By Annie Charnley EvelandWalla Walla Union-BulletinA wounded Army staff sergeant with Tri-City ties soon will move into a new mortgage-free home.Ellis “Jerry” Majetich and his family have officially broken ground on their future home in Ponte Vedra, Florida. This is the first PulteGroup’s Built to Honor home donated in a...
Knutzen’s Meats, 6404 W. Court St., Pasco, completed a $400,000 expansion that will almost double its ability to process custom harvested animals.The addition includes a custom meat processing plant, retail counter, smokehouses, sausage kitchen, cooler and freezer. The cooler space grew by 590 square feet to a total of 1,190...
Solgen Power completed a $6.2 million project to create its solar-powered national headquarters at 5715 Bedford St. in Pasco in March.The 20,000-square-foot project has a modern, New York-style design.Solgen Power began in a garage and has grown into one of the fastest-growing solar companies in the nation in just over...
The Kennewick School District expects to complete major improvements to Kamiakin High School, 600 N. Arthur St., in July.The $17 million project was paid with proceeds of a bond authorized by voters in 2019.The project added 12 classrooms for special education, science, and career and technical education, bringing the school’s...
The Kennewick office of J-U-B Engineers Inc. moved into a newly-built space at 3611 S. Zintel Way, near the intersection of Hildebrand Boulevard and Highway 395, in mid-June.It is the firm’s first move since it opened in Kennewick in 1977 and accommodates a staff that has grown to 50.The $4.5...
The Prosser School District celebrated the grand opening of its new $60+ million high school with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on June 12.The district’s building permit for the 157,000-square-foot school is valued at more than $37 million.The school is next to Art Fiker Stadium at 1500 Paterson Road.It replaces the old...
The Kennewick Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill + Bar is staying put after tough lease renewal negotiations prompted its landlord to enlist NAI Tri-Cities to market its building to new tenants. Applebee’s at 606 N. Columbia Center Blvd. was pitched as a highly-visible retail location with nearly 33,000 vehicles passing by each day...
Registration open for Fall Home Show in PascoThe Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities is accepting registrations for its 2021 Fall Home Show, to be held Oct. 1-3 at HAPO Center in Pasco.Exhibitor guides have been mailed to members and previous exhibitors. Digital copies are available at hbatc.com.Call 509-735-2745. HBA members...
The Tri-Cities is becoming a center for Instagram-worthy barn-style homes after a pair of Tri-City entrepreneurs with a big social media following built one for themselves.Olivia “Liv” and Tanner Berg converted an old pole barn on their Kennewick property into a family home. The process was so rewarding – and...
A Tri-Cities architectural and engineering firm was bursting at the seams when the owner’s wife spotted an obvious solution.Christelle Walker-Prickett advised her husband, Harvey, to lease space in the building he was designing for Tri-Cities Insurance Professionals in Pasco.Harvey Prickett, president and principal of Wave Companies, took his wife’s suggestion....
