A new store catering toeast African immigrants with halal meat, handmade furniture and clothing fromTurkey has opened in Kennewick.Elias Reda and hisfamily opened Elias Halal and Designer Imports at 4603 W. Clearwater Ave., astorefront tucked next to Leisure Pool & Spa and across from Winco Foods,in a space once occupied...
Richland will continueto seek new funding sources after it was denied a federal grant to build abridge at Aaron Drive to relieve bottlenecks created at the intersection of thebypass highway and Interstate 182.The city had hoped tosecure a $29 million grant for a flyover, or overpass, at the site that...
Chipotle Mexican Grill is taking overthe former Qdoba Mexican Eats spot at Vintner Plaza inRichland’s Queensgate neighborhood. Alegis Construction Inc. is remodeling thespace for the new tenant. The project is valued at $561,000, according tothe permit issued by the city of Richland. The restaurant will be at 2673 Queensgate Drive. It will join the chain’s original Tri-City spot at 1102N. Columbia Center...
Kennewick’s newestresidential memory care facility had plans to open this month but the stateagency in charge of licensing assisting living facilities likely won’t issueone until March.It typically takes thestate Department of Social and Health Services four to six months to processassisted living facility license applications, according to state officials.Windsong at...
Sunnyside, Toppenish hospitals to remain openAstria Regional Medical Center in Yakima is closing this month. Its parent, Astria Health, announced that it failed to secure new financing for the 214-bed hospital this month as part of a larger bankruptcy deal that keeps hospitals open elsewhere in the Lower Yakima Valley. The closure affects 463 employees,...
A pair of Kennewick homebuilders will construct 500 to 600 townhomes and condominiums on the Pasco waterfront after buying the former Harris Farm. Ruslan Gorbatyuk and Peter Strizhak, who own Infinity Homes, Pro Made Construction and several other businesses in Kennewick, formed SG Land Management LLC to buy most of the farm at a November auction. The duo, backed by investors, paid $4.5...
Santiago Communities Inc. wants to build a 200-unit manufactured home community near the Kennewick water treatment plant to offer affordable housing in a tight residential market.The Santa Ana, California-based manufactured home developer submitted a letter of interest to buy 26 acres from the Port of Kennewick for $831,400. If approved,...
A Kennewick developer will build restaurants, shops and other businesses at the Tri-Cities Airport Business Park after securing a 50-year lease for 2 1/2 acres with the Port of Pasco.The port signed off on the deal with The Landing LLC, which is led by John Hawley, in October.The site is...
Some West Richland, Benton County residents worry about fate of their land due to an obscure 81-year-old law Whose land is itanyway? When it comes to portions of lots in West Richland, it depends on whoyou ask.“Legally, under myimpression, this land has been mine, because Benton County has done all...
A prominent west Pasco farm will sprout homes after anunnamed developer bought the land at a recent auction. The 45-acre Harris Farm sold for $5 million at a Nov. 14auction conducted by Musser Bros. Auctions.The property at 11530 W. Court St. was sold in fourparcels to two separate buyers.A private buyer...
