The city of Connell completed a $250,000 project to renovate an existing building at 661 S. Columbia Ave. to serve as the North Franklin Visitor Center.The project, which wrapped up in late 2020, includes a lobby with a reception office, two restrooms and a conference room.The Connell Chamber of Commerce...
Tri-City Dermatology PLLC, led by owner Dr. Jeremy Peck, has completed construction of a 3,637-square-foot interior renovation to add six patient exam rooms, lighting, flooring and a nurses’ station at 112 Columbia Point Drive, Suite 105, in Richland.The $155,000 project was completed onFeb. 1 and houses the comprehensive dermatology practice....
Circle K Stores Inc., operating as Land Development Consultants, built a $225,000 convenience store, gas station and car wash at 1501 Bombing Range Road, in front of Yoke’s Fresh Market in West Richland.The project consisted of a 5,187-square-foot convenience store, 10 covered fuel pumps and a 1,262-square-foot automatic car wash.It...
A cookie shop featuring a weekly rotating menu of more than 120 specialty flavors is opening next month in Richland. Crumbl Cookie plans its grand opening the week of March 24, with an official grand opening day on March 26, which is a free cookie day. The dates are tentative and could change depending on construction, inspections and permitting. The new store will serve its...
Jersey Mike’s Subs will open its first Tri-City shop at Vintner Square in Richland this fall.A company spokesman confirmed the New Jersey-based sub chain will open at 2729 Queensgate Drive in the third quarter. It is expected to open in a strip mall anchored by Starbucks and Bath and Body...
Tri-City construction topped the $1 billion mark in 2020, no thanks to the Covid-19 work stoppages, slowdowns and even a lingering shroud of smoke that bedeviled the construction industry.Overall construction dipped 13%, but homebuilding was a bright spot, according to figures compiled by the Home Builders Association of Tri-Cities. Collectively,...
Katy and J.P. Moore are building a new home for their newly acquired Tri-Cities Buick and GMC dealership, which has outgrown its Kennewick quarters.“We’re bursting at the seams,” said Katie Forney, operations manager for Speck Dealerships, the family of car and truck dealers owned by the Moores.Speck GMC and Buick...
Construction is underway in front of the Richland Walmart for the Tri-Cities’ newest burger restaurant.The Habit Burger Grill, a California-based chain, is expected to open at 2831 Duportail St. in summer 2021, according to Yakima-based developer Hogback Development.General contractor Stephens & Sons Construction of Yakima is building the 2,928-square-foot restaurant...
The all-volunteer group that developed the popular hiking trails on Badger and Candy mountains is $600,000 away from repeating its magic on Little Badger Mountain. Friends of Badger Mountain is turning to Tri-City businesses and other supporters to help it close a $1.5 million agreement to buy nearly 20 acres below the summit of Little Badger Mountain. It has raised about $900,000 to...
The city of Richland has completed a 2,032-square-foot single-story office with office space, a customer service area, conference room, full kitchen and bathrooms.The $1.07 million building serves residential and commercial visitors to the Horn Rapids Landfill. Construction was completed in November 2020. An average of 150 customers visit the scale...
