arthur & Patti Key. Undisclosed location, 21.15 acres of undeveloped land. Price: $1,151,600. Buyer: Kenyon Zero Storage. Seller: Port of Pasco. 12316 Clark Fork Road, Pasco, 3,070-square-foot, residential home. Price: $703,800. Buyer: Leonard Habel Jr. Seller: Hammerstrom Construction. 6501 Pearl Court, Pasco, 3,160-square-foot, residential home. Price: $622,000. Buyer: Salvador & Xochitl Leos. Seller: Leonid & Larisa

Parkhotyuk. 5 Carnation Court, Pasco, 2,165-squarefoot, residential home. Price: $500,000. Buyer: Blake & Janet Bennett. Seller: Roger & Teresa Cox. 3515 Road 100, Pasco, 4,212-squarefoot, residential home on 2.56 acres. Price: $610,000. Buyer: Ronica & Michael Bishop. Seller: Frank & Beverly Dubree. 6505 Pearl Court, Pasco, 2,651-squarefoot, residential home on 1.2 acres. Price: $615,000. Buyer: Garrett & Shonna Moak. Seller: Viktor & Zoya Savchuk.

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BENTON COUNTY Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, 178810 SR 221, $31,500 for commercial addition and $30,100 for HVAC. Contractors: MP Construction and M Campbell & Company. KENNEWICK KVC Properties, 3700 W. Clearwater Ave., $39,000 for a sign. Contractor: Quality Signs. Columbia Summit, 731 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $14,000 for plumbing and $100,000 for tenant improvements. Contractors: Woodburn Plumbing and Team Construction. LAIC, 6515 W. Clearwater Ave., $100,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: R E A Commercial. Tri-Cities Cancer Center, 7360 W. Deschutes Ave., $144,000 for tenant improvements and $24,000 for HVAC. Contractors: Bouten Construction Co and Apollo Mechanical Contractors. Callaway Gardens, 5505 W. Skagit St., $149,900 for commercial remodel. Contractor: JRC Incorporated. Columbia Plaza, 6855 W. Clearwater Ave., $10,300 for HVAC. Contractor: Apollo Sheet Metal. Wallace Properties, 2825 W. Kennewick Ave., $22,000 for demolition. Contractor: Columbia Property Management. Lieb Properties, 10 E. Bruneau Ave., $357,800 for commercial remodel and $170,900 for HVAC. Contractor: Kemper Northwest. Port of Kennewick, 104 Clover Island Drive, $17,500 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Sunset Construction. Corp of the Catholic Church, 506 S. Garfield St., $7,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: owner. On the Boulevard, 9202 W. Gage Blvd., $52,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Gallant Construction. Port of Kennewick, 325 E. Columbia Gardens Way, $28,000 for new commercial construction. Contractor: owner. PASCO Sound Investment, 9335 Sandifur Parkway, $4,043,200 for new commercial construction. Contractor: CRF Metal Works. Maiers Enterprises, 1708 E. James St., $26,600 for commercial addition. Contractor: MH Construction. Port of Pasco, 2444 E. Dock Ave., $24,500 for commercial addition. Contractor: Teto West of Washington. Zepgon Investment, 2120 West A St., $6,584,600 for new commercial construction. Contractor: Generation Plastering. Shiva Associates, 1502 N. Fourth Ave., $15,000 for a sign. Contractor: NW Canopy Structures. RICHLAND Berit SP MF Richland, 2550 Duportail St., $434,700 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Royal Roofing. Browman Development, 2941 Queensgate Drive, $1,832,200 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Deacon Construction. Desert Star Investment, 191 Reata Road,

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 $650,000 for new commercial construction. Contractor: CRF Metal Works. Richland School District, 504 Wilson St., $10,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: G2 Commercial Construction. Corp of the Catholic Church, 1107 Stevens Drive, $849,200 for new commercial construction. Contractor: Siefken & Sons Construction. Michael Denslow, 2444 Robertson Drive, $748,200 for new commercial construction. Contractor: CRF Metal Works. Marsh Queensgate, 2170 Keene Road, $80,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: WF General Contractors.

