By Virginia ThomasSpokane Journal of Business Terri AndersonNew laws and a state-level eviction moratorium bridge have created confusion, and more funding for rental assistance is needed, according to regional landlord and tenant group leaders.Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s eviction moratorium bridge expires Sept. 30. It orders landlords and tenants to...

Washington State University Tri-Cities completed Collaboration Hall, a 40,000-square-foot educational building with two stories plus a penthouse for utilities, at 2780 Crimson Way on the school’s Richland campus.It is next to the Consolidated Information Center, or CIC.The $30 million project was funded through the state capital budget and houses classrooms,...

The city of Kennewick has completed a $7 million fire station to serve the Vista Field area at 6941 W. Grandridge Blvd., near the Three Rivers Convention Center campus.The 12,570-square-foot building houses six personnel, including firefighter medical technicians and firefighter paramedics, two engines and an EMS unit, with room to...

The Kennewick School District completed a $109.5 million project to replace Kennewick High School with a modern, two-story building that can serve up to 2,000 students.The project, funded from the district’s 2019 voter-approved bond and state funds, consolidates the school in a single 292,000-square-foot high school. The project incorporated the...

Bankruptcies are filed under the following chapter headings:Chapter 7 — Straight Bankruptcy: debtor gives up non-exempt property and debt is discharged.Chapter 11 — Allows companies and individuals to restructure debts to repay them.Chapter 12 — Allows family farmers to restructure finances to avoid liquidation for foreclosure.Chapter 13 — Plan is...

Top property values listed start at $700,000 and have been rounded to the nearest hundred figure. Property values are public record and can be found by visiting the county assessor's office.BENTON COUNTY308 N. Arthur St., 4816, 4812 & 4808 W. Clearwater Ave., Kennewick, 4,547- and 860-square-foot commercial buildings. Price: $1...

BENTON CITYKing Beverage, 1601 Dale Ave., $1.1 million for new commercial. Contractor: Yost-Gallagher Construction.BENTON COUNTYU.S. Cellular, 61506 Lenzie Road, $50,000 for tower. Contractor: Mastec Network Solutions.Willard LLC, 5812 E. Jacobs Road, $546,000 for new commercial. Contractor: Peak Contractors.Washington State University, 24106 N. Bunn Road, $206,000 for commercial remodel. Contractor: Burton...

RICHLANDSol Engineers Ltd, 55 E. Monroe St., Chicago, Illinois.E Source Companies LLC, 1745 38th St., Boulder, Colorado.Michels Pacific Energy Inc., 2200 Laurelwood Road, Santa Clara, California.Michels Pipeline Inc., 817 Main St., Brownsville, Wisconsin.AVI-SPL LLC, 6301 Benjamin Road, Suite 101 Tampa, Florida.Kootenai Health Staffing LLC, 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur d’Alene,...

The state can file lawsuits against people or businesses that do not pay taxes, resulting in a judgment against property that person or business owns. Judgments are filed in Benton and Franklin Superior Court. The following is from the Franklin County Superior Court Clerk’s Office.Panchos Heating & Cooling, unpaid Department...

Information provided by the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.BENTON COUNTYNEWThurston Wolfe, 3100 Lee Road, Suite A, Prosser. License type: domestic winery <250,000 liters. Application type: new.Hae Ha Thai, 1407 N. Young St., Suite D, Kennewick. License type: beer/wine restaurant – beer/wine. Application type: assumption.Circle K #9662, 22 S. Gum...