The Tri-City areawelcomed its second Firehouse Subs restaurant in May in Kennewick.The 2,000-square-footrestaurant is attached to a 3,000-square-foot SunMarket convenience store andgas station at 10799 Ridgeline Drive, near the roundabout at West ClearwaterAvenue and Leslie Road.Therestaurant, which has seating inside for 50 and on the patio for 30, featuresdécor reflecting...

The new three-storyRichland City Hall is open for business, combining three aging facilities underone roof to allow for a one-stop shop for residents. The merging ofdepartments and business functions is expected to lead to improvedcommunications, operations, efficiency, customer-employee relationships andsafety, according to city officials.The 44,185-square-footbuilding with a partial basement is...

Agrowing sign manufacturing business has constructed and moved into a biggerbuilding on Clearwater Avenue in Kennewick.MustangSign’s space is a two-story unit with the top floor serving as offices overlookingthe production bay.“It’sa great new and unique space on an otherwise bare strip of Clearwater.Hopefully it will spur additional growth in this...

Construction of thefinal building that completes the original investors’ vision for the GrandridgeBusiness Park in Kennewick is done.The new three-tenant19,600-square-foot building has two tenants so far: CliftonLarsonAllen, abusiness providing wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax andconsulting services, and Ticor Title, a title and escrow company. The building wassubstantially completed May 1. CliftonLarsonAllenmoved in...

TheTri-City’s first Brazilian grill restaurant is open and serving up beef,seafood, poultry and pork tableside.BoiadaBrazilian Grill opened to customers on May 30 at 8418 W. Gage Blvd., Kennewick,across the street from Costco near Columbia Center mall.Thecost to launch the 5,500-square-foot restaurant totaled $340,000.Therestaurant owners, the Dicenzo and Ferriera families, are...

The remodel of Mid-Columbia Libraries’ West Richlandbranch was recently completed, reopening April 27.The $251,500 remodel at 3803 W. Van Giesen St.included the installation of new shelving, paint, furniture, electricaloutlets, an improved story time area for children and custom artworkcelebrating the Mid-Columbia region’s unique culture and history.In addition, new materials worth...

St.Joseph Catholic Church in Kennewick completed its new parish office andSedlacek Reception Center this month.Thethree-story, 16,000-square-foot new addition to the parish property at 520 S.Garfield St. will help to accommodate the church’s ongoing growth by providingnew office space for parish clergy and staff, as well as additional gatheringspace.Themain floor of...

ColumbiaPark Golf Links’ new Columbia River Landing opens this month as the newclubhouse for the 18-hole golf course in Columbia Park in Kennewick.Thenew building features a pro shop with retail sales area, indoor/outdoorrestaurant and events venue with capacity to seat about 150 people. It alsoboasts a riverview patio.Theold building was...

Pasco Vision Clinic celebrates its 50th year in business with the opening of its newly renovated office at 2715 W. Court St. in Pasco.The15,000-square-foot complex was gutted, stripped and renovated inside and out.The mainbuilding, which consists of 6,700 square feet, houses the vision clinic, whileone 1,550-square-foot unit - it’s one...

By Beau RuffShould a person giftthe farm before death to avoid the complexity of probate and the estate tax?Probably not. The family farmoccupies a unique position in Washington state estate taxation. It is arguablyone of the best assets to own at death for a wealthy family. It has the benefitof...