Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business -- October 2016

October 2016

Volume 15 • Issue 10

Preferred Freezer Services eyes expansion

BY JEFF MORROW

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Young Professionals

Eight rising stars in the Tri-Cities Page 11

Real Estate & Construction

MOD Pizza, Ulta Beauty, Mattress Firm coming to Queensgate Page 23

Preferred Freezer Services opened up a monster facility in July 2015 in the north part of Richland.

The $115 million building dominates the landscape, standing 120 feet tall, with 455,000 square feet of space and 313,000 square feet dedicated to automated freezer space.

And it’s about to get bigger with a major expansion that could add 33 percent more capacity and about 30 more jobs.

“We’re kind of in the final design stage,” said Burnie Taylor, general manager of the Richland facility. “We’re not at the permitting stage yet. And there has been no formal announcement of expansion.”

The facility already handles more than 2 billion pounds of food a year.

“It’s all been fruit and vegetables, unlike other markets who have proteins,” Taylor said. “But here, it’s primarily potato products.”

Growing industry

Culinary

Meals on Wheels opens 4,300-square-foot kitchen page 35

he Said It “People don’t just want to go to national stores. On the flip side, the local businesses in (Vintner Square) benefit from the traffic of national retailers.

- Jim Stephens, director of leasing and development for Browman Development Co. Page 25

As the original Preferred Freezer Services storage space has filled up, other companies have made announcements about opening new food processing facilities in the Tri-City region.

Food packaging manufacturer Volm Co., based in Wisconsin, broke ground in Pasco on a new 90,000-square-foot plant that will cost $8.5 million to build.

Illinois company Ingredion Inc. recently closed a $1.2 million deal for its Richland plant and property with the Port of Benton.

And ConAgra Foods announced in June that it would be adding a $200 million French fry processing line – its second one – at its Lamb Weston manufacturing campus in Richland.

That last project might have convinced Preferred Freezer Services to begin the process of expansion to make room for those additional potato products. uFREEZER, Page 26

Of the top 10 wineries in the state, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates owns the top six.

Ste. Michelle owns few of the grapes it turns into wine. Instead, it relies on farmers in the Horse Heaven Hills, Yakima Valley and on the Wahluke Slope for its fruit, driving the industry forward by contracting with farmers to plant more acreage.

Ste. Michelle drives growth of Washington wine industry

BY WINE NEWS SERVICE

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

We’ve known this all along: Ste. Michelle Wine Estates dominates the Washington wine landscape. But a look at the top wineries in the state drives the point home.

Of the top 10 wineries in the state for cases produced, Ste. Michelle owns the top six. On average, Ste. Michelle uses two out of every three grapes grown in Washington.

Perhaps nowhere else in the world does one wine producer so dominate a region.

Here’s a look at the top 10 wineries in the state, along with their production:

1. Chateau Ste. Michelle: 3,252,600 cases 2. 14 Hands Winery: 1,847,700 cases 3. Columbia Crest: 1,062,200 cases 4. Two Vines: 610,000 cases 5. Red Diamond: 433,000 cases 6. Michelle: 158,100 cases 7. Waterbrook: 141,408 cases 8. Radius: 132,830 cases 9. Canoe Ridge: 108,324 cases 10. Snoqualmie: 105,000 cases Of these top 10 wineries, two are not owned by Ste. Michelle: Waterbrook and Radius. These two are owned by Precept Wine in Seattle, which is the state’s second-largest producer. uWINERIES, Page 9

Port welcomes new tenant to Pasco Processing Center

BY JESSICA HOEFER

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The 250-acre Pasco Processing Center will welcome a new tenant in spring 2017.

Volm Companies Inc. broke ground in August on a 90,000-square-foot, $8.5 million facility in the 5700 block of Industrial Way inside the business park developed by the Port of Pasco.

The company makes mesh bags and other packaging as well as packaging machinery and parts for growers, primarily in the potato and onion industries.

Although headquartered in Wisconsin,

Volm is not new to the area.

The Pasco Processing Center’s building will be less than two miles from the company’s existing location at 3405 N. Commercial Ave. in Pasco. While the distance between the addresses isn’t far, the benefits of moving are significant, said Mike Bernatz, chief financial officer for Volm.

The new building will be nearly 25,000 larger, and the proximity to customers in the food processing industry helps Volm in its mission to be the most valued partner to its customers, he said. uVOLM, Page 30

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Richland coffee shop cites high overhead, ends four-year run

BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

A Richland coffee shop known for serving good coffee and supporting good causes will close its doors at the end of the month.

Sharehouse Coffee ends its four-year run Oct. 30.

The shop near the intersection of Keene Road and Queensgate Drive is an outreach ministry of Bethel Church. It’s known around the Tri-Cities for being a relaxed place to sip coffee with friends while supporting a culture built on giving to those less fortunate.

“I think it’s a big loss for the community as a whole. It’s a bummer. I’m sure someone else will open there but I don’t know anyone else who will be able to duplicate that same mission and feel and spirit,” said Jonathan Dickey of Richland, a loyal customer.

Each quarter, Sharehouse donated a portion of its revenue to a different charity.

Nonprofits supported in the past include Grace Clinic, Union Gospel Mission, TriCities Pregnancy Center, Jericho Road Ministries, Heart for the Fatherless, the local chapter of Relay for Life and World Relief.

Others supported were global charities championed by local residents and employees, such as this quarter’s recipient, World Orphans.

Challenges prompt closure

Financial difficulties prompted the closure.

“Overhead expenses were very high and a big chunk of that was the rent,” said Libby Hoye, Sharehouse general manager.

The original business plan was that Sharehouse, which opened in February 2012, would become self-sustaining, operating as a not-for-profit business — but it wasn’t to be.

A percentage of Sharehouse’s revenue went toward the selected nonprofits, whether or not Sharehouse was profitable, and that was a considerable amount, said Steven Wallace, executive pastor at Bethel Church.

“This was a painful, painful long decision. One is because it’s a business and at the end of the day if it doesn’t pass the financial filter, it isn’t sustainable, and the

Sharehouse Coffee at 2150 Keene Road in Richland will close on Oct. 30 after four years. The coffee shop, owned by Bethel Church, donated a percentage of its revenue to nonprofits. Financials challenges prompted the closure.

other is that it’s a ministry; it’s a way of loving the community and partnering with the community,” he said.

Bethel Church’s eight elders, a group which oversees a budget of millions of dollars and a congregation of several thousand people across three campuses, “painfully wrestled with the decision for many months,” Wallace said.

Another challenge Sharehouse faced was its location, Hoye said.

Though Keene Road is a busy thoroughfare it isn’t always easy to turn into the strip mall where the coffee shop is, Hoye said.

“Traffic is so backed up there so people hesitate to get out of line and it’s not easy access out of the parking area. If you counted cars, there’s tons of flow traffic, but to get in and out for morning coffee was really tricky,” she said.

The shop’s closure affects 15 employees, two of whom are full time.

“The employees are obviously a big concern because it is backed by a church and we want to care for our people,” Wallace said.

He said Sharehouse reached out to other coffee shops in the area and a number of employees set up interviews.

And “we’ve actually had other coffee shops contact us, which has been really sweet,” Hoye said.

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Customers are sorry to see the doors close, Hoye said.

“A lot of our customers are sad. We’ve been trying to cultivate a community place and also a place where you have to do the coffee piece well, too,” she said.

“We’ve had such good feedback from our customers lately on quality and consistency so it’s not only a place they come for relationships but a place to come for their coffee.”

Dickey is one of those longtime regulars who appreciates the coffee, mission and ambiance Sharehouse is known for.

The self-described extrovert said he’s familiar with all the coffee shops in the area because he works from home as a programmer for a nonprofit technology company and enjoys getting out of the house and working in coffee shops.

“I moved to the area four years ago and right away I learned Sharehouse was

unique,” he said. “Their mission focused on community and they were very welcoming.”

They knew his favorite coffee (cappuccino) and asked about his family.

He said there are plenty of other great coffee shops in the Tri-Cities — but no other has all the combined features Sharehouse does — quality coffee, enough room and a good feel, he said.

Several groups from homeowners associations to the Girl Scouts have used Sharehouse’s free meeting room for monthly or weekly meetings.

“The community really appreciated using that,” Hoye said. “They’re going to miss it.”

Sharehouse began with an idea that sprang from a campaign called NExT, a church-wide initiative that set aside a significant amount of money to think outside the box to be a positive influence, both locally and globally, Wallace said.

“It was way of meeting the needs of the community, outside of the church model, and wanting to partner with meaningful nonprofits,” he said.

Sharehouse also sold gifts such as repurposed jewelry, crocheted hats and soup mixes that benefited nonprofits.

Hoye is hopeful lessons learned at Sharehouse can still be of use to the community.

“We’ve learned a lot and it was a really good idea in a lot of ways. I hope it inspires others to come out and achieve something similar,” she said.

Sharehouse Coffee will honor its longtime supporters and customers during its final days with a variety of special events, live music and giveaways to “say thank you to all our regulars,” Hoye said.

Oct. 30 hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Follow the coffee shop on Facebook for updates.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Workers compensation workshop set for Oct. 18

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is offering a free workshop for employers from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Oct. 18 at its regional office at 4310 W. 24th Ave., Kennewick.

Attendees will learn about how businesses can control workers’ compensation costs by sharing return-to-work incentives offered by L&I, why employers are using medically-approved light-duty, how to apply for Stay-at-Work program reimbursements and about the newly expanded Preferred Worker program, which offers $20,000 in incentives to employers who support injured workers with permanent medical restrictions.

Call 360-902-5189 or visit lni.wa.gov/ workshops for more information.

Grape Society holds meeting Nov. 10-11

The Washington State Grape Society is holding its annual meeting and trade show Nov. 10-11 at the Church of the Nazarene, 500 N. Elm, Grandview.

The program will highlight issues grape growers face and include an economic update.

Terry Bates, director of the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension, will discuss mechanical thinning. Some seminars will be eligible for Washington State pesticide recertification credits.

Visit grapesociety.org or call 509-5855460 for more information.

ACT receives Ohl family gift

The Ohl Family Giving Fund recently provided a $20,000 gift to the Academy of Children’s Theatre.

ACT depends on the generosity of gifts to continue to play its vibrant role in the arts sector.

The Ohl gift will be used to address the most pressing funding needs at ACT, which serves children ages 3 1/2 through high school with main stage productions, classes and special programs.

Last year, more than 6,000 children participated in or experienced ACT’s performance arts-based offerings.

Businesses to promote breast cancer awareness

The Tri-Cities Cancer Center Foundation encourages local companies to partner for breast cancer awareness throughout the month of October by signing up for a free business box.

Each box includes donation canisters to collect money, pink promotional items, staked signs and fundraising activity ideas.

More than 50 businesses participated in the program in 2015. All the money raised benefits breast cancer patients in the community. For more information, call 509737-3413 or email foundation@tccancer. org.

Badger Club hosts forum on minimum wage

Columbia Basin Badger Club will host a panel about the minimum wage at its luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 20 at the Richland Shilo Inn.

The discussion will explore the minimum wage, changes in rules and whether this is “really worker protection or business sabotage.”

Cost is $20 for members or $25 for others in advance, or $30 the day of the event. RSVP by leaving a message at 509-628-6011 or email rsvp@columbia basinbadgers.com.

App-designing challenge underway

In late September, Rep. Dan Newhouse announced the Fourth Congressional District will participate in its second annual Congressional App Challenge, a national app competition for students.

The challenge provides young tech-savvy people to be creative and build STEM skills. Students at all levels of coding experience are encouraged to make submissions through Nov. 2.

Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and receive a prize tour of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. The apps will be featured on a video display at the U.S. Capitol building. Visit congressio nalappchallenge.us/faq-for-students/, call 202-225-5816 or email matt.pettit@mail. house.gov for more information.

WSU achieves record enrollment

Washington State University reached a record system wide enrollment of 30,142 students this semester, an increase of 1.5 percent over the same semester last year.

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WSU Tri-Cities welcomed 177 new freshmen and 284 new transfer students.

Provost Daniel J. Bernardo said WSU continues to attract a large number of first-generation students, who represent 37.6 percent of this year’s entering freshmen and 42.8 percent of entering transfer students.

He also noted minorities represent 31.4 percent of the undergraduate population and 17.1 percent of the graduate student population.

Senior Times Expo set for Oct. 18

The Senior Times Expo is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Pasco Red Lion.

Guests can visit more than 50 exhibitors, who will showcase their products and services geared toward active and retired seniors, as well as their families and caregivers.

Vendors will offer information about regional activities, health care, investments, retirement, senior living facilities and more.

The free expo, which takes place twice a year, includes a treasure hunt for a variety of prizes, including tickets.

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Tri-Cities Community Health CEO retires, leaves clinic on better footing

BY ELSIE PUIG

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When Al Cordova arrived at Tri-Cities Community Health five years ago, the clinic was cash strapped, patients were waiting nearly two months to see a doctor and staff turnover was high.

When the CEO retires from the Pascobased clinic this month, he will leave behind a healthier agency that’s better equipped to serve a growing community.

“He’s really leaving quite a legacy,” said Martin Valadez Torres, senior director of Strategy and Business Development at Tri-Cities Community Health. “Al has done an excellent job turning around our organization, expanding access and service lines, and really making Tri-Cities Community Health an important and valuable asset to the Tri-City community — particularly low-income and underserved individuals.”

The clinic primarily serves a lowincome population as a federally qualified health center, receiving state and federal money to provide health care to low income people with limited or no insurance.

The clinic serves 24,517 unique patients a year and employs 296 people.

Turning clinic around

Cordova’s calm demeanor served him well as a Navy pilot in Vietnam and again when he stepped in to overhaul the clinics in 2011 as the organization was

Al Cordova, CEO of Tri-Cities Community Health, retired Oct. 14 after five years at the helm of the Pasco-based health clinic. He’s credited with turning the clinic around during his tenure.

struggling financially and operationally.

Tri-Cities Community Health had enough cash to cover one payroll, roughly $400,000.

Now the organization has about $11 million in reserves, which Cordova said has provided funding to expand and improve services.

“I began to learn there were some significant problems. I walked into a set of clinics that had little to no money, access was terrible, patients were waiting seven weeks to see a provider, they had high turnover of people in leadership roles,”

he said.

“I didn’t think I was going to come here and coast, but I didn’t think I was going to roll up my sleeves and turn around an organization,” he said with a laugh. “Those people who usually turn around organizations tend to be in their 40s and 30s, not an old guy like me.”

Cordova immediately recruited and hired more doctors and nurse practitioners, which reduced patient wait times to two weeks. He also oversaw a comprehensive and aggressive rebranding and marketing effort to bring in more

patients.

Under his tenure, the clinic successfully petitioned for Affordable Care Act funding seven out of eight times, equaling $14 million in grant funding.

With the additional money, the clinic expanded existing facilities, relocated and expanded its Kennewick clinic, opened a new clinic in Richland, relocated its walk-in primary care, expanded dental services, opened two school-based health clinics in Pasco and Kennewick, and hired enrollment specialists to help individuals access health insurance.

And Cordova’s leadership hasn’t gone unnoticed.

Most recently he was selected as Community Leader of the Year by the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and under his leadership, TCCH was recognized as Organization of the Year in 2015.

He has served on the board of Chaplaincy Health Care, a hospice program, and Community Health Network of Washington, as well as several other boards.

He attributes his success to his ability to surround himself with talented people.

“My success throughout my career is partly due to me surrounding myself with very competent managers,” Cordova said. “I am able to attract persons that are doing very well and want to be involved in organizations that are going places.” uCORDOVA, Page 21

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uBUSINESS BRIEFS Grant addresses food, energy, water needs

Thanks to a $3 million grant cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a team led by Washington State University will study how to better coordinate and manage the food, water and energy needs of the Columbia River basin, and make the region more resilient to a changing climate.

The project includes faculty from WSU Pullman and Vancouver in partnership with researchers from University of Idaho, University of Utah, Utah State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Review the list of researchers at fewstorage.wsu.edu/people/.

WSU receives $2.2 million grant

Washington State University has won a five-year, $2.2 million grant to increase the number of certified K-8 teachers with bilingual and English learners (EL) endorsements and provide professional development to improve EL instruction.

The Equity for Language LearnersImproving Practices and Acquisition of Culturally-Responsive Teaching project aims to build on the strengths and talents of paraprofessionals. It will provide full scholarships to at least 52 paraprofessionals to complete their bachelors’ degrees in education with EL endorsements.

None of the 295 school districts in Washington had their EL students meet all reading or math standards during the 2013-14 school year, according to the

state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. The state average of EL students per district is 10.5 percent, while Pasco has 52 percent.

Pasco schools, along with those from Evergreen, Grandview, Kennewick, Prosser and Richland are partner districts in the project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

Dealerships host food drive

In conjunction with Yoke’s Fresh Markets, select Tri-Cities and Walla Walla area auto and RV dealerships are accepting non-perishable items during their 15th annual Octoberfest through Oct. 31.

Customers who shop at Yoke’s stores in Pasco, Richland, Kennewick and West Richland can buy an Octoberfest food drive food bag for $5 or $10. The donated

bag can be dropped in the donation bin before leaving the store, and the bags will be collected and delivered to area food banks.

In the Tri-Cities, donations can also be dropped off at any McCurley Integrity dealership, Corwin Ford or Russ Dean RV, or in Walla Walla at McCurley Integrity Toyota.

The dealerships will also provide a monetary donation from their auto and RV sales during the month. The group effort has collected more than 560,000 pounds of non-perishable food in its first 14 years.

Last year, the group provided a $42,785 cash donation to purchase requested food items at a substantial discount through Yoke’s, and hopes to exceed that donation amount this year.

L&I proposes workers’ compensation increase

The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries has proposed a 0.7 percent rate increase for 2017.

Employers and workers in Washington pay into the workers’ comp system so they’re covered if someone suffers a work-related injury or illness.

L&I sets the rates every fall for the following year after analyzing expected workers’ compensation payouts, size of the reserve fund, wage inflation and other financial indicators. The proposed increase would cost employers about $10 more per year per employee. Workers on average will not see an increase in what they pay.

If adopted, the new proposal will bring the annual workers’ compensation rate increase over the past six years to just over 1 percent.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 WINERIES, From page 1 Two Vines used to be a tier of Columbia Crest but has been sliced off as its own brand. It is Ste. Michelle’s lowest-tiered wine, often selling for $6 per bottle.

Some of the grapes for Two Vines come from California’s Central Valley — primarily because Washington has all but run out of red wine grapes.

Red Diamond is a brand you might not have seen much of. It’s primarily for restaurants, and it uses grapes from all of the world, including Washington.

Chateau Ste. Michelle in Woodinville is Washington’s oldest winery, with roots going back to 1934, just months after Prohibition was repealed. Fully one-third of its production is Riesling, which makes it the world’s largest producer of Riesling.

More than 1 million cases of one label — Columbia Valley Riesling at $9 per bottle — is nearly 10 percent of Washington’s total production.

Michelle is Ste. Michelle’s sparkling wine house, formerly known as Domaine Ste. Michelle.

14 Hands Winery in Prosser is the state’s second-largest producer. It started as a restaurant-only brand in 2005, caught the imagination of consumer demand and today is one of the fastest-growing brands in the United States.

More expansion ahead

So how big can Washington’s wine industry grow? The ceiling would appear to be high. Consider this: This fall, Washington wineries likely will crush 254,000 tons of grapes. A decade ago, they crushed 127,000 tons. Effectively,

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates’ growth is driving a $10 million expansion of Railex Wine Services’ warehouse in Wallula.

See story on page 23. the Washington wine industry has doubled in a decade.

Ted Baseler, CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, has a finger on the pulse of the Washington wine industry, and he agrees that Washington is poised for continued growth.

Baseler, based in Woodinville, said the compound growth rate for Washington premium wine is 9.2 percent. Based on those numbers, it will take between 10 and 11 years for the Washington wine industry to double again.

“That tracks with what we’ve seen in the past and what we see in the future,” Baseler said. “I believe that Washington wines will capture a greater market share.”

And this growth is happening both within the state and outside of it.

Peculiarly, Washington’s wine industry has a tremendous opportunity for growth within its own borders. Of every 100 bottles of wine sold in Washington, perhaps 25 of them are made here. That means a lot of wine from California, France, Italy, Spain, Argentina and Australia is being bought in Washington.

In California, 70 percent of the wine purchased in the state is made in the state.

That’s closer to 100 percent in such traditional wine-producing nations as France, Germany and Italy. Simply put, Europeans drink their own wines, not those made elsewhere.

“It’s peculiar,” Baseler said. “There’s probably no precedence anywhere else in the world.”

He hopes to help move those numbers higher because it’s easier to sell wines locally than to someone in New York or Miami.

“I believe it will move in that direction,” he said. “There’s so many great wines here in Washington, there’s no reason why people shouldn’t be loyal to their local product. It’s a great opportunity for us. We’re just seeing so much demand internationally. The East Coast is our biggest market, and that’s quite a statement. Thirty years ago, I would go on sales calls to the East Coast, and they’d snicker.”

Grape growth

In the past decade, there’s no doubt that Washington’s wine industry has ascended to the world stage, yet there’s still a large upside, and Baseler is bullish on the idea that Washington could grow from its current 60,000 acres of wine grapes to perhaps 200,000 acres.

