A massive freezer storage facility in north Richland isabout to get bigger.Preferred Freezer Services has begun a $35 million expansionproject that will add space and jobs.“We’ve been moving dirt for several weeks now,” said BurnieTaylor, director of major capital projects for Preferred Freezer Services. “Andwe have an expected opening of...

Port of Kennewick awards $6.4 million in contracts for projects’ next phasesThe Port of Kennewick’s vision to create a destinationwaterfront wine village and redevelop former airport Vista Field is makingheadway.The Port of Kennewick approved more than $6.4 million in construction projects in March: infrastructure work at Vista Field and a...

Carl Thompson loves what he does.As the superintendent at Columbia Point Golf Course, it’shis mission – and his staff’s job – to make sure the course is in great shapefor the region’s golfers, who played close to 46,000 rounds on the Richlandcourse last year alone.Carl ThompsonAt the same time, Thompson...

Plans to transform Vista Field from a former airport into an urban center took a tangible step forward with a ground-breaking ceremony on April 22.“With this groundbreaking event the transformation of Vista Field is finally becoming real," said Tom Moak, Port of Kennewick commissioner. He said the redevelopment project bridges...

Salvaged Hardwoods owner reclaims wood, creates custom piecesClinton Milton remembers tinkering around with his dad inthe garage as a boy. He wasn’t building much, he admits, but it gave him theskills and confidence as an adult to build modest sample tables from salvagedhardwood pieces to sell at yard sales.That was...

By Kevin AnthonyThe message is simple. Clean, you might say.While cleaning up one of the biggest environmental messes inthe United States, it’s best to leave as small a footprint as possible.It’s an attitude that Mission Support Alliance stresses in its role as a key contractor at the Hanford nuclear reservation....

By Andy PerdueCabernet Sauvignon is the king of Washington wine country.Washington winemakers harvested 261,000 tons of wine grapesin 2018, up from 229,000 tons in the previous year, based on numbers releasedin March by the Washington Wine Commission. Washington is the No. 2 producer of wine grapes in theUnited States, second...

Mid-Columbia farmers facing Yakima basin drought declaration on top of delay in planting, harvestThis year’s growing season may bechallenging for farmers with possible drought conditions and delayed plantingsafter winter’s heavy, prolonged snow.Wheat, wine grape, apple,asparagus and potato industry officials reported weather-related delays becauseof the record snowfall that blanketed the region...

Don’t expect to see explosive growth in Tri-City residentialand commercial sectors in the coming year.That was the message from a panel of industry experts on a Building the Tri-Cities panel at the Tri-City Development Council’s March 28 annual economic outlook meeting in Pasco. TRIDEC postponed the event a month due...

Friends of Badger Mountain trying to raise money to buy land before developers to preserve public access

It’s a race against development for a local nonprofit working to preserve some of the Tri-City region’s natural habitat for future generations to enjoy. Friends of Badger Mountain is working quickly and...