Nationwide mortgage rates remained below 3% for the eighth consecutive week in early September, but economists believe job growth may determine how much longer they’ll stay so low.The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 2.87% during the week ending Sept. 3, Freddie Mac reported.Freddie Mac is a government-controlled company that helps provide...
By Virginia ThomasSpokane Journal of Business Terri AndersonNew laws and a state-level eviction moratorium bridge have created confusion, and more funding for rental assistance is needed, according to regional landlord and tenant group leaders.Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee’s eviction moratorium bridge expires Sept. 30. It orders landlords and tenants to...
Washington State University Tri-Cities completed Collaboration Hall, a 40,000-square-foot educational building with two stories plus a penthouse for utilities, at 2780 Crimson Way on the school’s Richland campus.It is next to the Consolidated Information Center, or CIC.The $30 million project was funded through the state capital budget and houses classrooms,...
The city of Kennewick has completed a $7 million fire station to serve the Vista Field area at 6941 W. Grandridge Blvd., near the Three Rivers Convention Center campus.The 12,570-square-foot building houses six personnel, including firefighter medical technicians and firefighter paramedics, two engines and an EMS unit, with room to...
The Kennewick School District completed a $109.5 million project to replace Kennewick High School with a modern, two-story building that can serve up to 2,000 students.The project, funded from the district’s 2019 voter-approved bond and state funds, consolidates the school in a single 292,000-square-foot high school. The project incorporated the...
The Broetje Family Trust has completed a new office building for its three ministries, Vista Hermosa Foundation, the Center for Sharing and Jubilee Foundation, at 3713 E. A St. in Pasco, near the intersection of A Street and Highway 12.The building contains office space, a chapel, Nueva Esperanza Leadership Academy...
Triple-digit weather. Frigid temperatures. Notorious Tri-City winds. Smoke-filled summer skies.These will no longer be reasons to cancel tee time, thanks to the arrival of Divots Golf in Richland later this month.The Walla Walla-based Divots Golf specializes in the growing sport of virtual golf, offering competitive virtual games to casual and...
Porter Kinney wants to be the Northwest’s go-to barbecue guy.The Richland entrepreneur behind the popular Porter’s Real Barbecue chain and his new business partner are taking steps to make it happen, including securing its future by purchasing the kitchen at the heart of the business.Kate and Porter Kinney and their...
The state Department of Commerce has identified 351 parcels in Benton County and 177 in Franklin County that may be subject to the state’s clean building law.The state’s new commercial clean buildings standard is one of several pillars of Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2019 climate package and is the first of...
Goodwill opens donation center in West RichlandGoodwill Industries of the Columbia Inc. has opened a new attended donation center at 3250 Kennedy Road in West Richland.The center has a covered area for customers as well as a loading dock to facilitate distribution. The building is 1,200 square feet and includes...