“We have that potential,” he said. “The key is gradual growth. There’s a balancing act that goes on. You don’t want to get too far out over your skis.”

Water certainly is one of the biggest concerns in agriculture, though less so in

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Washington.

“Our water issues are serious and critical, but compared with California, there’s hardly a comparable set of problems,” Baseler said. Baseler pointed out that only 2 percent of the Columbia River is used for agricultural production, and the rest basically flows into the Pacific Ocean.

“That’s an enormous benefit we have versus other regions,” he said. “There is some interest in the state government to support additional water usage.”

Ste. Michelle owns few of the grapes it turns into wine. Instead, it relies on farmers in the Horse Heaven Hills, Yakima Valley and on the Wahluke Slope for its raw materials. As it has always done, Ste. Michelle drives the Washington wine industry forward by contracting with farmers to plant more acreage. This will remain its strategy going forward, Baseler said, particularly in the Horse Heaven Hills, which is turning out to be the sweet spot for growing world-class Cabernet Sauvignon and other red varieties.

“We have a huge opportunity for highquality Washington Cabernet Sauvignon that is a much better value,” Baseler said.

Since 2009, vineyard growth in the Horse Heaven Hills — particularly around the community of Alderdale — has been tremendous, growing from 9,053 acres to 13,657. It basically matches the growth of Washington wine.

And if Baseler has anything to say about it — and he does — that growth will continue for the next decade and beyond.

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Our top Young Professionals prove to be up and coming leaders

BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

This year’s top Young Professionals represent a diverse and distinguished group from the Tri-Cities.

These new rising stars of business are under the age of 40 and work in Benton or Franklin counties. They didn’t have to be business owners to compete in our ninth annual Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business contest, but they had to prove how they stood out in their career, company or industry.

The judges also looked for young business leaders who went the extra mile outside their workplace in community service, charity work, leadership or community involvement.

A panel reviewed all the applications after the nominees’ and their businesses’ names were redacted. They were ranked in several categories and then the points were tallied up.

The judges – myself included – agreed this year’s batch of applicants had inspiring stories to tell about their career arc, their business and life philosophies, how they got started, what they like most and least about their jobs, who has inspired them and their hopes and challenges.

They were brutally honest and thoughtful. Some also made us laugh.

Listening to young millennials in the workplace is becoming increasingly more important to businesses, according to Dan Schwabel, an author and expert on millennials, or those ages 18-35.

Schwabel, 33, laid out some compelling statistics during his keynote talk at last month’s Association of Washington Business’ Policy Summit in Cle Elum.

He spoke about what drives millennials and what motivates them in the workplace.

He said millennials are tech savvy, diverse, connected and activists for personal rights. He also said they want to make a difference.

His description mirrors what our Young Professionals said – even though some of them are technically Generation Xers, or those ages 36-51.

Our Tri-City Young Professional applicants had a lengthy list of ways in which they donate their time to a variety of groups, including the Children’s Miracle Network, Habitat for Humanity, Junior Achievement, coaching youth sports, United Way, and autism and cancer support groups.

Their lifetime goals also were inspirational and humbling.

Laura Eder of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates said she “would really love to be involved in economic policy at the national level.”

Tri-Cities Cancer Center’s Dr. Guy Jones’ greatest wish is “that my work leads to improved care for patients battling cancer and I will consider my efforts a success if I am able to make the Tri-Cities a more safe, supporting, welcoming, and tolerant community that people are proud to call home.”

Anne Spilman of the Academy of Children’s Theatre said she’d like to visit all 50 states “to learn about the diversity of our country, go to a yoga retreat to heighten my physical awareness and fall madly in love.”

Jeff Pomeroy of Legacy One Insurance’s goal was closer to home: “To have a marriage that is alive and healthy and is a role model to others, to have healthy and beautiful children that understand the value of giving to others and a strong passion for Christ.”

It wasn’t easy to choose which of these young leaders to highlight because we had many outstanding candidates. We encourage those who didn’t make the cut this year to apply again next August.

We’d also like to note the two winners

Dan Schwabel, an author and expert on millennials, gave a keynote talk about the group known as being tech savvy, diverse, connected and activists for personal rights during last month’s Association of Washington Business’ Policy Summit in Cle Elum.

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on our list who share the same last name — Christopher Porter and Elizabeth Porter — aren’t related.

To those we singled out in this issue, we’d like to congratulate you.

We look forward to watching you continue to grow professionally and personally. Our community is lucky to have you.

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Laura

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Eder

Operations decision support analyst, Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Hometown: Walla Walla How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? 10 years Family: I have a family. My husband and I consider our children to be all the pets we can handle!

Company background: Ste. Michelle Wine Estates is a collection of distinctive wine estates in Washington, Oregon and California, and U.S. distribution partner for a few select international wineries. The company provides administrative and financial support to the individual winery properties.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: I went to college to be a teacher, but quickly developed an interest in finance when I took a job working at a check cashing place. There were so many things about that place that motivated me to gain full command of how money works. After college, I started my career in banking and ended up managing the treasury. I learned and did a lot, including multi-department budgeting.

It was ultimately budgeting that translated across industries and allowed me to transition from service to consumer goods when I was ready to leave banking. Today, I do operating and capital budgets throughout the company and provide financial analysis support for the various production operations.

Business philosophy: Focus on substance and take the long view. You can never go wrong working toward having the best product or service that serves a real demand in the market. If you focus on the true economic impact your business is creating over time, it will lead to sustainable financial success.

Life philosophy: Have integrity and keep trying. No matter where you go or what you do, you will still have to live with yourself. Everybody has mistakes and bad days, but if you can be real about it, learn from it and honestly say you tried, you are going to be OK. What are your lifetime goals? I would really love to be involved with economic policy at the national level. Ask anyone from my middle school and they’d tell you I want to be the president of the United States. Realistically as an adult,

I would much prefer to calculate things, do research and provide advice than actually be a politician. Another goal I have is to develop and implement some comprehensive financial education as part of the social services that are available to people.

Community involvement/community service: My grandmother used to tell us to count our blessings and it has made me notice the community around me. I think it’s important to participate how we can. As a teen I volunteered at a nursing home, I was the treasurer of our family support group when I was an Army spouse, and I participate in booster activities for my kids’ school. Most of my community involvement now is through United Way’s Young Leader Society, volunteering for events or promoting United Way initiatives. Our United Way here in the Tri-Cities makes a meaningful contribution to the quality of life that our community enjoys, and by participating in a system that works, we can do even more work than we can as lone individuals.

How do you stay competitive in your job/industry? Say yes and then commit.

Opportunity does not always present itself in appealing packaging that you recognize as a good thing. It often comes knocking in the form of an extra assignment, request for help from a colleague or weird project derivative. It will probably not seem like you have time for it, but if you say yes and then commit the extra energy to make it happen you can learn something or meet someone that will lead to your next step.

At the very least it broadens your experience and makes you better at your current job. Obviously a person can’t literally say yes to everything, but I’ve not been sorry for the ones I have.

Who were your mentors and what did they teach you? I have been blessed with mentors at every stage of life, from my parents to my teachers and colleagues. My advice above about saying yes to opportunity is courtesy of my dad.

Another one that I quote often is a JROTC instructor I had in high school who always said, “You win in spite of.

You don’t lose because of.” It has gotten me to the other side of some grueling work and personal moments. A current colleague of mine has very patiently

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taught me that not all big deals can be allowed to be a big deal. There is not enough collective energy for one emergency after the other. That one has been good too.

Toughest business/career decision you had to make or obstacle you had to overcome? The toughest business decision I had to make was to leave banking.

I did have an opportunity to continue my banking career at a different bank and I chose wine. It was kind of a step back in terms of rank and title, and a new industry to me. I also thought that the banking system was my love, so it was a major crossroads. I finally went to my strengths and applied methodical analysis, which ultimately led me to leap into the unknown. I haven’t looked back.

First job: My first job was working for a friend of my mom’s at her newly formed cabinet business when I was in high school. I was actually fired from that job. I believe it was the combination of my socializing with her kids and business being slow that led to the decision to let me go. I learned the best lessons any kid can learn from work. First, I learned to focus and minimize distractions at work. Second, I learned that

businesses are a struggle to get off the ground.

What do you like most about what you do? The people. Hands down. Sure, I love to solve a puzzle and explain analyses, but what drives me to stay up until one in the morning to finish it on a tight deadline is not the joy of solving the puzzle, it’s knowing how I’ll help the person I’m doing it for.

Least? Corporate reporting. It’s like running on a treadmill: serves a valid need, yet feels so tedious.

What reality show would you like to be on? “American Ninja Warrior.” I would love to be that strong.

Favorite book: “The Power of One” Favorite band: Cake or Voodoo Alley, if we’re talking local bands.

Favorite way to spend the weekend: Hanging out with friends or family, sleeping in and making brunch at home.

What thing would people be most surprised to learn about you? I had a Texas drawl when I was a kid.

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Dr. Guy

JONES

Radiation oncologist, Tri-Cities Cancer Center Hometown: Richland How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? 15 years Family: My wife is a teacher in Kennewick. Our parents, our siblings, and our niece and nephews all live in the TriCities.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: I am a fully trained and licensed radiation oncologist and I provide care to cancer patients at the Tri-Cities Cancer Center. I became interested in radiation oncology while growing up in Richland, near the Hanford nuclear site, which was responsible for the production of some of the first radionuclides used in the treatment of cancer. It was through this experience that I learned about radiation’s potential not only to harm, but to heal. It led to my earning a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering and then my medical degree. I underwent my sub-specialty training at the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C., before returning home to practice. I was involved in research at the NCI and through the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, which focused on exploring emerging technologies and new treatment approaches for cancer. This is a passion that I continue to pursue at the cancer center.

Business philosophy: Our center is constantly seeking to find new ways to expand our offerings of both treatment and support for cancer patients. To this end, we have invested in state-of-the-art radiation treatment technology which is on par with the best machines in the world and allows patients to receive world-class care in their own community. We have begun to see patients travel from the West Side of the state to receive radiation here and we have collaborated to provide accommodations to patients who must travel far from home. We always seek feedback from the community to continue to improve and expand our services for our cancer patients and their families. We aim for the cancer center to be a place of hope, compassion and support for our community.

Life philosophy: It is always my goal to leave each and every situation, and ultimately the world, a better place than I found it. As a husband, son and brother, I seek to do this through loyalty and loving support. As a physician, I aspire to be a

reliable and supporting healer and ensure my patients never feel alone. As a community member, I am passionate about taking action to serve and educate throughout the Tri-Cities while inspiring others to do so as well.

Community involvement/community service: Since returning to the Tri-Cities, I have served as a volunteer for several organizations. I have led several career education sessions at Delta High School where I spoke about medical career opportunities. I have also served as a mock interviewer for Delta High senior classes. I have served as a volunteer for the Tri-Cities Cancer Center where I have planned and participated in community health fairs and screenings and provided free community educational sessions.

Through my participation in Rotoract, I helped organize and participate in volunteer efforts at the Second Harvest Food Bank where we sorted vegetables for donation to local families. With Rotaract, I am also involved in other philanthropic work with groups in our community such as the CHIVERS. I am an adjunct faculty Courtesy Rich Breshears of Breshears Photography. member at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences, where I mentor medical students both in my clinic and through Toughest business/career decision you goals. Assigning each task and clearly classroom lectures. This summer, I had to make or obstacle you had to communicating everyone’s role was advised a research intern at the cancer overcome? In 2005, I was completing my important to ensure a smooth and efficient center who published the results of our bachelor of science degree in chemical work environment. lung cancer screening program, which is engineering at WSU. Having spent the the largest community lung cancer screenprior summer as an intern working in a What do you like most about what you ing program in the country. As a member semiconductor fabrication plant, I was do? of Leadership Tri-Cities Class XXII, I offered a generous contract to return to the I love caring for patients. It’s what I spend look forward to embarking on a major same company after graduation. At the my entire workday doing and it’s also class project that will focus on enhancing same time, I had also been accepted into how I spend the majority of my time outthe lives of a group in our community. medical school. The choice between side of work. Each patient and each case launching my career with a high-paying is unique, so every new case presents a Who were your mentors and what did job in my early 20s versus committing to challenge and a puzzle that must be they teach you? I consider my dad, my a minimum of seven more years of solved. Helping patients is the greatest wife, and my best friend the greatest menschooling and adding tremendous educafeeling for me and I am privileged to be tors of my life. My dad was principled tional debt was very difficult. Ultimately, I doing this in my hometown. I also love to and ambitious and showed me the value chose to pursue medicine and I have never share my knowledge through teaching and of education, personal goals and resilienlooked back. mentoring health care providers in traincy. He gave me the finest example of a ing, which I hope will lead to even better father one could ever ask for and wasn’t First job: My first job was as a dishwash- care in the future. afraid to challenge my ideas and beliefs. er at the Hanford House Restaurant at the My wife, an artist and a musician, taught Red Lion Inn in Richland. This was a fast- Least? Losing a patient is by far the hardme to appreciate everything that I have paced and physically demanding job and I est part of my job. I develop an emotional and helped me to develop balance was balancing full-time college work attachment with my patients and when between my work and my social life. My through CBC at the same time. This job they pass, I grieve for the patient and their best friend, Chris, is a veteran of Iraq who taught me how to multi-task and work as loved ones. It can also be hard not to take selflessly and faithfully served his country a team, and it is every bit as relevant to it as a personal and professional failure. over two tours of duty. He taught me the my current work in the clinic as it was at meaning of commitment and personal sacthat time. Like the clinic, the kitchen had What thing would people be most surrifice and how to recognize even bad people of all aptitudes and it was imporprised to learn about you? I was adopted experiences as opportunities for growth. tant to recognize each team member’s as a child by a wonderful family in strengths to accomplish our collective Richland.

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Steve

Young Professionals

Lee

Owner and founder, Green2Go

Hometown: Tri-Cities

How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? I have lived in the Tri-Cities for 23 of my 32 years.

monopoly on good ideas. Everyone should be able to improve any idea/process/system if they think of something better, and they should be able to do it quickly.

Family: I am incredibly lucky to have the (singularly) best wife in the whole world, Jessica Lee. I am also pretty lucky that she came with our little pooch, Franklin Dachshundo Ruffsevelt. (It’s really just Frankie. I insisted on giving him a full name.)

Life philosophy: My life philosophy can be summed up as “Best Case Scenario Nihilism.” I don’t believe anything has inherent value. I believe that value and worth is made up and totally subjective.

Since that’s the case, and everything defaults to a value of zero, humans are empowered to assign their own values to everything. Everything I value, I do so because I chose it. If it isn’t worthwhile, it remains a value of zero. If I value it, it is as important to me as air, water and food.

My values help me choose my goals and my people. Without my values, I’m basically an unintentioned meat-sack wafting in the breeze until I die.

Company background: Green2Go is the Tri-Cities’ longest established, first and only legal cannabis retail store. Green2Go began in 2012 as a delivery-based medical cannabis collective. Washington state outlawed home delivery in July 2015, at which time we switched to a walk-in style retail model. After a nearly three-year battle, Green2Go opened to the public as a 21+ recreational cannabis shop just 19 days before the state would have forced us to permanently shut down. With the reincorporation of Washington state’s medical cannabis program, Green2Go was the first state-recognized medical cannabis retail store in southeast Washington.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: I’ve been “in the industry” for over 12 years. In 2012, I was laid off from my cushy government-subsidized office job, and I had to find a way to make ends meet. Once it was apparent nobody was going to hire an over-promoted, overskilled, under (formally) educated 20-something-year-old, I didn’t have a lot of ways to earn an adequate income. So, with the blessing of my significant other, we started to formalize/professionalize the process of selling weed. Over the following years, we formalized it into an actual medical marijuana collective, and then later into an actual legal I-502 business.

Business philosophy: Be nice. There are no more important rules. If I can’t get rich being nice, it isn’t worth it. Invest in: niceness, trustworthiness, credibility, stability, community and health. I will always lose a dollar to invest in the stability of the lives of my employees. If my budtenders can’t afford a nice place to live/car/food/ healthy family, how can I ethically profit (and I will) from their labor and sacrifice?

I try to keep my expectations open and make room for people’s superpowers. We hire people for a certain task set, but encourage them to develop their way out and into their dream job. Nobody has a

Community involvement/community service: In the past, I have been involved with many organizations/causes through my previous work at the Pasco Chamber of Commerce and the Hanford Reach Interpretive Center. More recently, now that we have been able to come out into the light of day as a cannabis business, I was finally able to start donating and sponsoring community events. Recently, Green2Go was the first cannabis business to join the local chambers of commerce, as well as TRIDEC. We were also the hunger sponsor at Safe Harbor’s “Tie One On” event last month, and the title sponsor of the second annual Hemp & Health Expo at TRAC. We’ve also recently involved ourselves with other beloved causes like DrewBoy Creative, Confluent Spaces and a few more.

Who were your mentors and what did they teach you? Rik Jones (Round Table Pizza): organizational management and crisis problem solving. “It’s not life or death. It’s pizza.”

Jay-Z (hustler): “I can’t help the poor if I’m one of them. So I got rich and gave back. To me, that’s a win-win.”

Ed Lee (father): In reference to mean people, “Everything is an issue of mind over matter. You can’t mind, because they don’t matter” and “I’m at least as smart as anyone else you’ve ever met. You are too.”

Rich Cummins / Davin Diaz / Kyle Cox / Nikki Berglund / Darrick Dietrich / LTC Class XV --> Adulting role models supreme. All of these people had a hand in turning me into a real grownup.

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Toughest business/career decision you had to make or obstacle you had to overcome? After already being unemployed for months, and engaged to be married in under 90 days, I chose to leave the traditional employment pool to try and ride (what was at the time) a gray-market industry into whatever new frontier I could help carve out. I spent three years battling the cities/counties/state/WLCB/ DOR/IRS/police and accepted around $1.2 million in punitive debt to get my store open. At the time of this application, we have been open 83 days under I-502.

In that time, we created 25 FTEs (at an average rate of $16.50/hr) and have grossed $1.9M in sales (of which $600K is local/state taxes). Store number two in Tokio, Washington, will be open in a few weeks.

First job: My first job was at Taco John’s.

I learned a lot of things. Mostly, I learned to turn everything into a learning experience, so I’d never have to work at Taco John’s again. I worked there for two years.

I still eat there twice a month. It’s way better being a customer.

What do you like most about what you do? Everything. I have literally created my dream job. I sell SO much pot. I get

all I want for free. I get to hire people I love. My wife is my business partner (and we actually work well together). I get to train my crew in how I think the business should be conducted. I get to give people chances, and opportunities, and money!

It’s amazing. I’m really like THE luckiest guy in the world.

Least? It took me a really long time to get here. And it used to be really scary. These days, sometimes my carpal tunnel really acts up from all the cash handling.

Favorite book: “The Count of Monte Cristo”

Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

At 42 I should be retired and: -Hearing proposals at the Lee Foundation for charitable giving or research funding.

-Helping my ground floor employees build their business empires.

-Finally getting around to vacationing or something.

What thing would people be most surprised to learn about you? I’m actually 300 years old. I can only be killed by other highlanders. When I die, whoever kills me will absorb my power.

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Elizabeth

PORTER

Owner and teacher, Bon Voyage French School Hometown: Kirkland How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? 3 ½ years Family: Yes, I live here with my husband David, my two sons, and my yorkie Henri. My children are 3 and 8 years old and my older son has autism spectrum disorder, or ASD. Company background: Bon Voyage French School is a small, online French program that offers a variety of French language courses and educational travel to France. BVFS is dedicated to making French accessible to everyone with a teaching method that accommodates all special needs and learning styles.

Educational trips are unique and designed for the specific group traveling; they are always family- and special needs-friendly.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: I have been a teacher for almost 15 years. I have a passion and a love of the French language and culture.

I spent most of my career teaching in the public school system but then I had my older son and decided to stay home with him. When he was diagnosed with ASD and then another very rare medical condition, I decided that I needed to do something that would not only make me available to my children but also include them. I started by designing my courses and trips to fit the needs of my own children and then expanded that idea to other families. I also felt called to start BVFS because I feel like I have been called to spread love, acceptance and cultural understanding. I feel that the more I can help others understand each other, the more understanding others can spread in the world. I also want to offer the same opportunities to everyone, and I want people with special needs and ASD to feel included and that they have the same opportunities as everyone else.

Business philosophy: My goal is to share my absolute passion for all things French with anyone I can. It is so important to me to spread love and cultural understanding, to bring people together.

I accept everyone into my program and design my courses and trips to accommodate each individual. I am very proud of my culture and my beautiful French language and want everyone to have the chance to experience it the way I see it.

Life philosophy: I am a person who loves to learn about other people and cultures. Whenever I travel, I try to learn a little bit of the language and about the people who live in that country. I believe that all humans are beautiful, we all have the same heart, and we all need to feel love and acceptance.

Being the mother of a special needs child, I want my child to have the same opportunities as every other person. I love people, all people, from all cultures.

Community involvement/community service: I offer a variety of French language and culture courses. I have partnered with the autism community to fully accommodate students with special needs. I am involved in Better Together Autism Social Group and Three Rivers Autism Outreach. I am involved in my son’s school (White Bluffs Elementary) and my church community (Christ the King).

“The one enduring theme across everything I do is the spread of love, cultural understanding and acceptance of all people!”

