By Elsie Puig for TCAJoB Nothing but a Wal-Mart, land and blue sky. That is all there was at the Queensgate-Duportail interchange off Interstate 182 in Richland when Eboni Twitty started working at the Benton County Emergency Services’ 911 dispatch center on Truman Avenue in 2001, just when Wal-Mart was first opening its doors. “There …
Read More »Pasco business park sees growth with more on the way
Apr2013
By Veronica Sandate Craker There has been a drastic change in the scenery at the Columbia East Business Park on Commercial Avenue in Pasco over the past couple of years. Recent developments at the business park owned by Robert (Bob) Tippett include a fuel station built by Connell Oil and new facilities for both …
Read More »Garland’s Gymnastics breaks ground on a new 10,000 square-foot facility
Apr2013
By Veronica Sandate Craker When Garland’s Gymnastics owner Brett and Wendy Garland moved into their current east Kennewick location, they made sure to let the leasing agent know they would only be there a year. The couple was planning to create a competitive program that would require them to build their own fully-equipped facility …
Read More »Commercial Tire building new facility in Kennewick
Apr2013
By Veronica Sandate Craker Commercial Tire is adding a second location to the Tri-Cities. “The Tri-Cities is too big an area for one store to service all of our customers,” Bruce Pook, area manager, said in an email. Construction is underway to build the new facility at 9510 W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick. Pook …
Read More »Building Tri-Cities: University Square
Apr2013
BTC-University Square retail center Construction is complete on two 4,000-sq.-ft. retail buildings at University Square in North Richland. The retail buildings, which are in the heart of the 100-acre Innovation Center, are at 760 Dalton Street and 800 Dalton Street. Gesa Credit Union will occupy a 1,500-sq.-ft. space at the end of one of …
Read More »Total Site Services wins military contracts of $25 million
Apr2013
APRIL_totalsiteservices Total Site Services in Richland has won two new military construction projects worth more than $25 million in a joint venture with the company’s mentor-protégé partner Garco Construction of Spokane. Shannon Toranzo, the company’s general manager, said Total Site Services has been selected to design and build a $16.9 million Operational …
Read More »Building Tri-Cities: Washington Urology
Apr2013
Dr. Naeem Chavla has completely renovated his Washington Urology offices at 471 Williams Blvd. in Richland. The $650,000 project comprised of a complete overhaul of the 4,700-sq.-ft. building, which was originally constructed in 1959. Eighty percent of the interior walls were demolished and reconstruction and all electrical, HVAC and phone lines were replaced. The …
Read More »LDS Church to add facility to keep up with growth in Tri-Cities
Apr2013
By Veronica Sandate Craker The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is building a new facility to meet the needs of its growing congregation. The church bought 4.8 acres at 10376 Ridgeline Dr. in Kennewick last year for $440,310. The new 19,075-sq.-ft. church will be building across the highway from Cottonwood Elementary School. …
Read More »Building Tri-Cities: Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute
Apr2013
Construction is nearly complete on the new 22,000-sq.-ft. Pacific Cataract and Laser Institute at 6695 W. Rio Grande Ave. in Kennewick. Kenaston Corp. of Lewiston, Idaho was the general contractor on the $4 million construction project and Dan Cunningham was the superintendent. Pfaff Architects of Chehalis designed the new surgery center. Pacific Cataract and …
Read More »St. Vincent de Paul starts construction on new facility
Apr2013
St. Vincent de Paul will start construction on its new, $1.5 million 16,000-sq.-ft. facility in Pasco this month. The new facility to be built at 215 S. Sixth St. in Pasco will replace the nonprofit’s current headquarters at 115 W. Lewis Street. The city of Pasco bought the current facility and will tear it down …
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