05/14/12 In Basket - Banner Bank has hired Donna Langley as a real estate loan officer serving the Yakima area. Langley, who will be based at the ...

North Town Coffeehouses a melting pot of customers - YAKIMA, Wash. — It's not quite 11 a.m. on a recent Saturday and 10 people are lined up to order coffee. A woman behind the co...

Shop Talk | Fishing shop relocation turning point in downtown - When I wrote the story about Fairbanks Outfitters closing after 28 years last week, I was a bit nostalgic. During my intervie...

05/14/12 Business briefs - SCORE to offer classes on business basicsThe Yakima Valley SCORE chapter will hold a series of workshops on business basics. ...

Cutting meat 'a dying art' - WAPATO , Wash. -- After raising beef and lamb in a high school National FFA Organization program, Michael Rockholt developed ...

05/07/12 In Basket - Holtzinger Fruit Co. has hired Shane Dillard to head up its expanded field staff department in Wenatchee. Dillard, a third-ge...

Shop Talk | Carl's Jr. is coming -- what else can we get? - When I posted that Carl's Jr. had plans to open at the former Wendy's building near Union Gap last week, there were plenty of...

Shop Talk | Downtown revitalization driven by business trends - Last week, I gave a speech about the ongoing revitalization of downtown Yakima at the Kara Kondo Luncheon, an event organized...

04/30/12 In Basket - Stephen Bryson of Fulcrum Environmental Consulting has completed a three-day training course and received certification as an...

Risk Takers | Businessman's calculations rewarded with 30 years of success - YAKIMA, Wash. — When Bob Guchee started Parsec Computer Corp. in 1982, the company was small. In fact, the staff consisted of...