A new 9,600-sq.-ft. retail strip center will be complete this month at the northeast corner of Burden Boulevard and Convention Street in Pasco. Developer Glen Engelhard of Kennewick said three of the center’s six spaces are still available. Dutch Bros. will have a drive-through coffee shop at the center, which will also house a WingStop …
Read More »Charter College
Mar2011
Charter College in Pasco completed an expansion in mid-February allowing the certified school to offer an HVAC program and adding a new student bookstore. The $164,000 addition includes three 300-sq.-ft. classrooms, a bookstore, a resource room, a tool room and a 2,000-sq.-ft. lab. G2 Construction of Kennewick was the general contractor for the project and …
Read More »Rite Aid
Mar2011
The new Kennewick Rite Aid store at the northwest corner of Steptoe Street and Gage Boulevard will be complete in early May. The new, 17,000-sq.ft. location will replace the Columbia Center store and be more accessible to customers. Rite Aid Corp. purchased the property where the former Steptoe Food Mart sat in August 2009 for …
Read More »Sun Mart
Mar2011
A new Sun Mart store opened in early March at 2305 W. Argent Road in Pasco. Sun Pacific Energy leased two acres of property from the Port of Pasco last year for the new gas station and convenience store. The 3,500-sq.-ft. convenience store will include an attached Brulant gourmet coffee shop with a drive-through window, …
Read More »Osprey Pointe
Feb2011
The Port of Pasco has completed it first building at Osprey Pointe, which was formerly known as the Riverfront Business Park. The new 20,200-sq.-ft. Class A office building is part of Osprey Pointe’s first phase. The Port of Pasco will occupy the second floor of the building, relieving overcrowding at the Port’s currently cramped offices. …
Read More »The ARC of Tri-Cities
Feb2011
The Arc of Tri-Cities celebrated the grand opening of its new 14,000-sq.-ft. facility at 1455 Fowler St. in the Spaulding Business Park in November. The new facility was built on 2.45 acres the non-profit organization purchased from the Port of Kennewick. Fowler Construction was the contractor on the new LEED-certified facility that is completely ADA …
Read More »Tri-Cities Digestive Health Center
Feb2011
The new Tri-Cities Digestive Health Center is now open at 8819 W. Victoria Ave. in Kennewick. Dr. Somprak Boonpongmanee, also known as Dr. Boon, will occupy about 11,000 square feet of the 17,000-sq.-ft. single-story building, which is located behind the Steptoe McDonald’s. Dr. Boon’s clinic includes a comfortable waiting room with a gas fireplace. His …
Read More »Benton County Animal Shelter
Jan2011
Construction on the new Benton County Animal Control Facility will be complete in February. G2 Construction was the general contractor on the $820,000 project at 1116 Grant Place in Kennewick, near the intersection of Grant Street and West Deschutes Avenue, behind Meyers Auto Tech. The 3,200-sq.-ft. steel building is being placed on a permanent foundation …
Read More »Building permits
Jan2011
BUILDING PERMITS Building permit values have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure. BENTON COUNTY 3 Brittains LLC, 2165 Jericho Rd., $13,200 for fence. Contractor: Frontier Fence. Verizon Wireless, 3551 N. 210 PR NE, $22,000 for replacing antenna. Contractor: Owner. Benton Irrigation District, 12121 W. Morgan Rd. BC, $7,600 for equipment building. Contractor: M & …
Read More »Lucas Marc Academy
Dec2010
The new Lucas Marc Academy of Beauty at 71 Gage Blvd. in Richland will be complete in December. Although the name is changing, the Lucas Marc Academy of Beauty, formerly known as Clare’s Beauty College, has been a staple in the community for 30 years. Construction started in May on the new $1.3 million, 10,000-sq.-ft. …
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