Who were your mentors and what did they teach you? My greatest mentors are my mother and my grandfather. My mother because she is very strong, she taught me to never back down from what I want in life, to go for my goals.

At the age of 59, she is working on her master’s degree. I greatly admire her.

My grandfather was a teacher. He was one of the best teachers and one of the best people I have ever known. He is the person who inspired me to become a teacher. My grandfather was a Korean War veteran, a history major and an amazing man. He taught me so much about history and life and love.

Toughest business/career decision you had to make or obstacle you had to overcome? I think the biggest decision I had to make was the decision to start

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this venture with BVFS. It had been my dream for as long as I can remember to have my own French program. I am not a business person, I have an education degree, so my largest obstacle was just how to get started. Then, one day, I was presented with the opportunity to work with a program called Outschool and everything came together. The time was right, and I made the leap.

First job: My first job was teaching swimming lessons. Teaching swimming lessons gave me the foundation for how to teach a skill. It gave me my love of teaching and helped me understand how to accommodate different learning styles. It also helped me understand the foundation of fear and how to help people overcome fear.

What do you like most about what you do? There are so many things I love, it is hard to pick just one. I think the one enduring theme across everything I do is the spread of love, cultural understanding and acceptance of all people! That we are all different and we should respect and celebrate our differences! Wouldn’t the world be a boring place if we were all the same?

Least? I love my job! I would have to

say that the hardest part is marketing myself. Since I am not a business person, the business side of it is challenging. But there is nothing I really dislike about my job. I am excited about my job every day!

Favorite book: “The Little Prince” Favorite Tri-Cities Hangout: Bookwalter Favorite way to spend the weekend: Relaxing with my family, going to the pool or on a bike ride. We like to go to Seattle and visit my family and visit the Museum of Flight (my 8-year-old is OBSESSED with airplanes).

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I would love to turn my little French program into a full-time job once both of my children are in school. I would love to increase my once-a-year group trips to two to three times a year. I hope to expand my immersion programs and exchange programs as well.

What thing would people be most surprised to learn about you? In addition to loving all things French, I also love dinosaurs.

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Christopher

Porter Partner, PorterKinney

Hometown: Boston How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? 11 years Family: I have been married to Crystal Porter for 11 years. We have four beautiful children: Cailyn, 10, Ashley, 7, Derek, 4, and Matthew, 1. We also have a cat named Cleo.

Company background: PorterKinney is a CPA firm located in Richland that specializes in strategic tax preparation for individuals and businesses as well as other accounting services including payroll and bookkeeping. The firm employs five individuals.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: The firm dates back to 2006, when I began operating a homebased tax preparation firm and prepared my first tax returns on my kitchen counter. In 2012, I left my day job and converted the firm to a full-time operation.

In 2014, Walter Kinney, CPA, left a large local firm to partner with me, and the name changed from Porter & Company to PorterKinney.

“I want to give back to others in a substantial way and spend a good portion of my time and resources in blessing the less fortunate.”

Business philosophy: My primary philosophy is simple: If you treat the customer well, your business will grow. I’m amazed at how many business owners don’t return phone calls and emails and are not transparent in their pricing and service offerings. At PorterKinney we strive to (1) return phone calls and emails, (2) explain difficult concepts clearly, (3) save our clients money by strategically preparing tax returns, and (4) treat our employees fairly with competitive compensation and frequent recognition.

Life philosophy: I would like to live my life so as to benefit as many people as possible. I view my business as more than just a career but as a way to assist others in achieving their goals. The last thing I want is to look back at my life only to realize that I spent a majority of my money and time enriching my life alone. I want to give back to others in a substantial way and spend a good portion of my time and resources in blessing the less fortunate.

Community involvement/community service: For the past two years, I have been a board member of Kadlec Foundation and a member of the major gifts sub-committee. In January, I was appointed to be the chair of the major gifts sub-committee and a member of the executive committee of the Board of Trustees. I have been a presenter for the Kadlec Foundation at numerous events.

In addition to my work at Kadlec, I am a volunteer Boy Scout leader, a volunteer youth basketball coach and an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Who were your mentors and what did they teach you? My primary mentors are my parents. My father is an educated man with a doctorate from Harvard University. More importantly, he is a man who has dedicated his life to serve others and his church (he currently lives in Moscow, Russia, on an LDS Church assignment). From him I have learned tenacity, optimism in trial (his kidneys failed several years ago, which resulted in several health challenges), and the importance of education and faith. My mother is the daughter of a Jewish man who escaped the Holocaust as a 9-yearold boy. From her, I have learned selflessness, courage, optimism and faith.

Toughest business/career decision you had to make or obstacle you had to overcome? Leaving my stable, full-time job in 2012 to become a full-time entrepreneur. That decision was a huge leap of faith. Since I am the sole breadwinner in my family, I needed to make the business work as quickly as possible. My wife and I worked hard to save enough money to live on while I started the fulltime venture. I only had about 70 tax clients at the time and knew I needed to triple that number as quickly as possible to make this business viable. Thankfully, it worked out!

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First job: As a teenager, I took a job as a referee of a youth basketball league. I was constantly harassed by parents and players who felt I was making an incorrect call. I learned to make tough decisions and ignore the criticisms of others.

What do you like most about what you do? Interacting with community members. Over the past four years, through my work as a business owner and volunteer, I have learned so much from the many amazing people whom I have met in this community. I have been impressed with many people who work incredibly hard to start businesses, serve the community and bless the lives of others.

Least? Ironically, the accounting I do for my own business. The reason for my dislike is simple: it’s the only accounting work I do that is unpaid.

If you weren’t in your field, what would your dream job be? Writing children’s books. I tell my kids made-up stories all the time about dragons, castles, wizards and spells. My daughter tells me that I’m better than Rick Riordan but I have yet to prove it with a single publication.

What reality show would you like to be on? “The Amazing Race.” I love to travel!

Dream vacation: St. Petersburg, Russia.

I speak fluent Russian because I served a mission in Russia but have never been to St. Petersburg!

Favorite book: “The Book of Mormon” Favorite Tri-Cities hangout? Porter’s Real Barbecue (owned by my business partner’s brothers).

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Here in the Tri-Cities with a substantially larger business. Hopefully, by that time I will be able to be more removed from the day-to-day operations and spend more time doing volunteer work.

What thing would people be most surprised to learn about you? I lived seven of my first 21 years overseas. I lived in Frankfurt, Germany (two years), Munich, Germany (three years) and Russia (two years) — all before I graduated from college.

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Jeff

POMEROY

Owner, Legacy One Insurance Services

Hometown: Mesa, Arizona How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? Five years Family: I am married to my lovely wife Amanda Pomeroy and we have two sons named Brayden and Ethan. We also have a Maltese dog the boys named Russell, after the one and only Russell Wilson.

Company background: Insurance brokerage that sells property and casualty insurance.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: I started in insurance about 11 years ago doing side jobs for someone who owned a small insurance agency while attending school in Arizona. My wife and I moved to Spokane and started a Farmers Insurance Agency and ran it for five years, before opening up Legacy One Insurance in 2010 in Richland.

Business philosophy: My business philosophy has been to serve the client like they have never been served before! We work very hard on creating a client experience like no other. We don’t sell on price, but on service and value. We go out of our way to make sure our clients are nurtured and taken care off. I truly believe we have a Ritz-Carlton-like experience feel on how we take care of our clients.

“You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make!”

Life philosophy: Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It’s not your job, economy or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make!

Community involvement/community service: My family and my business are currently involved in several community outlets, such as the Humane Society, Toys for Tots, Liberty Christian School, Second Harvest, Warrior Sisterhood and the first Mother and Son Dance last year, just to name a few.

How do you stay competitive in your industry? I am obsessed with educating and self-developing myself and my staff.

I personally read about 25 books a year, I have listened to over 100 business podcasts just this year, on pace for 200. I usually take in about 5-8 webinars a month. I try to attend 8-10 industry conferences per year. I also have invested in having business coaches and mentors who work with my staff and me on a monthly basis.

Who were your mentors and what did they teach you? My grandma and my dad have been my first mentors. My grandma instilled confidence and selfesteem in me by constantly lifting me up and supporting my dreams. My dad inspired me by his work ethic. I remember he never missed a day of work. He worked his tail off and I remember this growing up as a kid. In the later parts of my life to just recently, Joe Peterson has been a mentor and friend to me in all facets of life, including the insurance industry, where we are direct competitors. Joe is a pay-it-forward guy and I have noticed the successful people in life will always pay it forward to others.

Toughest business/career decision you had to make or obstacle you had to overcome? My wife was nine months pregnant with our second son and I decided it was time to leave Spokane and Farmers Insurance after five years.

Walking away from an established book of business to start again from scratch was a very difficult decision. I knew in my heart of hearts that I wanted to be independent and do things my way. I had such a successful career when I was with Farmers Insurance, winning agency of the year three times in a row in my district. Leaving all my friends, clients and family to start all over again was probably the hardest thing I had to do.

First job: My first job was being a waiter/server at Red Lobster back in Arizona.

I remember not taking it seriously and taking it for granted to the point that I was fired. I will never forget the conversation with the manager who fired me who told me how many people depended on that job to pay rent and provide food for their family. From that day on I never took a job for granted.

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What do you like most about what you do? I know this will sound redundant but I truly love everything that I do to the point work doesn’t seem like work. I probably work 12 to 15 hours a day. I am always looking and responding to emails, working on Facebook, Snapchat and working on our customer relationship management and updating sequences. Being in business in the year 2016 and having technology with you 24/7 is amazing, but it drives my wife crazy that I am always doing something in the background or on my phone.

Least? One thing that has happened to the insurance industry is that people are choosing price over having the correct coverage and protection. Large insurance companies are spending billions of dollars in marketing to convey the message that price is king over coverage. We have to educate people that insurance companies and coverages are not all the same. Once coverage needs are met for a client, then we can look at pricing. One of the biggest benefits of being an independent insurance brokerage is having access to multiple insurance carriers that will meet the needs of most individuals, whether they are highly affluent clients or someone who is still in college.

Biggest flaw? I have some of the worst penmanship and spelling you will ever see. Thank goodness for spell check.

What do you do to relieve stress?

Walking/exercising and listening to music always gets my mind back on track.

Favorite book: “The 10X Rule” by Grant Cardone Favorite movie: “Fast and the Furious” franchise. All of them but the second one.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Exactly what I am doing now. I wouldn’t change what I am doing for anything unless the man upstairs has another plan for me of course.

What thing would people be most surprised to learn about you? I’m not sure. I am a pretty transparent person. I am an open book if you follow me on Facebook or Snapchat. You will see I like walking with my dog at 4 a.m. every day and not going to bed until 11 p.m. I never sleep.

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Spilman

Managing director, Academy of Children’s Theatre Hometown: Tri-Cities How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? 25 years, off and on Family: My immediate family is quite tiny, just me and my mom. I am very lucky, however, to have a large family of close friends in many states across the country. Sometimes, as it turns out, you do get to choose your family.

Company background: The Academy of Children’s Theatre is a local nonprofit with a mission to provide educational opportunities in the theatre arts for young people of all abilities and levels of interest; to produce quality theatre for and by the young with appeal to all ages; and to expose people to diverse ideas and cultures through the theatre experience.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: My history with ACT began 20 years ago. ACT’s first MainStage musical was the 1995 production of “A Christmas Carol” and I was cast as Villager #2. Since that first production, I have acted in over a dozen musicals/plays, became a choreographer and teaching instructor, interned with ACT during college, worked as the development director and special events coordinator for three years and have now transitioned into the upper level management role of managing director.

Business philosophy: Working as a team toward a common goal is the most important strategy of any business. This is still best achieved with a visionary leader who is able to support and guide all team members while still maintaining a balance between idealism and pragmatism.

Life philosophy: Have courage and be kind. And yes, I stole it from Disney’s new “Cinderella,” but it is spot on and has helped me make positive, effective choices even when decisions are challenging and controversial.

Community involvement/community service: The Tri-Cities is full of amazing organizations and people. It is almost hard NOT to be involved with all of the exciting things happening here. I volunteer with: Girls on the Run as an afterschool coach, P.E.O. as Chapter BW treasurer, the Rude Mechanicals (the

local Shakespeare theatre company) as the vice president of their board of directors, and a camp counselor at Camp Erin Los Angeles, a grief camp for youth who have recently lost a parent or sibling.

Additionally, I am in the current Leadership Tri-Cities Class XXII as cosocial chair.

Who were your mentors and what did they teach you? Eva Frey was my student life director when I was the president of the student body at Pacific Lutheran University. She taught me that it is OK to make life-altering decisions that fit my goals, even if those decisions seem to be outside the norm. Linda Hoffman was the founding executive director of ACT. She taught me that most work done by leaders in nonprofits goes unnoticed, but if you believe in the mission, the unnoticed work is the most important work.

Toughest business/career decision you had to make or obstacle you had to overcome? In 2012, the executive director of ACT retired. I was still working in Los Angeles for Equinox (a luxury fitness chain) and had exciting opportunities for potential growth. Board members of ACT tried to recruit me back to ACT, but the potential of upward career movement within Equinox (which eventually advanced me to their corporate office and transferred me to New York) was still too tempting to move back to my dream job at ACT. However, four years later, here I am, right where I need to be, running ACT. It is wonderful how timing and opportunity work out in the end, especially with a little patience and courage.

First job: My first job was as a pharmacy assistant at Cork’s Pharmacy in Kennewick. I was a junior in high school and all of my coworkers were in their 20s and 30s. My co-workers were always so encouraging of me in my training and understanding of my school and sports schedules. What I learned from my co-workers is that a functional team needs positive affirmations, constructive criticisms, lots of laughter and efficient problem-solving. I try to carry this with me in all work and volunteer situations.

What do you like most about what you do? I LOVE my job. I love leading my staff down a path of professional

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growth and community involvement, but what I love most about my job are the dozens of volunteers who give hundreds of hours to promote the mission of ACT. These volunteers are alumni, parents and patrons. They are inspirational to the students and staff of ACT as they donate both time and resources to our camps, classes, productions and facilities. Our annual volunteer appreciation party is one of my favorite days of the year as the staff gets to recognize these amazing volunteers for their service, help and dedication to improving the lives of young people of the great Tri-Cities.

Least? My job is technically part time but there is good work to be done and I end up working far more hours than are expected/required.

What missed opportunity do you regret? In third grade Tim Noah came to the Richland High School auditorium to perform his famous children’s songs. I watched Tim Noah’s VHS almost daily as a child. During his concert he invited all the kids in the audience to come up and dance with him on stage while he sang one of his most popular hits, “Wow Wow Wibble Woggle Wazzie Woodle Woo.” I was too chicken to go up on

stage to dance. I regret it to this day.

What reality show would you like to be on? “Fixer Upper” with Chip and Joanna on HGTV Favorite book: “Harry Potter” (the whole series) Favorite movie: “Star Wars: Episode VI” Favorite gadget: Stapler (my life would be far too disorganized without one.)

Favorite Tri-Cities Hangout: LU LU’s (the outdoor patio during sunset is perfect, as are the cocktails.)

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Ten years from now I will be engaged in my community, living with integrity, traveling to learn more about other cultures and caring for my friends and family.

What thing would people be most surprised to learn about you? I am ornithophobic. I have a severe and irrational fear of birds touching me.

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William

Wang

Financial planner at HFG Trust & Owner and partner at Mustang Sign Group

Hometown: Sydney, Australia

How long have you lived in the Tri-Cities? Five years Family: We have a baby girl named Blakely Rae and two dogs named Mowgli and Baloo.

Company background: HFG Trust is the first locally-owned trust company specializing in wealth management and retirement planning for affluent investors. We assist hard-working individuals and families identify and reach their financial goals and ensure that the things that they hold dear to them are well protected.

Tell us about your job/career and how you got into it: I was a business owner prior to Haberling Financial Group’s merger with Community First Bank and am an active board member and shareholder of the organization. I have been a financial planner for five years and worked my way up from an associate to completing my certified financial planner designation and becoming a partner. I help people and families of all ages with their financial plan and manage their retirement portfolios to ensure they are able to do the things they love in the future.

I am also a majority owner and partner of Mustang Sign Group with my wife. We acquired the business four years ago because an opportunity presented itself and we had a passion for marketing and branding. We have thoroughly enjoyed the experience of building an amazing team and growing together. We help small businesses develop large marketing campaigns and brands through a wide range of media outlets.

Business philosophy: My business philosophy is really quite simple. I view it in two simple ways. The people that I work with or work for me are my team members. They are critical to my success. This mentality may come from my basketball background but I am very aware of the power of team success vs. individual success. I think if your employees and team members know that you care more about their success than your own, they will give you an honest effort every time and so far I think both companies I have been involved in this has been true. As far as my clients, the concept remains similar in that there has to be trust and integrity. As a certified financial planner, we are required by law to put other people’s interests ahead of our own. Even if I

didn’t have that requirement, my business philosophy would be just that. Everything else has taken care of itself.

Life philosophy: My life philosophy involves leaving a legacy where my family and friends can look back and feel that I accomplished positive things and enriched their lives one way or another. I think the only way you can do this is by bringing people together and sharing your success whenever possible. One of the primary motivations of building a company (Mustang Sign Group) and becoming more active in operations (HFG Trust) was to have the opportunity to help other people find their success.

Community involvement/community service: I am currently on the board of directors for the Kennewick Business and Marketing Committee (DECA). This program has been great to help young high school students prepare for their futures through business activities and projects. I am an assistant boys’ varsity basketball coach at Southridge High School and have been for the last five years. I was a volunteer with Amistad Elementary School helping students without father figures take ownership of their actions. Finally, I am also a volunteer member of the financial committee for Kennewick Kiwanis Foundation.

Who were your mentors and what did they teach you? My senior partner at HFG Trust, Ty Haberling, has been very much like a father figure for me both in my personal life and business. He has a world of experience and we share a very unique relationship. He has taught me key components to a successful organization and how to develop lasting relationships with new people. The other mentor I have is much closer to home, and that is my wife. We have the luxury to work very close together even though we run different businesses. I respect her opinion and understand her strengths. She has an unparalleled work ethic and I have the opportunity to watch her take care of our baby daughter and run a growing business all in one go. It motivates me to work late and give more because I know she is doing the same.

Toughest business/career decision you had to make or obstacle you had to overcome? The toughest decisions always involve other people. I think as a business owner and someone who is fortunate to make decisions, the most difficult choices

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involve the dismissal of employees because, frankly, they feel like family members every time. I believe that a cohesive team has unlimited potential and ceiling for success but sometimes having the wrong team member can be cancerous.

Each time these decisions are made, they are always thoroughly thought through and all resources are exhausted to try to salvage relationships. I know that my decisions affect people’s lives and their families so they are never taken lightly.

My biggest obstacle was buying Mustang Sign Group and deciding that being a small business owner was the path to take. For the first year, I worked 12 to 14 hours a day for a year because we didn’t know if the business would make it.

We would pay our employees wages but lived off one income so that the business could meet its obligations. This decision has obviously started a ripple effect of great experiences.

First job: I have been with HFG Trust my entire professional life. Prior to working at HFG, I worked as a janitor in college. I remember cleaning toilets and locker rooms at 9 p.m. at night after school and came to the realization that everything in life requires hard work. Regardless of whether you are cleaning toilets, running a marketing company or managing a portfo-

lio, at the end of the day, your work ethic will define your success.

Least? The time commitment and the inability to take vacations when you want to. Small business owners don’t always have the luxury to leave when they want.

What do you like most about what you do? The new people I get to meet and lives I get to touch. The opportunity to remove burdens from people’s lives and watch them embrace financial freedom. In a world where the majority of Americans are in debt and struggling to make ends meet, I believe my profession allows me to change the course of families and generations. It’s really quite a remarkable thing when you consider the possible influence on parents, children and their grandchildren. Many times I have the opportunity to work with each generation.

Favorite book: “The Intelligent Investor” What thing would people be most surprised to learn about you? That I was born in Taiwan, and moved to Australia when I was 5 and spent my first two years of college in Rexburg, Idaho, and finished in Hawaii. Now I live in the Tri-Cities and really enjoy the community and the people.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 CORDOVA, From page 6

Ready to retire — again

Cordova plans to retire in Ft. Worth, Texas, where he plans to do consulting work and teach.

It’s not the first time he’s tried retirement.

In 2011, Cordova ended a long and productive career in health care administration before joining the Tri-City clinic.

But after a couple of months he decided to get back to work.

“One thing about retirement is, if you want to keep your mind active, you need to have a plan. Well, I didn’t have a plan.

I just went home, and there is only so much you can do in fiddling in the pool and the backyard,” he said.

He put in his resúme for various federally qualified health centers in the U.S. and ended up in the Tri-Cities.

From pilot to health care

Cordova received his bachelor’s in aeronautical engineering from Utah State University to pursue a lifelong dream of being a Navy pilot. But after serving six years that included a tour in Vietnam, he realized he was more of a lover than a

fighter, he said.

He comes from a long line of caregivers, so he decided he would pursue a career in health care.

He went back to school to get his mas-

“I wanted to dedicate the rest of my career serving the underserved, people without insurance, lowincome or underinsured.”

- Al Cordova ter’s in health administration from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business.

He would later go on to get his doctorate in public health administration from University of LaVerne in California.

He’s held leadership roles in health care organizations for more than 35 years.

He started at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles where at the age of 29 he was

senior vice president.

