An inquiry about extending sewer lines to boathouses at the Clover Island Yacht Club has prompted a strong response from the Port of Kennewick.Boathouses are for boats, not people. Living on boats or in boathouses is not allowed by the port or the Army Corps of Engineers.The port leases the...
The Port of Kennewick is in an awkward position after the death of a tenant who held a lifetime right to occupy port-owned property in east Kennewick.Audrey Bouton died Sept. 14 in San Tan Valley, Arizona, where she had moved to be cared for by a daughter. She was 90...
Canal Village, a mixed-use development at 5373 and 5331 Canal Drive, near the intersection with Edison Street, in Kennewick welcomed its first tenants in November.Buxbaum Family Chiropractic moved into the two-building complex in November. Tri-Cities Infusion & Wellness Clinic will move in in 2021. A third building will be delivered...
CRF Metal Works completed construction of a $1.2 million, 7,500-square-foot steel building with two 3,850-square-foot heated and cooled sides and 1,250 square feet of office space in October.The project was developed to cater to the growing Tri-Cities and the need for space for small businesses to start and grow.CRF Metal...
Men’s Wearhouse exits bankruptcy, Pier 1 returns?Tailored Brands Inc., parent to Men’s Wearhouse and other clothing lines for men, has exited bankruptcy as a private company.Tailored is one of many national brands with a Tri-City presence to file for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code...
By Mike McLeanSpokane Journal of BusinessThe Kalispel Tribe plans to expand its Northern Quest Resort & Casino in Airway Heights with a new hotel building, adding 190 more rooms.The tribe expects to break ground on the new project in March and complete it in early 2023. The resort and casino...
Port hires new economic development directorStephen McFadden, an economic development leader and an Adams County newspaper publisher, has joined the Port of Pasco as director of economic development and marketing.McFadden succeeds Gary Ballew, who left to join Greater Spokane Incorporated. McFadden comes to Pasco from Adams County, where he led...
The Port of Benton is seeking a new operator for Prosser’s Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center after the nonprofit that established the wine industry showplace vacated the property because of the Covid-19 pandemic.The port, which owns the taxpayer-funded wine and event center, pledged to move quickly to find a...
Goodwill Industries of the Columbia will build a store in Pasco after securing a site next to Walmart.The store will mirror the newly built Kennewick Goodwill. However, it will not take shape for several years, said Ken Gosney, executive director for the nonprofit, which serves people with disabilities.Goodwill paid $1.17...
The former Kennewick General Hospital will become a recovery center serving clients with drug addiction and mental health issues under a plan approved in late October by the Kennewick Public Hospital District Board.The district’s board of commissioners accepted a two-part feasibility study that lays the foundation to convert the hospital...
