The Richland School District will complete construction of Badger Mountain Elementary School, a 65,000-square-foot building with 28 general education classrooms and three for special education services, in time for the first day of school on Aug. 30.The $26.8 million new school also has a library, music and art rooms, a...

Mail by the Mall, the feisty, independent mailbox business in the path of the future Center Parkway extension, has moved.The business started by Laurie McCoy and her late mother Dee is staying true to its name after moving into leased quarters “by the mall” at 1360 N. Louisiana St., Suite...

A longtime West Richland diner once named for Jamie McCallum is now owned by Jamie himself, and the first order of business was changing the restaurant’s name – to honor his young daughter with a terminal cancer diagnosis.Jamie and his wife, Frances, launched Lil’ Moon Diner at 3790 W. Van...

Columbia Birth Center pulled up roots this spring.The hospital and home birth alternative for those seeking more holistic health care services moved to an updated and more spacious location in Richland next door to the Kadlec Regional Medical Center campus.The birth center’s new home at 948 Stevens Drive was formerly...

An Oregon company that builds and operates residential facilities for seniors broke ground in May on Riverwalk Estates, a 149-unit, $40 million facility that will provide assisted and independent units near Canyon Lakes.Salem-based Hawthorn Construction Group is building the four-story facility off Highway 395 at 4704 W. Hildebrand Blvd., behind...

The title will be changing soon at Richland’s Magnolia Music Studio, but the love for making and teaching music will continue.Magnolia Music Studio is being sold by Cynthia Vaughn to Samantha Schneider, who takes over ownership on Aug. 1.Schneider will change the name to Creative Music Learning Center Richland just...

Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores, a privately held Oklahoma City company with 590 24-hour truck stops and convenience stores in 41 states, is finalizing construction of its latest location, at Pasco’s King City.The $10 million, Arby’s-anchored travel center is one of 40 expected to open in 2022 and is...

Electric project begins at Richland AirportSierra Electric Inc. of Pasco began a $3.2 million project to replace electrical systems at the Richland Airport on July 18.The Federal Aviation Administration-funded project is replacing all runway and taxiway lights. The project will disrupt operations at the airport, according to the Port of...

The Port of Kennewick has canceled plans to celebrate the latest phase of its wine-oriented village on Columbia Drive because of extreme heat in the forecast on July 28.The forecast calls for temperatures of up to 111 degrees."We're taking this precaution because these high temperatures can negatively impact the health...

The Port of Benton evicted the longtime operator of its railroad track network in June after a Benton County court ruled the tenant breached its duty to maintain the tracks.Tri-City Railroad Co., which operated the port’s southern connection, was found in default of its lease for failing to maintain the...