The Department of Veterans Affairs will expand and update services in the Tri-Cities with funding from Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring Our PACT Act, aka the PACT Act.The controversial bill expands coverage for veterans sickened by toxic pit waste while serving the military. The bill was initially blocked by...
HBA seeks exhibitors for fall home showThe Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities is seeking exhibitors for its 2022 Fall Home show.The Oct. 7-9 event will be held at the HAPO Center in Pasco.Fees for the 10-by-10 exhibits are $500-$600, depending on location and configuration.Go to hbatc.com or email [email protected] for...
Matson Development LLC, led by brothers Travis Matson and Ben Matson, expects to complete a pair of flex space buildings in November near Columbia Center mall.The project includes 50,400 square feet at the corner of Tapteal Drive and Center Parkway, near the future extension of Center Parkway behind the mall...
Columbia Basin College has completed a $35 million, student-funded recreation center that provides much needed space for sports, fitness and other activities.The 80,000-square-foot center has a 12,000-square-foot fitness center, two multipurpose classrooms, space for student athletes, esports and separate locker rooms for men’s basketball, women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, visitors and...
Chris Corbin together with Kathleen and Jon Corbin have completed Summer’s Hub, a dining destination that can accommodate up to 28 food trucks in the heart of Kennewick.The 7,000-square-foot, one-story building at 6481 W. Skagit Ave., near Chuck E. Cheese, offers indoor and outdoor seating as well as an outdoor...
The Richland School District will complete construction of Badger Mountain Elementary School, a 65,000-square-foot building with 28 general education classrooms and three for special education services, in time for the first day of school on Aug. 30.The $26.8 million new school also has a library, music and art rooms, a...
Mail by the Mall, the feisty, independent mailbox business in the path of the future Center Parkway extension, has moved.The business started by Laurie McCoy and her late mother Dee is staying true to its name after moving into leased quarters “by the mall” at 1360 N. Louisiana St., Suite...
A longtime West Richland diner once named for Jamie McCallum is now owned by Jamie himself, and the first order of business was changing the restaurant’s name – to honor his young daughter with a terminal cancer diagnosis.Jamie and his wife, Frances, launched Lil’ Moon Diner at 3790 W. Van...
Columbia Birth Center pulled up roots this spring.The hospital and home birth alternative for those seeking more holistic health care services moved to an updated and more spacious location in Richland next door to the Kadlec Regional Medical Center campus.The birth center’s new home at 948 Stevens Drive was formerly...
An Oregon company that builds and operates residential facilities for seniors broke ground in May on Riverwalk Estates, a 149-unit, $40 million facility that will provide assisted and independent units near Canyon Lakes.Salem-based Hawthorn Construction Group is building the four-story facility off Highway 395 at 4704 W. Hildebrand Blvd., behind...
