A high-end craft bar will open in a newRichland Parkway building next year after crews made short of work ofdemolishing the space that’s languished unoccupied for years.The site at 702 The Parkway—which shares acourtyard with Frost Me Sweet, near the fountain—is almost ready forconstruction planned at the site, which will...

By Andrew KirkA woman from Hawaii recently bought a home in Tri-Cities with cash and outbid other buyers by $10,000. Realestate shoppers from Seattle, Portland, California and beyond are a growingtrend in Tri-Cities, said Dave Shinabarger, president of the Tri-CityAssociation of Realtors.LanceKenmore of the Kenmore Team in Kennewick said his...

California-based chain has stores in Pasco, KennewickAthird Grocery Outlet store is coming to the Tri-Cities, putting a “bargainmarket” in each of the three cities. The latest will be in the Queensgate areaof Richland, next door to Party City near Target.Richlandis reviewing a permit for the proposed project at 2901 Queensgate...

Now that the city of Richland has moved into its new City Hall, what’s going on with the property across the street where the old city complex is? 

Tanks will allow Tidewater Terminal Co. to deliver ethanol-petroleum throughout regionA $12.5 million ethanol facility is coming online inAugust at the Tidewater Terminal Co. in Pasco. “Right now we’re going through our testing phase to makesure all our set points are where they need to be,” said Mark Davis, generalmanager...

By Kris JohnsonWe hear about skyrocketing home prices in places like Seattle, San Francisco and New York and shake our heads. Modest three-bedroom ramblers going for $1 million or more. Hopeful homebuyers engaging in bidding wars, sometimes buying houses sight-unseen, or skipping inspections to ensure someone else doesn’t close the...

The U.S. Department of Energy plans to extend two key contracts worth about $23 billion at the Hanford site. The U.S. DepThe Office of RiverProtection intends to extend the tank operations contract with Washington RiverProtection Solutions, and the Richland Operations Office intends to extend theplateau remediation contract with CH2M Hill...

The Tri-City Development Council’s longtime executive president and chief executive officer has announced plans to retire.Carl Adrian told the TRIDEC Executive Committee he will retire at the end of January 2020 during an Aug. 12 meeting. Adrian has been with TRIDEC for nearly 16 years and is its longest serving...

By Kris JohnsonThousands of professional salaried employees in Washington could be converted into hourly workers if a new proposal from the state Department of Labor and Industries goes into effect.For individual workers, thechange may or may not result in a pay cut. In some cases, employees might endup making about...

Theremay be a chance for creditors to recover money owed to them by a prominentTri-City homebuilder who filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, citing $9.2million in debts. Thetrustee handling the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case for Marco Solferino recentlyfiled court paperwork stating “assets have been recovered by the trustee” andrequested creditors...