Volm Companies Inc. expects to complete a 98,000-square-foot warehouse this month at 5702 Industrial Way. It’ll be located inside the Pasco Processing Center. MH Construction of Kennewick is the general contractor.  The company makes mesh bags and other packaging as well as packaging machinery and parts for growers, primarily in the potato and onion industries. […]

Located in the Tri-Cities Research District, the Commons at Innovation Center aims to provide for the ongoing needs of housing as the Tri-Cities continues to grow.  The $18 million complex at 2894 Salk Ave. in Richland features a contemporary design featuring ultra-modern amenities with 150 units, including studio, one- and two- bedroom apartment homes.   […]

West Richland’s second middle school will open in August. The $35 million Leona Libby Middle School is located at 3259 Belmont Blvd. Voters passed a bond in 2013 to build the Richland School District’s fourth middle school. The 108,000-square-foot school will house 800 students in grade six through nine on the 30-acre campus near the […]

Columbia Basin College’s new Rand Wortman Medical Science Center will be used to train health care professionals at 940 Northgate Drive, across the street the from Richland Public Library. The four-story, 72,600-square-foot building features 32 examination rooms, X-ray room suite, doctors’ offices, training facilities for college classrooms, simulation labs, computer labs and conference rooms for […]

The Tri-Cities’ newest event center is scheduled to open this fall. At Michele’s Event Center at 2323 Henderson Loop is in north Richland off Highway 240. The 4,000-square-foot building will feature a restaurant, lounge area, dance floor, indoor stage and private party room. Owner Michele Abrams originally planned to open the facility as a night club but […]