In 2005, the Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership worked with other Downtown revitalization programs across the state, to introduce legislation creating a Business & Occupation (B&O) tax credit for individual businesses investing in local downtown revitalization programs. In 2006 the Partnership was pleased to announce that HPM Corporation became the first business in the area to take advantage of the tax credit with a $20,000 contribution to the Downtown Kennewick revitalization effort. HPM Corporation is a small woman-owned business that began in the Tri-Cities five years ago and is locally recognized as one of the corporate principles providing occupational health services to the Hanford Site. HPMC has expertise in a broad range of occupational health and safety professions that is not typically found in small business and has direct responsibility and accountability for several areas of the Hanford program’s performance. The occupational health program at Hanford delivers comprehensive occupational health services to over 12,000 employees working in a variety of settings involving radiation, hazardous materials, and environmental hazards. “The Partnership believes this is a unique opportunity for businesses to invest a portion of your B&O tax dollars in their local community and I would personally like to thank HPM Corporation for their contribution and encourage other businesses in the Tri-Cities area to follow HPM Corporation’s lead in utilizing this tax credit supporting downtown revitalization efforts” says Gary Hall, President of the Historic Downtown Kennewick Partnership.
HPM Corporation