Ron Swanby is putting down roots for his barbecue business at Columbia Gardens Urban Wine & Artisan Village, courtesy a $37,000 deal to buy a 4,631-square-foot sliver of land on Columbia Drive.Swanby is partnering with Pipeworks LLC to purchase the site from the Port of Kennewick, which developed the wine-oriented...
Ignite Hotels expects to begin construction in 2023 on a five-story Residence Inn Marriott extended stay hotel at 1123 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick.Ignite, led by Gurbir Sandhu, first announced the project in 2019, saying it intended to build on a six-acre parcel it owns next to the Red...
A Prosser food manufacturer has begun a major expansion project in advance of moving its puree operations from Oregon to the Lower Yakima Valley.Tree Top Inc. will close its Medford, Oregon, plant and move the production line to Prosser in 2023, bringing with it 40 new jobs. The Prosser plant,...
Rolls of blueprints for new buildings – including a $78 million hospital complex – and plans for new developments are piled on chairs and tables in the Prosser Building Department’s temporary office.Steve Zetz, Prosser’s community development director, said there’s a lot of work ahead for his team, pointing to the...
The Regional Home & Garden Show is returning in late February, with whatever safety measures are in place to prevent Covid-19 at the end of the month.The annual exhibition of all things home and garden is Feb. 25-27 at HAPO Center, 6600 Burden Blvd., Pasco.“We’re going to proceed with the...
A Woodinville-based winery has expanded its Red Mountain footprint with the acquisition of a 15-acre vineyard.Tinte Estates LLC bought E&E Shaw Vineyards, named after its original owners, Ed and Eve Shaw, longtime friends of Tinte Estates and Tinte Cellars co-owner, Teresa Spellman Gamble, who owns the winery with her husband...
Dr. Sean Simper, who purchased Southridge Dental in 2017, has built a new home for the growing dental practice.The 6,600-square-foot building at 2431 S. Quillan Place, Kennewick, has nine dental treatment rooms with capacity to expand by four in the future.The color scheme features soothing shades of gray. Southridge Dental...
FAA funds Richland Airport electrical and upgradesThe Port of Benton has secured a $3.1 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration to replace the electrical system at the Richland Airport.The project includes replacing the runway and taxiway edge lighting system and fixtures, replacing guidance signs and replacing the precision approach...
The upside-down economics of the pandemic are driving the Tri-Cities into something of a quandary.Record job development coupled with a severely constrained supply of homes for sale means it will continue to be difficult to buy a home. But it isn’t impossible, and the situation isn’t a crisis, according to...
Tim ArntzenTim Arntzen, chief executive officer of the Port of Kennewick, is seeking $225,000 and to have performance reviews amended as a bitter dispute over a farmworkers clinic extends into its fourth year.Matthew Crotty, a Spokane attorney representing Arntzen, served the port with a notice of a tort claim on...