BUSINESS LICENSES KENNEWICK Go Wireless, 2909 S. Quillan St. LMC, 210605 E. Perkins Road. J&J Plumbing of the Tri-Cities, 4537 Moline Lane, Pasco. Banner Bank, 8203 W. Quinault Ave. Rosencrans Transit Authority, 1206 N. Tweedt St. Jackalope Bar & Grill, 107 Vista Way. El Molcajete, 321 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Critical Informatics, 245 Fourth St., Bremerton. Woodburn Plumbing, 106 SE Wier St., Camas. The Lash Studio, 5219 W. Clearwater Ave. Evergreen Services, 203 E. 19th Ave. Medical Billing & Consulting, 3311 W. Clearwater Ave. Heyoka Healing, 7101 W. Hood Place. Crab Pot Cove Woodcrafts, 725 N. Center Parkway. PorterKinney, 100 N. Fruitland St. Austin’s Window Cleaning, 617 S. Morain St. Toadally Clean, 2411 S. Quincy Court. Dunn Wright Roofing & Exteriors, 1728 N. 18th Ave., Pasco. Armor Company, 7701 W. Fourth Ave. Barrera Logistics, 4815 W. Clearwater Ave. Victoria’s Cleaning, 802 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. Russmende Holdings, 5227 S. Auburn Place. Visaya Counseling Services, 3311 W. Clearwater Ave. Fast Signs, 1409 N. Pittsburgh St. Columbia Valley Injury Medicine, 7514 W. Yellowstone Ave. Alta Services, 8919 W. Canyon Place. Rock Landscaping, 530 N. Edison St. Kem Weber Real Estate, 6679 W. 38th Ave. Blooming May Boutique, 6028 W. Okanogan Loop. Olympic Exteriors, 2210 W. Main St., Battle Ground. Nwestco, 16115 E. Trent Ave., Spokane Valley. Barean Hilu, 421 S. Sharron St. Audiophile Acoustics, 3807 W. 42nd Ave. Bizof, 2103 S. Dayton St. DJ Krayziec Pro DJ, 4505 W. Fifth Ave. Prime Concrete, 3821 W. Wernett Road, Pasco. Intentional Counseling Services, 100 N. Fruitland St. Lockboxstand, 2500 S. Harrison Place. Yortnderf and Associates, 18316 68th Ave. W., Lynnwood. Dreamer’s Construction, 1614 W. 35th Ave. Sagemoor Financial, 201 N. Edison St. World of Makeup, 4406 W. Payette Ave. Pools by Mirage, 7422 W. Clearwater Ave. Chela’s Ice Cream, 3223 W. 12th Ave. Sanjow, 7308 W. 15th Ave. Popsphere, 8807 W. Deschutes Ave. Kinder Kakery, 6300 W. 16th Ave. Quick Stop Air, 3706 W. 19th Court. Dynasty Construction, 8350 W. Grandridge Blvd. Taqueria Los Volcanes, 2400 W. Kennewick Ave. New U Women’s Clinic and Aesthetics, 35 S. Louisiana St. American Concrete & Construction, 2002 W. 19th Ave. Snowflakes Cleaning Services, 1623 S. Everett Place. Fierce Women Against Cancer, 1914 S. Quincy St. Air Seal Control, 403 W. 29th Ave.

Grabeco, 505 S. Florida St. Looks by Rosie, 6 N. Cascade St. Vista Field Industrial Park II, 6300 W. Deschutes Ave. Reign Sports Performance, 4808 Candella Court, Pasco. Arielle Hays Sells Houses, 8200 W. Grandridge Blvd. Spark Cleaning, 408 N. Oklahoma Place. Three Rivers Place Senior Living, 1108 W. Fifth Ave. Petersen Brothers, 2008 E. Valley Highway E., Sumner. Prohibition Glass, 419 W. Columbia Drive. Green View Landscaping and Irrigation, 59 Nuclear Lane, Richland. Clear Headlights Again, 5109 Meadow View Drive, Pasco. Management Services Northwest II, 2257 Northgate Spur, Ferndale. Pathways Counseling, 9 S. Dayton St. Clean Cut Carpentry, 29 S. Volland St. Patterson Consulting, 1617 W. Eighth Place. Barean Hilu, 421 S. Sharron St. Glitzy Nails by Nancy, 122 Vista Way. Millcreek Cabinet Works, 1850B Cottonwood Drive, Pasco. CCS, 3319 W. Third Ave. Agri-Focus, 3625 W. 47th Ave. PASCO The Salty Pepper, 703 S. Conway St., Kennewick. Jimmy John’s, 5025 Road 68, Suite J. Porter’s Real Barbecue Company, 7425 Sandifur Parkway, Suite 103. The Amri Hall, 5292 Outlet Drive. Compass Home Health, 4235 Galway Lane. Potandon Produce, 5802 Industrial Way. Sage Brewing Company, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite B102. On Site Concrete, 4801 Pinehurst Drive. Pasco Car Sales, 1100 E. Columbia St. Sunflowers Daycare Center, 3715 Estrella Drive. New Dawn, 824 W. Lewis St. BBR Gems, 6122 Dorchester Court. KT’s Construction Services, 36603 N. Teresa Lane, Benton City. B and R, 202 S. 26th Ave. Lanes Boutique, 123 N. Fourth Ave. Landscape and Lawn Care Unlimited Ser-

