The Washington Army National Guard welcomed a 150-member company of soldiers to its $14.2 million Richland Readiness Center on National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day on Dec. 7.It took 10 years to conceive, fund and build Richland’s first armory and the first new National Guard facility in Benton County since the...
Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various...
Local Bounti Corp. has resumed construction of a $40 million project to establish commercial greenhouses in east Pasco following a months-long pause while it absorbed the purchase of a California rival.Local Bounti will cultivate live lettuce, herbs and leafy greens sold through groceries. It is not a cannabis company.The Pasco...
Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates has completed a $2.5 million project to transform the old Banner Bank building at 8200 Gage Blvd. in Kennewick into a 5,380-square-foot medical office.The project included demolishing the interior walls, drywall and ceilings and refitting the building to accommodate 12 exam rooms and on-site X-ray capabilities....
The ownership of a longtime advertising agency has changed hands.PS Media Inc.’s new owner and president is Tony Moser, who’s been with the business for almost eight years. Tony MoserMoser bought the Kennewick-based business, established in 1999, from Mark Showalter and Dave Praino. The deal was finalized Oct. 14. Terms...
Beaverton-based Reser’s Fine Foods held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking operations at its new Pasco processing plant on Sept. 21.The new plant is more than twice the size of its old one at the Pasco Processing Center, which is now for sale. The $120 million plant has 274,000 square feet and is...
The ink was barely dry on a $39 million road improvement plan for Pasco’s Broadmoor area when Big Sky Developers dispatched excavators.Big Sky’s heavy equipment as much as anything signifies development is coming to Broadmoor, the 1,200-plus acre collection of sand dunes that has long been the spot where Pasco...
As nights get longer and colder, staff at the Tri-City Union Gospel Mission shelter for women face an unenviable task.When the shelter is full, they’re forced to turn away women and children seeking accommodations as they escape domestic violence, poverty, substance abuse and the myriad other challenges that leave them...
Veterans Warehouse Thrift was moving to clear its 40,000-square-foot store on Nov. 11 in anticipation of a 72-hour eviction notice. The store announced it was selling its entire inventory at 50% off on Friday, Nov. 11 and 75% on Saturday, Nov. 12 and invited organizations that serve the homeless to take any...
The Tri-City chapter of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers is preparing to build a Joint Apprentice Training Center in Kennewick.IBEW 112, together with the Spokane-based Inland Empire chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association, expects to solicit bids from contractors in early 2023 and break ground next spring. The...
