Family-owned for more than 35 years, Tri-City Lumber is making its first expansion outside of Kennewick, adding a showroom in Richland’s Horn Rapids area.

United in a quest for knowledge, a group of women meets monthly in Richland to focus on “intelligent inquiry” as a means of personal growth.

This is a story about a Kennewick-based food blogger who built a worldwide online following. It’s also a tale of how her recipe site got tangled in an illicit drug ring. And how a seemingly harmless podcast appearance resulted in her losing every single one of her Facebook followers.

An influential Pasco farming family has developed the state’s first farm-to-bottle distillery and received early accolades for their premium potato vodka, taking top honors in a Best of the Northwest contest.

A local helicopter operator is the only one of its kind between Lewiston and Seattle, offering a range of diverse services such as cherry drying, flight instruction, photography tours and even Easter egg drops.

Food trucks often grab the spotlight when it comes to mobile businesses. But two Tri-City entrepreneurs are proving that going mobile isn’t just for serving lunch – it’s a creative solution to keeping overhead low and staying close to customers.

Chris Walling claims she’s only doing it to pay her Visa bill, but the Tri-City watercolor artist has made a name for herself painting local landmarks and businesses, including many around Richland.

Alongside the downtown loop project, the city also is navigating broader growth – from new housing in Badger Mountain South and commercial developments near the new Costco to infrastructure improvements and retail recruitment efforts across town. 

This quirky Richland shop has remained solvent for almost five decades, quite a feat when many local and national retailers struggle to keep up with rising costs and the challenges posed by online retailers. Next year it celebrates 50 years in business.

A holistic health and rejuvenation center in Richland is home to unique therapies and products designed to use the body to heal itself.