Most homes listed for sale in Benton County are at “major risk” for wildfires.That’s according to a new metric on Realtor.com that allows homebuyers to assess a home’s wildfire risk, along with nearby home values, noise levels from traffic or airports, and the usual amenities like whether the property has...
A school catering to children with social and emotional issues will open in Pasco this summer thanks in part to the efforts of its real estate brokers.Candy Mountain Academy, which will serve children who can’t be treated in their home school district, is set to open Aug. 15 with 12...
HD Fowler Co. is betting on Tri-City growth.The Bellevue-based company is expanding its Pasco location with a 17,000-square-foot office and shop to serve its growing business. HD Fowler provides pipes and other water system parts to area contractors and builders and has seen business soar since it first opened here...
After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Tri-City Association of Realtors has announced its annual industry award winners for 2019-21.The awards are based on criteria set by the National Association of Realtors and include business accomplishments, community service, activity in the local, state and national realtor organizations...
A makeover is coming for an aging building that once served as offices for Grigg’s Department Store in downtown Pasco.The brick building at 824 W. Lewis St. is currently known chiefly as an outlet for Cricket Wireless.Building owners Brad Page and Charles Sumner announced plans in June for a mixed-use...
Several million dollars’ worth of self-storage projects will be under construction this year in the Tri-Cities as demand for places to stash stuff soars.“This industry is just going crazy. The secret’s out,” said Ryan Daley, president of ABC Mini Storage.He’s building a new mini-storage facility on Richland’s Wellsian Way, on...
Old Trapper Smoked Products Inc., a key player in the $4 billon meat snack industry, plans to build a large food processing plant in Richland.The company, based in the Portland suburb of Forest Grove, intends to build a 50,000-square-foot facility employing 100 to start at Horn Rapids Industrial Park. The...
By Wendy Culverwell and Kristina LordAn urgent care-anchored strip mall is coming to West Richland alongside a pizza shop, a dog grooming salon and more.Three Rivers Family Medicine, a Richland primary care office, will open a walk-in urgent care center serving patients in West Richland and points west in early...
The Richland and Pasco school districts each are preparing to make the case for a third high school.It will be the first new full-service high school for the Richland district since Hanford High opened in 1972 and for the Pasco district since Chiawana High School opened in 2009.Both plan to...
The Tri-City tourism market returned to prepandemic levels and is poised to beat 2019 levels this year, courtesy athletic events and leisure travelers.Visitor spending exceeded $489.3 million in 2021, a figure based on federal and state data as well as tax receipts and lodging industry surveys. It is 41.8% more...
