Two years later, A Bit of Happiness Farm has grown to include a full farmyard cast of ducks, geese, goats, sheep, horses, donkeys, pigs, a highland steer named Kevin, rabbits, chickens, quail, alpacas, Dolly the Great Pyrenees dog, a turkey, cows, guinea pigs and Humphrey the Bactrian camel.

All signs point to a dynamic residential housing market in the Tri-Cities, which construction and real estate industry experts say is par for the course in the region.

Two private Kennewick colleges welcomed students back to their new and improved campuses this fall. Heritage University and Pacific Northwest Christian College completed extensive renovations to the buildings they lease on opposite ends of town.
Meanwhile, Columbia Basin College continues to pursue its new performing arts center and Washington State University Tri-Cities welcomed students back to campus with refreshed signs.

With the 2026-27 school year underway, Tri-Cities’ three public school districts continue making capital improvements that set the stage for sustainable growth and ensuring that existing schools are equipped for learning needs today and into the future.

The Reimann Industrial Center may draw attention for its steady demand for industrial land, but it’s just one piece of a larger development agenda for the Port of Pasco.

After progress at Vista Field slowed last year, the Port of Kennewick’s 103-acre former airfield is once again ready to take off for development. 

The Port of Benton is full steam ahead as it works to make improvements for the trains, planes and boats that use its infrastructure. 

Ironman's spotlight on Richland, population 66,290, shapes how national retailers and investors perceive the Tri‑Cities.

West Richland completed years of planning for how best to develop thousands of acres of farmland at Lewis and Clark Ranch as a wave of new development occurs around the city, from its first McDonald’s to a future home for the region’s children’s museum.

Activity spanning health care, retail, housing and civic infrastructure reflects a city trying to keep pace with a population that keeps climbing.