The Richland Target is getting a $1.8 million remodel that boosts technology, product displays and provides private space for nursing mothers.The local Target is one of 1,000 being updated by the end of the year, said Liz Hancock, a spokeswoman for the Minneapolis-based retail chain.The city of Richland issued permits...
Santiago Communities Inc. is a step closer to developing a 200-unit manufactured home park near a water treatment plant in east Kennewick.Santiago is eyeing three separate parcels owned by the Port of Kennewick east of the Kennewick water treatment plant and north of the Oak Street Industrial Complex off East...
Chaplaincy Health Care’s newest and biggest thrift store will open this spring in Pasco.The Repeat Boutique will be at Sandifur Crossing on Road 68, next door to Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree and Grocery Outlet.The store will have 10,000 square feet of retail space. The Kennewick and Richland stores are roughly...
Roasters Coffee opened its newest Kennewick coffee shop in November at 2615 S. Vancouver St. near the roundabout at 27th Avenue. It features both a drive-thru and a walk-up window as well as patio seating for guests.With the addition of the Kennewick location and a new Roasters at 9025 Center...
Columbia Industries, a nonprofit serving area residents with disabilities and other challenges, remodeled space to serve as a drop-in resource center for clients.The center at 900 S. Dayton St. provides assistance to clients who are searching for jobs, applying for affordable housing and signing up for food assistance.The center’s staff...
The 99-room Courtyard by Marriott Pasco Tri-Cities Airport opened Feb. 19 at 2101 W. Argent Road in Pasco.Kennewick-based A-1 Hospitality Group, led by Vijay Patel and son Taran, developed the $10 million project on land leased from the Port of Pasco for 80 years. It will manage the property through...
Wenspok Resources LLC, the Spokane-based owner and operator of Wendy’s restaurants in the Northwest, opened its newest Tri-Cities location Feb. 28 at 5706 Road 68 in PascoGrand opening festivities were held March 7.The Pasco Wendy’s is the 53rd for the company and is part of an aggressive plan to invest...
The Tri-Cities’ newest luxury car wash is open for business in West Richland.The Bush Living Trust recently opened Bush Car Wash at 3220 Kennedy Ave.It boasts a 160-foot conveyor car wash, an express car wash, 10 self-service vacuum bays and two shampooers to clean carpets.The West Richland location is the...
By Christine ZinterThe outbreak of the coronavirus and the attendant fear of contagion, particularly in Washington—seemingly the epicenter of the U.S. outbreak—is creating unique and challenging labor law issues for employers. What’s more, the situation is rapidly changing as the virus continues to spread. Public health agencies’ recommendations are being...
The nation's top banking regulator is encouraging institutions with assets under $1 billion to use discretion in dealing with customers and communities affected by efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, issued a Financial Institution Letter on March 13 that encourages banks and financial...
