By Andy PerdueOne of the most important vineyards on Red Mountain has been sold.Artz Vineyard, planted in 1997, was bought this spring by Scott Williams, second-generation winemaker of Kiona Vineyards & Winery. Williams and his wife Vicky already own several top vineyards on the ridge that many winemakers consider the...
Richland will be home to the Tri-Cities’ third Planet Fitness gym this fall.The new fitness center will be at 1711 George WashingtonWay, Suite 399, in a storefront formerly occupied by Mid-Columbia Wine andSpirits, next door to Office Depot.The Washington Plaza development in north Richland isanchored by Safeway.Planet Fitness recently signed...
LambWeston is adding a potato storage building in Paterson to support its expandedoperations across the Columbia River in Oregon.Thenew building is under construction at 158695 Highway 221 in Paterson. It isvalued at $2.2 million and will have the capacity to hold 15,000 tons ofpotatoes.Atthe end of 2017, Lamb Weston announced...
In less than a year, Vista Field’s first shovel-readyparcels are expected to be available to developers.Plans to turn the former airport into a 103-acrepedestrian-focused urban center took a tangible step forward with aground-breaking ceremony in April.Around March 2020, the first shovel-ready parcels are expected to be made available through the...
The numbers aren’t all that far apart — from 505 Swift Blvd.to 625 Swift.And the physical move into Richland’s new City Hall from theold building amounts to several hundred feet across Jadwin Avenue.But after $18.4 million and 20 months of construction — plussome 14 years of planning and negotiations before...
The long-planned SSC North America supercar productionfacility destined for the Belmont Business District in West Richland is now atthe center of a $10.3 million dispute.A new $3.2 million commercial building — tenant to bedetermined — is going up at the property instead, and the high-performance carmanufacturing plant is moving to...
Bob and Tammy Benson have long wanted to run a batting cagebusiness in the Tri-City area.“We’ve always talked about having a facility,” Tammy said.“We’d look and talk about it. But we wouldn’t do it.”Then a friend showed them information about a D-BATfranchise a few years ago. The Bensons bought a...
Two construction projects totaling morethan $3.5 million are getting underway on the Kadlec medical campus in Richlandto meet patient demand for electrophysiology and gastroenterology services.One project involves adding a fifthcatheterization lab to the main hospital building at 888 Swift Blvd. This willresult in more resources for electrophysiology cardiology, known as...
Horror movie-themed restaurant to open in Richland’s ParkwayIn addition to managing a cafe, owning a micro-bakery andparenting four children, Chris Nokes decided to add restaurant entrepreneur tohis list. He’s opening Hot Mess Burgers & Pies at 619 The Parkway in Richland, where Cheese Louise used to be.“When we came in...
Richland medical practice to move into site on Jadwin AvenueA Richland OB-GYN bought a building not far from his currentclinic and will move into a newly remodeled facility this summer. Dr. Richard Lorenzo has seen patients at 1050 Gilmore Ave.,Suite A, since August 2015. His new practice will be at...
