Are Tri-City business leaders and employees feeling grim that the region’s business climate isn’t improving?A recent survey suggests they might be.Business leaders and employees surveyed in Washington, Oregon and Idaho are becoming increasingly concerned the regional economy isn’t getting better, with 29% of leaders and 44% of employees reporting it...
KENNEWICKBeck Cabinet Company, 3247 W. Industrial Loop, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.BCCM Construction Group Inc., 100 E. Seventh St., Kansas City.Miranda Metal Buildings LLC, 81231 W. Eighth Road, Irrigon.Lakeview Construction Inc., 10505 Corporate Drive, Pleasant Prairie.Building Material Specialties Inc., 201 SW Spring St., Hillsboro.Will Vasquez Construction, 1490 25th St. NE, Salem, Oregon.RFW...
Heritage University is expanding its presence and reach in the Tri-Cities, opening a new location in downtown Kennewick and offering classes to freshmen. The new site is in the former Tri-City Herald building at 333 W. Canal Drive. Heritage will use about 10,000 to 12,000 square feet on the second floor of...
Three Tri-Cities businesses and one nonprofit received kudos March 22 for being on a roll. The Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Business on a Roll awards recognize businesses that achieved success and growth in 2022 while positively impacting the community. Here’s the roll call of winners: 1-10 employees: IT Haven of Richland. 11-50 employees:...
State hospitality grants now availableThe Washington State Department of Commerce announced plans to award $100 million in hospitality and lodging grants.The program will award one-time grants to eligible restaurants, hotels, motels and other small hospitality businesses in the state that were negatively impacted by the Covid-19 public health crisis.Grants are...
Leasing Park Place’s remaining retail storefront marks the completion of a longtime vision to create a vibrant mixed-use urban community between George Washington Way and Howard Amon Park in Richland.
Four years ago, plans to develop Osprey Pointe Marketplace were announced.
When Eaty Gourmet couldn’t deliver, JMS Construction stepped up with a goal of breaking ground in 2020.
Then Covid-19 upended the project.
The potential transformation of the Richland Wye is a step closer to reality after a pair of land auctions yielded 11 buyers who bid more than $5 million for property left behind by the late Jerry Sleater.
Another auction for two remaining parcels in Sleater’s Wye portfolio is expected to happen in the next couple of months.
Transit extends service to east Pasco, Amazon warehousesBen Franklin Transit has extended Pasco’s Route 64 service to include the new Amazon warehouses, as well as the communities of Tierra Vida and Lakeview near Highway 12 in Pasco.The service, which launched March 12, will provide greater access to public transportation for...
Office supply needs were a bit different back in 1946, when Brutzman’s Office Solutions first opened in the Tri-Cities. Remington Rand typewriters were an early focus, for example.But the company’s commitment to its customers and the community hasn’t changed, even as it’s grown, adapted and transformed over the last 77...
