A new store catering toeast African immigrants with halal meat, handmade furniture and clothing fromTurkey has opened in Kennewick.Elias Reda and hisfamily opened Elias Halal and Designer Imports at 4603 W. Clearwater Ave., astorefront tucked next to Leisure Pool & Spa and across from Winco Foods,in a space once occupied...
Richland will continueto seek new funding sources after it was denied a federal grant to build abridge at Aaron Drive to relieve bottlenecks created at the intersection of thebypass highway and Interstate 182.The city had hoped tosecure a $29 million grant for a flyover, or overpass, at the site that...
Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking overthe former Qdoba Mexican Eats spot at Vintner Plaza inRichland’s Queensgate neighborhood. Alegis Construction Inc. is remodeling thespace for the new tenant. The project is valued at $561,000, according tothe permit issued by the city of Richland. The restaurant will be at 2673 Queensgate Drive. It will join the chain’s original Tri-City spot at 1102N. Columbia Center...
Town& Country has completed the relocation of its AudiTri-Cities car dealership to a 10,000-square-foot facility near theRichland Fred Meyer. WaveDesign Group of Kennewick worked with Town & Country to create a minimalistGerman design to pair with Audi styling. Theaesthetic includes floor-to-ceiling glass, aluminum and tiles that tie inwith LED lighting. The$3.5 million undertaking at 901 Aaron...
ColumbiaBasin College has built out a 16,961-square-foot, state-of-the-art dentalhygiene clinic on the fourth floor of the Wortman Medical Science Center inRichland. The 22-chairclinic serves as a training center for dental hygienists. It housesfaculty and administration offices, a patient reception area, studylockers and work areas for clinical practice management. Ithas dedicated laboratory, radiology and classroom spaces...
Kennewick’s newestresidential memory care facility had plans to open this month but the stateagency in charge of licensing assisting living facilities likely won’t issueone until March.It typically takes thestate Department of Social and Health Services four to six months to processassisted living facility license applications, according to state officials.Windsong at...
ColdwellBanker Tomlinson Associated Brokers completed a $215,000 remodel ofits 14,500-square-foot, two-story real estate agency in westernKennewick in early December. Theupdate modernized the office at 8836 Gage Blvd. with new colors, LED lighting,an open reception area and new conference room.Theoffice is the professional home to 66 residential real estate agents and sixsupport staff.JamesHummel of Hummel Construction in...
NumericaCredit Union is moving into its new branch at 4845 BroadmoorBlvd. in January. Thenew branch is 3,500 square feet and replaces the credit union’s 636-square-footbranch inside the Walmart store on Road 68. Thenew branch offers three shared office spaces, a conference room, a mother’sroom, a kids’ area with iPads and a drive-up and walk-up ATM. Thebranch features...
Dr.Todd Coleman, owner of the second-generation family-owned veterinary clinic PetMedical Center of Pasco, completed a $400,000 expansion and remodel designed tobetter serve growing demand for veterinary services in the Tri-Cities. Theproject at 8823 Sandifur Parkway expanded the clinic to 13,000 square feet from9,000 square feet.Itadded two new exam rooms, pushing the...
Illinois-based Packaging Corporation of America has built a $26 million cardboard box manufacturing plant on a 42-acre site it purchased from the city of Richland for $1.7 million. The project involved 160,000 cubic yards of grading and filling, which set the stage to construct a 222,500-square-foot warehouse, 12,250-square-foot open-sided lean-to, 10,000-square-foot...
