Developers planning luxury apartments with an ‘edge’Longtime Tri-City commercial developers are planning theirmost ambitious project to date: a luxury apartment complex on 8.25 acresadjacent to Vista Field, across from Lawrence Scott Park in Kennewick. Although the project is in its very early stages — theChavallo family currently is looking for...

Tri-City constructioncompanies must try harder than ever to recruit skilled workers.Amos Constructionrecently stationed an employee holding a “now hiring” sign on a busy street inKennewick.“I’ve run radio ads,placed ads on Craigslist in three cities, done the signage, done logos, I’veFacebook advertised, and I still can’t find enough employees,” said companyowner...

High-end cocktail bar, coffee shop likely tenants in building near fountainBig plans are in the works for a building described as aneyesore in the heart of Richland’s The Parkway. A group of six local investors with Prospere Ventures boughtthe property and hope to begin demolition soon to build a new...

Most hours of the day, a lathe machine is hard at work in aPasco warehouse, creating pipe fittings for a Pennsylvania company thatrecently opened its first West Coast shop. Latrobe Foundry Machine & Supply Co., based nearPittsburgh, picked the Tri-Cities to be closer to its customers.The company founder’s great-grandson moved...

The Dive to open in June at Shrub Steppe’s old siteBusiness has been great since Mike and Dashia Hopp openedBombing Range Brewing Co. nearly three years ago in north Richland.The microbrewery and restaurant at 2000 Logston Blvd. hasloyal customers. People who live at nearby Horn Rapids and those commuting tothe...

Infinity, Promade, RP Development owners building 31,000-square-foot building near Cottonwood schoolTheowners of Infinity Homes of Washington, Promade Homes and RP Development arebuilding a 31,000-square-foot building at 105609 E. Wiser Parkway.The new warehouse andshowroom are under construction just south of Interstate 82 in unincorporatedBenton County, near CSS Mini Storage, just a...

Century 21 Tri-Cities program donates listing to student scholarshipsA three-bedroom, 2,090-square-foot home built by Pasco highschool students was under contract nine days after it went on the market.The home was listed for $333,500.Students, teachers and other partners celebrated thecompletion of the Team Pasco House at 4118 Vermilion Lane, south of...

A new Taco Time planned for south Richland means the closure of the city’s current Taco Time franchise in Richland’s downtown core.The newest restaurant will open at 2222 Keene Road, near the busy intersection of Keene Road and Queensgate Boulevard, next door to an Chevron gas station.Taco Time on Swift...

MacDonald-Miller to open its Eastern Washington headquarters in fall after moving Moses Lake officeASeattle-based mechanical contractor is looking to expand its Tri-City customerbase by opening a shop where customers can fulfill commercial needs forheating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as other mechanical services.MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions has plans to open...