When you have a hankering for deep-fried chicken and a glass of high quality Red Mountain wine, there’s only one place to go — The Chicken Shack in West Richland.“I know it sounds odd but it works,” said Steve LaMarr.LaMarr and his wife, Tracy, and partner Ken Poletski, opened The...
Crimson Wine Group (OTCQB: CWGL) has purchased the Seven Hills Winery in Walla Walla for $5.75 million.Seven Hills was founded in 1988 by Casey McClellan, the winemaker, and his wife, Vicky. It was the fifth winery in Walla Walla at the time.Casey McClellan was a fourth-generations farmer who planted the...
A new 16,700-sq.-ft. BioLife Plasma Center will be built at the southeast corner of Road 76 and Wrigley Drive in Pasco, across from the Mid-Columbia Library’s West Pasco branch.The general contractor on the construction project, which is estimated at $2.7 million, is W.D.S. Construction Inc., of Beaver Dam, Wis.BioLife operates...
City of Richland, Port of Benton and Tri-City Development Council officials celebrated the official transfer of 1,341 acres of former Department of Energy land to the city and port in early February.[blockquote quote="Part of our challenge will be convincing others how it would best be used." source="Robert Thompson, Mayor of...
Although the Tri-Cities unemployment rate is still higher than the state and nation, other economic indicators are strong in the Mid-Columbia.[blockquote quote="Our area is in dramatic need of new construction." source="Gayle Stack, owner of EverStar Realty" align="right" max_width="300px"]Local industry leaders and experts, from economists and realtors to hospitality and government...
Kennewick’s newest affordable housing community, Nueva Vista, is open and accepting applications.The housing complex at 386 N. Union St. near Winco in Kennewick has 32 apartments. Half are earmarked for low-income families and individuals without homes while 20 percent are set-aside for those who are disabled and living on a...
DGR*Grant Construction Inc. of Richland has been awarded a $9.5 million contract to build a new two-story office building at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland.Construction is expected to begin in February on the 26,000-sq.-ft. facility, which will house more than 100 PNNL staff who work on energy and national...
Five years ago when Melissa LaBeaf was looking for a place to open her hair salon, she had trouble finding exactly what she was looking for.She wanted a space that wasn’t too big, but also wasn’t too small and she wanted to be sure she opened up shop in Richland....
Acouple of years ago, Michele Abrams dragged one of her sons to Roslyn, to check out the Rolsyn Café, a landmark icon featured in the opening credits on Northern Exposure. The business was up for sale, and Abrams hoped to turn it into a nightclub.“I really wanted a place to...
Construction has started on a 11,200 optometry clinic at 8127 Grandridge Blvd. in Kennewick, which will become home to Center Vision Clinic late spring.[blockquote quote="We strive to provide an outstanding patient experience — not just an eye checkup." source="Dr. Aaron Banta, co-owner of Center Vision Clinic" align="right" max_width="300px"]Dr. Aaron Banta,...
