Hirst decision affecting rural development; bill would give local governments more flexibilityA bill to deal with a development-related fallout of last year’s state Supreme Court’s decision passed the Republican-dominated Washington Senate.However, the 28-21 vote on Feb. 28 mostly along party lines means that bill faces a tough road in the...

Fairchild Cinemas was expected to do well in its new Queensgate location in Richland when it opened in December 2015.But it did better than well, and now the company is planning a new 10-screen movie theater next to the Walmart store near the Canyon Lakes neighborhood in Kennewick. It will...

A new thrift store will open in downtown Kennewick to benefit a nonprofit providing hospice, palliative and grief care.Chaplaincy Health Care will open Repeat Boutique on March 31.The store will feature gently-used clothing and accessories for men, women and children, household items, furniture, home décor and more.“Very often we have...

The Port of Benton plans to kick-start a new 21-lot development with a $2 million building in Prosser designed to attract boutique businesses to complement the neighboring Vintner Village.Construction on the new building, which will include three bays for businesses, as well as an adjacent office building for a nonprofit,...

In the Tri-Cities, it’s a seller’s market with homes listed in the morning having several offers that same afternoon. That’s good news for sellers, but not so good for buyers or real estate agents looking to pick up extra listings.With more than 800 real estate agents and fewer than 500...

Copiers Northwest hopes to break ground in March on a new $1.3 million two-story building in Kennewick.The new nearly 12,000-square-foot building at 7035 W. Clearwater Ave. in Kennewick will be next to the current Copiers Northwest office space.The company’s Kennewick office is currently in a strip mall on Clearwater, with...

Bid fell through on 38 acres zoned for multi-family housingThe sales of four of the five parcels of Pasco land auctioned by the Washington Department of Natural Resources in the fall have closed.A 38-acre parcel zoned for multi-family housing and appraised for $1.2 million did not close.The four parcels, appraised...

Water rights and education are among the top priorities for the new president of the Building Industry Association of Washington.Ted Clifton recently stepped into the leadership position of the Olympia-based association that represents member companies in the home-building industry.He was in the Tri-Cities last month to make sure he heard...

By Sean BassingerMid-Columbia residents seeking relief from chronic back, neck, arthritic, cancer or other chronic or acute pain have more options available to them with Lynx Healthcare’s recent Kennewick expansion.Formerly Pinnacle Pain Center in Kennewick, the Tri-City pain clinic rebranded with a series of other clinics as part of Lynx...

Learn about key construction projects in the works in the Tri-Cities at an upcoming meeting.Inland Northwest Associated General Contractors of America is partnering with the Tri City Construction Council to host a  construction owners’ panel in the Tri-Cities to highlight upcoming projects in the works.Scheduled presenters include the Port of Kennewick,...