Kennewick School District’s first phase of the new AmistadElementary expansion project is a 43,500-square-foot building. The new addition features 22 classrooms, plus a gym andoffices, at 930 W. Fourth Ave., near the district’s Administration Center. Students in grades 3 to 5 will occupy the building whenschool starts Aug. 27. The...
Walla Walla’s Eritage Resort recently completed construction on 10 new lakeside bungalows.Thedog-friendly bungalows feature a private entrance and deck extending over LakeSienna, and complement the 10 existing suites in the resort’s main building, a13,000-square-foot timber-framed two-story facility in Walla Walla winecountry.Therooms feature private deck or patio with expansive views; fireplace...
The owners of a pediatric dental and orthodontic clinic have built a new office in the growing Queensgate area in Richland.The building owner, InSlide Out LLC, is owned by the owners of Smile Surfers Kids Dentistry andTri-City Orthodontics. These clinics occupy the two upper floor suites of the19,280-square-foot building at 3200...
New flexible industrial spaces are available for lease at West Pasco Commercial Suites.The two new buildingson 8425 Chapel Hill Blvd. in Pasco each feature 10,500 square feet of space,which can be turned into 1,500-square-foot sections. The buildings featureoverhead doors, glass storefronts and 20-foot ceilings with ample parking, aswell as a...
Gesa Credit Union’s new Pasco branch aims to provide convenient access for members in the growing Road 100 area.The building is at4824 Broadmoor Blvd., at the corner of Chapel Hill Boulevard.The single-storybuilding features a full-service branch, along with two suites with about 2,000square feet apiece that are available for lease....
A Richland bakery and restaurant recently featured on the Food Network has completed an expansion project.Frost Me Sweet Bistro and Bakery grew into the adjacent building at 710a The Parkway.Theside-by-side buildings have a shared walk-through and have been updated with amid-modern century feel.Thedécor is reminiscent of 710a’s original décor, with...
Lamb Weston’s 300,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art expansion in Hermiston added a new processing line to the company’s existing facility.The $250 millioninvestment in the new line increases the Hermiston plant’s production capacityby about 300 million pounds of potato annually. The expansion projecttook 18 months to complete. The line beganoperating May 29. A ribbon-cutting...
A five-generation Spanish winemaking family has built andlaunched a 22,000-square-foot production facility and tasting room restaurantin Walla Walla. Valdemar Estates’s wine production and barrel storagetake up the ground floor level, and upstairs there’s a 2,000-square-foottasting room, with an additional 2,000 square feet of patio featuring awaterfall, reflecting pool and a...
The Tri-City areawelcomed its second Firehouse Subs restaurant in May in Kennewick.The 2,000-square-footrestaurant is attached to a 3,000-square-foot SunMarket convenience store andgas station at 10799 Ridgeline Drive, near the roundabout at West ClearwaterAvenue and Leslie Road.Therestaurant, which has seating inside for 50 and on the patio for 30, featuresdécor reflecting...
The new three-storyRichland City Hall is open for business, combining three aging facilities underone roof to allow for a one-stop shop for residents. The merging ofdepartments and business functions is expected to lead to improvedcommunications, operations, efficiency, customer-employee relationships andsafety, according to city officials.The 44,185-square-footbuilding with a partial basement is...
