Idaho-based firm responsible for several recent public school projectsWith the Tri-Cities’ dramatic uptick in new construction, Design West Architects of Kennewick has outgrown its current office, which opened less than eight years ago.In January, Design West began renovating a second-floor space on the north side of the Plaza West complex...
$2.7 million Amon Hills Business Center will offer two suites for leaseNew lease space will hit the market along Clearwater Avenue on the rapidly developing western edge of Kennewick. Construction on the 10,808-square-foot Amon Hills Business Center is underway and expected to finish by May or June.“This area is prime...
Work began in December, completion expected by MayThe rooms of Richland’s Hampton by Hilton are undergoing their first complete overhaul in more than 10 years.The first phase of the $750,000 remodeling project kicked off Dec. 14 with 44 rooms.The work to remodel all 130 rooms is expected to be completed...
Prosser’s Chukar Cherry Co. soon will begin construction on a $1.8 million, 12,000-square-foot production facility, an expansion that will double its space.The new building will allow Chukar to host tours, create much needed office space and house all activities under one roof. “We are bursting at the seams in our...
Washington Policy Center’s Farm to Free Market event in Pasco attracts 300 peopleComponents of the 2018 farm bill, an economic model based on the success of New Zealand’s sweeping reform, and the ongoing battle to protect assets and existing legislation that supports agricultural producers were among the topics highlighted at Washington...
After being closed for a week, the Benton County auditor’s office in Richland is scheduled to reopen on Feb. 5.The office, located at 101 Wellsian Way, Suite E, was closed due to poor air quality and potential smoke damage to furnishings, carpet and air ducts because of a fire earlier...
Bleyhl Co-op plans to break ground this spring on a new 20,000-square-foot store in Pasco and share the space with True Value Hardware and Great Harvest Bread Co.The $4.5 million to $5 million project at Road 68 and Chapel Hill Boulevard will replace the current Pasco store at 1126 W....
The Tri-Cities’ appetite for Hot Tamales’ traditional Mexican dish continues to grow.The Pasco-based food truck business is now serving its popular tamales through a walk-up window at 110 S. Fourth Ave. in downtown Pasco and hopes to be selling tamales from a retail store there by spring.“People are excited to...
Owner cites customers’ changing shopping habits for dwindling salesCrest Hallmark Shops announced plans to close its Kennewick Plaza store this month citing declining sales.The Richland store on George Washington Way in Washington Plaza will remain the sole Hallmark Gold Crown store in the Tri-Cities of the five started by the...