After eight years with Kaiser, he accepted a position at Harvard Community Health Plan.

In search of a more lucrative career path, he decided to manage independent specialist medical groups.

Ten years ago, he decided to shift priorities.

“I decided I wanted to dedicate the rest of my career serving the underserved, people without insurance, low-income or underinsured,” Cordova said. “I wanted to see what I could do to help those persons and families that are most vulnerable. That led me to look for work in community health centers.”

In 2006, he accepted a position managing 18 ambulatory care clinics for John Peter Smith Health Network in Ft. Worth, Texas. When he left Ft. Worth he was overseeing almost 50 clinics, including the largest network of school-based clinics in the country.

His biggest motivation for his career change was his upbringing.

Cordova immigrated to the U.S. from Ecuador at the age of 11. His family settled in Queens, New York, where his mother, who grew up in Ecuador orphaned

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and destitute, would slowly work and get an education.

“I know what it is to be poor, I know what it is to be struggling and to be living day to day,” he said. “I’ve come a long way since then, my family has come a long way.”

His mother has served as his inspiration.

“My mother is my hero. She didn’t have much of an education, but she didn’t give up, she was driven to make a better life for herself. After she came to this country she started going to school and eventually became a nurse,” he said.

“My mother always thought that I would amount to something, that I would be somebody, that gave me the confidence I needed in my career,” he said.

What’s next for the clinic?

Jennifer Robinson, chief operating officer for Tri-Cities Community Health, will transition into the role of CEO. The clinic’s board of directors conducted an internal review of several candidates before selecting her.

Cordova’s last day was Oct. 14.

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uBUSINESS BRIEFS Crossfit gym hosts fundraiser Nov. 5

Rattlesnake Mountain Crossfit is hosting a fundraiser, Choose Hope, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 at its facility at 2016 Logston Boulevard in Richland.

The workout event will raise money and gather unused toiletries for Ronald McDonald House Charities in Seattle to support families and children receiving treatment at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Registration fee is $30 and includes a T-shirt for those who register by Oct. 24.

Final registration deadline is Nov. 3.

Call 509-375-7755 or visit rmxfit.com for more information, or sign up for the event at wodrocket.com.

Turkey Drive donations sought

Second Harvest’s annual Turkey Drive is underway.

The nonprofit aims to feed 2,000 local families in need with donations of a holiday food box.

AgriNorthwest, Lamb Weston, Easterday Farms, H.R. Spinner, Jacobs Radio and the Dairy Farmers of Washington are providing food, funds and promotional support, but additional money is needed from community members, businesses and other organizations.

Donate $15 for fixings or $30 for turkey and fixings at 2-harvest.org/tcturkeydrive. Meal boxes will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 19 at TRAC in Pasco.

Noxious weed permit feedback sought

The public is invited to comment on proposed updates to the state’s aquatic noxious weed control permit, which allows the use of herbicides to control invasive, non-native plants that are so aggressive they harm local ecosystems or disrupt agricultural production.

Noxious plants crowd out native species that fish and wildlife depend on.

They also cost agriculturalists millions of dollars in control efforts and lost production, which ultimately may increase the cost of food.

Under the proposed changes, the permitting process would be streamlined to make the Department of Agriculture the sole permittee. Landowners would apply to work under the permit through the

Agriculture Department. Currently, landowners can apply to either the Department of Agriculture or the Department of Ecology. Ecology will hold an in-person and webinar public workshop and hearing at 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at its Lacey headquarters building.

Public comments may be made there or online by Nov. 4. For more information, call Nathan Lubliner at 360-4076563 or email nathan.lubliner@ecy. wa.gov.

Second Harvest, New Horizons team up

Second Harvest and New Horizons High School in Pasco have partnered to provide a food pantry for students and families in need.

While the school has had a pantry for four years, donations of food by staff, community members and local organizations have not always been steady or sufficient.

The new partnership provides a reliable source of food for students who have often been food insecure.

New Horizons, an alternative school, currently has 219 students, 100 percent of whom qualify for free or reduced school meals. Many of its students’ families struggle to meet their basic needs of food, clothing and shelter. The pantry is run by New Horizons students.

Bechtel makes STEM donations

Bechtel National Inc. donated $10,000 to the Washington State STEM Education Foundation and MidColumbia STEM Network to expand career-connected learning experiences.

Bechtel’s investment will support these Mid-Columbia STEM efforts: Innovation Grant Program, Volunteer and Community Coordinator program, student internships, community events and communications, and STEM Like Me! Program.

The Washington State STEM Foundation incorporated in 2009 and aims to support projects that create a substantial and sustainable impact on the quality of STEM education across the Mid-Columbia. Since its founding in 1898, Bechtel has worked on more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents.

Chaplaincy hosts end-of-life conference

Chaplaincy Health Care is holding a one-day conference from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nov. 5 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.

The conference will provide a chance to gain a greater understanding of the complex issues in providing palliative care, including pain management impact of moral trauma and grief, as well as an introduction to diverse perspectives at end of life.

Dr. Wayne Kohan will provide the keynote, “End-of-Life Pain Management: How to Do it Right.”

Registration is $75, and there is a discount for students studying in a health care-related field. Call 509-783-7416 or visit chaplaincyhealthcare.org for more information.

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Tenant-driven growth prompts $10 million Railex expansion Big gets bigger

BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

When Railex Wine Services opened a Wallula warehouse big enough to fit 11 football fields inside it three years ago, the company didn’t expect Ste. Michelle Wine Estates to dominate the majority of its space.

“It’s great to have an existing customer just prompt you to expand your business and open it up to more and more potential customers and some of the things we think we can provide. It’s really pretty cool,” said Jim Kleist, senior vice president of Railex Wine Services.

It’s no wonder Railex needed room to grow, as Ste. Michelle is the state’s winery giant. Of the top 10 wineries in the state, Ste. Michelle owns eight of them and produces more than 7.5 million cases of wine each year.

Railex, which is about 25 miles east of the Tri-Cities just off Highway 12 in Walla Walla County, broke ground on its 260,000-square-foot expansion a little over a month ago.

The $10 million addition on the 45-acre site will be attached to the exist-

Railex Wine Services recently broke ground on a 260,000-square-foot expansion on its 45-acre property in Wallula. The tenant-driven $10 million expansion brings the total of the wine distribution warehouse to 760,000 square feet.

ing 500,000-square-foot temperatureand humidity-controlled bonded wine storage and distribution space.

The tenant-driven expansion will add 10 more truck doors for a total of 30 for the entire facility, along with five railcar loading/unloading doors.

The project also includes 50,000 square feet of refrigerated special projects space to accommodate specific

requests such as re-labeling, re-casing, direct-to-consumer fulfillment, club store packaging and export preparation.

With the extra space, Railex will be able to offer storage, distribution, freight brokerage and consolidated shipment programs for all Pacific Northwest wineries to the Midwest, Southeast and Northeast markets via truck, rail or intermodal carriers, Kleist said.

It’s hard to wrap your head around how big the facility currently is until Kleist breaks it down into a football analogy.

He estimated 11 football fields, including end zones, could fit under its long roof. The expansion means the addition of another five or so fields, he said.

It also means the hiring of four to six more employees. At its peak, Railex employs 40 people.

“The Port of Walla Walla is pleased with another new large investment coming to the port’s Dodd Industrial Park.

The port over the last several months has worked closely with Railex Wine Services to ensure that the required infrastructure is in place to accommodate the Phase 2 expansion,” said Mike Fredrickson, president of the Port of Walla Walla.

Railex opened in February 2013.

Most its shipments go out by truck, about 80 percent, with about 20 percent by rail, Kleist said. uRAILEX, Page 31

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Port hires Kennewick contractor to build wine village

By Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The Port of Kennewick Commission recently awarded a $3.4 million contract to Banlin Construction of Kennewick to build three winery buildings near the cable bridge.

The 3,900- to 4,200-square-foot buildings will provide production facilities and small tasting rooms at the Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan Village on Columbia Drive.

“Linking Columbia Drive, Kennewick’s downtown and Clover Island will transform the historic waterfront into an exciting place.”

- Tim Arntzen, Port of Kennewick CEO In addition, the wine production areas will connect directly to the city of Kennewick’s city-managed winery-effluent wastewater system.

The project is expected to be complete for summer 2017 occupancy.

“This work is breathing new life in the downtown and adding additional opportunities,” said port CEO Tim Arntzen in a news release. “Linking Columbia Drive, Kennewick’s downtown and Clover Island will transform the historic waterfront into an exciting place.”

Ten construction bids were received with Banlin Construction LLC’s bid of $3,434,671, plus applicable sales tax, deemed as the lowest responsive bid. The commission awarded the contract last month.

The port rejected previous bids for the project in February after they came in $1 million higher than expected.

Located in an urban setting at the Columbia River shoreline, Columbia Gardens will provide a gathering place, boutique wineries, tasting rooms, restaurants, shops, art and riparian wildlife along a scenic nature trail.

A selection committee is reviewing building tenant applications.

The committee will make recommendations to the board of commissioners, which will make a final determination on tenants by the end of this year.

The Port of Kennewick is a municipal corporation serving taxpayers in Kennewick, Richland, West Richland and portions of Benton City and unincorporated Benton County.

Banlin Construction of Kennewick begins construction this month on three winery buildings at the Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan Village on Columbia Drive near the cable bridge. The Port of Kennewick Commission awarded a $3.4 million contract to the company last month.

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Restaurants, shops coming to Richland’s Vintner Square

BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

Tri-City shoppers can expect to see new restaurants and shops — including Ulta Beauty and MOD Pizza — opening next year in the Vintner Square development near Target off Queensgate Drive in Richland.

It’s all part of the developers’ plan to provide a “high quality tenant mix,” said Jim Stephens, director of leasing and development for Browman Development Co., the retail center’s California-based owner.

Target opened up in 2007 to anchor the 340,000-square-foot shopping center and it’s been filling in as quickly as expected, Stephens said.

“This is kind of how the timeline goes when you want to have a high quality tenant mix. We have a long-term ownership focus and we want to make sure we’re bringing in the right kind of tenants that are going to be successful and drive traffic to the shopping center,” he said.

He said the trick is to find the best mix of national, regional and local retailers and restaurants. “People don’t just want to go to national stores. On the flip side, the local businesses in our center benefit from traffic of national retailers,” he said.

MOD Pizza plans to open four to six new company-owned restaurants in the TriCity area, with the first opening next year in Vintner Square.

The Seattle-based restaurant chain is under construction between Bob’s Burgers & Brew and Les Schwab Tire Center off

MOD Pizza will open next year next to Bob’s Burgers & Brew and Les Schwab off Duportail Street in Richland. The Seattle-based chain plans to open four to six more restaurants in the Tri-Cities in the next few years. (Courtesy MOD Pizza)

Duportail Street.

The 2,800-square-foot restaurant will feature an outdoor patio with the opening set for mid-2017.

“We will continue to grow our presence in the Tri-Cities and plan to add an additional four to six locations in the next few years,” said Charlotte Wayte, company spokeswoman. Locations for the restaurants haven’t been announced yet.

MOD Pizza features thin crust, Italian street-style pizzas made on demand. The MOD format is a bit like Chipotle’s. Pizzas are made for you as you wait.

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Salads, beer and wine also will be available at the sit-down restaurant.

“Once you order, you choose a seat. We work hard to create a great atmosphere that is fun to hang out in – and super familyfriendly. Kids can roam around the restaurant – and parents can enjoy a glass of wine or a beer,” Wayte said.

The Richland eatery expects to hire 25 to 30 employees.

“We’ll also be looking for a local nonprofit that focuses on at-risk youth and families to be our partner for our grand opening. The organization will receive 100 percent of all pizza sales on opening day,” Wayte said.

MOD Pizza has 161 restaurants across 18 states and plans to be close to 200 stores before the end of the year. It also has two locations in the United Kingdom, with three more opening before the end of the year.

“Our founders, Scott and Ally Svenson, spent 11 years working and living in London. While they were there, they founded Seattle Coffee Co. — missing their lattes from Seattle — which they built up to nearly 70 locations before selling to Starbucks in 1998, paving the way for the coffee giant to enter Europe,” Wayte said.

MOD Pizza’s neighbor will be The Mattress Firm, which already has four locations in the Tri-Cities.

Vandervert Construction in Spokane is contractor for the new two-tenant building, valued at $710,000.

Across the parking lot, Ross Dress For Less opened its new store in early October.

Also opening next door to Ross is Ulta Beauty, a national retailer of cosmetics, hair and skin care products and other beauty supplies. It has a store near Columbia Center mall in Kennewick.

Stephens said the 10,000-square-foot Ulta Beauty store will open next summer.

He hopes to announce another tenant soon that will split the space with Ulta.

Vintner Square is just about at capacity, Stephens said. “What we have left that’s available is a pad on Duportail that could support probably 5,000 or 6,000 square feet that’s west of Les Schwab,” he said. uQUEENSGATE, Page 31

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Preferred Freezer Services in Richland is planning a major expansion that could add 33 percent more capacity and about 30 more jobs.

REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION FREEZER, From page 1 Taylor was non-committal, saying all of the company’s relationships with clients is confidential. Still, Taylor sounds like a man overseeing an expansion project.

“It would be the first of the year to break ground if we move forward,” he said. “There could be approximately 33 percent more capacity. That includes 40,000 additional pallet positions in 105,000 square feet of space.”

It would mean more jobs too.

“Current staffing is at 218, which consists of 180 in the warehouse and 38 logistics and shuttle drivers,” Taylor said.

“An expansion would add approximately 30 employees to that total.”

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Today, the company has 35 facilities in nine regions in the United States, 1,300 employees and $300 million in sales. It also has facilities in China and Vietnam.

The 2800 Polar Way facility in Richland sees trucks coming and going day and night.

“We do a lot of shuttle activity in the

Basin area,” Taylor said.

The Richland facility is fully automated, with a monorail system. People working in a control room monitor the system.

About 65 percent of the facility’s inbound receivables arrive via automated shuttle trucks. The product is taken from those trucks to a pickup location, where it’s transported by monorail trolley system to the freezer, or AS/RS (automated storage/retrieval system).

The remaining 35 percent of delivered product is handled in a more traditional way with forklifts prior to being brought into the AS/RS. Outbound orders flow through the same automated systems prior to delivery at the loading docks.

Fork lift operators then take product from the dock to trucks and rail cars.

Other workers load and unload pallets in bays in 36-degree temperatures.

There are other areas people can’t get into without an oxygen tank because the cold is unbearable with little oxygen, Taylor said.

But the bottom line is that the system works, as clients are clamoring to store their products at the facility.

It’s all exceeded Taylor’s expectations.

“This new automatic facility has been popular with our customers,” he said.

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Commercial building projects on horizon include new Petco store

BY AUDRA DISTIFENO

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The commercial sector continues to flourish alongside the housing market in the Tri-City area, with several big-ticket building projects on the horizon.

Here’s a few of them: In Richland: • Lamb Weston has two new commercial buildings, one valued at $5.3 million and the other at $4 million, both planned at 2460 Saint St. Fisher Construction Group of Burlington, Washington, is the contractor for the construction of a receiving building and main plant for the North American potato processor.

“We’re proud to be a part of the Tri-Cities and expanding in Richland is a natural extension of our existing presence here.”

- Greg Schlafer, president of Lamb Weston In June, the company announced plans to expand its Richland facility with the addition of a French fry line.

Lamb Weston, a ConAgra Foods brand, employs 4,500 people in the region and supplies potato and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

“We’re proud to be a part of the TriCities and expanding in Richland is a natural extension of our existing presence here,” said Greg Schlafer, Lamb Weston president.

The new French fry line added 128 full-time jobs and increased annual processing capacity by 300-plus million pounds of potatoes.

• The Support Advocacy and Resource Center, which provides assistance to victims of sexual assault and/or abuse, as well as to their families and friends, has outgrown capacity at its current north Columbia Center Boulevard, Kennewick, location. A $950,000 commercial building is planned at 1458 Fowler St. Executive Director Jodee Garretson said the agency doesn’t have enough space to serve victims of crime, most of whom are child sexual abuse victims.

The project will provide adequate counseling on site; space for multi-disciplinary team (law enforcement, prosecutors, Child Protective Services, and SARC staff) meetings; interview areas in a “friendly atmosphere;” client resources space; larger storage room for clothing, diapers and other supplies; additional waiting room and conference rooms, among other areas.

“In addition, we’ll have a courtyard in

A new Petco store will open in early 2017 at 7202 Burden Blvd. in Pasco next door to Bush Car Wash. The overall cost of the project is $1.3 million.

Petco owns stores in Richland and Kennewick.

the new facility where clients are able to have a more peaceful and healing environment,” Garretson said. “Victims of crime in our community will benefit from expanded and enhanced services.”

Ron Enterprises of Richland is the contractor.

In Pasco: • A new 11,000-square-foot Petco retail store will be built at 7202 Burden Blvd. next door to Bush Car Wash and near Lowe’s.

It is set to open in early 2017.

The building, valued at $971,960, will be home to pet services and supplies and adds to the 50-year-old company’s 1,470 locations across the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

Yost Gallagher Construction of Spokane is contractor.

The land is owned by the Department of Natural Resources and leased by Dave Black Properties.

The overall cost of the project is $1.3 million.

Petco owns stores in Richland and Kennewick.

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VOLM, From page 1 “In the fresh produce business, from day to day what’s getting packaged can change dramatically. For us to be that close to the customers and be able to quickly react to their demand is important,” he said. “Not only are we selling them products, we’re providing the post-sale technical support to maintain equipment or tweak things.”

That includes utilizing the Volm Engineering Solutions Team, or VEST, when needed. The company’s group of engineers work with growers and packers on a full range of equipment to get produce from the field to the food shelf, Bernatz explained.

“Some of that equipment is our own self-manufactured equipment, such as weighing and bagging machines, and then we have partner suppliers, for items such as (bag closures) and other vendors like the washing machines for produce,” he said. “We provide all of the equipment, as well as boxes and bags.”

While the 30 full-time employees at the Pasco Volm location have expressed excitement about the new building, the VEST team is especially looking forward to the change, Bernatz said.

“If you took a double-wide and gutted it and made offices in there, that’s what they’ve been operating out of, so they’re delighted to make this move,” he said.

The investment in the new building has helped to reassure employees Volm is committed to the community and its employees. That’s because in 2011, Volm acquired Columbia Packaging LLC, which had been a distributor of

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Volm products for more than a decade.

Volm kept Columbia Packaging’s employees, and while it was always the company’s plan to buy its own facility in Pasco, the recession delayed that action. ­­ “It wasn’t great timing back then,” Bernatz said. “And the (employees see this building) as a real commitment by Volm.”

Volm’s growth

The Pasco operation averages between 15 to 20 percent of Volm’s overall sales, Bernatz said. The demand for handling, packing and shipping fresh produce has driven the company’s growth, primarily in the onion industry.

“The markets that we serve are not high-growth markets. The onion and potatoes grow 3 to 4 percent per year, but we are looking to potentially expand into other kinds of produce that we can provide packaging for,” Bernatz said.

“Our success will greatly impact the needs for staffing.”

As Volm grows and hires, it hopes to attract and retain millennials coming out of school with its new facility that will include an open floor plan to encourage cross communications between groups, as opposed to cornering employees off in closed offices.

“This is our chance to really put our brand on the physical space and the look and feel of what is Volm,” Bernatz said.

Volm’s Pasco location will serve Washington, Oregon, California and the western Canadian provinces. uVOLM, Page 31

Volm Companies Inc. broke ground on a new 90,000-square-foot building in August that’s set to be complete next spring. From left: Randy Soucie, Volm general manager for Pasco and Idaho Falls; Mike Bernatz, Volm CFO; Alan Mueller, chairman for Volm Board of Directors; Michael Hunter II, Volm COO; Daniel Mueller, Volm president and CEO; Dave Zabell, Pasco city manager; Austin Neilson, government and economic affairs director for the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce.

An architectural rendering of the new Volm building in the 5700 block of Industrial Way in the Pasco Processing Center. (Courtesy Volm Companies)

Real Estate & Construction RAILEX, From pag 23 “The goal was to open it up for all the industry but our main partner, they’re pretty strong and pretty large,” Kleist said of Ste. Michelle. “The first year we just had to learn how to handle their business. I purposefully did not focus on putting other people in there until we could do it well but then space got tight.”

Kleist has been watching the growth of the wine industry, especially since last year’s opening of the WSU Wine Science Center, a new teaching and research facility on WSU’s Richland campus that features research laboratories and classrooms, a research and teaching winery, a two-acre vineyard, and greenhouses to train technical personnel to support the state’s expanding wine industry.

The opening of the WSU center gives the area a “stamp of approval” as a world-class wine area, Kleist said. “You now have everything,” he said. “There’s a lot of possibilities with the growth in the Washington wine industry.”

Railex Wine Services was founded in 2012 as a wine storage, distribution and logistics platform that provides wineries and distributors across the United States with the latest technology to manage their storage and shipping needs.

The expansion is scheduled to be completed and opened in spring 2017.

Hansen-Rice of Nampa, Idaho, is the contractor for the project.

QUEENSGATE, From page 25 Another restaurant will be opening adjacent to Kentucky Fried Chicken and across the street from HopJack’s and Qdoba. But developers can’t yet announce the name yet, Stephens said.

Construction on that multi-tenant building at the corner of Queensgate and Duportail will begin before the end of the year, he said.

