Cities, counties, ports, private-sector employers make case for federal fundingAs the new administration and Congress consider making major investments in the nation’s infrastructure, a coalition of Washington state organizations representing cities, counties, ports and private-sector businesses is making the case that Washington is a wise choice.The state moves more than...

Twenty teams of students from across the state — including a contingent from Tri-Tech Skills Center in Kennewick — built tiny homeless shelters as part of a statewide competition.The Tri-Tech students disassembled and packed up a roughly 100-square-foot shelter they built for the state’s first Career and Technical Education (CTE) Showcase...

$1.3 million strip mall also will be home to Orangetheory Fitness StudioOasis Physical Therapy has opened three offices built around the Tri-Cities in the past 15 years.The company’s executive director and owner Mindi Irvine now is adding a fourth location, a $1.3 million building at 1020 Queensgate Drive in south...

Richland School District will see $141 million in construction projects in the coming years after passing a successful construction bond last month.District voters gave the green light for a $99 million bond with 61 percent approval, or 9,529 yes votes to 5,967 no votes.The district is now establishing timelines for...

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...