Just outside the Pasco city limits, city leaders and engineers broke ground on a new pump station that will help divert wastewater from food processors into the Pasco Process Water Reuse Facility.The Sept. 26 groundbreaking marks the beginning of a project intended to keep more process wastewater out...
A Richland mainstay for more than 40 years, the M Hotel will soon offer guests refurbished rooms when its first phase of renovations are completed at the end of this month.This stage of work includes the hotel’s original 120 rooms surrounding the large, indoor pool at the property on 1515...
The success of a Pasco business park’s flexible design space off Road 90 is prompting a similar project in Kennewick.A new 44,170-square-foot commercial building is planned for 4112 W. 24th Ave. on 3.43 acres. It will feature Class A office space up front and flex space in the back of...
More coveted waterfront retail space will be available in early spring along Richland’s George Washington Way.The new 11,062-square-foot strip mall will cater to retailers and restauranteurs.Ground was broken in mid-August, and general contractor on the project, O’Brien Construction Company Inc., estimates a six-month construction period, with completion planned for February...
As a 5-year-old, Erik Roach knew what he wanted to do when he first saw “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” on television.He wanted to be involved in martial arts.Now 31, he’s still a fan of martial arts. He’s even earned a black belt.But today, he’s more interested in what his students...
A Richland auto dealership is planning to build a new 10,000-square-foot Audi center.Town & Country acquired the space for Audi Tri-Cities in April 2017 and plans for the new facility to be fully operational by summer 2019.The new location will be right off of Interstate 182 at 1177 Aaron Drive.The...
After more than a decade of business, the Prosser Starbucks got a makeover and some new equipment to create drinks not previously available to customers.The nine-week, $342,000 makeover started in the middle of the summer and included new interior walls, paint and fixtures at the coffeeshop at 10 Merlot Drive.The...
Bright Now! Dental is bringing the first of its two Tri-City clinics to Kennewick by the end of October.The practice is targeting an Oct. 29 opening date after representatives say they’ve fielded repeated requests to open in the region.“We’ve been asked by a lot of our union clientele to go...
McDonald’s and its franchisees recently announced plans to invest about $126 million in Washington state throughout 2018-19 on the construction and modernization of more than 170 restaurants.Twenty-two restaurants in Benton and Franklin counties have been included in the work.The improvements are aimed at transforming the customer experience inside and outside...
Spacious, state-of-the-art self-storage facilities are now available to rent on the south side of Pasco’s Road 68 exit off Interstate 182.The 90,000-square-foot Self-Storage at Chapel Hill includes 599 storage units totaling 80,000 square feet of available storage unit space and 10,000 square feet for retail.Unit sizes range from four-by-eight feet...
