Russ Cazier, the owner of a string of Subway and Costa Vida restaurants in Eastern Washington and Oregon, is bringing the Costa Vida fresh Mexican brand to Pasco.The newest Costa Vida will occupy a space Cazier first leased more than a year ago at 6627 Burden Blvd., next to Proof...
Hanford facility ready for testing as construction wrapsThe Low-Activity Waste Facility at Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant is ready for testing after workers completed construction of the last 94 systems at the site.The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of River Protection and contractor Bechtel National Inc. said workers hit...
When the owners of Pacific Pasta & Grill decided to downsize to survive the pandemic, they also took the opportunity to create a more efficient operation.“We fixed all the mistakes of the old restaurant,” said co-owner Niki Young.The restaurant opened Dec. 19 at 603 Goethals Drive in Richland after closing...
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...
