Apex Construction of Kennewick completed a 7,500-square-foot steel building, insulated and finished, as a warehouse and available for lease for commercial or light industrial use in Horn Rapids Industrial Park.The building at 2564 Roberson Drive in Richland has two spaces, one 3,000 square feet and one with 4,500 square feet....
Plastic Injection Molding Inc., which makes custom molded plastic parts for regional and international manufacturers, including components for small tools, instrumentation, agricultural products, prosthetics, consumer products and more, expanded into a 28,000-square-foot manufacturing plant with 4,000-square-foot mezzanine at the back of its existing building.In March, the company began moving in...
Elite Investment GRP LLC completed a 10,716-square-foot office building near the intersection of Gage Boulevard and Steptoe Street in Kennewick.Elite Construction & Development was general contractor for the $2.8 million project, which includes two stories with a lobby and a lower street-level suite offering sweeping views north toward the Columbia...
Some $100 million in residential construction and other “low risk” construction is reviving across the Tri-Cities.Gov. Jay Inslee nudged the door open to an industry he controversially sidelined in the Stay Home, Stay Healthy order to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.Under pressure from homebuilders and two eastern Washington...
Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened its second Tri-City location. The newest Chipotle is open for pickup and delivery only. Pickup orders can be placed by phone at 509-396-0314. Delivery orders must be placed online at chipotle.com or through the chain’s mobile app. The fast-Mexican chain is at 2673 Queensgate Drive in Vintner Plaza, the Target-anchored shopping center in Richland. Business hours are 10:45 a.m....
A familiar midcentury piece of the Richland waterfront is about to disappear.The city of Richland is updating the façade of its aging water treatment plant on Saint Street. The eye-catching blue and yellow panels will be swapped for a modern, neutral-colored exterior that’s more energy efficient. The new façade of...
Tri-City ports are contemplating rent relief policies for tenants as the coronavirus pandemic takes its economic toll.The Ports of Pasco and Kennewick authorized three-month rent deferral program for tenants whose business is disrupted by Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Safe order, which sidelines all nonessential activity through at least...
Columbia Title Company, which has provided title services in the Tri-Cities and Walla Walla for more than a century, has been sold to TitleOne, an Idaho-based title and escrow provider whose parent company is tied to a global real estate and relocation services firm.TitleOne is a subsidiary of Realogy Title...
Humans have shown a need to build since the dawn of time as hunter-gatherers. That need accelerated as our ancestors organized into agricultural societies. Monumental reminders are still with us, such as pyramids in both hemispheres and the Great Wall. More modest reminders come from archeologists’ digs across the globe.From...
Don PrattDon Pratt, a prominent Tri-City builder, entrepreneur, volunteer and philanthropist, died April 7 after suffering a heart attack during a morning hike on Richland’s Badger Mountain.Pratt, 66, received the community’s highest honor when he was named Tri-Citian of the Year in 2018.The award, given jointly by Kiwanis International and...