vices, 3407 W. Hood Ave., Kennewick. Leti’s Kidz Klub, 4010 Sturdee Lane. Worthy Photography, 7803 Gallano Drive. UPS Construction, 1505 S Coulee Vista Drive, Kennewick. Summertime Landscaping, 3908 Estrella Drive. Barbaza Trucking, 315 N. Second Ave. Torres Flooring, 730 W. A St. The Blind Guy of Tri-Cities, 7609 Kettle Court. Diva’s Cosmetology and Barbering Academy, 325 W. Lewis St. Movement Athletic, 212 W. Lewis St. A&S Roofing, 90 W. Canal Drive, Suite B, Kennewick. Permanent Makeup by Luci, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd. Potentials Construction, 2839 W. Kennewick Ave. Jim McAloon Construction, 15408 S. Grandview Lane, Kennewick. The Janson Industries, 1200 Garfield Ave SW, Canton, Ohio. All Seasons Professional Cleaning, 1304 N. Fourth Ave. Diamond Electric, 16 Snake River Road, Asotin. Promotion Plus Sign Co, 21034 Osborne St., Canoga Park, California. Dunn Wright Roofing & Exteriors, 1728 N. 18th Ave. Labor Plus Solutions, 1603 W. A St. Serenity Counseling, 9825 Sandifur Parkway, Suite D. Healing Play, 9825 Sandifur Parkway, Suite D. King City Industrial Park, 1430 E. Hillsboro Road. Jamba, 7425 Sandifur Parkway, Suite 101. Healthsource Chiropractic of Pasco, 1211 N. 20th Ave. Toro Taxes, 325 W. Lewis St. Esthetics by Madi, 2420 W. Court St. RICHLAND CI Information Management, 900 S. Dayton St., Kennewick. McClendon Medical, 1305 Mansfield St. Law Abiding Biker Media, 81 Nagler Court, Selah. Language Works Communication, 4409 W. Brown St., Pasco.

Metro Group, 4409 W. Brown St., Pasco. Mias Creative Designs, 2389 Hood Ave. Shines Home Inspection, 125 N. Newport St., Kennewick. Living Fit with Dawn, 798 Strange Drive. Great Harvest Bread Co., 3335 Innovation Blvd. Tattoos by Gentle Jerrett, 1358 Jadwin Ave. JM Wilson Construction, 152 Hills West Way. Courtyard Richland, 480 Columbia Point Drive. Superior Building Services, 152 Stage St. N., Tenino. Ideal Plastering, 4211 Saint Paul Lane, Pasco. TC Fleet Services, 2228 Robertson Drive. Tri-Cities Monitoring, 2529 W. Falls Ave., Kennewick. Idalia’s Cleaning Services, 200802 E. Game Farm Road, Kennewick. J7 General Contracting, 718 W. 25th Ave., Kennewick. Winterhaven Construction Group, 2723 E. Fourth Ave., Spokane. Rhonda Victoria Urich Agency, 713 George Washington Way. Modern Dry Wall, 9516 E. First Ave., Spokane Valley. 1831 Trading, 1831 Sagewood Loop. Consider It Done, 5551 W. Umatilla Ave., Kennewick. P2PComm, 650 Riverstone Drive. PSSE Development, 440 Sundance Drive. Hard Knock Hoods, 1520 Larkspur Drive. Pacific Northwest Tailor & Kiltmaker, 309 Craighill Ave. Studio K Skin Care, 2294 Coppercreak St. IT Solutions, 2828 S. Olympia St., Kennewick. Victoria’s Cleaning, 802 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. Fox&Thimble, 1511 Jadwin Ave. Interpath Laboratory, 1979 Snyder St. To Love and To Lash, 1901 George Washington Way. Stephen Recker Construction Co, 6503 S. Coulee Vista Drive, Kennewick. Renew Counseling Services, 600 Shockley Road. Daisy Mae Flowers & Events, 1319 Birch Ave. Felix Plastering, 6702 Ahtanum Road,

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Yakima. Willy’s Construction, 705 W. Fourth St., Wapato. Tri-Cities Concrete Pumping, 6415 Whetstone Drive, Pasco. Miss Daisy Quilting, 1964 Newhaven Loop. Goal Diggers, 2672 Tiger Lane. Beautiful Nails Salon, 1819 Leslie Road. Mar Home Builders, 3105 S. Elm Court, Kennewick. All Service Asphalt, 614 N. Volland St., Kennewick. Bobs Mobile Detailing, 506 W. 19th Ave., Kennewick. Hills West Desert House, 164 Hills West Way. Aozidesign, 662 Canyon St. BPM Construction, 14611 NE 78th St., Vancouver. Romero’s Contractors, 1818 W. Marie St., Pasco. Surface Experts of Tri-Cities, 1955 Jadwin Ave. Accurate Drone Services, 5702 Wrigley

Drive, Pasco. Peiffer Services, 702 N. Louisiana Place, Kennewick. Imagoiq, 2173 Shasta Ave. Triciti.es, 723 The Parkway. Yung Dudes 4 Cougs, 1927 Riverview Drive, Pasco. Tri-City Tappers, 1215 Cameo Drive. Hatters Artwork, 42003 E. McWhorter Lane, West Richland. Creggors Barbecue and Espresso, 2430 Stevens Drive. Hair Shimmers and Sparkles, 1304 Haupt Ave. Presco Telecommunications, 14381 SE 324th St., Auburn. JDS Produce, 12305 Blackfoot Drive, Pasco. NW Underground Utilities, 215612 E. 528 PRSE, Kennewick. Christ the King Catholic Church, 1111 Stevens Drive. Kari Hale Electrical Design, 370 McDonald Drive, Pasco.