The restaurant will take up 5,000 square feet of the 9,500-square-foot building and another 4,400-square feet of space will be available. The building will look similar to the MOD Pizza-Mattress Firm complex, Stephens said.

uBUSINESS BRIEFS More than 1,200 attend annual WPC dinner

More than 1,200 people attended Washington Policy Center’s annual Eastern Washington dinner Sept. 20 at the Davenport Grand Hotel in Spokane.

The nonprofit’s Spokane and Bellevue 2016 annual dinner events raised more than $1 million to fund its research centers in education, environment, government reform, health care, small business, transportation and agriculture.

Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzerprize winning columnist, provided the keynote. Gen. James N. Mattis was recognized with the Champion of Freedom award. Washington Policy Center is an independent think tank that promotes sound public policy based on free-market solutions.

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by Wave Design Group of Kennewick and built by MH Construction, also of Kennewick. The project is set to be completed in April.

Port sells land to Volm

­­­­­­The Port of Pasco sold a 7.5-acre lot to Volm for about $623,000, said Randy Hayden, executive director of the Port of Pasco.

Along with its proximity to rail, barge, highway and air, the Pasco Processing Center provides food processors with in-place environmental permits so businesses can fast-track plant construction.

Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 “When we built the processing center in 1995, the intent was to have larger lots for processors, such as Reser’s (Fine Foods), but we saved 50 acres to divide into lots for supporting companies,” Hayden said.

All of the large food processing lots, which range from 20 to 30 acres, have been sold. There are eight smaller lots left, and those range from three to five acres.

“Volm is a direct-support company,” Hayden said. “It’s something we have been hoping for—to expand the secondary food processing industry.”

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northeast corner near Kahlotus. The port is currently looking for land for future growth.

Food processing is a target market for Pasco and the Tri-Cities, but Hayden said it could be something different—they’re not limiting themselves. They’re looking to buy 100 to 200 acres within the port district and close to the urban area of Pasco.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 uBUSINESS BRIEFS Libraries’ literary festival features author talks

The Mid-Columbia Reads literary festival encourages the Mid-Columbia to engage with the same books and come together to explore and celebrate the written and spoken word.

The program intends to build community through the collective experience of reading, thinking and discussing themes that raise important social issues while also building future readers and writers.

This year’s selections are “Circling the Sun” by Paula McLain and “The Pout-Pout Fish” by Deborah Diesen.

McLain will present at 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at Art Fuller Auditorium at Kennewick High School.

Diesen will visit with fans at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Prosser branch and at 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Kennewick branch.

Participants can pick up a free copy of either book at any event location while supplies last.

The Kennewick branch at 1620 S. Union St. is hosting an art exhibit, “Recovering the Classics,” through Oct. 31. It showcases the covers of 50 public

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Learn more about Recovering the Classics at 50x50.us, or about MidColumbia Libraries festival at midcolumbialibraries.org/events/mid-columbia-reads.

Trios cancer team hosts dinner Nov. 3

The Trios Cancer Care team will host “More than Medicine: Inside the Cancer Care Journey,” a special dinner presentation from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 3 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick.

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Northwest Cancer Clinic is hosting a support series that brings physicians together to educate cancer patients, survivors and caregivers about patient care services to help manage symptoms and what to expect before, during and after treatment.

The Cancer 101 class is from 4:30 to 5:15 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at 7379 W. Deschutes Ave., Suite 100, Kennewick. Northwest Cancer Clinic, led by Dr. Brian Lawenda, is a 21st Century Oncology affiliate. Call 509-987-1800 or visit nwcancerclinic. org for more information.

Trios Southridge Pharmacy now open

As part of efforts to improve patient access and convenience, Trios Southridge Pharmacy, at 3730 Plaza Way in Kennewick, opened Oct. 4.

The pharmacy at the Trios Care Center at Vista Field Kennewick closed Sept. 30.

The Trios Southridge Pharmacy is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and is steps away from several Trios Medical Group provider practices as well as lab, diagnostic imaging and other services.

Trios Health is the Kennewick Public Hospital District’s system of care serving the greater Tri-Cities. Trios Medical Group serves as the core of a growing medical staff of more than 325 providers throughout the Tri-Cities.

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The change reflects a 0.7 percent increase in the federal Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers. The rise is expected to affect nearly 51,000 workers, based on full-time equivalent jobs, according to the state Employment Security Department. The minimum wage applies to all jobs, including those in agriculture. Workers under 16 can be paid 85 percent of the adult minimum wage, or $8.10 an hour, in 2017.

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Lei Zhu, a doctoral student at Washington State University Tri-Cities, is one of 15 worldwide and the only U.S. student selected to participate in a recent week-long Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry for Sustainable Development in Germany.

The school focused on developing safe, reliable chemicals in a sustainable way that does not put the environment, public welfare or economic growth at greater risk. Attendees studied the scope and benefits of sustainable chemistry in value chains and in chemicals.

At WSU, Zhu works under the guidance of associate professor Hanwu Lei to find an ideal and less expensive catalyst for converting biomass into biofu-

Way selected to Sylvan national board

Randy Way, owner of Sylvan Learning franchise locations in Richland, Kennewick and Yakima, was recently selected as board president for Sylvan Learning Franchise Owners Association.

The association represents all Sylvan franchisees in North America, and helps management to develop programs and negotiate license agreement terms, among other directives. Sylvan Learning provides personal learning for students in grades K-12 through more than 600 locations.

Washington state supplied 75 percent of the U.S. hop harvest in 2015. The agricultural commodity’s cultivation can be traced to 1852 Oregon Trail pioneer Ezra Meeker, and Dennis M. Larsen’s book, “Hop King: Ezra Meeker’s Boom Years” covers this journey.

“Hop King: Ezra Meeker’s Boom Years” is a comprehensive biography that chronicles the rise and fall of Meeker’s hop empire as well as his role in Washington Territory’s growth.

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To ensure students receive a futureready education that builds 21st century skills to prepare students for college and careers, Boeing has given $5,000 to the Core Plus program at Tri-Tech Skills Center and $5,000 to the STEM Like Me! Program, run by the Mid-Columbia STEM Network.

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STEM Like Me! is a personal encounter between professionals in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math and eager middle school students on the cusp of understanding who they can be in the future.

Minimum wage to increase 6 cents

The state minimum wage increases to $9.53 per hour Jan. 1.

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New kitchen better equipped to serve Mid-Columbia seniors

BY KRISTINA LORD editor@tcjournal.biz

A new commercial kitchen that serves as the hub for cooking hundreds of warm and nutritious meals a day for Benton and Franklin counties’ senior citizens opened last month in Richland.

“This is the nicest kitchen I’ve ever been in,” gushed Chef Brian Kinner, food services manager for Senior Life Resources Northwest.

The 4,300-square-foot kitchen on Fowler Street opened Sept. 6 after spending a year operating out of the Country Gentleman restaurant in Kennewick.

Prior to that, meals were made at the Pasco Senior Center kitchen, a cramped 500-square-foot cooking space, for about 15 years.

The new $1 million building includes about $400,000 in kitchen equipment, purchased with $200,000 from the state Legislature and about $175,000 locally contributed.

More donations are needed to finish the kitchen’s adjacent café and to replenish the agency’s diminished reserve funds.

Naming rights are available for a $150,000 donation, said Marcee

Donna McClure, lead cook, pours sautéed mushrooms over chicken in Senior Life Resources Northwest’s new kitchen on Fowler Dirve.

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Serving two counties, homebound seniors

The kitchen bustles with activity Monday through Friday.

Each weekday hundreds of meals are made to serve seven different dining centers’ noontime lunches in Benton and

Franklin counties — at the Kennewick Senior Center, Pasco Senior Center, Richland Community Center, Housing Authority of the City of Pasco and Franklin County’s Parkside development, Connell Community Center, Benton City’s Desert Rose development and Prosser Senior Center. The kitchen also prepares meals for Adult Day Services in Kennewick.

The two full-time and one half-time cooks as well as Kinner also prepare food for the Meals on Wheels program.

Volunteer drivers deliver about 350 to 400 meals to seniors each day on about 36 routes in the two counties.

With the meals made for the seven sites, that adds up to about 12,000 to 14,000 meals a month.

Last year 325 volunteers donated 24,000 hours driving 84,000 miles to deliver meals for the program.

Revenue for the building project — which also included a new administrative building and parking lot — came from about $1.5 million in tax-exempt bonds through the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.

Senior Life Resources Northwest’s board also approved spending $1.5 million in reserve dollars and taking out a $100,000 loan on an insurance policy.

“The kitchen dream has been a decade or longer in the making,” said Grant Baynes, executive director for the agency.

The agency has a $16 million annual budget, with $1.2 million earmarked for nutrition services. The rest goes toward its home care services program. uKITCHEN, Page 43

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Wicked growth continues for Kennewick cider company

BY JEFF MORROW

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

All Daniel Washam was trying to do was make some apple cider for his wife.

Instead what his wife Heidi received was something spectacular in d’s Wicked Cider.

And then somebody wanted to buy Washam’s cider.

That was in 2013. And that was when Daniel Washam knew he had a big thing on his hands.

“I thought, ‘I think we’re gonna catch a wave,’” he said.

How big is that wave?

“Last year, we only made 42,000 gallons for the whole year,” he said. “We’re making 8,000 to 10,000 gallons a month this year. Our stated goal is 250,000 for 2017.”

250,000 gallons

— the 2017 production goal for d’s Wicked Cider.

Not bad for a 36-year-old man who dropped out of Kennewick High School.

But Daniel Washam has always had a drive for business.

As a teen, he started working for his

father, Glenn Washam, at his company Sun River Electric.

By 2007, all of the Washams – Daniel, Heidi and Glenn – started Quality Sign Services.

Three years later, they opened a winery called Sun River Vintners.

“I always thought it would be great to wake up in a vineyard,” Daniel Washam said.

The Washams intended to start those businesses.

But d’s Wicked Cider – the ‘d,’ which stands for Daniel, is lowercase because “it looks better in the logo that way” – was an accident.

Daniel Washam and his wife were in a downtown Seattle restaurant.

“I didn’t drink then. I do now. But Heidi was looking for something that wasn’t beer,” he said.

Heidi found an apple cider she absolutely loved. But when they later tried to track down more of it, they couldn’t because the company that made it had folded.

So in 2012, Daniel tried to make it.

“At (the now closed Richland restaurant) Fox & Bear, we had five gallons there because Heidi and I were there all the time when we needed to get away,” Daniel Washam said.

Other people tried it and liked it.

“Then Bookwalter Winery wanted it.

Then Barnard Griffin wanted it,” he said.

“And then Budweiser wanted it.”

Well, not the St. Louis parent company

— not yet, anyway.

But the Spokane regional distributor, King Beverage.

In 2013, Daniel and Heidi Washam decided to take a few containers of the cider to the annual Cork and Keg trade show.

Their eyes were opened fast.

“Everyone was in line for the cider,” Daniel Washam said. “There is no drug, no drink, that can get you so high on life than what happened that day.”

He admitted that he didn’t try selling it commercially, or Daniel Washam stands in front of his tanks at d’s Wicked really even serious- Cider in Kennewick. ly thinking about it, until people lined said. “So I said, ‘600 gallons?’ I had to up at that trade show wanting it.

One of those people in line was some- change the recipe up, but I actually made one from King Beverage. He convinced it better. That’s when I knew this was them to bring the cider to the King sales- gonna go.”

And it has. people.

The company makes four different They were impressed enough with the product that he was asked how they could apple ciders, and according to its website, is sold in 127 stores, restaurants and bars get more, and when.

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Beer enthusiast group celebrates Tri-City brews

BY JEFF MORROW

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The Mid-Columbia region is known for its world-class wineries.

But what if you prefer a brew over a bottle of red?

It may be comforting to know that some of the best hops in the world are grown within an hour’s drive of the Tri-Cities.

And that there is a group of people who want to share their love of beer with others.

The Mid-Columbia Zymurgy Association specializes in all things beer and is happy to share their love with anyone who has an interest.

The group meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at Ice Harbor Brewery in downtown Kennewick.

The word “zymurgy” means the branch of chemistry that deals with the fermentation process, as in brewing. It’s how sugar is converted to alcohol, and members of the MCZA are the people who study it.

Membership is open to the general public to anyone 21 years or older who is interested in beer or wine.

Erin Steinert, who moved to the TriCities from St. Louis in 2009, is one of those people.

“I’m definitely one of those who is called a ‘beer snob,’” said Steinert, who is the planetarium outreach specialist at Columbia Basin College and the current president of MCZA. “And I don’t know as much about wine.”

And that’s OK with Steinert.

“I’ve always liked beer,” she said. “All of the recipes are out there. You can brew 100 bottles for anywhere from $25 to $30.”

That’s cheap, but it’s more about the process of making something special that people enjoy.

“If I brewed a batch, I could be drinking it in three to four weeks, as it ferments,” Steinert said. “It doesn’t take much longer to brew a 10-gallon batch than a five-gallon batch.”

Steinert called the MCZA an extremely supportive group.

There are quarterly club competitions, in which people brew a certain type of beer that people grade.

“October is a porter competition,” Steinert said. “Two times a year we have a mega brew at Ice Harbor. The next one falls on Oct. 22. We vote on style, then we use Ice Harbor’s equipment and brew 300 gallons of it.”

People then take some of it home.

The group recently took a field trip to a hops farm in the Yakima Valley. There is also a holiday party.

The group’s vice president also gives a monthly tech talk, where people can share ideas and problems.

“We have a group of home-brewing MacGyvers,” Steinert joked.

The group has drawn more public interest over the past few years.

“Every year, more and more people join our group,” Steinert said. “We’ve been seeing newer and younger people in their 20s joining.”

The new Bombing Range Brewing Company near Horn Rapids is one of several places in the Tri-Cities that offers craft beer and microbrews for beer lovers. A local group, the Mid-Columbia Zymurgy Association, celebrates and specializes in all things beer. The group meets monthly in Kennewick.

There are 100 paid members, and the monthly newsletter is sent to 200 people.

The annual cost is $20 per person or $25 for a family.

Sometimes the home brewers craft a beverage they want to share with others through a microbrewery.

There are currently eight of these in the Tri-Cities region with three at the Tri-Cities Enterprise Center business incubator near Horn Rapids in Richland: Shrub Steppe Smokehouse Brewery, White Bluffs

Brewing, and the recently-opened Bombing Range Brewery Company.

The Ice Harbor Brewing Company has two Kennewick locations, one near downtown and the other on Clover Island.

Paper Street Brewing Company in the Richland Parkway, Atomic Ale on Lee Boulevard in Richland, and Rattlesnake Brewing Company in Kimo’s at Columbia Center North also offer home brews. uBEER, Page 38

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Pasco’s Love Curry serves up unique, spicy dining Diners who think they know what to expect from Indian food might be surprised if they eat at Pasco’s Love Curry.

Owner and chef Homeet Singh said his food is unlike anything else. He said he likes to create different dishes every time he cooks to give diners a unique experience.

“Don’t take me as a typical Indian restaurant,” he said. “You’re not going to get the same thing every time.”

Singh opened his restaurant in 2014 about two years after his family — originally from New Dehli — moved to the Tri-Cities from the Seattle area. He said he got his passion for cooking from his grandfather.

When Love Curry first opened, he struggled a bit, but said word got around and now the restaurant is getting busier all the time.

Singh said customers regularly tell him they haven’t had food like his at any other restaurant because his ingredients are dif-

ferent.

“What I create here is something off the top of my head; it’s what Indian people have at home,” he said.

Singh uses organic, local, non-GMO ingredients as much as possible and much of the food is gluten free. He also makes juice and sells local wines. His menu suggests pairings for some dishes. Prices for entrees range from $13 to $17.

Customers who can’t get enough Indian food can try the dishes for themselves at home, thanks to his spice store next door to the restaurant.

Singh sells a variety of ingredients from spice mixes to chutneys and frozen entrees and appetizers. He also tries to sell the same types of vegetables he uses in the restaurant – not all of which are easily recognizable.

He said customers often call to ask for specific ingredients to use in their own cooking.

Singh said he hopes to soon take his cooking on the road. He has a food truck and after required inspections and permits, he wants to start selling at John

BEER, From page 37 Then there are the numerous tap houses, which offer a variety of local and Northwest craft beers: Barley’s Brewpub, and Copper Top Tap House (both in Kennewick), Brews Taphouse in Pasco, the Growler Guys and McKay’s Taphouse (both in Richland), and Wook’s Craft and Cork in West Richland.

“They all have a great variety. I like that

they keep it more local,” Steinert said.

That variety has resulted in an explosion of better beers and an ever-increasing avid following.

“Some aspire to sell their beer. Others are perfectly happy brewing their own beer,” Steinert said.

And that’s fine with Steinert — as long as people are enjoying local beer.

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for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Love Curry owner and chef Homeet Singh adds spices to create a unique flavor at his Pasco Indian food restaurant.

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Tri-Citians love their barbecue

Richland’s Porter’s Real Barbecue eyes expansion

Third Dickey’s Barbecue Pit to open in Pasco

BY DORI O’NEAL

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Dan Pelfrey is a born and bred Texas boy who knows what it means to barbecue Texas-style. It’s is done like most things in Texas — slow.

Pelfrey, who owns three Dickey’s Barbecue Pit franchises in the Tri-City area, has wanted to own a restaurant for many years. When his job with a trucking company brought him to the Tri-Cities in 2012, he decided to introduce the area to the kind of barbecue he grew up with.

He opened his first Dickey’s in 2014 at 122 Highway 395 in Kennewick. The second one opened in 2015 in Richland at 2530 Queensgate Drive. The third one in Pasco is scheduled to open in January on Burden Boulevard off Road 68.

One of the secrets to Texas-style barbecue is the wood used to fire the smoker, Pelfrey said.

“We don’t use liquid smoke of pellets.

We stick to the authentic Texas-style barbecue, which is hickory,” he said. uDICKEYS, Page 40

Porter Kinney, owner of Porter’s Real Barbecue restaurant in Richland, smokes about 700 pounds of meat a day to serve his customers. The owners have plans to expand in the near future but aren’t sure of the location yet.

BY DORI O’NEAL

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Porter Kinney took his love of barbecue and turned it into a science project as he experimented with smoking different types of meat and trying out various ingredients for sauces to go with those meats.

The project ended up with him creating original recipes that now have many Tri-Citians clamoring for a taste.

Kinney, along with his brother Reed, first started selling their southern-style barbecue meat sandwiches in October 2014 out of a food truck at John Dam Plaza in Richland. A year later, the Kinney brothers opened their first restaurant in in Richland.

And business is booming.

The brothers plan to open another restaurant in the near future but are not sure of the location yet, other than it will be in either Pasco or Kennewick.

Porter’s Real Barbecue, located in The Parkway, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., or whenever the meat sells out, which happens a lot, Porter Kinney said.

Everything on the menu is made from scratch and created fresh daily. The

restaurant doesn’t even have a freezer.

The brioche buns used for the sandwiches are the only items bought from a vendor.

The meats are placed in the smokers at the end of each day and they cook all night. Other than using apple wood to fire the smokers, Porter Kinney isn’t giving away any secrets as to exactly how he seasons and cooks his meats. uPORTER’S, Page 40

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PORTER’S, From page 39 The restaurant goes through about 700 pounds of meat a day, serving up yummy sandwiches made with brisket, pulled pork or turkey and a selection of Porter Kinney’s tasty sauces —mustard, spicy and original.

“Brisket is the toughest muscle on the cow and hardest to get right,” Porter Kinney said. “It’s also the most popular item on our menu.”

The menu also includes St. Louis ribs, peppers wrapped in smoked bacon, coleslaw, baked beans and macaroni and cheese made with gouda cheese, as well as homemade Southern-style sweet tea.

Even the desserts are made fresh daily, thanks to the siblings’ mother Linda Kinney and Porter’s wife Kate.

Linda cooks up her grandmother’s recipe for molasses cookie bars and Kate makes a banana pudding.

“We call ourselves the barbecue family,” Reed said. “And that includes all the great people who work for us. It’s a team effort here, on everyone’s part. We just feel very lucky how this business has taken off.”

The popularity of their smokin’ meat sandwiches first spread by word of mouth, starting when the brothers both worked at Hanford, and Porter Kinney would bring a banquet of his smoked creations to work on occasion for all his friends, Reed Kinney said.

“My brother and friends were my Guinea pigs as I tested my recipes on

them,” Porter Kinney said. “They gobbled them up.”

Porter said it took him about five or six years experimenting with barbecue in his backyard before he perfected his secret recipes.

“A restaurant was always my dream,” he said. “But I could never have come this far without my brother’s help.”

Porter Kinney, 28, learned all about the secrets of true southern barbecue when he moved to South Carolina after high school for work, which is where he met his wife, a registered nurse. He moved back to the TriCities in 2009 with his newly acquired expertise in smoking meat.

“My wife and I couldn’t find anywhere in the Pacific Northwest where we could find barbecue as good as it is in the South,” Porter said.

So with his brother as his business partner, they bought a 1977 Dodge Sportsman RV, painted it red and turned it into a food truck.

“Our goal was to hopefully serve 10 people a day,” Reed said. “We were fortunate to exceed that goal and sold out almost every day. The food truck was an amazing experience and we learned a lot.”

The restaurant also provides a catering service.

