Maverik

has opened its third convenience store and gas station in the Tri-Cities at

4306 W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick.

The

new 4,300-square-foot facility is at the corner of West Clearwater Avenue and

Union Street.

The

company celebrated the grand opening of its first Kennewick location with an

open house on Jan. 23.

The

Wyoming-based Maverik operates more than 300 locations across 11 western states

and employs 3,700 people.

Its

convenience stores are known for their BonFire brand food, made fresh daily,

which includes burritos, sandwiches, pizzas, cookies and several coffee blends,

in addition to other drink and snack offerings.

The

design of the new station was done in-house at Maverik.

Cameron

Construction of Salt Lake City was the general contractor.

Maverik officials are considering more locations

in the Tri-Cities in the future, possibly one or two more in Kennewick, one in

Richland, and one more in Pasco.