A regional homebuilder will develop homes on a West Richland hillside near Twin Bridges Road.Viking Homes, which builds mid- to upper-priced homes in the Tri-Cities, Spokane and northern Idaho, paid $1.6 million for 84 undeveloped acres following an auction conducted March 19 by Musser Bros. Auctions of Pasco.Kam Singh of...
The Richland School District recently bought 30 acres for $2 million for improved sports fields at Hanford High School as part of a bond passed by voters in 2017.The district finalized the land deal with Washington State University for the property west of Hanford High School, near the intersection of...
Tri-Citians looking for change of scenery that doesn’t involve a long drive or flight can head about 50 miles south to stay in a riverside cabin with panoramic views of the Columbia River.The River Lodge & Grill in Boardman broke ground on two cabins, which will be ready to reserve...
Benton County will award $400,000 in grants to support projects that provide affordable housing to low-income residents.Applications for the 2060 Affordable Housing Program grants are due by June 27 and can be requested by email: [email protected] grant budget is supported by recording fees people pay when they file documents with...
Editor's note: This story is updated to reflect the award of a contract for the second phase of Richland's Duportail Bridge project.Richland is preparing to move to the next phase of its $38 million Duportail Bridge project.The main phase — building the bridge over the Yakima River — is wrapping...
As Malin Bergstrom ponders the future of the aviation business her father Karl started in 1971, she is worried.The coronavirus pandemic all but froze travel, which hammered the Pasco business. It reported a 90 percent drop in fuel sales to airlines.It closed its flight school when Gov. Jay Inslee issued...
West Richland’s Tapteal Elementary will not open as planned this fall after construction stopped when a worker tested positive for the new coronavirus, which causes the deadly COVID-19.The shutdown is sending a ripple through the Richland School District’s construction schedule.Fowler Construction, the Richland contractor for the $20 million project, had...
These are challenging times. Uncertain and troubling times. (Fill in your favorite adjective here) times.More than a quarter of a million people across our planet, including nearly a thousand in our state as of press time, have died from COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the coronavirus.Our national, state and...
Homebuilders and homebuyers appear undaunted by the COVID-19 crisis that has sidelined construction and much of the economy since March.Building permit activity dipped in April, but it is still solid for the year to date, according to new figures released May 7 by the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities.Local agencies...
A local union hopes the 1,450 workers at the Tyson Fresh Meats plant in Wallula will rethink collective bargaining after coronavirus spread through the workforce and killed at least one man.Teamsters Local 839 is “absolutely” interested in representing Tyson’s beef plant workers, said Russell Shjerven, secretary, treasurer and business agent. The...
