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...
Planning is underway to open a Bezos Academy preschool for low-income families in Pasco.The Montessori-inspired preschool will be at 333 W. Court St. in the Sprucewood Recreation Center in east Pasco.The Housing Authority of the City of Pasco and Franklin County own the 8,263-square-foot building.The academy plans to open in...
The Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities’ popular Parade of Homes and Chefs on Parade annual events will look different this year because of pandemic-induced supply chain disruptions.This year’s Parade features two homes available for in-person touring and additional homes that can be toured online. The food-tasting event, which was canceled...
A five-year effort to improve aquatic habitat around Kennewick’s Clover Island is a go after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $4 million contract to Alaska-based TDX Power Services LLC to complete the work.The Corps’ Walla Walla District and the Port of Kennewick, which owns the 16-acre island,...
The Richland School District has completed a $7.8 million project to update and enhance the Richland High School Auditorium, on the west side of the school campus, near Thayer Avenue.The project included new seating and aisle management, an improved stage, modernized electrical and mechanical systems, a new vestibule, additional restrooms,...
