Kennewick’s fifth middle school opened its doors to students Jan. 4.The $40.07 million Chinook Middle School is 110,400 square feet and features 37 classrooms, two gyms, fitness lab, library, cafeteria, orchestra, band room, flexible performance spaces, five computer labs and sports fields, including the Tri-Cities’ second middle school track (The...

Bruchi’s Cheesesteaks & Subs has opened its sixth location in the Tri-Cities at 5209 W. Okanogan Place, just north of Kennewick’s Kamiakin High School off Edison Street.The $1 million restaurant features large storefront windows, reclaimed wood flooring and reclaimed brick on the walls, ample parking and a drive-thru window.The project...

A favorite Tri-City coffeehouse recently opened a new location in Kennewick.The new 900-square-foot Roasters Coffee features a drive-thru window at 5215 W. Okanogan Place, next to Kamiakin High School.Roasters Coffee wanted to honor Kamiakin High’s Braves by implementing a Native American theme throughout the coffeehouse.This is location number eight in...

A longtime Pasco trucking company has opened up a new school, Martinez Technical Institute in Pasco, to provide commercial driver’s license certification.Martinez Trucking’s school at 2202 Garland St. in Pasco will be used for training and education. The building is scheduled to be finished in December.The single-story, 1,800-square-foot building features...

Northwest Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine is planning to consolidate its practices at 1351 Fowler St. in Richland in the Spaulding Business Park in the first quarter of 2017.The clinic will offer outpatient health care services, including clinical, surgical, imaging and therapy.The new building is 36,000 square foot in size. The...

The new Pasco Police Community Services Building triples the size of the current police station.The $8 million project at 215 W. Sylvester St. involved the construction of about 38,000 square feet of space.The building sits on 7.7 acres east of the City Hall parking lot, between Nixon and Sylvester streets....

Almond Orthodontics’ new clinic is scheduled to be completed Dec. 23 and open for business Jan. 3 at 8305 W. Quinault Ave. in Kennewick.The new office, adjacent to Great Harvest Bread Co. and Costco, will allow for better accommodations and parking for patients and their families, and it will be...

Tri-Cities Community Health’s administration and support programs expect to move into a new building at 800 W. Court St. in Pasco during the first quarter of 2017.The health agency recognizes the need to expand medical services and a way to accomplish this is to remove all non-clinical staff from the...

BioLife Plasma Services opened Nov. 15 at 7430 Wrigley Drive in Pasco.The 16,694-square-foot clinic will employ between 50 to 70 people. The company typically spends $5 million to $7 million on its capital projects.The number of donor beds at each center range from 60 to 72.The company’s plasma collection centers...

A new office development featuring 11 one-story units opened a month ago in Kennewick.Two Cannon Professional Offices is located on two acres at 8901 W. Tucannon Ave., just off North Steptoe Street and across from Gesa Credit Union.The $4.2 million project was originally going to feature condos for purchase, but...