By Erick Peterson for TCAJoB If you arrived at Toy’s R Us at 2:30 a.m. on Black Friday, you were already too late. The famous toy store opened at midnight. And just over two hours after the opening, shoppers had already picked through the biggest sale items, leaving several display racks bare. By then, by …
Read More »Lowe’s gives Boys & Girls Club a makeover
Dec2009
The main branch of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties has a bright new art room and a shiny new stage, thanks to hundreds of volunteer hours and a $27,400 grant from the Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation. The new renovations were unveiled in Mid-November, when more than 75 Boys & …
Read More »Poland & Sons Inc.
Dec2009
Ray Poland & Sons Inc. moved into its new offices fronting Columbia Drive in Kennewick in November. Devi Tate of Tate Architect designed the 10,000-square-foot, two-story building. Ray Poland & Sons was the general construction for the project, which was overseen by Bryan Knapik, project supervisor. The general contracting company was originally established by Ray …
Read More »Gold’s Gym to move into Kennewick Hastings store; Hastings looking for new space
Dec2009
After the Christmas rush, the Kennewick Hastings store will close and work will begin on a $3.5 million renovation project to transition the 45,000-square-foot retail store into a full-service Gold’s Gym. But Hastings fans shouldn’t fret. Hastings officials assured the Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business that they are actively seeking another spot for the store. …
Read More »Judgments
Dec2009
Judgments Columbia River Tax Service, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed Nov. 2, 2009. Valerie D. Fisher, unpaid Department of Revenue taxes, filed Nov. 3, 2009. Next Level Trucking LLC, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, filed Nov. 6, 2009. Ronald James Anderson ET UX, unpaid Department of Labor & Industries taxes, …
Read More »From Prosser to Kennewick, area dance studios swirling with students
Dec2009
By Elena Olmstead for TCAJoB Prosser’s Nicole Moscou can still remember telling her mother when she was thirteen years old that she wanted a career in dance. She also remembers specifically telling her mother she wouldn’t be teaching it. Now, nearly 13 years later, Moscou is one of a growing number of people in the …
Read More »Kennewick hotelier buys Historic Columbia Gorge hotel
Dec2009
By Elena Olmstead for TCAJoB Kennewick’s Vijay Patel initially wanted to build a boutique hotel along the Columbia River. It would be charming and comfortable, where guests could relax and be pampered. In the end, he didn’t build a hotel. Instead, he along with partner Rakesh Malhan, purchased the historic Columbia Gorge Hotel in Hood …
Read More »Tri-Cities Cancer Center offers new cancer treatment
Dec2009
The Tri-Cities Cancer Center has a new radiotherapy system that will patients with more complex forms of cancer receive treatment locally. The center’s new Trilogy linear accelerator delivers radiation faster and more precisely. Because the system offers intensity-modulated radiotherapy and image-guided radiotherapy, as well as all other forms of external-beam radiation, patients who previously would …
Read More »Gesa
Dec2009
Gesa Credit Union’s newest branch at the corner of 27th Avenue and Union Street in Kennewick opened in mid-December. Clayco was the general contractor for the new LEED-certified building at 4500 W. 27th Ave. in South Kennewick, which is about 5,500-square-feet. The branch will have about 14 employees and offer banking, real estate and investment …
Read More »Building permits
Dec2009
Building Permits Franklin County J. Wood, 23223 Cressloch Rd., $65,900 for a commercial addition. Contactor: Owner. Easterday Farms, 8230 Blayton Rd., $154,000 for a concrete retaining wall. Contactor: Ironhead Concrete and Fab. Kennewick Titan Solutions, 6917 W. Grandridge Blvd., $1,651,200 for new commercial. Contractor: Titan Solutions. American Family Insurance, 2810 W. Kennewick Ave., $51,000 for …
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