Prosser’s Chukar Cherry Co. soon will begin construction on a $1.8 million, 12,000-square-foot production facility, an expansion that will double its space.The new building will allow Chukar to host tours, create much needed office space and house all activities under one roof. “We are bursting at the seams in our...
Bleyhl Co-op plans to break ground this spring on a new 20,000-square-foot store in Pasco and share the space with True Value Hardware and Great Harvest Bread Co.The $4.5 million to $5 million project at Road 68 and Chapel Hill Boulevard will replace the current Pasco store at 1126 W....
The Tri-Cities’ appetite for Hot Tamales’ traditional Mexican dish continues to grow.The Pasco-based food truck business is now serving its popular tamales through a walk-up window at 110 S. Fourth Ave. in downtown Pasco and hopes to be selling tamales from a retail store there by spring.“People are excited to...
Standard Paint and Flooring buys vacant Staples building for store expansionCommercial real estate growth in the Tri-Cities continues to mirror the region’s robust residential housing growth.“The market is hot,” said Vicki Monteagudo, a broker and principal with NAI Tri-Cities Commercial in Richland.Key growth areas in the Tri-Cities for commercial real...
300-acre destination resort to feature suites, villas, high-end restaurantJustin Wylie gets excited talking about Eritage resort, a dream that’s been over 10 years in the making.“I’ve got goose bumps right now just talking about it,” said Wylie, owner and winemaker of Va Piano Vineyards in the Walla Walla area.The $3...
The Tri-Cities boasted a record-setting year in the residential housing market for the fourth year in a row.The region recorded a four percent year-over-year increase in the number of single-family residential permits filed in 2017, with 1,446 tallied in Benton and Franklin counties.The value of all those permits? More than...
Dupus Boomer’s closes doors amid financial challengesThough the Richland restaurant intended to anchor Swift Boulevard corridor development has closed, the owner said the site would be great for another eatery.Dupus Boomer’s shuttered its doors on Christmas Eve after operating for about a year and a half.“We had a good business....
Hermiston’s downtown area continues to see improvements with construction to begin soon on a project to host gatherings and events.More than 100 parking spaces also were added and the total value of the Hermiston Urban Renewal Agency or HURA, topped 20 percent since it was created four years ago to...
Construction is underway on the Tri-Cities’ second The Original Pancake House and if the winter weather cooperates, it could be open by summer.The 4,544-square-foot restaurant at 424 Keene Road in Richland, in front of Yoke’s Fresh Market, will offer occupancy for 214 people and a covered patio area, according to...
The number of home building permits issued in Benton and Franklin counties grew six percent in 2017—despite a slow start to the year.“We couldn’t pour concrete; the ground was freezing,” said Jeff Losey, executive director of the Tri-Cities Home Builders Association, or HBA. “For two straight months, we had to...
