Tri-City shoppers can expect to see new restaurants and shops — including Ulta Beauty and MOD Pizza — opening next year in the Vintner Square development near Target off Queensgate Drive in Richland.It’s all part of the developers’ plan to provide a “high quality tenant mix,” said Jim Stephens, director...

The commercial sector continues to flourish alongside the housing market in the Tri-City area, with several big-ticket building projects on the horizon.Here’s a few of them:In Richland:Lamb Weston has two new commercial buildings, one valued at $5.3 million and the other at $4 million, both planned at 2460 Saint St.Fisher...

A chunk of prime Pasco real estate is back on the auction block after no buyers stepped forward to snatch it up last year.The state Board of Natural Resources authorized the sale of more than 230 acres of vacant state trust land in Pasco earlier this month.The five parcels range...

A subdivision with 84 single-family residential lots and six commercial lots is taking shape just east of the Broadmoor Outlet mall in Pasco.And a nearby multi-family subdivision owned by the same company is poised to add more homes as well.The new subdivision, called Broadmoor Terrace, sits on 34 acres.Idaho-based Big...

Campbell & Co. is expanding its growing fabrication operation with a move into the former Bekins Northwest facility on Irving Street in Pasco.The expansion comes on the heels of a major remodel of the corporate headquarters across the street.Improvements included adding a residential sales office, increasing the size of the...

Kymm and Caleb Aldinger are one busy couple.They have three kids, ages 4, 5, and 7, are licensed foster parents, volunteer their time for various community events and run their own business. Caleb and Kymm Aldinger are branching into selling cars as well as repairing them at Allied Automotive in...

By Jobetta Hedelman-BeaverThe Tri-Cities has grown and changed over the years, but one thing that has stayed constant is that families can head to Atomic Bowl in Richland for a good time. And as the longtime business celebrates its anniversary, the owners are looking to the future.Atomic Bowl celebrated its...

A Prosser assisted living facility has undergone a major expansion and remodel as well as a name change, thanks to the partnership of two longtime Yakima Valley families.The $2 million in improvements at Amber Hills Assisted Living, formerly Sheffield Manor, finished up about a month ago under the watchful eyes...

By Jeff Morrow for TCAJoBIf you’re not looking for it, you don’t see it.But Bryan Ketcham, director of Catholic Charities Housing Services (CCHS) out of the Diocese of Yakima, sees the homelessness and crowded living conditions people endure up and down the Yakima Valley.And that’s why he’s excited about the...

There’s a huge Milky Way in Sunnyside that few people know exists.Each morning, truck after truck, all marked Milky Way, turn into the driveway of the Darigold Sunnyside plant, back up to the offloading pumps and by the end of the day, have off-loaded 8.7 million pounds of raw milk...