Local Bounti Inc., the Montana-based ag tech startup, resumed construction of its $40 million greenhouse complex in east Pasco in September.The company paused the project in April, when it closed a deal to acquire the parent company of Pete’s, a California indoor grower.It disclosed plans to restart work in Pasco...
Homebuilders were excited to swing wide the doors on their latest homes for visitors during this year’s Parade of Homes.The Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities event, which ran from Sept. 16-18, highlighted four new homes, all in Richland.The popular event showcases the latest in construction, architectural trends, design and décor....
Atkins Nuclear Secured broke ground on a $20 million technology center at its north Richland campus in September.The site is next to the existing Atkins Engineering Laboratory off George Washington Way and across the street from the Washington State University Tri-Cities Wine Science Center.Fowler General Construction Inc. is the contractor...
A longtime flower shop has changed hands so the former owner can face down a fast-spreading cancer.Connie and Sandy Wormington sold Just Roses Flowers & More, which has shops in Kennewick and Pasco, along with their wholesale flower shop, Columbia Wholesale.Leslie and Richard Underwood of Diamond Back Farms are the...
A future West Richland development is beginning to take shape – on paper and with at least two local businesses committed to moving in – though no visible signs of the project can be seen along on Bombing Range Road yet.Lori and Jeff Wenner of JLW Asset Management LLC bought...
Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a long list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the...
Kamila Greutman believes that every person is good at something.The Richland woman discovered her talent in interior design.Since Greutman and her family – a husband, three kids and two dogs – moved to the Tri-Cities seven years ago from Albuquerque, New Mexico, she has operated a successful business called Detailed...
Visit Tri-Cities has hired Kevin Lewis, a tourism and marketing executive from St. George, Utah, to succeed Michael Novakovich as its president and CEO. Novakovich left in July to lead Columbia Industries, a Kennewick nonprofit serving people with disabilities and other barriers to success. Lewis joins the region’s tourism bureau from the Greater...
Half a dozen members of Rambling Travelers, a travel and adventure group, staked out a shady spot at the All Senior Picnic to dine on pulled pork sandwiches and potato salad skewers and to dish about their upcoming adventures. They were among the more than 500 seniors who flocked to Howard...
Seniors can button up their favorite Hawaiian shirt or slip into their favorite tropical dress to celebrate the return of the All Senior Picnic on Thursday, Sept. 29. The 27th annual event was postponed Sept. 15 because of unhealthy air quality.It returns to Howard Amon Park in Richland after taking a...
