Pasco is moving to hire an owner’s representative to lead its efforts to build a $40 million aquatics center, one of the largest municipal projects in the Mid-Columbia development pipeline.The city’s voters approved a modest sales tax hike in April to support debt to construct the center and support future...
Ben Franklin Transit is preparing to construct a new two-story operations center at its campus on Columbia Park Trail, near the Richland Wye.The transit agency submitted plans for review under Washington’s Environmental Protection Act or SEPA. The city of Richland determined the 17,032-square-foot project will not have a probable significant...
Riverside Panda Express plan gains steam in RichlandMillennium Construction Group submitted plans to demolish the former Richland Red Robin building, 924 George Washington Way, on Dec. 22.The application was pending in early January.The restaurant is slated to be replaced by a new building housing a Panda Express.The property is flanked...
The crystal ball gives no clear picture of what 2023 holds for the Tri-City residential real estate market. The new year started as a study in contrasts.Home starts sputtered in 2022, as did sales, though prices remained strong.The word “standstill” gets thrown around, but it falls short of describing the...
Ethos Bakery & Café wants the community to know it has not closed, even though its shop on Richland’s Keene Road is empty.Ethos temporarily consolidated operations into its Richland Parkway location while awaiting completion of a new building intended to house all baking and milling operations under one roof.Ethos must...
About a year after opening its first satellite tasting room in Vancouver, Washington, Barnard Griffin has opened a second one in Woodinville.The grand opening for the 1,405-square-foot tasting room at 17401 133rd Ave., Suite 1008, was Dec. 16.“These satellite tasting rooms expose customers to our top tier wines that are...
Benton and Franklin counties will mail ballots in late January for a series of school funding requests that, if approved, will affect local property taxes.Ballots must be returned or postmarked by Election Day, Feb. 14, to count.Wondering where drop boxes are in Benton County? Click here. If you're in Franklin...
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...
The Port of Pasco has secured $3.6 million to extend railroad tracks to the future Darigold Inc. processing plant now under construction at Reimann Industrial Park near Highway 395.U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both Washington Democrats, sponsored the port’s request for funds with support from U.S. Rep. Dan...
Speck Hyundai of Tri-Cities completed construction of its new Kennewick dealership facility on Dec. 1, 2022.The project was built on behalf of JP and Katy Moore.The $6 million project features a showroom and service department, charging for electric vehicles and can accommodate the incoming Hyundai Ioniq franchise, established to sell...