Gillespie Roofing, 3400 E. Isaacs Ave, Walla Walla. Fractal Iterations, 4402 Avalanche Ave., Yakima. Nova Management, 2466 Montgomery Ave. E2 O&M Services, 719 Jadwin Ave. Wild Sage Studio, 2327 Camas Ave. Ultimate Exposure, 1362 Jadwin Ave. Sign Gypsies Tri-Cities, 221 Broadmoor St. Flex Up Tri-Cities, 430 George Washington Way. Rhythmdogs, 38714 W. Old Inland Empire Highway, Benton City. Sport Clips, 1811 George Washington Way. Paralegaling, 1900 Stevens Drive. AAV Construction, 904 S. Union St., Kennewick. J.A.C. Handmade, 1112 ½ E. Seventh St., Kennewick. Yeshua Line, 602 Newcomer St. Karen’s Piano Studio, 450 Palm Drive. D.D. & S. Investment, 1620 Milan Lane. M2R, 723 The Parkway.

Muscles & Mascara, 110 Gage Blvd. Pitkin Cox Music Studio, 213 Wellsian Way. Crawford Interiors, 525 S. Auburn St., Kennewick. Seneca Direct, 701 Aaron Drive. Service Team of Professionals Tri-Cities, 3411 W. Canyon Lakes Drive, Kennewick. SMG Beauty, 87 Keene Road. Ediajda Cordic, 1207 Aaron Drive. The Growing Place Youth Counseling, 1201 Jadwin Ave. State Wide Contracting, 2008 N. First St., Yakima. Atmos Concepts, 2513 Duportail St. Office Solutions of the Tri-Cities, 6204 W. Richardson Road, Pasco. Caring Transitions of Greater Tri-Cities, 1055 Spokane Ave., Prosser. Buelt Soccer, 2513 Duportail St. Sherry Pratt Van Voorhis Lands, 1908 W. Northwest Blvd., Suite A, Spokane. Monarch Machine Tool Co, 410 S. Oregon Ave., Pasco. JA&L Carpet Cleaning, 1709 S. Auburn St., Kennewick. Cupcakes Bakery & Deli, 2625 W. Bruneau, Suite 196, Kennewick. 1st Choice Innovations, 2018 N. Columbus St., Spokane. Columbia River Construction, 4600 W. Fourth Court, Kennewick. MC Engineering, 4714 Vineyard Estate Lane. Western General Contracting, 828 E. 15th Ave., Kennewick. Your CBD Store, 595 Stevens Drive. Baisch Vegetation Management, 2311 Hanson Loop, Burbank. Blankenship Construction, 67222 E. 685 PRNE. Rattlesnake J&M Construction, 4306 Vermilion Lane, Pasco. Steebers Lock Service, 2163 Van Giesen St. Rain Hawkes, 1215 Gage Blvd. Kanine Kreations/Hair Off The Dogs, 1370 Jadwin Ave., Suite D. R Staat Consulting, 2404 Tiger Lane. Talky, 723 The Parkway. Uncle Brother’s Fish Fry, 110 S. Fourth Ave., Pasco. Saf Productions, 1341 Cortland Ave. Fur Baby Whisperer, 1112 Perkins Ave. Caring Hearts Social Services, 5219 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick. Cashmere Plumbing, 100 Paton St., Suite A, Cashmere. K & MG Cleaning Services, 200802 E. Game Farm Road, Kennewick. Cobalt Electric, 6223 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick. Photographic Services, 2119 Symons St. S&C Planning & Development, 89 Gage Blvd. Ability Laser Clinic, 1223 Sheridan Ave., Prosser. Steven Michael Tattoos, 614 The Parkway. Salus Disability Consulting, 723 The Parkway. AJ & Sons Flooring, 2600 W. John Day Ave., Kennewick. Ice Cream Truck, 715 S. Fir St., Kennewick. Joseph Haws Piano Service, 158 Greenview Drive. Munsey Construction, 83 Cottonwood Drive. RPI Contracting, 37129 S. Olympia St., Kennewick. Home Oil Spa, 1229 Columbia Park Trail. Livewire Solutions, 8820 Massey Drive, Pasco. Colts Painting and Restoration, 4511 W. Ninth Ave., Kennewick. Quality Carpet Services, 2023 S. Tweedt St., Kennewick. The Vinyl Company, 2974 Sunshine Ridge Road. HDP Properties, 26702 Country Meadows Lane, Kennewick. 2nd to None Roofing, 9202 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick. Local Pumpkin, 6109 W. Richardson Road, Pasco. County Line Strawberries, 501 Lower County Line Road, Prosser. Brazilian Joint, 1957 Newhaven Loop. Kool Temp, 460 Buckeye Lane, Naches. Desert Wave, 2569 N. Columbia Center Blvd. Enrich Therapy, 660 George Washington

