The Richland and Pasco school districts each are preparing to make the case for a third high school.It will be the first new full-service high school for the Richland district since Hanford High opened in 1972 and for the Pasco district since Chiawana High School opened in 2009.Both plan to...

Fierce wind raked the Beverly Bridge but the challenging weather didn’t deter crowds who turned out to dedicate the Beverly Bridge, the newest link in the Washington State Park system’s Palouse to Cascades State Trail.Gov. Jay Inslee joined a crowd of more than 300 to officially open the former railroad...

A unique food park is coming to a spot near Lawrence Scott Park in Kennewick’s Columbia Center area.1derful Food Park – pronounced “wonderful” – is the brainchild of Joo Seok Baek of Richland. It will have seven kitchens and dining space at 6494 W. Skagit Ave., Kennewick.The 30,000-square-foot complex will...

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...

Sun Pacific Energy has completed the latest of its Firehouse Subs-anchored Sun Market convenience stores and gas stations at 6255 Keene Road at Belmont Boulevard in West Richland.The new Sun Market is a twin to the company’s business at Horn Rapids in Richland.The 4,000-square-foot building features a drive-thru and was...

The Washington Army National Guard has completed a $15 million, 40,000-square-foot readiness center at Horn Rapids Industrial Park to serve a 150-member Stryker Infantry Unit.The Tri-Cities Readiness Center includes classrooms and conference rooms available to the public.The guard recognized the need for a new facility in the Tri-Cities in 2011...

World Builder LLC, co-founded by ex-Tri-City Heat players Lionel Singleton and Houston Lillard, has competed Vertisee Heights, a 24-unit upscale apartment complex on the Columbia River waterfront at the Richland Wye.The complex offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom loft-style units, with those on the upper floor offering airy second-floor...