August 2023

Development director shares hope, frustration

By Dale Brown – The Journal RITZVILLE – Adams County Development Council Executive Director Kyle Niehenke doesn’t sugarcoat the obstacles to commercial development here. Yet, he remains optimistic. At the weekly Adams County Commission meeting Aug. 1, Niehenke discussed his attendance at a recent commercial conference in Las Vegas, Nev. “I wouldn’t say all the

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FRENCH FRY CAPITAL: How Othello, Wash., became the largest producer of frozen potato products

By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press May 4, 2023 Pasco, Wash., potato farmer Mike Pink and Kyle Niehenke, executive director of the Adams County Development Council, chat as they stand on farm ground neighboring McCain Foods’ Othello, Wash., plant the afternoon of April 25. Othello and the surrounding Columbia Basin are poised for additional growth following

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