For more information about Porter’s Real Barbecue, visit Facebook or portersrealbbq.com or call 509-942-9590.

Culinary DICKEYS, From page 39 The restaurants slow-cook about 600 pounds of meats a day, including pulled pork, brisket, ribs and chicken and they usually sell out. The menu includes Texassized sandwiches served on toasted hoagie or brioche buns, mac and cheese and polish sausages.

Some of the eatery’s specialty side dishes are coleslaw, beefy mac, which is mac and cheese with brisket, and Texas frito pie, which is corn chips with beans and chopped beef brisket topped with cheddar. Bangers and mash are jalapeno cheddar kielbasa in a baked potato casserole.

“My favorite item is the pulled pork sandwich with slaw topper and a side of

mac and cheese with fried okra,” Pelfrey said.

Dickey’s is among the largest franchise barbecue restaurants in the country. It was started by Travis Dickey in Dallas in 1941. His sons took over the business in 1967 and began opening more Texas restaurants throughout Dallas and Fort Worth.

Then in 1994, the Dickey brothers started franchising the restaurant. Today, the enticing aroma of Dickey’s Texas barbecue can be found in hundreds of locations across the country.

Pelfrey also caters Dickey’s barbecue for party platters, box lunches, buffets or full service meals. For more information about catering, call 509-396-9898.

CIDER, From page 36 And because the company is based in Kennewick, it has its biggest penetration in the Tri-Cities, where it’s sold in 68 establishments.

But word has gotten out outside the state too.

“There are 1,200 wineries in Eastern Washington competing for shelf space around here,” Daniel Washam said.

“Meanwhile, Denver has 27 wineries. It’s easier to get into there.”

The product is also sold in Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Nevada, Hawaii and several other states.

Daniel spent a week recently in New Jersey working out contract details to sell the cider there.

“We’re growing as fast as we possibly can,” he said. “At any time, we have 23 to 24 employees with the weekly bottling.”

In October, the company will open up a

new tasting room and bar at its Kennewick location at 9312 10th Ave. “There will be light fare, and reciprocal taps for beer from places that put us on tap,” Daniel Washam said.

Some day, Washam thinks a bigger company will make an offer to buy d’s Wicked Cider.

“There has been an inquiry,” he said.

But he’s not ready to jump off the wave just yet.

“There are a lot of things I want to do,” he said. “In 2020 I’d like to have a sailboat, the (two) kids will be home-schooled, and we will travel the world.”

But only for a quarter.

There will still be things he’ll want to do as an entrepreneur.

For tasting room hours and a full list of stores, restaurants and pubs that carry d’s wicked Cider go to dswickedcider.com, find on Facebook or call 509-627-3100.

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Tri-Cities Food Bank expands to West Richland

BY JESSICA HOEFER

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

The Tri-Cities Food Bank opened up a distribution center in West Richland this month to keep up with the area’s growing demand.

Seeing a seven percent increase in the number of families served each year since 2006, officials with the Tri-Cities Food Bank know the facility will be well used.

“We ran some studies and set up a food bank at (LifePoint church in West Richland).

At each of the different offerings, we had different people there. The first time about 60 people came, and the next time four months later, 40 people came, but they were different people,” said Bill Kitchen, executive director of the Tri-Cities Food Bank. “So we said, ‘Let’s stop all of this testing and open a facility.’”

The West Richland food bank is operating out of the city’s senior center at 616 N. 60th Ave. two days a week: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays.

“What we’ll do is load up food in a truck from the central distribution center (in Kennewick) and drive it over there, except frozen food. We’re going to establish a couple of freezers at the senior center and a cooler for dairy products,” Kitchen said.

“We’re excited about it, and we’re going to see how it goes.”

The Tri-Cities Food Bank also kicked off two programs this year to help the elderly. Ten months ago, it started the government-subsidized Commodity Supplemental Food Program. In addition to receiving boxes of food every other week, low-income seniors get another 30 pounds once a month.

“It started with about 30 people and now it’s up to over 100,” Kitchen said.

A large percentage of the agency’s clientele are elderly, but there are also seniors not being served, either due to disabilities that prohibit them from driving, or lack of transportation.

“I see elderly people come to the food bank that have difficulty walking or have vision issues,” Kitchen said. “So what we’ve done is partnered with (MidColumbia) Meals On Wheels. We just started that in September, and we have about 14 locations right now that we go to.

We identify the people and Meals on Wheels interviews the people, and we put the boxes of food together, and they deliver

Tri-Cities Food Bank staff discuss Commodity Supplemental Food Program boxes that provide additional support for the elderly. Left to right: Bill Kitchen, executive director; Dean Matson, driver and warehouse worker at the Kennewick branch; and Frances-anne Hiemstra, central office manager.

it for us with their volunteers.”

Need continues to rise

Kitchen helped to position the food bank for the area’s growing needs when he became executive director in 2012, a role he wasn’t sure he initially wanted to take on.

“I drove a truck for the Tri-Cities Food Bank and did grocery rescue. We’d go into grocery stores and pick up food they had for us, food that was about to expire,” he said. “I was doing that, plus volunteering for about four other nonprofits, when the executive director position opened up at the food bank.”

Kitchen took a couple of months to consider. The pay would be the same— zero—because the Tri-Cities Food Bank runs entirely on the work of 150 volunteers.

While he was already donating time to help the agency, Kitchen knew the role would require more commitment as the food needs in the community continued to grow.

“I went to the various (Tri-Cities Food Bank) branches and saw the three branches working autonomously. There seemed to be competition, and there needed to be more cooperation,” he said.

After deciding to take the job, Kitchen consulted with his son, who works in the grocery industry. He gave Kitchen the idea of establishing a central location for distributions to take some of the administrative responsibilities away from site managers so they could focus on serving clients.

Six months after being named executive director, the food bank moved its Kennewick location into an adjacent building at 420 W. Deschutes Ave., formerly Standard Paint, and it became the central office.

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“It’s about 2,500 square feet, and we have 16 vertical feet,” he said, explaining that it also has cubicles for staff and outside agencies who might need work space.

“DSHS might come in and meet with people, as well as WorkSource or Catholic Child & Family Service. So people can come in and grocery shop next door, then meet with DSHS because perhaps they have transportation issues to get to DSHS’s location.”

Along with creating a central location, Kitchen worked to streamline the agency’s record-keeping, including tracking inventory and families served. “(In the old computer system), there wasn’t a good balance on what was being ordered and who needed what,” he said, adding that the food bank goes through 20 tons of food per week. “This is not a small operation anymore. We are quite a bit larger.”

Last year the Tri-Cities Food Bank recorded 59,000 family visits. Some were repeat families who have needed help for several years, while others only used the food bank for a few months while they were between jobs. uFOOD, Page 42

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Chuck Sadanaga and fellow volunteers sort through thousands of pounds of food donated from a local church. The Tri-Cities Food Bank relies on volunteers and donations to assist families in the community.

FOOD, From page 41 Kitchen said the number of family visits last year totaled up to about 158,000 people, which requires a lot of food.

“Based on your family size is how much food you get, and the amount of food we give is enough to sustain a family for one week,” he said. “But, they can only come every other week. We are an emergency food source. We don’t want to become the only food source for clients. They have to learn how to budget their month, and DSHS does a wonderful job helping them.”

About 55 percent of the agency’s food supply comes from Second Harvest and Northwest Harvest, which provide goods to multiple food banks throughout the region. Another 30 percent of its food supply comes from grocery rescues and donations, and the last 15 percent is food that the Tri-Cities Food Bank needs to buy.

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Kitchen expects the number of clients to spike as more people learn about the support programs to help seniors, and with it the need for volunteers will increase too.

The agency is always looking for drivers, forklift operators and people who can sort through donated goods.

“We also need people who can lift. A lot of our volunteers are retired people, and to lift 40 pound boxes in the morning gets pretty tough,” Kitchen said.

For those who can’t donate time, donations of food or money are appreciated.

The Tri-Cities Food Bank owns all its facilities, but relies on about $200,000 a year to cover costs such as equipment, maintenance and food not acquired through donations.

Though not a United Way grant recipient this year, Kitchen said donors can still designate a gift through United Way to the Tri-Cities Food Bank.

“We’re serving 400 to 500 families a day,” he said.

For more information, visit the agency tricitiesfoodbank.org or call 509-582-0411.

Who does the Tri-Cities Food Bank serve?

Low-income families may receive food as often as once every two weeks.

At each visit, a family receives up to a week’s supply of groceries.

To qualify, recipients must provide a statement of need (a form they will sign upon arrival – not something you bring), along with a photo ID (driver’s license etc.) to establish identity, and a current piece of mail to establish residency (current utility bill, letter, must have your name and address). You will also need to provide the names and birthdates of all who live in your home you wish to claim for food service. Proof of income is not required.

A family representative is interviewed at each visit to the food bank. A computer record is maintained for the family address and the size and makeup of the family.

What will I get?

Families receive a variety of groceries, including: meat, eggs, margarine or butter, canned goods, rice, beans, flour, pasta products, seasonal fresh fruits and vegetables, and miscellaneous donated foods and supplies. In addition, bread, rolls, and other bakery products are available.

Where do I go?

• 424 W. Deschutes Ave., Kennewick: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. weekdays. Call 509586-0688.

• 321 Wellsian Way, Richland: 9 to 11:30 a.m. weekdays. Call 509-9432795.

• 712 10th St., Benton City: 10:30 to 12:30 a.m. Wednesdays, noon to 2:30 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Call 509588-5454.

• West Richland Senior Center, 616 N. 60th Ave., West Richland: 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Call 509-582-0411.

The food banks are closed on federal holidays.

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CULINARY KITCHEN, From page 35 Its revenue comes from the Medicaid program, private pay, the Veterans Administration, and state and federal sources.

Cooking for seniors

Kinner said he’s always loved cooking for others to provide a warm meal that satisfies and warms a person on the inside. It’s even more meaningful since he began cooking for seniors about six months ago, he said.

“Cooking for seniors is even more relevant for me — to be able to help people who can’t help themselves,” he said. “Now I get to give back.”

Each meal coming out of the Richland kitchen is required by the federal government to provide a third of a senior’s daily food requirements, Kinner said.

“The new kitchen means we can really concentrate on senior nutrition and do it well,” Baynes said.

Kinner calls cooking for seniors a “great gift” because he has a hand in making sure their meals are nutritious and tasty. Sometimes just the delivery of a meal to a homebound senior might be “a highlight of their day,” he said.

The kitchen’s new equipment will

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help Senior Life Resources Northwest’s 26 staffers to better serve the growing senior citizen population in the TriCities, Woffinden said.

Just two weeks after opening, the kitchen served a record 569 meals in one day— which didn’t include the Prosser and Connell sites, she said.

The kitchen’s new equipment will make prepping, storing and making frozen meals for weekend consumption a reality. Right now, Meals on Wheels delivers to seniors Monday through Friday, providing seniors with extra frozen meals on Thursdays to eat during the weekends.

The new kitchen’s extra freezer capacity as well as a blast chiller means the cooks can make homemade meals to freeze instead of buying them as they do

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“The whole goal is to better serve seniors,” Woffinden said.

Kettle cookers, a convection oven and tilt skillets also help the staff prepare larger quantities of food more quickly and the 18-by-20 foot walk-in freezer will allow the kitchen to accept more food donations.

“When the right kitchen, the right staff and the right equipment all come together at the same time, it’s like magic is happening in there,” Woffinden said.

Community café

Outside the kitchen will be a small café that will serve the seniors’ meal of the day as well as sandwich, salad and soup options. If seniors want to linger over coffee or cards, they can do so as

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the senior centers serve lunch at specific times.

It’ll also be a place for the dedicated volunteers.

“We want this café to feel like this can be their home,” Woffinden said.

Kinner agreed: “This place is just as much theirs. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to do this.”

Cooking classes also are planned.

Woffinden said one might be teaching widows how to cook for one after their spouse has passed away.

The suggested donation for a meal is $2.75 but “everyone gets to eat no matter what,” Woffinden said.

For more information, call 509-7351911 or visit seniorliferesources.org.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 uNETWORKING Woodward joins United Way as chief operating officer

George Woodward has joined United Way of Benton and Franklin Counties as chief operating officer.

Woodward was formerly chief information officer at elevate, a techGeorge Woodward nology solutions provider in Richland. He has management experience in information technology, higher education and health care, and received an master’s in business administration from Washington State University. He has lived in the Tri-Cities since 2011.

FSA announces election candidates

Three candidates are vying for spots on the Farm Service Agency Local Administrative Area #2 committee: Hans “Jochen” Engelke, Kimberly K. English and Rod Rottinghaus. Farmers and ranchers elected to county committees help deliver FSA programs at the local level while operating within official regulations designed to carry out federal laws.

Ballots will be mailed out beginning Nov. 7 and are due by Dec. 5; ballot counting is Dec. 8.

The FSA, which falls under the

umbrella of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers farm commodity, crop insurance, credit, environmental, conservation and emergency assistance programs for farmers and ranchers.

CityView takes first-place award

Richland CityView received a first place national award for its Town Hall program from the National Association of Telecommunications and Advisors.

This is the second year CityView has won first place and the 17th year it has received national recognition for its programming.

Richland’s 2016 Town Hall is at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Richland Community Center’s Riverview room and on Facebook live.

Local utilities receive first-place award

The Northwest Public Power Association awarded a group of TriCity utilities and partnering organizations with its first place Wild Card Excellence in Communications Award for the Energy Experience event that was held at the REACH museum in October last year.

Franklin PUD, Benton PUD, Richland Energy Services, Benton REA, Energy Northwest and the Bonneville Power Administration jointly submitted the application for the award program.

In addition to these organizations, the Benton Conservation District,

Cascade Natural Gas, Columbia Basin College, Mid-Columbia Energy Initiative through TRIDEC, Ben Franklin Transit, REACH museum and Washington Green Schools developed the day-long Energy Experience. The educational event targeted middle school students to create awareness and transfer knowledge about energy generation, production, safety, efficiency, conservation and public power.

More than 600 seventh- and eighthgraders, teachers and adult leaders attended the event in 2015 during Public Power Week. The partnering organizations plan to bring the event back in 2017.

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Clements joins Polestar Technical

Eric Clements recently joined Polestar Technical Services Inc. as its director of business development.

In his new role, he will utilize 33 years of experience in the nuclear industry to aid in business Eric Clements development, marketing and media development, and other corporate functions.

Most recently Clements was the CEO and executive director of Columbia Basin College Foundation.

Patterson joins Joe Peterson Insurance

Jon Patterson has joined Joe Peterson Insurance as an insurance adviser. Patterson has extensive training on implementing risk management programs for businesses to “hedge protection and insulate balance sheets.” He specializes in many industries, including HVAC, plumbing and electrical.

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Business Profile

Prosser print shop changes hands, new owners revamp business

BY JESSICA HOEFER

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

When Holly Rojas decided to sell her business, a small screen-printing shop in Prosser, Monica Niemeyer was the person she called to take over.

“The former owner thought I’d be a good fit,” Niemeyer explained. “I was involved with the community and brought her quite a few orders.”

Niemeyer is the secretary of the Prosser High School booster club and advocate for nonprofits around the community.

She’d considered owning a business that could help groups like schools with limited resources. But she wasn’t sure if a screen printing shop was the right move.

“My husband (John) likes the creating part, and he said, ‘Let’s do it,’ but I needed time to absorb the idea,” she said.

Before she could come to a definitive answer, Niemeyer received a call from her son, Tyler, congratulating her on her new business venture.

“He said, ‘I heard you and Dad bought a print shop,’ and I said to my husband, ‘Well, I guess since you’re telling the children we might as well do it,’” she recalled with a laugh.

In March 2016, the Niemeyers purchased Happy Sloth Printing for less than $15,000 and renamed the business TRT Printed after their children: Tyler, Rebecca and Thomas.

Their first customer was a local basketball team. The coaches wanted to buy warm-up shirts for their players, but

the order grew from 11 to almost 30 shirts within days.

“It went from the players to the parents ordering for themselves and even their siblings. In that order, there was even an infant onesie,” Niemeyer said.

She assumed sales would continue to trickle in from sports teams and the occasional individual T-shirt order.

Niemeyer expected about five orders a month. Her only hope was to have enough business to perhaps take a family vacation after a few years.

“Now we don’t even have the time for a vacation,” she laughed. “After our third month, I was getting a call from an 800 number. Our shirt vendor wanted to offer us bulk pricing. My account manager laughed and said, ‘Don’t you know you’re doing well?’ We didn’t. We had nothing to compare it to.”

Located at 1120 Meade Ave., TRT Printed shares a building with Becky’s Coffee Shop in downtown Prosser.

Niemeyer has a 500-square-foot section on the east side of the building.

“I’m in my best friend’s coffee store,” said Niemeyer, who would occasionally help Becky Jansen’s business by making espressos in between taking orders and printing shirts.

But six months after taking ownership, business has been stronger than expected.

Niemeyer said they always have at least 32 orders—both big and small—in the pipeline.

“We started out with quite a few sports team orders, mainly from Prosser. Now I

Monica Niemeyer fits Becky Jansen with a letterman’s jacket, an item TRT Printed hopes to sell more of in the future.

have some Grandview teams, then business came in from the schools, and then the Fraternal Order of Eagles,” she said. “And then one of my friends who works at Walmart suggested I try to become a preferred vendor for the company.”

That first order for Walmart’s distribution center in Grandview was small, just 10 shirts. But Niemeyer said it allowed her to showcase what she could do. TRT Printed redesigned the shirt, and the company liked it enough to place another order—this time for 732 shirts.

“That’s 14 boxes,” she said. “They’d been getting their shirts elsewhere, and we deliver for free within a 30-mile radius.

They were happy with our bid, and after that order they listed us as a preferred vendor. If I understand right, I’m in the directory for the entire company, which is like the Walmart yellow pages.”

As orders have expanded, so have the lines of credit TRT Printed receives from vendors. Up until recently, the Niemeyers were paying cash and waiting to be reimbursed from customers.

“The lines of credit have been very helpful,” she said, adding that while the commercial orders have been an unexpected surprise, they plan to continue operating the business with schools and nonprofits in mind. uPRINT, Page 48

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Longtime Kennewick jeweler still crafting custom pieces

BY DORI O’NEAL

for Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business

Wes Door, who turns 92 this month, has been a jeweler and inventor for most of his life.

He owned a storefront in downtown Kennewick for many years before moving his jewelry business to his home at 2214 W. Fourth Ave., in Kennewick in 1970.

The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce recently honored him for being a longtime member of the organization and attending just about every monthly meeting.

But though his business savvy and patented inventions have kept him in business since 1948, this lively senior citizen doesn’t slow down much after he closes his shop for the day.

He’s an avid Tri-City Americans hockey fan, invents jewelry repair gadgets that are sold worldwide, has been a member of the Kennewick Police department’s volunteer CHIPS, or Citizens Helping In Police Service, program for two decades, is a charter member of the local Toastmasters club, and is active in the Richland chapter of the International Folk Dance Club.

And when it comes to gems, Door is considered one by his customers.

Corvin and Dorothy Henderson of Pasco have been Door’s customers for more than 20 years.

“Wes has become like family to us,” Corvin Henderson said. “We’ve tried

Wes Door has run a Kennewick jewelry business since 1948. He designs his own custom pieces and does repair work.

other jewelers through the years but none compare to the work Wes has done for us. He’s very creative and his designs are unique.”

That creativity was never more apparent to the Hendersons than when they commissioned Door to design a gold nugget necklace. The gold came from a dental bridge Corvin Henderson used to wear but no longer needed.

“The bridge had a lot of gold in it that I didn’t want to waste, so I talked to Wes and he had some ideas so I gave it to him and said, ‘I know what you can do, Wes, and I trust you so go for it,’” said the 81-year-old Corvin Henderson. “And he

came up with a necklace that turned out simply awesome.”

Door’s interest in jewelry started when he was a boy growing up in Kennewick. He liked to take watches apart and put them back together.

He got so good at it that he was offered a job as a 13-year-old apprentice at Behrman’s Jewelry store in downtown Kennewick. “My folks weren’t too wild about it because they thought it would interfere with my chores. But Mr. Behrman drove out to our farm and told my parents he’d pay me $3 a week. They decided to let me do it as long as I made sure my chores got done first,” he said.

That first adventure in the jewelry business ended up as a lifelong passion that included several inventions, such as a ring holder tool, a diamond setting machine, and a gem plier, officially called the Wes Gem Plier, which he later patented after a Florida business decided to back the project financially. That year Door and his family moved to Puerto Rico where he perfected the design and manufactured it.

“We spent a year there before moving back to Kennewick,” Door said. “I still get orders for the plier.”

The gem plier was originally sold through the Bulova Watch Company out of New York and it is still found in many jewelry catalogs today. It sells for about $50. The plier has a 10-to-1 ratio of leverage with a fail-safe method that prevents breakage while jewelers ply their expertise repairing and setting gems or designing various pieces of jewelry, he said.

He has created several pieces of jewelry that he considers his favorites, but perhaps the one that’s most dear is a bracelet he made for his daughter, Debra Williamson of Kennewick.

“I am pretty proud of how that piece turned out,” Door said. “The diamond that sits in it can be placed in two different positions, which makes it kind of unique.”

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PRINT, From page 46 The couple have redesigned the print shop section to better display the variety of products they offer. TRT Printed can custom design aprons, bags, sweats, tank tops, sweaters, jerseys, shirts and, most recently, high school letterman jackets.