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 Way. Center for Pediatrics, 1445 Spaulding Ave. Tattoos by Jason, 245 Symons St. Midnight Sun Consulting, 2991 Sedona Circle. Dean’s Automotive, 2676 Van Giesen St. Leslie Canyon, 1436 Amon Drive. E Cascade Enterprise, 408 Catskill St. Allways Shipping, 1911 Hoxie Ave. Gateway Risk Solutions, 409 Criterion Drive. Tri-City Plastering and Detail, 25452 S. 823 PRSE, Kennewick. Neva Scott Art, 511 Lee Blvd. Riverpointe Apartments, 2550 Duportail St. Royal Nails & Spa Lounge, 2572 Queensgate Drive. Veneto Homes, 2919 Troon Court. The Barn Industries, 227 Brookwood Loop. Kinney Properties, 680 Isola Vista Court. Morgandoesbeauty, 87 Keene Road. Bombskeez, 2839 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. Tri-City Music, 1330 Jadwin Ave. Home Maintenance Services, 323 Skagit St. All Climate Services, 3511 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick. Greystone Development Group, 1614 Lucca Lane. Delicious Crepes & Waffles, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco. Lash Lush, 141 Keene Road. Campbell Training Solutions, 718 Meadow Hills Drive. Pourfavour Paintings and More, 65 Timmerman Drive. Cantley Vision, 3200 Duportail St. Oasis Physical Therapy Richland, 1908 George Washington Way. C. Watts Trucking, 693 S. Idaho St., Kennewick. Spotless Windows, 1210 Birch Ave. Kraft Diesel Repair, 3165 Hanson Loop, Burbank. Jenys Heart with Art, 1800 Longfitt St. Fawcett Plumbing, 5022 84th St. E., Tacoma. Mcintosh Chiropractic, 325 Wellsian Way. Northwest Center Services, 7272 W. Marginal Way S., Seattle. Global Netwave Engineering, 662 Canyon St. NW Environmental Consulting & Construction, 7230 W. 15th Ave., Kennewick. Level Up Construction, 99304 E. Clover Road, Kennewick. Schierman Construction, 225 McDonald Drive, Pasco. Desert Breeze Art, 1435 Badger Mountain Loop. Rockwellz Promotes, 1464 Larkspur Drive. Roy’s Flooring & Painting, 6005 Bayview Lane, Pasco. Jack and Daniel’s Lawncare, 2797 Sunshine Ridge Road. M&M Home Inspection Team, 392 Canyon Rim Court. Eugenia’s Cleaning Services, 5491 Columbia River Road, Pasco. Columbia Basin Development, 2672 Tiger Lane. Four Seasons Construction, 224 W. 21st Ave., Kennewick. Kadlec Ambulatory Endoscopy Center, 1270 Lee Blvd. Yellowstone Adventures, 639 Cullum Ave. Faux Glow, 1351 Baywood Ave. Summertime Landscaping, 3908 Estrella Drive, Pasco. C&E Real Estate, 824 W. Lewis St., Pasco. J and Brothers General Contracting, 2009 N. Road 34, Pasco. Lexar Homes – Yakima, 2410 Terrace Heights Drive, Yakima. Grace Kitchen, 1119 Cedar Ave. First Aesthetic, 723 The Parkway. The Amethyst Creamery, 700 George Washington Way. G&S Properties Group, 6159 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick. Molly Holleran Voice Studio, 1214 Gowen Ave. Above the Line Cleaning and Grocery Delivery, 161 Merrill Road, Walla Walla. KT’s Construction Services, 36603 N. Teresa Lane, Benton City. American Standard Installation, 10305 Chapel Hill Blvd., Pasco. E&L Construction, 2108 N. Road 30, Pasco.

Black Diamond Excavation, 4803 Saffron Court, Pasco. UPS Construction, 10251 Ridgeline Drive, Kennewick. Music Together Tri-Cities, 203 Falley St. NWFF Environmental, 2135 Henderson Loop. Swyft, 101 Wellsian Way. Royalty Certified Affordable Cleaning, 1503 Johnston Ave. Be Tranquil Yoga, 4592 Ava Way. 17502 Property Investments, 452 Columbia Point Drive. Systematic Funding Solutions, 1141 Hills West Way. All Star Countertops Granite and Quartz, 1004 S. Vercler Road, Spokane Valley. ATK Enterprises, 2230 Benton Ave. The Growler Guys, 110 Gage Blvd. HDZ Construction Services, 3721 W. Jay St., Pasco. Senior Moments, 3617 Plaza Way, Kennewick. T & J Home Maintenance, 132 Mountain View Lane. Reign Drop, 2187 Van Giesen St. Tri-City Eyes, 2170 Keene Road. Kleen Kut Lawns, 531 S. 38th Ave., West Richland. Sparkling Sensation, 101603 N. Billings Court, West Richland. Hometown Electric Tri-Cities, 6703 W. Willamette Ave., Kennewick. Store Services, 625 S. Lander St., Seattle. S&S Enterprises, 2174 Morency Drive. Heart of Hearts Design, 6626 Chapel Hill Blvd., Pasco. Ponderay Tech, 1636 Howell Ave. Gray Properties Group, 4600 W. Grand Ronde Ave., Kennewick. D&M Construction, 1761 George Washington Way. Galaxy Landscaping, 6006 Ochoco Lane, Pasco. Deluna Counseling and Art Therapy, 750 Swift Blvd. Sidco, 29 W. 14th Ave., Kennewick. Gabriel & Sons, 506 E. Eighth Ave., Kenne-

