A much-anticipated public market in the heart of Kennewick is putting off its opening date, citing construction delays.“We’re not ready,” said Kelsey Bitton, project manager for The Public Market @ Columbia River Warehouse, the market that is taking over the former Welch’s juice plant and later, J. Lieb, 20 E....
An infill apartment project will bring a complex of all three-bedroom units to western Kennewick.Ely Apartments is a venture of Suebug Enterprises LLC’s Will McKay and Kyle Beauchamp.McKay purchased the four-acre site, 2652 W. 15th Ave., Kennewick, from his father, Bill McKay in 2020.The elder McKay purchased it in 2017...
Sun Pacific Energy has completed the latest of its Firehouse Subs-anchored Sun Market convenience stores and gas stations at 6255 Keene Road at Belmont Boulevard in West Richland.The new Sun Market is a twin to the company’s business at Horn Rapids in Richland.The 4,000-square-foot building features a drive-thru and was...
The Washington Army National Guard has completed a $15 million, 40,000-square-foot readiness center at Horn Rapids Industrial Park to serve a 150-member Stryker Infantry Unit.The Tri-Cities Readiness Center includes classrooms and conference rooms available to the public.The guard recognized the need for a new facility in the Tri-Cities in 2011...
World Builder LLC, co-founded by ex-Tri-City Heat players Lionel Singleton and Houston Lillard, has competed Vertisee Heights, a 24-unit upscale apartment complex on the Columbia River waterfront at the Richland Wye.The complex offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom loft-style units, with those on the upper floor offering airy second-floor...
Physicians group to transform former bank into medical officeA group of physicians at Benton Franklin Orthopedic Associates, operating as 8200 Gage LLC, plan to remodel the old Banner Bank building at 8200 W. Gage Blvd. in Kennewick, across from Olive Garden, and turn it into a medical office.The work includes...
Nearly 5,000 new and existing homes sold in the Tri-Cities in 2021.While most would be considered midrange, a small but growing number carried seven-figure price tags.The top tier of the housing market tends to get overlooked in an economy where midrange homes – currently considered those in the $300,000-$500,000-plus range...
Local Bounti Corp., the Montana ag startup behind one of the biggest economic development wins in 2021, has “paused” construction of its $40 million greenhouse complex in east Pasco.The Pasco facility was supposed to be the second in a network of high-tech complexes where Local Bounti planned to cultivate lettuce,...
The city of Pasco will raze the Thunderbird Motel and turn the site into a parking lot after reaching a $1.2 million deal to buy the “nuisance” property.The deal is expected to close by late April, with the city set to take possession by May 25.The city will demolish the...
A young relative asked Jeff Losey if he should wait for the housing market to cool down before purchasing his first home.Losey, executive director of the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities, said he advised against waiting.“The water level is what it is,” he said, referring to current home prices. “It’s...
