Architecture & Engineering

From home office to Suite 350

Global engineering firm expands to support Tri-Cities projects

June 14, 2024

Richland recently welcomed a global engineering, architecture and construction firm to its new office at 1060 Jadwin Ave., though the company’s presence has been in the works for a while, thanks to a multiyear contract with one of the Tri-Cities’ biggest employers.

Meier Architecture and Engineering's building in downtown Kennewick.

Designing the Tri-Cities

5 engineering and architecture trends for 2024

January 12, 2024

Jamie Council

Local architects and engineers weigh in on the top trends to expect in the Tri-Cities in 2024.

Black and white photo of Stan Laegreid and his colleague Steve Dwoskin working on drawings for projects based in Chile in the 1980s

Designing around the globe

Richland High grad went international with his architecture career

January 12, 2024

Arielle Dreher

Tri-City Connections is an occasional profile of Tri-City natives and former Tri-Citians who have had interesting careers.

Scott Crump holds tray of 3D printer items.

3D printing pioneer to speak at fundraising brunch

Point to Success is Feb. 3 to benefit Carson College of Business at WSU Tri-Cities

January 12, 2024

Rachel Visick

The inventor of fused deposition modeling and founder of Stratasys, will be the featured speaker at this year’s Point to Success brunch on Feb. 3 to benefit the Carson College of Business at WSU Tri-Cities.

Benton-Franklin Trends

Tri-Cities faces challenge of growing its own engineers

January 12, 2024

Guest Contributor

About 2,700 engineers work in Benton and Franklin counties, or about 2.3% of the workforce, according to analysis from Benton-Franklin Trends.

Lampson’s unique office is nod to company’s business

January 12, 2023

Wendy Culverwell

Neil and Billie Jane Lampson didn’t have to look far for inspiration when they decided their growing crane company needed a headquarters building.Neil Lampson enlisted Walt Trask, his head engineer and co-inventor on patented crane technology, and sketched out a building that looked like the boom of one of the...

Landscape architects see growing interest in Tri-City market

January 11, 2023

Laura Kostad

As the Tri-Cities expands and reimagines itself in the wake of tremendous growth and an ongoing influx of new residents, new developments around the region are emerging more unique and dynamic in scope and design.This is thanks in part to the work of landscape architects, which are increasingly in demand...

Employee-owned firm creates blueprint for sustained success

January 11, 2023

Robin Wojtanik

From small updates to large-scale projects, commercial or residential, Meier Architecture - Engineering has designed a wide range of structures across the Tri-Cities and beyond.In business since 1982, and recently celebrating its 40th year, the company has grown from a small engineering firm to a full-service host of professional engineers...

Rapidly growing population raises stakes for replenishing professional pipeline

January 11, 2023

Guest Contributor

Recent population leaps in the greater Tri-City region show no signs of abating.That’s the takeaway from the demographers of the Washington Office of Financial Management (OFM). In its Growth Management (GMA) forecast released before Christmas, OFM now puts the likely total headcount of the two counties in 2025 at nearly...

Pasco moves to hire owner’s rep to lead aquatics center project

January 11, 2023

Wendy Culverwell

Pasco is moving to hire an owner’s representative to lead its efforts to build a $40 million aquatics center, one of the largest municipal projects in the Mid-Columbia development pipeline.The city’s voters approved a modest sales tax hike in April to support debt to construct the center and support future...