Jim Franklin had a new building constructed for Streetrodz Unlimited after the auto repair business outgrew its smaller building.Franklin, who has run the business since 2006, built a new facility with five repair lifts and six repair bays. The one-story building includes shop and office sides separated by a viewing...

Richard Cote of Spokane-based MissFit Ventures Kennewick LLC, dba Orangetheory Fitness, has completed a $750,000 project to install an Orangetheory Fitness studio at 4101 W. 27th Place, Suite B110/120 in Kennewick.It is expected to open in March and will be the second Orangetheory Fitness location in the Tri-Cities. A third...

Walla Walla Community College broke ground on an 18,800-square-foot student recreation center funded by student fees in mid-2019, with construction wrapping in 2020.The project’s $8.25 million budget is supported by student fees approved by 72% of WWCC students in 2016. Students agreed to levy a $5 per credit per quarter,...

A Vancouver real estate management and development firm is expanding into the Tri-Cities, drawn by the area’s growth.Carmen Villarma, president and founder of The Management Group (TMG), broke ground on a two-story office at 30 S. Louisiana St. in west Kennewick this fall. It includes ground floor space for both...

A $7.7 million science exploration center under construction in Richland aims to foster science-inspired students and STEM-confident educators.LIGO Hanford, one of two detectors making up the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, broke ground this fall on the LIGO Exploration Center, called LExC.Expected to host up to 10,000 students each year, in...

An inquiry about extending sewer lines to boathouses at the Clover Island Yacht Club has prompted a strong response from the Port of Kennewick.Boathouses are for boats, not people. Living on boats or in boathouses is not allowed by the port or the Army Corps of Engineers.The port leases the...

The Port of Kennewick is in an awkward position after the death of a tenant who held a lifetime right to occupy port-owned property in east Kennewick.Audrey Bouton died Sept. 14 in San Tan Valley, Arizona, where she had moved to be cared for by a daughter. She was 90...

Canal Village, a mixed-use development at 5373 and 5331 Canal Drive, near the intersection with Edison Street, in Kennewick welcomed its first tenants in November.Buxbaum Family Chiropractic moved into the two-building complex in November. Tri-Cities Infusion & Wellness Clinic will move in in 2021. A third building will be delivered...

CRF Metal Works completed construction of a $1.2 million, 7,500-square-foot steel building with two 3,850-square-foot heated and cooled sides and 1,250 square feet of office space in October.The project was developed to cater to the growing Tri-Cities and the need for space for small businesses to start and grow.CRF Metal...

Men’s Wearhouse exits bankruptcy, Pier 1 returns?Tailored Brands Inc., parent to Men’s Wearhouse and other clothing lines for men, has exited bankruptcy as a private company.Tailored is one of many national brands with a Tri-City presence to file for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code...