“It was an idea for the boosters,” said Niemeyer of the jackets. “Letterman jackets are so expensive. They can be upwards of $500, and I thought it’d be great to help kids afford them, as well as help the boosters raise money. So I bought and donated a jacket—complete with the leather sleeves—to the boosters to raffle off. The jacket can be tailored to any school.”

The Niemeyers may live in Prosser,

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but they’re Sunnyside High School alumni, and they hope to serve clients from all over the Northwest as business continues to grow. TRT Printed is already operating in the black, and the owners said they might even need to add to their staff in the future.

“John and I have been so busy. We’re looking at someone helping us part time,” she said, noting that maybe an extra set of hands might help them take that vacation. “I’m sure like everyone else, the dream vacation is Hawaii, but what we can afford time-wise right now is our cabin at Fish Lake in Leavenworth—which is just as fun.”

To see some of the products TRT Printed has to offer, check out the company on Facebook.

JEWELER, From page 47 “My husband, Ken, helped design the bracelet with my dad, and I just love it,” Williamson said. “I never take it off.”

Wes Door’s son James is a bit of a chip off the old block because he, too, fixes timepieces. He owns JD’s Time Center in downtown Kennewick.

When Door isn’t fixing a watch or designing jewelry, you’ll probably find him dancing with the International Folk Dancers group, which held its annual festival earlier this month.

Door has been thinking about retiring one day, though he has no plans to sit around and do nothing.

“I had a heart valve replacement in April that has slowed me down a bit,” he said. “But I can still find my way around a dance floor.”

He keeps his store open one day a week on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Customers can enter the store from the east side of the house. His workshop and sales counters are set up in the basement. He and his wife, Betty, welcome phone calls any day of the week. The number is 509-582-7772.

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uNETWORKING Clements, Moren receive safety awards

Mission Support Alliance employees Tim Clements and Rick Moren were recently awarded MSA’s President’s Lifesaving Awards for the care and courage each of them showed by taking immediate action to save two people’s lives.

While working on the Hanford site, Clements came upon an employee from another contractor who appeared to be in distress, so called 911. Emergency services took the man to the hospital where he received assistance for a serious medical condition.

In August, Moren was docking his boat with his son at Columbia Point when they noticed a young man in distress in the water. Moren maneuvered his boat and threw a life vest to the young man while Rick’s son pulled up on his jet ski to help the man from the water.

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PUBLIC RECORD uBANKRUPTCIES Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings: Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is charged.

Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.

Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure.

Chapter 13 — Plan is devised by the individual to pay a percentage of debt based on ability to pay. All disposable income must be used to pay debts.

Information provided by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Spokane.

CHAPTER 13 Martin Cortes, 715 N. Eighth Ave., Pasco.

Steven W. and Tiffany F. Doyle, 6115 Entiat Court, Pasco.

Johanna C. Gonzales, PO Box 3578, Pasco.

Alice D. Buckenberger, 53803 S. 2289th PR SE, Kennewick.

Bert and Sharon Scribner, 250 Gage Blvd., Apt. 1115, Richland.

James J. and Angelica U. Gonzales, 166 Aloe Court, Richland.

Adam E. Riojas, 839 Madrona Ave., Pasco.

Matthew E. Thompson, 7701 Palouse Drive, Pasco.

CHAPTER 7 Mildred Miller, 151102 W. North River Road, Prosser.

Timothy L. and Tricia A. Clark, 3112 W. John Day Ave., Kennewick.

Alberto Torres-Chacon, 6626 Chapel Hill Blvd., Apt. H-103, Pasco.

Daniel J. Bohnstengel, 401 Robert Ave., Richland.

Steven C. and Lorraine J. Montez, 6407 Three Rivers Drive, Pasco.

Ryne A. and Sarah D. Heintz, 1828 Highland Drive, Prosser.

Paul M. and Brittany N. Hutchins, 627 N. Quillan St., Kennewick.

Monica Mattozzi, 200802 E. Game Farm Road #130, Kennewick.

Erica I. Villasenor, 416 Broadway Place, Pasco.

Nicholas W. Burton, 3703 W. Metaline, Unit A, Kennewick.

Rosa E. Arellano, 1026 W. 10th Ave., Apt. B120, Kennewick.

Tyler J. and Leticia A. Eskeli, 317 Abert Ave., Richland.

Donna L. Maguffee, 1012 Van Giesen, Richland.

Antonio N. and Angelina R. Trejo, 11483 Taylor Flats Road, Pasco.

Jason T. Sitton, 3003 Queensgate Drive, Apt. 161, Richland.

Angelica Garcia, 8204 Langara Drive, Pasco.

Gregory A. Harbert, 837 Court St., Prosser.

Amy L. and Jonathan W. Scott, 181 Ogden, Richland.

Eric A. and Deedee M. Flores, 1812 W. Hopkins St., Pasco.

Gildardo Magana-Lopez and Esmeralda G. Magana-Barragan, 1712 N. 24th Ave., Apt. F5, Pasco.

That Place LLC, 2033 Rainer Ave., Richland.

Christopher M. and Brandi L. Snapp, 220 Casey Ave., Richland.

Scott E. and Roberta J. Shugars, 500 N. 24th Ave., Apt. B18, Pasco.

Rosa A. Moreno, 1419 Mahon Ave., Richland.

Deborah M. Campos, 10305 Chapel Hill Blvd., Apt. H-2044, Pasco.

Jose D. Garcia, 718 S. Alder St., Kennewick.

Marvelia Magana, 4815 W. Clearwater Ave.,

Space 94, Kennewick.

Gretta P. and Ronald D. Davis, 8115 W. Hood Ave., Kennewick.

Jennifer A. Estes, 6302 Maryhill Lane, Pasco.

Ray C. Garcia, 1725 N. 21st Ave., #14, Pasco.

Miranda Carrillo, 1311 W. Hopkins # C, Pasco.

John J. and Julie K. Heide, 38605 N. 140 PR NW, Benton City.

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Top property values have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure.

FRANKLIN COUNTY Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 11429 Arrow Shelf Drive, Pasco. Price: $559,300.

Buyer: New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: Big Sky Developers LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 11417 Arrow Shelf Drive, Pasco. Price: $559,300.

Buyer: New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: Big Sky Developers LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 11405 Arrow Shelf Drive, Pasco. Price: $559,300.

Buyer: New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: Big Sky Developers LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 11303 Arrow Shelf Drive, Pasco. Price: $559,300.

Buyer: New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: Big Sky Developers LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 11315 Arrow Shelf Drive, Pasco. Price: $559,300.

Buyer: New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: Big Sky Developers LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 11213 Hoyt Court, Pasco. Price: $559,300. Buyer: New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: Big Sky Developers LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 11201 Hoyt Court, Pasco. Price: $559,300. Buyer:

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New Tradition Homes Inc. Seller: Big Sky Developers LLC. Description: 14,952-square-foot, multiple resident (low rise) building, 1725 N. 21st Ave., Pasco. Price: $1,220,000. Buyer: Agate Properties LLC. Seller: 123 Property Solutions LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5829 Sidon Lane, Pasco. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5821 Sidon Lane, Pasco. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5910 Sidon Lane, Pasco. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5915 Mandra Lane, Pasco. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5909 Ramus Lane, Pasco. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5814 Ramus Lane, Pasco. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5902 Ramus Lane, Pasco. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 5612 Santa Fe Lane. Price: $401,300. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: EE Properties LLC. Description: 2,639-square-foot, single family home, 7102 Maxim Court, Pasco. Price: $402,400. Buyer: Dzmitry and Kristina Bahovich. Seller: P&R Construction LLC. Description: 128 residential apartment complex with clubhouse, 500 N. 24th Ave., Pasco.

Price: $508,600. Buyer: Charles & Marjorie John et al. Seller: Bean Americana Equity LLC.

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PUBLIC RECORD, From page 49 Description: 11,044-square-foot automobile showroom on 212,204-square-feet of commercial land, 816 N. 28th Ave., Pasco. Price: $5,000,000. Buyer: Hilt Investment Holdings LLC. Seller: J. Dudley LLC. Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 6624 Saddlebred Loop, Pasco. Price: $440,200.

Buyer: Craig and Brandy McConathy. Seller: New Tradition Homes Inc. Description: 6,720-square-foot warehouse

and 23 residential apartment complex, 226 N. 23rd Ave., Pasco. Price: $885,000. Buyer: Gary and Jeanette Adkins. Seller: Lauralee Kerwin.

BENTON COUNTY Description: 1 lot of undeveloped land, 332 Northview Loop, West Richland. Price: $424,200. Buyer: Jeffery and Jennifer Stachofsky.

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Price: $425,000. Buyer: Jerel and Kari Deitering. Seller: Steven and Corrina Foy. Description: 1,632-square-foot, single family home, undetermined location. Price: $500,000.

Buyer: Darin and Kristin Bradford. Seller: Larry and Marcia Bradford.

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Description: Townhouse on 0.125 acres, 3144 Willow Pointe Drive, Richland. Price: $467,500.

Buyer: Duane Theurer. Seller: Clarence Rezendes Trustees.

Desription: 9.03 acres of agricultural land and 1,939-square-foot, single family home, 110605 E. 196 PR SE, Kennewick. Price: $600,000.

Buyer: Salvador Rodriguez. Seller: Dennis R & M Haffner Trustees.

Description: 17.07 acres of undeveloped land, undetermined location. Price: $538,000. Buyer: Viking Builders LLC. Seller: Manly Corderman Trustees.

Description: 2,527-square-foot, single family home, 4921 Hershey Lane, West Richland.

Price: $405,000. Buyer: Jack Jacobs. Seller: Michael and Sunshine Gibson.

Description: 0.51 acres of undeveloped land, undetermined location. Price: $504,400. Buyer: CMCS Properties LLC. Seller: City of Benton City.

Description: 1 acre of undeveloped land, undetermined location. Price: $504,400. Buyer: CMCS Properties LLC. Seller: City of Benton City.

Description: 2.09 acres of undeveloped land, undetermined location. Price: $504,400. Buyer:

CMCS Properties LLC. Seller: City of Benton City.

Description: 2.55 acre of undeveloped land, undetermined location. Price: $504,400. Buyer: CMCS Properties LLC. Seller: City of Benton City.

Description: 4,803-square-foot, single family home, 1100 Stallion Place, Richland. Price: $611,500. Buyer: Bank of New York Mellon.

Seller: Attorney Benjamin Petiprin.

Description: 2,596-square-foot, single family home, 1126 Stallion Place, Richland. Price: $649,900. Buyer: Eugene and Heather Cleary.

Seller: Terrence and Jill Brog.

Description: 2,515-square-foot, single family home, 423 Sundance Drive, Richland. Price: $434,400. Buyer: Lynn Ramos. Seller: Inspiration Builders Inc. Description: 6.35 acres of land, undetermined location. Price: $1,226,500. Buyer: Ingredion Inc. Seller: Port of Benton.

Description: 2,267-square-foot, single family home, 1722 W. 52nd Ave., Kennewick. Price: $446,772. Buyer: Roby and Jacqueline Enge.

Seller: Sandhollow Homes LLC. Description: 2,790-square-foot, single family home, 1907 W. 52nd Ave., Kennewick. Price: $407,500. Buyer: Erik and Kristie Hebdon.

Seller: Pacific Coast Construction.

Description: 2,654-square-foot, single family home, 1650 Naples Lane, Richland. Price: $487,000. Buyer: Joo Seok Baek. Seller: Brian and Alison Trawinski.

Description: 3,503-square-foot, single family home, 1632 Milan Lane, Richland. Price: $819,000. Buyer: Dale and Margaret Brewer.

Seller: Pahlisch Homes Inc. Description: 2,233-square-foot, single family home, 526 Ferrara Lane, Richland. Price: $607,100. Buyer: Crellin Pauling. Seller: Prodigy Homes Inc. Description: 2,751-square-foot, single family home, 1170 Plateau Drive, Richland. Price: $636,000. Buyer: James and Lisa Heising.

Seller: Brian and Janel Jackson.

Description: 1,266-square-foot, single family home on 1.68 acres, 4802 W. Canal Drive, West Richland. Price: $470,000. Buyer: Dale Perry. Seller: Rick and Janet Rivard.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 PUBLIC RECORD, From page 50 Description: 0.217 acres of residential land, 2544 Tiger Lane, Richland. Price: $432,500.

Buyer: Dwight and Donna Langer. Seller: Pahlisch Homes Inc.

uBUILDING PERMITS

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

BENTON COUNTY American Tower Co, 67427 S. Finley Road, $50,000 for commercial construction.

Contractor: Velocity Solutions Group.

Finley School District, 213504 E. Cougar Road, $149,400 for commercial construction.

Contractor: owner.

Roll ’em Ranch LLC, 56204 NE Roza Road, $214,100 for commercial remodel. Contractor: W McKay Construction.

FRANKLIN COUNTY Verizon Wireless, 6230 SR 260, $321,100 for a cell tower. Contractor: Kasco of Idaho.

KENNEWICK Edward Rose Millennial Development, 10251 Ridgeline Drive, $49,300 for commercial construction and $13,000 for a sign. Contractor: owner.

Kellogg Street 2005, 6321 W. Canal Drive, $381,400 for commercial remodel, $12,800 for heat pump/HVAC and $10,000 for plumbing.

Contractors: O’Brien Construction, Chinook Heating & Air and Mechanix Inc. Sun Ridge Properties, 3711 Plaza Way, $8,000 for a sign. Contractor: Eagle Signs.

VCA Real Property, 8802 W. Gage Blvd., $6,500 for a sign. Contractor: Eagle Signs.

Kennewick School District, 2514 W. Fourth Ave., $14,000 for a sign. Contractor: Chervenell Construction.

Niko Wannarachue, 104 W. First Ave., $21,000 for commercial remodel and $5,500 for plumbing. Contractors: TBD and Riggle Plumbing Inc. Gary Long LFIC, 924 N. Columbia Center

Blvd., $20,000 for tenant improvements.

Contractor: owner.

City of Kennewick, 1915 W. Fourth Place, $10,200 for tenant improvements. Contractor: All City Restoration & Remodel.

Sparks Family Rentals, 4008 W. Clearwater Ave., $8,000 for commercial construction.

Contractor: Above the Rest Roofing.

Northwest Hispanic District Church, 2509 W. Falls Ave., $5,000 for miscellaneous.

Contractor: owner.

Arrowhead Properties, 7403 W. Arrowhead Ave., $480,000 for commercial addition, $15,400 for heat pump/HVAC and $14, 500 for plumbing. Contractors: Masterpiece Builders, Pancho’s Heating & Cooling and Tritan Plumbing.

Double T & S Real Estate, 1720 W. Fourth Ave., $32,000 for commercial remodel.

Contractor: owner.

Sandford Wormington, 5428 W. Clearwater Ave., $13,000 for tenant improvements.

Contractor: not listed.

Laliberte Trustees, 401 N. Kellogg St., $10,000 for a sign. Contractor: Quality Signs.

The Fiore Group, 3311 W. Clearwater Ave., $51,300 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Palmer Roofing.

Kennewick School District, 5501 W. Metaline Ave., $225,000 for plumbing. Contractor: Cutting Edge Plumbing & Mechanical.

Columbia Mall Partnership, 1321 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $160,000 for commercial remodel, $10,000 for heat pump/HVAC and $10,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Southwest Services, Jacobs & Rhodes and Columbia River Plumbing.

Historic Downtown Kennewick, 4 E. Columbia Drive, $7,100 for tenant improvements. Contractor: owner.

Gayle Stack, 2500 W. Kennewick Ave., $19,000 for miscellaneous expenses.

Contractor: All City Roofing.

Columbia Square, 1220 N. Columbia Center Blvd., $21,400 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Campbell & Company.

Sunshine Investors, 7801 W. Quinault Ave., $78,000 for a commercial addition. Contractor: owner.

Carol Wondrack, 601 N. Kellogg St., $35,000 for commercial construction. Contractor: Coeur

D’Alene Service Station.

Vista Park Mini Storage, 7600 W. Deschutes Ave., $47,000 for commercial construction and $224,400 for commercial reroof. Contractor: Palmer Roofing Co. Costco Wholesale, 8505 W. Gage Blvd., $45,000 for commercial remodel and $6,000 for plumbing. Contractors: Jackson Dean Construction and Riggle Plumbing Inc. Benton County, 1500 S. Oak St., $30,000 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Total Energy Management.

STJ 1 LLC, 4008 W. 27th Ave., $250,000 for commercial remodel, $25,000 for plumbing and $25,000 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractors: Jackson Contractor Group and Campbell & Company.

W Highlands United Methodist Church, 17 S. Union St., $5,000 for a sign. Contractor: Quality Signs.

Jack Grigsby, 515 N. Neel St., $35,000 for commercial remodel, $5,000 for heat pump/ HVAC and $5,000 for plumbing. Contractors: owner, Bob Rhodes Heating & Air and Riggle Plumbing Inc. Kennewick School District, 5929 W. Metaline Ave., $85,500 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Johnson Control Inc. PASCO Valmont Northwest, 4225 Capitol Ave., $76,600 for heat pump/HVAC and $50,500 for fire alarm system. Contractors: Chinook Heating & Air and Cascade Fire Protection.

Donald Lenseigne, 2103 N. Fifth Ave., $15,800 for a sign. Contractor: SMK Tri-Cities.

Pasco Commercial Investment, 5125 Road 68, $76,600 for tenant improvements.

Contractor: JNM Construction.

CBC-State Board for Community College, 2600 N. 20th Ave., $8,800 for irrigation.

Contractor: Blue Mountain Fire Protection.

Extreme Diesel, 2202 Garland St., $222,800 for new commercial construction. Contractor: owner.

Maverik, 5505 Road 68, $10,000 for a sign.

Contractor: Yesco LLC. J Dudley LLC, 816 N. 28th Ave., $57,100 for a sign. Contractor: Plumb Signs Inc. Starmark Real Estate, 1935 W. Court St.,

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$8,700 for a sign. Contractor: Yesco LLC. Joo Baik/Yun Su Kim, 1212 N. 20th Ave., $413,400 for new commercial construction.

Contractor: TBD. Columbia Basin College, 2600 N. 20th Ave., $44,000 for an antenna system. Contractor: VTI Electric Inc. Department of Natural Resources, 7202 Burden Blvd., $972,000 for new commercial construction. Contractor: Yost Gallagher Construction.

CSP Pasco, 1320 N. 20th Ave., $10,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: owner.

Oxarc Inc, 1530 Dietrich Road, $9,400 for a heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Campbell & Company.

AutoZone Parts Inc, $4,000,000 for new commercial construction and $975,000 for fire alarm/system. Contractors: Wize Solutions Inc and Cascade Fire Protection.

Linden Knapp, 6217 W. Court St., $1,055,100 for new commercial construction: Contractor: TBD. Pasco School District, 1102 N. 10th Ave., $27,000 for fire alarm/system and $11,000 for fire alarm/system. Contractors: Fire Control Sprinkler Systems and Oxarc.

Port of Pasco, 1011 E. Ainsworth Ave., $65,000 for a communication tower. Contractor: Day Wireless Systems.

Pasco School District, 1215 W. Lewis St., $18,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Siefken & Sons Construction.

Pasco Processing LLC, 5815 Industrial Way, $119,300 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Campbell & Company.

Sheet Metal Training, 1718 W. Sylvester St., $10,000 for commercial addition. Contractor: Apollo Sheet Metal.

St. Patrick Catholic Parish, 1320 W. Henry St., $21,800 for tenant improvements.

Contractor: Elite Construction & Development.

PROSSER Prosser School District, 1203 Prosser Ave., $10,200 for heat pump/HVAC. Contractor: Apollo Sheet Metal.

US Bank, 717 Court St., $5,200 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Ibarra Handyman.

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PUBLIC RECORD, From page 51 RICHLAND Earthly Enterprise, 607 Aaron Drive, Building C, $387,900 for new commercial construction.

Contractor: CRF Metal Works.

Richland School District, 620 Thayer Drive, $50,000 for new commercial construction.

Contractor: G2 Commercial Construction.

American Tower, 1565 Georgia Ave. A, $15,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Excel Construction Inc. SARC, 1458 Fowler St., $950,000 for new commercial construction. Contractor: Ron Enterprises.

Sterling’s Restaurant, 890 George Washington Way, $7,500 for a sign. Contractor: Yesco LLC. Baskin-Robbins #135, 890 Stevens Drive, $6,300 for commercial reroof. Contractor: A&A Roofing Services.

First Richland LP, 2801 Queensgate Drive, $710,000 for new commercial construction.

Contractor: Vandervert Construction.

Berven Vantage, 2159 Henderson Loop #A, $260,400 for new commercial construction.

Contractor: Call Co. Hanford Reach Interpretive Center, 1943 Columbia Park Trail, $15,000 for a water feature. Contractor: Corps of Engineer.

Lamb Weston, 2013 Saint St. #A, $4,064,400 for new commercial construction. Contractor: Fisher Construction Group.

Lamb Weston, 2460 Saint St., $5,325,000 for new commercial construction. Contractor: Fisher Construction Group.

Port of Benton, 2620 Fermi Drive, $305,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Ron Enterprises.

First Richland LP, 2907 Queensgate Drive, $1,590,500 for new commercial construction.