wick. J2W2, 6010 W. Morland Lane, Pasco. Queen of Clean House Cleaning, 1025 W. Entiat Ave., Kennewick. B&M Trucking, 2555 Duportail St. EFC Booster Club, 8382 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick. Mkingman Art, 1605 Hains Ave. The Cabinet Shop NW, 431 Wellsian Way. Inn on Riverwood, 355 Riverwood St. Inland Imaging, 801 S. Stevens St., Spokane. American Ironworks and Erectors, 7620 E. Spear Ave., Spokane Valley. Alano Masonry, 6001 Pimlico Drive, Pasco. 13 Bones Urban BBQ, 706 Williams Blvd. Cardenas Cleaning Services, 1308 N. Williams St., Kennewick. Tri-City Dump Runners & Hauling, 923 W. Marie St., Pasco. Thrive on Counseling, 718 Jadwin Ave. Holly Nicole Photography, 5606 Ala Wai Court, West Richland. Neat N Klean, 506 S. Juniper St., Kennewick. Team Industrial Services, 11917 NE 56th Circle, Vancouver. Brother Reyes Plaster Construction, 2508 E. Alvina St., Pasco. Sound Employment Solutions, 12429 Ironwood Lane, Mukilteo. La Voz Del Valle, 1123 Fourth St. SE, East Wenatchee. The Barber Life Studio, 140 Gage Blvd. Tier 1 Therapy, 3101 S. Gum St., Kennewick. Handyman Etc, 2218 W. 15th Ave., Kennewick. Evolution Painting, 2200 W. Shoshone St., Pasco. AMP Electric, 9202 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick. J&J Construction and Concrete, 341 Liberty Road, Granger. Energy Healing Flow, 300 Torbett St. Energymending, 300 Torbett St. Washington Square I, 2455 George Washington Way. Jadwin Professional Building, 1955 Jadwin Ave.

Transpo Group, 12131 113th Ave. NE, Kirkland. Hill International, 818 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane. Del Taco #1291, 155 Wellsian Way. Fred Meyer, 101 Wellsian Way. Salus Law, 723 The Parkway. Northcoast Project Consulting, 1002 W. Mukilteo Blvd., Everett. Prime Roofing & Sheet Metal, 421 E. Eighth Ave., Kennewick. Nykommer, 76 Whitten St. Kentake, 76 Whitten St. Aarons Barber Shop, 240 Williams Blvd. D. Lynne’s, 702 George Washington Way. Dreamer’s Construction, 1614 W. 35th Ave., Kennewick. T&J Home Maintenance, 132 Mountain View Lane. A-Y Cleaning Services, 141 N. Canal Blvd., Mesa. MV West Star, 458-C Columbia Point Drive. Underground Creative, 212 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. Tri-County Management Services, 4024 Laurel Drive, West Richland. Knox Detailing, 1113 Fitch St. Budget Car Sales, 901 Aaron Drive. Potentials Construction, 5908 W. 20th Ave., Kennewick. Solution Wireless, 5720 Ochoco Lane, Pasco. Pop3media Services, 1351 Haupt Ave. NWestco, 16115 E. Trent Ave., Spokane Valley. Aislinn Holland, 1919 Sheridan Place. TC Excavation, 3621 Road 96, Pasco. Pharos Technical Services, 1904 N. 24th Ave., Pasco. Infinity Clams, 3003 Queensgate Drive. Cindy’s Sure Clean, 2555 Duportail St. The FGC, 3409 S. Johnson St., Kennewick. Suburban Propane, 620 SE Eaton Blvd., Battle Ground. Mission Critical Investigations, 2457 Woods Drive.

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Benmo, 2471 Brodie Lane. Management Services Northwest, 2257 Northgate Spur, Ferndale. Evergreen Services, 203 E. 19th Ave., Kennewick. Floor to Roof, 11052 W. Highway 12, Walla Walla. Benjamin Walley Piano Studio, 721 Jadwin Ave. Mr. Taco, 72 Wellsian Way. Klein Family Management, 719 Jadwin Ave. Alicia’s MM Cleaning Professionals, 69 Jadwin Ave. Canine Collaborative, 186 Sell Lane. Senchy’s Construction, 3706 Atlanta Lane, Pasco. Denu, 76 Whitten St. Critical Informatics, 245 Fourth St., Bremerton. Air Seal Control, 403 W. 29th Ave., Kennewick. Locked and Loaded Gunsmithing, 2012 George Washington Way.

Footwear Outfitters, 131 Gage Blvd. Elephant Car Wash, 412 Keene Road. Cascade Utility Adjusting, 5522 Elaine Ave. SE, Auburn. Toady & Boo, 848 Clermont Drive. Telos Technical Services, 2432 Delle Celle Drive. I Do and Fido Too, 2444 Catalina Court. Haines Investments, 2026 Weiskopf Court. American Concrete & Construction, 2002 W. 19th Ave., Kennewick. Alliance Roofing & Construction, 10204 Fourth Ave. Court E., Tacoma. Tamales el Pancho, 1308 Lee Blvd. The Friendship Revolution, 2100 Bellerive Drive. Zeferino Design and Marketing, 2694 Grayhawk Loop. Lotus of the Moon Foundation, 1386 Jadwin Ave. Eden Temple International, 1380 Gala Way. Apex Contracting & Paving, 1006 W. Bruneau Ave., Kennewick.

