It might be easy to think of Steve Carroll as the protector of pets once you hear his story.After all, his research of dog and cat food helps keep those pets healthy.The co-owner of Kennewick’s Paw’s Natural Pet Emporium says it’s all about the animals and the customers.“I’m essentially paid...

A small shop in the Uptown Shopping Center helps customers create their own signature scent.Shannon Franklin is a fragrance alchemist who offers custom fragrances as a way to “help our customers to express their uniqueness while indulging in a bit of luxury,” she said.She opened Atomic Alchemy at 226 Williams...

Panda Express will open a Chinese-American fast-food restaurant next to the Columbia River in the heart of Richland.It is the latest in a series of big moves in Richland’s central business district, where the city is fostering business and residential development along the Columbia River.The Panda Express site, 924 George...

Developers, start your engines.The Port of Kennewick will begin accepting proposals from developers who want to build homes, offices, restaurants and other structures at its Vista Field urban development starting on June 16.The port will announce it is ready for ideas at the former municipal airport during grand opening festivities...

A much-anticipated public market in the heart of Kennewick is putting off its opening date, citing construction delays.“We’re not ready,” said Kelsey Bitton, project manager for The Public Market @ Columbia River Warehouse, the market that is taking over the former Welch’s juice plant and later, J. Lieb, 20 E....

An infill apartment project will bring a complex of all three-bedroom units to western Kennewick.Ely Apartments is a venture of  Suebug Enterprises LLC’s Will McKay and Kyle Beauchamp.McKay purchased the four-acre site, 2652 W. 15th Ave., Kennewick, from his father, Bill McKay in 2020.The elder McKay purchased it in 2017...

One of the Tri-Cities’ biggest cheerleaders is going to lead a Kennewick-based nonprofit focused on empowering and supporting people with disabilities.Michael Novakovich is leaving his post as the head of Visit Tri-Cities to join Columbia Industries as its new CEO and president. CI announced the news May 9.“Michael is a...

Nearly 5,000 new and existing homes sold in the Tri-Cities in 2021.While most would be considered midrange, a small but growing number carried seven-figure price tags.The top tier of the housing market tends to get overlooked in an economy where midrange homes – currently considered those in the $300,000-$500,000-plus range...

Local Bounti Corp., the Montana ag startup behind one of the biggest economic development wins in 2021, has “paused” construction of its $40 million greenhouse complex in east Pasco.The Pasco facility was supposed to be the second in a network of high-tech complexes where Local Bounti planned to cultivate lettuce,...

The city of Pasco will raze the Thunderbird Motel and turn the site into a parking lot after reaching a $1.2 million deal to buy the “nuisance” property.The deal is expected to close by late April, with the city set to take possession by May 25.The city will demolish the...