Bankrupt Pier 1 is closing stores but Kennewick isn’t on thelistThe Kennewick outlet of Pier 1 Imports is not on the list ofhundreds of stores slated for closure. Pier 1 Imports Inc., based in Fort Worth, Texas, filed forprotection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code inVirginia...
Benton County istapping its $24 million capital projects fund to build sunlit offices for itsadministrators and free up space in its crowded Kennewick courthouse. The county planned tohold public ground-breaking ceremonies for the $13.6 million,40,000-square-foot office building on Feb. 17 at its Kennewick justice centercampus, 7122 W. Okanogan Place. The...
Tri-City buildingagencies issued a record 1,655 permits for single-family homes in 2019, an 18percent gain in just a year. Predictably, fast-growingPasco led the market with 585 permits, followed by Richland at 371, Kennewickat 342 and West Richland at 122, according to year-end figures compiled by theHome Builders Association of Tri-Cities.Between...
A prominent Tri-City homebuilder filed for personal bankruptcy in late January, 11 months after asking the court to liquidate his business.Marco Solferino, owner of Solferino Homes, also known as M | S Homes, and his wife, Nicole, filed for personal bankruptcy under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on...
Vista Pointe Development completed a $12 million, 52-room memory care facility at 4000 W. 24th Ave. this month. Windsong at Southridge Memory Care is expected to open to residents later this winter.The project includes two secure wings or neighborhoods designed to serve residents with memory loss.The community has a full...
Vatos Locos LLC has completed a $1.5 million commercial project with room to expand in north Richland.The project at 2670 First St. includes three buildings, one with office and shop, and other buildings for sandblasting and storage.Columbia Industrial Coatings and Paintmaster Services Inc. are leasing space. The site includes land for...
The founders of Richland’s Stick + Stone Neopolitan Wood-Fired Pizza have sold the business to the employee who has managed it almost from the start.Talon Yager bought the business from Mike Miller and his partners for $325,000 and signed a 10-year lease to keep the Italian-oriented restaurant in its spot...
Design company expects continued growth in 2020By Natasha Nellis | Spokane Journal of BusinessSpokane-based landscape architecture company Place Landscape Architecture LLC, which does business as Place LA, is expanding to the Tri-Cities with its recent merger with Sage Design Group PLLC of Kennewick, said Place LA owner Joshua Tripp. Tamra Lehuta,...
Yakima Federal Savings & Loan built a $2.2 million branch in Richland’s Queensgate area.The 4,025-square-foot building is the bank’s first new building in 18 years and will replace existing Richland office at Swift Boulevard and Jadwin Avenue when it formally opens for business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 a.m....
The Richland Taco Time opened in early February in a new 2,500-square-foot restaurant at 2222 Keene Road. Owner Greg Markel of Washington Securities & Investment Corp., who holds the area franchise rights for the fast-Mexican chain, opted for the move after concluding its old spot at George Washington Way and Swift...