Sprouts Dance, 7203 W. 15th Ave., Kennewick. Sash Wedding Rentals & Custom Décor, 132 Spring St. Clear Headlights Again, 5109 Meadow View Drive, Pasco. Rahps, 2666 Van Giesen St. Lincare, 6818 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. Snowflakes Cleaning Services, 1632 S. Everett Place, Kennewick. Jen Hamilton Skincare & Medical Tattooing, 1446 Spaulding Ave. Green View Landscaping and Irrigation, 59 Nuclear Lane. WEST RICHLAND Fusion Home Building, 1060 Cayuse Drive, Richland. Viktory Homes, 11606 Pheasant Court, Pasco. Backflows Northwest, 12819 SE 38th St.,

Bellevue. Big D’s Excavation, 3902 N. Swallow Ave., Pasco. All Whitby, 1408 Alder Ave., Richland. Pacific Fire Inspection Services, 725 S. Tacoma St., Kennewick. HBJ, 320 N. 20th St., Pasco. Fuse Heating & Air Conditioning, 5628 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick. Icon Roofing, 962 N. Cleveland St., Moscow, Idaho. VIP Production Northwest, 724 N. Madelia St., Spokane. CNA Plumbing, 1701 W. 14th Ave., Kennewick. Columbia Basin Appraisals, 4109 Riverhaven St., Pasco. Liberty Lawn and Saw Shop, 6105 W. Van Giesen St. West Coast Development, 412 Sanlyn Court, Benton City. McDonald Millwork & Cabinets, 801 N. 61st Ave. Youngblood’s Flooring, 4876 Mount Adams View Drive. Nwestco, 16115 E. Trent Ave., Spokane Valley. Wellspring, 3321 Mount Adams View Drive. Armenta & Sons, 40 Rio Senda St., Umatilla, Oregon. Prime Concrete, 3821 W. Wernett Road, Pasco. Supreme Drywall, 1102 E. Fourth Ave., Kennewick. Brothers Heating & Air, 1940 W. Hopkins St., Pasco. TC Excavation, 3621 Road 96, Pasco. Golden Contractor Services, 396 Grain Terminal Road, Burbank. Fridley’s Construction, 16804 S. 2093 PRSE, Kennewick. Restoration 1 of Spokane, 9818 E. Montgomery Ave., Spokane Valley. Hill International, 818 W. Riverside Ave., Spokane. Olympic Exteriors, 2210 W. Main St., Battle Ground.

JUDGMENTS 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.

Jose P. Contreras, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 5. A&J Trucking, unpaid Department of Licensing taxes, filed Dec. 5. Dogos el Gordo, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 5. D&R Perez Trucking, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 6. Rosendo Perez, unpaid Department of Licensing taxes, filed Dec. 6. Ramon R. Rivera, unpaid Department of Licensing taxes, filed Dec. 6. Daniel Montejano Jr., unpaid Department of Licensing taxes, filed Dec. 6. Anthony L. Perez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 9. Rhea V. Farris, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 9. Joanna O. Licon, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 9. Erica Guzman, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 9. Jose L. Rodriguez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 9. Reeves Carpet Cleaning, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 16. Saul Garza de Leon, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 16. Northwest Entertainment Group, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 18. Daniel Alvarez, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 19. Briana L. Trevino, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 19. Juan Olivera, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Blanca E. Verduzco, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Denise J. Guzman, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020 Xavier Munoz, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Manuel G. Espinoza, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Ashley E. Brown, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Jeffrey S. Poirier, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Edgar N. Camacho, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Misael M. Gonzalez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 19. Paula Villarreal, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 20. Jose D. Munoz, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 20. Rivera Investments, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 20. Arnolds Painting, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 20. Liandro Diaz, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 20. Luis A. Chavez, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 20. Rendon Construction, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 20. Omega Sheet Metal HVAC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 30. Superior Clean Services, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 30. Lonestar Innovations, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 30. Superior Clean Services, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 30. Timothy D. Beam, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 30. Eleuterio Rangel Jr., unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 30. Sylvia Hernandez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 30. Karen D. Juarez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 30. Leon Davis, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 30. Pablo E. Zamarripa, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 30. Javier Garcia, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Dec. 30. Stucco & Stone Contractors, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 30. D&R Perez Trucking, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 30. PJR Construction, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Dec. 30. Speedy Angeles Concrete, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 30. Tres Pueblos Meat Market, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Dec. 31.

LIQUOR LICENSES Information provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.

