The tinsel candles attached to the light poles gave a festive air to Kennewick’s downtown shopping district in 1978, which at the time included shops such as Coin Cradle, Brutzman’s Office Supplies and the Persian Palace.The festive spirit continued in downtown Kennewick with the annual Numerica Hometown Holiday parade held...

Port of Kennewick sells former raceway to city, which has big plans to develop itWest Richland is closeto completing its purchase of the Tri-City Raceway, paving the way for a newpolice station and a chance to woo future tenants to the property on the westend of town.City officials saymoving the...

Investors moving forward with plans to break ground on multimillion dollar project in about six months Luxury apartments are coming to downtown Kennewick as part of a lofty new plan to add a five-story mixed-use building to the corner of West Canal Drive and North Auburn Street.Built from the ground...

$100,000 renovation project also will fix leaking roof The project to move and renovate the entrance to the Prosser museum started out as a plan to fix a leaking roof.But once planning for the roof work began in earnest, Benton County Museum and Historical Society members said it was apparent...

Pasco’s newest memory care assisted living facility was nearly full after being open for about three weeks.There were two of the 17 rooms available in late October at Rosetta Assisted Living at 5921 Road 60.It’s a good thing a second 17-room identical wing is ready to open once this one...

Construction of the $85 million entertainment center at Wildhorse Resort & Casino near Pendleton, Oregon, shows signs of progress now that the parking areas have been completed and more work is underway.“It was important to first accommodate our guests by replacing the parking spaces absorbed by the development,” said Gary...

Construction on Tri-City Court Club’s new courts began in SeptemberThe 200 active pickleball players in the Tri-Cities soon will have indoor courts to play on.Construction on the Tri-City Court Club’s new pickleball courts began in September. A grand opening to celebrate the six new courts is planned for Nov. 18-20.Pickleball—a...

Rosetta Assisted Living has built two memory care assisted living buildings at 5921 Road 60 in Pasco.The new buildings are across the street from Mariposa Park and just down the road from Barbara McClintock STEM Elementary School.The Pasco facility features 17 rooms, two sitting areas with televisions, as well as...

Jay and Amy Brantingham recently completed construction on the sixth phase of their Brantingham development at 2920 Travel Plaza Way in Pasco.The 12,000-square-foot heated industrial warehouse sits on a 1.6-acre lot with build-to-suit interior office space. It also has a fully graveled and fenced equipment laydown yard.The building was designed...

Benton County plans to open its 7,500-square-foot, single-story Benton County Public Services Building this month.The new building will house the county’s planning, building and public works departments.The building features composite siding, a steel roof and standard office interior.It’s located at 102206 E. Wiser Parkway in Benton County, near Cottonwood Drive,...