Contractor: Vandervert Construction.

Woods Nursery & Garden Center, 2615 Van Giesen St., $44,000 for a deck/pergola.

Contractor: owner.

BB Queensgate LLC, 2564 Queensgate Drive, $200,000 for tenant improvements.

Contractor: Jackson Contractor Group.

SMI Group XII, 3110 Port of Benton Blvd.,

$10,000 for tenant improvements. Contractor: Paradigm Contracting.

Scott Tri-City Properties, 2105 Pullen St., $40,000 for commercial reroof. Contractor: All City Roofing.

Golden Palace, 1185 George Washington Way, $8,200 for plumbing. Contractor: Riggle Plumbing Inc.

uBUSINESS LICENSES KENNEWICK A.B.C. Fire Control, 1113 N. Sixth Ave., Yakima.

Ramos Spine & Sports Therapy, 7131 W. Deschutes Ave. A U Security, 2615 N. Cincinnati St., #101, Spokane.

Alegis Construction, 3701 S. Norfolk St., Ste. 300, Seattle.

Amzn Wacs, 7011 W. Canal Drive, #G. Stacey M. McKinley, Attorney at Law, 1030 N. Center Parkway.

Anchor Hauling, 8210 Selph Landing Road, Pasco.

My Bomb Squad, 4900 S. Washington Place.

Asgard Construction, 725 N. Center Parkway.

Barclay Dean Architectural Products, 17627 128th Place NE., Woodinville.

Bear Motors, 719 W. Columbia Drive.

Edgar Education, 2025 W. 27th Ave. Bumbly Fiddlesticks, 2008 N. Reed St. Transformative Touch, 19 S. Cascade St. Cindy Johnson Counseling, 2504 S. Highlands Blvd., West Richland.

Cool Carry, 4205 S. Sharron St. To Life Massage, 201 N. Edison St. Hempy Hands Massage, 201 N. Edison St. Devoted Builders, 575 Heritage Hills Drive, Richland.

Engineered Products, A Pape Company, 9800 40th Ave. S., Seattle.

Environmental Compliance Consultants, 6215 NW St. Helens Road, Portland, Oregon.

Peak Mortgage, 8479 W. Clearwater Ave. FMP Ovation Payroll, 4022 Factoria Blvd.

SE., Bellevue.

Acual Healing, 155 N Ely St. Fretzco Construction, 2105 Humphreys St., Richland.

Crimson Sky Consulting, 9202 W. Gage Blvd.

Infrasource Services, 14103 Stewart Road, Sumner.

Advanced Construction Services, 91 Larkspur Drive, Pasco.

Point Break Spa, 7903 W. Grandridge Blvd.

JNJ Construction Company, 511 Midvale Road, Sunnyside.

JKAT Productions, 1599 Foxglove Ave. JLF Enterprises, 4234 W. 32nd Ave. Top Office Cleaning of Tri Cities, 608 S. Olympia St. Estua, 619 W. 18th Ave. Julia Johnson Photography & Graphic Design, 4011 S. Anderson St. Tails Wagging Doggy Day Care, 404 S. Buchanan St. Kathy Mills George, 1298 Jadwin Ave., Richland.

Kelli’s Cleaning Solutions, 712 N. 62nd Ave., West Richland.

Kelly Right Real Estate of the Tri-Cities, 140 S. Arthur St., Spokane.

Linkus Enterprises, 1320 W. A St., Pasco.

I am Inspired Awake and Manifesting, 725 N. Center Parkway.

Lumi Creations, 3828 S. Santa Fe Ave., Vernon, California.

Quality Auto Sales, 714 W. Columbia Drive.

Loncheria Guanaguato, 3012 W. Wernett Road, Pasco.

Bread Head, 2337 S. Tacoma St. On Point Homes, 723 E. B St., Pasco.

Polarity Contracting, 5009 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite A. Precision Electrical Systems, 16114 E. Indiana Ave., Ste. 115, Spokane Valley.

Quesenberry Construction, 320 N. Johnson St. Radiant Spaces, 218 N. McKinley St. Red Mountain Group, 9009 W. Grand Ronde Ave. River Country, 2112 S. Reed St. Robert B. Shults, 516 NE 127th St., Vancouver.

RJ’s Landscape, 1314 Hunt Ave., Richland.

Izzy’s Construction, 22503 E. Kim Lane, Benton City.

Don Taco, 131 Green Road, Pasco.

A 1 Professional Remodeling Solutions, 312 W. Bonnieville St., Pasco.

Schierman Construction, 225 McDonald Drive, Pasco.

Setting Solutions, 67208 E. 669 PR NE, Richland.

New Attitude, 201 S. Sherman Place.

Salon Beliz, 101 N. Union St. Stanley Access Technologies, 4433 Russell Road, Mukilteo.

Tbuck Training, 3737 W. Van Giesen St., West Richland.

Tektoniks, 306 W. Moore St., Walla Walla.

Texas Chili Dogs, 2303 W. 12th Place.

The Good Life Mama, 75703 E. Sundown PR SE. Thought to Production, 2003 S. Rainer St. Total Site Services dba Tri Cities Mobile Drug & Alcohol, 2780 Salk Ave., Richland.

Oceans of Jewelry, 4904 Valdez Lane, Pasco.

VCMG, 107 Snowy Egret Way, Sebastian, Florida.

Victor M. Gocobachi, 1315 N. Dawes St. Rivers Edge Designs, 2168 N. Vermont Loop.

RICHLAND Dominque L. Endline, 901 Winslow Ave. High Desert Drywall LLC, 4211 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick.

Ms. Rhoda’s Wine Garden, 702 Jadwin Ave. Top Office Cleaning of Tri Cities, 608 S. Olympia St., Kennewick.

Familiaris Fine Arts Program, 9003 W. Richardson Road, Pasco.

Harper Birth Tub Rentals LLC, 7128 W. Third Place, Kennewick.

Home Associates Richland, 101 Saint St. DPR Washington LLC, 511 W. French Place, San Antonio, Texas.

Wade Steele Handyman Services, 741 S. Tacoma Place, Kennewick.

Energy Technology Analysis LLC, 116 Center Blvd.

Queensgate Gardens, 1040 Queensgate Drive.

Lower County Consulting, 710 Lower County Line Road, Prosser.

Pure Yoga, 1692 Manchester St. Precision Construction & Design, 1210 McPherson Ave. MRD Medical Solutions, 2847 Sawgrass Loop.

509 Builders, 9595 Snake River Road, Pasco.

Lashes by Taylor V. Ward, 123 Gage Blvd.

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Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016 PUBLIC RECORD, From page 52 EM3 Concrete, 12404 NE 153rd St., Suite 300, Brush Prairie.

V&V Cleaning Services, 69 Jadwin Ave. G&G Contracting LLC, 1331 W. Pine St., Walla Walla.

Western States Lodging and Management, 1018 W. Atherton Drive, Taylorsville, Utah.

Esmeralda Sanchez, 116 Keene Road.

Kemper Northwest Inc, 223 Roedel Ave., Cadwell, Idaho.

Jeb & Lori Consulting LLC, 1529 Columbia Park Trail.

Village Greens LLC, 32 Nuclear Lane.

Intera Inc, 3240 Richardson Road.

Flex Rental Solutions, 710 George Washington Way. Svangren Homes, 608 S. Zinser St., Kennewick.

The Coffee Bean, 840 Stevens Drive.

Open Windows Design, 301 Columbia Park Trl. American National Property & Casualty, 315 Wenas Place.

PRG Government Group LLC, 1410 Purple Sage St. Pet Over Population Prevention (P.O.P.P.), 524 B Railroad St. Steve & Justin’s Series of Stoke, 1856 McPherson Ave. Eugenia’s Cleaning Services, 5491 Columba River Road, Pasco.

Barajas Jumpers, 732 W. Jay St., Pasco.

Escareno Floor Covering, 937 W. Ruby St., Pasco.

Hilliard’s Fabrication and Repair, 1109 Acacia Ave. Gunpowder Creek LLC, 1207 Perkins Ave. Lifestyle & Integrative Medicine of Tri-Cities, 925 Stevens Drive.

JTR Enterprises Inc, 28604 S. 855 PRSE, Kennewick.

Makeup by Marley, 305 Cullum Ave. Laura’s Cleaning Services, 624 S. Garfield St., Kennewick.

Hendi Computer and Electronic Repair, 73549 N. Pederson Road, West Richland.

AMP Security LLC, 1261 S. 820 E., Suite 300, American Fork, Utah.

Nusa Application LLC, 129 Spring St. Van E Cummings Consulting Inc, 2412 Tiger Lane.

Wassim Khawandi M.D., 546 Lodi Loop.

Great Home Images, 1478 Chardonnay Drive.

WEST RICHLAND Diamond Electric LLC, 3100 Blemont Blvd.

Flattop Forms Inc, 507 N. Raymond Road, Spokane Valley.

509 Builders, 9595 Snake River Road, Pasco.

At Website Publicity, 14 Depot St., Peterborough, New Hampshire.

Maureen Leon, 3700 Bing St. Barajas Jumpers, 732 W. Jay St. Thairapy Hair Salon, 4001 Kennedy Road.

Harper Birth Tub Rentals LLC, 7128 W. Third Place, Kennewick.

Gator Waterproofing Services LLC, 8371 N. Stone Haven Drive, Hayden, Idaho.

EM3 Concrete, 12404 NE 153rd St., Suite 300, Brush Prairie.

Squirrel and Strait Jacket LLC, 2021 Lindenwood Ave. G&G Contracting LLC, 1331 W. Pine St., Walla Walla.

Diamond Electric LLC, 3100 Belmont Blvd.

General Dynamics Information Technology Inc, 19240 Des Moines Memorial Drive, Seatac.

ALC Home Improvements LLC, 319 Rovert Ave., Richland.

Laboratory Design & Construction Inc, 14307 67th Ave. NW, Gig Harbor.

Escareno Floor Covering, 937 W. Ruby St., Pasco.

Beck Cabinet Company, 3247 W. Industrial Loop, Coeur D’ Alene, Idaho.

Magic Jump Rentals LLC, 101 E. 19th Ave., Kennewick.

Eugenia’s Cleaning Services, 5491 Columbia River Road, Pasco.

Battlesports TC, 5720 Middle Fork St., Pasco.

Hendi Computer and Electronic Repair, 72549 N. Pederson Road.

Edith Zambrano, 4033 W. Van Giesen St. Security Specialists LLC, 1210 Tieton Drive, Yakima.

Enslows Construction, 314 Rossell Ave., Richland.

Katrina Mercer, 4900 Paradise Way. Pawsitively Amber, 614 Wright Ave., Richland.

Horizon Plumbing, 504 Wisteria St., Richland.

RDB Construction LLC, 86510 E. Haven View PRSE, Kennewick.

Specialty Insulation, 2626 E. Trent Ave., Spokane.

Scout Lake Construction, 350 Harrison Road, Selah.

A&A Roofing Services, 2904 W. 43rd Court, Kennewick.

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

Lozanos Empire LLC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 6.

Maris Del R Morales et al, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Sept. 12.

Vision Construction Inc, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 14.

Clifton Zachary Steelman, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 14.

Calm Inc, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Sept. 14.

Martin Mendoza et al, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 14.

Yadira Mellin et al, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 14.

Jose Merced Guzman Arreola, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 14.

Agri Power Transport Inc, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 14.

David Espinoza, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Patricia Rollon de Tello, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Franklin Reyes, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Leon Davis, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Charles Bishop, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Marcus Magana, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Monica Rivera, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Chase Andrews, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Jaime Gomez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Salvador Anguiano Rueles, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Juana Juarez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Kevin Hickman, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Carlos Rodriguez, unpaid Employment

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Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Irma Perez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Randy Bean, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Erik Rivera, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Udie Martinez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Jose Romero Orozco, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Jose L. Rizo, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Julian Leal, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Caralyn R. Hamilton, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Andriana Avalos-Montes, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Mrio Vazquez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Teresa L. Allen, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Kenneth E. Cullison, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Eddie C. Rada, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Enedelia Gaspar, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Sergio B. Vallez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 19.

Margaret Hodgson, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Santiago Sanchez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Brayan Castillo Sauzo, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Miguel A. Silva, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Levi J. Philalay, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Cory L. Nunamaker, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Erica M. Solis, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Rubi M. Garza, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Claudia L. Rodriguez, unpaid Employment Security Department taxes, filed Sept. 20.

Vision Construction Inc, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 20.

P. Claudia Apolonio Buenav, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 27.

JJ Carpeting Installers LLC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 27.

Brookeside LLC, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 27.

JC Construction Inc, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 27.

Maria Del R Morales, unpaid Department of Labor and Industries taxes, filed Sept. 27.

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PUBLIC RECORD, From page 53 JMK Technology Enterprises Inc, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Sept. 30.

uLiquor Licenses BENTON COUNTY NEW APPLICATIONS Los Nietos Restaurant, 222604 E. Game Farm Road, Kennewick, has applied for a direct shipment receiver in Washington only and beer/wine restaurant licenses.

Legend Cellars, 9312 W. 10th Ave., Apt. 2, Kennewick, has applied for a domestic winery < 250,000 liters license.

Total Stop, 813 W. Columbia Drive, Kennewick, has applied for a grocery store-beer/wine license.

Crazy Crab Pot, 131 A Vista Way, Kennewick, has applied for a spirits/beer/wine restaurant license.

Badger Mini Mart, 999 Queensgate Drive, Richland, has applied for a grocery store-beer/ wine license.

Carniceria Los Toreros, 616 Ninth St., Benton City, as applied for a grocery store-beer/wine licenese.

MV Chrysalis, 458 C Columbia Point Drive, Richland, has applied for a spirits/beer/wine restaurant license.

Ms. Rhoda’s Wine Garden, 702 Jadwin Ave., Suite B, Richland, has applied tavern-wine off premises license.

Ros Wine Company, 28126 N. Hansen Road, Prosser, has applied for a domestic winery < 250,000 liters license.

Old Inland Empire Brewing, 43502 N. Whan Road, Benton City, has applied for a microbrewery license.

Longship Cellars, 404 Bradley Blvd., Suite 100, Richland, has applied for a domestic winery < 250,000 additional location licenses.

APPROVED RA Freeman, 504 Melissa St., Richland, has been approved for a change of location wine distributer license.

2Dor Wines, 500 Merlot Drive, Suite B, Prosser has been approved for a change of location domestic winery < 250,000 liters license.

Sterling’s Famous Steak Seafood and Salad Bar, 890 George Washington Way, Richland, has been approved for a spirits/beer/wine restaurant license.

Shooter’s Sports Bar, 214711 E. SR 397, Kennewick, has been approved for a change in class spirits/beer/wine restaurant license.

DISCONTINUED Thomas O’Neil Cellars, 2323 Henderson Loop, Richland, domestic winery < 250,000 liters license has been discontinued.

FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW APPLICATIONS Taqueria el Tacoyote, 1623 W. Lewis St., Pasco has applied for a direct shipment receive in Washington only license.

APPROVED Taqueria el Tacoyote, 1623 W. Lewis St., Pasco has been approved for a direct shipment receive in Washington only license.

TRAC, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco, has been approved for a change in class direct shipment receiver in Washington only license.

Nikko Japanese Restaurant, 5025 N. Road 68, Suite B, Pasco, has been approved for a beer/wine restaurant license.

DISCONTINUED Bucanas Night Club, 101 W. Columbia St., Pasco, nightclub license has been discontinued.

uMARIJUANA Licenses BENTON COUNTY NEW APPLICATIONS Washington Retail Partners LLC, 4212 W. Clearwater Ave., Suite A, Kennewick, has applied for a marijuana retailer/medical marijuana license.

APPROVED Sunnyside Northwest, 41305 N. Griffin Road, Grandview, has been approved for a change of corporate officer maraijuana producer tier 3 license.

Dennis Farm, 89301 N. 134 PRNW, Suite A, Prosser, has been approved for a marijuana producer tier 2 license.

Green Point, 32508 W. Kelly Road, Suite A, Benton City, has been approved for a change in location marijuana producer tier 3 license.

FRANKLIN COUNTY NEW APPLICATIONS WSQ at Burien LLC, 723 East B St, Pasco, has applied for a marijuana retailer license.

APPROVED Hemp Masters 2, 171 Fairway Court, Suite B, Mesa, has been approved for a marijuana producer tier 3 license.

ubusiness UPDATES NEW BUSINESSES BlankSpace is now open at 5453 Ridgeline Drive, Kennewick. BlankSpace serves tea, juice, holds workshops and has a studio for events, photoshoots, etc. Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Contact: blankspacetricities.com, Facebook Bombing Range Brewing Company has opened at 2000 Logston Blvd., Suite 126, Richland. The brewery will serve craft beers and food. Hours: 3:30 to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 10 p.m. Friday, Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Contact: bombingrangebrewing.com, Facebook.

Ross Dress for Less is now open at 2917 Queensgate Drive, Richland. The store sells clothing, home décor and furniture. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. Contact: 509-371-0621, rossstores.com, Facebook.

Shiki Sushi & Grill has opened at 1408 N. Louisiana St., Kennewick. The restaurant serves traditional Japanese ramen, hibachi, teriyaki and tempura dinners. Hours: Contact: 509-820-3788, Facebook.

ADDITIONAL LOCATION Chukar Cherries has opened a tasting room at 2880 Lee Road, Prosser. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Contact: 509-786-0452, chukar. com, Facebook.

MOVED Baums House of Chocolate & Gourmet Popcorn is moving its West Richland shop to 513 N. Edison St., Kennewick. Contact: 509967-9340, baumscandy.com, Facebook.

ET Estate Sales has moved to 422 Columbia Drive, Kennewick. Contact: 509-5399775, Facebook.

Fit for Me is relocating its Richland gym to 430 George Washington Way, Richland.

Contact: 509-943-2222, fitforme24.com, Facebook.

MenZone has relocated its Kennewick location to 8390 Gage Blvd., Kennewick. Contact: 509-737-9663, menzone-style.com, Facebook.

Three Rivers Physical Therapy has moved to 2620 S. Williams Place, Suite 110, Kennewick. Contact: 509-737-0333, 3riverspt. com, Facebook.

NAME CHANGE Cadwell Dental at 475 Keene Road, Richland is now Westcliffe Family Dental.

Contact: 509-627-6888, wcfamilydental.com.

CLOSED Black Cat Relics Antiques & Vintage Jewelry at 1337 George Washington Way, Suite C, Richland has closed.

Music Machine at 212 W. Kennewick Ave., Kennewick has closed.

Rosy’s Ice Cream & Diner at 404 Bradley Blvd., Suite 106, Richland has closed.

Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business • October 2016

AROUND TOWN

Lourdes Health general surgeon Dr. Richard Shallman led a surgical team at the Pasco hospital in performing its first gallbladder surgery using a “single incision” procedure with a robotic surgical system in August. The patient’s gallbladder was removed through one tiny incision in the naval, leaving the patient with no visual scarring. Traditional laparoscopic gallbladder removal may leave three to five incisional scars. Dr. Shallman is one of a group of surgeons in the country who has received training to perform the surgery, and the only general surgeon in the Tri-Cities certified to perform single-site surgery, according to Lourdes.

The Tri-Cities Cancer Center kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its annual Let’s Make Pink Just Another Color event Sept. 30. The event included lighting up the cancer center with 3,000 lights in honor of those affected by breast cancer and giveaways. From left are Cindy Doyle, TCCC foundation board member; Tim Doyle, TCCC Foundation vice president; Rob Ivey, account executive for Townsquare Media; Elizabeth McLaughlin, TCCC foundation director; and Phil Gallagher, TCCC foundation president.

Tri-Cities’ Dutch Bros raised more than $10,000 on Buck for Kids Day on Sept. 29.

Dutch Bros. shops in Pasco and Richland raised $6,001 and Dutch Bros. in Kennewick raised $4,782.12 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties. The annual event, which typically falls on the first Friday of December, was held this year on National Coffee Day and $1 from every drink sold, companywide, was donated to local groups working with children.

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Business professionals learned how to become effective leaders during Washington State University Tri-Cities’ first Leadership Academy from Sept.

19-23. Pictured, from left, are: Timothy Palacios and Becky Chamberlain of WSU Tri-Cities, Peter Diaz of CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company, H. Keith Moo-Young of WSU Tri-Cities, Matthew Klatt of Mission Support Alliance, Tracy Heidelberg of CH2M Hill, Ben Niebuhr of Energy Northwest, Joseph Estey of Mission Support Alliance and instructor M. Semi Bird of WSU Tri-Cities.

Kadlec Regional Medical Center celebrated the opening of its River Pavilion Tower expansion project with a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 29. Pictured, from left, are Lucy Dole, patient family member; Wayne Martin, Kadlec Community Board; Nancy Dahlberg, Kadlec ICU manager; Kathy Christensen, Kadlec director of nursing services; Elaine Coutoure, Providence CEO, Eastern Washington, Montana region; Lane Savitch, Kadlec Health System Regional CEO; and Susan Stade, Kadlec ICU coordinator. Two of the tower’s new floors are open with two more opening this winter.

Malia Goes and Ryan Malecha of Lamb Weston speak to a student at the Washington State University Tri-Cities’ annual career fair Sept. 29. The event attracted students as well as alumni and community job seekers. The fair included a job posting board, interview room and student spotlight breakfast where select students gave a 60-second resúme pitch to employers.

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