More opportunities are coming for food truck vendors and those who love to frequent them.Bush Developments is building a food truck park, along with a three-suite building at West Okanogan Place, near Kamiakin High School and just off Edison Street in Kennewick.Blake Bush of Bush Developments said the food park...
Washington River Protection Solutions recently awarded a $8.9 million subcontract to Fowler General Construction to install an interim surface barrier over the U Tank Farm.This is the fourth time the Richland firm has been tapped to build such a barrier over the underground waste tanks.The tank farm is a group...
Know an exemplary Tri-Citian who practices service above self? Consider nominating them for this year’s Tri-Citian of the Year Award. The award exemplifies the highest standards of community service, leadership and the voluntary contribution of selfless acts to positively impact community development, economic growth and the overall well-being of mankind, according to...
Wondering what it takes to land a job with the U.S. Postal Service?Find out by attending a USPS job fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 24 at the Pasco Post Office, 3500 W. Court St.The agency plans to hire up to 1,000 new employees over the next few months...
Randy Hayden spent two years shepherding the team that wooed Darigold Inc. to spend $500 million to build a state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Pasco, the largest investment in Darigold’s 104-year history.Work has just started at the site of the future plant, but Hayden, executive director of the Port of...
Firefighters working to contain a devastating fire in the Cascade building in downtown Kennewick entered a neighboring business at 6:30 a.m. Feb. 4, 2022, a Friday.Dennis Schoeneberg, who has owned Desert Gem & Appraisal since 2019, got a notification when the alarm on the door rang through to his phone.He...
Jackie TylerJackie Tyler knew in high school that she wanted to help cure diseases.But she also knew she didn’t want to be a doctor.To reach her goal meant taking lots of science classes at Richland’s Hanford High and then studying biomedical engineering in college. In summer, she’d return home to...
As talk of a potential economic recession gathers steam, keep in mind that much of the widely forecasted economic weakness in 2023 is already priced into markets.Instead of attempting to determine market direction over the next six months to a year, investors would be wise to ensure that their asset...
Richland is bracing for the impact of what removing the Bateman Island causeway will have on the Yakima River Delta and on the Columbia Park Marina and public boat launch.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing a $13.9 million plan to fully remove the illegally-built land bridge, which is...
Jerry Sleater was many things. A box boy in Pasco. A grocery store owner in Kennewick. A firefighter and a fire commissioner.When he died in 2019, he left for his children and grandchildren a sizeable real estate portfolio.Now, Sleater’s heirs are selling 18 separate parcels totaling 10 acres at the...
