It started out as a food truck in Richland’s John Dam Plaza serving up Porter Kinney’s signature smoked meats, and it’s transformed into a local barbecue juggernaut, with three retail locations doing brisk business throughout the Tri-Cities.Now, Porter’s Real Barbecue is continuing its trend of steady growth by opening a...

Reservations are being accepted for ABC Mini Storage’s new facility at 302 Wellsian Way in Richland.The project includes 526 single-story units and 63,000 square feet of rentable space. The facility features LED lighting, insulated buildings, vapor barrier in the concrete, wide-drive aisles and hallways, and 33 cameras throughout facility. The...

Jerry Ivy has completed construction of the Vista Field Flex Space/Warehouse at 6509 W. Rio Grande Ave. in Kennewick.The 12,000-square-foot project can accommodate one to three tenants. Each suite features heated and insulated warehouse space, as well as a finished office/showroom, depending on tenants’ needs.The shell is complete, and the...

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.The State Environmental Review Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various...

More opportunities are coming for food truck vendors and those who love to frequent them.Bush Developments is building a food truck park, along with a three-suite building at West Okanogan Place, near Kamiakin High School and just off Edison Street in Kennewick.Blake Bush of Bush Developments said the food park...

By Karina EliasSpokane Journal of BusinessAgWest Farm Credit, the newly formed agricultural lending association, plans to focus its resources to enhancing its agricultural customer-owners’ access to technology.This will enable it to modernize its growing methods and deliver efficient and sustainable products, said Mark Littlefield, president and chief executive officer.Spokane-based Northwest...

Washington River Protection Solutions recently awarded a $8.9 million subcontract to Fowler General Construction to install an interim surface barrier over the U Tank Farm.This is the fourth time the Richland firm has been tapped to build such a barrier over the underground waste tanks.The tank farm is a group...

Richland is bracing for the impact of what removing the Bateman Island causeway will have on the Yakima River Delta and on the Columbia Park Marina and public boat launch.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is finalizing a $13.9 million plan to fully remove the illegally-built land bridge, which is...

Jerry Sleater was many things. A box boy in Pasco. A grocery store owner in Kennewick. A firefighter and a fire commissioner.When he died in 2019, he left for his children and grandchildren a sizeable real estate portfolio.Now, Sleater’s heirs are selling 18 separate parcels totaling 10 acres at the...

Richard “Dick” Vandervert remember him for being a sharp dealmaker and community leader who treated everyone with the same level of respect. Vandervert, 78, died unexpectedly of heart failure Jan. 4.