Franklin County’s TRACfacility will now be called The HAPO Center.Franklin County announcedMarch 12 that it has entered into an agreement with HAPO Community Credit Unionfor the naming rights of the facility.The agreement runs for a10-year period and is valued at $1 million. “Franklin County is pleasedto partner with HAPO in this...
Gear up for the tourismseason with Tourism Tune-Up, a daylong hospitality-focused workshop in Prosser.Industry leaders will shareideas and tips for creating a consistent and memorable customer experience from 9 am. to2:30 p.m. March 19 at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center, 2140A WineCountry Road, Prosser.Here’s the session lineup:“ReducingTurnover and Increasing Retention:...
With snow on the ground andin the forecast,a West Richland bakery has found a way to shovel out the wintertime blues.Tsp Bakeshop has whipped upa couple dozen sugar cookies featuring puns poking fun at the snow in royal icingwith messages such as: “Ice ice baby,” “Black ice isn’t the only...
Building permits and financing are in place for thefirst apartments at Badger Mountain South in Richland. The complex will include 276 units for low-income tenantsat 2555 Bella Coola Lane, south of the Country Mercantile on Ava Way, nearTrowbridge Boulevard.The city of Richland has issued grading and buildingpermits to Nor Am...
The life-changing magic of clearing personal clutterhasn’t hit the Tri-Cities in quite the same way its effect has been feltnationally. Cities across the nation are citing overwhelmingdonations at thrift store and reseller sites, thanks to people inspired by thepopular Netflix show, “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo.” The reality series, inspired...
Mother Nature recently shared herwintry mix with the Tri-Cities, but the Three Rivers campus wants to be able tocreate its own ice year-round.Construction of a new $3.4 million iceplant is underway at the Kennewick campus, which is home to the Toyota Center,Toyota Arena and Three Rivers Convention Center.The Toyota Center...
Road68’s development boom will continue this year with an 82-townhome development project at the end of Chapel Hill Boulevard, nestled against Interstate 182 off one of Pasco’s busiest roads. EnvisionNorthwest LLC, a Kirkland-based developer, has begun construction on 41 duplex buildings on both sides of a single road, which ends in...
Desert Buick GMC has been renamed to include Speck brandThe owners of C. Speck Motors Inc.have bought another established car dealership in the region, bringing theirtotal number of dealerships to five. The sale of Desert Buick GMC at 2910W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick resulted in an immediate rebranding to SpeckBuick...
Three local investors team up for $2M indoor family fun centerA trio ofentrepreneurs is investing $2 million in a large indoor family fun center planned near Columbia Centermall in Kennewick. Developers hope to make an announcement soon about thelocation for Washington state’s first Launch Trampoline Park and hope to openit...
PFLAG’s Benton-Franklin chapter offers several training sessions every month for employersJanie Romine remembers the time she was counseled byadministrators against openly talking about her gay son with her colleagues. It taught her a valuable lesson: the workplace is notinclusive and supportive by default.“That was a glaring example of discrimination of...