BENTON COUNTY NEW APPLICATIONS

Riverfront Hotel, 50 Comstock St., Richland. License type: Beer/wine specialty shop. Application type: new. MV West Star, 458-C Columbia Point Drive, Suite B, Richland. License type: spirits/beer/ wine restaurant lounge. Application type: new. Denny’s 6695, 2801 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge. Application type: assumption. Gordon Estate, 313 E. Columbia Drive, Kennewick. License type: domestic winery < 250,000 liters additional location. Application type: new. Yummie Pho, 7520 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite B, Kennewick. License type: beer/wine restaurant. Application type: assumption. Denny’s 6694, 1301 George Washington Way, Richland License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge. Application type: assumption. McKinley Springs, 357 Port Ave., Suite E, Prosser. License type: domestic winery < 250,000 liters. Application type: change of location. The Endive, 4001 Kennedy Road, Suite 16, West Richland. License type: beer/wine restaurant. Application type: new. APPROVED Jackalope Bar & Grill, 107 Vista Way, Kennewick. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge. Application: assumption. Martinez & Martinez Winery, 357 Port Ave., Suite G, Prosser. License type: domestic winery < 250,000 liters. Application type: change of location. The Richland Players, 608 The Parkway, Richland. License type: nonprofit arts organization. Application type: new. Sake Express Sushi & Teriyaki, 2576 Queensgate Drive, Richland. License type: beer/wine restaurant. Application type: new. Wautoma Springs, 236 Port Ave., Suite C, Prosser. License type: domestic winery < 250,000 liters. Application type: added/ change of class. Goose Ridge, 62615 E. Jacobs Road NE, Unit A, Benton City. License type: manufacturer liquor. Application type: new. Cedars at Pier One, 355 Clover Island, Kennewick. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge. Application type: assumption. DISCONTINUED zpizza, 4101 W. 27th Place, Suite B100, Kennewick. License type: beer/wine restaurant. Bacchus, 1121 Meade Ave., Prosser. License type: direct shipment receiver in Washington only. Kendall Wines, 57705 W. Old Inland Empire Highway, Benton City. License type: Direct shipment receiver in Washington only. Lush Wines, 46415 E. Badger Road, Benton City. License type: domestic winery < 250,000 liters. Inca Mexican Restaurant, 3600 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite G, Kennewick. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant service bar. FRANKLIN COUNTY

The Growing Place Youth Counseling has

NEW APPLICATIONS

opened at 1201 Jadwin Ave., Suite 204, in

Best Western Plus Pasco Inn & Suites, 2811 N. 20th Ave., Pasco. License type: direct shipment receiver in Washington only; hotel. Application type: added/change of class. Desert Heat, 707 W. Court St., Pasco. License type: spirits/beer/wine restaurant lounge; catering. Application type: assumption. Mei-Ling Inn, 627 S. Columbia Ave., Connell. License type: beer/wine restaurant. Application type: assumption. El Rancho Carnes y Mariscos, 1503 W. Lewis St., Pasco. License type: spirits/beer/ wine restaurant lounge. Application type: new.

Richland. The business offers counseling and educational services to children. Hours by appointment. Contact: 509-366-8041, growingplacecounseling.com.

Wautoma Springs has opened a tasting room at 236 Port Ave., Suite C, in Prosser. The winery offers wine tastings and sales. Hours: 1-6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Contact: 509378-1163, wautomasprings.com, Facebook.

Community Planing Resources (Community PR) has opened at 924 West Kennewick Ave., in Kennewick. Community PR offers creative solutions for clients that are navigating land

APPROVED Sage Brewing Company, 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite B102, Pasco. License type: microbrewery. Application type: new.

use and development activities with particular expertise in permitting regulation, real estate site selection, market analyses, development incentives, and facilitating public/private

DISCONTINUED

partnerships. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

Studio 41, 306 W. Lewis St., Pasco. License type: snack bar.

munitypr.org, Facebook.

through Friday. Contact: 509-492-2091, com-

MOVED

MARIJUANA LICENSES

Information provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.

3 Rivers Financial Group has moved to 9001

BENTON COUNTY

Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Fri-

W. Tucannon Ave., Suite 110 in Kennewick. day. Contact: 509-783-2040, 3riversfinancial.

APPROVED

com

Clemans Mountain Cannabis, 159003 W. Johnson Road, Prosser. License type: marijuana producer tier 3. Application type: added fees. Wonder West Group, 15505 N. Webber Canyon Road NE, Suite E, Benton City. License type: marijuana producer tier 3. Application type: change of corporate officer. Tumbleweed Farm, 47504 N. 108 PRNW, Benton City. License type: marijuana producer tier 2. Application type: change of corporate officer. T in T Elements, 43001 N. Griffin Road, Unit D, Grandview. License type: marijuana producer tier 2. Application type: change of corporate officer.

BUSINESS UPDATES

Audi Tri-Cities has moved to 1125 Aaron Drive in Richland. Hours: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Contact: 509-943-5225, auditricities.com.

Chicago Title Insurance Company has moved to 8102 W. Grandridge Blvd., Suite B in Kennewick. Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Contact: 509-735-1575, ctic. com.

Get in Where You Fit In has moved into Columbia Center mall at 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., Suite 213 in Kennewick. Hours: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Contact: 509-7366080, getinwhereyoufitinwa.com, Facebook.

NEW BUSINESSES D. Lynne’s Boutique has opened at 702 George Washington Way in Richland. The boutique sells clothing and gifts from established and locally-sourced brands. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Contact: 509-581-2060, dlynnes.com, Facebook. Sage Brewing Company has opened at 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd., Suite B102, in Pasco. The brewery serves a rotating selection of craft beer. Hours: 3-10 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Contact: 509-316-4035, sagebrewing.beer, Facebook.

CLOSED Carmine’s Italian Restaurant at 525 W. First Ave. in Kennewick has closed.

MasterCuts inside Columbia Center mall in Kennewick has closed.

Motherhood Maternity inside Columbia Center mall in Kennewick has closed.

Regis Salon inside Columbia Center mall in Kennewick has closed.

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TRI-CITIES AREA JOURNAL OF BUSINESS | JANUARY 2020