Company closed its 58-year-old Pendleton center last monthA global company known for its expertise in servicing engines recently closed its Pendleton operation and moved it to the Tri-Cities.Cummins invested $250,000 to open a service center at 1708 E. James St. in east Pasco. It expects to employ up to 15...
Downtown Kennewick company also considering move to Richland in fallKennewick’s Perfection Glass has acquired Yale Glass Company Inc. in Walla Walla and will begin serving more residents in the southeastern region of the state beginning in September.Dennis Yale, who has owned Yale Glass Company for 40 years, approached Kennewick-based Perfection...
Two commercial mixed-use parcels overlooking Clover Island’s marina and shoreline improvements should be available to developers this fall.“We’d hoped it’d be done at the end of June, but the (subcontractors) are really busy,” said Tana Bader Inglima, Port of Kennewick deputy CEO.The port has been working over the past several...
By Robin WojtanikExcitement is building for a unique, new fitness studio preparing to launch later this summer in Richland.The first Orangetheory Fitness for the Tri-Cities is expected to open in August on Queensgate Drive.Recruitment of new members began in May inside a construction trailer near the construction zone.Orangetheory promotes itself...
The two men who helped design and build the new Westgate Elementary School in Kennewick once attended it.Architect Doug Mitchell and contractor Gary Chervenell once frequented the halls of the old Westgate Elementary at 2514 W. Fourth Ave. before it was demolished to make way for a new school, according...
Volm Companies Inc. expects to complete a 98,000-square-foot warehouse this month at 5702 Industrial Way.It’ll be located inside the Pasco Processing Center.MH Construction of Kennewick is the general contractor. The company makes mesh bags and other packaging as well as packaging machinery and parts for growers, primarily in the potato and...
Located in the Tri-Cities Research District, the Commons at Innovation Center aims to provide for the ongoing needs of housing as the Tri-Cities continues to grow. The $18 million complex at 2894 Salk Ave. in Richland features a contemporary design featuring ultra-modern amenities with 150 units, including studio, one- and two-...
West Richland’s second middle school will open in August.The $35 million Leona Libby Middle School is located at 3259 Belmont Blvd.Voters passed a bond in 2013 to build the Richland School District’s fourth middle school.The 108,000-square-foot school will house 800 students in grade six through nine on the 30-acre campus...
Columbia Basin College’s new Rand Wortman Medical Science Center will be used to train health care professionals at 940 Northgate Drive, across the street the from Richland Public Library.The four-story, 72,600-square-foot building features 32 examination rooms, X-ray room suite, doctors’ offices, training facilities for college classrooms, simulation labs, computer labs...
The Tri-Cities’ newest event center is scheduled to open this fall.At Michele’s Event Center at 2323 Henderson Loop is in north Richland off Highway 240.The 4,000-square-foot building will feature a restaurant, lounge area, dance floor, indoor stage and private party room.Owner Michele Abrams originally planned to open the facility as a night...
