The state’s new two-year budget includes several milliondollars in projects for the Tri-City area, including two big Richland projects:a $27 million new academic building at Washington State University Tri-Citiesand a $15.2 million military readiness center in the Horn Rapids area.In north Richland, $7.7 million has been earmarked for aLaser Interferometer...
By Andy PerdueOne of the most important vineyards on Red Mountain has been sold.Artz Vineyard, planted in 1997, was bought this spring by Scott Williams, second-generation winemaker of Kiona Vineyards & Winery. Williams and his wife Vicky already own several top vineyards on the ridge that many winemakers consider the...
Richland will be home to the Tri-Cities’ third Planet Fitness gym this fall.The new fitness center will be at 1711 George WashingtonWay, Suite 399, in a storefront formerly occupied by Mid-Columbia Wine andSpirits, next door to Office Depot.The Washington Plaza development in north Richland isanchored by Safeway.Planet Fitness recently signed...
LambWeston is adding a potato storage building in Paterson to support its expandedoperations across the Columbia River in Oregon.Thenew building is under construction at 158695 Highway 221 in Paterson. It isvalued at $2.2 million and will have the capacity to hold 15,000 tons ofpotatoes.Atthe end of 2017, Lamb Weston announced...
Two Pasco companiesrecently earned statewide manufacturing awards.The Bogert Group, which is an umbrella for businesses that make military equipment, hydraulic pumps, accessories for recreational boating and small aircraft and a line of jacks for safely lifting heavy equipment, earned a gold award for being an innovator in manufacturing.The Bogert Group...
In less than a year, Vista Field’s first shovel-readyparcels are expected to be available to developers.Plans to turn the former airport into a 103-acrepedestrian-focused urban center took a tangible step forward with aground-breaking ceremony in April.Around March 2020, the first shovel-ready parcels are expected to be made available through the...
By D. Patrick JonesThe area’s artscalendar is full, as a glance at any Tri-City events calendar makes instantlyclear. Consider music. Thearea is home to classical organizations such as the Mid-Columbia Symphony,Camerata Musica, Mid-Columbia Mastersingers. Festivals pop up in venues in thearea, especially in spring and summer, such as the Mariachi...
The stage isset as Vista Field transforms into Tri-Cities’ new urban core.And waiting in the wings to take its place there is the Arts Center Task Force.More than twoacres has been set aside for the landmark project — the Tri-Cities’ firstcenter for the arts — aimed at anchoring the new...
The community is about to find out what happens when youcombine the Tri-Cities’ most popular classic car, street rod and motorcycleshows.The West Richland Area Chamber of Commerce jumped in to take on organizing Cool Desert Nights car and street festival, along with its wildly popular West Richland Hogs & Dogs...
Number ofemployees you oversee? Artisticstaff of eight. Number of singers: 150. Volunteers: our singers are our primaryvolunteers. Briefbackground about Mid-Columbia Mastersingers: Founded in 1986 as Consort Columbia, Mid-Columbia Mastersingers, or MCM, is the premiere adult community chorus of the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas. Our mission is to transform lives through the...
