Watch our client's stories
Baker Boyer has been supporting entrepreneurs and businesses for over 150 years. We're with our clients every step of the way. Watch the stories of our clients who we've supported in building their hard-earned dreams.
Since 1969, Helms Hardware has grown from a small family business into a trusted, full-service hardware store in the Yakima community. Known not only for its wide range of products, special ordering, deliveries, and outstanding customer service—but also for its deep-rooted commitment to the people it serves. Helms continues to thrive with support from partners like Baker Boyer—who share their commitment to community and long-term legacy.
Curtis and Linda Coombs, first-generation farmers in the Walla Walla Valley, faced significant challenges during the 2008 financial crisis. While many banks were collapsing, Baker Boyer stepped in, forging a strong relationship with the Coombs family. This trusted partnership with our lenders helped turn their goals into a reality, supporting their farm’s growth and success.
In 2004, Nani Negrete founded Pegasus Transport with a mission: to solve the challenges shippers face in finding reliable truck transport. What started as a small business has grown into a trusted name over the past 20 years, connecting shippers and carriers through unparalleled service. A key to their success has been partnering with organizations like Baker Boyer, who share their commitment to excellence and provide the support needed to build and sustain lasting legacies for the next generation and beyond.
Hy-grade Glass is a wholesale glass business that provides premium products to glass shops for residential home windows. In 1984, they started as a local business serving Yakima, Tri-Cities, and Wenatchee but quickly started expanding to Portland and Seattle markets and now serve clients in multiple states in the Pacific Northwest. When it came time to support their expansion further, they sought after someone who shared similar values and were referred to Baker Boyer. Our Business Lenders walked them through the loan process and were with them every step of the way so their new building could support their continued growth.
Meier Architecture & Engineering is a full service firm that has been serving the Tri-Cities community since 1982. Starting as a "one man shop", founder, Terry Meier transitioned the firm to become 100% employee owned in 2007. Building a strong team from the inside out is what has led to their success in building up the Tri-Cities community from office buildings to schools. Their partnership with Baker Boyer helped them through an office expansion, the Paycheck Protection Program, and much more.
Valley Vision has been a part of the Walla Walla community since 1947. Being a part of this tight-night community and providing excellent eye care is what drives them. Valley Vision partnered with Baker Boyer over 50 years ago and never looked back. Business Advisors were there through every expansion and the purchase of new equipment and, most recently, assisted in the business transfer of ownership.
Being a part of the Tri-Cities community is what it's all about for Travis Hendrickson, owner of Finley Self-Storage. From the small businesses keeping their equipment safe during an expansion to the individual who has found their forever home, Travis helps them all. Baker Boyer Business Advisors guided Finley Self Self-Storage from the beginning and most recently through an expansion so that they could grow with Tri-Cities community.
Joe and Ashley Woodworth have a passion for bringing people together in a space that feels like home. This passion led them to open Alton Wines at the height of the pandemic. With this new uncertain climate came the need for a partner that believed in their entrepreneurial vision. Baker Boyer Business Advising & Lending partnered with Alton Wines to support them and help them plan for the future.
Aaron Johnson, ARNP and Robert Perkes, DC have been working together since 2009. They both share a passion for patient-centered care that led them to join forces in 2018 to establish Almost Doctors so that they could co-treat patients within their community out of one building. They contribute part of that success to the Baker Boyer Business Advising & Lending team who developed a trusting partnership that helped their business grow.
Mark Schober of M2 Industrial discusses how Baker Boyer has helped his business succeed through building a personal relationship.
Jeff Leber of JC Farming is passionate about his row crop farm in the Walla Walla Valley. The reward of working alongside an amazing crew and seeing their accomplishments at the end of the day is what drives that passion. Jeff contributes part of his success to the Baker Boyer Business Advising & Lending team who grew and developed a trusting partnership that helped his business thrive.
Anand and Naina Rao opened The Barn B&B in 2019 and are already known for their high level of hospitality in the Walla Walla Valley. Their passion for providing a unique and amazing experience for guests reflects in the support they have received from the community. Baker Boyer Business Advising & Lending partnered with Anand and Naina from the beginning to help them build community connections and give them tools personalized to them in order to help their business thrive.
Andy Duke of Duke's Equipment & Parts always had a love for heavy equipment since he was a kid growing up in the logging industry. His passion and recognition of demand for machine parts eventually turned into a business that has been growing for over twelve years and we've been with him every step of the way. The close relationship with Baker Boyer's Business Advising & Lending team has helped put tools in place so Andy can focus on what matters most, his business.
Bob Smith of Rack & Maintenance Source discusses how his business was founded and how his partnership with Business Advisor, Elizabeth Humphrey, helped his business through the pandemic.
