Laura Kostad

3 weeks ago | tricitiesbusinessnews.com | Laura Kostad

Heritage Landscaping of Kennewick is under new ownership, but the new faces at the helm aren’t unfamiliar. The residential and commercial landscape construction and maintenance business with offices in Kennewick, Spokane, Yakima and Suncadia recently changed hands from founder Randy Mendenhall to his sons, Matt Mendenhall and Andrew Mendenhall. The two have worked off and on at the family business, now in its 32nd year, since they were kids while longtime customers have watched them grow.

1 month ago | tricitiesbusinessnews.com | Laura Kostad

Home » From White House gift shop to astronaut souvenirs – plus so many pickles – this Pasco business serves up the goodiesNew Pasco storefront JoJo’s Freeze Dried Goodies will be on sale at the White House gift shop later this spring. Fans soon will be able to buy Pasco-made treats at the Huntsville Airport and Spaceport in Alabama, about 10 minutes away from the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. The handmade goodies are already sold at 17 other airports, including the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco.

2 months ago | tricitiesbusinessnews.com | Rachel Visick |Ty Beaver |Laura Kostad

The building once home to Pasco’s longest continuously operating restaurant is now serving up cuisine from another continent. The Chinese food once dished up at 1520 N. Fourth Ave. has given way to south of the border and Southern California favorites, such as loaded carne asada (lime-marinated steak) fries, birria (goat or beef cooked in broth), pollo loco (fire-grilled chicken) and, of course, deep-fried cinnamon encrusted churros with a variety of sauces and sweet toppings.

Feb 13, 2025 | tricitiesbusinessnews.com | Rachel Visick |Ty Beaver |Laura Kostad

Peyton Lemmons is like other high school seniors. She enjoys hanging out with her family and friends, walking her dogs, scrolling social media, working in the summer and duck and deer hunting with her dad and younger sister. She also is a budding entrepreneur and often can be found in her dad’s shop on her lathe, shaving down barrels for duck calls. Hunters manipulate the small devices using their breath and hands to create realistic duck sounds designed to lure waterfowl.

Jan 16, 2025 | tricitiesbusinessnews.com | Laura Kostad

Since 1972, Craftsman Cabinets & Flooring has been helping Tri-Citians find and install the cabinetry, countertops and flooring to suit their residential and commercial projects. Shawn Longwell, son of founders Roger and Kathy Longwell, and his wife Juliana decided to sell the family business after 20 years at the helm to David Chavey-Reynaud and his wife, Tori Chavey. “They really vetted us,” Chavey-Reynaud said.