$249.2 million — that’s how much state funding for capital projects could be headed to the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas if approved by Gov. Bob Ferguson.
The pace is picking up at Vista Field, which had two groundbreakings in the last 30 days as an eye care clinic and bridal boutique plan to make the Port of Kennewick-owned land home.
Effective immediately, the law caps residential rent hikes during a 12-month period at 7% plus inflation, or 10%, whichever is lower. The limit will last 15 years. The bill also restricts manufactured home rent increases to 5% with no expiration date.
City and Benton County officials will have a signing ceremony May 8 celebrating the city leasing the entire first floor of the Benton County Courthouse as well as the attached annex building.
The newest stretch of the busy Richland road connects the previously separated portions of Queensgate Drive, with the northern portion passing over Interstate 182 to the shopping centers surrounding the intersection with Duportail Street and the southern portion winding through residential areas to summit the saddle between Badger Mountain and Little Badger.
The 4,400-square foot building, which has large windows overlooking the intersection of Clearwater Avenue and Edison Street, is one of three buildings in Marineland Plaza, the originally ocean-themed shopping center developed by Warren Luke in the late 1980s.
The Port currently holds 3,050 total acres—2,450 acres of land and 600 acres of waterfront property, with the last large land purchase in 2019, which was 300 acres for the Reimann Industrial Center.
The long-awaited space will have tables and seating along with green space and a small open-air theater with artificial turf to serve patrons of all ages.
Homeownership rates declined across nearly all age groups over the past year. Compared to the peak of 69.2% in 2004, the homeownership rate is 4.1 percentage points lower and remains below the 25-year average rate of 66.3%.
Washington state saw a decline of more than 14,000 construction jobs in past year, with Kelso-Longview as the state’s only metro area seeing an increase. The Tri-Cities had one of the smallest declines, both in number and percentage.
